Special Operations News Update – Friday, July 26, 2019
July 26, 2019 SOF News Update 0
SOF News Update – A curated summary of current news, analysis, and commentary about special operations forces, national security, and conflicts from around the world. OSS, SEALs in trouble, Syrian Arab Army, hyperfit women and SOF, new SECDEF, and more.
“We have 100 percent of the caliphate, and we’re rapidly pulling out of Syria. We’ll be out of there pretty soon. And let them handle their own problems. Syria can handle their own problems — along with Iran, along with Russia, along with Iraq, along with Turkey. We’re 7,000 miles away.â€
President Trump, Cabinet meeting, July 16, 2019.
SOF News
Navy SEAL Platoon Booted from Iraq. The commander of the Special Operations Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve (SOJTF-OIR) has sent a SEAL Team 7 platoon back to the states due to drinking in a combat zone. The commander lost confidence in the team’s ability to accomplish the mission. A series of events during early July 2019 led to the expulsion from Iraq. Drinking in a combat zone violates General Order No. 1, which bans alcohol use. Some critics of the SEALs are worried about a ‘culture’ problem within the Navy’s special operations community. Read “SEAL shenanigans in the spotlight (again)â€, Navy Times, July 24, 2019.
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