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.

Bullshit Journalism Has Consequences

Nobody appreciates a good headline more than I do. However, at what point do we sacrifice good journalism for the parroting of information without thought or a headline without substance behind it?

SOFREP’s Greatest Hits

In honor of fallen Warfighters this past Memorial Day I wanted to bring you SOFREP’s greatest hits. If you have combat video you can share it with us Anonymously via the Comms Check portal. Get some… %EMBED1% %EMBED2% %EMBED3% %EMBED4%

Reporter Kills Himself For Falsely Reporting On Spec Ops in N. Korea

Warning, satire to follow: The SOFREP editorial staff has heard unconfirmed reports that (name removed), a journalist, has committed suicide over his sloppy reporting regarding US Special Operations in North Korea.  He apparently hung himself and a supposed letter was left posted to his hotel room night stand that stated the following: “I was too ashamed […]

The Next War on Terror Will Be Fought Online

The video below was shared with me by SOFREP community moderator Laura Walker. It is an excellent example of an open source brief that discusses how extremist groups are using online technologies to communicate securely, promote “the cause”, train, launder money, plan and attack. Feel free to share your thoughts and links to extremists groups you […]

The United Nations Could Learn a Lesson From Star Wars

I read an article on Monday about Annan arriving in Syria to urge a cease fire after the recent massacre. I personally find that the United Nations has become such a bureaucracy that it doesn’t affect meaningful change.  I feel sorry for a good friend who continues to sacrifice greatly for this organization and “the […]

Interview With An Unknown US Navy SEAL

1. Why did you join the Military and The U.S. Navy SEALs?  A: I immigrated to the U.S. when I was very young, when I saw the twin towers come crashing down on September 11th I knew I wanted to join.  I wanted to serve my country as a US Navy SEAL because I’ve always […]

SHARE YOUR STORY: What Memorial Day Means to Me

Hi Everyone- As I personally reflect on Memorial Day – what it means to me, the SOF brothers I’ve lost – I know that a lot of you have also lost loved ones in uniform. SOFREP wants to hear and share your stories. We are particularly interested in people you know personally who have touched your […]

The Art of Women at War

We’ve done several pieces on women in Special Ops and it’s obviously still a hot bed for debate.  I like that the SOFREP community can hold a healthy debate and look at things objectively (for the most part). In the past we’ve seen military capabilities come and go and get re-invented quite a few times […]

Afghanistan To Be Determined

You can’t unwind centuries of culture in a decade and expect the people of Afghanistan to trust that we, (U.S.)  knows best.  Forcing our beliefs on Afghanistan is  like trying to install Microsoft software on an Apple computer, it just doesn’t work, no matter how much money or how many dead American bodies you throw […]