‘Bones One Zero’: Memoir of a combat medic

‘Bones One Zero’: Memoir of a combat medic

The following is an excerpt from “Bones One Zero,” the memoir of Army combat medic Reuben Ryan. THE TOUGHEST MAN “Bones One Zero, this is Bones OPS,” It was our Operations SGT at FOB Taji, SGT Graham. “Bones One Zero,” CW3 Bottolene replied as our Blackhawk headed back south from Balad after completing an Urgent […]

Military Service Changes You: A Marine and his ego vs. the Polar Plunge

Military Service Changes You: A Marine and his ego vs. the Polar Plunge

Sometimes, my stories or articles might lead some to believe that I’m cool. This probably isn’t one of them. Two years ago, I was a full-time college student just out of the Corps.  I was attending school in Framingham, Massachusetts, a few hours south of my hometown in Vermont, affording me the opportunity to take […]

SOF Selection PT Preparation 11.22.16

SOF Selection PT Preparation 11.22.16

Warm up Row 500 meters, stretch, jog – break a sweat. I don’t care if you fake rap battle – just get loose and your mind right. Training 2 rounds: 300m shuttle every 3:30  “Set cones 25m (82ft) apart.Run from cone to cone, touching the line at each turn around for 12 lengths or 6 laps = […]

Former British SAS, Phil Campion joins SOFREP

Former British SAS, Phil Campion joins SOFREP

Phil Campion, former British SAS, has joined the SOFREP team as a contributing editor. You will be seeing weekly articles and daily Facebook live broadcasts from Phil. In case you missed the first Facebook live, see below. You can also read his previous articles HERE. Image courtesy of The Sunday Times

SOF Selection PT Preparation 11.21.16

SOF Selection PT Preparation 11.21.16

Good Morning! This is the only day this post will pear past 5am. From here on out the workouts will post the night before the workout. I’ll monitor the comments section to answer questions about the workout during the day. The next three weeks will focus on body weight strength training and endurance work. There […]

News Roundup: USAF combat controller awarded Silver Star, MEAL Team 6 member busted, naked cop attacker gets tased

News Roundup: USAF combat controller awarded Silver Star, MEAL Team 6 member busted, naked cop attacker gets tased

Heavy ops tempo this week my friends. That, plus the inevitable post-election hangover means a light News Roundup. Back to it next week.—BK  USAF combat controller doing work: SAN ANTONIO — An Air Force combat controller credited with protecting a 100-man special operations unit with precision airstrikes during an intense Afghanistan firefight received a Silver […]

Minimalistic approach to first-aid: Blue Force Gear’s ‘Micro Trauma Kit Now’

Minimalistic approach to first-aid: Blue Force Gear’s ‘Micro Trauma Kit Now’

Blue Force Gear has recently introduced the Micro Trauma Kit NOW! The Micro TKN closes the gap on any given person’s greatest liability, a life threatening traumatic injury. Blue Force Gear is known for making high quality innovative tactical products right here in the USA and backed by their lifetime warranty.  You are probably familiar with their products like […]

Sister’s tribute to late Special Forces brother killed in Jordan

Sister’s tribute to late Special Forces brother killed in Jordan

Special Forces soldier Staff Sgt. James Moriarty and two members of his team were recently killed in Jordan. Following his funeral, his sister Melissa Moriarty published the speech she gave at his funeral in Houston. My speech for Jimmy Over 500 people were present yesterday at Jimmy’s services in Houston. It was awe inspiring. Only Jimmy could pull […]

SOFREP Team PT: Starting Monday, November 21st

SOFREP Team PT: Starting Monday, November 21st

SOFREP Team PT with Norwood will being this coming Monday, November 21st. We’ll interview fitness experts and offer training and nutrition advice. Team PT – Monday thru Friday – no more than four times a week in the gym. Strict diet with general guidelines. About an hour session of training a session. The sessions that […]