Secretary of Defense Ash Carter visits Air Force Special Operations Command at Hurlburt Field, FL (photo by SGT Amber Smith, DoD, Nov 17, 2016)

SECDEF Carter visits AFSOC Hurlburt Field

December 4, 2016 SOF News 0

Secretary of Defense Ash Carter visited Hurlburt Field in November 2016 to meet with senior AFSOC officers and view special operations training. He was very complimentary of the Air Force Commandos and spoke a little bit about the ill effects […]

DAGRE airmen of 353rd SOG AFSOC at Kadena Air Base

DAGRE Airmen of 353rd SOG (AFSOC)

August 3, 2016 SOF News 0

“Sweat glistens on his face, his eyes peer back and forth, weapon at the ready and watching for any movement. As the old saying goes, practice like you play, because for deployed aircraft ground response element (DAGRE) Airmen, there’s no […]

LUCA - Task Force Scorpion Strike (TFSS)

Weekly Drone Update – Dec 9, 2025

December 9, 2025 John Friberg 0

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 […]

Swedish Home Guard FPV Drone Operator

Drone Report – November 25, 2025

November 25, 2025 John Friberg 0

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 […]

10th SFG(A) Halo Jump Osprey

Special Operations News – Nov 24, 2025

November 24, 2025 John Friberg 0

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 […]

Competition in the Arctic

Competition in the Arctic

November 6, 2025 John Friberg 0

The Arctic region has emerged as a renewed area of strategic competition in recent years between the United States and Russia. In addition, China has also been making its presence known as well. Global warming and climate change has opened […]

C47 Skytrain at Duxford D-Day Show 2014. Photo by Airwolfhound, Creative Commons, 25 May 2014. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:C47_Skytrain_-_Duxford_D-Day_Show_2014_(cropped).jpg

History of the 318th SOS

October 17, 2025 DVIDS 0

Story by 27th SOW. Throughout World War II, Allied forces in the Pacific theater heavily depended on the logistical support of Allied troop carrier squadrons: evacuating casualties, transporting troops and delivering supplies to forward areas. From October 1944 until its […]

CCRC Prepares to Deploy from USS Iwo Jima in Caribbean Sea.

Special Operations News – Oct 13, 2025

October 13, 2025 SOF News 0

Curated news, analysis, and commentary about special operations, national security, and conflicts around the world. Photo / Image:  A combat rubber raiding craft (CRRC) prepares to deploy from the well deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima […]

Tulsi Gabbard Visits 10th Special Forces Group

Special Operations News – September 29, 2025

September 29, 2025 SOF News 0

Curated news, analysis, and commentary about special operations, national security, and conflicts around the world. Photo / Image: U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard performs tire drills during an early morning physical training session with the military personnel assigned […]

EOD Trains in Wind Tunnel

Special Operations News – September 22, 2025

September 22, 2025 SOF News 0

Curated news, analysis, and commentary about special operations, national security, and conflicts around the world. Photo / Image: Navy explosive ordnance disposal technicians practice free fall techniques during a vertical wind training exercise in Virginia Beach, Va., Dec. 15, 2023. […]

Navy SEALs

Special Operations News – September 15, 2025

September 15, 2025 SOF News 0

Curated news, analysis, and commentary about special operations, national security, and conflicts around the world. Photo / Image: SEALs. DoD photo. Do you receive our daily newsletter? If not, you can sign up here and enjoy it 2 or 3 […]

492nd SOW’s Special Operations Advisor Teams

August 29, 2025 Guest 0

By Technical Sgt. Carly Feliciano. While headlines often focus on major combat operations or high-visibility deployments, a quieter force is shaping the future of global security—Air Force Special Operations Command’s Special Operations Advisor Teams. Operating under the 492nd Special Operations […]

MH-47G Chinook

Special Operations News – Monday, June 30, 2025

June 30, 2025 SOF News 0

Curated news, analysis, and commentary about special operations, national security, and conflicts around the world. Photo / Image: 308th Rescue Squadron pararescuemen climb into the back of a 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment MH-47G Chinook helicopter into Banana River, Florida, […]