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So, we were posted in the middle of nowhere near an encampment of a certain jihadi group. We were at standby pending permission to engage the terrorists. The only time we would fire was when they fire mortars at us. The jihadi assholes would not only get on the loudspeaker to call to prayers but […]
I love this series over at Ranger Up. The end of the world confessions are classic. I don’t care if the world is ending or not, I’d never admit going to a Justin Bieber concert. “What’s a Mayan…?” Enjoy this week’s edition of “War Stories,” and take a peek into the sick and wonderful world of […]
Here’s a never before reported story about the great Army Navy rivalry and mascot snatching prank that included Delta Force and SEALs.
This post has not been edited in order to maintain the authenticity of the dialect. Thank you Andrew. Brandon I had a bad dream. If I shoot in the dark with an BTR 80, shift on a stretcher and carried under the lights KamAZ. Tilt truck is placed next to the road. People bustling around. […]
Going into some of the most dangerous parts of the West Bank is often a surreal experience. It can be dangerous, it can be eye opening, it can be frustrating and more often than not all of the above. The IDF operates under a lot of stress. On the one hand they are trying to […]
FYI-This story didn’t make The Red Circle. I was a new guy on probation at SEAL Team 3 (it’s different now, you get your Trident after SEAL Qualification Training) and serving in a support role. Need a boat driver for a platoon training dive? “Hey new guy, get over here..”. Need another bus driver to […]
From former Navy SEAL Brandon Webb’s memoir, a New York Times Best Seller, The Red Circle. I was just finishing my platoon training at SEAL Team 3 and was trying to keep a secret…it didn’t work out very well for me. Enjoy… Probably the most memorable “training” I received during the entire eighteen months of […]
We have been sitting inside this hot and smelly van for almost 6 hours, we were waiting for the green light to go into one of the towns in the West Bank and snatch a leader from a local terrorist cell. All of us were ready to explode, summers in Israel are hot. 110+ hot […]
Warning, satire to follow: The SOFREP editorial staff has heard unconfirmed reports that (name removed), a journalist, has committed suicide over his sloppy reporting regarding US Special Operations in North Korea. He apparently hung himself and a supposed letter was left posted to his hotel room night stand that stated the following: “I was too ashamed […]
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