SOFREP Pic of the Day: Look out below

SOFREP Pic of the Day: Look out below

U.S. Navy sailors conduct an insertion and extraction exercise aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan in Iwo To, Japan, Sept. 29, 2015. The ship, and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing 5, provide a combat-ready force to protect the collective maritime interests of the United States and its partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. […]

Watch: Army to extend infantry training by 7 weeks

Watch: Army to extend infantry training by 7 weeks

The U.S. Army is changing its OSUT (One Station Unit Training) program for infantry, pushing it from 14 weeks to 21 weeks. This will be a “pilot program” initiated in July, which will be used to determine the effectiveness of the extension and whether or not it warrants permanent integration into the Army. It is […]

SOFREP Pic of the Day: Learning to deal with explosives underwater

SOFREP Pic of the Day: Learning to deal with explosives underwater

U.S. Navy explosive ordnance disposal technicians conduct diving operations with a South Korean underwater demolition team in waters off Santa Rita, Guam, Nov. 20, 2015. The U.S. sailors are assigned to Commander Task Force 75. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Daniel Rolston Watch U.S. Navy EOD dive training in the video below:

Warthog pilots practice highway landings in Europe in preparation for conflict with Russia

Warthog pilots practice highway landings in Europe in preparation for conflict with Russia

Since Russia’s military annexation of Crimea in 2014, NATO officials have been working tirelessly to find ways to effectively counter Russian aggression throughout Europe’s Eastern flank. Troops from throughout the alliance have established new commands all over the continent, and plans continue to develop to mount an even more robust defensive posture in the region. […]

SOFREP Pic of the Day: EA-6B Prowlers final flight

SOFREP Pic of the Day: EA-6B Prowlers final flight

Four EA-6B Prowler aircraft conduct an aerial refuel and formation flight near Marine Corps Station Cherry Point, N.C., March. 1, 2016. The flight was the first time in several years that all 4 EA-6B Prowler squadrons flew together. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jodson B. Graves Watch Prowlers belonging to each Prowler squadron on Marine […]

SOFREP Pic of the Day: Paratrooper opens fire

SOFREP Pic of the Day: Paratrooper opens fire

Army Pfc. Kevyn Jones returns fire with an M240L machine gun during Exercise Sky Soldier 16 at Chinchilla training area in Albacete, Spain, Feb. 29, 2016. Jones is a paratrooper assigned to Company D, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Opal Vaughn Watch U.S. Army Paratroopers conduct squad […]

PKK ambushes Turkish patrol at extremely close range

PKK ambushes Turkish patrol at extremely close range

Turkey is ramping up their anti-PKK and YPG operations in the Kurdistan region. Presently they are pursuing the PKK headquarters located in Qandil, a mountainous region in northern Iraq. According to reports, the Turkish military has setup 11 combat outposts on the northern Iraq/Turkish border and is using the forward operations points to launch patrols […]

SOFREP Pic of the Day: Jumping over Alaska

SOFREP Pic of the Day: Jumping over Alaska

Soldiers conduct an airborne operation at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 23, 2016, during Exercise Spartan Agoge. The soldiers are paratroopers assigned to the 25th Infantry Division’s 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne). Air Force photo by Justin Connaher Jump along with Jumpmaster, Cpt. Jonathan Patten over Latvia in the video below:

SOFREP Pic of the Day: Cavalry Scout provides security

SOFREP Pic of the Day: Cavalry Scout provides security

Army Cpl. Andrew Hernandez provides security for his team during a live-fire exercise at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Feb. 24, 2016. Hernandez is a cavalry scout assigned to the 4th Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment. Army photo by Sgt. William A. Tanner See U.S. Army Cavalry Scouts in action in the video below:

SOFREP Pic of the Day: The joy of shaving in the field

SOFREP Pic of the Day: The joy of shaving in the field

Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Whisenhunt shaves during a field training exercise on Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., Sept. 28, 2015. Whisenhunt, a construction electrician, is assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 4. The exercise tests the battalion’s ability to enter hostile locations, build assigned construction projects and defend against enemy attacks, using realistic scenarios. […]

Neo-Nazi Marine Vasillios Pistolis Found Guilty at Court Martial

Neo-Nazi Marine Vasillios Pistolis Found Guilty at Court Martial

An active-duty marine who was a member and marched alongside neo-Nazis last August in the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Va., has been found guilty in a summary court-martial after he reportedly bragged online about participating in the violence that occurred during the march. On the second day of the protests and rioting, a […]

SOFREP Pic of the Day: Providing security

SOFREP Pic of the Day: Providing security

Army 1st Lt. Bret Brunco provides security while a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter takes off during an air assault mission as part of a combined arms live-fire exercise at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, May 19, 2018. Brunco is assigned to the 25th Infantry Division’s 14th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team. Army photo by […]