Category: SOF

The SOF Support online auction gives back to the Special Operations community through the sale of historical and collectible items.

The AWG is the only unit within TRADOC with the capability to engage warfighters and disseminate information to enhance soldier survivability.

The Air Force reports that the March 19 training death of Airman Keigan Baker was due to a failure to implement standard safety measures.

AFRICOM is requesting more flexibility in hitting the terrorist group al-Shabaab with drones when it advances from its enclaves in Somalia.

On Friday, SGM Thomas Payne became the first living member of the Army’s elite and secretive Delta Force to be awarded the Medal of Honor.

In 2002, Congress passed the Defense Authorization Act. The ensuing review uncovered the meritorious service of several soldiers, among them, Jose Rodela.

Editor’s note: This article was originally published on June 23. Major Capers was honored with a parade and homecoming ceremony in his birthplace of Bishopville, SC on August 28. Visit United American Patriots to view photos and videos from the event. We’ve all seen those Hollywood films where the protagonist has a resume that is […]

Two special operations soldiers were killed and three others injured on Thursday evening when their Black Hawk helicopter crashed during routine training off the Californian coast, Army officials said. Their helicopter crashed on San Clemente Island, which is about 70 miles west of Coronado and San Diego. The deceased were Staff Sgt. Vincent P. Marketta, […]

Ah yes… the Nasty Nick Obstacle Course. If you are an aspiring Special Operations soldier in the Army, you will become intimately familiar with this obstacle course. It is one of those rites of passage gated events that you have to complete. Part of the reason we do so much upper body training while preparing […]

The Airborne Tactical Advantage Company (ATAC), partnered with Valkyrie Aero, has landed a contract to provide live Contract Close Air Support (CCAS) for the Air Force Special Operations Command’s Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC) training course. According to an article released by the Aviationist, the companies will provide training support at multiple locations throughout the […]

Marine Raiders, Gunnery Sergeant Daniel Draher, Gunnery Sergeant Joshua Negron, and Chief Petty Officer Eric Gilmet, and their families are in a fight for their lives. Each of those men — the MARSOC 3 as they are called — is being sent to a general court-martial for crimes they did not commit. On June 26, […]

A former U.S. Army’s Special Forces officer has been arrested in Alexandria, VA, and charged with passing secrets of American military units and personnel to the Russian military intelligence arm (GRU) for over a decade.  Peter Rafael Dzibinski Debbins, 45, was recruited by Russian intelligence operatives as he considered himself a “son of Russia,” according […]