A listing of future and past events in the world of special operations. Conferences, exhibits, charity, educational, competition, and more.
17 elite sniper teams gathered to participate in the U.S. Army Special Operations Command International Sniper Competition at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, March 15-19, 2026.
Looking for upcoming Special Operations community events this April? Here are notable SOF events happening across the community, including nonprofit fundraisers, networking events, and industry gatherings.
March 13 marks National K-9 Veterans Day, a day dedicated to honoring the military working dogs (MWDs) that have served alongside U.S. service member in war and peace. On May 13, 1942, the United States Army began training dogs for […]
The final day of the Special Air Warfare Symposium presented by the Global SOF Foundation and Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) held at Fort Walton Beach, Florida took place. As with the previous days, it was a day of […]
The SAWS 2026 event presented by the Global SOF Foundation (GSOF) and Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) was packed with interesting and educational events today. The day was filled with presentations from senior leaders of the SOF enterprise as […]
The Special Air Warfare Symposium kicked off Tuesday, February 10, 2026 at Fort Walton Beach, Florida. The venue was at the Fort Walton Beach Convention Center. The host hotel for the event is The Island Resort just a short walk […]
The editor of SOF News will be attending the Special Air Warfare Symposium taking place at Fort Walton Beach, Florida this week. The dates of the event are February 10-12, 2026. The symposium is conducted by the Global SOF Foundation […]
The news broke that Maria Corina Machado was extracted from Venezuela in a secret exfiltration that involved ground and sea movement. A Florida-based private firm with experience in exfiltrating Americans and others from conflict zones has announced that it played […]
The Global Special Operations Foundation (GSOF), in partnership with the U.S. Army Special Operations Command (USASOC), will host Modern Warfare Week (MWW) 17-20 November, 2025, in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The event brings together the Special Operations Forces (SOF) community to […]
The 14th Annual Special Operations Forces and Irregular Warfare Symposium will be held December 10-11, 2025 in Tampa, Florida. The focus of this year’s event is on the strategic and operational challenges shaping the SOF enterprise in 2025 and beyond. […]
A Special Operations Skills Competition and Leadership Seminar will take place in El Salvador on August 18-29, 2025. Sixteen special operations teams from Central and South America and the Caribbean will compete in Fuerzas Comando 2025. This will be the […]
The Center on Irregular Warfare and Armed Groups (CIWAG) of the Naval War College is presenting its annual CIWAG Maritime Symposium on June 23-25, 2025 in Rhode Island. This two-day event, entitled “Shadows & Sabotage”, provides presentations, workshops, and panel […]
Every year, a group of Special Forces veterans who live in Maine gather together to pay tribute to two Special Forces soldiers who were recipients of the Medal of Honor. This occasion takes place on Medal of Honor Day – […]
MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) and the Global Special Operations Forces (SOF) Foundation (GSOF) will co-host SOF Week in Tampa, FL, 6-10 May 2024. SOF Week is an annual conference for the international SOF […]
53 years ago, a top-secret mission was launched into North Vietnam to rescue American prisoners of war. Operation Kingpin, known as the Son Tay Raid, was the first ever highly classified joint service operation of its kind. Now, US Army […]
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