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Marine Raider Memorial March On March 10, 2015, a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed off the Florida Panhandle coast during a training exercise. All eleven people aboard were killed including seven Marine Raiders and four National Guardsmen. A year later, fellow Marine Raiders rucked 770 miles from the crash site to their MARSOC headquarters in North Carolina. This is the story behind the Marine Raider Memorial March.

Inside the Team Room

Inside the Team Room: U.S. Navy SEAL Snipers

Inside the Team Room: U.S. Navy SEAL Snipers
This Navy SEAL Sniper exclusive features two friends and former Naval Special Warfare Sniper Instructors, Brandon Webb, and Charlie Melton. Hosted by SOFREP brand ambassador and former USAF veteran, Aaron “RAD” Radl. Brandon and Charlie discuss Navy SEAL Leadership, Training and War stories, and the difficulties of transitioning from Navy SEAL to civilian life.

Inside the Team Room: British SAS

Inside the Team Room: British SAS
In this "Inside the Team Room" series, Brandon Webb, Navy SEAL and SOFREP CEO, sits down with several former British SAS operators.

Inside the Team Room: U.S. Army Rangers

Inside the Team Room: U.S. Army Rangers
Featuring former US Army Rangers Jack Murphy, Nick Irving, Isaiah Burkhart and Clyde Carmody, this series covers Ranger Indocrination, life in Ranger Battalion, combat stories, airborne ops, and much more!

Inside the Team Room: U.S. Navy SEALs

Inside the Team Room: U.S. Navy SEALs
Featuring Navy SEALs Drago, Shane, Mike Ritland, and Brandon Webb, this Inside the Team Room series takes you into the motivation, training and combat deployments of these four warriors.

Inside the Team Room: Snipers

Inside the Team Room: Snipers
A group of snipers talk about their most memorable kills, sniper mentality, training, legacies, and longest shots.

Inside the Team Room: The Green Berets

Inside the Team Room: The Green Berets
In these episodes, we introduce you to the three former Green Berets who will share their insights and experiences with you. They are Jack Murphy, Jim West and Terry Schappert. Our host and moderator is Andrew Wilkow.

Inside Spec Ops: Polish GROM

Inside Spec Ops: Polish GROM
In 2013, the team at SOFREP.com had an opportunity to visit Poland and their premier counter terrorism unit, the GROM. For the first time ever, a US film crew was allowed inside their compound and granted exclusive interviews with GROM operators.

Inside the Team Room: Peshmerga

Inside the Team Room: Peshmerga
Two American volunteers in the Peshmerga describe ISIS tactics, IEDs, ambushes, captured western weapons, and more.

Inside the Team Room: Editor's Roundtable

Inside the Team Room: Editor's Roundtable
Jack talks to Jamie and Buck about meeting in Syria a year prior. James discusses his transition from the Marine Corps to the Central Intelligence Agency. The team then talks about the modern day mercenaries and much, much more.

Inside the Team Room: Cut From the Same Cloth

Inside the Team Room: Cut From the Same Cloth
On Memorial Day weekend in 2015, we got a few of the guys together. Jim West, Brandon Webb, Jonathan Gilliam, Steve Ralston and Jason Delgado. Army, Navy and Marine Corps, discuss how they are all cut from the same cloth.

Inside the Team Room: Mission Intelligence (MI)

Inside the Team Room: Mission Intelligence (MI)
Meet the panel of former CIA operatives and instructors and a bit of their background before entering into the world of Mission Intelligence. There is a significant amount of preparation to become an operative for their CIA and other intelligence organizations. Listen to the panel discuss these challenges, as well as the role of language training.

Training Cell

Episode 1 Chapter 1: Urban Climbing with REVAC USA

Episode 1 Chapter 1: Urban Climbing with REVAC USA
The team travels to Denver, CO to link up with REVAC USA, a group specializing in Tactical Combat and Rescue climbing and rope work. Chapter 1: Arrival to the compound for site survey and planning for the next day of training ahead.

Episode 1 Chapter 2: Urban Climbing with REVAC USA

Episode 1 Chapter 2: Urban Climbing with REVAC USA
The team travels to Denver, CO to link up with REVAC USA, a group specializing in Tactical Combat and Rescue climbing and rope work. Chapter 2: The team rehearses for a window entry and breach, using hasty anchor points and the Petzl Exo Personal Escape System.

