Special Operations News Update – Friday, March 20, 2020
Curated news, analysis, and commentary about special operations, national defense, and conflicts around the world.
SOF News
SOF Aviator and the OBL Raid. One of the pilots on the raid into Pakistan that killed Osama bin Laden provides some background of the mission. Read “Legendary special operations aviator reveals bin Laden mission details for the first timeâ€, by Alex Quade, Military Times, March 17, 2020.
USSOCOM and Comms. Dan Goure writes about how the United States Special Operations Command has solved some communications issues with the Tactical Radio Application eXtension (TRAX). Read his article “SOCOM Has Solved the Military’s ‘Tower of Babel’ Problemâ€, RealClear Defense, March 20, 2020.
Former SF Officer to Head NCTC. President Trump has picked LTC (Ret) Chris Miller, a former Special Forces officer, to be the next director of the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC). Miller is currently the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Combating Terrorism. See “Trump taps new director for National Counterterrorism Centerâ€, The Hill, March 18, 2020. There are some national security observers who see a ‘purge’ taking place within the intel community by the Trump administration. (The Washington Post, Mar 19, 2020).
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