Latest "special operations missions" stories

DoD officials: Irregular warfare will no longer suffer a ‘boom-bust’ cycle in eras of great power competition

The Defense Department doesn’t want to lose its irregular warfare edge, honed through more than a decade of conflict across the Middle East, even as it directs its armed forces to refocus on state-level adversaries.

By Kyle Rempfer

4 years ago

Shadowy special ops sea bases are a ‘gap we know we have and we’re working on,’ Navy secretary says

While the U.S. Navy is certainly doing its part in building up the fleet, its focus on peer-level adversaries like Russia and China is at contention with its responsibility to provide off-shore staging areas for special operations forces.

By Kyle Rempfer

4 years ago

Army Green Berets reportedly helped destroy missile threats on Saudi border

Late last year, a team of Green Berets allegedly arrived in Saudi Arabia to help locate and destroy caches of ballistic missiles and launch sites along the country’s border with Yemen.

By Kyle Rempfer

5 years ago

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