When the War Comes Home: A Soldier’s Take on Healing
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When the War Comes Home: A Soldier’s Take on Healing

PTSD does not recognize borders, uniforms, or politics. A truth of special operations is that people matter more than hardware, and that we can learn something from anyone who has…

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How SOF Experience Informs Leadership in the Trump Administration

On Jan. 7, Army National Guard Lieutenant Colonel Derrick Anderson was sworn in as Assistant Secretary of War for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict. Anderson is the latest Trump administration…

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Building a More Realist NATO
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Building a More Realist NATO

As top threats to American security and prosperity shift decisively to Asia, America’s attention is dangerously divided.  For more than a decade, Washington has attempted to shift focus toward the…

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The Rise of America’s LUCAS Drone: When Imitation Becomes Advantage
(U.S. Central Command Public Affairs Courtesy Photo)

The Rise of America’s LUCAS Drone: When Imitation Becomes Advantage

The Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS) drone underwent a successful initial launch in the Arabian Gulf on Dec. 16. U.S. Special Operations Command personnel affiliated with Task Force 59…

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Veterans Have Earned Their Choice: SOAA Calls for Reform of the 90/10 Rule

The Special Operations Association of America joins the Veterans Education Project in calling on Congress to retire an outdated rule that limits higher educational opportunities for student Veterans. As it…

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Trump Appoints ISF Leadership as Key Questions Remain Over Gaza Mission
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Michael Udejiofor, 50th Public Affairs Detachment)

Trump Appoints ISF Leadership as Key Questions Remain Over Gaza Mission

As a key component of the Oct. 9 ceasefire between the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Hamas, President Donald Trump announced he would create a Board of Peace to oversee…

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Members of Congress Commit to Supporting SOAA and the SOF Community

American national security is protected by the men and women willing to confront the nation’s enemies in the most difficult environments imaginable. The tip of the spear in this fight…

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Hormone Loss in Special Operations Addressed in NDAA

The Special Operations Association of America (SOAA) applauds the National Defense Authorization Act’s (NDAAs) inclusion of language calling for continued study on diminished testosterone levels in Special Forces personnel.  Hormone…

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Force Multipliers, Not Force Replacements
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Alison Strout

Force Multipliers, Not Force Replacements

By Dr. York Kleinhandler, CW5(R)  To assist with the training and advising the Afghan National Army and its various fighting forces, the U.S. Army stood up six Security Force Assistance…

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