COL Keith Nightingale (Ret) is the author of Phoenix Rising: From the Ashes of Desert One to the Rebirth of U.S. Special Operations. The book, published in 2020 by Casemate Publishers, provides a detailed look at Operation EAGLE CLAW. This […]
CSM (R) Bennie Adkins, a Medal of Honor recipient, was buried at Arlington National Cemetery on December 14, 2020. Bennie Adkins died in April 2020 from complications with COVID-19 after a 23-day battle against the virus. The 5th Special Forces […]
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 […]
News, analysis, and commentary about the war in Afghanistan from the past few months of 2020. Topics include security, ANDSF, Resolute Support, peace negotiations, governance, development, podcasts, videos, and more. Afghan News Summary The Taliban hold more territory than ever […]
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 […]
SOF News is taking several months off. This fall the editor has a couple of short-term contract assignments, two long-term writing projects to work on, a vacation, and a few other time-consuming commitments. He learned a long time ago that […]
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 […]
On Thursday, August 27, 2020 a helicopter crash claimed the lives of two members of the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment. Three others were injured in the crash. The aircraft belonged to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (SOAR). Sgt. […]
By MAJ Eliann Carr (US Army) and SFC Dave Hargett (US Army). The SOF environment is often idolized as a fast paced, quick response operational tempo, generated by the immediacy of events and the ramifications of inaction. Many SOF practitioners […]
Two best-selling authors have a conversation about the future of irregular warfare and implications for policymakers, practitioners, and academics. August Cole and P.W. Singer have recently collaborated on a book – Burn-in: A Novel of the Real Robotic Revolution. Both […]
The Joint Special Operations University has released a new report that explores the use of special operations forces Civil Affairs as a key element for competing below the level of armed conflict. “Great Power Competition” will likely see Civil Affairs […]
A video produced by U.S. Army JFK Special Warfare Center and School explains “Great Power Competition” (GPC) and Army Special Operations Forces’ (ARSOF) role in support of the National Defense Strategy. Colonel Bryan Groves and Major Steve Ferenzi from the […]
Paul Cobaugh’s book Modern Minutemen and Women provides a detailed look at the U.S. governments’ inability to conduct influence operations to counter the propaganda efforts of Russia, China, and other adversaries. His book outlines the deficiencies with the various organizations […]
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, […]
The annual Special Forces Association convention was not held this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. However, the Special Forces Association (SFA) conducted a ‘virtual convention’ to keep its membership informed on past, current, and future activities. As part of […]
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