#ROKA Special Forces & SOCKOR conducted joint air penetration training Osan Air Base recently, showcasing seamless cooperation w/ 260+ personnel & 8 aviation assets.

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#SWC #ROKUSAlliance #PrepareForCombat #StrengthenTheAlliance 국방부 Department of Defense 🇺🇸 U.S. Indo-Pacific Command

At #SOFWeek , DoD leaders General CQ Brown, Jr. and HON Chris Maier highlighted #people and #partnerships .

'Collectively, our single most significant strategic asset is our ability to work together,' The Joint Staff 🇺🇸, adding it requires engagements, complex exercises, and training evolutions.

Close air support event with SOCAFRICA, Ghana Armed Forces & UK Commando Force Operations highlights #partnership in advance of #Flintlock24 .

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At #SOFWEEK2024 , ASD Maier met with Norwegian Major General Joar Eidheim to discuss the strong 🇺🇸🇳🇴 SOF relationship and enhancing shared capabilities in the High North. #Allies #NATO #IrregularWarfare

Appreciated the opportunity to underscore the importance of collaboration in confronting complex problems at USSOCOM SOF Week. Special Operations Forces demonstrate unmatched teamwork and excel in the most difficult missions. Together, we're ready today & prepared for tomorrow.

Today and every day, we honor the strength, resilience and sacrifices of our military spouses.

Your unwavering support is the backbone of our armed forces, and we are endlessly grateful.

Thank you for all you do! #MilitarySpouseAppreciationDay

We pay tribute to the life and legacy of SGT Timothy Paul Padgett, a Special Forces Sergeant who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving our nation. We unveiled a new plaque near his statue at Padgett Park in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida.

'SOF Week is, I hope, one of those essential places in which we can bring together our trusted industry partners with our acquisition and operational leaders, to continue to catalyze our ability to work at the speed of war.' (ASD Maier, SOF Week Remarks)
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At #SOF Week2024 , I had the opportunity to meet with the University of South Florida’s Institute of Applied Engineering to discuss USF’s support to #USSOCOM and the value of partnerships between #Academia and the #SOF Enterprise.

'SOF will be partnering in even more regions, often in proximity to adversaries, with partners who are confronted with exploitative and parasitic relationships from adversaries who remain committed to undermining the rules-based international order,' HON Chris Maier #SOFWeek keynote.

It was a privilege to get the opportunity to speak with Chairman Brown (General CQ Brown, Jr.) this morning at #SOFWeek2024 on SOF's value proposition in supporting the Joint Force address immediate threats and future challenges.

'We need to think differently and we need to move faster. The one thing I have found throughout my career is that SOF knows how to do that better than anyone else. SOF wants to see a problem, and solve it very quickly.'

General CQ Brown, Jr., The Joint Staff 🇺🇸 in #SOFWeek keynote speech.

'The relationships we share with our industry partners are vital to defeat a relentless enemy as we continue to revolutionize and deliver war-winning capabilities to the field.'

♠️ USSOCOM Acquisition Executive Melissa Johnson during #SOFWeek keynote speech.

#Win #Transform

During #SOFWEEK2024 , ASD Maier and British Major General Nicholas Perry discuss the importance of sharing SOF lessons learned from recent conflicts and initiatives to increase integration that address shared challenges. 🇺🇸🇬🇧

'Technologies such as human-machine learning enable SOF to mass effects without massing forces, creating asymmetric advantages,' U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Keith Davids during a #SOF Week panel on Developing #SOF Teams for the Future.

#SOF Week 2024 #People #Win #Transform

ASD Maier met with Australian Major General Paul Kenny at #SOFWEEK2024 to discuss ongoing SOF-to-SOF collaboration and opportunities to deepen bilateral defense cooperation.

♠️ #SOF Week is halfway through in downtown #Tampa !

Highlights from the premiere #SOF event with international #partners and #allies include senior leader engagements, bilateral sessions, and panels on the international SOF network and its roles in the Great Power Competition.

On this Victory in Europe Day #VEDay , and every day, we honor the 🇺🇸 and Allied soldiers who fought to defend the shared values of freedom, human rights & the rule of law. #NATO was created 75 years ago to uphold these values while maintaining peace & avoiding future conflicts –…