The No. 2 commander of U.S. Special Operations troops has stepped into the cross hairs of a North Carolina congressman, who wants an investigation of the general. ...more

October 9, 2007

WASHINGTON - A North Carolina congressman wants the Pentagon inspector general to investigate a senior general at the Tampa-based Special Operations Command. Rep. Walter B. Jones, R-N.C., requested that Defense Secretary Robert Gates order an investigation of Lt. Gen. Frank Kearney, deputy commander of Special Operations Command at MacDill Air Force Base. ...more

October 8, 2007

A former U.S. Special Operations Command official is arguing that his conduct was not under the jurisdiction of civilian courts because the conspiracy he was convicted of happened while he was on active duty. ...more

October 6, 2007

TAMPA - A former U.S. Special Operations Command official is arguing that his conduct was not under the jurisdiction of civilian courts because the conspiracy he was convicted of happened while he was on active duty. ...more

October 5, 2007

AVON PARK — A Virginia Beach defense contractor has been awarded a $48 million contract to develop and manufacture something, but a week of telephone calls has produced no answers about what exactly will go there or what it will do. ...more

October 2, 2007

TAMPA - A former U.S. Special Operations Command official is seeking a new conspiracy trial, claiming the military prevented a defense witness from testifying at his last trial. Tom Spellissy, a retired Army colonel who headed one of Socom's most important acquisition offices, was sentenced to 15 months in prison last year after he claimed he had broken no laws and that the government's case against him was based on a series of lies. ...more

September 27, 2007

AVON PARK — Global Technical Systems of Virginia Beach was awarded a $48 million contract on Tuesday to develop and manufacture airborne and ground sensor systems for the United States Special Operations Command and Department of Defense. ...more

September 26, 2007

A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld the conviction and 15-month prison sentence of a former U.S. Special Operations Command official who participated in a conspiracy. ...more

September 19, 2007

A federal appeals court today upheld the conviction and 15-month prison sentence of a former U.S. Special Operations Command official who participated in a conspiracy. ...more

September 18, 2007

THE VICE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much. Admiral, thank you for the introduction and thank you all for being here this afternoon and letting me come spend a little bit of time with all of you. ...more

September 14, 2007