http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/U_S_Army_Special_Operations_CommandFind stories, videos, and photos about U.S. Army Special Operations Command from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:37:15 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/02/washington.soldiers.killed/tztop.soldiers.philippines.jpghttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/U_S_Army_Special_Operations_Command14433Find stories, videos, and photos about U.S. Army Special Operations Command from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/02/washington.soldiers.killed/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/02/washington.soldiers.killed/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo U.S. Army Special Forces soldiers were killed by a homemade bomb while supporting anti-terror operations on an island in the southern Philippines, Army officials said Thursday.Sat, 03 Oct 2009 01:01:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/josh_gross/09/25/ray.sefo.strikeforce/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/josh_gross/09/25/ray.sefo.strikeforce/index.htmlInside the confines of Randy Couture's Las Vegas, Ray Sefo has spent the past 18 months unlearning what he spent a lifetime perfecting.Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/08/07/US.military.electrocutions/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/08/07/US.military.electrocutions/index.html#cnnSTCTextThere will be no criminal charges filed in the death of a Green Beret who was electrocuted in his quarters in Iraq last year, the Department of Defense said Friday.Fri, 07 Aug 2009 22:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/27/military.electrocutions/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/27/military.electrocutions/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Green Beret sergeant was electrocuted in Iraq in 2008 because of failures by the U.S. military and a major defense contractor, which did not properly ground and inspect electrical equipment, according to a Pentagon report out Monday.Mon, 27 Jul 2009 23:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/01/22/soldier.electrocuted/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/01/22/soldier.electrocuted/index.html#cnnSTCTextA U.S. Army Criminal Investigations Division investigator has recommended changing the official manner of death for a soldier electrocuted while showering at his base in Iraq from "accidental" to "negligent homicide," according to an e-mail from the investigator obtained by CNN.Thu, 22 Jan 2009 23:05:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1832331,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1832331,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsMilitary contracts in the Iraq theater have cost taxpayers at least $85 billion, according to a Congressional Budget Office reportWed, 13 Aug 2008 14:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1829759,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1829759,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsArmy prosecutors said Tuesday they plan to seek a murder charge against a Special Forces soldier accused of killing and mutilating the body of a civilian in southern AfghanistanTue, 05 Aug 2008 23:40:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1827818,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1827818,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAuthorities aren't saying much about the death of a pregnant soldier whose body was found in a motel bathtub in Fayetteville more than a month agoWed, 30 Jul 2008 14:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/07/25/guilty.mayor/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/07/25/guilty.mayor/index.html#cnnSTCTextFormer Atlantic City Mayor Robert Levy was sentenced to three years probation and fined $5,000 Friday after pleading guilty in November 2007 to defrauding the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:26:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1819079,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1819079,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAuthorities investigating the death of a pregnant Fort Bragg soldier say they are treating the case as a homicideMon, 30 Jun 2008 17:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/06/29/pregnant.soldier/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/06/29/pregnant.soldier/index.html#cnnSTCTextAuthorities identified a soldier in training as a person of interest in the death of a pregnant soldier found in a North Carolina motel room, a military official said.Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/06/28/pregnant.soldier/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/06/28/pregnant.soldier/index.html#cnnSTCTextAuthorities have identified a soldier in training as a person of interest in the death of a pregnant soldier in North Carolina, a military official said. Plus, a North Carolina newspaper received a letter purportedly from the soldier's killer.Sun, 29 Jun 2008 11:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/05/28/soldier.electrocutions/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/05/28/soldier.electrocutions/index.html#cnnSTCTextA highly decorated Green Beret, Staff Sgt. Ryan Maseth died a painful death in Iraq this year. He died not on the battlefield. He died in what should have been one of the safest spots in Iraq: on a U.S. base, in his bathroom.Thu, 29 May 2008 01:24:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1737756,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1737756,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAmerica's foreign wars are making such heavy use of the nation's special ops soldiers that they cannot fulfill their roles in other parts of the world, a military official saysTue, 06 May 2008 14:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/28/assault.rifle/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/28/assault.rifle/index.html#cnnSTCTextNo piece of equipment is more crucial to a soldier in the field than his rifle. And America's most elite troops are about to get a new series of rifles designed for their unique and dangerous missions.Mon, 03 Mar 2008 18:22:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/01/25/soldiers.charged/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/01/25/soldiers.charged/index.html#cnnSTCTextFour active-duty U.S. soldiers -- three of them elite Army Rangers -- have been arrested and charged with planning to rob drug traffickers.Sat, 26 Jan 2008 11:49:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/11/01/atlantic.city.mayor/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/11/01/atlantic.city.mayor/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe former mayor of Atlantic City pleaded guilty Thursday to defrauding the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs out of nearly $25,000 for false claims about his military service during the Vietnam War, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office in New Jersey.Fri, 02 Nov 2007 02:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/10/mayor.resigns/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/10/mayor.resigns/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe mayor of Atlantic City, New Jersey, who is the target of a federal investigation into his military disability payments, has resigned after being missing from work for two weeks, his attorney said Wednesday.Wed, 10 Oct 2007 15:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/03/26/tillman/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/03/26/tillman/index.htmlNine military officers, including four generals, will face "corrective action" for making critical mistakes in the aftermath of the friendly fire death of Cpl. Pat Tillman, military officials said Monday.Mon, 26 Mar 2007 19:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/03/23/tillman.death/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/03/23/tillman.death/index.htmlPentagon officials say a Defense Department investigation will recommend that nine officers be held accountable for the aftermath of the friendly-fire death of Army Ranger Pat Tillman, according to The Associated Press.Sat, 24 Mar 2007 00:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/03/19/quade.btsc/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/03/19/quade.btsc/index.htmlThe U.S. Air Force's Combat Search and Rescue community is close-knit, secretive, tight.Mon, 19 Mar 2007 13:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/03/15/search.rescue/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/03/15/search.rescue/index.htmlAs a member of the U.S. Air Force's elite Combat Search and Rescue team, "Dan," a pararescueman, or PJ, is used to saving the lives of fellow U.S. and coalition troops in battlefield situations. But last month, he was the one in need of rescue.Thu, 15 Mar 2007 20:39:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/12/07/news/companies/iraq_study_group_bestseller/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/12/07/news/companies/iraq_study_group_bestseller/index.htmWhile there is much debate over the findings of the Iraq Study Group released Wednesday, a book form of the panel's findings has already become a best seller.Thu, 07 Dec 2006 11:46:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/07/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/07/iraq.main/index.htmlFive U.S. soldiers from the 75th Ranger Regiment have been accused of beating detainees in Iraq, the U.S. military said Monday.Mon, 07 Nov 2005 08:21:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Movies/08/12/ew.mov.skeleton/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Movies/08/12/ew.mov.skeleton/index.htmlZombies are, if anything, overrepresented in today's movie marketplace. Yet the spiritual tradition that invented them -- Afro-Caribbean voodoo -- rarely gets the spotlight, serving mostly as a genre backdrop for all-too-familiar stories about good-looking white people in over their heads (e.g., "Angel Heart").Fri, 12 Aug 2005 15:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/07/24/afghanistan.attack/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/07/24/afghanistan.attack/index.htmlA U.S. soldier died Sunday and a second was wounded when their unit was attacked by 15 to 20 suspected insurgents in southwestern Afghanistan, the U.S. military said.Sun, 24 Jul 2005 11:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/07/03/afghan.missing/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/07/03/afghan.missing/index.htmlOne member of a U.S. special operations reconnaissance team