Instructors from the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, perform Dive Supervisor Personnel Inspections on students who are in the Special Forces Combat Diver Qualification Course, prior to taking part in open-circuit training at NAS Key West, Florida February 19, 2026. Students who attended the six-week course were qualified as basic military open-circuit and closed-circuit combat divers knowledgeable in waterborne surface infiltration and exfiltration tactics, techniques and procedures and qualified in waterborne operations including day and night ocean subsurface navigation swims, day and night infiltration dives, deep dives, search dives, diving physics, physiology and injuries, marine hazards, tides and currents. (U.S. Army photo by K. Kassens)
Instructors from the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, perform Dive Supervisor Personnel Inspections on students who are in the Special Forces Combat Diver Qualification Course, prior to taking part in open-circuit training at NAS Key West, Florida February 19, 2026. Students who attended the six-week course were qualified as basic military open-circuit and closed-circuit combat divers knowledgeable in waterborne surface infiltration and exfiltration tactics, techniques and procedures and qualified in waterborne operations including day and night ocean subsurface navigation swims, day and night infiltration dives, deep dives, search dives, diving physics, physiology and injuries, marine hazards, tides and currents. (U.S. Army photo by K. Kassens)
Instructors from the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, perform Dive Supervisor Personnel Inspections on students who are in the Special Forces Combat Diver Qualification Course, prior to taking part in open-circuit training at NAS Key West, Florida February 19, 2026. Students who attended the six-week course were qualified as basic military open-circuit and closed-circuit combat divers knowledgeable in waterborne surface infiltration and exfiltration tactics, techniques and procedures and qualified in waterborne operations including day and night ocean subsurface navigation swims, day and night infiltration dives, deep dives, search dives, diving physics, physiology and injuries, marine hazards, tides and currents. (U.S. Army photo by K. Kassens)
The U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, Special Operations Center of Excellence, concluded the 2025 U.S. Army Special Operations Command International Sniper Competition at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, March 16-20. With 21 teams from across the U.S. special operations force and allied forces, the 75th Ranger Regiment proved triumphant, securing first place followed by the 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) in second...
Maj. George Wasickanin, Special Operations Center of Excellence Public Affairs Office
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. - In a sacred and powerful ceremony, 145 Soldiers officially joined the ranks of the nation's most elite special operators, donning the coveted Green Beret for the first time during an official ceremony at the Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The Regimental First Formation for Special Forces Qualification Course Class 342 was not just a graduation; it was a charge to a new generation of warriors, asking them to be as adept in diplomacy and creative thinking as they are in combat.
The commander of 4th Battalion, 1st Special Warfare Training Group (Airborne), Lt. Col. Luke Self, addressed the graduates, their families,...
04.23.2026 | FAYETTEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA, US |
Story by K. Kassens
