Category: Special Operations

US Marine Raiders and Green Berets hold exercise RAVEN to test and refine predeployment MARSOC unit readiness

10 years ago today, SOFREP published initial reports of the attack on the US Consulate in Benghazi that took the lives of four Americans including a SOFREP Editor, navy SEAL and CIA contractor Glen Doherty

It is explained, in simple terms, how to apply for two very difficult jobs

The death of Seaman Kyle Mullins in BUD/S training to become a navy SEAL has the New York Times claiming the training program harbors a culture of brutality, cheating and drugs. SOFREP looks at the evidence of these claims and draws a very different conclusion.

In the fast and flashy world of bustling America, we sometimes forget how our homegrown heroes live their lives. Today, we’ll show you the inspiring dedication of Navy’s Nick O’Sullivan.

The US intelligence tracked Walton down in Northern Nigeria, and the SEAL Team 6 was assigned to the rescue mission.

Today the US State Department has confirmed that two more American Citizens have died in the Donbas region of Ukraine. A State Department representative reported to news outlets that they could not provide details about those killed or the circumstances of their deaths. However, they said they “are in touch with the families and providing […]

SOF has been a subject of theories about whether the forces generate the so-called “fog of war” or it ultimately conducts “military statecraft.”

As the war in Ukraine continues, there is increased scrutiny of the Russian government’s global activities. In Africa, the newest development uses Russian mercenaries, most prominently the Wagner group, to achieve Russian interests. Even if the mercenaries are not particularly effective at defeating rebel groups, their appeal to African leaders and ability to implant themselves […]

Our friends with the Kraken Special Forces unit in Ukraine are at it again. Watch as they target and destroy a building the Russians were using as their local headquarters.

Small but Mighty US Special Operations Command (SOCOM), on May 19th, issued a notice of intent to buy an undisclosed quantity of  Sig Sauer’s MCX short-barreled rifles as personal defense weapons (PDW) under a five-year sole source contract. As a result, special Operations Forces (SOF) will finally be receiving a much-requested ultra compact PDW to […]

A coalition including US forces has reportedly captured a man that is reportedly a senior leader of the Islamic State (ISIS) during a military ground raid in northwestern Syria sometime between late Wednesday and early Thursday, as reported by the US-led anti-ISIS coalition.