Curated news, analysis, and commentary on special operations, intelligence, irregular warfare, national defense, and global ...

This week’s SOF Weekly Brief examines developments in special operations, irregular warfare, and international security. U.S. and allied SOF continue multinational training as emerging technologies ...

Several members of a private military company owned by Erik Prince were wounded or killed during a clash with M23 in Congo.

250 years ago this fall, Knowlton’s Rangers were established and helped Washington achieve his first battlefield success of the war. The unit was a specially designated unit for long-range ...

This weekly briefing summarizes developments in special operations forces (SOF), global conflicts, intelligence, and national security from the past week. Three Medal of Honor awards were presented to ...

A USAF F-15E Strike Eagle was shot down over southwest Iran on early Friday, April 3, 2026 (local time), reportedly in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province (see map) while conducting a deep strike ...

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 ...

Curated news, analysis, and commentary on special operations, intelligence, irregular warfare, national defense, and global conflicts. Photo / Image: A U.S. Green Beret assigned to 3rd Special Forces ...

(CENTCOM press release, 16 Jan 2024). On 11 January 2024, while conducting a flag verification, U.S. CENTCOM Navy forces conducted a night-time seizure of a dhow conducting illegal transport of ...

In May 2026 the White House released the “United States Counterterrorism Strategy 2026”. This 16-page PDF describes how the U.S. Government will use diplomatic, intelligence, military, economic, law ...

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 ...

A major offensive was launched on Saturday, April 25, 2026, by the al-Qaeda-linked Jama’at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM) and the Azawad Liberation Front (FLA) in Mali. They are attacking Malian ...