Episode 2 Chapter 1: Off-Road Driving at Dirtfish

Episode 2 Chapter 1: Off-Road Driving at Dirtfish
The most advanced driving school in North America, Dirtfish Rally School welcomes three Special Operations Veterans for a couple days of high speed, off road driving in Seattle, WA. Chapter 1: The team arrives at Dirtfish HQ to begin training on the Rear Wheel Drive platform. After taking a baseline test to evaluate their skills, […]

Episode 2 Chapter 2: Off-Road Driving at Dirtfish

Episode 2 Chapter 2: Off-Road Driving at Dirtfish
The most advanced driving school in North America, Dirtfish Rally School welcomes three Special Operations Veterans for a couple days of high speed, off road driving in Seattle, WA Chapter 2: Day 2 at Dirtfish demands more speed and skill as they advance to the All-Wheel Drive platform, taking faster turns on the handling course. […]

Episode 3 Chapter 1: Gunfight at The Lodge

Episode 3 Chapter 1: Gunfight at The Lodge
The Team lands in Southern Utah to begin a 2 day Scoped Carbine course with former Force Recon Marine Buck Doyle. Buck covers the basics tenets of Gun Fighting, ensures all weapons have a good zero, and walks the team through the basics of precision rifle work.

Episode 3 Chapter 2: Gunfight at The Lodge

Episode 3 Chapter 2: Gunfight at The Lodge
Shoot, move, and communicate. Day 2 brings the speed, and the snow, as Buck runs the team through multiple stress shoots while engaging targets at proximities of 25 meters, all the way out to 1,000. The focus of the day is mastering the weapon under physiological and environmental stress, and the outcome is nothing less […]

Episode 4 Chapter 1: Winter Warfare

Episode 4 Chapter 1: Winter Warfare
The team drops into Sun Valley, ID, to work on various forms of Alpine mobility. Every environment can present mobility challenges, but in 4 feet of snow, at altitude, and in the cold, you have to use every piece of equipment at your disposal. Lots of time is spent using snow machines, and AT skis, […]

Episode 4 Chapter 2: Winter Warfare

Episode 4 Chapter 2: Winter Warfare
It’s important to maintain lethality despite challenging environmental conditions. On day two, rehearsals begin for a react to contact drill, to include target refinement, demolitions employment, and communication. Watch as things get loud for their final run.

Episode 5 Chapter 1: Shaw Shooting

Episode 5 Chapter 1: Shaw Shooting
The team travels to Shaw Shooting, home to Championship Shooter Houston Shaw, for several intense days of pistol and carbine training. On day one, Houston covers the basics of effective pistol manipulation focusing on trigger squeeze mechanics and proper body alignment. It’s not too long until the crew is thrown into multiple drills requiring greater […]

Episode 5 Chapter 2: Shaw Shooting

Episode 5 Chapter 2: Shaw Shooting
Slow is smooth, and smooth is fast. Day 2 at Shaw Shooting introduces the team to several new ranges such as the ‘Coliseum’ and the ‘Punisher,’ testing speed, accuracy, and effective use of cover and concealment. Watch the men from Training Cell move quickly and violently through each course of fire, further refining their skills […]

Episode 6 Chapter 1: Hogs and Helos

Episode 6 Chapter 1: Hogs and Helos
Aerial Gunnery experts Last Shadow and Shooter Performance Institute put together a full course of wild pig hunting, rappelling, and explosions. Nick, Jackie, and Drew begin the day with aircraft familiarization, weapons check, and then right into static target engagement from the helicopter.

Episode 6 Chapter 2: Hogs and Helos

Episode 6 Chapter 2: Hogs and Helos
‘Here Piggy-Piggy!’ After conducting some target engagement under NVGs during the evening, the team starts the early morning scanning the terrain for wild pigs. Watch the tracking, the pursuit, and the kill.

