Special Operations News
AFSOC Hosts PAST for STS Airmen
HURLBURT FIELD, FL – The Air Force Special Operations Training Center is hosting a Physical Ability Stamina Test at 7:30 a.m. March 12 at the
AFSOC CCTs Bring Order in Chaotic Times
HURLBURT FIELD, FL – It's 1:30 in the morning Jan. 13 when a groggy Tech. Sgt. Chris Grove answers the phone call that will shape
Special Warfare Personnel to Benefit from War Fighter Performance Lab
SAN DIEGO, CA – Naval Health Research Center's Warfighter Performance Lab recently began testing a $1.1 million Virtual Environment (VE) system used to study and ...SWCC Complete Parachute Egress Course
NORFOLK, VA – U.S. Navy Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen (SWCC) from Special Boat Team (SBT) 20 tested their stamina and water proficiency after the one-week ...AFP Acquires New Boats; JSOTF-P Assists With Training
CAVITE, Philippines – Fourteen members of Armed Forces of the Philippines are receiving training on four 11-meter-long Naval Special Warfare Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats by ...Special Tactics Airmen Provide Relief to Haiti
HURLBURT FIELD, FL – Two MC-130Hs from the 15th Special Operations Squadron and multiple teams from the 720th Special Tactics Group deployed to Haiti Wednesday ...Special Tactics Warrior Earns Legion of Merit
HURLBURT FIELD, FL – The commander of Air Force Special Operations Command presented the Legion of Merit medal to a retiring combat control veteran during ...Special Operations Aviation Eyes Faster Transport
WASHINGTON, DC – Army Special Operations aviation needs faster helicopters to meet the speed and range requirements needed to conduct operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, ...U.S. Conducts Sniper Training With Kuwait Commandos
CAMP ARIFJAN, KUWAIT – At the base of a mountain range in Kuwait, a barely visible target is seen standing against the wind. Five hundred ...Special Forces Medal of Honor Recipient Passes
FORT BRAGG, NC — Retired Army Col. Robert L. Howard, a Medal of Honor recipient and U.S. Army Ranger and Special Forces veteran died at ...Fighting Together: Conventional, Unconventional Unit Meet to Train
FORT BRAGG, NC – It’s not every day the unconventional warfare of the Special Forces community meets up to train with the intelligence community of ...Squadron Highlights Capabilities During Afghan Rescue Mission
CAMP BASTION, Afghanistan – A soldier is wounded during a joint British and Afghanistan national army patrol in Helmand province. Shot through both legs, his ...SWCCs Share Boarding Tactics with Fleet Sailors
NORFOLK, VA – U.S. Navy Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen (SWCC) from Special Boat Team (SBT) 20 gave Sailors from USS Peleliu (LHA 5) and USS ...3rd Special Forces Group Soldiers to Receive Valor Awards
FORT BRAGG, NC – An award ceremony recognizing the valorous actions in Afghanistan of 43 Soldiers from 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) based at Fort ...External Links Of Interest
Latest Articles
- AFSOC Hosts PAST for STS Airmen
- AFSOC CCTs Bring Order in Chaotic Times
- Special Warfare Personnel to Benefit from War Fighter Performance Lab
- MARSOC Marine Receives Award For Actions in Afghanistan
- SWCC Complete Parachute Egress Course
- AFP Acquires New Boats; JSOTF-P Assists With Training
- Special Tactics Airmen Provide Relief to Haiti
- Special Tactics Warrior Earns Legion of Merit
- Special Operations Aviation Eyes Faster Transport
- U.S. Conducts Sniper Training With Kuwait Commandos
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