Special ops leaders eye alarming levels of adversary collaborationChina, Russia, Iran and North Korea are all finding ways to antagonize U.S. efforts.By Todd South8 weeks ago
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 South13 months ago
Playing on the edges of empire: Special Operations Forces face uncertain futureSpecial Operations Forces units are made up of service members from every service.By Kevin Maurer3 years 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 Hossfeld4 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 Myers4 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 South4 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 Altman4 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 South4 years ago