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FROM THE COMMANDANT
Jan 01, 2009; ... On Dec. 12, in the auditorium of the JFK Special Warfare Center and School, the 3rd Special Forces Group held the largest Silver Star Medal ceremony since the Vietnam War. Eighteen SF Soldiers received the Silver Star Medal for their actions in Afghanistan, 10 of them for a single battle in ...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Jan 01, 2009; ... Strike the Term 'Surrogate From UW Doctrine The unfortunate proliferation of the term "surrogate" in our unconventional warfare, or UW, doctrine is a good illustration of what can come of the thoughtless and unrestrained use of a popular buzzword. In current UW doctrine and ...
Special Forces Pioneer Passes Away
Jan 01, 2009; ... A U.S. Army Special Forces pioneer who fought in World War II, Korea and Vietnam, retired Colonel William M "Buzz" Miley Jr., passed away at age 86, Nov. 22, in Memphis, Term. A memorial service was held in his honor Dec. 17 at Odd Fellows Cemetery in Starkville, Miss. Miley served 31 ...
3rd SF Group recognizes more than 100 in valor ceremony
Jan 01, 2009; ... On Dec. 10, more than 100 members of the 3rd Special Forces Group received valor awards for their actions in Afghanistan. The 3rd SF Group commander, Colonel Gus Benton II, presented the awards to his men at the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School Auditorium, in ...
USSOCOM announces 2008 Medic of the Year
Jan 01, 2009; ... Sergeant First Class Eric Strand, 3rd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group, was named the United States Special Operations Command Medic of the Year during the Special Operations Medical Association's annual Mess Night Dec. 16 in Tampa Bay, FIa. Strand was chosen as the Special Forces ...
3rd SF Group Silver Star ceremony largest since Vietnam era
Jan 01, 2009; ... In one of the largest award ceremonies since the Vietnam era, the 3rd Special Forces Group awarded 19 Silver Star Medals, two Bronze Star Medals for Valor, two Army Commendation Medals for Valor and four Purple Hearts at the JFK Special Warfare Center and School Auditorium, Dec ....
CHARACTER AND THE SPECIAL FORCES SOLDIER
Jan 01, 2009; ... On a recent Friday I had the opportunity to address some of the finest Soldiers in the United States Army. These young men were graduating from the Special Forces Qualification Course - not an easy feat. Having spent 27 years in the special-operations arena, I understood their excitement and how ...
Opportunities for ARSOF Education at Fort Leavenworth
Jan 01, 2009; ... For officers in Army special-operations forces, education opportunities in Intermediate Level Education, or ILE, at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., have never been greater. Those opportunities include the SOF Studies Program, a SOF-specific ILE education track tailored for SOF field-grade ...
CLIFFHANGER
Jan 01, 2009; ... Fierce battle in the Shok Valley tests SF team's mettle There are no roads leading into the Shok Valley. A village that stands sentinel over the valley is home to one of the fiercest of the insurgent forces in Afghanistan - the Hezeb !slami al Gulbadin, or HIG. On April 6, 2008, ...
TRIBAL ENGAGEMENT IN AFGHANISTAN
Jan 01, 2009; ... There is an ongoing discussion about the merits of engagement activities - activities between coalition military forces and foreign civilian personnel - as a means of obtaining information, influencing behavior and building an indigenous base of support for coalition and government ...
TRAINING AND EDUCATING THE ARMY'S NEWEST CMF
Jan 01, 2009; ... The creation of the Civil Affairs career management field, CMF 38, in October 2006 provided better utilization, career management and promotion opportunity for enlisted Soldiers in Civil Affairs. It also created a need for Civil Affairs training under the NCO Education System, or ...
RELIEF IN PLACE: MANAGING TRANSITION OF AUTHORITY
Jan 01, 2009; ... The necessity far conservation of the fighting power of the troops requires provision far the periodic retief of units in tine.1 Anyone who has served in a Special Forces group during the last six years has certainly participated in a rotation of forces to a combat theater, even if they ...
Enlisted
Jan 01, 2009; ... Army shifts approach to training, promoting SGMs The fiscal year 2009 Command Sergeant Major/Sergeant Major/Sergeants Major Course Selection Board will be conducted June 3-24. Eligible NCOs should remember that the Army has changed the way that it selects and trains future sergeants ...
Officer
Jan 01, 2009; ... Screening improves promotion files ARSOF officers continue to remain competitive for promotion and command because of quality officer evaluation reports and because officers know when to update their Officer Record Briefs. Listed below are a few tips for screening records prior to a ...
Warrant Officer
Jan 01, 2009; ... TS clearance required for SF WOAC Attendance at the SF Warrant Officer Advance Course requires all students to possess a final top-secret clearance and be eligible for sensitive ...
DOCTRINE AND TRAINING UPDATES
Jan 01, 2009; ... PSYOP manual will describe company-level TTPs The JFK Special Warfare Center and School's Directorate of Training and Doctrine is developing a manual that will describe revised tactics, techniques and procedures for tactical Psychological Operations forces at the company level. FM ...
THE LAST FIGHTING GENERAL
Jan 01, 2009; ... THE LAST FIGHTING GENERAL The Biography of Robert Tryon Frederick DETAILS By Anne Hicks Atglen, Pa.: Schiffer Military History, 2006. ISBN: 0-7643-2430-6. 270 pages. $35. Reviewed by: Michael F. Dilley U.S. Army (ret.) A biography of Robert T. Frederick is long ...
FROM THE COMMANDANT
Nov 01, 2008; ... Since its inception in 1952, the Special Warfare Center and School has been the "Unconventional Warfare Center for Excellence," and we are currently completing the administrative steps to make that title formal. Our main effort at SWCS will continue to be producing world-class warfighters in ...
CA Soldiers earn awards for valor in Afghanistan
Nov 01, 2008; ... Three Civil Affairs Soldiers were honored for valorous service in Afghanistan during a ceremony in the JFK Auditorium, at the JFK Special Warfare Center and School, Sept. 25. Major General John F. Mulholland, incoming commanding general, U.S. Army Special Operations Command, honored each ...
7th SF Group Soldier's Family Receives Posthumous Silver Star
Nov 01, 2008; ... Gisela and Dalia Muñoz, surviving wife and daughter of Sergeant First Class Pedro A. Munoz, recently participated in a ceremony honoring his sacrifice on Jan. 2, 2005, when he was fatally wounded at Shindand, Afghanistan, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Munoz was previously ...