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A U.S. special forces soldier sets off a traditional explosive charge that's noticeably larger then recently-developed breaching charges, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024, at at Fort Liberty in Fayetteville, N.C. A U.S. special forces soldier sets off a reshaped explosive charge that's noticeably smaller to reduce its blowback on troops, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024, at at Fort Liberty in Fayetteville, N.C. Special Operations Command is developing ways to better protect warfighters and evaluate their health risks, particularly during training. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

With brain injuries a growing problem, the U.S. military tests how to protect troops from blasts

Associated Press

The Pentagon is seen from Air Force One as it flies over Washington, March 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) **FILE**

GAO watchdogs question rationale for more special operations planes for Pentagon

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Members of U.S. Special Operations Command Korea and South Korea's Army Special Warfare Command take part in a joint maritime infiltration training as part of the Ulchi Freedom Shield (UFS) exercise, at a shore in Yangyang, northern South Korea, Monday, Aug. 28, 2023. (Kim Hong-ji/Pool Photo via AP) ** FILE **

U.S. warfare takes shape like nothing ever before; special units train for varied fronts

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

The Pentagon is seen in this aerial view made through an airplane window in Washington, Jan. 26, 2020. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Pentagon should delay buying new planes for Special Operations Command, advises GAO

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

U.S. Navy SEALs in action. (U.S. Navy photo)

Special Operations Command gets 1st diversity chief

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

General orders ethics review of US special operations forces

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

In this Feb. 12, 2009, photo, the Pentagon is seen from Air Force One. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) ** FILE **

House lawmakers want Air Force, Special Ops to cooperate on new attack plane

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Members of SEAL Team 18 perform a demonstration. (U.S. Navy photo)

Special ops command to study misconduct problem

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2015, file photo, Vice President Joe Biden listens at left, as President Barack Obama speaks about the Islamic State group in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. The White House sought to show that the array of U.S. military actions on President Barack Obama’s watch have been on solid legal footing, with a new report on Dec. 5, 2016, shedding light on how an evolving interpretation of a 9/11-era law has been used to justify new and emerging threats overseas. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Obama defends counterterrorism plan before handover to Trump

By KEVIN FREKING and JOSH LEDERMAN - Associated Press

Revision Military brought a prototype of its Kinetic Operations Suit to the Special Operations Forces Industry Conference in Tampa, Florida. (Image: YouTube, Revision Military)

‘Iron Man’ suit pitched to SOCOM by firms vying for armor contract

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

A female member of the U.S. armed forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo)

Navy SEALs see no barrier to women in combat ranks

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

House Armed Services Committee Chairman Rep. Mac Thornberry, Texas Republican. (Associated Press) ** FILE*

Inside the Ring: House funding bill targets Russian information warfare in Ukraine

By Bill Gertz

** FILE ** (United States Special Operations Command)

Special ops troops doubt women can do the job, surveys find

By Lolita C. Baldor - Associated Press

Image: General Dynamics Corporation.

Special Forces to test new ultralight truck for complex missions

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

Illustration on the growing radical Islamist activity in the western hemisphere by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

POBLETE: Terrorist threats in the Americas

By Yleem D.S. Poblete

** FILE ** (United States Special Operations Command)

Breaking special forces: Obama nominee Gen. Joseph Votel warns that elite troops may be ‘fraying’

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

Votel

Keeping WMDs from terrorists is top priority for Votel at Special Operations Command

By Alex Quade — Special to The Washington Times

U.S. Army Rangers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, fire at an enemy bunker during Task Force Training on Camp Roberts, Calif., Feb. 1, 2014. Rangers constantly train to maintain their tactical proficiency. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Steven Hitchcock)

Troops left to fend for themselves after Army was warned of flaws in M4 carbine assault rifle

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

**FILE** Osama bin Laden is pictured here in Afghanistan in April, 1998. (Associated Press)

Osama bin Laden photos ordered destroyed despite public records request

By Stephen Braun - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 5, 2013, file photo, Navy Adm. William McRaven, commander, U.S. Special Operations Command, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. A newly-released email shows that 11 days after the killing of terror leader Osama bin Laden in 2011, McRaven ordered subordinates to destroy any photographs of the al-Qaida founder's corpse or turn them over to the CIA. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Email shows effort to shield bin Laden photos

By STEPHEN BRAUN - Associated Press