Category: SpecOps

Let’s start the weekend and Saturday off right. It is time to go back to the gym for some shoulders and back work. Followed by a four-mile run. Log your numbers down in the workout notebook Training: More Preparation for the UBRR: 3 x 10 Lat Pulldowns, rear 3 x 10 Barbell Dead Lift 3 […]

By now we are all aware of the horrible accident suffered by the cadre members and students at the JFK SWC (Special Warfare Center) on Thursday where the US Army Green Berets are trained at Ft. Bragg, NC. While the details are still sketchy, the class of prospective Special Forces Engineers (18C) were attending a […]

An American citizen who fought for the Islamic State in Syria and surrendered to the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) was turned over to US forces according to the U.S. Department of Defense. In a released statement, U.S. military officials said earlier that an American citizen who was fighting with ISIS and surrendered on September 12 […]

It is Friday, so it also means Leg Day at the gym. Begin with some Squats – front, dumbbell goblet, and barbell. Then some lunges and after the weighted sled push, finish the workout off with a 4-mile run. Remember to stretch well after the workout and to hydrate. Training: Continue to prep for the […]

I will be the first to say that I am always ready to read anything pertaining to the OSS in World War II and love the genre. I’ve read many of W.E.B. Griffin’s books and they follow along a same general outline. The plot and character development take up the vast majority of the novel […]

countries are justifiably nervous with the news that the Russian-Belarussian military joint strategic level exercises Zapad-2017 (“West-2017”) begin today, September 14 across the Russian’s Kaliningrad western military district and Belarus. The Russians have used large exercises such as this, in the past to preposition troops and equipment before engaging in offensive operations, such as Georgia […]

Thursday is Chest and Triceps day at the gym today to build upper body strength. Then a 4-mile ruck march with 45-pounds minimum. Have you broken in your second pair of boots yet? Remember to stay hydrated and mark your progress down in your workout log book. Training: More Preparation for the UBRR: 3 x […]

One of the first American heroes in our nation’s history was a man who had two distinct lives. One before the American Revolution and one after. Robert Rogers was famous for his companies of Rangers during the French and Indian War. He was a brilliant officer and outdoorsman and his men served the British and […]

With the pressure on the Islamic State growing in the Middle East, and the beating they’re taking in Syria and Iraq, ISIS is changing its recruiting tactics to gather fighters for the fighting in the Philippines. Foreign fighters are defecting by the hundreds in Syria and Iraq, so ISIS is putting the Philippines as their […]

Shoulders and back day in the gym before heading off to do the SOF (Special Operations Forces) Triathlon. A 3-mile run, a 3-mile rucksack march, and a 300-meter swim with fatigues and boots. Aim to go as fast as you can in each event. Get used to swimming with fatigues and boots. It is much […]

Yesterday we wrote about the tragedy of 9-11 and the horror that we all felt that day 16 years ago as we watched planes fly into the World Trade Center and the thousands of lives that were lost in New York City, in Washington D.C., and in rural Pennsylvania. Almost everyone in the country either […]

Tuesday is Leg Day at the gym, our favorite, but we’ll begin with pull-ups and towel pull-ups for those who don’t have access to ropes for climbing. The squats and lunges build up the strength in your lower body for carrying a rucksack, which is the bread and butter of SOF. Then a four-mile run […]