Buck Clay

About the author

is an American. He served eleven years for God and Country with the illustrious Airborne Combat Engineers and dedicated four of those years traveling to wonderful faraway lands where he dug around in the dirt looking for bombs. After much soul searching, he decided to return to academia. There he obtained two additional university degrees, and he is now pursuing a fourth - because university is fun. Currently, he travels around quite a bit, and finds comfort on sunny desert mountaintops and seaside resorts where people try to kill him.

POTUS Campaign Woes – The Wisdom of General Mad Dog Mattis Brings Solace

I’m not one of Uncle Sam’s Misguided Children (USMC), in fact, I’m far from it. Although that won’t stop my reckless cooperation to endorse and support Mad Dog for President of the United States of America. I’ve posted a few pro-Mad Dog articles at SOFREP. Yes, I’m also one of those people; who else would […]

Travelling? Pack like a mercenary, because you are not a Navy SEAL

I hope I hurt some feelings and deflated an ego or two with the title. It is difficult to accept for many folks, but there aren’t that many CIA agents, Green Berets, SEALs, etc. in this world. Even so, when they are giving out these best gear and what to do list, they are often referencing […]

Watch: First Person Swiss Urban Combat Training (MOUT)

For any military, the most likely combat is in an urban setting. Military operation in urban terrain (MOUT) is physically demanding and potentially lethal environment and you can never train enough to be ready for everything that may happen. An army can’t hide in the woods and mountains forever, nor can an army expect to […]

More illegals crossing into America through open border (Part 2)

It was just outside of Brownsville, Texas where I drove amidst the beach. With the Gulf of Mexico to my left while I took a four-wheel drive through the sand and surf along what seemed like the far reaches as I skirted around fishermen and beach goers. It was early in the afternoon, and I’d […]

Know it All? Submit Your Ideas to the Defense Innovation Marketplace

The ability to satisfy the innovators itch – beyond proclamations and boisterous claims via a social media comment is now upon you. The frequent observations and suggestions I’ve read on SOFREP social media posts, boards, and via Team Room chat has motivated me to find a means for many of you to put your ideas to use […]

Indian RAW Intelligence Officers Defect to the West, Following U.S. SecDef Visit

India and the United States have been militarily courting for the past two years, following a prolonged freeze in defense diplomacy and U.S. sanctions after India’s nuclear-weapons testing in 1998 . U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter has recently returned from a three-day visit to India, his second trip this year. Mr. Carter discussed logistical requirements for […]

ISIS Mouthpiece “Jazrawi” Exposed as Cheeky London Resident

Anonymous hackers are posting photos and details of who they claim to be, Jazrawi Daesh – @Jazrawi_Daesh. Jazrawi, principally a Twitter personality who has acted as a propagandist for the terrorist organization, know as Daesh [ISIS/ISIL]. He first came to light after the terrorist attack in San Bernardino, California, where Jazrawi declared via Twitter, the […]