by Joey Middleton | Feb 18, 2025 | SOF Policy
Report to Congress on U.S. Special Operations Forces U.S. Naval Institute Staff February 19, 2025 9:15 AM The following is the Feb. 18, 2025, Congressional Research Service report, U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF): Background and Considerations for Congress. From...
by Joey Middleton | Jan 22, 2025 | SOF Policy
By Theresa Hitchens WASHINGTON — The Defense Department has been unable to adequately prepare for great power competition with Russia and China due in large part to the inability of service chiefs to prioritize funding and other resources away from today’s needs to...
by Joey Middleton | Jan 14, 2025 | SOF Policy
Is it Time to Finally Put Someone in Charge of Waging America’s Irregular Wars? by Charles T. Cleveland, by Daniel Egel The United States is now learning that terrorism – which defined America’s national security posture during the first two decades of the...
by Joey Middleton | Dec 19, 2024 | SOF Policy
By Jim Garamone, DOD News Special operations forces have been crucial in U.S. counterterrorism efforts, but they also have a place in what is also known as a great power competition, said Chris Maier, the assistant secretary of defense for special operations and...
by Joey Middleton | Sep 16, 2024 | SOF Policy
By Ken Gleiman This article addresses the challenges faced by the United States in maintaining a sustained approach to irregular warfare (IW), historically marked by a “boom and bust” cycle of investment and focus. Despite recent advances, including the establishment...
by Roro Fernandez | May 15, 2024 | SOF Policy
Hearing Before The Subcommittee On Intelligence And Special Operations Of The Committee On Armed Services House Of Representatives One Hundred Eighteenth Congress First Session Hearing Held March 9, 2023 Download...
