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Stealth, speed, and adaptability: The role of special operations forces in strategic competition

Table of contents Executive summary Introduction ​Background: What makes special operations forces “special”? How are US Special Operations Forces organized today? The five SOF truths USSOF’s twelve core activities USSOF’s role prior to and during conflict History of USSOF: SOF’s evolving purpose and how its history lends to competition today The creation of USSOF and

Here’s what F-16s will (and will not) mean for Ukraine’s fight against Russia 

After months of deliberation over supplying advanced fighter aircraft to Ukraine, Denmark and the Netherlands jointly agreed earlier this week to send Ukraine F-16 fighter jets after the United States signaled it would support the transfer. The timeline for Ukraine receiving these supersonic jets is predicated on Ukrainian pilots and ground crew completing training on