Special Warfare articles from September 2008

Special Warfare archives from September 2008

From the commandant.
September 1, 2008... For more than 50 years, the JFK Special Warfare Center and School has been training the Soldiers at the tip of the spear. Over the past seven years, our instruction in counterinsurgency has been honed and refined by operations on the...

160th SOAR aviator receives Distinguished Service Cross.(UPDATE)
September 1, 2008... During a ceremony on July 11 at Fort Campbell, Ky., Chief Warrant Officer 5 David F. Cooper, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, became the first Night Stalker in the unit's history, and the only living aviator, to receive the...

3rd SF Group welcomes new commander.(UPDATE)
September 1, 2008... Colonel Gus Benton II took the reins of the 3rd Special Forces Group from Colonel Christopher K. Haas during a change-of-command ceremony July 10 on Fort Bragg's Meadows Field. After having served with the 3rd SF Group for two years and two...

Binford takes command of 1st SF Group.(UPDATE)
September 1, 2008... Hundreds of Green Berets and support Soldiers from the 1st Special Forces Group assembled in formation at Watkins Field, Fort Lewis, Wash., July 16 as two veteran Special Forces officers conducted the group's change-of-command ceremony. ...

Fallen SF Soldier receives posthumous Silver Star Medal.(UPDATE)
September 1, 2008... The family of a 3rd Special Forces Group Soldier received his posthumous Silver Star Medal during a ceremony at Fort Bragg, N.C., July 14. Members of Company B, 2nd Battalion, 3rd SF Group, honored their fallen comrade, memorialized his...

1st SF Group awards Silver Star Medals.(UPDATE)
September 1, 2008... Members of the 1st Special Forces Group, Fort Lewis, Wash., gathered July 16 for the awarding of Silver Star Medals to two Soldiers, honoring each for bravery during Operation Iraqi Freedom last year. Sergeant 1st Class Chad M. Kite and...

Warmack to lead 95th CA Brigade.(UPDATE)(Civil Affairs' Michael J. Warmack)
September 1, 2008... Colonel Ferdinand Irizzary II passed command of the 95th Civil Affairs Brigade to Colonel Michael J. Warmack during a change-of-command ceremony at Meadows Memorial Field Aug. 1. The 95th CA Brigade is the Army's only active-duty Civil Affairs...

SF Soldier earns Frederick Award.(UPDATE)
September 1, 2008... Sergeant 1st Class Sean Howie, 10th Special Forces Group, was awarded the 2008 First Special Service Force Frederick Award for his professional excellence and courage under fire during a deployment to Samarra, Iraq, in 2007. The Special...

USASOC Soldier/NCO of the Year honored.(UPDATE)
September 1, 2008... The U.S. Army Special Operations Command announced the winners of its 2008 Noncommissioned Officer and Soldier of the Year competition in a ceremony July 17. Sergeant 1st Class Steven J. Kroll, a Special Forces instructor from the 4th...

Into Africa: CA teams expand operation enduring freedom into Chad.(Civil Affairs)(Cover story)
September 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] During the six years of the war on terror, the most significant evolution has been the transition of operations from the direct to the indirect approach. Many Americans are familiar with Operation Enduring...

Naval postgraduate school: training special operations personnel for certainty; educating for uncertainty.(Company overview)
September 1, 2008... Since its inception in 1992, the Special Operations Master's Degree Program, or SOMDP, has trained more than 550 officers to fill key staff and leadership positions in the Department of Defense. While the curriculum has evolved over time, the...

Selection board set.(CAREER NOTES: Enlisted)
September 1, 2008... The Fiscal Year 2009 Sergeant First Class Selection Board will convene in February 2009. With the continuing increased OPTEMPO, Soldiers should keep their Official Military Personnel Folder, DA photo and Enlisted Record Brief updated as part of...

CMF 18 poised to support growth of SF groups.(CAREER NOTES: Enlisted)
September 1, 2008... The strength of CMF 18 is at an all-time high because of the unprecedented growth the force has experienced in the last two years. The production of new Special Forces Qualification Course graduates from the JFK Special Warfare Center and...

Special Forces selected for pilot of Army Career Tracker.(CAREER NOTES: Enlisted)
September 1, 2008... CMF 18 has been designated as one of two CMFs to pilot the new Army Career Tracker, or ACT. ACT will allow Soldiers to gather information about career choices available to them and to map out goals for their careers. Leaders will be able to use...

SF warrant officer recruiting mission approved.(CAREER NOTES: Warrant Officer)
September 1, 2008... The recruiting mission for Special Forces warrant officer, MOS 180A, has been approved for FY 2009. The mission is determined each year for subsequent fiscal years through an analytical process that considers all impacts on the force, both...

Instructors needed for SF Warrant Officer Institute.(CAREER NOTES: Warrant Officer)
September 1, 2008... The newly formed Warrant Officer Institute is looking for qualified SF warrant officers to serve as instructors at both the Warrant Officer Technical and Tactical Certification Course, or WOTTC, and the Warrant Officer Advanced Course, or WOAC....

Warrant officer accession board scheduled.(CAREER NOTES: Warrant Officer)
September 1, 2008... The U.S. Army Recruiting Command will conduct three active-duty warrant officer accession-selection boards for potential 180As in FY 2009. Accession-selection board dates are Nov. 17 - 21, Jan. 12-16, 2009, and July 13-17, 2009. For more...

National Guard seeking SF warrant officer candidates.(CAREER NOTES: Warrant Officer)
September 1, 2008... Army National Guard recruiting efforts remain high for SF warrant officers. If you are a CMF 18 NCO in the ARNG and are ready to take on a challenging and rewarding career as a SF warrant officer, contact your state CCWO or the 180A proponent...

Training team commands are now key developmental positions.(CAREER NOTES: Officer)
September 1, 2008... Currently, there are more than 2,000 officers serving on transition teams advising, training and supporting the Iraqi and Afghan security forces. To ensure that the best possible officers are selected to serve on these teams, the Chief of...

ILE credit available for NPS.(CAREER NOTES: Officer)
September 1, 2008... On July 13, the Department of Army G3/5/7, Lieutenant General James D. Thurman, approved the granting of credit for intermediate level education, or ILE, to Army officers who attend the Naval Postgraduate School, or NPS. To receive ILE credit,...