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,...
by Wayne Gregory | Apr 12, 2022 | Current Events, SOF History
70 years and Counting: U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School celebrates anniversary Read full article on army.mil FORT BRAGG, N.C. – This year, the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School celebrates its 70th...
by Wayne Gregory | Feb 1, 2022 | SOF History
Special operations legend John Singlaub has died at the age of 100 Read full article on ArmyTimes.com Retired Army Maj. Gen. John Singlaub, a decorated veteran of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam, and legendary special operator, died Jan. 29 at the age of 100....
by Wayne Gregory | Dec 28, 2021 | SOF History
Taking Down the Caliphate The story of an ad-hoc SOF task force that helped turn the tide against the Islamic state – and why the lessons of this campaign are more important than ever by Andrew Milburn “The battle showed how the campaign against the Islamic...