Head of SpecOps Command: Decision on Women in Combat Imminent The commander of U.S. Special Operations Command said today that his recommendation on women serving in direct-action combat...
US Troops Guide Airstrikes for Kurds in Major Iraq Offensive U.S. troops were moving with a mostly Kurdish force and guiding airstrikes in an offensive to retake the Sinjar region of...
First Female Marines Apply to MARSOC The Marine Corps' special operations command has had its first female applicants.
First Female Marine Headed to MARSOC Selection A Marine staff sergeant will be the first woman to participate in MARSOC assessment and selection in August.
US Scrambles Fighters After Syrian Aircraft Bombed Near SpecOps Forces The U.S.scrambled warplanes against Syrian aircraft that bombed in the vicinity of American special operations forces.
SEAL Killed Fighting ISIS Among Operators to Receive Medal Upgrade SecNav Ray Mabus delivered 17 prestigious upgrades awards for current and former members of Navy special operations commands.
US Special Ops Moving Quickly to Arm Kurds in Syria The U.S. is moving quickly to get new small arms and mortars to the YPG despite outrage in Turkey.
Army Helo Pilot Flew for 5 Hours Despite Being Shot During ISIS Raid Michael Siler piloted an MH-60L DAPS on a mission deep inside enemy territory during a classified nighttime mission in July...
2-Hour Air Support Delay in Niger Ambush That Killed 4 Troops: Dunford Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford said Monday that about two hours passed before air support arrived in the Niger...
Special Forces at Risk to Insider Threat in Iraq Special Forces teams have finished sizing up the Iraqi military and now await decisions on possibly moving into an advisory...
Pentagon Again Expanding Military Border Zones, This Time in Arizona The newest military zone in Arizona -- the fourth border zone created by the Trump administration -- will encompass 140 miles...
Football Dreams Led to 'Fat Boy Flight' and an Over-40-Year Air Force Career In 1971, as a high school senior and captain of the football team, I assumed a college athletic scholarship was in my future...
US Contractors Say Their Colleagues Are Firing Live Ammo as Palestinians Seek Food in Gaza Two U.S. contractors, speaking to the AP on condition of anonymity because they were revealing their employers’ internal...
Tensions Are Rising Between Russia and Azerbaijan. Why Is This Happening Now? Deaths of ethnic Azerbaijanis rounded up by police for decades-old murders in a Russian city. The crash of an Azerbaijan...
Army Creating New Artificial Intelligence-Focused Occupational Specialty and Officer Field Service planners are moving to establish a new enlisted military occupational specialty focused on artificial intelligence...
