by Roro Fernandez | Jul 8, 2023 | SOF History
America’s Special Operations Problem By R.D. Hooker, Jr. | Joint Force Quarterly 108 Since the failure of the Iran hostage rescue mission in 1980, U.S. special operations forces (SOF) have come into their own as the most high-profile community in the Armed...
by Roro Fernandez | Jul 1, 2023 | SOF History
SEAL Team 5 Celebrates 40th Anniversary 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,...
by Wayne Gregory | Aug 21, 2022 | SOF History
Naval Special Warfare Command Holds Change of Command Ceremony read original article on navy.mil SAN DIEGO – Rear Adm. Keith B. Davids relieved Rear Adm. H.W. Howard III as commander, Naval Special Warfare Command during a change of command ceremony at...
by Wayne Gregory | Jun 20, 2022 | SOF History
Meet the legendary ‘father of Special Forces’ who helped establish the Green Berets Happy Father’s Day to Col. Aaron Bank Read full article on Task and Purpose More than seven decades ago, Aaron Bank had an idea. He decided that after years killing Nazis, almost...
by Wayne Gregory | May 2, 2022 | SOF History
U.S. Special Operations Forces in the Philippines, 2001–2014 Read full article on Rand.org This report examines the 14-year experience of U.S. special operations forces in the Philippines from 2001 through 2014. The objective of this case history is to document...
by Wayne Gregory | Apr 12, 2022 | SOF History
U.S. SOCOM Has History with Ukraine’s Special Forces read full article on thecipherbrief.comPulitzer Prize Winning Journalist Walter Pincus is a contributing senior national security columnist for The Cipher Brief. He spent forty years at The Washington Post,...