Latest "SOCOM" stories

Barriers still prevent women from joining special ops, watchdog says

Inconsistent policies to prevent gender discrimination and sexual harassment are among the barriers to why women make up less than 10% of special ops.

By Jonathan Lehrfeld

6 weeks ago

Oklahoma Air Guard base tapped as likely armed overwatch schoolhouse

No other installations are in the running to host the schoolhouse.

By Rachel S. Cohen

7 weeks ago

How L3Harris created US special operators’ new plane to hunt and strike terrorists

“We were trying to look at our own past experiences and understand what made it work,” L3Harris' Luke Savoie said of the design process for the AT-802U Sky Warden, U.S. Special Operations Command's new Armed Overwatch plane.

By Stephen Losey

6 months ago

This week in Congress: Military toxic exposure legislation nears the finish line (again)

Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of July 18, 2022.

By Leo Shane III

6 months ago

Pentagon to swap out nuclear boss, Europe commander and more

Three combatant commands are preparing to welcome new leaders, pending Senate confirmation.

By Rachel S. Cohen

8 months ago

Special ops force calls for ‘untethered’ tool for recon and resupply

For the past two decades, radio frequencies were open, and it was uncommon for those deployed to encounter extensive jamming or interception. That’s not the case when facing more advanced adversaries like Russia or China, as opposed to terrorist organizations.

8 months ago