Russian Invasion of Ukraine - Day Two

Ukraine Conflict Update – Feb 25, 2022

February 25, 2022 SOF News 0

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 […]

Russia Invades Ukraine February 2022

Russia Invades Ukraine

February 24, 2022 SOF News 0

On Thursday, February 23, 2022 Russia invaded Ukraine in a massive conventional and special operations offensive. This invasion took place after a wide ranging cyber attack and months of information warfare. U.S. Diplomats Left Ukraine. The United States has relocated […]

31st MEU on Patrol in Okinawa

31st MEU Trains with Naval Special Warfare

February 22, 2022 DVIDS 0

Courtesy story by DVIDS. Sparks flew from the whetstone as the battle-ax that is the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) sharpened its lethal edge, conducting integrated training on the beachheads and jungle terrain of Okinawa in January. As the MEU’s […]

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President’s Day 2022

February 21, 2022 SOF News 0

Today, Monday, February 21, 2022, the United States is celebrating President’s Day. This is a federal holiday that is celebrated every year on the third Monday in February. The holiday was originally established in 1885 to recognize President George Washington […]

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Golden Knights and its “Green Platoon”

February 18, 2022 DVIDS 0

By Twana Atkinson. As the Army continues to reinforce their vision for 2028 to fill the force; the U.S. Army Parachute Team is also making ambitious efforts to maintain their formations as one of three Department of Defense sanctioned demonstration […]

Russian Invasion of Ukraine

Ukrainian Crisis – Predictive Analysis

February 16, 2022 SOF News 0

By Marc Trepanier. With US Troops being deployed, to NATO partner countries sending arms and support to the Ukraine, the following can be expected: Russian war rhetoric to increase Russian forces to receive a false flag attack or Russian forces […]

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16 SOS Conducts Spirit 03 Memorial Flight

February 15, 2022 DVIDS 0

Story by Senior Airman Christopher Storer. The 16th Special Operations Squadron conducted a memorial flight over Cannon Air Force Base to honor the crew of Spirit 03, Jan. 31, 2022. “Where there is Spirit, there is freedom” is seen on […]

Moldovan Special Forces Allied Spirit 2022

Special Operations News Update – Monday, February 14, 2022

February 14, 2022 SOF News 0

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 […]

Kabul NEO

Kabul NEO Update

September 9, 2021 SOF News 0

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 […]

Temporary Break

SOF News – Summer and Fall Break

July 20, 2021 SOF News 0

SOF News is taking several months off. The editor has a couple of short-term contract assignments, writing projects to work on, a few planned vacations, travel, and other time-consuming commitments. With all these happenings something has to take a secondary role […]

Exercise Raven Spring 2021

MARSOC’s Exercise RAVEN

July 16, 2021 John Friberg 0

Marine Raiders recently completed a series of pre-deployment training exercises in Tennessee in the spring of 2021. The RAVEN exercises are used by Marine Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) to train and evaluate Marine Special Operations Companies (MSOC) and Marine […]