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A member of US Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment 107 aboard guided-missile destroyer USS Shoup takes a photo of a fishing vessel during the Oceania Maritime Security Initiative program in the Western Pacific (US Navy photo).
IUU Fishing by China: Roles for US Special Operations Forces
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Maritime Sabotage: Lessons Learned and Implications for Strategic Competition
A member assigned to Naval Special Warfare Group 2 conducts military dive operations off the East Coast of the United States. (U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist Jayme Pastoric/Released). The appearance of US Department of Defense (DOD) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement.
Maritime Sabotage: Lessons Learned and Implications for Strategic Competition
National Guardsmen with Company A, 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne) prepare to exit a C-130 Hercules during a night training mission over Muscatatuck, Ind.
Why Special Operations? A Risk-Based Theory
Six social media website logos overlaid on top of cartoon robots
Social Media Bots: Implications for Special Operations Forces
Photo of a mobile phone with a Bitcoin Cash wallet, Bitcoin whitepaper by Satoshi Nakamoto and Bitcoin.com pen.
Cryptocurrency: A Primer for Policy-Makers
SOFWERX Hosts Cyber Capability Expo
Cryptocurrency: Implications for Special Operations Forces
“Tank driver, Lance Corporal Mudondo Zabina, tank commander, Corporal Kyomuhendo Ballet and tank gunner Lance Corporal Otuga Maureen of the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces on their tank.
“The Cheapest Insurance in the World”? The United States and Proxy Warfare
Special Forces candidates from the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School take a knee during the evaluation and final phase of field training known as Robin Sage held in central North Carolina, Dec. 18, 2018. Robin Sage has been the litmus test for Soldiers striving to earn the Green Beret for more than 40 years.
SOF and the Future of Global Competition
BELGRADE, Serbia-A U.S. Navy SEAL assigned to Naval Special Warfare Unit 2 observes the target as a member of the Serbian Special Anti-terrorist Unit shoots in the prone position on the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon during a Special Operations Command Europe Joint Combined Exchange Training Nov. 28.
The Role of Special Operations Forces in Global Competition