At 6:12 p.m. on June 7, 2006, a 500-pound, laser-guided GBU-12 bomb was released from a U.S. Air Force F-16 over a box-like two-story house near the town of Hibhib …
Special operators as well as industry leaders from around the globe received their copies of The Year in Special Operations: 2013-2014 at the 2013 Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (SOFIC). …
U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) component commanders participated in a panel discussion on key special operations forces acquisition, operations, requirements, and technology issues during the Special Operations Forces Industry Conference …
Few Requests for Information (RFIs) are accompanied by the U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) Senior Enlisted Advisor, Command Sgt. Maj. Chris Faris, almost simultaneously saying, “there is no one industry …
The National Forensic Science Technology Center (NFSTC) used the 2013 Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (SOFIC) to highlight the use of forensic field technologies and demonstrate how forensic and biometric …
There are several stories about the assault on the Abbottabad, Pakistan, compound that resulted in the death of Osama bin Laden. The accounts, however, differ in the details of who …
United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) elements are exploring the possibilities of procuring a new shoulder-fired, disposable wall breaching system. Acquisition of the new system capability surfaced in a recent …
They arrived on the April 16 supported by the Ft. Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce, the Ft. Walton Beach Military Affairs Committee, and several corporate sponsors who were not allowed …
Release of a recent “sources sought” announcement has highlighted U.S. interest in obtaining a “lighter” version of the 84mm Carl Gustaf weapon system from Saab Dynamics. Employed for many years …
While the U.S. Army’s semi-annual Network Integration Evaluation (NIE) events have created amazing mission command on the move capabilities integrated into armored Mine Resistant, Ambush Protected All Terrain Vehicles (M-ATV)-based …
