SOCOM Works to Expand Roles for Women U.S. Special Operations Command is refining a plan to expand roles for women, allowing them to be SEALs, Rangers, etc.
Women In Special Ops Raises 'Genuine Concerns' The days of Rambo are over, but the men of Special Operations will still get a say on whether they want women on their small...
General: Spec Ops Force Must Get Back to Its Roots Spec Ops forces must leave behind the direct combat role they took on in Iraq and Afghanistan, says Lt. Gen. Bradley Heithold...
No US SF Troops to Nigeria to Find Missing Girls U.S. special operators will not join in the search for the missing Nigerian schoolgirls, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said.
Small Special Forces Unit Will Deploy to Nigeria A small group of U.S. Special Forces troops will arrive in Nigeria later this month to advise on combating Boko Haram.
Captured Benghazi Suspect Will Face Trial in US Special Forces troops captured a Benghazi attack ringleaders in a raid near the city where the U.S. ambassador was killed.
Obama Orders 300 Special Forces Troops to Baghdad President Obama ordered 300 Special Forces troops to Iraq to advise the Iraqi military and possibly help guide U.S...
Special Forces Face Tough Test Fixing Iraqi Army President Obama's order to rush 300 Special Forces to Iraq is unlikely to heal the deep wounds festering inside most Iraqi...
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
