Story by Lindsey Schmidt. Project R3con is not fighting skepticism from the Special Operations community. It’s fighting numbers. “We’re fighting for funding,” Anna Richardson, the organization’s CEO, said bluntly. “That’s the story. How absolutely difficult it is to secure funding […]
U.S. and Ecuadorian forces launch joint campaign against narco-terrorist organizations tied to international cocaine trafficking networks. U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) provided information on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, about U.S. military forces conducting operations against drug-trafficking organizations in Ecuador. U.S. military […]
A new publication has been issued that maps the progress of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) research from January 2015 through June 2025. The pub identifies overlaps and gaps in specific areas as well as highlights areas that received the most-focused […]
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth traveled to MacDill AFB, Florida, on Tuesday, May 6 to attend SOF Week events and engage with senior U.S. and partner nation special operations leaders. Secretary Hegseth provided remarks during the opening ceremonies of SOF […]
By Jim Garamone, DoD News. The Special Operations community is making progress in its transformation to focus more on the challenges of China and Russia while maintaining the expertise to mount counterterrorism operations worldwide, Chris Maier, the assistant secretary of […]
By Riccardo Catalano. Special operations in the Italian military is a tradition that goes back to World War 1, with the first group of “Arditi” (those who dare) born in 1917. This unit was an attempt to give an impulse […]
by Maurice D. Valentine, The War Horse, April 20, 2022. I came to Antigua, West Indies, on a lark. Whispers went around Camp Smith, New York, that something was amiss. Herbie, the cantankerous senior jumpmaster of our unit, walked up […]
U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) and the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations / Low Intensity Conflict (ASD SO/LIC) have released its Special Operations Forces Vision & Strategy document (April 11, 2022). Vision Statement. The document leads off with […]
In a press release published on Friday, April 23, 2021 the White House announced that it was nominating Christopher Maier, the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict, for the position of ASD SO/LIC. […]
Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR) recently conducted a series of exercises that involved the deployment of High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) forward into the battle area. These exercises are known as HIMARS Rapid Aerial Insertion or HIRAIN. The exercises […]
A hearing held by the House Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations about SOF culture and climate was held on March 26, 2021. The subcommittee heard testimony from four outside experts. The intent was to explore means to shape the […]
The British military is conducting an overall restructuring of its defense forces – the British Army, Royal Air Force, and Royal Navy. There will be cuts in personnel and retirement of expensive equipment in the reorganization. Along with cutting the […]
A new subcommittee under the U.S. House Armed Services Committee has been formed. The Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations will focus on specific activity areas of the Department of Defense. The new subcommittee will be chaired by Representative Ruben […]
By Pat Carty. Following an official “Freedom of Information” request made to the British Government in December 2020, the Ministry of Defence has released the total number of British Armed Forces personnel, who have lost their lives in the Brecon […]
The Special Operations Command – Europe (SOCEUR) will move from Stuttgart, Germany to Mons, Belgium according to the Department of Defense. In a series of news releases defense officials outlined the plan to relocate 11,900 service members from Germany to […]
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