IIRSM awards first full-catalogue approval to HSI’s 3,000+ training courses

First organization to achieve whole-catalogue approval under new IIRSM framework, strengthening global market position ...
Task & Purpose

Watchdog finds high rate of serious accidents, lack of oversight, in special operations training

Special operations forces deploy around the world in high-risk missions. And the troops that fall under Special Operations Command experience a high rate of serious and sometimes deadly accidents ...
Stars and Stripes

Risky training ops for elite troops need to be studied more to help avoid deaths, injuries, GAO finds

Special Operations Command should more closely study data on training incidents and spend more time observing high-risk, noncombat operations to better mitigate accidents involving its elite forces, a ...
usace.army.mil

FY 23 Mission Command Training in Large-Scale Combat Operation, Key Observations

Units develop an incomplete operational framework during the military decision-making process and do not have a system or means to adjust the operational framework during execution. An inability to ...
War on the Rocks

Recalibrating Special Operations Risk Tolerance for the Future Fight

During the Cold War, U.S. Special Operations Forces accepted extreme levels of operational risk during routine training exercises. The Green Light teams, for instance, would practice parachuting into ...
Firefighter Nation

Operational Training Guide for Fire Departments Available

The National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC), International Association of Fire Chiefs’ Volunteer and Combination Officers Section (VCOS), and the International Society of Fire Service Instructors ...
War on the Rocks

Managing Risk for Special Operations Forces in Large-Scale Combat Operations

In October 2001, under the cover of darkness, teams of American Green Berets landed in Afghanistan. This was the initial U.S. response to the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. The nation was still ...
San Francisco Fed

What Is Operational Risk?

Financial institutions are in the business of risk management and reallocation, and they have developed sophisticated risk management systems to carry out these tasks. The basic components of a risk ...
CPO Magazine

From Checkbox to Catalyst: How the C-Suite is Reframing Cybersecurity Training

For years, many organizations treated cybersecurity training as a mere compliance requirement. But today’s executive teams are taking a radically different approach. They're recasting cyber-readiness ...