Pentagon requests that Russia be mindful of U.S. Special Operations Forces in Syria

(CNSNews.com) – After saying for months that the U.S. is not cooperating with Russia in Syria – beyond basic air safety “deconfliction” measures – a senior military official disclosed Thursday that the Pentagon has asked Russia to avoid areas where U.S. Special Forces troops are located in northern Syria. The U.S. and Russia are both […]

Department of Defense indicates even more U.S. troops for Iraq

(CNSNews.com) – Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said on Tuesday the United States is “aiming to accelerate” the anti-ISIS campaign “in every possible way.” And on Wednesday, Col. Steve Warren, a spokesman for the anti-ISIS campaign in Iraq, indicated that additional U.S. “forces” will be forthcoming. A reporter asked Warren about “potential force increases” for training, […]

Senegalese spec ops units perform amphibious training exercise

SAINT LOUIS, Senegal (Feb. 17, 2016) — Senegalese special operations forces soldiers landed on the shores of Saint Louis, Senegal, Feb. 10, during the culmination exercise of riverine training. Riverine training is one of the training events occurring in St. Louis as a part of Flintlock 2016. U.S. Soldiers from 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) […]

Marine Raider (MARSOC) training in pictures

Amid the Department of Defense’s historic change to open all combat jobs to women, the Marine Corps accepted the first female applicants to their sister service branch’s special operations command (MARSOC). An average of 11 months of grueling training and the mastery of seven weapons are just some of the hurdles these candidates will need to […]

SOCOM again cites challenges in response to latest defense budget, female integration

By Rowan Scarborough – The Washington Times – Monday, February 15, 2016 At a time when U.S. special operations are devising plans for the mission of accepting women into the male domains of SEALs, Green Berets andArmy Rangers, the terrorist-fighting community is facing a looming readiness problem. The new challenge is tucked inside President Obama’s 2017 defense budget. […]

Q&A with Lieutenant General Brad Webb, commander of NATO NSHQ

An exclusive conversation with Lieutenant General Brad Webb, NATO NSHQ commander. By Andrew Drwiega SpecOps Correspondent Despite his special forces background, Lieutenant General Brad Webb is no stranger to being in the media spotlight. In fact it is hard to recall a more important image than that taken in one of the White House situation […]

USSOCOM provides insight on MQ-9 Reaper mission

The US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) has provided details of a new enhanced variant of the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) MQ-9 Reaper medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that was first revealed by the Department of Defense (DoD) in a contract announcement from late January. The USD34.03 million MQ-9 Medium Altitude Long […]