Nick Coffman

In this SOFREP exclusive interview, we sat down with Keith Nell, the Rhodesian Special Air Service operator who was assigned to hunt down and eliminate the terrorists responsible for what has been called “Rhodesia’s 9/11.” By 1978, the Rhodesian Bush War between ZIPRA and ZANLA communist terrorists had terrorized the local villages in the area. Keith Nell begins the interview speaking about flight RH […]

In June of 2019, seven men from MARSOC Fox Company and one of the panel members from their 2008 court of inquiry (COI) were reunited—some for the first time in 12 years—during a fishing trip at Big Horn River in Montana. The trip was hosted and paid for by The Bar X Project, an organization […]

That’s right – SOFREP is back. What began in 2012 as a small military blog quickly grew into a leading source for all-things related to Special Operations Forces (SOF), Foreign Policy, and Defense news. In 2018, our editorial team saw an opportunity to expand beyond our SOF focus, so the decision was made to broaden […]

Have you ever wanted to be in a movie? Here is your chance. American Airlines’ Sky Ball 2019 Gala and Max Martini’s movie ‘Sgt. Will Gardner’ are raising money for four charities that support our nation’s warriors. They are donating four cameo roles each with one line of dialogue in the upcoming movie ‘Sundown’, which […]

Former Navy SEAL and author of “Raising Men: Lessons Navy SEALs Learned from Their Training and Taught to Their Sons,” Eric Davis, discusses the challenges of being a dad while serving as a Navy SEAL. Due to the high number of deployments and the frequency of his training, Eric said he missed quite a bit […]

In this portion of Eric’s interview, he reflects on how Richard Marcinko was instrumental to him becoming a SEAL. Eric said he read all of Marcinko’s books when he was younger, and they encouraged him to view becoming a SEAL as a real possibility. Some modern military movies will have the same effect on this […]

NEWSREP community, If you have a story about how 9/11 impacted your life in a meaningful way, we want to hear about it. If it passes our editorial review process, we may even publish it as an article, or as one part of a shorter collaborative piece. There are no article length or word count […]

Phil Campion is a veteran of military operations in just about every conflict-prone corner of the world. He served with the Royal Hampshires, passed through Commando and Parachute Regiment selection, before being badged with 22 SAS. He left the British Army in his early thirties, with the rank of Staff Sergeant, and started working on […]

Eric Davis, former Navy SEAL sniper instructor and author of “Raising Men: Lessons Navy SEALs Learned from Their Training and Taught to Their Sons,” sat down with Brandon Webb for an exclusive interview. Eric gives you the top three things he feels candidates require to conquer BUD/S.

Phil Campion is a veteran of military operations in just about every conflict-prone corner of the world. He served with the Royal Hampshires, passed through Commando and Parachute Regiment selection, before being badged with 22 SAS. He left the British Army in his early thirties, with the rank of Staff Sergeant, and started working on […]

Former Navy SEALs break down why they hate this legendary SOCOM rifle For many of us from the conventional side of the military (or who never served at all) the FN Scar tends to carry with it a certain appeal. As a rifle designed specifically for Special Operations troops (SCAR actually stands for Special Operations […]

During this exclusive interview, former Navy SEAL Eric Davis recalls one of his most memorable moments while conducting SEAL BUD/S training. Watch the video below to hear about the moment that Eric said he felt like he was going to die.