![]() ![]() Read “James Bond in the Himalayas: The buried secret of Nanda Devi”, The Economic Times, August 10, 2018. In the 1960s the Central Intelligence Agency and intelligence agents of India planted a nuclear powered device that would monitor China nuclear tests. The Afghan government is counter attacking with Afghan Special Operations Kandaks (SOKs) and other elite units of the Afghan Special Security Forces (ASSF). The Taliban entered Ghazni city from many directions and have advanced to the city center. The provincial capital of Ghazni province – located south of Kabul is under attack. Many of these strikes are along the border area of Iraq and Syria. The United States has launched over 500 strikes against ISIS in the Middle East since May 2018. Read more in “Special Forces Soldiers help Afghan forces defeat ISIS in eastern Afghanistan”, Army.mil, August 9, 2018. SOF and Afghan SOF (with some good help from drones and armed aircraft) conducted a major operation to clear the Islamic State fighters from several districts. and Afghan SOF over the past two years ISKP still remains (although at significantly reduced numbers). The Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) is well-entrenched in Nangarhar province. Read more in an article in The Warzone, August 9, 2018. The tyranny of geography has a special meaning in Africa. I was the operations officer for SOCCE HOA in 2008-2009 and one of my primary responsibilities was PR in over ten countries in the AO. The air crews and ground party flew from Camp Lemonier, Djibouti to South Sudan and then on to Uganda. It was a dangerous mission with lots of complications. In July 2016 three USAF C-130s and SOF personnel rescued US personnel in South Sudan. Meghann Meyers reports on the increase in deaths related to parachute training by special operations force units. And there is more! ( Politico Magazine, August 10, 2018). He ran top secret SAP programs for DoD, was in the Phoenix program during the Vietnam War, and played an important role in the formation of USSOCOM. Read the intriguing story of Bill Cowan – a man on the run. At this year event held in early August International teams were present from South Africa, Canada, Great Britain, Italy, Netherlands, Germany, Botswana, and the Czech Republic.Ĭovert Operator, Ex-Marine, & Fox News Commentator. military as well as international parachute teams. Each year the Rhodes Island Army National Guard conducts a static line parachute competition with invitations to airborne units within the U.S. Authorities have arrested a SF soldier for forcing a woman. ( Military Times, Aug 10, 2018).įBNC GB Arrested. Special Forces team in 2009 in Afghanistan called in air strikes even though he was critically wounded. A Joint Terminal Air Controller attached to a U.S. The new commander of the Marine Corps Special Operations Command at Camp Lejeune will be in charge of the Marine Raiders for the next few years. The retired SF officer has joined Klas Telecom Government – a company that specializes in providing the DoD with lightweight, tactical communications systems. Katherine Graef, a logistics officer for SOFAFRICA has penned an article entitled “Low Density Logistics: Sustaining Special Operations Forces in Africa”, Small Wars Journal, August 2018. There is some interesting history on how the ISA was formed up. Many would end up working (after retirement) for the CIA as case officers, paramilitary officers, or in a contract capacity. Some SF folks headed to northern Virginia to serve in this unit. This would require SOF and the intelligence community working together. In the early 1980s it was recognized that the US government needed an organization that could do both clandestine and covert operations. The Army of Northern Virginia is the unofficial name of the Intelligence Support Activity (ISA). SOF News Update 20180813 – early history of the Army of Northern Virginia (ISA), video SF in Nangarhar, SF defeats ISIS in eastern Afghanistan, PKSOI going away (maybe), video of 7th SFGA Red Empire Week, Bill Cowen – covert operator, Leapfest 2018, and more. ![]()
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