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How the Green Berets stemmed the Communist tide in El Salvador

The era of the 1980s through the mid-1990s was a great time to be a member of the U.S Army’s 7th Special Forces Group, 7th SF...

Military History

The Terrible Ones: South Africa’s 32 Battalion

Expert Analysis

What’s the secret to passing Special Forces selection? There isn’t one

Recent Special Operations

The Green Beret Affair: Project GAMMA & a massive fail for the Army

During the war in Vietnam, the U.S. Army Special Forces were headquartered in Nha Trang. During t...

Army Jul 29

The author's old Heritage Jewelers SF ring, over 30-something years old and ooking better than the owner does.
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That time when a Special Forces operator was jumped by Moroccan thugs

Just this past weekend, while chatting online on our private writers’ page with SOFREP’s ...

War Stories May 24

Remembering Robert G. Cole, who earned the Medal of Honor on D-Day

We’ve been focusing on Memorial Day in the past week, writing about some of the heroes of past ...

Military History May 24

Memorial Day: Thank the fallen warriors, not the Veterans

“It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men li...

Culture May 23

On this day, T.E. Lawrence, father of Unconventional Warfare, dies in motorcycle accident

If you aspire to become a member of the Special Operations Forces community, then the name T.E. L...

Military History May 19

Wingate’s Chindits guerrilla warfare campaign against the Japanese

In February 1943, under the command of Major General Orde Wingate, the 77th Indian Brigade, also ...

Military History May 19

Operation End Run: Merrill’s Marauders raid Myitkyina Airfield

After the U.S. troops had been driven out of Burma by the Japanese in 1943 during World War II, t...

Military History May 18

Memphis Belle: The Legendary B-17 Flying Fortress

The “Memphis Belle” a B-17F Flying Fortress of the Eighth Air Force would become the most fam...

Military History May 17

Team Week: The Special Forces version of Hellweek

So, you’ve volunteered to be in Special Forces and you’re getting ready to go to Special Forc...

Preparing for Selection May 05

So, you want to overthrow a foreign government? Here’s where to start

Unconventional Warfare (UW), the bread and butter of Army Special Forces teams. One of our read...

SOF May 04

He was wounded 37 times but still fought on: Roy Benavidez, Medal of Honor recipient

He was wounded 37 times by bullets, shrapnel, a bayonet, and a rifle butt but his only thoughts w...

SOF May 02

The big ugly elephant in the room: Standards in Special Operations

Let us talk about standards… Oh no. Standards! Not that dirty word again. But it is a very ...

SOF Apr 27

Remembering Pat Tillman, Ranger & NFL Player, who was killed by friendly fire

The endless Global War on Terror has claimed the lives of about 7,000 American soldiers, mainly i...

SOF Apr 23

Here there be legends: Major General John Frost, Battle of Arnhem

Major General John Frost is best remembered as the battalion commander of a British airborne infa...

Military History Apr 21

Delta operators preparing for the rescue of Kurt Muse. Dr Dale Comstock on the far left.

Operation Just Cause: A feast of Special Operations

In the early hours of December 20, 1989, 28 years ago, the United States began operations against...

History Apr 06

On this day, Green Beret Gary Beikirch awarded the Medal of Honor

Prior to the war in Afghanistan, the conflict in Vietnam was the longest in United States history...

History Apr 01

When Special Forces Recon Team Python ruled the Valley of Death

Situated in the northwestern portion of South Vietnam, along the border with Laos, lies the A Sha...

History Mar 27

Remembering Medal of Honor recipient Charles “Snake” Hosking Jr

Charles Ernest Hosking Jr. was a career soldier who fought as a U.S. paratrooper in World War II ...

Military History Mar 22

A Mother’s Revenge: Hannah Duston kills her Indian captors

Hannah Duston, also alternatively referred to as Dustin, Dustan, and Durstan in early Colonial re...

History Mar 15

Special Operations Skills 101: Land Navigation

Many of the people who read our articles here in SOFREP have either just volunteered for a Specia...

Preparing for Selection Mar 13

Thinking Before Shooting: Intelligence and Special Operations

The attacks of 9/11, which seem so long ago, caught the United States by surprise. There were som...

JSOC Feb 05

Remembering Sterling Hayden, Actor, OSS Operative

Today is the birthday of Sterling Hayden, he would have been 103 years old today. Most people whe...

History Jan 20

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How the Green Berets stemmed the Communist tide in El Salvador

The Terrible Ones: South Africa’s 32 Battalion

What’s the secret to passing Special Forces selection? There isn’t one

Recent Special Operations

The Green Beret Affair: Project GAMMA & a massive fail for the Army

That time when a Special Forces operator was jumped by Moroccan thugs

Remembering Robert G. Cole, who earned the Medal of Honor on D-Day

Memorial Day: Thank the fallen warriors, not the Veterans

On this day, T.E. Lawrence, father of Unconventional Warfare, dies in motorcycle accident

Wingate’s Chindits guerrilla warfare campaign against the Japanese

Operation End Run: Merrill’s Marauders raid Myitkyina Airfield

Memphis Belle: The Legendary B-17 Flying Fortress

Team Week: The Special Forces version of Hellweek

So, you want to overthrow a foreign government? Here’s where to start

He was wounded 37 times but still fought on: Roy Benavidez, Medal of Honor recipient

The big ugly elephant in the room: Standards in Special Operations

Remembering Pat Tillman, Ranger & NFL Player, who was killed by friendly fire

Here there be legends: Major General John Frost, Battle of Arnhem

Operation Just Cause: A feast of Special Operations

On this day, Green Beret Gary Beikirch awarded the Medal of Honor

When Special Forces Recon Team Python ruled the Valley of Death

Remembering Medal of Honor recipient Charles “Snake” Hosking Jr

A Mother’s Revenge: Hannah Duston kills her Indian captors

Special Operations Skills 101: Land Navigation

Thinking Before Shooting: Intelligence and Special Operations

Remembering Sterling Hayden, Actor, OSS Operative

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