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Special Ops Forces: How Elite Forces Became Military Muscle – When it comes to just about every policy set by …
Thousands of Yemeni Forces Target Qaeda Stronghold – Troops descended on Shabwa Province to secure oil and gas facilities in the largest military operation against Qaeda fighters in Yemen since April 2016.
Marine Corps Plane Crash: The 16 Victims – The military on Friday publicly identified the American service members who died on Monday when their plane crashed in rural Mississippi …
At Crash Site of Marine Corps Plane, Bodies ‘Were Everywhere’ – Sixteen service members aboard a plane belonging to a Marine Reserve unit in New York were killed when it crashed in the Mississippi Delta …
Commando Raids on ISIS Yield Vital Data in Shadowy War – Risky Special Operations missions targeting midlevel figures can prove valuable for unearthing information about the Islamic State’s inner circle …
Inside the Air War Over Syria: A High Altitude ‘Poker Game’ – A recent visit to the American-run air command center in Qatar shows the complexities of fighting against the Islamic State in the aftermath of a missile strike against a Syrian Airfield …
America’s Dangerous Love for Special Ops – They can take out terrorists and train armies. But they can’t win wars …
U.S.-Led Force Reduces Attacks on ISIS in Syria After Airstrike – The precautionary move comes as commanders assess how Syria and Russia will respond to last week’s American missile strike on a Syrian airbase …
Using Special Forces Against Terrorism, Trump Seeks to Avoid Big Ground Wars – President Trump has so far maintained the strategy of training and supporting indigenous forces to fight their own wars instead of deploying large American forces to far-flung hot spots …
Yemen Backtracks on Suspending U.S. Raids After Civilian Casualties – Yemeni officials are caught between the public outrage at home over civilian deaths and fear of losing American counterterrorism assistance …
Yemen Withdraws Permission for U.S. Antiterror Ground Missions – The suspension of commando operations in Yemen is a setback for President Trump, who says he wants to take a more aggressive approach against Islamic militants …
Obama’s spending plan calls for allocating $10.8 billion to SOCOM – President Barack Obama, who has relied heavily .
Special Operations Command believes can help lift the fog of war – Mobile App Funded by SOCOM Gives Command …
SOCOM requests LMAMS funding – The Pentagon has sent Congress an urgent request to transfer funds for US …
Clash over requiring the secretary of defense to create nimbler organizations – As the House and Senate begin the …
The mythos of Special Operations has seized our nation’s popular imagination – A FEW Months ago, my wife and I …
SOCOM Acquisition Chief Embraces Change, Adaptability – As US Special Operations Command deploys in more …
Special Operators’ Challenges Call for New Priorities, Officials Say – Expanding global conflicts require new priorities …
Demands the Pentagon stop talking about what SOF is up to – The general overseeing U.S. special forces has …
SOCOM use of Social Media – The Navy SEALs’ next mission could be on Twitter. The head of U.S. Special …
Special Ops Rule in War on Terror – Never before has a war so big been fought by so few: a global conflict waged …
SOCOM wants US made Ak47’s – Many U.S. allies rely on the AK-47, the Russian-designed selective-fire rifle, with …
Head of SOCom lays out vision at MacDill conference – Just 53 days into his new job as commander of U.S. Special …
USSOCOM: ‘Transregional’ Approach Needed To Combat ISIS – In order to defeat terrorist organizations, special …
Secretary of Defense Speech Remarks at SOCOM Change of Command – Good morning. Ladies and elected …
Research on Integrating Women into SOCOM – This report documents the findings of the task “Analytical support …
New Socom Commander Excited, Humbled to Lead Force – Army Gen. Raymond A. “Tony” Thomas today assumed …
Socom gets boost in Obama budget – President Barack Obama, who has relied heavily on Special Operations …
Thomas is picked to lead US Special Operations Command – Lt. Gen. Raymond “Tony” Thomas has been …
Memorandum on Integrating Women into SOCOM – US Special Operations Command Implementation Plan for …
Special Operations Head Next CENTCOM Chief – President Barack Obama plans to tap Special Operations …
