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U.S. special operations troops stationed in a European country are on alert in case the Pentagon calls on them to rescue American hostages.

U.S. special operations troops stationed in a European country are on a heightened state of alert in case the Pentagon calls on them to rescue American citizens held hostage in Gaza, The Messenger reported.

I’ve always been fascinated by Navy Seals.

New gear coming, as improvements to legacy gear continue.

Top leaders want this weapon in troops' hands soon.

The United States military has made plans to cut the number of its special forces units and instead expand its conventional army as it shifts its focus from the Middle East to China, the Wall Street Journal reports.

The Pentagon is poised to make cuts to the Army’s special-operations forces amid recruiting struggles and a shift in focus from Middle East counterterrorism operations to a threat from China.

US and UK SOF have a long and storied history of working well with one another.

Granted by Congress in the 2022 defense bill, the new authorities let Cyber Command handle matters traditionally reserved for the armed services.

“The Army is in a moment of transformation where we are really pivoting from [counterinsurgency] COIN and [counterterrorism] CT to large-scale combat operations: So, we've got to transform our force structure,” said Army Secretary Christine Wormuth.