News
| Date | Title | |
| 08 Feb. 2024 |  |
NATO Military Committee visits Allied Special Operations Forces Command On 8 February 2024, the NATO Military Committee visited Allied Special Operations Forces Command (SOFCOM) headquartered at Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE), Belgium. The visit included discussions on the Special Operations Forces (SOF) domain and SOF contributions to NATO’s multi-domain operations that are flexible, tailorable, and adaptable to the diverse challenges across the Euro-Atlantic area. |
| 08 Feb. 2024 | |
NATO Military Committee visits Allied Special Operations Forces Command On 8 February 2024, the NATO Military Committee visited Allied Special Operations Forces Command (SOFCOM) headquartered at Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE), Belgium. The visit included discussions on the Special Operations Forces (SOF) domain and SOF contributions to NATO’s multi-domain operations that are flexible, tailorable, and adaptable to the diverse challenges across the Euro-Atlantic area. |
| 26 Jul. 2022 |  |
Deep dive – Under the waves with Croatian Special Forces and US Navy SEALs NATO Special Operations Forces need to be able to tackle the most complex tasks in the most difficult environments – from scaling the side of a ship while under fire to diving to the depths of the sea. Croatian Special Forces recently tested their maritime skills during a joint exercise with US Navy SEALs in the Adriatic. |
| 26 Jul. 2022 | |
Deep dive – Under the waves with Croatian Special Forces and US Navy SEALs NATO Special Operations Forces need to be able to tackle the most complex tasks in the most difficult environments – from scaling the side of a ship while under fire to diving to the depths of the sea. Croatian Special Forces recently tested their maritime skills during a joint exercise with US Navy SEALs in the Adriatic. |
| 13 May. 2021 |  |
Four NATO Allies and one partner boost Special Operations Forces capabilities The Regional Special Operations Component Command (R-SOCC) declared that it has reached Initial Operational Capability on 12 May 2021 as part of exercise Black Swan 2021 (19 April – 14 May 2021). |
| 07 Dec. 2020 |  |
Composite Special Operations Component Command reaches full operational capability Belgium, Denmark, and the Netherlands declared their Composite Special Operations Component Command (C-SOCC) headquarters as fully operational on Monday 7 December 2020. The Composite Special Operations Component Command combines national capabilities from the three participating nations into a deployable multinational headquarters, specifically designed for commanding several Special Operations Forces task groups. This innovative approach provides the participating nations with a capability that exceeds the sum of their individual national contributions. |
| 11 Dec. 2019 |  |
Multinational Special Operations Aviation training centre opens in Croatia Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, and Slovenia jointly opened the Multinational Special Aviation Programme at a ceremony in Zadar, Croatia on Wednesday (11 December 2019). The training centre is dedicated to training air crews responsible for transporting Special Operations Forces. |
| 11 Dec. 2019 | |
Multinational Special Operations Aviation training centre opens in Croatia Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, and Slovenia jointly opened the Multinational Special Aviation Programme at a ceremony in Zadar, Croatia on Wednesday (11 December 2019). The training centre is dedicated to training air crews responsible for transporting Special Operations Forces. |
| 25 Oct. 2019 |  |
Four NATO Allies establish a regional Special Forces command On Friday (25 October 2019), the Defence Ministers of Croatia, Hungary, Slovakia and Slovenia signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a Regional Special Operations Component Command (R-SOCC). Under the leadership of Hungary, this multinational command will increase the ability of these four nations to effectively employ their special forces. |
| 25 Oct. 2019 | |
Four NATO Allies establish a regional Special Forces command On Friday (25 October 2019), the Defence Ministers of Croatia, Hungary, Slovakia and Slovenia signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a Regional Special Operations Component Command (R-SOCC). Under the leadership of Hungary, this multinational command will increase the ability of these four nations to effectively employ their special forces. |