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SOFREP is a news and information website run by former Special Operations soldiers and members of the intelligence community.  We are currently looking at 2017 as being a year in which there is a increased focus on Russia from a foreign policy standpoint.  To that end, SOFREP is interested in recruiting a freelance writer and […]

The word “hacking” can have a number of meanings depending on who you ask and how deeply entrenched in the culture they are. For most of us, it’s a generic catch-all term we use to describe the nefarious use of a computer to gain access to someone else’s data – whether it’s for financial, personal, […]

Training:  1) 5-mile run (OK if this is in AM or at different time of day then Round 2-5) 2) 4 rounds: Incline Bench Press x 4 reps “Arnold” Curl, each arm x 5 3) Find 1RM – if you already know it, skip it. 4) Back Squat x20 @ %65 1RM 5) Foam Roll […]

Position: Editor of SpecialOperations.com Responsible for writing, editing, and publishing articles on the site daily. Set your own schedule and work from home. Part-time position. Reports directly to the Hurricane Group Managing Editor. Requirements: Military experience required, US Army SOF is preferred Experience with WordPress is preferred Experience reporting and writing for an online or print […]

Before you dive into the complex carb and calorie counting strategies, try to adopt a simple diet and mindset. In essence, if it’s unnatural – don’t eat it. If it has added sugar, don’t eat it. If it’s more bread than meat in your sandwich, move on. If you can, only ingest meat, nuts, fruit, […]

A lot of people have been asking me about the film I made for Sky Atlantic – Big Phil’s War: Fighting ISIS – how it came about and whether there will be another one? To answer the last question first – yes, but getting these things together is hard, so you’ll have to wait a […]

WARNO – this week we’re going to start ratchet up the miles and implement heavy ruck (60lbs.) movements for a short distance (~ 5 miles) 1x week. Yesterday’s PT – Holiday, I hope you recouped from new years! Happy New Year, by the way. New year, new you – and this could be your best […]

Asolo boots are used in spades by Special Operations. Merrill’s are popular but are not the only great boot to wear in the mountains. My entire time on a team and in Special Forces I wore a single boot for moving in tough terrain, an Asolo hiking boot. They’re made tough – and I found […]

What a year, folks. Another 12 months of bringing you the best in military news, pop culture, crime, politics, and nudity, now in the books. Here is a month-by-month breakdown of some of the stories we covered in an epic 2016. Thank you to each and every one of you out there for reading and […]

Special Forces taught me that life is a series of mistakes, small victories, and an overall pursuit to get it mostly right, but not all of it. I hope this article isn’t a complete bore – but it’s just some thoughts on the nature of striving for perfection and why I think that’s a waste […]

I remember the first time the realization that I might lose crept across my oxygen-deprived mind. It was my very first fight. My wife was there. All the Marines from my shop were there. My coach—also my battalion sergeant major—was calling to me, but as my opponent sunk his choke in a bit deeper, his […]

T.S. Eliot wrote the words found in the title of this article in his poem “Little Gidding,” about time, perspective, and human salvation. It seems only fitting to herald the end of 2016 not as a year passed in celebration, but as the beginning of a new year, lest some of us shoot ourselves in the face […]