MARSOC Graduates Newest Special Operators
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – As U.S. and NATO forces, including up to 10,000 Marines, start an accelerated troop withdrawal from Afghanistan as early ... FULL STORY
Night Stalkers Earn Broken Wing Award
FORT CAMPBELL, KY – Three pilots assigned to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) received the Broken Wing Award, Dec. ... FULL STORY
Force Recon Marines Commandeer Ship During Drill
OKINAWA, JAPAN — A helicopter hovers 25-feet above the deck of the ship as combat rubber raiding craft simultaneously crash through the waves toward ... FULL STORY
USSOCOM Artist Designs Vietnam Memorial
TAMPA, FL – A new Vietnam Memorial was dedicated on Veterans Day in Hillsborough County near Tampa, Fla., and the expansive memorial and ... FULL STORY
Pararescueman Receives Bronze Star Medal with Valor
RANDOLPH AFB, TX – While engaged in operations against enemy forces near Arghandab Province July 12, 2010, an Airman risked his life to ... FULL STORY
Afghan Special Forces Discover IED Facility
HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Afghan National Army special forces, partnered with coalition special operations forces, located and captured an enemy improvised explosive device ... FULL STORY
What's So Civil About War, Anyway?
FORT BRAGG, NC - Civil Affairs qualification training sends students to win friends and solve problems in war-torn Pineland. It’s ... FULL STORY
'Horse Soldier' Dedicated Near Ground Zero
NEW YORK, NY – More than 10 years ago, Capt. Will Summers, a former Special Forces team sergeant for the 5th Special ... FULL STORY
WWII Survivor Receives Purple Heart
FORT WALTON BEACH, FL – Nearly 70 years later and after trekking 60 miles over unforgiving terrain on what would infamously become known ... FULL STORY
Special Tactics Students Clear Two Tons of Debris
HURLBURT FIELD, FL – Divers brought 20-foot logs, rusty chain link fencing and buckets full of cement to the surface during a Hurlburt Marina ... FULL STORY
Senior Green Beret Retires After 37 Years
MacDill AFB, FL – Lt. Gen. David P. Fridovich, U. S. Special Operations Command deputy commander retired Nov. 14, after more than 37 ... FULL STORY
USASOC Names 2011 Medics of the Year
FORT BRAGG, NC – The United States Army Special Operations announced the names of this year's Medic of the Year awardees, Nov. ... FULL STORY
Son Tay Raid Veteran Mentors MISO Soldiers
FORT BRAGG, NC - About two dozen Soldiers listen quietly, the silence only broken occasionally by the sound of laughter as retired ... FULL STORY
CSAF Presents AF Cross, Silver Star at Hurlburt
HURLBURT FIELD, FL – Two Air Force Special Operations Command combat controllers were presented military decorations here Oct. 27 by the Air Force ... FULL STORY
Commemorating the service of Special Forces
FORT BRAGG, NC – The U.S. Army Special Forces Command (Airborne) will hold its commemorative President John F. Kennedy Wreath Laying ... FULL STORY
Special Ops to Counter Lord's Resistance Army
WASHINGTON, DC — US President Barack Obama has authorized the deployment of 100 combat-equipped forces to Africa to help regional forces fight the ... FULL STORY
ANA Commandos and ANAF Strengthen Capabilities
HERAT PROVINCE, Afghanistan – For the first time, Afghan National Army commandos partnered with the Afghan National Air Force to conduct joint operations ... FULL STORY
Afghan Aviation Supports Independent Commando Op
PARWAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Members of 1st Commando Kandak conducted clearing operations with support from Afghan aviation in Qal’eh Jala Village, Bagram district, ... FULL STORY
5th SFG Voted Top Language Program by USSOCOM
FORT CAMPBELL, KY – The 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) was recently chosen as the 2011 United States Special Operations Command ... FULL STORY
US Army SOF Killed in Combat
FORT BRAGG, NC —Two U.S. Army Rangers and one Cultural Support Team member were killed in action Oct. 22, during combat operations ... FULL STORY
Small Sacrifice, Honoring the Ultimate Sacrifice
COLUMBUS, TX – A team of 18 special tactics have one objective in mind: honor the fallen. The team began an 812-mile march from ... FULL STORY
MARSOC Sergeant Major Change Over
CAMP LEJEUNE, NC - Sgt. Maj. Richard W. Ashton relinquished his post as sergeant major of U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command ... FULL STORY
US Army Ranger Killed in Afghanistan
FORT BRAGG, NC — A U.S. Army Ranger was killed in action Oct. 8, during combat operations in support of Operation ... FULL STORY
Farewell, Founding Air Commando
ARLINGTON, VA – Airmen gathered here Oct. 3 to render a final salute to retired Maj. Gen. John Alison as he was laid ... FULL STORY
MARSOC Reflects on 9/11, GWOT
FORT BRAGG, NC – As Americans across the country paused to remember and reflect on lives lost on 9/11, a small group of Marines ... FULL STORY
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