Brandon Webb

About the author

Brandon Webb, a former Navy SEAL sniper and Naval Special Warfare Sniper Course Manager, is renowned for training some of America's legendary snipers. He is a multiple New York Times Bestselling Author, Entrepreneur, and Speaker. Webb is the Editor-in-Chief of the SOFREP news team, a collective of military journalists.

Navy SEALs to allow female candidates but leadership holds hard on standards

I had several conversations with high ranking Navy SEALs over the weekend, and SOFREP was informed that the current draft pool of SEAL candidates would include women this year. There was also fierce resistance against caving to female quotas delivered from the top down from what we were told about high level discussions that took place […]

Politics and Warfighter Rules of Engagment (ROE)

The President officially ended combat operations in Afghanistan in 2014 but, if you’re wearing a uniform you know this isn’t the case. Just ask the Special Ops troops left flapping in the breeze due to Washington policy; Jack Murphy’s piece actually triggered a Congressional inquiry into the issue. Stand by for more political smoke screens […]

Benghazi CIA Chief Reportedly Refused Initial Help Request, Later Given Award

In his first visit to Benghazi in almost a year, Ambassador Stevens arrived on September 10th, with Sean Smith and two Diplomatic Security Ser­vice (DSS) agents. The only other Americans in the compound were three additional DSS personnel assigned there temporarily. In total, seven Americans with four local militia guards were left to promote diplomacy […]

Note From Former Navy SEAL and SOFREP Founder Brandon Webb

Hi Team Room, Just a quick note to say that we are really working hard to take SOFREP to the next level this year as we transition from blog to legitimate news site. Our focus will continue to be on military, foreign policy, and domestic security news, all told from the veteran perspective. Updates: We […]

Navy SEAL, CEO, Dad: A Holiday Letter to My Kids

Now that I’ve transitioned from Navy SEAL to CEO, I can look back at my time in the military and my time in the business world since leaving the military, and at what it has taught me about being a better leader.

Special Ops Advice: Top 3 Everyday Carry Items for Threat Protection

Like my friend and former SEAL teammate Clint Emerson said the other day, first, start off with a plan, and keep it simple. I’m shocked by how many of my friends, many who travel frequently, don’t know where the stairway exits are in the hotels they stay at. Finding the exit first thing is an ingrained […]

French Special Unit Dog ‘Diesel’ Killed by Terrorists in St-Denis raid

French police confirmed on Twitter at 0420ET this morning that they lost one of their finest, K9 “Diesel”. Special purpose dogs have been a critical component for police and military work in the current war on terror. These dogs are some of the bravest animals on the planet. One of my close friends and Navy […]