Last month Navy and Coast Guard special operations units rappelled from a helicopter and onto a ship in order to rescue possible hostages being held by terrorists. The Navy is now considering ending the Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 85, also known as the Firehawks for the 2021 Fiscal Year budget proposal. “HSC-85 is a dedicated SOF [special operations] support unit ... Read More »
Dr. (Col.) Andrew Morgan is an alum from 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) and is now an astronaut currently on the International Space Station. A crowd assembled in Col. Arron Bank Hall on Fort Bragg in order to chat with Morgan and ask him questions about life in space and his journey to becoming an astronaut. Col. Mark Ray, USASOC’s ... Read More »
As the coronavirus spreads, more people need to use a ventilator due to the respiratory symptoms caused by the virus. Italy is currently experiencing this issue as they have surpassed China in the number of deaths. Their health systems are also overwhelmed as they report a shortage of equipment and medical staff. Currently there are less than 100,000 ventilators in ... Read More »
30 HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters will receive an upgrade in the form of the new Distributed Aperture Infrared Countermeasure. The new system is part of a contract won in response to the Joint Urgent Operational Needs Statement sent out in 2018. “DAIRCM is an aircraft survivability system approach that utilizes a single sensor for both 2-color IR missile warning and wide ... Read More »
One of Russia’s most well-known special operations units is the Spetsialnovo Naznacheniya, better known as SpetsNaz. There are currently eight SpetsNaz brigades with varying sizes and offshoots. Overall, it seems like the Russian special forces have a greater arsenal for everyday usage than the U.S. special forces. They often get to choose from numerous firearm models, such as AK-47-series of ... Read More »
14 years ago, Larry Brilliant participated in a Ted Talk where he described the next pandemic we would face as a major disaster with over 100 million deaths. With the coronavirus here, Brilliant who is currently the Chairman of the board of Ending Pandemics has had a hard time not saying, “I told you so.” While the world is still ... Read More »
Thoughts offered by Frank Larkin Is this a world ending event? No, this is not a world ending event. Do not get consumed and paralyzed by things that are out of your reach and out of your control. We will get through this, but not without experiencing a variable degree of dysfunction, inconvenience and pain. The greatest threat, beyond the ... Read More »
Air Mobility Command has announced that they are suspending almost all Space-A travel due to the coronavirus. In order to help slow the spread of the virus, only those who are Category I, IV, and VI travelers are eligible for exemption. This includes Wounded Warriors and those on emergency leave. Currently the minimum date for the suspension is May 11th, ... Read More »
Waking Up is designed to enable you to explore and understand your mind so you can live a more balanced life. Sam Harris is a neuroscientist, philosopher, and New York Times author who delves into the theory of meditation and how it positively affects us. This podcast follows mediation amongst emergency and uncertainty, pertaining now to the coronavirus pandemic throughout the ... Read More »
Newly revealed documents depict a botnet and hacker apps known as Fronton, Fonton-3D, and Fonton-18. These are not going to be used to crash the internet or spy through your phone’s camera, however. More than likely they are designed to spew out misinformation to a large number of users and overwhelm certain systems. The crashing of certain platforms could spell more ... Read More »
At least 10 militants were about to attack security posts in Bariha in the southern Zabul province. Before the attack was launched Afghan Special Forces arrived and fought them off. Four of the militant fighters were killed, and six more were rounded up afterwards and taken prisoner. Two vehicles, weapons, and ammunition were also seized after the raid. The raid ... Read More »
Numerous reports from those with the coronavirus said that at first, they just had a general sickly feeling, almost as if they had a cold. Then a couple days later a headache developed followed by a fever and body aches. Almost everyone has also experienced a bad cough, throat pain, and even shortness of breath. Overall the virus can play ... Read More »
In 1917 the Spanish Flu swept across the world and struck down the stock market. Currently the market is following similar trends due to the coronavirus. During the Spanish Flu, the market dropped the worst during October, but by December the worst was over. This is not a guarantee for current events, but it can provide some hope that the ... Read More »
Airman First Class Keigan Baker was participating in the Air Force Combat Dive Course by the Special Warfare Training Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. Baker was an Air Force Special Tactics combat controller in the Special Tactics Training Squadron, 24th Special Operations Wing. He went missing during a surface swim training exercise and was later found unresponsive. “Keigan’s loss is ... Read More »
The Emergency Response Units in Ireland have been deployed all across the country to help keep the peace in case of large criminal activity. They are also working alongside the Armed Response Units currently patrolling throughout the cities. As the number of cases and deaths caused by the coronavirus continue to rise, officials in Ireland began to fear an increase ... Read More »
SOFX The Crossroads of Special Operations