Big Mountain Heroes

Big Mountain Heroes – Exploring Thrills Before Pills

Big Mountain Heroes – Exploring Thrills Before Pills
Big Mountain Heroes was created to inspire people by capturing a seven-day journey into the French, Swiss and Italian Alps by five United States Special Operations veterans who share a love of the outdoors and adventure. It’s an intimate story about the group and how they deal with Post Traumatic Stress in a positive way. […]

Big Mountain Heroes Q&A

Big Mountain Heroes Q&A
“Big Mountain Heroes” is a unique documentary film about four special operations veterans pursuing internal peace through adrenaline and comradery; rather than falling prey to the vices and self-harm embraced by so many within the veteran community. That mindset, encapsulated in the motto, “thrills not pills,” led these war fighters to the mountains outside of […]

Spec Ops Interviews

The SAS Files

The SAS Files
Keith Nell was the Rhodesian Special Air Service Operator assigned to hunt down and eliminate the terrorists responsible for what has been called “Rhodesia’s 9/11.” In this series, he discusses training indigenous personnel, covert operations, and bush war secrets.

Jumping into Normandy with Tom Rice

Jumping into Normandy with Tom Rice
Tom Rice jumped into Normandy with the 101st Airborne Division’s 501nd Parachute Regiment. In this series, he discusses airborne training during World War II along with combat actions on the ground.

Interview with SEAL Team Six Founder Richard Marcinko

Interview with SEAL Team Six Founder Richard Marcinko
This is a rare opportunity to hear the history of the UDT/SEAL teams from a living legend like Dick Marcinko, the founder of SEAL Team 6 and author of Rogue Warrior.

Interview with a Navy SEAL: The Eric Davis Story

Interview with a Navy SEAL: The Eric Davis Story
Former Navy SEAL Eric Davis sat down with his long-time friend Brandon Webb for an interview. Eric is the author of the book titled Raising Men: Lessons Navy SEALs Learned from Their Training and Taught to Their Sons.” In this series, Eric discusses what inspired him to become a SEAL, his favorite sniper rifle, SEAL training, and much more.

Interview with British SAS

Interview with British SAS
Phil Campion, former British SAS, sits down with SOFREP for an interview in London about his life before the SAS, operating in Northern Ireland, passing SAS selection, and the significance of your first Special Operations mission.

Marine Raider Memorial March

Marine Raider Memorial March
On March 10, 2015, a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed off the Florida Panhandle coast during a training exercise. All eleven people aboard were killed including seven Marine Raiders and four National Guardsmen. A year later, fellow Marine Raiders rucked 770 miles from the crash site to their MARSOC headquarters in North Carolina. This is the story behind the Marine Raider Memorial March.

Stand and Fight

Episode 1: Stand and Fight, With Jim West

Episode 1: Stand and Fight, With Jim West
Jack Murphy takes us behind the punch with Jim West in a new series that will help you prepare to defend yourself in the most likely situations you could face in bar fights, street fights, and women’s self-defense. Episode 1 features Jack talking with Jim about his background, what got him into fighting, and how he […]

Episode 2: What Do You Do When The Fight Starts?

Episode 2: What Do You Do When The Fight Starts?
You’re in a bar, on the street, or in a situation where some guy gets all riled up and aggressive. He confronts you and pushes you. Maybe he doesn’t want to start hitting immediately, maybe he’s just trying to escalate things, but the intent is obvious. In the words of Bill Murray, “It’s go time.” […]

Episode 3: Women, How to Defend Against an Abuser

Episode 3: Women, How to Defend Against an Abuser
Jim West provides some basic, reliable moves for women to defend against an abuser – husband, boyfriend, drunk in a bar – who attempts to angrily grab the woman’s wrist to control her. Jim starts by showing how to react when the abuser grabs the wrist, the stance to take, the moves to make, and […]

Episode 4: Defend Against An Attack: Your First Punch

Episode 4: Defend Against An Attack: Your First Punch
When you’re first attacked you may not be able to run away immediately, you may not have a plan of response, so you need to train your mind to hit immediately to give yourself some room. Jim West takes us through a partner exercise where the partner ‘attacks’ with a push or shove, and the […]

Episode 5: How to Defend Against Real World Punches

Episode 5: How to Defend Against Real World Punches
Jack Murphy asks Jim West about experiences you might run into in real world situations. Most of the time at a bar you wont get a proper punch so disarming or defending against attacks can be easier than you might think. Jim talks about different ways to stand while staying in different protective positions and […]

