News Summary

• US special operations forces want to recruit more tech-savvy troops for the age of drones and autonomous warfare.
• But senior commanders say the grit and toughness that SOF is known for still matter.
• "Cold, hard, and wet dirt still matters, grit matters," says Gen.
• Frank Donovan, head of US Southern Command.
• "Someone still has to place their foot on a piece of ground to declare victory," Donovan says.
• "And that will never go away""We have the raw talent inside the formation … those geeks with guns," says Adm.
• Frank Bradley, who leads the military's Special Operations Command.