{"id":47876,"date":"2022-03-29T12:24:16","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T12:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/03\/29\/army-special-operations-gets-new-training-center-in-new-mexico\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:11:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:11:18","slug":"army-special-operations-gets-new-training-center-in-new-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2022\/03\/29\/army-special-operations-gets-new-training-center-in-new-mexico\/","title":{"rendered":"Army special operations gets new training center in New Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army\u2019s special operations forces have expanded their training footprint in southern New Mexico, opening a new training and testing facility at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2021\/08\/16\/scrap-metal-worth-2-million-stolen-from-new-mexico-base-army-says\/\" target=\"_blank\">White Sands Missile Range<\/a>, Army officials <a href=\"https:\/\/www.army.mil\/article\/254595\/special_operations_forces_training_and_experimentation_center_activated_at_wsmr\" target=\"_blank\">announced<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new Special Operations Forces &#8211; Training and Experimentation Center, or SOF-TEC, was activated March 8. SOF-TEC is a directorate of 1st Special Forces Command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new center aims to be \u201cthe premier <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2022\/03\/07\/how-the-us-and-europe-helped-ukraine-prep-for-insurgency\/\" target=\"_blank\">irregular warfare<\/a>, training and experimentation venue,\u201d explained its inaugural director, Col. Theo Unbehagen, in a <a href=\"https:\/\/1stspecialforcescommand.buzzsprout.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">podcast<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">White Sands Missile Range, which is located about 100 miles north of Fort Bliss, Texas, was selected for the new center because of its proximity to existing special operations training sites and the area\u2019s ability to allow training in all domains \u2014 from subterranean to space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The base\u2019s commander, Brig. Gen. 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