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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
A panel discussion looks into the use of special operations forces to conduct partner operations in the Middle East. This panel examines the use of SOF in the Middle East – past and future. It reveals how SOF operated alongside […]
The Army is thinking of bringing back the 11th Airborne Division. Two brigades and other units currently based in Alaska could be renamed as part of a historical paratroop unit with an extensive history during World War II and extending […]
The Russian invasion of Ukraine, which began on Thursday, February 24, 2022, is continuing. For the most part, the Russians appear to have met their initial objectives for the first day of the invasion. Day two will likely see more […]
Topics: Special Operations Forces, SOF, Ukraine, MARSOC, Special Forces, AFSOC, strategic competition, Russia, Afghanistan, AC-130J, AH-6, and more. Read curated news, analysis, and commentary about special operations, national security, and conflicts around the world. SOF News has come back from […]
The rapid defeat of the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) and subsequent fall of the Afghan government caught most people by surprise. This included the Biden administration, Department of Defense, and Department of State. In addition, thousands of […]
On February 28, 1991, the Gulf War came to an end. A coalition of international military forces, led by the United States, conducted an offensive that removed Iraqi forces from Kuwait. In August 1990, Iraq had invaded Kuwait claiming that […]
The United States is celebrating the “Fourth of July – Independence Day”. The tradition of Independence Day goes back to the 18th century and the American Revolution. On July 4, 1776, delegates from the 13 colonies adopted the Declaration of […]
Curated news, analysis, and commentary about special operations, national security, and conflicts around the world. SOF News Interview – USASOC Commander. The head of the United States Army Special Operations Command, LTG Fran Beaudette is interviewed. He answers questions on […]
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