Encouraging the UK Special Forces Mindset
Designing progressive training that stretches cadets beyond routine parade-ground and classroom work could encourage them to look towards a UK Special Forces career.
Training
Jungle Tab Now Authorized for Wear Army-Wide
The U.S. Army has authorized permanent, service-wide wear of the Jungle tab for graduates of recognized jungle training courses. The new policy includes retroactive eligibility for qualifying personnel who trained in Hawaii or Panama, including former students at Fort Sherman’s historic Jungle Operations Training Center.
JSOU Training Preps Participants for Cobra Gold 24
Story by Sgt. Keaton Habeck, SOCPAC. Royal Thai 1st Special Forces Division and U.S. Special Operations Detachment – Pacific (SOD-P) attended a Joint Special Operations University (JSOU) Joint Planning Process (JPP) course before exercise Cobra Gold 24 in Lop Buri, […]
Jumpmaster School: Shaping Elite Paratroopers at 7th SFG(A)
By Dahncye Baucom, 7th SFG(A). Soldiers and Airmen participated in a four weeklong jumpmaster course on Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, Oct. 2-27, 2023. Jumpmaster school prepares students for precision parachute and airborne operations. The course consists of an intensive […]
GAO Report – Special Operations Language Training (Oct 2023)
Every 2 years the U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) develops a 5-year forecast of foreign language capability training needs. However, a key element of this process on determining mission requirements is not consistently followed, leading to uncertainty on the validity […]
Death of Royal Marine Benjamin McQueen
By Pat Carty. The Royal Marine Commando Training Centre, also known as CTCRM, is the principal training centre for the United Kingdom’s Royal Marines. Based at Lympstone in Devon, the CTCRM selects and trains all Royal Marines Officers, recruits and […]
K9 Diesel – Canine Medical Trainer
While at SOF Week 2023 in Tampa, Florida from May 8-11, 2023, I visited a number of very interesting and informative displays in the exhibition hall. One of the more compelling booths featured TACMED Solutions K9 Diesel. This highly realistic […]
Special Forces Medic – “18D Training Today”
By How Miller. Imagine, if you will, how excited I was to be invited to tour the Joint Special Operations Medical Training Center (JSOMTC) on my trip to Fort Bragg. Training has evolved tremendously since I became a 91B4S Special […]
VBSS School Basics
Petty Officer 2nd Class Nicholas Boris. The Center for Security Forces (CENSECFOR) instructors deep dive into the requirements, expectations, and experiences held at the Visit Board Search and Seizure (VBSS) school. VBSS consists of volunteer Sailors of any Navy rate […]
SOF-TEC Training Site at White Sands Missile Range
The Special Operations Forces Training and Experimentation Center (SOF-TEC) at White Sands Missile Range at Fort Bliss, Texas was formally activated during a ceremony in March 2022. The event took place at the SOF-TEC Campus. The site has been a […]
Special Operations Winter Mountain Operator Course
Story by Travis Fontane. The Special Operations Mountain Warfare Training Center on Fort Carson held a field training exercise as the culminating event for the Special Operations Winter Mountain Operator Course (SOWMOC) in Gunnison, Colorado, March 14-16, 2022. Before graduating […]
Hungarian and U.S. SOF Enhance Special Operations Air Task Group Capability
By Spc. Monique O’Neill, SOCEUR. Hungarian Special Operations Forces, U.S. SOF from the 352d Special Operations Wing and 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne) conducted training in Szolnok, Hungary October 25-31 to improve interoperability and integration between the NATO SOF allies. […]