Beyond the Green Line: From British civilian to Israeli paratrooper

Beyond the Green Line: From British civilian to Israeli paratrooper

One of the great perks of this job is that sometimes things, which you had missed or had never heard of before, get tossed into your lap and you wind up with something special. Kind of like Christmas in July. So, when the SOFREP editors asked me if I would be interested in reviewing Marc […]

Weekend News Roundup: Pervert vs Twitch, the danger of illegal fireworks, OMG the Chinese!

Weekend News Roundup: Pervert vs Twitch, the danger of illegal fireworks, OMG the Chinese!

(Warning: offensive content) Perverted Punk Pumps Pud Prolifically, Performs Penis Perforation, Professes to Prosecute Oh, snap… Eric’s at it again — his carrot, that is. I’m put in mind of the days and the mentality when folks tried suing tobacco companies for “giving” them lung cancer. This guy, Eric Esavillo, chokes his chicken to Chattanooga […]

The Video of the Week: Former Navy SEAL storms ISIS-held house

The Video of the Week: Former Navy SEAL storms ISIS-held house

The following video depicts former Navy SEAL Ephraim Mattos alongside other volunteers from the Free Burma Rangers as they storm an ISIS-held house near Mosul, Iraq. According to the video description, the compound housed at least two ISIS fighters who fled into a tunnel as the assault team stormed the dwelling. Ephraim Mattos, first-person and […]

The Pic of the Day: Happy birthday, America

The Pic of the Day: Happy birthday, America

Sailors aspiring to become Navy SEALs take a knee after the finish of Hell Week. A five-day suckfest, Hell Week is considered the most difficult part (with Pool competence a close second) of the Basic Demolition Underwater/SEAL (BUD/S) training.

Celebrating 4th of July the Special Forces way

Celebrating 4th of July the Special Forces way

Ah, life in the military is very rarely boring. You get to travel to some exotic — well, different — places and meet some of the most interesting types of people. But one time-honored tradition was celebrating the 4th of July, our Independence Day, while deployed outside of the United States. For me, there are […]

Top 10 films to watch on the 4th of July

Top 10 films to watch on the 4th of July

What a better way to relax after a weekend of eating, drinking, and fireworks than by watching some great war films? I’ve compiled a list of the favorite films in our household. They’re listed in no particular order, and this list could easily have been tripled. I had no idea I had so many war […]

VET TV: Laughter is the best medicine

VET TV: Laughter is the best medicine

Servicemen and women being wounded, many times severely so, is normally no laughing matter but what many civilians don’t understand is that sometimes humor, even the dark, impertinent kind is how many of our wounded warriors cope with themselves and each other.  Starting next week, (July 8) a new show, “Veterans Laughing Together” is breaking […]

The Pic of the Day: Sailors and their pikes

The Pic of the Day: Sailors and their pikes

Sailors assigned to the USS Constitution demonstrate how pikes would have been used during the age of sail. USS Constitution is the oldest commissioned warship afloat and played a crucial role in the Barbary Wars and the War of 1812, actively defending sea lanes from 1797 to 1855. Designated America’s Ship of State, Constitution, and […]

The Pic of the Day: Motorcycle safety course

The Pic of the Day: Motorcycle safety course

Soldiers assigned to the 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command conduct a Motorcycle safety training briefing near Rhine Ordnance Barracks, Kaiserslautern, Germany on July 1, 2020.

The Pic of the Day: Clearing the battlefield

The Pic of the Day: Clearing the battlefield

30th Armored Brigade Combat Team Soldier’s conduct training with Mine Clearing Line Charge in Kuwait on June 17, 2020. The Mine Clearing Line Charge is a line of explosives used to detonate mines in the ground.

The Pic of the Day: Another deployment, another farewell

The Pic of the Day: Another deployment, another farewell

Tech. Sgt. Brian Ynclan, a 433rd Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, spends a few moments with his family before leaving for a deployment June 28, 2020, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Ynclan was one of several Reserve Citizen Airmen firefighters deploying to Southwest Asia.

The Pic of the Day: That’s a lot of brass

The Pic of the Day: That’s a lot of brass

U.S. Marines with 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group and Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 10th Marines, fire M240B medium machine guns at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, June 24, 2020. Marines with 5th ANGLICO and Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 10th Marines, conducted firing drills with the M240B medium machine gun […]