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The Special Operations Association of America joins the Veterans Education Project in calling on Congress to retire an outdated rule that limits higher educational opportunities for student Veterans.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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Veterans Shouldn’t Have to Pay the Price for PBM Reform
Photo by Michael Bottoms

Veterans Shouldn’t Have to Pay the Price for PBM Reform

As state legislatures across the country rush to reform Pharmacy Benefit Managers, driven by the assumption that eliminating a middleman is always beneficial, an uncomfortable truth is being overlooked. Broad,…

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Carl Gustaf Recoilless Rifle: The Weapon That Hits Twice
(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. David Soflin)

Carl Gustaf Recoilless Rifle: The Weapon That Hits Twice

There are few weapons systems as respected and beloved by warfighters as the Multi-Role Anti-Armor Anti-Personnel Weapon System (MAAWS), better known as the Carl Gustaf 84 mm recoilless rifle. The…

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Operation Absolute Resolve: SOF Lead The Way

Special operations forces (SOF) were at the forefront of Operation Absolute Resolve, the Jan. 3 mission to capture Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores at their Caracas…

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