Episode 6: The Choke and The Eyes

Episode 6: The Choke and The Eyes
Jim West talks us through some unfortunately normal issues that women might find themselves in. For some reason, choke holds on women are pretty normal. Jim shows us the proper way to go for the eyes and explains how it will knock your opponent off balance. This can be modified with a kick between the legs. […]

Episode 7: How To Escape the Two-Handed Choke

Episode 7: How To Escape the Two-Handed Choke
Jim West teaches us the basics about getting yourself out of a two-handed choke hold. Going directly for the eyes is a common theme behind his tactics. Don’t forget slapping the good ol’ willy on your way out of any situation with Jim. This video was brought to you by Escape The Wolf.

Episode 8: I Always Go To The Groin

Episode 8: I Always Go To The Groin
In this episode of “Stand & Fight with Jim West,” Jim talks about the number-one move he uses in a street fight. “I always go for the groin!” he said, demonstrating the move on SOFREP’s own Jack Murphy. Street fights do not last long, so make the moves count. – Desiree Huitt for SOFREP.com

Episode 9: Using Your Body’s Natural Defenses

Episode 9: Using Your Body’s Natural Defenses
During this episode of “Stand & Fight with Jim West,” Jim demonstrates using your body’s natural defenses to check punches. He points out that the recoil is just as important as throwing a punch. The best part of this video is watching Jim West break a board mid-air. – Desiree Huitt for SOFREP.com

Episode 10: Learn How to ‘Put Them Out of Business’

Episode 10: Learn How to ‘Put Them Out of Business’
The legendary fighter Jim West started this episode with a simple shoulder grab, then escalated it to a strike to the hypoglossal nerve—taking the threat to the ground. Once an enemy combatant is on the ground, Jim says this is the time to “put them out of business.” – Desiree Huitt for SOFREP.com

Episode 12: Defensive Knife-fighting Techniques

Episode 12: Defensive Knife-fighting Techniques
In this episode of Stand & Fight with Jim West, Jim says that when he fights with a knife or other handheld object, he prefers to frame his body in such a way as to hide the object during an attack. One of the best places he has found to hide a blade is in the inside of […]

Episode 11: Getting Out of A Headlock

Episode 11: Getting Out of A Headlock
Jack Murphy asks legendary street fighter Jim West about his technique for getting out of a headlock during a fight. Jim states that one of the most important things to get out of a headlock is getting a good base behind the attacker. Once you have a good solid base, you can incorporate punching and biting, then […]

SPEC OPS News

Ukrainian Troops Re-engineer Abandoned Tanks

Ukrainian Troops Re-engineer Abandoned Tanks
In a derelict industrial complex just outside of Kiev, soldiers of the Ukrainian National Guard are demonstrating their technical and tactical competence. Enlisted men and officers of the Ukrainian National Guard are designing, engineering, innovating, and manufacturing custom tanks developed to meet the evolving challenges throughout the Ukrainian battlespace. Warfighters with pre-war experience in engineering, mechanics, […]

SOFREP Rides Along on the Kurdish Peshmerga’s Offensive Against ISIS

SOFREP Rides Along on the Kurdish Peshmerga’s Offensive Against ISIS
This time, the Daesh were not putting up much of a fight, at least not with small arms fire. They abandoned Zanghar and by 6:40 a.m., the village had been liberated. Ground troops were swarming into the village. Just before I got there, an IED went off and killed a Peshmerga fighter. One of his […]

Exclusive Interview With Mikael Skillt, Ukraine’s Foreign Fighter

Exclusive Interview With Mikael Skillt, Ukraine’s Foreign Fighter
Kjell “Mikael” Skillt is a 38-year-old Swede who has served as an activist, foreign fighter, trainer, volunteer, and political figure in Ukraine. After nearly two years spent fighting in Ukraine, he’s become Kiev’s and Europe’s poster child for the defense of Ukraine. Russian propaganda campaigns, supported by Kremlin trolls, have slandered him and anyone else who has come to defend Ukraine, claiming […]

Combat Footage: Americans Fighting ISIS with the Peshmerga

Combat Footage: Americans Fighting ISIS with the Peshmerga
SOFREP news takes you to the front lines via helmet cam. Take a ride behind the scenes with never before seen content with American Veterans who’s fighting on the front lines against ISIS in Northern Iraq with the Peshmerga. Thats one badass souvenir to bring home to for the guys don’t you think?

