New Partnership: The Independence Fund

In order to better serve our members and the SOF community, SOAA has pursued partnerships with like-minded organizations with clear missions that we identify as critical to members of SOCOM.…

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SOAA Founder on CNN: Interpreters Risked Their Lives

In case you missed it, SOAA founder, Daniel Elkins, and Rep. McCaul appeared on CNN to speak with host, Jake Tapper, about the life or death issue of issuing visas…

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New Partnership: Special Operators Transition Foundation (SOTF)

Like many Veterans, Glenn Thomas, a Fellow of Special Operators Transition Foundation, realized that moving to a civilian career presented new challenges for which he had not been prepared. As…

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The Return of the Best Ranger Competition
National Guard soldiers 1st Lt. Christian Briggs, left, and Spc. Jerry Marksbury navigate the Malvesti obstacle course, the second event in the Army's grueling three-day Best Ranger Competition on Friday, April 16, 2021 at Fort Benning, Ga. (Photo by: Corey Dickstein/Stars and Stripes)

The Return of the Best Ranger Competition

This past April, 52 teams of Ranger School graduates returned to Fort Benning, Georgia to compete in a series of extreme physical and mental challenges for a chance to be…

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What it Takes to Join Delta Force
US Army 10th Mountain Division soldiers at a Delta Force recruitment meeting in Iraq, August 23, 2007. (Photo by: US Army/Christina McCann)

What it Takes to Join Delta Force

Making it as a member of Delta Force, the Army’s special-mission unit for counter-terrorism and hostage rescues, is no easy feat. With an attrition rate hovering at 90% on average,…

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Green Beret Uses Storytelling to Cope with the Invisible Wounds of War
"Last Out: Elegy of a Green Beret" (Photo courtesy "Last Out")

Green Beret Uses Storytelling to Cope with the Invisible Wounds of War

Retired Green Beret-turned playwright, Scott Mann, uses the art of storytelling to cope with the invisible wounds of combat and the struggles that come with returning to civilian life. Scott…

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