BK

About the author

is a retired USAF PJ. Currently frantically checking the mailbox to see if there is any news regarding his Secret Service Application.

Was an ExxonMobil Executive Assassinated in Brussels?

ExxonMobil has said that it is “shocked” by the murder of one of their executives, Nicholas Mockford, who was gunned down as he and his wife left a restaurant in Brussels, Belgium on October 14th. The British Newspaper, the Daily Mail, is reporting it appeared to be an “assassination-type” killing, as Mockford was shot three […]

Exclusive: USAF PJ Nick Gibson to Summit Mount Everest in 2013

My old pipeline friend Nick Gibson is joining up with the USAF’s Seven Summits team to summit Mount Everest next spring. As soon as I was able to contain my insane jealousy, I thought I’d better get in touch with him to see what it was all about. My fondest memories of Nick, a former […]

Civil Liberties Watch: First Amendment Under Pressure

Although it is becoming more clear by the day that the embassy attacks in the middle east last week were not merely the result of an inflammatory movie, but a planned and well-orchestrated attack, the voices seeking to weaken the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution are becoming more shrill. A professor of religious studies at […]

21st Century Shift: Air Force Promoting Ground Troops and Not Pilots.

Staff Sergeant Kyle Klapperich , a pararescueman, deployed in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM as the primary rescue specialist and sole medic attached to a combined U.S. Navy SEAL and Afghan Commando Team. On the night of September 7, 2011, Sergeant Klapperich inserted with a combined helo-assault force into a known insurgent stronghold which was […]

This USAF Pararescueman Can Run Farther Than You

It’s no secret that the SOF community is huge on physical fitness.  The training pipelines are brutal, the daily PT regimens are physically taxing. (Never go on a “fun” run with a PJ… it inevitably turns into a freaking marathon.) All that body armor, weapons and ammo  does weigh a few pounds, after all. Inside this […]

A Day In The Life: USAF Pararescue Indoctrination Course

This is it. You’ve made it though the US Air Force’s MEPS, you took the oath, and went off to basic training. You weren’t one of those types who just thought you’d sort out a job when you got there, oh no. You always knew what you wanted. You wanted to be with the best, […]

Ask Your Questions About USAF Special Operations (AFSOC)

Hi Everyone, I wanted to introduce our latest contributor to SOFREP. He’ll write under “BK” due to operational commitments.  I’m excited to have some solid AFSOC representation on the site and looking forward to some great USAF content. Thanks for hopping on the SOF pirate ship with us, BK. Brandon, Editor-in-Chief [divider] Greetings, SOFREP readers! […]