SOF News Is Taking a Short Break
The staff at SOF News will be taking a break for a few months. The editor is going to be working a couple of short-term contracts. We will return at some point in December 2019.
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Exercise Eager Lion 19
More than 8,000 multinational troops participated in Exercise Eager Lion 19. This is the ninth year of the exercise – an event that provides for multinational interoperability for some 30 nations. The United States contributed about 3,700 troops to the […]
Afghan Conflict Update – September 2019
According to some the peace talks will yield an agreement between the Taliban and the United States that will lead to a peaceful resolution of the Afghan conflict. However President Trump has put a damper on that for the time […]
Special Operations News Update, Monday September 16, 2019
SOF News Update – Curated news, commentary, and analysis about special operations, national security, and conflicts around the world. SOE in Burma, famous people of OSS, Golsteyn trial, CAS planes for USSOCOM, intel topics, rebreathers, UK’s ‘Bond Boat’, and more. […]
Special Operations News Update for Monday, September 9, 2019
SOF News Update – Curated news, commentary, and analysis about special operations, national security, and conflicts around the world. SOF News Nine SF Soldiers Wounded in Afghanistan by IED. A Special Forces team responded to a suicide car bomb blast […]
Special Operations News Update for Friday, September 6, 2019
SOF News Update – Curated news, commentary, and analysis about special operations, national security, and conflicts around the world. Ethics guide for SOCOM, alienating allies, UAV contract for SOF, advising, political warfare, language training, and more. Casualties in Afghanistan Casualties. […]
Video – Finnish Special Operations Forces – Reserves
The special forces of the Finnish Defense Forces include reserve units. The FINSOF reserve personnel regularly develop and maintain their military skills. FINSOF reserve units can be promptly deployed to supplement the capability of active special forces of Finland. In […]
Special Operations News Update for September 3, 2019
SOF News Update – Curated news, commentary, and analysis about special operations, national security, and conflicts around the world for September 3, 2019. Syria’s ‘safe zone’, Italian ‘human torpedoes’ of WWII, Navy SEAL fundraiser, female Airman earns Ranger tab, CIA’s […]
Special Operations News Update – Friday, August 30, 2019
SOF News Update – Curated news, commentary, and analysis about special operations, national security, and conflicts around the world. Mattis on politics, SOF and hatchets, 18-series re-up bonus, future kit for UK’s Royal Marines, Syria’s ‘safe zone’, and some great […]
Afghanistan Conflict – August 2019 Update
The Afghan conflict continues to rage across Afghanistan. The ANDSF remains on the defensive in static checkpoints throughout the country – with the exception of the Afghan special operations forces. The U.S. seems to be closing the deal with the […]
Special Operations News Update for Monday, August 26, 2019
SOF News Update – Curated news, commentary, and analysis about special operations, national security, and conflicts around the world. Russia’s private army in Africa, Shannon Kent, EPIC Ready, NSW’s jet skis, EPIC Ready, SEALs and culture, GWOT movies, and more. […]
Exercise Faraday Field 19-2
Whilst the news that UK Royal Navy is currently escorting British-flagged ships through the Strait of Hormuz seems to have disappeared from world headlines, also the latest situation regarding the increased diplomatic tensions in the Gulf, not to mention updates […]
Special Operations News Update – Thursday, August 22, 2019
SOF News Update – Curated news, commentary, and analysis about special operations, national security, and conflicts around the world. We are back from our summer vacation and a trip to West Virginia to attend the Special Forces Association annual convention. […]
Special Operations News Update – Monday, August 12, 2019
SOF News Update – Curated news, commentary, and analysis about special operations, national security, and conflicts around the world. SEAL heads top intel post, SOCOM’s AI strategy, more SOF gone rogue, CANSOF history, law of covert action, 1st SFAB, NICKA, […]
Scott Koppenhafer – MARSOC Casualty in Iraq
Gunnery Sergeant Scott Koppenhafer died from injuries sustained during combat action in Iraq on Saturday, August 10, 2019. He suffered fatal wounds while on a planned operation with Iraqi Security Forces. He was a member of the 2nd Marine Raider […]