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The 10th annual Global Special Operations Forces (GSOF) Symposium Europe will take place this year from 6-8 October 2026 in Rome, Italy. The event is co-sponsored by the Italian Ministry of Defense, ...

This week’s SOF News Update covers emerging special operations technology, expanded U.S. military access in Greenland, Ukraine’s evolving battlefield, Cuba contingency planning, the Iran conflict, ...

Washington spent most of two decades building a CT force in northern Somalia. The force came apart in just two days.

Read an account of the Confederate submersible H.L. Hunley’s daring attack on the Union’s USS Housatonic on February 17, 1864 ...

This weekly briefing summarizes the most significant events affecting special operations forces, irregular warfare, intelligence, and national security during the past week. The Ukraine War continues ...

This weekly brief examines significant developments affecting special operations, irregular warfare, intelligence, and national security. Key topics include the expanding military applications of ...

This weekly briefing summarizes the most significant events affecting special operations forces, irregular warfare, intelligence, and national security during the past week. USASOC has a new CCWO. The ...

SOF News continues to track events, nonprofit initiatives, and industry gatherings across the community. For additional SOF events and ongoing updates, visit the full SOF News Events calendar. Have an ...

Curated news, analysis, and commentary on special operations, intelligence, irregular warfare, national defense, and global conflicts. Photo / Image: Video Dark Dune 18. AFSOC aircraft conduct aerial ...

Curated news, analysis, and commentary on special operations, intelligence, irregular warfare, national defense, and global conflicts. Photo / Image: CV-22 from the 8th Special Operations Squadron ...