SOWF News & Stories
Operation Urgent Fury
After the failure of Operation Eagle Claw in 1980, the next significant operation for U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF) was Operation Urgent Fury in 1983.
Team Vander Ley
Team Vander Ley started our Special Operations journey in 1991 when we met while assigned to the 1st Special Operations Wing at Hurlburt Field, Florida.
Student Spotlight
Andrew Rowe My name is Andrew Rowe, I have recently graduated from Culver-Stockton College located in northeast Missouri. While at Culver I was studying to
Chef Robert Irvine to be honored with prestigious Special Operations Warrior Foundation “Legacy of Service” award
Event attendees will get an exclusive treat as the menu will be prepared by Chief Irvine and his culinary artisans. In a grand celebration of
SOWF From the Beginning
On 25 April, 1980, I was a First Class Cadet at the United States Military Academy at West Point and a little over a month
GOVX Partners with Special Operations Warrior Foundation
GOVX is getting into the saddle to support the Special Operations Warrior Foundation for the upcoming 2024 Pendleton Whisky PBR Velocity Tour. For each ‘Qualified
Operation Eagle Claw
Wreckage of one of the destroyed Bluebeard helicopters with an abandoned RH-53D behind. In the turbulent landscape of international affairs, a desperate bid to rescue
Invitation to Honoring America’s Finest 2024
We are thrilled to extend our invitation to you to join us for an extraordinary event – “Honoring America’s Finest: Their Service, Sacrifice, Legacy, and
Education is Opportunity
Ryan Soltes My dad, Major Charles “Rob” Soltes, Jr., epitomized friendship, bravery, adventure, and kindness. A perfect day for him was watching Saturday morning cartoons