by Jonathan Schroden Last week, Christopher Maier, the assistant secretary of defense for special operations and low-intensity conflict, and General Richard Clarke, the commander of US Special Operations Command (SOCOM), View More ›
U.S. Special Ops may bring to mind movies like Zero Dark Thirty and Black Hawk Down, or even popular video games like Call of Duty. Since its founding, U.S. Special View More ›
Across the spectrum of warfare, the United States and its allies face new challenges. Authoritarian states conduct irregular statecraft and operations in the gray zone between peace and war, aiming View More ›
A retired Naval officer who lost both of his legs to an explosion in Afghanistan won his 2nd Paralympic gold medal as a member of the winning U.S. cross-country ski relay View More ›
Systems from UK firm Succorfish underwent a week of tests with US Navy SEAL divers. The SC4x communication platform and Xtremis Combat Diver Emergency from UK-based SME Succorfish have been View More ›
Special operations forces have been at the forefront of U.S. combat operations in the last two decades. They are nearly at the forefront of risky combat missions—and suffer higher casualties as they View More ›
The Air Force Special Operations Command’s handling of news that a female special warfare candidate received preferential treatment in the training pipeline has sparked a fierce backlash and proven accurate View More ›
The female captain who is attempting to become the first female graduate of Air Force special tactics training, purportedly raised concerns about the program’s shifting standards in relation to her View More ›
US Special Operations Command relies on a small fleet of highly advanced special-operations boats to get special operators on target silently and safely. SOCOM has several different vessels designed for View More ›
SAN DIEGO, Calif. and NORFOLK, Va. (Jan. 7, 2022) – Naval Special Warfare Command (NSWC) rang in the New Year with a celebration of their own as this month marks View More ›