This year marks the 15th anniversary of Marine Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC). Created on February 24, 2006, MARSOC is the Marine Corps’ component of US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) and is composed of View More ›
by Stavros Atlamazoglou After a long period of hibernation, tension in the Arctic is increasing, with military build-ups and encounters there between the US and its near-peer competitors, Russia and China. In View More ›
In recent years the special operations forces community has dealt with more “gray area” behavior. With all the high-profile scandals involving the SOF community, U.S. Special Operations Command was urged View More ›
1. The Navy SEALs Like the marine mammals, they’re amphibious: It’s in the name, which stands for “Sea Air and Land. ” The SEALs began as several specialized Navy units created View More ›
Overused and overstretched in the “global war on terror” since 9/11, Special Operations Forces need Biden to give them a break so they can refocus on Russia, China, and the View More ›
They’ve become a major military player—and maybe a substitute for strategic thinking. By Mark Bowden Within the span of a few decades, the United States has utterly transformed its military, View More ›
Be aware, though, that out of roughly a thousand candidates who start the Navy SEAL training program each year, only about a quarter succeed. by Ethen Kim Lieser If you think View More ›
Deploying data scientists alongside special ops troops lets them solve intelligence-sharing problems “in minutes or hours,” said Special Operations Command’s first-ever CTO. By SYDNEY J. FREEDBERG JR. A soldier from View More ›
by Stavros Atlamazoglou An Iraqi T-55 main battle tank burns after an attack by the 1st British Armored Division during Operation Desert Storm, February 1991. CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images As the View More ›
Harry Beal, one of the first sailors to volunteer for a modern-era Navy SEAL team, died late last month at the age of 90, according to his online obituary posted at View More ›