by Joey Middleton | Nov 14, 2025 | SOF Innovation
By Zita Ballinger Fletcher Wielding drones in combat missions and being able to repair them on the spot could soon become a new standard among the skills fielded by the operators of U.S. Special Operations Command, per a solicitation released Wednesday. SOCOM wants a...
by Joey Middleton | Oct 29, 2025 | SOF Innovation
By Mark Pomerleau WASHINGTON — Special Operations Command Pacific is running its first ever artificial intelligence boot camp this week, in an effort to familiarize officials with how it can be useful everyday, according to the organization’s commander. “The reasons...
by Joey Middleton | Sep 12, 2025 | SOF Innovation
Introduction It is my distinct privilege to present the Special Operations Research Topics 2026 (SORT) booklet . This year’s SORT team, under the leadership of Doug Jordan, Associate Professor of Practice in the Joint Special Operations University’s (JSOU) Department...
by Joey Middleton | Aug 27, 2025 | SOF Innovation
By Tyler Fleming Abstract The practice of irregular warfare has a checkered history when it comes to long-term outcomes. It is extremely difficult to forecast how fighting over the will and support of a population will lead to unintended consequences in the years and...
by Joey Middleton | Aug 11, 2025 | Health, Wellness, and Readiness, SOF Innovation
By Carley Welch WASHINGTON — By the end of the year some American special operations forces (SOF) will begin fielding new wearable tech designed to keep a real-time eye on their vitals as well as integrate with systems designed to warn command posts should the...
by Joey Middleton | Aug 4, 2025 | SOF Innovation
By Jon Harper U.S. Special Operations Command amended a broad agency announcement this week, adding additional AI and advanced autonomy capabilities to its technology wish list. The move comes amid a broader modernization push by special ops forces and the Defense...
