Special Operations News Update – Nov 7, 2022
November 7, 2022 SOF News Update 0
CV-22 21st SOS
Curated news, analysis, and commentary about special operations, national security, and conflicts around the world.
SOF News
SOF Base in Syria Under Attack. A remote U.S. special operations base in Syria along the Iraq and Jordan border has been targeted by Iranian-backed militias. In a recent attack on the Al-Tanf (Google maps) garrison three Americans were wounded in a rocket attack. The base was established in 2016 and sits along the M2 Baghdad-Damascus highway. It is a launchpad for CT missions, intelligence monitoring platform, and base for training activities. “A secretive US special-operations base in Syria is taking fire from a shadowy Middle East war”, by Rachel Nostrant, Business Insider, November 1, 2022.
From College Football Star to Silver Star Recipient. After graduating from Kansas State University where he played football, a Antonio Gonzalez decided to join the Army. He went infantry and several years later would be a member of the 7th Special Forces Group. Read about his career in SF. “For Veterans Day, war hero recounts lives saved in Afghanistan”, Army.mil, November 2, 2022.
Air Force Commandos – the Fight Isn’t Over for Some. Combat Control Team (CCT) members had a difficult job over the past twenty years operating alongside their special operations colleagues from the Navy SEALs and Special Forces. But the struggles continue even though the GWOT fight seems to be over. Many former combat controllers, leaving the community they lived with for so long, are now in civilian life – without the support of their fellow comrades. But there is help available. The First There Foundation provides support. “These Air Force commandos saved troops under fire for years. Now they are fighting to save their buddies”, Task and Purpose, November 2, 2022.
https://sof.news/update/20221107/
