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Steve is a SOFREP Senior Editor. He has served as a Special Forces NCO and Warrant Officer before injuries forced his early separation. He writes for SOFREP and covers the NFL for PatsFans.com and his work was regularly featured in the Millbury-Sutton Chronicle and Grafton News newspapers.
Operation Flintlock is the annual AFRICOM showpiece Special Operations exercise. This African-led, military and law enforcement exercise has been conducted since 2005. Flintlock is designed to foster greater cooperation, and counter violent extremist activity inside the partner nations’ borders. Special Operations Command Africa commander, Air Force Brigadier General Dagvin Anderson, said: “Flintlock is an example […]
A few years ago, we wrote a piece about preparing our candidates for Selection and, in regards to the Physical Fitness test, training for the Upper Body Round Robin (UBRR) rather than the old, outdated 3-Event Physical Fitness test. The Army is finally ditching the antiquated 3-Event PT Test, for the new 6-Event Combat Fitness […]
The Pentagon’s decision to replace elements of an infantry brigade of the 101st Airborne with elements of the 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade (SFAB) has long been in the works. This will accomplish two tasks: Firstly, it will provide better continuity in training missions with a unit designed to train foreign troops, thereby freeing up […]
The Army’s Psychological Operations training course is on the move south. The course is moving its training from Ft. Bragg, NC to Ft. Jackson, SC. The Army’s course trains soldiers to induce or reinforce behavior favorable to U.S. objectives. It is an important part of the range of diplomatic, informational, military and economic activities available […]
The situation in northwest Syria has reached dangerous levels with the Syrian, Russian, and Turkish armies on a collision course. The United Nations is warning that the deteriorating situation could result in a “bloodbath” unless the sides can agree to a ceasefire. Airstrikes by the Russians, in support of the Syrian government of Bashar Assad, […]
By now, most of our readers have seen the video of an American military convoy running a Russian military vehicle off the road. It is the latest of a series of disturbing escalations between American and Russian soldiers in Syria. The video, which is shown below, shows a Russian convoy attempting to pass the American […]
On Friday, the French Defense Ministry released a statement saying that French forces in a joint military operation with Nigerien troops killed 120 terrorists and seized bomb-making equipment and vehicles in the Sahel. Working along the violent tri-border area of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso in the Tillaberi region of Niger, the forces “neutralized” the […]
In an absolutely outrageous move, the New York Times allowed a terrorist, murderer, kidnapper and a man with a $5 million dollar bounty on his head to write an Op-Ed, “What We, the Taliban Want” for the Times. The piece by Sirajuddin Haqqani, whom the Times described as the deputy leader of the Taliban, is […]
The United States conducted an airstrike on February 17 on an al-Shabaab compound in Somalia. The official statement from AFRICOM didn’t report on any casualties but did state that no civilians were injured in the airstrike. However, the Horn of Africa Observer (HAO) reported that three al-Shabab members were killed in the U.S. airstrike. The […]
William Orlando Darby is one of the icons of the Army’s Special Operations community. He organized, trained, and led the first of the Army’s Ranger Battalions during World War II. He fought in North Africa, Sicily, and mainland Italy. Later, as the Assistant Division Commander of the 10th Mountain Division, he was killed in action […]
In an intriguing move earlier last week, the Pentagon decided to cut the government funding for the Stars and Stripes newspaper as part of the 2021 FY budget. Defense Secretary Mark Esper has said that the newspaper “is not a priority.” Esper, speaking to the press at NATO headquarters, defended the move: “So, we trimmed […]
Marine Corps Sgt. Darrell S.Cole was one of 22 Marines who were awarded the Medal of Honor for the pitched combat that took place on the tiny volcanic island of Iwo Jima. He was originally assigned as a bugler but fought four times to change his rating, fighting in earlier battles as a machine gunner […]
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