Special Operations Command. As a force multiplier, it contributes to joint operations in five mission areas: precision employment/strike, information operations, special operations mobility, shaping the battlespace, and agile combat support. Air Force special operations began in World War II, in both...
Their main customers are Joint Special Operations Command’s special missions units – the Army’s Delta Force and the Navy’s SEAL Team Six – and the Army’s 75th Ranger Regiment. An Egg You Don’t Want to Mess With A U.S. Army AH-6 Little Bird during an offensive air support exer...
It is interesting that installing a large number of rapidly moving satellites will bring about technological adjustments consistent with the Air Force's space warfare strategy. Recognizing the rapid growth of space weaponization and the potential emergence of space launched weapons and anti satellite tech...
U.S. Special Operations Command launched a raid in Yemen’s Baida Province on Jan 29, targeting Qassim al-Rimi, the leader of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. The first high-profile special forces operation of Trump’s presidency, the raid resulted in the deaths of at least 14 Al Qae...
The Air Force retained its lead role in space through Air Force Space Command. That existing space command will be a key component of the new joint entity, raising space to the same status as other headquarters such as U.S. Cyber Command, Special Operations Command or Strategic Command. The...
Marine Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) formed 15 years ago, but disputes during its creation still cast shadows over its future.
Today, America faces questions of how to press ahead: Should it stand up an AI agency or special task force? How does it ensure AI’s use within the laws of armed conflict? How does it prepare for a malicious, superhuman AI? In Congress, Rep. Elise Stefanik, chair ...
command were wounded during the period. On 28 February, in a typical action, the PBRs surprised and dispersed a Viet Cong ambush force but then took heavy fire from another position nearby. Without hesitation, Stefancavage, even though he was already wounded in several places, led his command...
But when a competition never materialized, rumors swirled that the Army might buy more of U.S. Special Operations Command’s GMVs — General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems’ Flyer 72 — even after the service had spent several years testing a wide variety of commercial off-the-shelf...
battlespace in Afghanistan or Iraq, they’re primarily used for combat assault, small arms, and combat assault. Their work in Special Operations is primarily as blocking forces for some of our special missions unit, and some of the missions that might be conducted by Army Special Forces or ...