SOF Irregular Warfare Symposium 2025

SOF and Irregular Warfare Symposium

October 15, 2025 John Friberg 0

The 14th Annual Special Operations Forces and Irregular Warfare Symposium will be held December 10-11, 2025 in Tampa, Florida. The focus of this year’s event is on the strategic and operational challenges shaping the SOF enterprise in 2025 and beyond. […]

Shotgun Defense Against FPV Drones

Shotgun Defense: Weekly Drone Report

October 14, 2025 SOF News 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 militaries for using drones during combat operations. Curated articles on the topics […]

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 […]

CH-47 “Lifter 1” out bound from HMS Duncan during UK SOF Exercise Chameleon 25-2. (PC)

UK SOF Exercise Chameleon 25-2

October 8, 2025 Pat Carty 0

By Pat Carty. It is that time of the year when the United Kingdom’s elite special operations community has wrapped up the second of its premier bi-annual exercises – Chameleon 25-2. This high-stake training exercise, unites personnel from the Special […]

Countering the Drone Swarm

Countering the Drone Swarm – Oct 7, 2025

October 7, 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 militaries for using drones during combat operations. Curated articles on the topics […]

SOF in Afghanistan Combat Operations

Special Operations News – Oct 6, 2025

October 6, 2025 SOF News 0

Curated news, analysis, and commentary about special operations, national security, and conflicts around the world. Photo / Image: U.S. special operations service members conduct combat operations in support of Operation Resolute Support in Southeast Afghanistan, April 2019. RS was a […]

General Bryan Fenton addresses SOF Week 2023

General Bryan Fenton Retires – USSOCOM Cdr

October 5, 2025 John Friberg 0

General Bryan Fenton, having served as the commander of United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), is now retiring after a distinguished career in the U.S. Army. He was succeeded by Admiral Frank Bradley during a change of command ceremony at […]

Admiral Frank Bradley USSOCOM

Adm. Bradley is the New USSOCOM Commander

October 4, 2025 DVIDS 0

U.S. Navy Adm. Frank “Mitch” Bradley assumed command of U.S. Special Operations Command from U.S. Army Gen. Bryan P. Fenton during a ceremony held today in Tampa. U.S. Air Force Gen. Dan C. Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of […]

Maj. Gen. Michael Martin (AFSOC)

AFSOC Activates 31st Air Task Force

October 3, 2025 DVIDS 0

Story by Rachel Heck. Air Force Special Operations Command activated the 31st Air Task Force July 15 and marked the milestone with a stand-up and assumption of command ceremony Sept. 12 at Hurlburt Field. The ceremony, presided over by U.S. […]

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 […]

Drone Swarm Over Desert

Weekly Drone Report – September 23, 2025

September 23, 2025 SOF News 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 […]

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. […]

Special Operators Transition Foundation (SOTF)

SOTF – Helping SOF Veterans Transition

September 17, 2025 Lindsey Schmidt 0

By Lindsey Schmidt. When special operators leave the military, they don’t just walk away from a career. They walk away from an identity, a brotherhood, a mission. The Special Operators Transition Foundation (SOTF) exists to help them find the next one. Founded […]

Army UAS Strategy

Drone Update – September 16, 2025

September 16, 2025 SOF News 0

Recent news about unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that are used in conflicts, training, new developments, and drone technology. Topics are listed below: U.A. Army UAS and Launched Effects Summit This article’s featured topic is about a recent one-week event held […]