What is a Combatant Command?
Editor’s Note: This article was first published in 2017 by SOF News . . . it has been updated to reflect the changes over the past decade. In addition, a recent story (Dec 15, 2025 – subscription) in The Washington […]
NPS at NATO SOF Bold Machina 2025 Exercise
Story by Daniel Linehan, NPS. A new, innovative detection system for countering uncrewed aerial systems (c-UAS) conducted its first field tests at sea during the Bold Machina (BOMA) exercise in the Netherlands this September. Rapidly developed by a small team […]
Special Operations News – Dec 15, 2025
Curated news, analysis, and commentary about special operations, national security, and conflicts around the world. Photo / Image: A Soldier assigned to 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) pins of the coveted Special Forces Tab on a newly graduated Green Beret […]
Two U.S. Military Killed in Syria
Two United States service members and one U.S. civilian interpreter were killed in Palmyra, Syria (Google Maps) on Saturday, December 13, 2025. Three other U.S. service members were wounded. The attack occurred as the soldiers were conducting a key leader […]
Machado Escapes from Venezuela
The news broke that Maria Corina Machado was extracted from Venezuela in a secret exfiltration that involved ground and sea movement. A Florida-based private firm with experience in exfiltrating Americans and others from conflict zones has announced that it played […]
Silent Warrior 2025 – SOF Symposium in Africa
Story by Staff Sgt. Trenton Jancze, SOCAFRICA. Silent Warrior 2025 officially commenced today, bringing together senior special operations forces (SOF) leaders from over 40 nations to address the complex and evolving security landscape across the African continent. Cohosted by Kenyan […]
Weekly Drone Update – Dec 9, 2025
Below the reader will find recent news about unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that are used in conflicts (Ukraine, Africa, etc.), new developments in drone use, and training by military units for using drones during combat operations. Curated articles on the […]
Special Operations News – Dec 8, 2025
Curated news, analysis, and commentary about special operations, national security, and conflicts around the world. Photo / Image: Graphic illustration featuring 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) during training operations at Camp Shelby, Missouri, July, 2025. (U.S. Army graphic by Sgt. […]
Dec 7th – Pearl Harbor Day
Dec 7th – On this day in 1941 Japanese naval forces launched a carrier-based air attack against U.S. Navy and Army installations, ships, and aircraft based on or near Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The surprise attack resulted in numerous ships sunk […]
SOCKOR Honors the ‘White Tigers’ and 8240th Army Unit
Story by Maj. Kenya Pettway. At the center of the U.S. Special Operations Command-Korea (SOCKOR) compound, the sound of footsteps broke the afternoon calm as Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines, as well as Republic of Korea (ROK) military service members, […]
Ukraine’s SOF Redefine Recovery and Reintegration Under Fire
By Erin McFee, Corioli Institute. This article is based on field interviews with personnel from Ukrainian SOF and other elite units, veterans, and mental-health practitioners conducted in October and November 2025 in Kyiv, Kharkiv, and the Dnipropetrovsk region. Identities have […]
Special Operations News – Dec 1, 2025
Curated news, analysis, and commentary about special operations, national security, and conflicts around the world. Photo / Image: U.S. Army Green Beret assigned to 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) calibrates a Kestrel Ballistics Weapons System Calculator during advance sniper skills […]
NATO’s R-SOCC Reaches FOC
The NATO Regional – Special Operations Component Command (R-SOCC) has reached Full Operational Capability (FOC). Led by Hungary, the R-SOCC is a regional defense cooperation effort between Hungary, Slovenia, Austria, Croatia, and Slovakia. The five countries now have a special […]
Drone Report – November 25, 2025
Below the reader will find recent news about unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that are used in conflicts (Ukraine, Africa, etc.), new developments in drone use, and training by military units for using drones during combat operations. Curated articles on the […]
Special Operations News – Nov 24, 2025
Curated news, analysis, and commentary about special operations, national security, and conflicts around the world. Photo / Image: U.S. Army Green Berets with the 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) wait for a U.S. Marine Corps V-22 Osprey to land on […]