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*Continuous Learning (CL) courses are not shownHow Headquarters, USSOCOM Runs
27A (16-Nov-2026 to 19-Nov-2026)
Starts on 11/16/2026
USSOCOM Staff Education Program Foundations
27C (17-Nov-2026 to 18-Nov-2026)
Starts on 11/17/2026
JSOU Instructional Seminar
27A (17-Nov-2026 to 19-Nov-2026)
Starts on 11/17/2026
Recent Publications
Nigeria’s Hidden War: The Jihadist Campaign Behind the “Farmer-Herder” Label—Implications for U.S. Special Operations Command and the Education-Security Nexus in Plateau and Benue States
Echoes in the Void: Finding Universal Patterns in the Utility of SOF Across Epochs
Small and Unthreatening: The Case for Increased Cyber Operations
Featured Publications
Nigeria’s Hidden War: The Jihadist Campaign Behind the “Farmer-Herder” Label—Implications for U.S. Special Operations Command and the Education-Security Nexus in Plateau and Benue States
Small and Unthreatening: The Case for Increased Cyber Operations
Fighting Without Fighting: Wu Wei and Strategic Conduct in Special Operations
2026 Special Operations Research Topics: Academic Year 2027 Addendum
Echoes of Little Bighorn: Insights for SOF Success
From Guns for Hire to Military Doctrine: Russia’s Institutionalization of Influence in Africa—Implications and Recommendations for U.S. Special Operations Forces
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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 shownHow Headquarters, USSOCOM Runs
27A (16-Nov-2026 to 19-Nov-2026)
Starts on 11/16/2026
USSOCOM Staff Education Program Foundations
27C (17-Nov-2026 to 18-Nov-2026)
Starts on 11/17/2026
JSOU Instructional Seminar
27A (17-Nov-2026 to 19-Nov-2026)
Starts on 11/17/2026
Recent Publications
Nigeria’s Hidden War: The Jihadist Campaign Behind the “Farmer-Herder” Label—Implications for U.S. Special Operations Command and the Education-Security Nexus in Plateau and Benue States
Echoes in the Void: Finding Universal Patterns in the Utility of SOF Across Epochs
Small and Unthreatening: The Case for Increased Cyber Operations
Featured Publications
Nigeria’s Hidden War: The Jihadist Campaign Behind the “Farmer-Herder” Label—Implications for U.S. Special Operations Command and the Education-Security Nexus in Plateau and Benue States
Small and Unthreatening: The Case for Increased Cyber Operations
Fighting Without Fighting: Wu Wei and Strategic Conduct in Special Operations
2026 Special Operations Research Topics: Academic Year 2027 Addendum
Echoes of Little Bighorn: Insights for SOF Success
From Guns for Hire to Military Doctrine: Russia’s Institutionalization of Influence in Africa—Implications and Recommendations for U.S. Special Operations Forces
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