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Spc. John Banks, from the 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, and Sgt. Joseph Miller, from the 2nd Battalion, 35 Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, fire an M240B Machine Gun during the Small Unit Ranger Tactics (SURT) Course July 11, 2020, at Lightning Academy East Range, Hawaii. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Effie Mahugh/28th Public Affairs Detachment)

Watch: How to Become an Army Ranger

Videos Nov 23
Marines with 3d Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, provide security in a snowstorm during exercise Forest Light 21 in the Niigata Prefecture, Japan, December 16, 2020. Forest Light is an annual bilateral training exercise that strengthens the interoperability and readiness of the U.S. Marine Corps and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force to deter aggression and defeat any threat.(Photo by Lance Cpl. Jonathan Willcox/USMC)

These Secrets to Cold-Weather Survival Will Save Your Life

Outdoors Nov 22
Military Working Dogs: More Than Just a Soldier’s Best Friend

Military Working Dogs: More Than Just a Soldier’s Best Friend

Military Oct 04
For a Combat Cameraman, Life in Uniform Is Art

For a Combat Cameraman, Life in Uniform Is Art

Featured Sep 20
The Great Space Force NatSec Nip Slip

The Great Space Force NatSec Nip Slip

Space Force Mar 21
Auctioning Off Afghanistan: The Moscow Conference Is an International Land Grab

Auctioning Off Afghanistan: The Moscow Conference Is an International Land Grab

Afghanistan Mar 17
Tonight: Talking War, PTSD and Healing with Delta Force CSM Tom Satterly and Jen Satterly

Tonight: Talking War, PTSD and Healing with Delta Force CSM Tom Satterly and Jen Satterly

Admin Mar 16
Hypersonic Missile Tech Is the New Nuclear Ace in the Hole

Hypersonic Missile Tech Is the New Nuclear Ace in the Hole

Technology Mar 16
A depiction of an advanced robot. Source: Popular Mechanics

Army Experimenting With RoboCop-Like Biohybrid Technology

Technology Mar 11
This Week on SOFREP: Limiting Drone Strike is a Distraction from the Real Problem

This Week on SOFREP: Limiting Drone Strike is a Distraction from the Real Problem

Editorial Mar 07
This Week on SOFREP: The Murky War With Iran Takes a Turn for the Worse

This Week on SOFREP: The Murky War With Iran Takes a Turn for the Worse

Editorial Feb 28
Complex web of conflicting agendas. Syrians wave Iranian, Russian and Syrian flags during a protest against US-led air strikes in Damascus, last April. (Reuters)

This Week on SOFREP: Iran Is Growing in Strength at an Alarming Rate

News + Intel Feb 21
Navy Stops Smugglers Loaded With Russian Weapons Off Somali Coast

Navy Stops Smugglers Loaded With Russian Weapons Off Somali Coast

Expert Analysis Feb 18
This Week on SOFREP: The Biden Administration, Already Outgunned by the Issues?

This Week on SOFREP: The Biden Administration, Already Outgunned by the Issues?

News Feb 14
This Week on SOFREP: February 1st – February 7th, 2021

This Week on SOFREP: February 1st – February 7th, 2021

News Feb 07
Socolov, left and Flaherty, the Green Beret killed in a hit and run in 2015.

Watch: Viral Rant Brings New Attention to Death of Green Beret

Editorial Feb 04
A Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey prepares to land during a drill at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 14, 2021.

This Week on SOFREP: January 25th – January 31st, 2021

News Jan 31
This Week on SOFREP: An Exclusive With the Sergeant Major of the Army, a New SecDef and a White House Changeover

This Week on SOFREP: An Exclusive With the Sergeant Major of the Army, a New SecDef and a White House Changeover

Admin Jan 24
Outgoing commander U.S. Army Gen. Lloyd Austin makes remarks during the U.S. Central Command change of command ceremony at Macdill Air Force Base in Tampa, Fl., March 30, 2016. U.S. Army Gen. Lloyd Austin relinquished command to U.S. Army Gen. Joseph L. Votel. DoD photo by Army Staff Sgt. Sean K. Harp/Released

Reading Between the Lines of SecDef Lloyd Austin’s Day One Message

Editorial Jan 24
President Joe Biden’s Ten COVID Commandments

President Joe Biden’s Ten COVID Commandments

US Politics Jan 22