Four members of U.S. Army Special Forces were killed in Niger on Wednesday, October 4, 2017. They were part of a joint Nigerien-U.S. patrol conducting operations in the southwest part of the country. Initial reports indicate that three U.S. Soldiers […]
U.S. Army Special Forces in Niger have been working with host nation security forces to help counter the activities of several terrorist and insurgent groups operating in the region. The most well-known of these groups is Boko Haram. This terrorist […]
The Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force -Crisis Response Africa or SPMAGTF-CR-AF is based in Spain but is responsible for missions and operations in Africa. The force, composed of Marines and Sailors, is provided by Marine units from across the […]
3rd SFG Africa Mission – When the 3rd Special Forces Group was reactivated at Fort Bragg in July 1990 it was assigned regional responsibility for the Caribbean area and Africa. Prior to that the Caribbean was a 7th Special Forces […]
Watch a video of a Special Operations Weather Team (Air Force) conduct a weather balloon test of upper air movement at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. The AFSOC weathermen are members of Special Operations Command Africa (SOCAF) on temporary assignment to Combined […]
Ocean Shield is now shut down. For a number of years the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) stepped up its maritime capability by running a naval task force some distance from the European continent. Piracy was a huge problem for […]
SOF News Update 20170107 – France gets after the ‘tangos’, 10 wars to watch in 2017, a SF dude in the corporate world, SF history, Erik Prince and border control, U.S. wounded in Iraq and Syria, Year of the Commando, and […]
2016 – “The Year That Was”. A collection of articles that look back at 2016 in terms of national security, defense, Middle East, Afghanistan, India, Africa, books, war, conflict, and . . . of course . . . special operations. […]
Boko Haram is the insurgent group that won’t go away. The group has caused a tremendous amount of disruption in Africa’s most populous country with its violence and intention of establishing an Islamic state in Nigeria. The rise of this group […]
In 1978 the South African government conducted a South African para raid against a South-West Africa People’s Organization (SWAPO) base in southern Angola. The base was a training and staging area for SWAPO to conduct military operations into Namibia (at […]
U.S. military engaging in foreign aid is a troublesome idea to civilians of the U.S. government and to international aid, humanitarian, and development organizations. The United States recent experience in the counterinsurgency (COIIN) efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan has shown […]
U.S. SOF has increased their activities in Somalia’s shadow war. The participation in the war torn country by U.S. special forces has largely gone unnoticed by the American public. Most of the nation’s attention is focused on the U.S. presidential […]
Kenya SOF is a recent addition to the Kenya armed forces. The largest of these units in the Kenya SOF is the Special Operations Regiment (SOR). The SOR is composed of the 20 Para, 30 Special Forces, and 40 Rangers […]
Anti-poaching training is being conducted for Tanzanian park and game reserve rangers by members of the Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA). Members of the U.S. Army’s 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion of the North Carolina National Guard […]
Marines Training With Green Berets. Marines from the Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force – Crisis Response Africa have been training with members of the 1st Battalion 10th Special Forces Group based in Europe. The advanced small unit infantry […]
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