Special Operations Forces Selection PT Preparation Week 3, Day 7

Back in the gym this morning for some shoulders and back training before heading out for a run. We’ll break up the routine next week with some more speed interval running, that will help to build up your short area quickness and speed. And we’ll do some swimming which is also very important. Training: More […]

The World’s Holocaust Remembrance Day, “Never Again”

On April 12, the world remembers the millions who died in the Holocaust during World War II at the hands of the Nazis and their sympathizers. In the state of Israel, it is known as Yom HaShoah and in English as Holocaust Remembrance Day, where it is observed as Israel’s day of commemoration for the […]

Military Planning for Syria, Undone by the President’s Tweets?

The President once again was tweeting wildly after the chemical attack in Syria, and was hinting at a military strike operation being planned, and possibly spelled out a decision timetable while pointing out the weapons the U.S. may employ. “Get ready Russia, because they will be coming, nice and new and ‘smart!’” he tweeted on […]

Germany’s Merkel Bows Out of Military Intervention in Syria

Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday that while she supports sending a message that the use of chemical weapons is unacceptable, Germany will not participate in any possible military action in Syria. Merkel stressed the importance of a united position in response to an alleged attack in Douma that the West is blaming on Syrian […]

Special Operations Forces Selection PT Preparation Week 3, Day 6

Friday is always a good day for Leg Day at the gym, we’ll go for the lighter weight in the squats but higher reps help with endurance. Weighted sled push builds up some explosion and strength. The leg workouts will bode well for you in Selection and in SOF units in your future if you […]

Navy SEALs Rescue Captain of the Maersk Alabama, April 12, 2009

The coast of Somalia was a dangerous place in the spring of 2009. Over 50 vessels had been attacked by pirates.The U.S. flagged ship, MV Maersk Alabama was then attacked, the sixth such attack in less than a week of the Somali coast. Alabama was taken by pirates, the first successful pirate attack on a […]

Nadia Schadlow, Deputy National Security Adviser Resigns

In another move in the big changes within the President’s National Security office, Nadia Schadlow, the US deputy national security adviser for strategy, has resigned and will leave her position at the end of the month, officials have reported. Schadlow is the third senior national security official to resign or be pushed out in the […]

Arizona and Texas Sending 400 Troops to the Border

With President Trump’s call for more National Guard troops to be sent to the Mexican border, the state governments of Arizona and Texas have responded by preparing to send 400 troops to aid in combatting illegal immigration and drug trafficking. Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey said about 150 Guard members would deploy next week. And the […]

Special Operations Forces Selection PT Preparation Week 3, Day 5

All the workout can be done outside this morning. We are going to max out on pushups, sit-ups, and crunches today before we head back out on the rucking trails. There is no time limit on any of the exercises, obviously, the goal is to get them done as quickly as you can. Stretch well […]

Special Forces Communications Site, Batman and BOHICA

Life in Special Forces can be many things to many different people but one thing it never is/was/will be is boring. You are guaranteed to meet some fascinating, great people along the way. Some become lifelong friends who you’ll talk to all the time. For others, their time with you may be brief, like just […]

Russia Warns US Against Responding to Chemical Attack in Syria

The Russian envoy to the United Nations is urging the United States to avoid taking military action in response to the recent chemical attack in Syria. “I would once again beseech you to refrain from the plans that you’re currently developing,” Moscow’s UN envoy Vasily Nebenzia said on Tuesday. He warned Washington that it will […]

Russians Jamming US GPS Signals for Drones in Syria

U.S. military surveillance drones operating in Syria are having their signals jammed by the Russian military, seriously affecting U.S. military operations, according to American officials. The Russians began jamming some smaller U.S. drones several weeks ago, the officials said, after a series of suspected chemical weapons attacks on civilians in rebel-held eastern Ghouta. The Russian military was […]