Curated news, analysis, and commentary on special operations, intelligence, irregular warfare, national defense, and global ...
On 22 September 1987 SEALs and elements of Task Force 160 SOAG executed Operation PRIME CHANCE, an assault on the Iran Ajr.
This week’s SOF Weekly Brief examines developments in special operations, irregular warfare, and national security, with particular attention to emerging technologies and strategic competition.
This week’s SOF News Update covers the activation of SPACEFOR-SOC, evolving Army special operations missions, U.S. counternarcotics operations in Latin America, the Russia-Ukraine war, Iranian ...
This week’s SOF News Update examines new USASOC leadership, expanded American special operations activity in the Philippines and Alaska, Iran-war MQ-9 losses, shifting security relationships with Oman ...
This weekly briefing summarizes the most significant events affecting special operations forces, irregular warfare, intelligence, and national security during the past week. The Ukraine War continues ...
This week’s SOF News Brief examines changes in U.S. special operations force structure, including a new Air National Guard Special Tactics Squadron. Additional coverage addresses emerging clandestine ...
This weekly briefing summarizes developments in special operations forces (SOF), global conflicts, intelligence, and national security from the past week. Several articles below focus on SOF Week 2026 ...
A U.S. effort to rescue American hostages in the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, Iran ended in failure on April 24, 1980. The Army Special Forces unit tasked with the mission was to rescue 53 hostages being ...
Curated news, analysis, and commentary on special operations, intelligence, irregular warfare, national defense, and global conflicts. Photo / Image: MARSOC Marine from Special Operations Task Force ...
In May 2026 the White House released the “United States Counterterrorism Strategy 2026”. This 16-page PDF describes how the U.S. Government will use diplomatic, intelligence, military, economic, law ...