U.S. Special Operations Command
Admiral Olson on Preparing SOCOM for Great Power Competition
In the last article on The Last Mile, we sat down with Admiral Olson, a retired Navy SEAL, former U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) Commander, and current advisory board member of AstraNav, to discuss the common mistakes that emerging technology companies and innovative technology startups make when trying to work
Admiral Eric Olson Explains What Emerging Technology Companies Get Wrong When Working with the Military
Last November, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced sweeping proposed changes to the way the U.S. Department of War (DoW) acquires solutions and services in an attempt to clear bureaucracy and expedite the provision of mission-critical tools and technologies for the warfighter. Many of these proposed changes are designed to
Conversations at SOFIC illustrate SOCOM in transition and in need of new solutions
Last month, the senior leaders and decision-makers from the Special Operations Forces (SOF) community came together with industry leaders and solution providers at the 2022 Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (SOFIC). This annual event is one of the most attended Special Operations-focused events of the year. It is the best
Leveraging mobile mesh for safer, more connected military freefall operations
With a hundred mile per hour winds pelting water at their skin, dense jungle canopies covering their drop zone, and overwhelming darkness blinding their path, the Military Assistance Command – Studies and Observations Group’s (MACV- SOG) six-man recon team made history as they plummeted into foreign territory for the first