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Navistar Team Unveil Special Operations Tactical Vehicle
Navistar Defense, LLC, Indigen Armor and SAIC today unveiled the team’s Special Operations Tactical Vehicle for the U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) Ground Mobility Vehicle (GMV) 1.1 program. The vehicle, on display this week at the Special Operations Forces Industry Conference in Tampa, Fl., is built on Indigen Armor’s proven Non-Standard Tactical Truck (NSTT) platform [...]
Special Operations team takes 2012 Best Ranger Competition
A team from the United States Army Special Operations Command won the 29th Annual David E. Grange Jr. Best Ranger Competition Sunday. Team 36, which consisted of Master Sgt. Kevin Foutz and Sgt. 1st Class Thomas Payne, took the top spot among the 34 Ranger teams who completed the day-three events on Harmony Church and [...]
The Future of Special Forces
Never in their history have U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF) been more respected, capable, or effective than they are today. With a series of high-profile direct action missions, punctuated by the killing of Osama bin Laden in May 2011, these elite forces have steadily risen in the public eye and earned the trust and confidence [...]
US Special Ops Command Chooses BAE Thermal Monocular
The U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) has awarded BAE Systems an $11 million contract to procure the company’s revolutionary SkeetIR thermal monocular for its forces. The combat proven monocular can be used by USSOCOM personnel in a variety of modes. “Our primary focus is to allow our operators to see the enemy before they’re seen, [...]
U.S., Afghan Forces Sign Special Operations Agreement
An agreement signed here today begins a process for Afghan national security forces to take the lead on special operations in Afghanistan. Marine Corps Gen. John R. Allen, commander of U.S. Forces Afghanistan, and Afghan Defense Minister Abdul Rahim Wardak signed a memorandum of understanding that means Afghan special operations units will lead the way [...]
Army Acquiring ‘Brown-Out’ Assistance for Helos
The U.S. Army is in the early stages of responding to an Operational Needs Statement asking for high-tech assistance for pilots to better navigate “brown-out” conditions where terrain becomes obscured. The Army plans to acquire five high-tech, 94 Gigahertz millimeter wave radar systems called Helicopter Autonomous Landing Systems, service officials said April 3 at the [...]
Air Force changes name of MC-130J
Officials announced a popular name change for the MC130J here March 9 that honors the Air Commando legacy and capitalizes on the versatility of the aircraft. “Air Force Special Operation Command MC-130Js will be equipped to fly various missions and will be called Commando II,” said Lt. Gen. Eric Fiel, the AFSOC commander, in the [...]
Lockheed MC-130J Delivers New Capability for Air Force Special Operations
Lockheed Martin today delivered the first MC-130J Combat Shadow II to the United States Air Force’s Special Operations Command (AFSOC). The aircraft was flown from Lockheed Martin Aeronautics’ facility to Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., by Lt. Gen. Eric E. Fiel, commander AFSOC. This aircraft is the first of 20 currently on order. “Today marks [...]
MC-130J rollout accelerates AFSOC recapitalization
Air Force Special Operations Command officials welcomed the latest variant of the MC-130 at a rollout ceremony held at Lockheed Martin’s Marietta, Ga., factory recently. The rollout accelerates AFSOC commander Lt. Gen. Donald C. Wurster’s priority to recapitalize the fleet by acquiring MC-130J Combat Shadow IIs to replace aircraft that have been flying combat missions [...]
