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D.C. is going to be locked down tight for the Inauguration with very few escape routes or ways in. But, for someone who wants to frustrate, it’s perfect. This morning starting around 3 am many streets began to shut down. Traffic in the District is notoriously bad – and this week it’s been worse. But […]

A month or so ago, I woke up with a blind spot that occupied the majority of the vision in my right eye. I’m no stranger to needing to take trips to the emergency room, but those trips are usually prompted by pain. For the first time in my life, this trip was prompted by fear. […]

Back in 2006, when I was in Psychological Operations Group (Now called MISOG, or Military Information Support Group), I remember a colleague of mind dryly comment that we were the “red-headed stepchildren of SOCOM.” As such we would frequently be tasked to send personnel for an all-paid, all-exclusive trip to the hills of rural North […]

Are you an aspiring warlord on a budget? Are you tired of losing business to other drug cartels just because you lack air superiority? Maybe you’re just sick of waiting for your checked baggage at your local airport. Well now you can buy your own air force for a fraction of the price of a single, […]

The Battle of Fallujah, Iraq is destined to go down in Marine Corps history. Marine Recruits will soon be learning about this battle along with the other historic battles of the Corps. The battle began with an aerial bombardment on November 8, 2004. A Force Recon team was inside the city limits calling targets and […]

This short fictional story explores what would happen in the event of a war between Russia and Europe with the United States having reduced their commitment to NATO. -Vasilis Chronopoulos.  The major general had forged his 31-year career in the British Army by sheer will, be it through SAS selection, stultifying desk jobs, Iraq, Afghanistan, a PhD in […]

During SOFREP TV’s “Training Cell” Episode 3, Training Cell heads to Southern Utah to train with weapons expert and former Force Recon Marine Buck Doyle, pushing the threshold to improve marksmanship. Subscribe to SOFREP TV to check out the full episode.

Jeff Sornig spent twenty-three years serving in the United States Marine Corps, deploying multiple times, and eventually achieving the rank of Master Sergeant before retiring.  I had the honor of serving alongside Jeff, whose unit was located right across the street from my own, and seeing firsthand the pride he carried with his service, and […]

CYBERWAR IS COMING is the name of a paper written in the early nineties. Today, this body of work is close to prescient. But, its revelations have not yet come to pass in entirety. We’ve covered cyber war in some quantity here at SOFREP. Cyber alongside tactical ground assaults as a leverage of power before, after, […]

Ukraine is the setting for what is a giant experiment of the next generation of warfare. Many of the West’s previous understandings of combat and war still weigh heavily in its planning. The U.S. spends and allocates resources toward whatever is necessary to adapt to the future of war. However, much of the focus is on technology alone. […]

I reported up the chain of command to Ryan Zinke before departing the SEAL Teams in 2006, while serving as the Naval Special Warfare sniper course manager. He was one of the few leaders I reported to as a Chief Petty Officer, that supported my decision to end my career early to spend more time […]

SOFREP has now hit the ground for SHOT Show 2017. Velcro, ball caps, and cargo pants make up the official dress code: business tactical. We’ll be walking around the show and having meetings for the duration of the event. The crew from the Loadout Room had a great day out on the range today, so you can […]