The Year in Special Operations 2016 Edition
The Year in Special Operations 2016 Edition
The Year in Special Operations continues where it left off by providing a …
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President Obama to Award the Medal of Honor
As reported by Naval Special Warfare Command Public Affairs, Feb. 2, 2016
On Feb. 29, 2016, President Barack …
Women in All Combat Roles
Remarks on the Women-in-Service Review
Speech as Delivered by Secretary of Defense Ash Carter, Pentagon Press Briefing Room, …
SOCOM: Navigating the Gray Zone
When U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) Commander Gen. Joseph L. Votel testified before the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) in …
Naval Special Warfare in an Uncertain Global Security Environment
We live in a rapidly changing world full of uncertain security situations. Adversaries are capitalizing on a flattened global system …
Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF): Special Operations Forces and the Liberation of Iraq
Special operations forces (SOF) have been at the forefront of post-Cold War military operations, a trend that has only …
Rangers at Point Salines
Lt. Col. Wes Taylor and the 1st Battalion, 75th Infantry (Ranger), were late. They were already off schedule as a …
The McRaven Legacy
“We are in the ‘Golden Age’ of Special Operations. It’s a time when our unique talents as special operators are …
NSW Maritime Mobility
The retirement of the MK V Special Operations Craft (SOC) from Naval Special Warfare’s (NSW) maritime inventory, along with other …
SOCOM: Finding Certainty in Uncertain Times
Like the rest of the U.S. military and the federal government as a whole, U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) spent …