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US Special Ops Forces Want AI to Make Operator Jobs Easier

From warfighting to paperwork, US Special Operations Forces are interested in getting in on AI to simplify the work.The goal for these elite forces, much like it is for regular people working office jobs and using AI to sort data or compile information, is to lessen the overall cognitive load,…

Photos Show New Special Ops Aircraft That Can Land Almost Anywhere

US Air Force Special Operations Command got its first mission-ready Skyraider II attack plane last month, and this week, Business Insider got an up-close look at the new light attack plane at SOF Week 2025 in Tampa, Florida.Air Tractor and L3Harris’ AT-802U Sky Warden, designated the OA-1K Skyraider II by…

How US Special Ops Leader Closed Kyiv Embassy Before Russia Invaded

Just weeks before Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a US special operations leader that Business Insider met last week found himself unexpectedly shuttering America’s embassy in Kyiv.It was an unusual job, one for which US Army Col. Lucas VanAntwerp, then-commander of 10th Special Forces Group, had not specifically…