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How America’s Special Operators are Preparing for a High-Tech Future

May 19, 2025
How America’s Special Operators are Preparing for a High-Tech Future
How America’s Special Operators are Preparing for a High-Tech Future

How America’s Special Operators are Preparing for a High-Tech Future

May 19, 2025
Lt. Gen. Frank Donovan and Ryan Evans

Down in Tampa on the sidelines of SOF Week, Ryan spoke with Lt. Gen. Frank Donovan, vice commander of Special Operations Command, in front of a live audience about how America’s special operators are leading the way on the the future of warfare, from great power competition to data and AI — or, how our guest puts it, from the seabed to low earth orbit.

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