The Army is preparing to ax some units and restructure others, the service’s top civilian told Army Times in an exclusive phone interview Friday, but it’s still not clear when and how the changes will play out. Army Secretary Christine Wormuth also attributed “some” of
6/30/2023By Stew Magnuson Air Force Photo: A Navy SEAL participates in Exercise Trident 18-4 near Hurlburt Field, Florida. TAMPA, Florida — Whether it is in super-fast and stealthy boats, mini-submarines or combat diving suits, Special Operations Command’s elite maritime forces — better known as SEALs — are
The latest iteration of the U.S. military’s Ridge Runner drills include Russian SAMs and apparent enemy suicide drone launch teams. BYJOSEPH TREVITHICK | PUBLISHED JUN 29, 2023 1:55 PM EDT Special operators and other personnel from across the U.S. military recently concluded an exercise focused heavily
By David Maxwell | Mon, 05/29/2023 – 6:10pm (NOTE: The following is an adaptation of remarks presented at the Special Forces Association Convention in Indianapolis on May 24, 2023) Unconventional Warfare (UW). What is it? For some nuclear weapons are unconventional weapons employed for “unconventional warfare,”
Mar 9, 2023 | Press Release Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Jack Bergman (R-MI), Chairman of the Intelligence and Special Operations Subcommittee, delivered the following opening remarks at a hearing on U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF) and U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) challenges and resource priorities for Fiscal
Tom Temin March 24, 2023 11:43 am The U.S. Special Operations Command maintains headquarters in bustling Tampa, Florida. SOCOM’s kinetic activities occur in much more austere parts of the world. Everyone in the command understands this, and it informs the approaches USSOCOM takes with its activities,
BEFORE THE 117th CONGRESS SENATE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE | APRIL 5, 2022
By Petty Officer 1st Class Alex Smedegard The sun ascends over the horizon as military personnel make their way onto the compound at Silver Strand Training Complex. After catching their breath from a grueling morning workout, the bagpipes playing in the background orchestrate a calming
General Bryan Fenton, commander of the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) was a leading figure at the SOF Week event held in Tampa, Florida this past week, May 8-11, 2023. He spoke during several of the presentations over the past few days. During these
Congress Must Protect and Expand Special Operations As the U.S. competes globally in the Great Power Competition (GPC) with China and Russia, Special Operation Forces (SOF) remain the highest return on investment in the entire U.S. military by helping to win the struggle even before
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