SOF Capabilities – The United States special operations forces possess capabilities that are relevant around the world according to the USSOCOM commander. General Tony Thomas appeared at the Aspen Security Forum in Colorado on Friday, July 21st where he spoke […]
SOF News Update 20170725 – Recon Marines train w/ SF, NSW’s first transgender, Sacolick with K2, Aussie police & hi-tech gear, Air Commandos learn about Operation Anaconda, Ranger School or BUDs – which is tougher, fixing Afghan security forces, Afghan […]
Exercise Sea Breeze 17 – U.S. special operations forces and Ukrainian SOF trained with conventional U.S. and Ukrainian naval forces during Exercise Sea Breeze 17 held in the Black Sea off the coast of Ukraine during July 10-21, 2017. Sea […]
SOF Policing the World. General Tony Thomas, the commander of the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) based in Tampa, Florida, spoke for over an hour about the current fight against terrorism and the use of special operations forces around […]
Mosul Aftermath – DoD statement on fall of Mosul, CTS struggles to re-organize, 10th Mountain Division heading to Iraq, GAO report on countering ISIS, ‘Down but not Out’, ‘What’s Next’, and more. DoD Statement on Fall of Mosul. The spokesman for […]
SOF News Update 20170721 – AFSOC airmen train with MARSOC, female SEALs, foreign born recruits, NYPD CT unit, SOCOM RFI for body sensors, laser-armed C-130s, “Naked Warrior” – Navy SEAL monument, Jordanian murder trial, book review, UK SOF and the […]
Video – Airborne and Special Operations Museum. Watch a 7-min long video of the displays set up depicting airborne and special operations history of the United States Army. The museum is located in downtown Fayetteville, North Carolina (Fayetteville is adjacent […]
Syria Update 20170721 – CIA to halt support to Syrian rebels, armored vehicles continue to move into Syria, Turkey unhappy, Russian air campaign, offensive to take Raqqa, and more. Raqqa. The Islamic State continues to hold on to the city […]
SOF News Update 20170720 – Iraq’s CTS, Taliban have SOF FN SCAR, Australian SAS and war crimes, Wahlberg and Luttrell team up in video, CIA program in Syria halted, SWOWF Golf Tournament, Turkey reveals SF locations in Syria, Australia’s SAS […]
SOF News Update 20170717 – Exercise Talisman Saber, new SEAL TV program, Navy ship for SOF forces, expanding the role of military contractors in Afghanistan, VATC’s Common Database Builder for SOF planning, SF medics, US SOF in Somalia strike again, […]
In Fairford, United Kingdom a Royal Air Force Westland WAH-64D Apache helicopter demonstrates its combat capabilities for spectators during the 2017 Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT). The event took place at RAF Fairford (a place that I spent a bit […]
Playstation Special Ops Nightfall – The Air Force is offering folks the opportunity to free fall (parachute) as a special operations airmen using virtual reality. “Air Force Special Ops Nightfall”is a virtual reality free fall gaming experience. Gamers can put […]
Video Bulgarian SOF – Bulgarian special operations forces are currently engaged in Exercise Black Swan 17. The exercise is a special operations event taking place from June 26 to July 22, 2017 in numerous locations in Bulgaria, Hungary, and Romania. […]
Dr. Joseph Felter has been appointed as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for South and Southeast Asia. Joseph Felter is a former U.S. Army Special Forces Officer and Foreign Area Officer (retired O-6). His past military service includes time as […]
Foreign Weapons Familiarization Course – Members of Chapter 54 of the Special Forces Association (SFA) recently attended a foreign weapons familiarization course in Ayer, Massachusetts – adjacent to the area of the former Fort Devens. Fort Devens was the installation […]
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