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On October 3, 2025 at MacDill Air Force Base, Adm. Frank M. Bradley took command of U.S. Special Operations Command from Gen. Bryan P. Fenton, a quiet handoff that suggests tighter targeting, tougher training, and a boss fluent in JSOC tradecraft.
Flying with the Night Stalkers, whether fast-roping from a Black Hawk, thundering in a Chinook, or clinging to the skids of a Little Bird, showed me firsthand why these aviation professionals are the lifeline of America’s most elite warriors.
Congress can treat this report like a weather brief before a combat jump—ignore the winds at your peril, because landing in the wrong county means the mission’s blown before the first shot’s fired.
America’s special operations roots stretch back to ragtag patriots who fought dirty and thought fast—long before “unconventional warfare” became a buzzword and SOCOM had a command patch.
When it comes to leading the most elite warriors in America’s arsenal, Command Sgt. Maj. Andrew Krogman is doing more than stepping up—he’s been preparing for this position his entire career.
Frank M. Bradley isn’t some PowerPoint general ticking boxes at the Pentagon—he’s the kind of warfighter who’s lived every line of the operations order and still has dust from Kandahar in his boots.
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On June 3, 2025, Trump nominated JSOC Commander and Navy SEAL Vice Adm. Frank Bradley to head SOCOM. Welcome to the Evening Brief!
From an agency born of necessity and imagination, Donovan’s OSS planted the seeds that grew into the CIA and today’s elite special operations forces, proving that a few “glorious amateurs” can shape the future of warfare.
From Spartan warriors to Viking berserkers and stealthy ninjas, history’s most fearsome fighters laid the ideological and tactical groundwork for the elite special operations units we rely on today.
Is the Army’s career system holding Special Forces back? A bold plan reimagines how Green Berets are trained, led, and retained.
USASOC is reshaping Special Forces for future conflicts, facing recruitment struggles while reimagining training and mission focus.
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