You’ll never hear them coming. by Kris Osborn It is called a Lock Out Trunk: a submarine innovation that enables Special Operations Forces (SOF) to quietly conduct clandestine undersea missions without needing to surface or generate View More ›

BY JOHN VANDIVER STUTTGART, Germany — Rear Adm. Milton J. Sands, an officer with previous stints on multiple Navy SEAL teams, took over Thursday as head of the military’s special operations View More ›

FILE – In this May 4, 2020, photo provided by the U.S. Navy, SEAL candidates participating in “surf immersion” during Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) training at the Naval Special Warfare View More ›

Green Berets and Navy SEALs have fought terrorists for two decades. The new mission against China and Russia requires Cold War skills. by Hal Brand The U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan View More ›

by Stavros Atlamazoglou Recently, Rear Adm. H. Wyman Howard III, the top SEAL officer and a former commander of SEAL Team 6, testified in Congress and highlighted Naval Special Warfare Command’s View More ›

From pirate patch-wearing SEALs on Little Birds to an operator mid-air fast-roping into a stealthy boat slung under an MH-47, these shots impress. BY TYLER ROGOWAY The 160th Special Operations Aviation View More ›

For decades, US special-operations units copied the British, but now the tables are turning by Stavros Atlamazoglou In March, the UK Ministry of Defense announced a strategic shift and major reorganization of its View More ›

CORONADO, CA, UNITED STATES Story by Scott Williams Naval Special Warfare Center CORONADO, Calif. (NNS) – Thirty Navy SEAL candidates earned their Tridents during a graduation joined by extraordinary guests onboard View More ›

A sea change is coming to special operations. After 20 years of relentless combat operations, organizations are taking a hard look at their mission sets, who is in the formations and View More ›