Ukraine Lessons for SOF in Large Scale Combat Operations – Training and Preparation

by Nayyan Chandler | May 31, 2025 | Media

Ukraine Lessons for SOF in Large Scale Combat Operations – Training and Preparation Ukrainian SOF relies heavily on UAS and as mentioned above, UAS is often the main effort for direct action operations. All USSOF operators should be able to operate any organic UAS....

Ukraine Lessons for SOF in Large Scale Combat Operations – Fires, Unmanned Systems, and Intelligence

by Nayyan Chandler | May 31, 2025 | Media

Ukraine Lessons for SOF in Large Scale Combat Operations – Fires, Unmanned Systems, and Intelligence Artillery at the beginning of the Russian Special Military Operation was the king of battle and most casualty producing weapons system until early 2024 when it was...

Ukraine Lessons for SOF in Large Scale Combat Operations – Planning and Maneuver Operations

by Nayyan Chandler | May 31, 2025 | Media

Ukraine Lessons for SOF in Large Scale Combat Operations – Planning and Maneuver Operations “We have to cancel tonight’s training mission.” The Ukrainian company commander of the unit we were instructing told us late in the afternoon. We were speechless. We had been...

Ukraine: The Revolution in Warfare That the U.S. Army Is Not Prepared For – Part III

by Nayyan Chandler | May 31, 2025 | Media

Ukraine: The Revolution in Warfare That the U.S. Army Is Not Prepared For – Part III Ukraine is in an artillery war. The king of battle was the largest casualty producer for both sides and is unlike anything any Western military has seen since the Korean War or World...

Ukraine: The Revolution in Warfare That the U.S. Army Is Not Prepared For – Part II

by Nayyan Chandler | May 31, 2025 | Media

Ukraine: The Revolution in Warfare That the U.S. Army Is Not Prepared For – Part II The days of division, brigade, and battalion movements are not over, but will be less and less in an environment where any large-scale troop movements are an easy target with very...

Ukraine: The Revolution in Warfare That the U.S. Army Is Not Prepared For – Part I

by Nayyan Chandler | May 31, 2025 | Media

Ukraine: The Revolution in Warfare That the U.S. Army Is Not Prepared For – Part I A column of four Ukrainian Army Bradley Fighting Vehicles near Zaporizhzhia were moving in formation like ‘ducks in a row’ when the lead vehicle hit a mine, resulting in a mobility...