Army Identifies 5 Special Operations Soldiers Killed in Black Hawk Crash in Mediterranean Sea
The U.S. Army has released the names of the five soldiers who died Friday evening when their MH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed into the Mediterranean Sea. The victims of the crash are Chief Warrant Officer 3 Stephen R. Dwyer, 38, of Clarksville, Tennessee; Chief Warrant Officer 2 Shane M. Barnes, 34, of Sacramento, California; Staff […]
Army Making a Mistake in Cuts to Special Operations Forces
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‘Looking for a Husband, Boyfriend, Attention’: Study Reveals Sexism Faced by Women in Army Special Operations
Women in Army special operations face “blatant sexism,” particularly among senior noncommissioned officers who say they dread the idea of working with women and would never respect a female superior, according to a lengthy internal study released by the service on Monday. There are 2,300 women serving in Army special operations — mostly in support […]
Wagner Handoff, DNA Tests: Remains of Special Forces Vet May Finally Be Coming Home from Ukraine
The remains of a Special Forces veteran killed in Ukraine this spring appear to be finally headed back to the U.S., according to his family. Nick Maimer, 45, a retired staff sergeant, was killed in the eastern city of Bakhmut in mid-May when the building he was in collapsed after an artillery strike. His death […]
Body of US Special Forces Veteran Turned Over by Russian Mercenary Group
With a big assist from Ukrainian comrades, the body of an Idaho Special Forces veteran was en route to the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv — American soil — on Friday in time for Memorial Day. Nick Maimer was killed in the embattled city of Bakhmut on May 15 or 16. After traveling to Europe, he […]
Army Special Operations Could Be Cut 10% as Military Looks to Conventional Warfare
The Army is mulling cuts to its special operations programs in the coming years, potentially trimming the forces amid a general U.S. military shift in attention to more conventional capabilities and wars. A planning process known as Total Army Analysis, which the service is using to plan its budget requests to Congress in fiscal years […]
‘That Was Nick’: Special Forces Vet Killed in Ukraine Remembered as Big-Hearted Protector
Nick Maimer’s send-off was like any other family event, filled with laughter and fond memories. The Army Special Forces veteran and Idaho native was heading to Spain to teach English in early 2022. No one at the time, not even Maimer himself, knew he would end up in the thick of war in Ukraine. The […]
Special Forces Soldiers Reveal First Details of Battle with Russian Mercenaries in Syria
Explosions flashed in the fog hanging over the Euphrates River like a coming summer storm. The continuous thunder of Russian guns pounded the American positions in a burned-out natural gas refinery in eastern Syria. Tracers crisscrossed the Syrian sky. The Special Forces soldiers felt the rumble of the explosions through the armored cabins of their […]
1st Woman to Take Top Enlisted Job at Army Special Ops
FORT BRAGG, North Carolina — The Army’s Special Operations Command will appoint its first female command sergeant major Monday, a service spokesperson confirmed to Military.com. Command Sgt. Maj. JoAnn Naumann — the current senior enlisted adviser for Special Operations-Korea — has been tapped to lead the organization, which historically has been dominated by men. Naumann’s […]
Defending a Mock Invasion of Taiwan Signals Shift for Army Special Operations After Years of Counterinsurgency
FORT BRAGG, North Carolina — Members of the U.S. Army’s Special Operations Command fired Carl Gustaf recoilless rifles, breached tunnels and operated Switchblade drones that flew with an unsettling whiz over a training area on Thursday. The exercise combined some of the hallmark tactics and weapons that were used during the Global War on Terror […]
