According to a report from IHS Jane’s Navy International, a new maritime platform intended for special operations forces (SOF), and designed and built by SubSea Craft, has begun… Read More
So, this article is slightly outside of the SOFREP wheelhouse, but nevertheless, here it is. Your intrepid author is getting a jump on the competition with this one, as we can… Read More
In a September 8, 2017 op-ed in the San Diego Union-Tribune, retired Navy SEAL Lieutenant Commander Ed Hiner wrote about the American military becoming a “family… Read More
This author came to a rather shocking realization the other day while talking to his kids about September 11th, 2001. Sadly, my offspring and step-kids did not really know much… Read More
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK, North Korea) tested a nuclear weapon on Sunday, September 3rd, which was its sixth test, according to the New York Times and the… Read More
It is neither hyperbole nor simple exaggeration to state that at this point, in the wake of Hurricane (now Tropical Storm) Harvey’s arrival over Texas, the Houston metro area is… Read More
As regular readers of this author will know, I have a soft spot for those who go from the world of U.S. special operations to the fire service. Likewise, I admire those who stand… Read More
I cannot believe it is 2017 and I am having to write this opinion piece, but it seems that it is needed. There will be no mincing of words here: the white supremacists,… Read More
According to an August 6th report from LinkedIn, the first female attempting to enter the Navy’s elite Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) training pipeline dropped on… Read More
According to news reports and emergency radio traffic coming out of the area, it appears that a helicopter has crashed in the vicinity of Charlottesville, Virginia. It was a… Read More
According to a source in the area of Charlottesville, Virginia, with access to first responders in the vicinity of Charlottesville, as of 4:45 Eastern Standard Time on August 12,… Read More
The fourth Navy SEAL this year has been charged with sex crimes, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune, and a Navy charge sheet being brought against SEAL Lieutenant Joseph… Read More
So, this might be a mistake, but I am going to wade into the swamp of this transgender ban that President Donald Trump has re-instated on the military as of July 26, 2017. After… Read More
The below is a quasi-comprehensive list of books about and by Navy SEALs, from the World War II-era UDT “Frogmen,” through the Vietnam-era SEALs, and up to the present-day… Read More
