Desiree Huitt

About the author

Desiree Huitt is an Army Veteran serving 11 years as a Military Intelligence officer and prior to OCS as a combat medic. She is a graduate from the University of Texas in Austin with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Middle Eastern Studies.

Watch: Live with Big Phil Campion, former British SAS- Mar 11, 2017

Phil Campion, shows you what military/law enforcement working dogs are capable of. He interviews several dog handlers and takes you through some K9 training with Britannia K9 security, a dog training company based in London.  Tonight, they set up the training in an old night club and designed the scenarios to overwhelm all of the dogs’ senses. Check out the video […]

Looking for boxers for this year’s Remembrance Rumble

This year, the 2nd annual Remembrance Rumble will be held in New York City on November 7. SOFREP is looking for 5 to 6 former US Special Operations Forces operators to get into the boxing ring with former British SAS soldiers for charity. Last year, the event sold out several weeks in advance and the proceeds […]

Excerpt from “Never Quit” by Jimmy Settle former Pararescueman

Check out this excerpt from “Never Quit” by Jimmy Settle, former Pararescueman.  Chapter 9 Operation Green Feet For as long as I can remember, I have wanted to jump out of an airplane. It was the parachute on the PJ logo that initially caught my eye. The para in “pararescue” puts parachuting right in the […]

Man with axe attacks passengers at a train station in Germany

Düsseldorf, Germany– A man was arrested after attacking passengers with an axe at the Düsseldorf train station. “Several people” were  reportedly injured in the attack but the severity of the injuries and number of injured are unknown at this time. The identity of the man arrested has not been released. A second person may have also been arrested […]

30 people killed as Islamic State gunmen dressed as doctors storm a Kabul hospital

At least three gunmen entered Sardar Mohammad Daud Khan Hospital in Kabul, a hospital with 400 beds, dressed in white coats posing as doctors. In the attack, 30 people were killed and 50 were injured. A suicide bombing at the southern gate initiated the attack which was followed by gunfire. After the explosion at approximately 9 am […]

Interview with former Pararescueman Jimmy Settle, author of ‘Never Quit’

Recently, I had the opportunity to interview Jimmy Settle, author of “Never Quit: From Alaska Wilderness Rescues to Afghanistan Firefights as an Elite Special Ops PJ.” In his book, he not only talks about the time he walked away from getting shot in the head while in Afghanistan but what it was like to become a PJ […]