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The Chief of the Army Staff is pleased to announce the Chief of Staff of the Army’s 2025 Articles of the Year!

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The Chief of Staff of the Army is pleased to announce the Harding Project's 2025 Articles of the Year!

The Chief of Staff of the Army, General George, selected four Articles of the Year from among 427 Branch journal articles published through the Line of Departure website. These include articles from journals managed by Army Branches and Centers of Excellence, such as Infantry, NCO Journal, Special Warfare Journal, Pulse of Army Medicine, Army Sustainment, and others.

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Banner image for Pursuing Higher Education: New Degree Pathways for Civil Affairs Special Operations Combat Medics. Illustrates students in the Special Operations Combat Medic Course at the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School unload a simulated patient from an aircraft during field training on Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Sept. 30, 2025

Pursuing Higher Education: New Degree Pathways for Civil Affairs Special Operations Combat Medics

The role of special operations combat medics continues to evolve alongside rapid advancements in military medicine. Special operations medics are specially selected Soldiers tasked with the delivery of critical care in complex environments, while also individually embracing opportunities to enhance their medical expertise through higher education. This article details the unique journey of the special operations combat medics enrolled in the Special Operations Civil Affairs Medical Sergeants (SOCAMS) Course, which is offered at the Joint Special Operations Medical Training Center (JSOMTC) at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Operators assigned to 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) conduct medical evacuation training at Oahu, Hawaii, Aug. 9, 2024. This was part of Joint Training Exercise NAKOA FLEEK which saw 10th SFG(A) Operators train and evaluate Soldiers of 25th Infantry Division on warrior tasks and battle drills.

March 28, 2025

Joint Special Operations Medical Training Center: Transformation and Modernization

FORT BRAGG, NORTH CAROLINA — The United States Army special operations forces (SOF) operate in a near continuous state of transformation and modernization. During the last two decades of conflicts in the Middle East and the wider world, these transformations happened at a rapid pace, often placing significant strain on force generators, such as the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School (USAJFKSWCS) and the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC). Now, the U.S. military is requiring its commands to dramatically change their tactics and training in anticipation of large-scale combat operations (LSCO) against peer and near-peer adversaries.

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