A ceremony commemorating the actions of a Norwegian commando group known as Kompani Linge was recently held in Scotland. When the Germans occupied Norway in World War II a number of Norwegian military personnel and members of the Norwegian resistance […]
SOF News wishes all veterans past and present a Happy Veterans Day and also wishes to recognize a special group of people – SF Wives – for their never-ending contribution to America’s freedom.
The Gray Zone – the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) based at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida recently rolled out a new term in September 2015 [1] to describe a specific type of conflict. The Gray Zone […]
A Special Forces charitable organization will be honoring US Special Forces members at the Green Beret Foundation Tribute in a fundraiser held in New York City on Wednesday, November 16, 2016. The proceeds will go toward supporting Green Berets […]
The Center for Naval Analysis (CNA) has published a tract entitled Advice from SOF on the Use of SOF for the Next Administration, October 2016. The CNA convened a meeting of special operations experts to discuss the use of special operations […]
Seth G. Jones, of the RAND Corporation, has wrote a book entitled Waging Insurgent Warfare. It is about the dynamics of insurgent groups. He taps into recent history and current events “to identify factors that contribute to the rise of an […]
The Malaysians have established the National Special Operations Force (NSOF) to respond to threats of terrorism. NSOF will be comprised of officers and personnel from the Malaysian Armed Forces, Royal Malaysian Police, and the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency. Read more […]
COL (R) Paul Hutton III is interviewed by West Point’s Center for Oral History. His career spanned attending West Point, the Cold War in Europe, tours in Vietnam, and time in the Pentagon. He was a battalion commander of 1st […]
Kenya SOF is a recent addition to the Kenya armed forces. The largest of these units in the Kenya SOF is the Special Operations Regiment (SOR). The SOR is composed of the 20 Para, 30 Special Forces, and 40 Rangers […]
The Green Beret Foundation has been around for a number of years and the organization has been taking care of Special Forces Soldiers and their families in times of need. Jennifer Taylor-Paquette is the Chief Executive Officer for the Green […]
Anti-poaching training is being conducted for Tanzanian park and game reserve rangers by members of the Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA). Members of the U.S. Army’s 403rd Civil Affairs Battalion of the North Carolina National Guard […]
The Special Forces Horse Soldier statue has been moved to the site of the 9/11 terrorist attack in New York City. A statue depicting a “Horse Soldier” has a new home at Ground Zero Memorial. The statue depicts a Special Forces […]
SOFWERX – Developing advanced applications for special operators to use on the battlefield. A special business and technology incubator set up by the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). Read more about SOFWERX below. SOFWERX was created under a Partnership […]
The Afghan Air Force (AAF) – pilot shortage. While it is currently able to conduct a host of operations (MEDEVAC, troop transport, resupply, close air support, and aerial reconnaissance) it is not to the level of capacity needed by the […]
The situation in the Middle East is a mess. Yemen, Syria, Libya, and Iraq are in a full-blown conflict. The Turks just had a military coup and (after initially supporting ISIS) have attacked ISIS (and US sponsored Kurds) [1] in […]
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