Marine, Dog Reunited in Surprise Ceremony

Marine, Dog Reunited in Surprise Ceremony

Marine Sgt. Ross Gundlach, of Madison, Wisc., gets a kiss from Casey, a four-year-old yellow labrador that he worked with while deployed in Afghanistan, as the two are reunited during a surprise ceremony, Friday, May 17, 2013, at the Statehouse in Des Moines, Iowa. Gundlach thought he was traveling to the Iowa Capitol to tell […]

Inside the Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (SOFIC)

Inside the Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (SOFIC)

The Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (SOFIC) is held once a year in Tampa, Florida as a place for venders to pitch their products to the Special Operations community to help stimulate some interaction between SOF and the private sector.  For instance, I sat in on a panel were the Special Operations representatives of the […]

China’s 1st Female Commandos Conduct Parachuting Drill

China’s 1st Female Commandos Conduct Parachuting Drill

Faithful SOFREP reader Lightning Six reported this to us earlier today. He was hoping to use this in our No Shit There I Was series, but we’ll post it here instead: Apologies in advance that this is not a real “there I was” tale. But there I was this morning sipping my coffee and reading […]

Captain Phillips Trailer

Captain Phillips Trailer

In 2009, a crew of Somali pirates seized control of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama – the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in 200 years. This real-life story has now been adapted into a film, directed by British director Paul Greengrass (the Bourne trilogy, United 93), and starring Tom Hanks as Captain Phillips, […]

You Want Hardshoot T-Shirts in the PX! (Updated)

You Want Hardshoot T-Shirts in the PX! (Updated)

Hey Team Room members, Nick sent me a few Hardshoot t-shirts yesterday as prizes for last month’s Loadout Room trivia contest, and they are BADASS! (Sidenote to Di, kevin, Muskrat, Jon, and N3V3R_SRRNDR: INCOMING!) We held a little survey yesterday, and the results are in. It’s not surprising that you definitely want the shirts – […]

You In?

You In?

Team Room, here’s a little peak into what’s going on over at The Red Circle Foundation.

Help SOFREP Pick a Design: Winners Announced

Help SOFREP Pick a Design: Winners Announced

Hey everybody, we’re looking at website layouts that are attractive to the female demographic (like that marketing speak?). This website would feature topics and information on style, shopping, finance and gossip – fun and interesting stuff for military spouses, and not the typical pity talk and drudgery that most spouse sites dwell on. For design, […]

Trisa TRADOC Report: For Your Reading Enjoyment

Trisa TRADOC Report: For Your Reading Enjoyment

Hey everybody, we know that a lot of you are already read-in on most of the main industry and intel publications, but for those of you who aren’t, here’s something that should be a fun read for you. Trisa TRADOC Report (PDF) (2.8MB) Table of Contents: Wargaming …………..4 Ambush TTP ………….6 Fiber Optic Cables……8 OE […]

Here’s What’s On Deck This Week (April 28)

Here’s What’s On Deck This Week (April 28)

We finally have a bunch of articles in the queue over on SOFREP, so I can give you a preview of the week ahead, even before it gets to copy editing. This is what I think we will publish this week. Some if it may be held back, and of course there will be more, […]

You SUSPENDED My Automatic Payments for Team Room!

You SUSPENDED My Automatic Payments for Team Room!

So you wake up one morning to an email from PayPal, telling you that SOFREP, INC., has suspended your Team Room account for payment failure. Your first thoughts are pure terror and panic. What? Not ME? WTF! Does SOFREP hate me? Am I persona non grata? Do I dare show my face in society? Actually, […]