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08 Aug REASSESSING THE ASSESSMENT OF SPECIAL OPERATORS: NEW SYSTEM OVERHAULS ELITE SCHOOL’S RECORDS

Posted at 09:03h in Current Events

Read full article on ausa.org In 1941, the U.S. was drawn into World War II, the most catastrophic conflict the world has ever known. The country realized the need for nontraditional military capabilities and in June 1942, established the clandestine Office of Strategic Services, which was...

17 Jul US Special Operations Command’s biggest exercise ever in Europe sends ‘a strategic message’ amid rising tension with Russia

Posted at 11:16h in Current Events

US Army Green Berets fast-rope out of a Hungarian Mi-17 helicopter during Exercise Trojan Footprint, April 28, 2022.US Army/Sgt. Hannah Hawkins Read the original article on Business Insider More than 3,300 special operators from 30 countries took part in Trojan Footprint 22 in May.The exercise was twice as...

29 Jun DON’T LET RUSSIA DOMINATE THE STRATEGIC CONCEPT

Posted at 11:18h in Current Events

Read full article on warontherocks.com When NATO members agree on a new Strategic Concept at their summit in Madrid, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will dominate the discussion. But with this existential crisis rightfully taking center stage, other threats have not gone away. The challenge for NATO is to situate Russia’s...

20 Jun Meet the legendary ‘father of Special Forces’ who helped establish the Green Berets

Posted at 08:24h in Current Events

Happy Father’s Day to Col. Aaron Bank Read full article on Task and Purpose ore than seven decades ago, Aaron Bank had an idea. He decided that after years killing Nazis, almost leading a manhunt for Hitler, and then working alongside Ho Chi Min to liberate Vietnam...

09 Jun THE SOF TRUTHS: A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE ON SECURITY FORCE ASSISTANCE

Posted at 11:36h in Current Events

Read full article on Modern War Institute US special operations forces train, advise, and assist in at least sixty countries every day, preparing allies and partners for conflict. The SOF Truths guide these special operations units; every special operator knows them by heart. The SOF Truths...

25 May SPECIAL OPERATIONS ARE DETERRENCE OPERATIONS: HOW UNITED STATES SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES SHOULD BE USED IN STRATEGIC COMPETITION

Posted at 09:00h in Current Events

Read full article on Small Wars Journal Special Operations are Deterrence Operations: How United States Special Operations Forces should be used in Strategic Competition By Tom Hammerle and Mike Pultusker After twenty years of Global War on Terrorism operations, the question of how to effectively employ United States Special...

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