Sig Sauer wants to be ‘the small arms company of the US military’The company won the handgun, rifle and automatic rifle, 6.8mm rifle contracts and is competing for the medium machine gun replacement.By Todd South4 months ago
MacDill Air Force Base orders evacuations as Hurricane Idalia nearsThe National Hurricane Center expects Idalia to become a hurricane later on Monday.By Zamone Perez and Jonathan Lehrfeld9 months ago
SOCOM boss tests positive for COVID-19Army Gen. Richard Clarke is working from home, with mild symptoms, after testing positive Sunday.By Meghann Myers2 years ago
Playing on the edges of empire: Special Operations Forces face uncertain futureSpecial Operations Forces units are made up of service members from every service.By Kevin Maurer3 years ago
Special ops task force in Middle East restructured for ‘broad, regional’ ISIS fight The new task force, called Special Operations Joint Task Force-Levant, was stood up quietly on July 1.By Howard Altman3 years ago
Four-star: 98 percent of US Special Operations Command has received COVID vaccineSOCOM’s commander, Army Gen. Richard D. Clarke, shared the statistic during the annual Military Reporters and Editors Conference.By Geoff Ziezulewicz3 years ago
New project seeks dream solutions to fix special operators’ sleep woesThe two-year project looks to create tailored sleep solutions.By Todd South3 years ago
Newest sniper rifle for soldiers, Marines takes on ‘final hurdle’ before fieldingThe weapon can be chambered in three calibers.By Todd South3 years ago
Overmatch by other means: integrating Irregular Warfare into Joint Force WargamingWargaming is an essential component of professional military education, but is it obsolete for the irregular challenges of competition today?By Steve Ferenzi, Christopher J. Hickey, and Christopher Hossfeld3 years ago
A dozen of Biden’s national security nominees are on hold in the SenateAt least three lawmakers are using the nominees as bargaining chips in talks on various concerns.By Joe Gould and Rachel S. Cohen3 years ago
SOCOM’s controversial head of diversity and inclusion is back in his jobRichard Torres-Estrada has been reinstated following an investigation launched in March.By Meghann Myers3 years ago
Even generals must learn new skills in tech-dominated special operations futureBoth a new way of recruiting while updating current operator skills are needed.By Todd South3 years ago