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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 […]

Announcement: SOF SELECTION PT PREPARATION MOVING TO SPECIALOPERATIONS.COM EFFECtIVE TOMORROW 1/17/2017.   Training: 1) 5 rounds: 4 x Front Squat @80% 1RM 2) 5 rounds: 4 x Bench Press 3 x 1-arm Bent-Over Row (find a weight that’s very tough to knock out 3 reps) 3) 4 rounds: 8 x KB Slashers @ 20kg 45s Front Bridge 8 […]

As advances in artificial intelligence (A.I.) and robotics have progressed at breakneck speed in recent years, it is no secret that law enforcement and the military are eager to find ways to take advantage of this. But the heavily armed drones capable of delivering death from above or the bomb-clearing robot used against IEDs and […]

Deep breath, people: Thousands of American soldiers have been deployed to Poland amid rising tensions with Russia. Poland’s Prime Minister welcomed the troops today – which US security officials said would “deter and defend” during their deployment. Around 4,000 soldiers have been sent to Poland as part of an operation intended to boost ties with […]