Special Operations News – August 11, 2025
August 11, 2025 SOF News Update 0
125th Special Tactics Squadron
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SOF News
Rangers Win. The United States Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) “Best Squad Competition 2025” was won by a team from the Ranger Regiment. The competition has number of difficult events to include a 12-mile ruck march, land navigation course, and more.
SO Imperatives: From 12 to 5. The new Field Manual 3-05, Army Special Operations, has streamlined the special operations imperatives from twelve to five. The new list is a more integrated and user-friendly list that reflects the changes in the contemporary strategic environment. Read more in an article by Daniel Ross in Small Wars Journal, August 8, 2025.
https://sof.news/update/20250811/