‘The Killing School’ book excerpt: Warrior, Assassin, Spy

1. Warrior, Assassin, Spy “There is another type of warfare—new in its intensity, ancient in its origin—war by guerrillas, subversives, insurgents, assassins; war by ambush instead of by combat, by infiltration instead of aggression, seeking victory by eroding and exhausting the enemy instead of engaging him.” — President John F. Kennedy A few miles off […]

The Pic of the Day: Coalition and US Special Forces operators getting some AK action

A Special Forces soldier from the Polish 1st Special Forces Regiment fires an assault rifle while Special Forces soldiers from the Croatian Special Forces Battalion observe and coach during weapons training. These soldiers are participating in a Partnership Development Program between Polish Special Forces, Croatian Special Forces and 1-10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) in Poland.

SOFREP’s ultimate holiday gift guide

While I understand that the holiday spirit is supposed to be about giving and not receiving, allow me this chance to clarify something for dads everywhere before everyone finishes their Christmas shopping: We don’t need another tie. Believe it or not, dads are perfectly capable of tie-shopping on our own, and more often than not, […]

The Pic of the Day: Who said women can’t shoot?

Jessica Carroll, House Committee on Armed Services Profession Staff Member, fires at a simulated target while using the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School Squad Advanced Marksmanship Trainer during her visit to Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Nov. 25, 2019. The SAMT uses different training scenarios to train Soldiers in squad movements […]

The Pic of the Day: Navy SEAL peekaboo

A member assigned to Naval Special Warfare Group 2 conducts donning and doffing dive gear during dive operations off the East Coast of the United States. Naval Special Warfare (NSW) invests in the training and development of sustainable capabilities, capacity and concepts to sharpen the competitive advantage of U.S. Navy Special Operation Forces (SOF).

The Video of the Week: SOF CQB, Airborne Ops, Breaching, and lots more

B-roll Footage of Special Forces Operators conducting close-quarters combat, breaching techniques, airborne operations, and demolition and explosive training that was used to create a video in support of the Special Operations Recruiting Battalion Campaign at Fort Campbell, KY, on April, 15 2019.

All-star cast to compliment Vietnam war hero film ‘The Last Full Measure’

Director Todd Robinson’s latest movie, The Last Full Measure, is scheduled for theater release on January 24, 2020. It features a star cast that includes Sebastian Stan, Christopher Plummer, Samuel L. Jackson, William Hurt, Ed Harris, Peter Fonda, John Savage and Jeremy Irvine. Unlike any war genre film, The Last Full Measure focuses on the […]

Behind the scenes at SOFREP

Enjoy the December edition of cartoons from “Behind the scenes at SOFREP”. By Almighty God and with honor, geo sends

The Pic of the Day: Indian Ambassador visits SOCOM

Army Col. Harold Miller, left, U.S. Special Operations Command director of J3 International, and Navy Vice Adm. Timothy Szymanski, USSOCOM deputy commander, welcome Indian Ambassador to the United States His Excellency Harsh Vardhan Shringla during his visit to USSOCOM headquarters on MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Nov. 22, 2019, as USSOCOM reaffirms its commitment to […]