New Partnership with No One Left Behind

We are proud to announce our partnership with No One Left Behind! No One Left Behind is an association that wants to ensure the safety of our interpreters while they…

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Army Ranger Who Saved Lives in Battle Continues to Give Back to Veterans
President Barack Obama awards the Medal of Honor to Sgt. 1st Class Leroy Arthur Petry at the White House in Washington, D.C., July 12, 2011. (Spc. David M. Sharp)

Army Ranger Who Saved Lives in Battle Continues to Give Back to Veterans

Leroy Petry, an Army Ranger, selflessly saved the lives of three fellow Rangers in battle. Little did he know, that was the beginning of his road to giving back and…

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The Veteran Who Healed His Traumatic Brain Injury

The average blast wave travels at 163 mph, faster than the speed of sound and can pierce through your armor, skull, and brain tissue without drawing a drop of blood. Completely…

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The Secret Army of Northern Virginia
Distinctive Unit Insignia of the US Army Intelligence Support Activity (USAISA)

The Secret Army of Northern Virginia

They are known by many names: Task Force Orange; the Intelligence Support Activity; The Activity; the Army of Northern Virginia; the Field Operations Group (FOG); the United States Army Intelligence…

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The Third Wave: Changing Civilian Oversight of Special Operations Forces
"2019 United States Army Special Operations Command International Sniper Competition" by The U.S. Army is licensed under CC BY 2.0

The Third Wave: Changing Civilian Oversight of Special Operations Forces

When Congress created the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) in 1987, it also appointed a civilian official - the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict (ASD…

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The Devil’s Brigade
"Personnel of the First Special Service Force, Anzio beachhead, Italy / by LibraryArchives is licensed under CC BY 2.0

The Devil’s Brigade

Apparently, it became a trend among 20th century German soldiers to refer to many of our Special Operations units as “devils.” But when considering the First Special Service Force­–soon to…

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That Others May Live – Brief History of Pararescue
U.S. Air Force Pararescuemen from the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, AZ, walk their Zodiac to the beach after jumping out of an MH-53 Pave Low helicopter.

That Others May Live – Brief History of Pararescue

“It is my duty as a Pararescueman to save lives and to aid the injured. I will be prepared at all times to perform my assigned duties quickly and efficiently,…

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The Green Beret
"Green Berets" by The U.S. Army is licensed under CC BY 2.0

The Green Beret

Allow us to be biased for a moment: our founder is currently serving in the Special Forces, so here at the Special Operations Association of America we are quite fond…

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Credit and Thanks to SOF Forefather Wild Bill Donovan

Today, the Intelligence Community and Special Operations Forces are more collaborative than ever before, in major part because the ever-evolving nature of asymmetric conflict has transformed the nature of war. …

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