Special Warfare articles from November 2008

Special Warfare archives from November 2008

CA Soldiers earn awards for valor in Afghanistan.(UPDATE)
November 1, 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,...

7th SF Group soldier's family receives posthumous silver star.(UPDATE)
November 1, 2008... Gisela and Dalia Munoz, 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...

Falling into history: ODA 074 makes first combat halo jump into Iraq.
November 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In the early morning hours of May 30, 2007, an 11-man Special Forces team crept silently through an Iraqi village. Their target: a suspected terrorist with ties to traffickers in counterfeit U.S. currency and a...

Hitting the ground with coalition SOF.(Cover story)(Company overview)
November 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Defeating terrorists will require not only capturing or killing today's operatives but also influencing the conditions that will impact the vulnerability of future generations to terrorist recruiting. Through careful...

Doctrine links available online.(DOCTRINE AND TRAINING UPDATE)
November 1, 2008... There are many ways to access current doctrine. Below find instructions and locations of doctrine on the Internet: AKO Doctrine and Training On the AKO site, you can access a variety of unclassified publications, including field...

SWCS announces new psychological operations publications.(DOCTRINE AND TRAINING UPDATE)
November 1, 2008... Two new Psychological Operations publications from the JFK Special Warfare Center and School are being published by the SWCS Directorate of Training and Doctrine's Psychological Operations Division in response to the needs of PSYOP Soldiers and...

Special forces training materials available via blackboard.(DOCTRINE AND TRAINING UPDATE)
November 1, 2008... Students going through the Special Forces Qualification Course, or SFQC, as well as Soldiers already assigned to the SF operational groups, can now access training materials via the Internet. The Training Development Division of the...

Special forces.(Enlisted)
November 1, 2008... The FY 2008 Sergeant Major Promotion-Selection Board considered 458 NCOs in CMF 18 and selected 46--a 9.96-percent promotion rate, compared to 6.24 percent for the Army overall. The FY 2009 Sergeant First Class Promotion-Selection Board...

Civil affairs.(Enlisted)
November 1, 2008... Five Civil Affairs master sergeants were chosen by the FY 2008 Sergeant Major Promotion-Selection Board for promotion. Thirty-one Soldiers graduated from the Civil Affairs Qualification Course in September. CA continues to recruit Soldiers...

Psychological operations.(Enlisted)
November 1, 2008... Four Psychological Operations master sergeants were selected by the FY 2008 Sergeant Major Promotion-Selection Board for promotion to sergeant major and attendance in the Sergeants Major Academy at Fort Bliss, Texas. In July, the Army G1...

National Guard 180A recruiting in full swing.(Warrant Officer)
November 1, 2008... The Army National Guard is continuing its efforts to recruit SF warrant officers. ARNG Soldiers who are SF NCOs and are ready to take on a rewarding career as an SF warrant officer should contact their state command chief warrant officer or the...

CA, PSYOP to get expanded commend opportunities.(Officer)
November 1, 2008... Effective with the FY 2010 Colonel Command and Key Billet Centralized Selection Board, 02A (combat-arms immaterial) garrison commands will be open to officers in the CMI Affairs and Psychological Operations branches. The anticipated...

SF officers selected for SSC.(Officer)
November 1, 2008... The Army has selected or revalidated 20 Special Forces officers for attendance at one of the senior service colleges. The selection rate for SF officers was 7.65 percent. All selectees were former Command Selection List battalion commanders...

Officer promotion information.(Officer)
November 1, 2008... The FY 2009 ARSOF accession beard, targeting officers in year group 2006, will be conducted in April, and results will be released following the announcement of the results of the captain's promotion beard.

Officers may apply now for Naval Postgraduate School.(Officer)
November 1, 2008... Officers who want to apply to attend the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, Calif., in June 2009 must send their applications to the major's assignment officer, Major Jamie Hayes, at the Army Human Resources Command by Dec. 1,2008. The ARSOF...