This blog was written by CSM (Ret) Rick Lamb, Global SOF Director of Military Relations, after he visited Seoul, South Korea in May 2019. I recently had the honor of celebrating the 30th Anniversary of Special Operations Command – Korea (SOCKOR) at their new facilities on US Army Garrison, … Read more about Reflecting on 30 Years of SOCKOR with Rick Lamb (Part 1)
Stu’s Look into Opportunities in Europe
One of the greatest things about my job is I get to meet with industry and international SOF all the time. No matter where I go, nations are always looking for new game-changing technologies that make their SOF better and more interoperable. The Capabilities Catalog To help our partner … Read more about Stu’s Look into Opportunities in Europe
Every day is not a holiday… but today was!
Meeting American Technology Network, a GSF Partner Every day is not a holiday but today was. American Technology Network (ATN) is a GSF Small Business Partner and they make amazing optics. About a month ago, Reza Sadeghi with ATN sent us four scopes to “tryout” to see how we liked them. To be … Read more about Every day is not a holiday… but today was!
Amped for Tampa: The GSF Staff on why they’re excited for May 20th
We are just TWO WEEKS away from the Global SOF Annual Tampa Reception, which as you hopefully know will be held on the Monday of SOFIC Week in Tampa! It’s the one Monday a year that we get excited about, and there’s SO many reasons why. Read on to hear what the six of us (because we do have a full … Read more about Amped for Tampa: The GSF Staff on why they’re excited for May 20th
We’ve got Friends in Europe Places
As you’ve probably noticed, we at the GSF do not like to leave anything till the last minute. (We still do, sometimes, but we don’t *like* it). Because of that, we found ourselves in Europe this week, beginning our preparation for our European Symposium….that we’re holding in 2020! Welcome to … Read more about We’ve got Friends in Europe Places
Check out our Six Pack
It’s been a good few days for the Global SOF Team in DC! As always, we tried to pack as much as possible into our voyage to our “Beltway Branch,” so here’s a look into what we did... Podcasting at the Future Security Forum We were honored to be a sponsor of this great conference hosted by New … Read more about Check out our Six Pack
Aloha / Au Revoir! A Look into our Spring Travels and Projects
Somehow it’s just over 5 weeks until SOFIC Week--where did Spring go!? We’ve been very busy over the past few months preparing for our Annual Tampa Reception, which we hold every year on the Monday of SOFIC week. This year’s will be extra special, as it marks the Global SOF Foundation’s 5 year … Read more about Aloha / Au Revoir! A Look into our Spring Travels and Projects
It’s here! The new GSF User Portal.
This week, the Global SOF Foundation transitioned to a new Association Management Software (AMS). This isn't the first time that we've changed systems, so we want to be as transparent as possible and tell you why and what impact it will have on YOU: our members, partners, and customers. Why we're … Read more about It’s here! The new GSF User Portal.