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MEDIA ADVISORY: Wounded Warrior races 36 hours for charity
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (USASOC News Service, Feb. 9, 2010) – Local and National Media are invited to interview Army Maj. Kent Solheim, the executive officer of 4th Battalion, 1st Special Warfare Training Group (Airborne), in reference to his participation in the Pisgah 36, a 36-hour Mountain Bike Adventure Race Feb. 19-21. More...
Special Operations Soldiers bring print, broadcast information to people of Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (Courtesy of Special Operations Command South, Feb. 8, 2010) — Providing quick, reliable information to local civilians is key to the humanitarian effort here, and the Army special operations soldiers from the Product Development Detachment play a central role in ensuring they know where to go to receive aid. More...
Brotherhood Forged in Combat
PANZER KASERNE, Germany (USASOC News Service, Feb. 8, 2010) – Within the fraternity of Army Special Forces, the brotherhood formed during the Qualification Course in the woods of Camp Mackall, N.C. can only be sealed in one way – through combat. More...
PRESS RELEASE: Three Soldiers die from IED blast
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (USASOC News Service, Feb. 5, 2010) – Three Army Special Operations Soldiers died of wounds suffered from an improvised explosive device in the Lower Dir District of Pakistan’s Northwest Frontier Province, Feb. 3. *UPDATED* More...
ARSOF Units Provide Information Support for Humanitarian Aid Surge
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti(Courtesy of Special Operations Command South Public Affairs, Feb. 4, 2010) –Army special operations elements began supporting the 82nd Airborne Division and the United Nations World Food Program, Jan. 31, as part of a two-week surge to get much needed humanitarian aid to victims of Haiti's Jan. 12 earthquake. More...
PRESS RELEASE: Special Forces Soldier killed in Afghanistan
FORT LEWIS, Wash. (USASOC News Service, Feb.3, 2010) – A U.S. Special Forces Soldier was killed when an improvised explosive device exploded during a patrol Jan. 28 in Oruzgan Province, Afghanistan. More...
PRESS RELEASE: Two Soldiers killed in Afghanistan
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (USASOC News Service, Feb. 2, 2010) – Two Army Special Operations Forces Soldiers died Jan. 29, as a result of injuries sustained during an incident in the Wardak province in Afghanistan. *UPDATED* More...
The new look of 5th Special Forces Group
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (USASOC News Service, Feb. 2, 2010) - A multi-million dollar construction project is currently under way to give the Soldiers of the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) new, specially designed buildings. These updated facilities will accommodate both growing battalions and improve the overall preparation for future missions. More...
Green Berets sharpen Mountain Warfare skills
FORT CARSON, Colo. (USASOC News Service, Jan. 30, 2010) –Day one was complete … almost.
A Green Beret skins up a short, but steep hill with a rucksack weighing more than 40 lbs., and an M4 rifle slung across his front. The snow had been falling off and on all day, and the Soldier with his team was headed back to base camp after a long day of range operations. More...
Hollywood comes to Fort Bragg
FORT BRAGG, NC (Courtesy of The Paraglide, Jan. 29, 2010) – On Saturday, the true Hollywood experience came to Fort Bragg as the installation hosted the premier of "Dear John," a movie about a Special Forces Soldier who falls in love, based on the book by Nicholas Sparks. More...
Soldiers attend State of Union address
WASHINGTON (Courtesy of the Army News Service, Jan. 29, 2010) -- While many watched President Barack Obama's first State of the Union address from their homes, several former Soldiers and a current one had seats near the first lady inside the U.S. Capitol Building. More...
ANA, CF airstrike kills insurgents in Baghlan province
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (Courtesy of CJSOTF-A, Jan. 29, 2010) – Afghan National Army and Coalition forces were attacked by insurgents in Baghlan province, Jan. 27. A Coalition aircraft responded killing more than 10 insurgents. More...
Portable ultrasound empowers Special Forces medics
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (USASOC News Service, Jan. 28, 2010) – When Dr. (Maj.) Andrew Morgan came to 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), he already knew the value of ultrasound machines from being an emergency physician at Womack Army Medical Center at Fort Bragg. More...
Don't accept that friend request
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Courtesy of ArmyLive, Jan. 25, 2010) – You log onto your computer at the end of your work day, pull up your favorite social networking profile and prepare to get connected and updated on what’s new with your friends. Scrolling through your friend requests you discover a photo of a handsome, distinguished, Army general officer. He wants YOU to be his Facebook friend. More...
Cold Weather Training in the Rockies
CRESTED BUTTE, Colo. (USASOC News Service, Jan. 21, 2010) – The Colorado Rocky Mountains saw Soldiers assigned to 3rd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Carson, Colo. enhancing their cold weather skills and conducting mountain warfare training Jan. 6-13. More...
Fallen Rangers honored at Hunter
HUNTER ARMY AIRFIELD (USASOC News Service, Jan. 21, 2010) - The names of the three fallen heroes from the 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment echoed clearly during roll call as the afternoon sun faded in the Rangers’ memorial courtyard on Hunter Army Airfield Jan. 14. More...
