Ideas
No Turning Back? First Woman Makes Army’s Elite 75th Ranger Regiment, Big Step For Women in Combat
One woman just made it that much harder for anyone to argue women don't belong in America's most elite combat positions.
Threats
US Special Operators Accelerate Killings of ISIS Leaders
Defense Secretary Ash Carter says this will weaken Mosul’s defenders and stop attacks in the United States.
Ideas
The Hidden Costs of America's Addiction to Mercenaries
Washington’s reliance on unheralded private military contractors to fight its wars has mutated into a strategic vulnerability.
Threats
America’s New Special Operations Commander Wants to Predict the Future
With so many elite troops fighting ‘an extremist phenomenon that’s gone rabid’ in failed states, Gen. Tony Thomas wants to get his operators ahead of the curve.
Ideas
A Cyber JSOC Could Help the US Strike Harder and Faster
A network-attack analogue to the manhunting Joint Special Operations Command would allow cyber warriors to decide, deconflict, and execute more effectively.
Ideas
How NATO Can Disrupt Russia's New Way of War
Here are a few things the West can do against Moscow’s potent combo of special forces and electronic warfare.
Ideas
Look Out, Special Operators in Syria, the Internet Has Spotted You and That's a Problem
It's not only the improvement of an airstrip in Northeast Syria that warrants attention, but how it was discovered.
Threats
Here’s How US Special Operations Command Views Libya
The next battleground in the war on ISIS is forming in the sands of Tripoli.
Science & Tech
If We Were Really Going to Invade Iran, We Would Have Used This
The future of covert sea operations looks nothing like what just happened in Iran.
Ideas
America’s Not Ready for Today’s Gray Wars
To defeat terrorists, we need to overhaul our military and other levers of government to tackle complex and shifting threats.
Business
Special Ops Survey Showed 85% Opposed Serving With Women
If integration of women is going to work, special operations leaders will have to convince the rank-and-file.
Threats
Dozens Killed in Hotel Siege; Many More Rescued By Mali, French, US Special Forces
170 people were taken hostage in an attack jointly claimed by al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb and the African jihadist group, al Mourabitoun.
Business
Eyes On Target ‘Not Required’ For Airstrikes Like the One On Kunduz Hospital
Military gunships are loaded with expensive sensors to hit targets. But that’s not the same as knowing what to hit.
Threats
What the Syrian Train-and-Equip Effort Could Learn from US Ops in Africa
The commander of U.S. special operators in Africa also says African warlord Joseph Kony is on the run — but he needs more authority from Congress to broaden the U.S. military’s mission in Africa.
Threats
Bye-Bye ‘No Boots on the Ground’: US to Send Special Ops Troops to Syria
After months of looking at new options, the White House will send in ground forces.
Ideas
5 Reasons Obama’s Afghan Withdrawal Delay is Necessary But Not Sufficient
A former Green Beret and White House policy advisor ticks off the missing elements of success.
Business
As New Book Arrives, Pentagon Warns Special Operators Against Leaks
Defense secretary, SOCOM remind troops to keep secrets as new details of bin Laden raid and other missions emerge.
Threats
Inside the Pentagon’s Manhunting Machine
A brief history of Joint Special Operations Command, from Panama to the war on terror
Ideas
How JSOC Harnessed Networks To Take on Terrorists
A former SEAL and McChrystal aide outlines the cultural shifts that helped fight AQI — and are needed against ISIS.
Business
Meet the Women Who Survived Army's Ranger School (Navy SEALs Are Next)
Shortly after two women earned their Army Ranger tabs, the Navy's top admiral said SEALs will give women their shot.
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