The Special Operations Forces Site Exploitation Courses (SOFSE) provide students the ability to exploit sensitive-site materials and detainees. The United States Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School (USAJFKSWCS) has two SOFSE courses that are held at Fort […]
U.S. Central Command conducted Invincible Sentry 20, a bilateral exercise hosted by the government of Uzbekistan in military training facilities within the Tashkent region from February 24 to March 2, 2020. Invincible Sentry 20 was a crisis response rehearsal designed […]
Curated news, analysis, and commentary about special operations, national security, and conflicts around the world. SOF News U.S. Woman ‘Rescued’ in Secret Op. During his daily coronavirus briefing at the White House on Sunday, March 22, 2020 President Trump said […]
On March 23, 2019 the Pentagon announced the physical defeat of the Daesh caliphate in Syria. Over 110,000 square miles were liberated and 7.7 million people freed from Daesh oppression. The Syrian Democratic Front was assisted by U.S. airpower, ISR, […]
The FC-G5S Sahel Joint Task Force is an attempt (heavily influenced and supported by France) to counter terrorism and transnational organized crime in the Sahel region of Africa. In the media this organization is referred to in several different ways. […]
Curated news, analysis, and commentary about special operations, national defense, and conflicts around the world. SOF News SOF Aviator and the OBL Raid. One of the pilots on the raid into Pakistan that killed Osama bin Laden provides some background […]
The Combat Diver Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit public charity dedicated to preserving the history of the Combat Diver community. Though the foundations story began with a recognition that the class plaques at the Special Forces Underwater Operations School in […]
Since 9/11 the United States has significantly scaled up its counterterrorism (CT) activities in Africa. The U.S. has conducted unilateral CT operations as well as extensive training for African partner forces involved in the CT fight. Despite this long counterterrorism […]
The Special Operations / Low Intensity Conflict (SO/LIC) office within the Department of Defense provides civilian advocacy and oversight over the U.S. special operations community. However, there are some in the SOF community that feel the Assistant Secretary of Defense […]
SOF News Update. Curated news, analysis, and commentary on special operations, national defense, and conflicts. Coronavirus and DoD As everyone knows by now, the efforts to stop the coronavirus is dominating the news and life in general. On Friday, March […]
The Global SOF Foundation recently held its SOF Imperatives Forum in Washington, D.C. in February 2020 and released its annual SOF Imperatives Document. The SOF Imperatives Forum featured a number of discussions and presentations by members of the Senate and […]
The 54th Security Force Assistance Brigade (SFAB) was formally activated by the U.S. Army during an official ceremony at Fort Bragg, North Carolina on March 5, 2020. The establishment of the 54th SFAB has been in progress for over a […]
SOF News Update – Curated news, analysis, and commentary on special operations forces, national security, and conflicts from around the world. Top Story Casualties in Iraq. On Wednesday, March 11, 2020 a Coalition base in Taji, Iraq was hit with […]
The ability for the United States to reinforce NATO in Europe in the event of a conventional war with Russia will be the centerpiece of DEFENDER-Europe 20. This months-long exercise will take place from February to April this year. Editorial […]
Captain Moises Navas, a special operations officer assigned to the 2nd Marine Raider Battalion, was killed in Iraq on March 8, 2020. He died from wounds suffered while accompanying Iraqi Security Forces during a mission to eliminate an ISIS stronghold […]
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