The Pic of the Day

The Battle of Fallujah in 2004 was a pivotal showdown, where coalition forces clashed with deeply entrenched insurgents in the heart of a dense urban landscape.

Aviation Machinist’s Mate Keante Harris from Cleveland, OH is shown here on the flight deck of the forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) during Keen Sword 19.

From the shipyards of Philadelphia to the depths off San Francisco, the USS Devilfish charted a tale of valor, making an indelible mark on naval lore.

In a move signaling deeper military ties, China and Thailand intensify their naval and aerial collaborations through successive joint exercises, while Southeast Asia witnesses a rise in amphibious naval prowess.

10th Mountain soldiers board a CH-47 Chinook in Afghanistan. September 4th, 2003.

Army Special Forces soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) of Fort Carson, Colorado, conduct Close-Quarters Combat drills with their Polish Special Operations Forces counterparts. 

Before there was Delta Force Geo there was regular old general issue eleven series Geo. Here is a throwback pic to the “before times”.

SOFREP celebrates the valor of the US Navy’s Seawolves, an all-volunteer squadron created to support operations in the Mekong Delta during the Vietnam War, by featuring an image of one of their members in action, and recounting the squadron’s pivotal role, significant achievements, and the enduring legacy they left despite their disbandment in 1972.

Delta Force CSM Tom Satterly had witnessed just about all of the ugliness of war that one human being can take. One evening in 2013, before he, his wife and friends got ready for a night on the town, Tom sat alone in a rental car with a pistol halfway to his head wondering if he should shoot himself in the mouth of the temple, fortunately, at that instant his wife called, literally saving his life.

I’m not quite sure if the Ghanaian Army was serious or not when they included their clunky “Iron Man” suits in a military parade.

In September 1940 a 28 year old Luftwaffe pilot was shot down over England. This is his story and the story of the aircraft he was flying.

Here we see the aircrew of “Waddy’s Wagon,” a B-29 Superfortress from the 20th Air Force, 73rd Bomb Wing, 497th Bomb Group, 869th Bomb Squadron.