Special Operations News – Monday, May 19, 2025
May 19, 2025 SOF News Update 0
SOF News
Skyraider II Planes. An L3Harris executive states that US Special Operations Command could request more of the prop planes than orginally planned. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) has already received five of the OA-1K Skyraider II close air support planes. Breaking Defense, May 9, 2025.
JTF-Micronesia and a Navy SEAL. A new commander for Joint Task Force-Micronesia has taken charge of a unit that oversees U.S. military operations across the southwestern Pacific Ocean. Rear Adm. Joshu Lasky took command of the unit that was founded last year with the mission of coordinating defense and humanitarian missions in the region. Lasky completed Basic Underwater Demolition / SEAL training with Class 223 in June 1999. He has served in several SEAL units as well as in higher commands. “Navy SEAL takes command of year-old Joint Task Force-Micronesia”, by Alex Wilson, Stars and Stripes, May 15, 2025.
International SOF Commander’s Forum. During Special Operations Forces Week 2025 in Tampa, Florida a forum was held with 311 participants from 61 countries that was designed to foster generational relationships within the global SOF community. (DVIDS, May 12, 2025).
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