The Pic of the Day: Amid Coronavirus spread, Air Force evacuates twin babies from Korea

The Pic of the Day: Amid Coronavirus spread, Air Force evacuates twin babies from Korea

Parents, Specialist Cody McFall and Private First Class Cheyenne Evans, U.S. Army Camp Walker, Republic of Korea, 188th Military Police Company soldiers, look on as one of their newborn twins sleeps before an aeromedical evacuation mission, March 30, 2020, at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. The U.S. Army’s 65th Medical Brigade, Air National Guard’s […]

The Pic of the Day: Iraqi Special Forces getting the word

The Pic of the Day: Iraqi Special Forces getting the word

An officer with the Qwat Al-Khasah, Special Forces of Iraq, speaks to the soldiers preparing to go out on a mission during the training stage for an upcoming mission with the United States Special Operations Force at Camp Taji, Iraq March 7, 2020. The Qwat al Khasah, Special Forces of Iraq, are leading a coalition […]

The Pic of the Day: Day 44 of Quarantine, Marines have now shifted to gardening

The Pic of the Day: Day 44 of Quarantine, Marines have now shifted to gardening

U.S. Marines with the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa 20.1, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, build a terrain model during a Tactical Small Unit Leadership Course (TSULC) at Morón Air Base, Spain, March 24, 2020. The purpose of TSULC is to improve leadership at the squad and fire team levels. SPMAGTF-CR-AF is deployed […]

Navy SEAL Sniper’s Top 10 war movies

Navy SEAL Sniper’s Top 10 war movies

Everyone has their own opinion of what makes a good war movie. Unfortunately very few can offer anything of substance. Yes, I’m talking to you, orange grime Cheeto finger-licking video game player in your momma’s basement. You can kick my ass in Call of Duty but in real life, you’d pee your pants in a […]

The Pic of the Day: Marines and their M240 machine guns

The Pic of the Day: Marines and their M240 machine guns

A U.S. Marine with the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa 20.1, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, attaches the barrel assembly to an M240 machine gun during a Tactical Small Unit Leadership Course (TSULC) at Morón Air Base, Spain, March 25, 2020. The purpose of TSULC is to improve leadership at the squad and […]

The Video of the Week: The five fundamentals of Special Operations

The Video of the Week: The five fundamentals of Special Operations

The 75th Ranger Regiment encompasses the Big Five Philosophy: marksmanship, physical training, medical training, small-unit tactics, and mobility for the success of the individual Ranger and the Ranger mission. Special Operations units excel at the battlefield partly because they have mastered the basics of soldiering.

Stuck at home because of Coronavirus quarantine? Watch TV as a family

Stuck at home because of Coronavirus quarantine? Watch TV as a family

So, we’re all stuck at home without anywhere to go — although cars continue to zip past my house, which has a blind driveway, at twice the posted speed limit like they’re actually late for something important. But I digress… What to do when we’re all stuck at home and we’re trying to do the […]

The Pic of the Day: F-35Bs conduct air defense exercises

The Pic of the Day: F-35Bs conduct air defense exercises

An F-35B Lightning II fighter aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepares to land on the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) during an air defense exercise. The 31st MEU’s F-35s provide a lethal offensive aviation capability that allows the Expeditionary Strike Force […]

Watch: Community Q&A with Green Beret and SOFREP writer Steve Balestrieri

Watch: Community Q&A with Green Beret and SOFREP writer Steve Balestrieri

On March 25, 2020, Green Beret and SOFREP fan-favorite writer, Steve Balestrieri, hosted a live Q&A with the SOFREP online community. Steve served as a Special Forces NCO and Warrant Officer before injuries forced his early separation. In addition to writing for SOFREP, he covers the NFL for PatsFans.com. His work is also regularly featured […]

The Pic of the Day: Don’t try this at home, Firefighting inside a warship

The Pic of the Day: Don’t try this at home, Firefighting inside a warship

U.S. Navy Fireman Jonathan Meyers, from Berwyn, Ill., left, checks for hotspots during a damage control drill aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) March 21, 2020. Rafael Peralta, part of the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group, is on a scheduled deployment to the Indo-Pacific.

SOFREP’s top 5 military movies to watch at home

SOFREP’s top 5 military movies to watch at home

Here are the top 5 military movies that you can watch at home as you look for ways to pass the time. Tears of the Sun (2003) It doesn’t get much better than having a bunch of Navy SEALs laying waste to terrorists in Nigeria while rescuing an American doctor and leading refugees to safety. […]