With their continuing aspirations to attack U.S. interests, countering violent extremist organizations in Africa remains vital to our national security.
U.S. Special Operations Command is the organization best prepared to assume leadership of the U.S. government’s paramilitary efforts that are critical to supporting its national interests, the author of this commentary says.
The U.S. has reached a new "Sputnik moment" in which the military must act to keep the nation's competitive advantage in space against adversaries such as Russia, China, and to a lesser extent, Iran and North Korea, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Monday.
Their reliefs come in the wake of WARCOM commander Rear Adm. Collin Green's push to clean up the ranks of special operators following a series of scandals at home and abroad.
A senior U.S. naval officer underlined Washington's commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific as the United States on Monday launched its first joint naval exercise with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.