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*Continuous Learning (CL) courses are not shownJoint Special Operations Forces Senior Enlisted Academy
Class #64 (30-Mar-2026 to 24-Nov-2026)
Starts on 3/30/2026
Joint Special Operations Public Affairs Course
26B (06-Apr-2026 to 10-Apr-2026)
Starts on 4/6/2026
Joint Special Operations Forces Pre-Command Course
26B (13-Apr-2026 to 01-May-2026)
Starts on 4/13/2026
Recent Publications
The Perils of Misconception: Why U.S. Strategy Misjudges the Nature of Proxy Resistance
Fading into the Background: From Risk Awareness to Technological Intuition
The Special Forces Identity Crisis and Rethinking All of Special Operations
Featured Publications
The Perils of Misconception: Why U.S. Strategy Misjudges the Nature of Proxy Resistance
Fading into the Background: From Risk Awareness to Technological Intuition
From Guns for Hire to Military Doctrine: Russia’s Institutionalization of Influence in Africa—Implications and Recommendations for U.S. Special Operations Forces
Resilience and Resistance: Interdisciplinary Lessons in Competition, Deterrence, and Irregular Warfare
Quick Links
About JSOU
Enlisted Academy
Learn our history
The SOF Advantage
Campus & facilities
ACCET accreditation
Tampa Life
Popular Resources
Browse course offerings
International Education
Student Handbook
Replacement Certificate Request
Give Feedback
Research Library
Upcoming Courses
*Continuous Learning (CL) courses are not shownJoint Special Operations Forces Senior Enlisted Academy
Class #64 (30-Mar-2026 to 24-Nov-2026)
Starts on 3/30/2026
Joint Special Operations Public Affairs Course
26B (06-Apr-2026 to 10-Apr-2026)
Starts on 4/6/2026
Joint Special Operations Forces Pre-Command Course
26B (13-Apr-2026 to 01-May-2026)
Starts on 4/13/2026
Recent Publications
The Perils of Misconception: Why U.S. Strategy Misjudges the Nature of Proxy Resistance
Fading into the Background: From Risk Awareness to Technological Intuition
The Special Forces Identity Crisis and Rethinking All of Special Operations
Featured Publications
The Perils of Misconception: Why U.S. Strategy Misjudges the Nature of Proxy Resistance
Fading into the Background: From Risk Awareness to Technological Intuition
From Guns for Hire to Military Doctrine: Russia’s Institutionalization of Influence in Africa—Implications and Recommendations for U.S. Special Operations Forces
Resilience and Resistance: Interdisciplinary Lessons in Competition, Deterrence, and Irregular Warfare
Quick Links
About this event
JSOU Snapshot is a series of short learning videos made just for you, busy special operations professionals, to educate and inform on topics of interest, confusion, controversy, and question. The objective of these short videos is to teach or clarify concepts that are important for you to know, in 5 minutes or less. In this video, we follow on from our last video, where we considered the nature of artificial intelligence, and what affect it might have on Special Operations in the near future . . . . we consider the how dangerous a threat artificial intelligence may or may not be to Special Operations, and what we can do about it. Keep an eye out for more JSOU Snapshots in the near future!