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Curated news, analysis, and commentary about special operations, national security, and conflicts around the world. In this article we catch up with some December 2020 news stories as well as cover news from the beginning of 2021. SOF News Memorial […]

Curated news, analysis, and commentary about special operations, national security, and conflicts around the world. The extremely small staff at SOF News (one editor and a group of occasional writers) took a long 4-month break from publishing. We are now […]

Curated news, analysis, and commentary about special operations, national security, and conflicts around the world. SOF News JSOC, Project Maven, and 21st Century Warfare. Richard Shultz and Gen. Richard Clarke provide a detailed account of the transformation of the Joint […]

Curated news, analysis, and commentary about special operations, national security, and conflicts around the world. SFODA’s and MDMP, SEALs – masks and kevlar not needed, SOF weapons upgrade, Russian PMCs in Africa, British masters of IW, Go-Fast narco boats, TALOS, […]

Curated news, analysis, and commentary about special operations, national security, and conflicts around the world. Topics include new ASD SO/LIC, expanded campus for SWCC, a deadly Ranger raid in Afghanistan, “Kill Chain” and contractors in Africa, “operator syndrome”, mini-subs, Somalia’s […]

Curated news, analysis, and commentary about special operations, national security, and conflicts around the world. SOF News Nominee for ASD SO/LIC Questioned by Congress. The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict position has been vacant […]

Curated news, analysis, and commentary about special operations, national security, and conflicts around the world. Topics include change needed to U.S. SOF community, USAF SOF selection process, modernization at USSOCOM, Russia’s Vagner Group policed up in Belarus, UK SF war […]

Curated news, analysis, and commentary about special operations, national security, and conflicts around the world. Topics include Indian SOF, UK and the Sahel, Singlaub interview, NDAA passes Senate, Operation Red Wings, 2nd SFAB, HNA as an ASI for CA, SOF’s […]

Curated news, analysis, and commentary about special operations, national security, and conflicts around the world. How Green Berets got their name, first female cdr of 1st SOW, AFSOC accident report, Exercise Commando Crucible, new Israeli SOF air unit, Estonian SOF […]

Curated news, analysis, and commentary about special operations, national security, and conflicts around the world. SOF News 1st SFGA CoC. Colonel Ryan Ehrler took command of the 1st Special Forces Group on July 9, 2020. He replaced Colonel Owen Ray. […]

Curated news, analysis, and commentary about special operations, national security, and conflicts around the world. SOF officer assignments, GB fights extradition, SOCOM’s overwatch plane, SOF mountaineering course, KSK, CTS, irregular warfare, podcasts, videos, webinars, Somalia update, COVID-19 and the military, […]

Curated news, analysis, and commentary about special operations, national security, and conflicts around the world. SOCOM needs new aircraft, Venezuela coup, suicides in SOF community, Germany’s KSK in trouble, Russian bounty for US soldiers, COVID-19 and military, and more. SOF […]

Curated news, analysis, and commentary about special operations, national security, and conflicts around the world. SOF News Civil Affairs Tab. In the recent months the U.S. Army has created the “Jungle Tab” and the “Arctic Tab”. Is there a “Civil […]

Curated news, analysis, and commentary about special operations, national security, and conflicts around the world. SOF News AFSOC Training – On the Wrong Path? At a recent defense industry conference the AFSOC commander said that the selection process of future […]