| Soldiers test their skills to aid shelter |
| 1st SFG (A) ‘cans’ Canadians; beat northern neighbors 7-0 |
| PSYOP Soldiers remember fallen Afghan hero |
| 4th POG celebrates 1st PSYOP Week |
| Connelly inspection team visits Panzer DFAC Army’s culinary awards program recognizes best in Army |
| Unit “translates” hard work into success |
| Iraqi Special Operations Forces, U.S. Special Forces Detain Terrorist Cell Leader and Three Suspects in Separate Raids BALAD (Courtesy of CJSOTF-AP Public Affairs, Dec. 27, 2007) – Iraqi Special Operations Forces, with U.S. Special Forces as advisors, detained a suspected Al Qaeda in Iraq terrorist cell leader and three additional suspects in two separate raids Dec. 26. |
| Iraqi Police, U.S. Special Operations Forces detain 2 suspected extremists in Ramadi BALAD, Iraq (Courtesy of Multi-National Corps Iraq Public Affairs, Dec. 27, 2007) – Iraqi Police and U.S. Special Operations Forces detained two suspected extremists during operations Dec. 24 and 25 in the city of Ramadi. The operations were part of a series to capture individuals believed to be involved in the capture of U.S. Soldiers earlier this year. |
| Iraqi Special Operations Forces, U.S. Special Forces detain terrorist weapons dealer BALAD, Iraq (Courtesy of Multi-National Corps Iraq Public Affairs, Dec. 26, 2007) – Iraqi Special Operations Forces, advised by U.S. Special Forces, detained a suspected terrorist weapons dealer during a Dec. 25 raid in Baghdad. |
| Iraqi Special Operations Forces, U.S. Special Forces Detain Terrorist Weapons Dealer BALAD (Courtesy of CJOTF-AP Public Affairs, Dec 26. 2007) – Iraqi Special Operations Forces, advised by U.S. Special Forces, detained a suspected terrorist weapons dealer during a Dec. 25 raid in Baghdad. |
| Iraqi Police, U.S. Special Operations Forces Detain Two Suspected Terrorists in Ramadi BALAD (Courtesy of CJSOTF-AP Public Affairs, Dec. 25, 2007) – Iraqi Police, advised by U.S. Special Operations Forces, detained two suspected terrorists in operations Dec. 23 and 24 in the city of Ramadi. |
| Iraqi Special Operations Forces, U.S. Special Forces Detain Two Criminal Extremists Near Abu Saydah as Saghir BALAD (Courtesy of CJSOTF-AP Public Affairs, Dec. 24, 2007) – Iraqi Special Operations Forces, advised by U.S. Special Forces, detained two suspected criminal extremists during a Dec. 24 raid near the Iraqi village of Abu Saydah as Saghir, northeast of Baqubah in Diyala Province. |
| ANSF discover stockpile of anti-personnel mines in Nangarhar BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (CJTF-82 Public Affairs, Dec. 20, 2007) – Afghan National Security Forces, assisted by Coalition forces, discovered a weapons cache of anti-personnel mines near Shadal Village, Sphingar District, Nangarhar Province, Dec. 17. |
| Iraqi Army Division Soldiers, U.S. Special Forces Capture Known Arms Dealer, Terrorist Cell Leader in Two Separate Operations BALAD (Courtesy of CJSOTF-AP Public Affairs, Dec. 18, 2007) – Iraqi Army Division Soldiers, advised by U.S. Special Forces, captured a known arms dealer in an operation in the Kirkuk Province Dec. 17 and a known terrorist cell leader Dec. 14 in Ba’ajah. |
| Iraqi Forces, U.S. Special Forces Detain Extremist Crime Leader, Corrupt Iraqi Police Captain in Separate Operations BALAD (Courtesy of CJSOTF-AP Public Affairs, Dec. 17, 2007) – Iraqi Forces, advised by U.S. Special Forces, detained an extremist criminal leader and a corrupt Iraqi Police official believed to support terrorist activities in two separate raids Dec. 13. |
| Well Project Brings Gift of Life to Five Villages BAGHDAD (Courtesy of CJSOTF-AP Public Affairs, Dec. 17, 2007) – Cradled in his hands, Hamzah Zayd Kazim held the promise of a new beginning. The plastic bottle held nothing more than water drawn from a small hole tunneling more than 30 feet underground. But to the people living around the Iraqi village of Sedamine, the bottle held much more than just water. It meant regaining their livelihood and independence. |
| Iraqi Forces, U.S. Special Forces detain Al Qaeda in Iraq terrorist cell leader BALAD (Courtesy of CJSOTF-AP Public Affairs, Dec. 12, 2007) – Iraqi Forces, advised by U.S. Special Forces, detained a suspected Al Qaeda in Iraq terrorist cell leader who is believed to command more than 300 terrorists during a raid near Karmah Dec. 11. |
| USASOC welcomes new senior enlisted Soldier FORT BRAGG, N.C. (USASOC News Service, Dec. 11, 2007) – The United States Army Special Operations Command welcomed a new senior enlisted Soldier yesterday during a change of responsibility ceremony at Meadows Field. |
| 1st Special Forces Group wins shooting competition FORT LEWIS, Wash. (USASOC News Service, Dec. 10, 2007) - On a day forecasters had called for rain, it was all sunshine for shooters of the 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) at a shooting competition here Dec. 6.  |
| SOCOM warrior takes 7th SFG (A) helm FORT BRAGG, N.C. (USASOC News Service, December 10, 2007) – Members of the 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) family gathered at Meadows Field Dec. 7 to honor one veteran Special Forces officer’s service and welcome another during the Group’s change of command ceremony. |
| Taliban extremists detained in Kandahar Province BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (Courtesy of CJTF-82 Public Affairs, Dec. 10, 2007) – Afghan forces detained three Taliban extremist and secured a weapon cache during a combat operation last night in western Kandahar. |
| Top USASOC NCO gives final thoughts FORT BRAGG, N.C. (USASOC News Service, Dec. 7 , 2007) – Since the beginning of the Global War on Terrorism there have been many changes in the Army Special Operations community. At the forefront of many of those changes was Command Sgt. Maj. Michael T. Hall, who has served as the command sergeant major of the U.S. Army Special Operations Command since November 2001. |
| 1st SFG (A) and Canadians begin Menton Week Celebration FORT LEWIS, Wash. (USASOC News Service, Dec. 6, 2007) – In a short ceremony at the 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) Memorial Wall here, soldiers of 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), the Canadian Special Operations Forces Command and the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry formally began Menton Week Dec. 4. |
| 1st SFG (A) ‘cans’ Canadians; beat northern neighbors 7-0 FORT LEWIS, Wash. (USASOC News Service, Dec. 6, 2007) – When Jordan Veasey stepped in as the goalie for the Canadian team in what was dubbed a “friendly soccer match,” he got more than he bargained for. |
| PRESS RELEASE: Historians embark on Camp Mackall project FORT BRAGG, N.C. (USASOC News Service, Dec. 5, 2007) -- As U.S. Army Special Operations Command closes in on its 18th anniversary, the Command History office is aggressively working on a comprehensive history of Camp Mackall. |
| ANSF leads humanitarian mission in Kandahar Province BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (Courtesy of CJTF-82 Public Affairs, Dec. 4, 2007) – Afghan National Security Forces planned and executed two humanitarian-aid operations in Kandahar Province late last month. |
| Coalition precision strike kills several militants in Helmand BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (Courtesy of CJTF-82 Public Affairs, Dec. 3, 2007) – Several militants were killed during a Coalition forces operation Sunday in Helmand Province targeting Taliban command-and-control networks in the area. |
