As the U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) prepared for its 25th anniversary in April 2012, it and its four service components were among the few elements of the military not …
The Joint and Special Operations Program (JSOP), which is managed at the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC, Crane), has issued a “sources sought” announcement requesting technical white papers …
In another possible reflection of the emerging Precision Sniper Rifle (PSR) program [See DMN: “USSOCOM Outlines Restart for Precision Sniper Rifle,” posted June 7, 2011], United States Special Operations Command …
Our review of U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) in 2010 and early 2011 begins with events of a more recent nature. On May 1, 2011, personnel of SOCOM’s Joint Special …
Like other years of this first decade of the 21st century, 2009 was a busy one for the “quiet professionals” of the U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM). But instead of …
The year 2008 and the months following it were a time of great changes and uncertainties for the men and women of U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) and its various …
If America’s special operations forces (SOF) hit rock bottom on April 24, 1980, in the dusty desert of Iran with the failure of Operation Eagle Claw (the Iranian hostage rescue …
Special Operations Forces, typically working in isolation in far forward positions that require stealth, must be largely self-reliant when it comes to combat medicine. Their unique requirements have led to …
It was a very busy 2009 for American special operations. As Adm. Eric T. Olson, commander, United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM, more commonly known as Special Operations Command, or …
