SOF

Two Soldiers confirm the safety of paratroopers in the water.

The ongoing war in Ukraine, which involves US and Allied Special Operations troops working in an advisory and training capacity with Ukrainian forces, is a complex proxy conflict against Russia that could potentially escalate to the use of nuclear weapons by Putin, while the lack of strong Western leadership further complicates the situation.

The selection process for becoming a SEAL officer is highly competitive and draws candidates from various commissioning pathways, including the US Naval Academy, Officer Candidate School, and Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps, each with its own advantages and unique group of qualified candidates. This highlights the importance of diverse thought in the Special Operations Forces.

Special Operations Forces (SOF) are critical to the US military’s global mission to protect freedom and democracy.

Last week, the US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) reported the death of an East Coast-based decorated US Navy SEAL from Massachusetts.

SOF veteran and professional fitness trainer Mark Lauren show how you can get fit in just minutes a day without the aid of weights or special gym equipment.

The longest bridge ever built by Russia was recently bombed. Who did it, and how?

Imagine being part of Special Forces, Green Berets, or the SWCC. Then having Hollywood have their own versions of your training on TV, featuring a group of celebrities.

Ukrainian Special Forces Destroy a Key Bridge in the Donetsk region

SOF has been a subject of theories about whether the forces generate the so-called “fog of war” or it ultimately conducts “military statecraft.”

Green Beret and Medal of Honor recipient Gary Beikirch passed away the day after Christmas after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 72. His heroic actions as a Special Forces Medic in an isolated village of Montagnards in Vietnam are the stuff of legends. Badly wounded himself and unable to stand or walk, he had himself carried to various casualties in order to treat their wounds.

In a seeming de-escalation of the security crisis along the Russian-Ukrainian border, Moscow has withdrawn ten-thousand of the estimated 110,000 troops it has positioned near the border. Moscow did this even as it reasserted its demand of a legal guarantee that Ukraine will never be admitted to NATO, that the U.S. cease selling arms to Ukraine and that it act as mediator in negotiations between Russia, Ukraine and European countries.