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Curated news, analysis, and commentary about special operations, national security, and conflicts around the world. Topics include ASD SO/LIC, SOF ethics, SOF history, podcasts, books, and more. SOF News ASD SO/LIC – Demotion in its Future? Acting Secretary of Defense […]

Curated news, analysis, and commentary about special operations, national security, and conflicts around the world. Project 6633, SOF selection, MACV-SOG, Russia adventurism, podcasts, books, and videos. SOF News Roger Donlon – MoH Recipient. Green Beret Roger Donlon was in South […]

Curated news, analysis, and commentary about special operations, national security, and conflicts around the world. Extremist symbols, USS Grayback, Polish members of SOE, MH-6 upgrade, SAS, Spetsnaz, Belgian SF, irregular warfare, and more. SOF News Extremist Symbols and SF. The […]

Curated news, analysis, and commentary about special operations, national security, and conflicts around the world. SOF News Former Green Beret Appeals Extradition Order. Mike Taylor’s lawyers have filed another appeal to prevent the extradition of their client to Japan. Taylor […]

Curated news, analysis, and commentary about special operations, national security, and conflicts around the world. Topics include: Silver Star awarded, ex-Green Beret to be extradited, scroll or tab, ‘MARSOC 3’, 1st Navy SEAL dies, SEALs and their boats, SOCOM’s MRAD, […]

Curated news, analysis, and commentary about special operations, national security, and conflicts around the world. Outgoing Acting SECDEF, tab or scroll, SEAL gets prison in GB slaying, SOCOM’s Mk17, some MACV-SOG and PSYOP history, Desert Storm (30 years ago), GPC, […]

Curated news, analysis, and commentary about special operations, national security, and conflicts around the world. Robin Sage, Acting SECDEF remarks, MARSOC and success, Navy SEAL pleads guilty, AFSOC pilot training, SOF at the Capitol building, national security topics, great power […]

Curated news, analysis, and commentary about special operations, national security, and conflicts around the world. SOF News SF Officer Looks Back on His Career. Tyler Mac, a Special Forces officer, shares his past with us – the good and the […]

Curated news, analysis, and commentary about special operations, national security, and conflicts around the world. In this article we catch up with some December 2020 news stories as well as cover news from the beginning of 2021. SOF News Memorial […]

Curated news, analysis, and commentary about special operations, national security, and conflicts around the world. The extremely small staff at SOF News (one editor and a group of occasional writers) took a long 4-month break from publishing. We are now […]

Curated news, analysis, and commentary about special operations, national security, and conflicts around the world. SOF News JSOC, Project Maven, and 21st Century Warfare. Richard Shultz and Gen. Richard Clarke provide a detailed account of the transformation of the Joint […]

Curated news, analysis, and commentary about special operations, national security, and conflicts around the world. SFODA’s and MDMP, SEALs – masks and kevlar not needed, SOF weapons upgrade, Russian PMCs in Africa, British masters of IW, Go-Fast narco boats, TALOS, […]

Curated news, analysis, and commentary about special operations, national security, and conflicts around the world. Topics include new ASD SO/LIC, expanded campus for SWCC, a deadly Ranger raid in Afghanistan, “Kill Chain” and contractors in Africa, “operator syndrome”, mini-subs, Somalia’s […]

Curated news, analysis, and commentary about special operations, national security, and conflicts around the world. SOF News Nominee for ASD SO/LIC Questioned by Congress. The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict position has been vacant […]