Specialoperations

The Pentagon has changed its policy on student athletes stating that it would no longer approve requests to waive active-duty military service commitments. It already affected the status of Air Force Academy wide receiver Jalen Robinette. Robinette was considered a mid-round pick in last weekend’s NFL Draft in leading the country with a 24.7 yard […]

ABC News has reported that the scandal involving the publishing nude photos of female members in the military was reported to the Pentagon months before. In an anonymous survey conducted by the military in 2016, sexual harassment and assault, over 6000 female military members complained about the practice. The survey was sent to 735,000 military […]

It is well-known fact inside our Special Operations Forces that being in one of the many units in the United States SOF has more to do with the operators being ‘special’ and not just the gear that they use to get the job done. But frequently the public gets wrapped around the ax handle with […]

Tuesday morning is time to go back to the gym to work on pull-ups and rope climbing preparation as well as Leg Day. Go heavier with the sled push to build up some explosion. Training: Continue to prep for the UBRR 3 x Pullups 10 reps 3 x Towel pullups 10 reps 3 x Front […]

A Special Operations legend among his peers has been on operations on all over the world. Bob Keller has been a Ranger, a Green Beret and now is in a non-named ‘secret unit’ in Special Operations Command. But he’s giving back to his peers and the law enforcement officers in his community. Keller is nearing […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin is beefing up his military forces in the Arctic on a scale that hasn’t been seen since the days of the USSR and the Cold War. He’s reopening closed bases and opening new ones in a bid to control the cold but natural resource-rich region One such base holds the 80th […]

SOF Selection PT Preparation 5.1.2017 Happy Monday, let’s kick off the week with a good workout of the basics of pushups, sit-ups, and crunches, then to the bar for V-ups, pull-ups, and dips before a 3-mile run. Training: More preparation for the UBRR 2 x 1-minute Pushups 2 x 1-minute Sit-ups 2 x 1-minute, Crunches […]

A Sunday morning rucksack march after a quick warm up of pushups and sit-ups. Stretch well both before and after the ruck march. Remember to drink plenty of water and stay hydrated out there. The weather is warming up and it is very important. And the other thing is again, to ensure that you have […]

We hope everyone enjoys their weekend, but first head to the gym for a shoulder and back workout followed by a 3-mile run. Remember, preparing for selection there are no days off. Log your numbers down in the workout notebook Training: More Preparation for the UBRR: 3 x 10 Lat Pulldowns, rear 3 x 10 […]

The Chinese have launched the country’s second aircraft carrier, but the first to be manufactured domestically as they grow in power and look to project it more and more in the region. The unnamed carrier should be operational by 2020 and for now, will continue to be outfitted in the port city of Dalian. With […]

The Special Forces community in an act that many considered long-overdue, honored the memory of one its most decorated soldiers, Colonel Robert Howard by dedicating the central classroom to him at Camp Mackall. The Rowe Training Facility is where all Special Forces soldiers receive their classroom instruction when at Camp Mackall. And Howard spent nearly […]

This week has been a tough one for our Special Operations Forces. Yesterday we learned of a pitched firefight with ISIS terrorists in Afghanistan that resulted in two soldiers’ deaths and another being wounded. Then later the news was released of a former actor turned Green Beret sergeant in Ft. Lewis, Washington took his own […]