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Those of a certain age will remember the issues that the Defense Department and the U.S. Government overall have had with labeling operations short of full-scale conventional war. The plethora of terms used in the past for seemingly similar missions was virtually guaranteed to preclude an intellectual underpinning for analysis and strategic planning.
During his address to Congress on March 4, US President Donald Trump did not mince words about the threat drug cartels pose: “The cartels are waging war on America, and it’s time for America to wage war on the cartels.” His statement marks the clearest indication so far that the new administration is serious about confronting the cartels and follows a series of escalating actions.
US Special Operations Forces know how to get new technologies and weapons to the warfighter quickly, and there are potential lessons in their approach for the broader military.
Lt. Gen. Michael Conley, Commander, Air Force Special Operations Command and Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Green, AFSOC command chief, released the 2025 AFSOC Strategic Guidance on February 27, 2025.
The guidance lays out the command's updated lines of efforts of Raising Air Commandos, Readying Our Force to Win, and Relevance through Adaptation.
Exciting developments as the U.S. Army’s 7th Special Forces Group prepares to land in Mexico to train the Mexican Navy’s Infantería de Marina. This mission, approved by the Mexican Senate, aims to enhance combat readiness against both conventional and non-conventional threats.
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