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Washington, D.C. – Congress has approved assistance to countries in the Middle East and North Africa seeking to stem the tide of foreign fighters to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). The provision is contained in the Fiscal Year 2017 National Defense Authorization Act. The Senate approved $619 billion measure by a […]

Moving past the last three week of work into more sport specific training: rucking. This week I’ll be wearing the GORUCK GR1 with the GORUCK 45lb. Plate insert and Nike SFB boots. The following workouts will prescribe a 45lb. Ruck. However, anyone can participate without a weighted pack or with whatever weight they’re comfortable. Training: 500 […]

H.R. 5600, the No Hero Left Untreated Act, passed the House with bipartisan, unanimous support on Tuesday, November 29th. Boasting 33 cosponsors, this legislation would develop a pilot program within the Department of Veterans Affairs on magnetic EEG/EKG-guided resonance therapy to treat 50 veterans suffering from PTSD, TBI, chronic pain, opiate addiction, and military sexual […]

Training: 1) 8-mile run (If you must – break into two events for a total of 8 miles) Next week…we be rucking.

Washington, D.C. – Congress for the first time authorized the Department of Defense to provide vetted-Syrian rebels with anti-aircraft missiles. The provision is contained within the $619 billion Fiscal Year 2017 National Defense Authorization Act, which passed the Senate on Dec. 8 and the House on Dec. 2. Under the bill, the Secretaries of Defense […]

Washington, D.C. – In what was billed as the final major national security address of his administration, President Barack Obama took a victory lap for his counterterrorism achievements in remarks made to Special Operations and Central Command officials at MacDill Air Force Base. The Dec. 6 speech also doubled a thinly veiled rebuttal to the […]

Training: 1) 5 rounds: 4 x Walking Lunges 4 x Jumping Lunges 4 x Touch Jump (Touch your feet, Jump and raise your knees high, then touch your feet) 2) 5 rounds: 5 x Hang Cleans @ 95lb/135lb 5 x Mixed Grip Pull-ups (one hand palm facing out, other hand opposite) 5 x “V”-ups 3) 5-mile […]

Washington, D.C. – A leading think tank told the Senate Armed Services Committee Dec. 6 that the incoming Trump Administration should undertake an assessment of special operations forces as part of any new counterterrorism strategy. The incoming Trump administration will have the burden to ensure SOF is enveloped into the Pentagon structure appropriately with new […]

Training: 1) 10 rounds, every 3 minutes: 10 x Kettlebell Swings @ 20kg or 24kg 8 x Box Jumps 6 x 40-foot shuttle sprints   2) 15 minutes of nonstop work: 10 x Hinge Lift @ 65lbs or 95lbs 25 x Step ups 15 x Sit ups 3 x Burpees   3) Run 2 miles, […]

SOCOM Looks to Invite Companies to Demonstrate Exploitation Technologies, Closes Request for Information Washington, D.C. – Special Operations Command (SOCOM) plans to evaluate selected exploitation technologies March 27-31 at Camp Atterbury in Indiana. What’s an RFI? A Request for Information (RFI) is a standard business process whose purpose is to collect written information about the capabilities of […]

TRAINING: 1) Work towards 1 rep max Back Squat (record weight)   2) 4 rounds, 2 minutes of constant effort per round: 2-arm Kettlebell Clean and Push Press @ 12kg or 16kg   3) 3 rounds: 5 x Dead hang Pull-up, rest at bottom for 30s or so.   4) 3 rounds: As many as you […]

Washington, D.C. – A provision within the 2017 National Defense Authorization could advance Special Operations Command’s steady march towards independence from the geographical combatant commands. The House of Representatives on Dec. 2 overwhelmingly approved by a vote of 375-34 the $619 billion measure, which contains a provision to reorganize SOCOM and provide its assistant secretary […]