Historically peace operations have been overshadowed by combat operations. That has changed under the “new normal” of irregular warfare and …

Back in the Age of Muskets (1600-1850), every military commander knew that peasants made the best infantry: stolid, inured to …

Beginning late in 2011, U.S. Army Special Forces (SF – the Green Berets) began to celebrate a special event from …

As the name would imply, the world of American special operations forces (SOF) has been filled with extraordinary men, who …

“Regardless of where along the range of capabilities one points, be it the ability to execute the most lethal, highly …

Our review of the U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) in the past year begins with this statement: 2011 was the …

Adm. William H. “Bill” McRaven is the ninth commander of SOCOM, headquartered at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. He previously …

“We had no precedent, no manuals. Herb Brucker and I developed our own program – the Army left us alone.”…

The newest edition of Faircount Media Group’s Defense debuts at the Navy League’s Sea-Air-Space 2012 Exposition held April 16-18, at …

As the U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) prepared for its 25th anniversary in April 2012, it and its four service …