The Aftermath of the Paris Terrorist Attacks

The Aftermath of the Paris Terrorist Attacks
SOFREP correspondent Jamie, hits the ground in Paris to observe the memorials erected in the aftermath of the deadly terrorist attacks and record the law enforcement presence around the city.

Kiev International Exhibition Arms and Security

Kiev International Exhibition Arms and Security
The Kiev International Exhibition Arms and Security, is an amazing demonstration of Ukrainian independence and defense capabilities. The expo showcases Ukraine’s’ own technical competence and its growing collaboration with foreign defense partners. The exhibition was initially launched in 2004, but had limited success as Ukraine was emerging onto the international stage. By 2015 the exhibition […]

Video: On the Street with the Protestors in Moldova

Video: On the Street with the Protestors in Moldova
In Chisinau, Moldova as many as 40,000 people took to the streets in opposition of government corruption and overwhelming political manipulation by the nation’s oligarchs. In the midst of the chaos, some broke into the Parliament building while others committed acts of vandalism and clashed with the police. The protesters have rocked back and forth […]

First Person Swiss Urban Combat Training (MOUT)

First Person Swiss Urban Combat Training (MOUT)
For any military, the most likely combat is in an urban setting. Military operation in urban terrain (MOUT) is physically demanding and potentially lethal environment and you can never train enough to be ready for everything that may happen. An army can’t hide in the woods and mountains forever, nor can an army expect to […]

Women in War Zones

Women in War Zones
Winner of “Best Short Documentary” at the 2009 Philadelphia Film Festival and CineFest. “Women in War Zones” tells the stories of Helene Wamuzila (22) and Bijoux Mateso (13), two friends and fistula patients at Panzi Hospital who have survived sexual violence and mutilation. Helene reveals the past eight years of being assaulted by multiple rebel […]

The Divide: March for Our Lives

The Divide: March for Our Lives
Is America at War with itself? What are these major topics and differences of opinion that split America apart? Join the Spec Ops Channel as they head to the streets and uncover the opinions of many everyday Americans. Covering every major protest and movement in America, The Divide is here to inform and educate on […]

Remembrance Rumble

Episode 1: Ex US Special Forces vs. Ex British SAS Boxing Event for Charity

Episode 1: Ex US Special Forces vs. Ex British SAS Boxing Event for Charity
Follow the guys as they take a trip ‘across the pond’ to the U.K. to face off in the Remembrance Rumble Charity boxing match.

Episode 2: Why they’re fighting. First set of fights begin.

Episode 2: Why they’re fighting. First set of fights begin.
Go ringside with Eric Davis, Connor Matthews, and Alex Hartley as they chat about their prior SpecOps experience and their nerves going into the fight.

Episode 3: Fight Night and Much More

Episode 3: Fight Night and Much More
The intensity level is high as the fighters take center stage. However, this is about so much more than the fight in front of the fans. It’s about respect, making a difference and raising money for organizations helping veterans. Remembrance Rumble is in the books–but the momentum is just getting started.

Episode 4: Remembrance Rumble–Full Tilt

Episode 4: Remembrance Rumble–Full Tilt
The fight in its entirety. Watch every punch from ringside.

Remembrance Rumble 2 (Full Length)

Remembrance Rumble 2 (Full Length)
Former United States Marines met former SAS operators in the ring one month ago, duking it out at a charity boxing event on November 11, 2017 – Remembrance Day. Watch the SAS fight on their home turf in England as the Marines come at them with all they’ve got. Check the documentary version here.

Blood, Sweat and Cheers: Remembrance Rumble 2 (Documentary)

Blood, Sweat and Cheers: Remembrance Rumble 2 (Documentary)
On November 11th, Remembrance Day, former SAS operators met a group of former U.S. Marines in the ring for pride, for glory, and best of all, for charity. Remembrance Rumble 2 was broadcast live all around the world on SOFREP TV’s Facebook page, raising nearly $43,000 for organizations that support veterans in the United States […]