SOFREP News Team

About the author

The SOFREP News Team is a collective of professional military journalists. Brandon Tyler Webb is the SOFREP News Team's Editor-in-Chief. Guy D. McCardle is the SOFREP News Team's Managing Editor. Brandon and Guy both manage the SOFREP News Team.
Pic of the Day: Sri Lanka Special Operations Combat Riders

Pic of the Day: Sri Lanka Special Operations Combat Riders

Captivated by the image of a Sri Lankan Combat Rider, I’m whisked back to childhood dreams of riding dirt bikes and battling foes, only to realize the real-life prowess and history of the Sri Lankan Special Forces Regiment.

Pic of the Day: Rhodesian Soldier Fires a Para FAL Variant During the Bush War

Pic of the Day: Rhodesian Soldier Fires a Para FAL Variant During the Bush War

In the throes of the Rhodesian Bush War, resourceful Rhodesian forces, adept in marksmanship and reliant on the formidable penetration of the 7.62x51mm round, circumvented embargoes and sourced diverse FAL variants, countering the Kalashnikov-armed ZANLA and ZIPRA insurgents with tailored tactics and relentless grit, heralding a turbulent era that eventually birthed Zimbabwe and witnessed a consequential shift in military armament.