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 year 2012 was a special one for SOCOM. While it continued its nearly worldwide fight against terrorism and extremism, it also celebrated several important anniversaries: the 50th anniversaries of …
Undoubtedly, SOCOM will be called upon to do a lot more for the nation, with a few thousand more men and women operating in an environment of both constrained resources …
Even before the first of the towers had fallen in New York City, and with the Pentagon still smoldering, America’s special operators were mobilizing for the war they had spent …
At the risk of sounding trite, the fin de siècle of the 20th century was one of enormous transition. With the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989, it …
Three decades ago, a campaign for the future of the U.S. military was being fought in Washington, D.C. Upon this battle depended the future of the American armed forces, and …
Our review of the U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) in the past year begins with this statement: 2011 was the most productive, successful, and impressive year in the history of …
To coincide with the release of The Year in Special Operations 2012-2013 publication at the 2012 Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (SOFIC), May 22-24, we thought it would be interesting …
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 …
