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40 years later: How the Iran hostage crisis shaped the future of special operations

Thanks to an amendment included in the 1987 National Defense Authorization Bill, SOCOM was formed nearly seven years after Eagle Claw on April 16, 1987.

By Diana Stancy Correll

4 years ago

Frozen in time, US Embassy a monument to Iran hostage crisis

What initially began as a sit-in devolved into 444 days of captivity for 52 Americans seized in the embassy.

4 years ago

For the first time, an Air Force officer may lead Joint Special Operations Command

Joint Special Operations Command, or JSOC, will likely be led by an Air Force officer for the first time since the shadowy group was born out of the Iran hostage crisis in 1980.

By Kyle Rempfer

6 years ago

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