In a first, an Air Force officer assigned to the U.S. Special Operations Command Africa (SOCAFRICA) has been inducted into the Space Force. Air Force Captain Santiago Duque-Ayala, a Field Ordering Officer (FOO) Program Manager, was chosen for lateral transfer to the U.S. military’s newest service. He is now a Space Force Acquisition Officer. The […]
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Special Forces deploy to Mozambique to help against ISIS
Off DutyThe Pentagon has sent Special Forces teams in Mozambique to train the country’s security forces against an insurgent terrorist threat. The Green Berets from the 3rd Special Forces Group have deployed in the African country to train the country’s special operations forces in counterterrorism and counterinsurgency. Their Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET) is expected to […]
SEAL Team 6 rescues American hostage in Nigeria
FeaturedIn the early morning hours of Saturday, October 31, Navy SEALs rescued an American hostage in Northern Nigeria. Operators from SEAL Team 6 rescued Philipe Nathan Walton, an American farmer living in Niger. The assault force suffered no casualties, while all but one of the captors were killed, according to ABC News, which broke the […]
Special operators in Europe are at the tip of American diplomacy
Military AffairsRecently, special operators from Naval Special Warfare and Air Force Special Warfare units assigned to the Special Operations Command Africa (SOCAFRICA) conducted interoperability training with the USS Hershel “Woody” Williams, an expeditionary sea base, in the Mediterranean. CV-22 helicopters from the 352nd Special Operations Wing and two combat craft assault (CCA) boats operated by Special […]
A look back on CSM Lyle H. Marsh’ Special Forces career
FeaturedIn late August, Command Sergeant Major Lyle H. Marsh, the senior enlisted leader of Special Operations Command Africa (SOCAFRICA), retired from the Army after 35 years in service. His career offers the opportunity to reflect on some key moments in Special Operations history but also to appraise the current situation in Africa. CSM Marsh began […]
