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The freedoms Americans enjoy are protected by men and women willing to do extraordinarily hard things in extraordinarily dangerous places.
SOAA met with Members of Congress to discuss key issues facing the Special Operations community so lawmakers understand the realities behind the decisions they make.
Thank you to reps @PatHarriganNC, @EliCrane_CEO, @RepMcCaul, @MLuttrellTX, @JimmyPanetta, and @repdarrellissa
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Ever heard of a SWCC? It's the Navy's best-kept secret.
SWCC (Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen) are the masters of maritime dominance. Often overshadowed by the SEAL program, these are the elite boat operators you call when you need to own the maritime domain.
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On June 8, an Iranian drone struck a U.S. Apache over the Strait of Hormuz. What rescued the two-person crew wasn't a manned aircraft because that was too dangerous. It was an AI-enabled unmanned boat that found them after two hours in the water. This is the present of warfare.
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Today we honor the women who've served in uniform throughout our nation's history. Your courage, leadership, and sacrifice have shaped our military and our country. Thank you for breaking barriers and defending freedom.
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When MARSOC stood up in 2006, nobody knew if it would last. Twenty years later, it's thriving because John Dailey and Marines like him have been building it since the beginning. This is their story.
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Thoughts from Marine Raider Prime Hall who believes we should stop saying yes to everything. For the active duty members about to get out and veterans, setting healthy boundaries is essential for maintaining emotional space and positive mental health to have a successful transition into civilian life.
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When the local team cook tries his hand at American "classics," things can get interesting.
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Green Berets in Central and South America focus on foreign internal defense to combat local narcotics issues. By building relationships over many years, they effectively train, advise, and assist partner units to help them conduct successful counter-narcotics missions.
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MDMA combined with prolonged exposure therapy significantly reduces PTSD symptoms in military members and veterans. By inducing euphoria, it allows veterans to process trauma without emotional overwhelm while therapists challenge preconceived notions of their condition. But the therapy itself creates lasting change—the drug is the tool. DOD is funding research. Trump's EO will fast-track access.
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In the great debate of which Ranger Battalion is the best, Matt gives his take. Agree or disagree?
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The real reason to pick the Cheese Tortellini MRE? According to Grant, it’s all about the Skittles and Reese's that go along with it!
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The Marine Raider is the jack of all trades. From jumping out of planes in the middle of the night to enter foreign lands, whatever the mission is they are eager and ready.
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In October 2025, China imposed export controls on the battery materials that power America's military. China controls 93% of the world's anode material. When a foreign adversary controls what powers our drones and defense systems, that's a national security threat. Domestic solutions exist but action is needed now.
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Passing selection takes everything you've got. You'll need to dedicate everything you have to training as making it in Special Operations can shape your entire life.
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Tier one special operations units conduct military operations in urban terrain at unconventional locations like this closed-down hotel in Long Beach. The 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (SOAR) ran this evolution using MH-60M Black Hawks and MH-6 Little Birds to insert and extract operators in real urban environments.
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Why does this matter? Because the battlespace isn’t controlled. Operators need to train where conditions are messy, unpredictable, and as close to reality as possible. Every drill, every night operation, every extraction builds the muscle memory that keeps them alive when it counts.
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Jeremy Thompson, SOAA's Executive Director, joined the Special Operations community almost by accident. His only requirement was that he wanted to be airborne and then ended up in the 20th Special Forces Group as an intelligence analyst.
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VA study: 215 veterans with treatment-resistant depression. Nearly half saw meaningful drops in depression scores in six weeks. A quarter had scores drop by half. 15% in remission. This was thanks to ketamine. Not theoretical. Real results. Real veterans.
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New SOCOM study: SOF personnel face 18% higher cancer risk than conventional forces across 231,000 service members. The silver lining is a 40% lower mortality rate, but more research is needed to understand exposure impacts and prevention strategies.
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Women on Cultural Support Teams brought operational capabilities to SOF that male operators could not. They accessed populations unreached for a decade. They revealed threats that teams missed. They gathered intelligence that changed missions. They operated under fire with the same risks as their male teammates. Coming home, they fought to prove their service counted. The Jax Act exists to correct that gap.
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