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J. W. Sotak

J. W. Sotak

J. W. Sotak is Editor-in-Chief of SOFREP. He is a former U.S. Army Civil Affairs Staff Sergeant. He graduated from Dartmouth College with a BA in Arabic Literature and the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center (Arabic). He previously worked on the National Desk of the New York Times, as Editor-in-Chief of SHIFTed Magazine and as Commerce Director of Gear Patrol.

    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