Growing Lethal Drone Threat is a ‘Scourge,’ Says U.S. SOCOM Commander
The “secret sauce” for Special Operations Command in quickly closing capability gaps is its acquisition executive, its top general told a House panel Wednesday.…
Document: Report to Congress on Women in Combat
The following is the Dec. 3, 2015 Congressional Research Service report, Women in Combat: Issues for Congress.…
SECDEF Carter: All Military Specialties Will Be Open To Women, Marine Objections Overruled
All military occupational specialties in all four services — including infantry and special operations forces — will be available to women…
Document: Report to Congress on U.S. Special Operations Forces
The following is the Nov. 19, 2015 Congressional Research Service report, U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF): Background and Issues for…
Document: Report to Congress on Navy Irregular Warfare and Counterterrorism Operations
The following is the Nov. 6, 2015 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Irregular Warfare and Counterterrorism Operations: Background and Issues for…
New U.K. Defense Plan: Britain Plans to Buy P-8 Poseidons, Commits to F-35 Procurement
CORRECTION: A previous version of this post stated the incorrect number of planned Type 26 frigates for the Royal Navy.…
Essay: Russia’s Military Role in Syria
The deployment of a major Russian expeditionary force to Syria in late September resulted in a flurry of public attention…
Expeditionary Mobile Base Chesty Puller May Receive SOF Upgrades Before 5th Fleet Deployment
ONBOARD USNS LEWIS B. PULLER – The Navy’s newest Afloat Forward Staging Base may include special operations capabilities when it makes…
Saudi Arabia Charting Future Defense Policy
One lesson Saudi Arabia took from its 2009 encounter with Houthis in Yemen, raiding its border posts and harassing tribes…
Document: U.S. Navy’s ‘How We Fight’
The following is the U.S. Navy’s How We Fight: Handbook for the Naval Warfighter, recently released by the service.…
Document: Report to Congress on Women in Combat
The following is the Aug. 18, 2015 Congressional Research Service report, Women in Combat: Issues for Congress.…