U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Michael E. Conley, Commander, Air Force Special Operations Command, Maj. Gen. Peter Huntley, Commander, Marine Forces Special Operations Command, Lt. Gen. Lawrence Ferguson, Commanding General, U.S. Army Special Operations Command and Rear Admiral Walter H. Allman III, Commander, Naval Special Warfare Command, testify during a Senate Armed Services Committee at the Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, D. C., May 12 , 2026. (DoW photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Milton Hamilton)

Senior Leaders Update Congress on Special Ops Community

May 15, 2026 DoD 0

Senior leaders from the U.S. military’s special operations forces community appeared before the Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington May 12, 2026, to provide an update on the SOF components within their respective branches of service.

Lt. Gen. Lawrence "Gil" Ferguson

Lt. Gen. Ferguson Takes Command of USASOC

November 26, 2025 DoD 0

by Jacqueline Hill. Lt. Gen. Lawrence “Gil” Ferguson assumed command of the U.S. Army Special Operations Command in a ceremony inside the USASOC hangar, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, on Nov. 24, 2025. Chief of Staff of the Army, Gen. Randy […]

Modern Warfare Week 2025

Modern Warfare Week 2025 Returns to Fayetteville, NC

November 4, 2025 Lindsey Schmidt 0

The Global Special Operations Foundation (GSOF), in partnership with the U.S. Army Special Operations Command (USASOC), will host Modern Warfare Week (MWW) 17-20 November, 2025, in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The event brings together the Special Operations Forces (SOF) community to […]

Women in ARSOF Report

USASOC Report: Women in ARSOF

August 22, 2023 SOF News 0

A report has been published by the United States Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) about female soldiers in Army Special Operations Forces (ARSOF). USASOC commissioned this study in January 2021 to identify barriers female Solders encounter in ARSOF units and […]

160th SOAR helicopter crash

160th SOAR Helicopter Crash – Two Fatalities

August 29, 2020 SOF News 0

On Thursday, August 27, 2020 a helicopter crash claimed the lives of two members of the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment. Three others were injured in the crash. The aircraft belonged to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (SOAR). Sgt. […]

The Special Warfare Museum at Fort Bragg has closed.

USASOC Closes Special Warfare Museum on FBNC

May 6, 2020 John Friberg 0

The United States Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) has decided to close the Special Warfare Museum located on Fort Bragg, North Carolina. This action is a very controversial move – especially within the Special Forces community. Sign the Petition! An […]

Fran Beaudette Charlie Cleveland

USASOC Receives Congressional Medal Awarded to OSS

September 5, 2019 John Friberg 0

The United States Army Special Operations Command has received the Congressional Medal awarded to the Office of Strategic Services (OSS). The special operations forces and intelligence community organizations that trace their roots to the OSS are receiving an honorary replica. […]