Jack Murphy

“Three Sips of Gin” is many things. Not simply a collection of war stories or the usual memoir, Tim Bax’s recounting of his own personal history reminded me more of James Corbett’s “Man Eaters of the Kumaon” or to some extent even Henning-Haslund Christensen’s “In Secret Mongolia“. This book was a pleasant surprise that, although […]

Special thanks to Jeffrey Carr for writing this guest post and helping us take a closer look at covert action and cyber-espionage. -Jack As the U.S. government expands its cyber warfare capabilities including the development and use of offensive weapons, I thought it would be valuable to look at the process of planning and getting […]

Tampa, FL– Forget new gear, weapons, or sophisticated targeting systems. The newest tool coming to combat troops is low-tech: beards. In a report released yesterday, research think-tank Xegis Solutions noted that beards have a direct correlation to combat effectiveness. Jonathon Burns was the lead researcher in the study. “We took 100 soldiers. 25 were Special […]

You only need a cursory glance at Chuck’s biography to be awed by what he did for his country and for all of us veterans.  His widow needs some help so please consider making a donation if you can. -Jack Charles “Chuck” Schantag was a Vietnam“combat wounded” Marine. He got the better of a NVA […]

One of my sources recently came through with some information that has been vetted for OPSEC by those familiar with these operations, and as you can see, Polish SF is embracing the FID mission in Afghanistan. Firstly, the 1st Special Forces Regiment has now changed its name and is now called Jednostka Wojskowa Komandosów, meaning […]

This is the big day, the release of Brandon’s The Red Circle!  Be sure to grab a copy for yourself or as a gift for loved ones and don’t forget that you can participate in The Red Circle Challenge.  I’ve already got my copy that Brandon signed for me and I’m looking forward to reading […]

These MEK goons that the CIA is training on American soil are bad news.  JSOC shouldn’t be touching this project with a ten foot barge pole.  Read up on Brandon’s opinion piece that follows up on the breaking news from Seymour Hersh in the New Yorker. Since the OBL raid there has been lots of […]

I found this awesome video on Youtube.com from a Vietnam vet who took a camera out on patrol and got some super-rare footage of Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol (LRRP) soldiers while out in the jungle.  From the author of the video: Super 8 movies from field missions of the LRRPs of K Company, 75th Infantry […]

Have Submachine gun laptop, will travel While I believe that Brandon is directionally correct with his previous article on SOCOM’s lack of emphasis on cyber-terrorism, and I’ve tried to tip off our readers to emerging threats such as Duqu, I also want to take a few moments to cover the other side of this story.  […]

One of the cool things about being a writer for SOFREP is all the interesting people you get to talk to. Such was the case when I made contact with the LRRP/Ranger community of Vietnam veterans recently. I read all of their books as a kid, which was what inspired me to join the Army […]

Brandon’s upcoming memoir, The Red Circle, is due to hit store shelves in just days.  Look for it April 10th online and at your favorite book store.  Until then, enjoy this excerpt that Maxim UK is running. -Jack “I am standing in a large room, about the size of an average high school gymnasium. I […]

SOFREP got an exclusive look for our readers at Nick Irving’s “Team Reaper” a sniper memoir recounting his combat deployments as a sniper with 3rd Ranger Battalion.  Nick brings us perhaps the very first boots on the ground account from a Ranger in the War on Terror, what we hope will be the first of […]