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Too few planners understand what special operators can do today No less than in yesterday’s era of counter-terrorism, SOF are indispensable in today’s great power competition. By CLEMENTINE G. STARLING and JAMES CARTWRIGHT MAY 5, 2024 U.S. special operations forces have a unique role to ...

Marine special operators are using fiction to envision the future Short stories by Marine Raiders are driving discussions about the evolution of MARSOC through 2040, its commander writes. BY MAJ. GEN. MATTHEW TROLLINGER COMMANDER, MARINE FORCES SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND APRIL 28, ...

By Clementine G. Starling and Alyxandra Marine Today, the US Joint Force grapples with an array of security challenges that transcend traditional boundaries and cut across theaters and domains. US competitors—China and Russia—conduct military, information, economic, cyber, and diplomatic ...

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

How big is a SEAL team? How many Green Berets are there? We have answers. BY JOSHUA SKOVLUND The U.S. military’s special operations forces (SOF) are home to some of the most highly trained soldiers, sailors, Marines, and airmen in the world. They must undergo ...

Assistant Secretary of Defense Christopher P. Maier Addresses Crucial Role of Irregular Warfare at the Semi-Annual Irregular Warfare Forum Dec. 5, 2023   Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict, Christopher P. Maier, delivered a ...