Though cuts are more severe in support and enabler areas, officials say those are the vital areas needed in Army SOF to compete against peer adversaries.
Nearly half of the women in U.S. Army Special Operations Command reported problems with the way their gear fits and some have resorted to buying their own.
Master Sgt. William J. Lavigne II deployed multiple times to Afghanistan and Iraq in support of the Global War on Terrorism while assigned to U.S. Army Special Operations Command.
There is a place in the mix for both conventional forces and special operations forces. The key is matching the balance to the mission, the commander of U.S. Army Special Operations Command said.
Seven others were injured in the Thursday morning incident, which happened during demolitions training, according to U.S. Army Special Operations Command.