SSG Alexander Conrad of the 3rd Special Forces Group died of wounds caused by enemy fire in Somalia on Friday, June 8, 2018. Four other members of the special forces unit were injured. He was a member of the 1st […]
SOF News Update 20180608 – Reduced SOF deployments in Africa, Marine Raiders, new SOCSouth cdr, new strategy for Nigeria, Air & Space Power Journal, TRIDENT JAGUAR 2018, Best Warrior Competition, Army modernization, USAF CAA career field, caffeination, SF dive school, Yemen […]
Watch a six-minute long video about the Air Commando Field Skills course offered by the 371st Special Operations Command Training Squadron to leadership and prospective students. www.youtube.com/watch?v=13peb5sH4dI
SOF News Update 20180604 – Rohingya refugees returning to Myanmar, Pacific combined maritime task force, protecting sources and methods, Special Operations Outlook 2018, SOFs MTRCs, Sweden prepares for war, advising proxy forces, NRF 2018 SOCC, IEDs on Mindanao Island, mercenaries in Rhodesia, […]
SOF News Update 20180601 – NATO’s 2018 summit, AFRICOM connectivity, permanent base in Poland, Christians targeted in Indonesia, Trident Juncture 2018, political warfare, SOCOM’s digital forensics techniques, Iran in Syria – UW and TAA, MQ-9 squadron for Hurlburt Field, goggles […]
Video Dark Dune 18 – Elements of the United States Air Force Special Operations Forces from U.S. Special Operations Command Europe recently participated in an exercise with French forces in France in May 2018. Watch a 1 1/2 minute long […]
SOF News Update 20180530 – SOF and jury-rigged medical care, first female Air Commando general officer, history of female spies, USS Michael Monsoor, SOCOM wants better MGs, British SAS to Korea, French mission command in Mali, female TACPs (not quite […]
Read up on events of the past week that occurred in Afghanistan. Below are selected news articles on security, the Afghan National Defense Security Forces, NATO’s Resolute Support Mission, governance, politics, peace talks, development, and economy. Also provided are some […]
SOF News Update 20180525 – Syria, book – A Tiger Among Us, SOFIC 2018, counterterrorism, proxy forces, SEAL MoH award, 3rd SFG Memorial Walk, Nasty Nick, Petraeus on Gina Haspel, Russia in Africa (again), CTC Sentinel (May), CIA card game, Sweden’s conflict […]
The SIGAR stabilization lessons learned report on Afghanistan was published on Thursday, May 24, 2018. The report by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction examines the 17 year-long effort to help the Afghan government stabilize rural communities and to win […]
The Beef and Beer Benefit conducted by the Duskin & Stephens Foundation will take place on Thursday, May 24th in Pinehurst, North Carolina. The event will raise funds for Special Operations soldiers and their families. The Duskin & Stephens Foundation […]
LTG Scott Miller will be the next Resolute Support commander in Afghanistan. According to a news report by The Wall Street Journal he will soon head to Afghanistan. He is currently, as a Lieutenant General, commanding the Joint Special Operations Command […]
A SIGAR report on sector development and economic growth in Afghanistan was published in April 2018. The report is the third in a series of lessons learned reports issued by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction. It examines how […]
The Taliban’s spring offensive has been underway for almost one month and they have been extremely busy across all parts of Afghanistan. Kabul continues to experience suicide bombing attacks, district centers have been captured (and usually retaken by Afghan SOF), […]
SOF News Update 2010521 – New leadership in Iraq, containment strategy for Syria, Russian hybrid warfare, Indonesian terrorist group, Baltic air defense, SOCOM’s elusive floating mothership, reducing risk for SF in Africa, converting M4A1 carbines, CANSOF rescue in Afg, hints […]
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