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No, SOCCENT Twitter wasn’t hacked as the command initially said A screen grab showing the SOCCENT Twitter page compromised. (Twitter). Special Operations Command Central now says a curious tweet on its official account was not a hack, as it initially reported on social media. U.S. Special Operations Command Central “acknowledges a misleading post to our official Twitter account on April 24, 2021,” Army Maj. Tony Hoefler, a SOCCENT spokesman, told Military Times. “The post contained three words, “Afghanistan” “Islamic State,” in quotation marks. After review, it was determi...

Special Operations Command Blames Hacker for Tweet About Islamic State, Afghanistan U.S. soldiers overlook the eastern region of Afghanistan during Operation Sentinel Freedom from a UH-60 BlackHawk on Nov. 30, 2019. (Spc. Jeffery Harris/U.S. Army Reserve) 26 Apr 2021 U.S. Special Operations Command Central says a hacker was responsible for a "misleading message" posted to its Twitter account over the weekend. The now-deleted tweet contained only the words "Afghanistan" and "Islamic State" in quotation marks, according to screenshots shared on the social media platform. "In the past 12 hours s...

This explanation was received with some skepticism online -- to say the least. "Ok I saw the bad tweet and regret to inform you that 'hacked' does not mean 'confused the tweet box for the search box,'" one person responded, following up with several laughing emojis and a skull, suggesting the tweeter had died of laughter. In a statement Monday, SOCCENT spokesman Maj. Tony Hoefler said the prevailing theory on social media is exactly what happened. "U.S. Special Operations Command Central acknowledges a misleading post to our official Twitter account on April 24, 2021," Hoefler said. "After re...

Distinguished Senior Fellow on National Security Michael K. Nagata retired from the US Army in 2019 after 38 years of Active Duty, with 34 years in US Special Operations. His final position was Director of Strategy for the National Counterterrorism Center from 2016 to 2019. After graduating from the National War College in 2003, he served for 2 years in the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence. From 2005 to 2008, as a Special Mission Unit commander, he led multiple Joint SOF task forces across more than a dozen countries in Africa, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia. He t...

SHARE Lebanon has received three military helicopters from the US as part of attempts to boost the army’s capabilities. Washington’s ambassador to Beirut, Dorothy Shea, said it would help the army defend Lebanon. “This equipment, like donations we have made before, directly contributes to the professional capabilities of the [army], ensuring its operational readiness to defend Lebanon and its people,” she said, according to a statement by the US embassy in Lebanon released on Saturday. Lebanese Major General Milad Ishak said the handover represented the material support that showed Wa...