Norwood

The parties will be plentiful, and an entire social class will be jubilant. But most of them didn’t even support or predict this outcome. I used to get in arguments with Republicans working in politics about the prospects of a Trump victory. Almost everyone I spoke with was convinced there was no chance he would win. […]

It was an honor to attend the Presidential Inauguration and a first for this citizen. To be able to be present for the historic day was a privilege. The entire affair was not hectic and near the Capitol at the ceremony, was peaceful. It was crowded and rainy. There were protesters, I was told to go […]

D.C. is going to be locked down tight for the Inauguration with very few escape routes or ways in. But, for someone who wants to frustrate, it’s perfect. This morning starting around 3 am many streets began to shut down. Traffic in the District is notoriously bad – and this week it’s been worse. But […]

CYBERWAR IS COMING is the name of a paper written in the early nineties. Today, this body of work is close to prescient. But, its revelations have not yet come to pass in entirety. We’ve covered cyber war in some quantity here at SOFREP. Cyber alongside tactical ground assaults as a leverage of power before, after, […]

Ukraine is the setting for what is a giant experiment of the next generation of warfare. Many of the West’s previous understandings of combat and war still weigh heavily in its planning. The U.S. spends and allocates resources toward whatever is necessary to adapt to the future of war. However, much of the focus is on technology alone. […]

Announcement: SOF SELECTION PT PREPARATION MOVING TO SPECIALOPERATIONS.COM EFFECtIVE TOMORROW 1/17/2017.   Training: 1) 5 rounds: 4 x Front Squat @80% 1RM 2) 5 rounds: 4 x Bench Press 3 x 1-arm Bent-Over Row (find a weight that’s very tough to knock out 3 reps) 3) 4 rounds: 8 x KB Slashers @ 20kg 45s Front Bridge 8 […]

Referred pain is when something hurts, but that pain radiates and is felt in other areas of the body. It’s nerves, if you tap one in one spot, you might see a reaction elsewhere. Our cultural nervous system is inflamed. A new wave of reports and accusations land on PEOTUS Trump. But, ultimately they will […]

PEOTUS Trump promised his followers on the campaign trail that a wall would be a built. There’s evidence out there, at least in some geographic areas, it absolutely would work. But, maybe in others – it wouldn’t. I am not an expert – although it might be wise to try and become so over the […]

This week has been a fast and furious hearing process mixed with an intense news cycle. Over the past few days, many future agency leaders have made the rounds in Congress and underwent extensive questioning in the Senate chambers. Here’s a quick rundown of these hearings. Senator Jeff Sessions The Sen. Sessions interview went fairly […]

Today is a REST day.  But, as a challenge going into the weekend try this: Weekend Challenge: Complete 500 Burpees. Complete 1000 Push-ups (Count the push-ups in the burpees)

A Reddit user and others are claiming that the recent inflammatory reports that President Elect Trump is linked to Russians are fictitious. It’s the latest in the most bizarre lead up to a presidential inauguration in recent memory. It’s unfortunate this ordeal has transpired and the nation should want to clean their hands of this mess and move […]

Training:  1) Ruck 4 miles 2) 4 rounds: 15 Pull-ups 30 Push-ups 45 Crunches