2026 E-edition
Table of Contents
A Jumpmaster from the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School looks at his altimeter inside a C-27 aircraft during free fall training at Camp Mackall, North Carolina September 22, 2022. The military free fall parachutists jumped from 7,000 feet and landed on Luzon Drop Zone. (U.S. Army photo by K. Kassens)
- Perspectives: Parachute and Jumper Recovery (and Why the Army Should Care)
By Sergeant First Class Nathan Berry - Modern Warfare and Risk
By Chief Warrant Officer 2 Matthew van der Graaff - Supporting the Army Special Operations Forces-Space-Cyberspace Triad: Selection Criteria for Army Space Officers Supporting U.S. Special Operations Command
By Brig. Gen. Donald Brooks and Maj. Brian Hamel - The Lethality of Relationships: Understanding Culture is a Necessary Skill
By Mark Koopman, Command Sergeant Major (ret.) and Emily Stranger, PhD - Artificial Intelligence: The New Force Multiplier in Training Exercises
By Maj. Joshua Corson and Maj. Paul Kuemmerlein - From OSS to Green Berets: The Birth of Special Forces
By Aaron Bank, Col. USA (Ret.), and Reviewed by MAJ John Byrnes - Perspectives: 21st Century Hedgerow Problems
By CW2 Jonathan Scharnhorst - Beyond Words: Rethinking Language's Role in Special Operations
By Sergeant Major Michael Dean - The Impact of Digital Media on U.S. Special Operations Forces: Challenges, Perceptions, and Cultural Shifts
By Chief Warrant Officer 2 Frank Ayala - Perspectives: The Weight of War and Reclaiming Combat Agility
By CW2 Aaron McClendon - Historical Examples of Modern Warfighting Terms
By Chief Warrant Officer 2 Kristopher Carroll - Proficient at Irregular Warfare? Time to Emphasize ‘Method of Instruction’ in the U.S. Army Special Forces Regiment
By Dr. Daniel W. Ross, DM, MS, NRP - Read Resistance in Total Defense: The Role of Citizens in LSCO
By Captain Ryan Davis - Special Forces Deep Operations
By MAJ Bryan, King Special Warfare Journal - The Impact of Synchronization vs. Scrutinization in TSOC Operations
By CW2 Greg Settle Special Warfare Journal - Institutionalizing Artificial Intelligence Integration in Special Forces: The Case for a Group-Level AI Cell
By By CW3 Ernie Hansen Special Warfare Journal - The U.S. Army's Bold New Approach to Psychological Operations and Cognitive Warfare
By MAJ George Wasickanin - Relationships Forged in Fire
By CW4 William Bryant - The Relentless Pursuit of an Exceptional Experience
By CPT Robert Haggerty - General James Van Fleet: Lessons for Modern Special Operations Soldiers
By Lt. Col. Marshall McGurk - Masters of Chaos Theory: Why SOF Thrives in Ambiguity
By CW2 Michael Wood - The Joint Force in the Jungle: The Alamo Scouts Blueprint for Special Forces in Large Scale Combat Operations
By CW2 David Mueller - Perspective from the Force: SOF Sustainment for Denied Area Operations in LSCO
By CW2 Yuwei Lee - What’s Old Is New: Venezuela, Access, and the Structure of Hemispheric Competition
By CW3 Trevor A. Mayfield - Perspectives: Civil Affairs in the Civil-Military Coordination Center, Israel
By SGM Arturo Balsa - The Human Domain in an Autonomous Age
By MAJ Manuel Atiles - Outside the Wire: Information Warfare As Long-Range Effects
By Ryan McBeth - Sparking a Discussion About Transient Criminality: Excerpts from The Deceptive Delinquent to The Illusive Illicit Alien
By Dr. Christopher C. Palme - The Missing Link? Modernizing the Role of the Special Forces Company in Combat
By MAJ. Mark Thomas, SGM. Steven Lim, and CW2 Stephen Bennie Special Warfare Journal - Guns AND Butter: How SOF’s enduring relationships provide value for the Joint Force
By MAJ Bobby Kava - Has F3EAD Outlived Its Usefulness?
By Sgt. 1st Class Benjamin Clowden - Stability by Design: How ARSOF Culture Empowers the Operator and Anchors the Household
By Maureen Ragle