by Joey Middleton | Feb 13, 2026 | SOF Innovation, SOF Operations
By Christopher Moede This article examines ubiquitous technical surveillance (UTS) as the operationalized manifestation of unrestricted warfare in contemporary strategic competition, arguing that it collapses normative assumptions of access, attribution, and...
by Joey Middleton | Jan 23, 2026 | SOF Innovation
By Jared Martin Introduction After two decades of operating in politically denied environments and training partner forces during the Global War on Terror, U.S. Special Operations are transitioning away from Counterinsurgency (COIN) warfare. With the 2021 withdrawal...
by Joey Middleton | Jan 15, 2026 | SOF Innovation
By Stavros Atlamazoglou Special Operations Command hopes that AI can help during night raids—when it can quickly process information extracted from target sites, allowing for faster subsequent raids. US special operators are trying to use artificial intelligence to...
by Joey Middleton | Dec 15, 2025 | SOF and Strategic Competition, SOF Innovation
By Lieutenant Colonel Nathan Stackhouse JSOU Report 25-24 November 17, 2025 Joint Special Operations University provides relevant joint special operations-peculiar education programs that strengthen the SOF enterprise’s impact on the joint force and the Nation. To...
by Joey Middleton | Dec 15, 2025 | SOF Innovation
By By Dr. Daniel Ross Introduction Mobile, secure, and scalable mesh network technology significantly increases U.S. Army special operations forces’ (ARSOF) communications flexibility, operational security, resilience, and survivability during high-risk missions in...
by Joey Middleton | Dec 9, 2025 | SOF and Strategic Competition, SOF History, SOF Innovation
By Morgan Plummer Today, and not at some distant point in the future, AI algorithms can shape public perception, disrupt markets, and steer missiles. Given the depth and breadth of its capabilities, it’s increasingly clear that the real frontier of artificial...
