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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Zachary Larsen, a combat graphic specialist with Headquarters and Support Battalion Marine Corps Installations Pacific-Marine Corps Base Camp Butler, attempts to escape a simulated attack during a water survival advanced (WSA) course Jan. 29, 2020, at Fairchild Pool on Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan. WSA is the highest swim qualification […]
U.S. airmen assigned to the 352d Special Operations Wing fly a CV-22B Osprey aircraft over Hungary October 28, 2019. U.S. Special Operations Forces conducted a bilateral exercise with Hungarian SOF to focus on interoperability and integration developing a special operations air task group capacity.
Christopher Davis, left, a field service technician, and Ken Cave, an airframe and powerplant specialist with the 319th Special Operations Squadron, prepare for routine maintenance on a U-28A Draco at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Oct. 31, 2019. The 319th SOS maintainers enable U-28s to provide tactical airborne intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance in support of special operations […]
Green Berets from the 1st Special Forces Group (1st SFG) conduct Visit Board Search and Seizure (VBSS) training somewhere in the Pacific ocean. The 1st SFG is responsible for Asia. Each Special Forces Group is comprised of numerous Special Forces Operational Detachment Alphas (ODAs). The ODA is the basic ground unit that gets deployed. Manned […]
As the military’s—and arguably the world’s—premier special operations light infantry unit, the 75th Ranger Regiment is an ideal place for competitive and ambitious soldiers to begin their career. Physical grit and mental stamina, however, are necessary not only to pass the Ranger Assessment and Selection Process (RASP) but also to remain in the unit.
U.S. Marines and Sailors with the Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepare for a reconnaissance and surveillance mission aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) during Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) in the Atlantic Ocean Oct. 14, 2019. Bataan is underway conducting a COMPTUEX with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group […]
Just as I was cutting my teeth on a cartoon series featuring SOFREP’s own storied writer Alex Hollings, he pulls up anchor to move onto another publishing challenge — editor! I affectionately remember the early days of Alex, A-Blast as I call him, working as a young apprentice for SOFREP delivering mail, shining shoes, and […]
U.S. Marines and Sailors give a safety brief to Katherine Zimmerman, resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, Yemen and Africa subject matter expert, before she departs the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) in the Atlantic Ocean Dec. 19, 2019. The Bataan is operating in the Atlantic Ocean in support of naval operations […]
Information Systems Technician 2nd Class Adreiz Prewitt and Fire Controlman 2nd Class Joshua Messengill stand the small-craft attack team watch manning a .50-caliber machine gun aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) during a Suez Canal transit in route to the Red Sea, Jan. 14. Carney is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area […]
A U.S. Army Special Forces team assaults a building during a close-quarters battle demonstration for Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa in Baumholder, Germany. The ability to rapidly secure buildings allows Special Forces teams to complete a variety of missions ranging from hostage rescue to the suppression of enemy forces in an […]
Members of the San Diego State University baseball team learn about the teamwork utilized by successful Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) boat crews as part of their visit to Naval Special Warfare (NSW) Center in Coronado, Calif., Jan. 15. The team’s visit was an opportunity for its NCAA Division I athletes to learn from the Naval […]
Last week, Mufti Abu Abdul Bari, also known as Shifa al-Nima, was captured by Iraqi Special Operations Forces (ISOF) during an operation in Mosul, Iraq. According to Iraqi media reports, the Islamic State cleric weighs approximately an astounding 254 kilograms (560 pounds) — anyone working on his deadlift PR, here’s your chance. The Iraqi commandos […]
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