Sergeant First Class Elliott Robbins, age 31, died on Sunday, June 30, 2019 from non-combat related injuries in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was from Ogden, Utah and was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group based at Fort […]
SOF News Update 20190701 – Current news, analysis, and commentary on special operations, national security, and conflicts from around the world. SOF News Marine Raider Works on Capitol Hill. A Marine who earned the Silver Star for his actions in […]
Current news, analysis, and commentary on special operations, national security, and conflicts from around the world. Topics: US infantry MOSs, Montagnard field medic, Russian military, new sniper rifle, AFSOC Cdr, Iraq war lessons, influence operations, and more. SOF News Story […]
Current news, analysis, and commentary on special operations, national security, and conflicts from around the world. SOF News PC-12s Now Called ‘Dracos’. The U18As of United States Special Operations Command are not going away and are now being called ‘Dracos’. […]
Current news, analysis, and commentary on special operations, national security, and conflicts from around the world. SOF News Great article on U.S. SOF. Topics include adapting to change, new strategy, people are critical, new roles and missions, and innovation. Read […]
Current news, analysis, and commentary on special operations, national security, and conflicts from around the world. SOF News USSF Fighting ISIS in Afghanistan. Thomas Gibbons-Neff provides a glimpse of the activities of a Special Forces team engaged in the fight […]
The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) has published a new report on Afghanistan – with a focus on security sector assistance efforts. This 210-page report, published on June 14, 2019, is entitled Divided Responsibility: Lessons From U.S. Security […]
Current news, analysis, and commentary on special operations, national security, and conflicts from around the world. SOF News SHOT Show. The annual Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade event known as “SHOT Show” attracts a lot of members of the special […]
The Marine Corps Advisor Company or MCAC is a new unit that has been established to provide trained and capable military advisors to work with foreign militaries and security forces of partner nations. The MCAC units will focus exclusively on […]
Current news, analysis, and commentary on special operations, national security, and conflicts from around the world. SOF News Marine Raider to Plead Guilty. The defense attorney for a Marine charged in the 2017 death of a Green Beret in Mali […]
Recent news, analysis, and commentary on special operations, national security, and current conflicts. SOF News Returns! Our small staff took a four month break in writing articles and sending out the newsletter. What was supposed to be a short break […]
Recent news, analysis, and commentary on special operations, national security, and current conflicts. SOF News Ukraine SOF Participate in CbR XI. Ukrainian special operations forces participated – along with SOF from four other nations – in exercise Combined Resolve XI […]
Army National Guard’s Newest Unit The Army National Guard is in the process of establishing one of the Army’s six Security Force Assistance Brigades or SFABs. These new units are the brainchild of Army Chief of Staff General Mark Milley. […]
Military funeral honors were held for Staff Sergeant Dylan Elchin, an Airman assigned to the 26th Special Tactics Squadron, at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, on Thursday, January 24, 2019. Elchin was a Special Tactics Combat Controller who was killed in […]
Recent news, analysis, and commentary about special operations, national security, and current conflicts from around the world. SOF News Brazil’s Combat Diver’s Group. The Brazilian Navy has a unique unit that is adapted to respond to national and international naval […]
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