Bella 1 Oil Tanker

Bella 1 – Sanctioned Oil Tanker on the Run

January 5, 2026 SOF News 0

In late December 2025, the U.S. Coast Guard attempted to intercept a sanctioned oil tanker that was heading to Venezuela pick up a load of crude oil. After the U.S. started boarding sanctioned tankers off the coast of Venezuela, and […]

U.S. Captures President Maduro of Venezuela in January 2026.

U.S. Strikes Venezuela – SOF Raid

January 3, 2026 SOF News 0

The United States conducted a military operation in Venezuela and captured President Maduro on Saturday, January 3, 2026. The U.S. had been building up its military presence in the Caribbean (SOF News) during the fall of 2025. Maduro has multiple […]

ASD/SOLIC Derreck Anderson

Green Beret now ASD SO/LIC

December 20, 2025 John Friberg 0

Derrick Anderson has been confirmed as the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict (ASD SO/LIC). The former Green Beret will be advising the undersecretary of defense for policy and will oversee and advocate for SOF […]

Map - Casualties in Syria

Two U.S. Military Killed in Syria

December 13, 2025 SOF News 0

Two United States service members and one U.S. civilian interpreter were killed in Palmyra, Syria (Google Maps) on Saturday, December 13, 2025. Three other U.S. service members were wounded. The attack occurred as the soldiers were conducting a key leader […]

Venezuela - U.S. Military Staging

Venezuela – U.S. Increases Military Presence

November 11, 2025 SOF News 0

The U.S. rhetoric on Venezuela has been increasing over the past several months. Many noteworthy deployments of military forces have been reported throughout the Caribbean region. El Salvador. On November 7, 2025, Twitter tweets were noting that the U.S. Air […]

The Reopening of the Longboat at NAVSCIATTS

August 11, 2025 DVIDS 0

Story by Angela Fry, NAVSCIATTS. At facilities located on the John C. Stennis Space Center in South Mississippi, the Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School (NAVSCIATTS) proudly reopened its student welfare center, newly christened the Longboat, Aug. 8. […]

NSW IBS in Thailand

More Topics From SOF Week 2025

May 13, 2025 SOF News 0

The editor of SOF News attended SOF Week 2025 held in Tampa, Florida from May 5-8, 2025. The event was co-sponsored by the Global SOF Foundation and United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). Over the next several weeks SOF News […]

SOF Week 2025

SOF Week 2025

May 6, 2025 SOF News 0

The United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) and the Global SOF Foundation (GSOF) are presenting the annual SOF Week in Tampa, Florida. The theme of this year’s event is “The Asymmetric Strategic Option for a Volatile World”. This exhibition is […]

Women in ARSOF Report

USASOC Report: Women in ARSOF

August 22, 2023 SOF News 0

A report has been published by the United States Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) about female soldiers in Army Special Operations Forces (ARSOF). USASOC commissioned this study in January 2021 to identify barriers female Solders encounter in ARSOF units and […]

SOF Week 2023

News From SOF Week 2023

May 16, 2023 SOF News 0

The Editor of SOF News attended the week-long SOF Week 2023 in Tampa, Florida from May 8-11, 2023. There were hundreds of exhibits, seminars, panel discussions, and presentations. It was impossible to see all of them as many of them […]

SOF Week 2023

SOF Week 2023 – Day 1

May 9, 2023 SOF News 0

The Editor of SOF News is spending this week covering the SOF Week event in Tampa, Florida. Hosted by the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). This event is packed with everything one would want to see at a SOF […]

Abrams Tank

Abrams Tanks to Arrive in Ukraine by Fall

March 22, 2023 Guest 0

Story by C. Todd Lopez, DoD News. The Defense Department announced in January that 31 M1A2 Abrams tanks would be delivered to Ukraine, but officials had speculated it would take about a year to make that happen. Now, they say, […]