Gray Zone’ conflicts far more complex to combat, says Socom Chief Votel – Between peace and all-out war exists …
Socom Commander: Success Depends on Total Force Readiness – The commander of U.S. Special Operations …
US SOCOM and The Special Forces to Scrutinize Social media – Exactly two years ago I wrote about the use of …
Care Coalition Supports Wounded, Ill Special Ops Troops – It’s an ethos burned into the minds of generations of …
Congress Wants More Control of Special Ops Iron Man Suit – Lawmakers today moved to tighten congressional …
Congressional scrutiny puts propaganda plan on hold – Increased scrutiny by Congress has led the Pentagon’s …
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USSOCM 2017 Construction Budget – U.S. Special Operations Command FY 2017 Military Construction Defense …
USSOCM FY 2015 Budget Presentation – United States Special Operations Command FY 2015 Budget Highlights …
United States Special Operations Command Acquisition Authorities
Department of Defense Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Estimates
Rep. Tim Waltz, a member of the Congressional House of Representatives Special
Congress is hating on SOCOM, but please don’t take it out on the battered troops – U.S. Special
GAO: More Oversight Needed for SOCOM …
U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF): Background and Issues for Congress – Updated March 28, 2019 …
U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF): Background and Issues for Congress 2016 – U.S. Special Operations …
GAO – Opportunities Exist to Improve Transparency of Funding and Assess Potential to Lessen Some …
U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF): Background and Issues for Congress 2014 – Special Operations Forces …
GAO – Special Operations Command (SOCOM) addressed or partially addressed each of the eight mandated …
U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF): Background and Issues for Congress 2013 – Special Operations Forces …
They will need new sources of funding and new legal authorities — changes that may rub both Congress and the four armed services the wrong way.
Near-Peer Competition Means Relook at Special Ops Missions …
Lawmaker: SOCOM reliance on war fund ‘deeply troubling’ …
Statement of General Joseph L. Votel, U.S. ARMY Commander United States Special Operations Command …
VIDEO – LTG Votel’s confirmation hearing The Senate Armed Services Committee – 2014 … LTG Votel’s …
VIDEO-March 2014 SOCOM Testimony 19th and 20th SFGA – ADM. William McRaven U.S. Special Operations …
VIDEO-Admiral McRaven State of SOCOM – 2013 – Senate Armed Service Committee Dirksen Office Building …
War by Other Means – Russia’s Use of Private Military Contractors …
Russia Positioning Itself in Libya to Unleash Migrant Crisis Into Europe …
The Future of Conflict is Proxy Warfare, Again …
With an eye to Russia, Europe focuses on hybrid warfare response …
Russia’s Special Operations Forces Command and the Strategy of Limited Actions…
The United States Needs a Gray-Zone Strategy Against North Korea …
Does your combat experience even matter against Chinese and Russian troops? …
Countering Gray-Zone Hybrid Threats …
Horns of a Dilemma: How the Big Bear Used Hybrid Warfare in its Back Yard …
Deterring Russian Aggression in the Baltic States Through Resilience and Resistance …
The Kremlin’s little green duds …
The Russian State’s Use of Irregular Forces and Private Military Groups …
Moving Beyond the Post – 9/11 Manhunt: Translating Tactical Wins into Strategic Success …
Imperfect Proxies: The Pros and Perils of Partnering with Non-State Actors for CT …
Understanding Russian “Hybrid Warfare” And What Can Be Done About It .…
Army Multi-Domain Update: New HQs, Grey Zones, & The Art of The Unfeasible …
Countering ‘little green men’: Pentagon special ops studies Russia ‘gray zone’ conflict …
SOCOM White Paper on THE GRAY ZONE – Gray zone security challenges, existing short of a formal …
Unconventional Warfare in the Gray Zone – In the months immediately following the terrorist attacks on …
Protracted, Gray Zone, Ambiguous, and Hybrid Modes of War – Hew Strachan, the preeminent military …
Mastering the Gray Zone- US Army – In the remote reaches of the South China Sea in the Spratly Island …
Paradoxes of the Gray Zone – Gray, it seems, is the new black. The concept of “gray zone” conflict has …
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