“When I think of what it takes to bring a fully trained and equipped operator with their appropriate enablers into a fight, we can’t expect to surge readiness when a crisis hits,”Brig. Gen. Derek N. Lipson, Special Operations Command Korea commander.

Operation Rype: OSS and Norwegian mission to interdict German troop movements from Norway to the western front in World War II. sof.news/history/operat…

Secretary of State Marco Rubio informed Congress today that he’s eliminating the CARE office that resettles Afghan allies in the U.S., though he said he’d comply with the requirements within the statute. On Sunday, Afghanistan war veteran Jack McCain, son of late Sen. John

On May 30, 1997, a non-combatant evacuation operation (NEO) began in Sierra Leone. A Special Forces detachment took on a key role in the NEO. sof.news/history/operat…

NEW Release - The May issue of CTC Sentinel is out now: ctc.westpoint.edu/may-2025/

A massive Ukrainian FPV drone strike has hit Russian airbases that have damaged up to 40 Russian aircraft. Many of the A/C are strategic bombers used to launch missiles against Ukrainian cities.

On June 1, 1983, the US Army Institute for Military Assistance was renamed the US Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School.

🇺🇦🇷🇺 Updated Locations of the "Web" Operation by Ukraine's SBU in Russia: - Olenya Air Base in the Murmansk Region - Belaya Air Base in the Irkutsk Region - Ivanovo Air Base in the Ivanovo Region - Dyagilevo Air Base in the Ryazan Region

My generals brief me on today's drone strikes.

Check out the June Sentinel! Primal Risk Apex Service Partners HomeXpress Mortgage Corp. experthomeloans specialforces78.com/chapter-78-new…

Military journalist and author Marc Yablonka met with three former Air America pilots who came to set the record straight regarding Air America, once the wings for the Central Intelligence Agency. #AirAmerica #VietnamWar #VietnamVeterans #CIAHistory specialforces78.com/the-truth-abou…

Catch up on the news in the special operations community: Ukraine's SBU strikes deep in Russia, SEAL next SEAC, SOF Week 2025, IW and a new OSS, gender based PT standards, CYBER, and much more. sof.news/update/2025060…

Delighted that my book on Command is now available in Ukraine.

Special Operations Command Korea SOCKOR trains with its Republic of Korea counterparts during a recent exercise. sof.news/korea/sockor-g…

SECDEF announces new commander for U.S. Special Operations Command has been nominated by the president. Another commander of JSOC takes the USSOCOM helm. defense.gov/News/Releases/…

Biography of Vice Admiral Frank Bradley - current JSOC commander, soon to be next USSOCOM commander. navy.mil/Leadership/Fla…

On June 4, 1944, three sticks of ten men each parachuted into Normandy prior to D-Day to link up with French resistance forces. Read the story of Lucien Stervinou who fought as part of the OSS, SOE, SAS, Force 136, and French BCRA. sof.news/history/lucien…

A Navy SEAL, currently commander of JSOC, has been nominated to be commander of United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). sof.news/ussocom/frank-…

In Training for Victory, frank sobchak moves past the “does advising work?” debate to ask when and how it works best. Design choices—like consistent contact between advisor/counterpart pairs & institution-building—really matter. 🔗 Irregular Warfare Initiative review: irregularwarfare.org/articles/us-mi…

June 6th - D-Day anniversary sof.news/history/d-day/