SOF

US military authorities are formulating a proposal to deploy special operations back into Somalia, where the security situation has deteriorated in the months since almost 700 personnel were pulled out. According to The New York Times, the idea, which...

A Kentucky Air National Guard special operations airman was given the Airman's Medal for selflessly jeopardizing his safety to save others while reacting to Louisville’s automobile incident on November 16, 2018. Brig. Gen. Hal Lamberton, adjutant general of the...

The Navy never had to go far for new recruits for its elite SEAL team. For years, eager candidates flocked to Naval Special Warfare teams to try out. Now, leaders of the Naval Special Warfare Command are working to...

The Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division's plans to develop a workable concept of a human vehicle capable of both airborne and underwater travel are detailed in a 2010 Navy research document. The craft was designed to ferry Special...

Leadership from the US Army Corps of Engineers, 374th Airlift Wing, and NIPPO Corp. all bow deeply as the “Jichinsai,” or "land-appeasing ceremony," begins. This group is participating in an ancient Japanese ceremony before the start of the AFSOC...

The new SDO-SuRS vessel has been built with a modular system to assist the Italian Navy's diving and special forces (SF) units assigned to the COMSUBIN (Comando Subacquei ed Incursori) Command. It will supersede the elderly Anteo vessel, which...

The death of Navy SEAL Chief Petty Officer William "Bill" Mulder four years ago was commemorated on Wednesday. Bill committed suicide exactly 127 days after he retired from the Navy. According to an unspoken but incorrect rule, when your...

On Monday, a former member of the United States Army Special Forces and his son pleaded no contest in Tokyo to allegations that they unlawfully assisted former Nissan Motor Co Ltd (7201.T) Chairman Carlos Ghosn in fleeing Japan in...

In the history of special operations, the 1990s have a unique place. Some even believed special operations were no longer essential after the Cold War ended and before the War on Terror began. However, due to a lack of...

On May 27-28, Latvian Special Operation Forces (SOF) divers and Green Beret divers from the 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) performed a maritime beach landing and training. The exercise marked the end of ten weeks of training. The squads...