1+ hour, 8+ min ago  (631+ words) July 2, 2026 Guest SEALs 0 Over 350 US Prisoners of War (POWs) were being held captive at Hoa Lo, the infamous "Hanoi Hilton, and various offshoot POW camps in the vicinity of Hanoi. There had been previous, unsuccessful escape attempts due to lack…...

1+ day, 15+ min ago  (167+ words) July 1, 2026 Pat Carty Special Forces 0 As with every defence review before it, the Plan was explicit that the security of Special Forces personnel, their equipment, and their tactics, techniques and procedures must be protected. So yet again, detailed investment specific…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago  (364+ words) June 30, 2026 Lindsey Schmidt Veterans 0 SOF Week is synonymous with defense industry exhibits, emerging technologies, and'discussions about the future of special operations. But spend enough time walking the convention floor,'and another side of SOF Week becomes apparent. Throughout SOF week,…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago  (620+ words) June 28, 2026 John Friberg Update 0 "Bull" Simons Award Presented to Navy SEAL. This year's award (2026) was presented to retired Navy Captain Frank K. Butler who served as a Navy SEAL officer and Navy physician during his 30-year military career. "SOCOM Presented its…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (324+ words) June 9, 2026 John Friberg Drones 0 On June 8, 2026, two crew members from a U. S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopter were rescued by American forces after their helicopter went down off the coast of Oman. They were patrolling regional waters as part of Operation Epic…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (755+ words) June 7, 2026 John Friberg Update 0 ASD SO/LIC Visits 10th SFG(A). Derrick M. Anderson, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict visited 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) at Fort Carson, Colorado in late May. The group took the opportunity to showcase…...

4+ week, 23+ hour ago  (1001+ words) June 3, 2026 Guest Veterans 0 By Special Operations Association of America. Results from a study commissioned by the U. S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) found that members of the special operations forces (SOF) community are facing cancer at a rate 18 percent higher than their…...

1+ mon, 9+ hour ago  (247+ words) June 2, 2026 Lindsey Schmidt Veterans 0 Story by Lindsey Schmidt. Several non-profit organizations supporting the special operations community took the stage during the SOF Week 2026 Non-Profit Round Robin. The fast-paced competition gave each organization three minutes to present its mission and impact…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (662+ words) May 31, 2026 John Friberg Update 0 This weekly briefing summarizes developments in special operations forces (SOF), global conflicts, intelligence, and national security from the past week. Some articles below on one of the premier annual SOF conferences " SOF Week held in Tampa,…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (156+ words) May 30, 2026 SOF News Events 0 The Special Forces Association is holding its annual convention in Fort Walton Beach, Florida in June 7-12, 2026. The event, held on Florida's Emerald Coast, includes time spent at Camp "Bull" Simons, home of the 7th Special Forces Group…...