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SOCOM Seeks TALOS (Tactical Assault Light Operator Suit)

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 …

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U.S. Air Force airmen wait to load a simulated aircraft crash victim onto a CV-22 Osprey aircraft for the Emerald Warrior exercise March 7, 2012. The primary purpose of Emerald Warrior is to exercise special operations components in urban and irregular warfare settings to support combatant commanders in theater campaigns. Emerald Warrior leverages lessons learned from Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, and other historical lessons to provide better trained and ready forces to combatant commanders. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Charles Larkin Sr.

SOCOM: 2012 Year in Review

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 …

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NAVSPECWARCOM During Emerald Warrior

SOCOM at 25: The Future Part 4 of 4

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 …

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Special Forces During Operation Iraqi Freedom

SOCOM at 25: USSOCOM Since 9/11 Part 3 of 4

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 …

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Special Forces Night Jump

SOCOM at 25: Desert Storm to Allied Force Part 2 of 4

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 …

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USSOCOM Activation Ceremony

SOCOM at 25: The Battle for Capitol Hill Part 1 of 4

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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 …

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MARSOC HAHO Jump

SOCOM Year in Review: 2011-2012

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 …

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Arriving in Style

Special Forces Photos

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 …

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A U.S. Navy SEAL in Afghanistan

SOCOM: The Year in Review

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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 …

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New Technologies Sought for Special Operations

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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 …

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