LoneOperator

About the author

LoneOperator is a former U.S. Army Special Forces NCO with combat experience in the CENTCOM and PACOM theaters. In addition to his military service he has worked for the U.S. Congress and the intelligence community. He holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Washington. His interests include national security, special operations, leadership and decision-making.

Should SOF Be Its Own Service?

In this new era of perpetual sequestration, it seems that budget restraint conflicts with enhancing our national defense. Yet threats to our nation have not diminished in the face of our budget battles. Several years ago, former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates accurately asserted that many future conflicts are likely to run the spectrum just […]

Rejoinder to a Warfighter’s Lament

Peter Nealen’s three part series in this forum is a fairly apt analysis of the state of the profession at arms. A lot of things important were said that many of us have been grumbling about for years. Since September 11, 2001, the force has struggled to maintain manning while minimizing diminishing returns on the […]