SOF News Weekly Update – 20160821
SOF News Update: US SOF raid in Somalia, interesting facts on the WWII British SOE, IPB in the “Gray Zone”, and SOF in the ground war against ISIS in northern Iraq. U.S. SOF in Raid in Somalia. United States special […]
Video – NATO Helping Partners in Ukraine and Afghanistan
Video NATO Helping Partners – The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has recently published a video entitled Funding: Helping Partners Build Their Own Security, August 16, 2016. A short 1-minute long clip about the current situations and conflicts in Crimea, Eastern Ukraine, […]
Video – 455th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron – Bagram, Afghanistan
The 455th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron out of Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan flies sick and injured patients to other locations so they can receive advanced medical care. Watch a short 3-minute long video by U.S. Air Forces Central Command Public Affairs […]
Middle East News Update – SOF News
Middle East News Update. A combination of news reports over the past week about the Middle East, Syria, Libya, Yemen, State Department failure in Iraq, Russia bombing Syria from Iranian air bases, and (not so smart) recruits for the Islamic […]
Afghanistan News Update – SOF News
Afghanistan news – Topics include SOF burning the candle at both ends, contractors in Afghanistan, National ID card, Afghan documentary on Helmand province, and Afghan mental health issues. US SOF Burning Both Ends of Candle in Afghanistan. Phillip Lohaus, a […]
Drones – A Strategic Weapon for the United States
At first the use of drones, referred to by the military as Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) or Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPAs), was limited to aerial reconnaissance and surveillance. However, it wasn’t long before the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) put a […]
Special Operations Update for 20160817
Change in Newsletter Frequency. The “SOF News” update will no longer be emailed out each day. After today the newsletter will only be sent out on Sunday mornings. This change is the result of a few factors; but primarily other […]
AAF – More Planes and Pilots Needed
The Afghan Air Force (AAF) is struggling to perform its mission of supporting the Afghan National Army (ANA) and the Afghan National Police (ANP). It’s mission of aerial reconnaissance, movement of troops and supplies, and aerial fire support is vital […]
National Airborne Day – August 16, 2016
The Army is celebrating National Airborne Day – jumping out of airplanes since 1940.
SOF News Update for 20160816
SOF News Update for August 16, 2016: India’s special forces, WWII female spy passes away, Taliban gaining ground in northern Afghanistan, and more. Info on India’s Special Forces. India has a number of elite forces – one of which is […]
Operation CARPETBAGGER – Supporting OSS in WWII
During World War II the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), the forerunner of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and U.S. Army Special Forces, used the U.S. Army Air Forces to fly secret missions into Europe. The aircraft would drop supplies, […]
Video – “Deep in the Jungle with the French Foreign Legion”
Watch “Deep in the Jungle with the French Foreign Legion”. Observe helicasts into water, high-speed cast from boats into water, and more. Watch the 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment of the French Foreign Legion train in the jungle of French Guiana. […]