missing in Afghanistan since Tuesday has been rescued, a U.S. official told CNN.Sun, 03 Jul 2005 14:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/07/02/afghan.missing/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/07/02/afghan.missing/index.htmlThe U.S. military was devoting "all available assets" Saturday in an attempt to find a small number of U.S. Special Forces who have been missing in Afghanistan for four days, shortly after a helicopter carrying their reinforcements crashed, killing 16 service members.Sat, 02 Jul 2005 08:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/07/01/afghan.crash/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/07/01/afghan.crash/index.htmlMilitary officials said Friday that a small number of U.S. special operations forces remain unaccounted for after an Army helicopter crashed three days ago along the Afghan-Pakistan border while attempting to provide reinforcements.Fri, 01 Jul 2005 11:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/06/30/afghan.crash/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/06/30/afghan.crash/index.htmlCoalition forces have recovered all 16 bodies of the servicemen killed in a helicopter crash Tuesday near the Afghan-Pakistan border, according to the U.S. military.Thu, 30 Jun 2005 09:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/06/29/afghan.crash/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/06/29/afghan.crash/index.htmlThe U.S. military helicopter that crashed along the Afghan-Pakistani border came under hostile fire before it went down, a U.S. military spokesman said Wednesday.Wed, 29 Jun 2005 04:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/06/28/afghan.crash/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/06/28/afghan.crash/index.htmlRescuers were battling darkness to reach eastern Afghanistan's Hindu Kush mountains, where a U.S. military helicopter carrying more than a dozen troops went down Tuesday.Tue, 28 Jun 2005 18:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/04/07/afghan.crash/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/04/07/afghan.crash/index.htmlThirteen of the 16 people confirmed killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan on Wednesday were U.S. service members, the American military said Thursday.Thu, 07 Apr 2005 12:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/01/21/special.ops.pentagon/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/01/21/special.ops.pentagon/index.htmlThe Pentagon has approved an incentives package designed to retain special operations troops in the military, Pentagon officials said Friday.Sat, 22 Jan 2005 00:42:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/08/25/cleland/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/08/25/cleland/index.html"We're asking George Bush today to put up or shut up," former Democratic Senator and Vietnam War veteran Max Cleland said in Crawford, Texas, as he tried to deliver a letter to the president signed by several current U.S. senators -- all veterans -- asking the president to denounce the swift boat attack ads against John Kerry.Wed, 25 Aug 2004 21:06:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/07/26/377180/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/07/26/377180/index.htmOh, what a lovely war it's been for security contractors in Iraq. Taking on the many military tasks outsourced by the stretched-thin Pentagon, they have profited from a battle-zone gold rush: an i...Mon, 26 Jul 2004 04:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/07/21/cia.passaro.court/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/07/21/cia.passaro.court/index.htmlA federal judge agreed Wednesday to set up procedures to help keep secret what the CIA may have been doing in the mountains of Afghanistan when one of its independent contractors allegedly beat a detainee who died a day later.Wed, 21 Jul 2004 22:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/06/04/remembering.storming/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/06/04/remembering.storming/index.htmlNathan Reed, a frail 86-year-old man who now wears gloves to protect his hands from hot coffee cups, may be one of the bravest souls you'll ever meet.Fri, 04 Jun 2004 20:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/04/30/tillman/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/04/30/tillman/index.htmlA Silver Star has been awarded posthumously to Cpl. Pat Tillman, the former football player who died last week after returning to an ambush to save the remainder of his platoon, Army Special Operations Command said Friday.Fri, 30 Apr 2004 17:23:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2002/06/01/324583/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2002/06/01/324583/index.htmIn 1998, when semiconductor maker CirrusLogic spun off Cradle Technologies, the spinoff's new CEO, Satish Gupta, inherited some good technology and a passel of corporate executives who'd never plan...Sat, 01 Jun 2002 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/08/28/72396/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/08/28/72396/index.htmFrederic Malek, 52, the former Marriott Hotels president, has set up shop as a merchant banker -- and how. In April he brought together a disparate group of investors, which includes Sumitomo Bank,...Mon, 28 Aug 1989 04:01:00 EDT