Sig Sauer wants to be ‘the small arms company of the US military’The company won the handgun, rifle and automatic rifle, 6.8mm rifle contracts and is competing for the medium machine gun replacement.By Todd South4 months ago
MacDill Air Force Base orders evacuations as Hurricane Idalia nearsThe National Hurricane Center expects Idalia to become a hurricane later on Monday.By Zamone Perez and Jonathan Lehrfeld9 months ago
Special ops task force in Middle East restructured for ‘broad, regional’ ISIS fight The new task force, called Special Operations Joint Task Force-Levant, was stood up quietly on July 1.By Howard Altman3 years ago
Four-star: 98 percent of US Special Operations Command has received COVID vaccineSOCOM’s commander, Army Gen. Richard D. Clarke, shared the statistic during the annual Military Reporters and Editors Conference.By Geoff Ziezulewicz3 years ago
New project seeks dream solutions to fix special operators’ sleep woesThe two-year project looks to create tailored sleep solutions.By Todd South3 years ago
Newest sniper rifle for soldiers, Marines takes on ‘final hurdle’ before fieldingThe weapon can be chambered in three calibers.By Todd South3 years ago
Overmatch by other means: integrating Irregular Warfare into Joint Force WargamingWargaming is an essential component of professional military education, but is it obsolete for the irregular challenges of competition today?By Steve Ferenzi, Christopher J. Hickey, and Christopher Hossfeld3 years ago
SOCOM’s controversial head of diversity and inclusion is back in his jobRichard Torres-Estrada has been reinstated following an investigation launched in March.By Meghann Myers3 years ago
Even generals must learn new skills in tech-dominated special operations futureBoth a new way of recruiting while updating current operator skills are needed.By Todd South3 years ago
The future of SOF: Exclusive interview with SOCOM commander Richard ClarkeThe commander of U.S. Special Operations Command talks with Military Times about the future of the force.By Howard Altman3 years ago
SOF shooters are about to get serious upgrades for small arms, ammoA combined machine gun and sniper round that outperforms the .50 caliber.By Todd South3 years ago
SOCOM investing in new capabilities to address technology shortfallsLeaders at SOCOM want to give operators a "cognitive advantage" using emerging technologies in preparation for future battles.By Andrew Eversden3 years ago