SOFREP Pic of the Day: Training for arctic warfare

Paratroopers descend over Malemute drop zone while team members prepare 105 mm howitzers during airborne and live-fire training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 22, 2016. Air Force photo by Alejandro Pena Learn more about arctic warfare training in the video below:

SOFREP Pic of the Day: The sniper and the snake

A southern black racer snake slithers across the rifle barrel held by junior Army National Guard sniper Pfc. William Snyder as he practices woodland stalking in a camouflaged ghillie suit at Eglin Air Force Base, April 7, 2018. Army photo by Staff Sgt. William Frye See how U.S. Army snipers are trained in the video […]

SOFREP Pic of the Day: Marines and their pugil sticks

Marine Corps recruits compete during a pugil sticks bout at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Calif., April 10, 2018. The recruits are assigned to the Recruit Training Regiment’s India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion. Writer’s note: If I could have spent all 13 weeks of recruit training bashing on guys in the pugil stick […]

SOFREP Pic of the Day: Free falling over Djibouti

Airmen perform a military free fall jump in Djibouti, April 17, 2018. The airmen are assigned to the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron and they are deployed in support of humanitarian aid and contingency operations in the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa area of responsibility. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Gustavo Castillo See U.S. […]

SOFREP Pic of the Day: Live fire training in Jordan

Marines run to firing positions during live-fire training as part of Eager Lion 2018 in Jordan, April 21, 2018. The Marines are assigned to Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier M. Baez Watch Marines participate in Eager Lion 2018 in […]

SOFREP Pic of the Day: Marine snipers at sunset

A Marine sights in on a long-range target in Amman, Jordan, April 17, 2018, during Eager Lion, a training engagement conducted by U.S. and Jordanian forces. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jon Sosner Learn more about what it takes to be a Marine Corps Scout Sniper in the video below:

SOFREP Pic of the Day: Opening fire with an M249 Saw

A New Jersey Army National Guard soldier fires a M249 SAW during live-fire battle drills at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., April 9, 2018. The soldier is assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 114th Infantry (Air Assault). Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Matt Hecht Watch soldiers put the M249 Saw through its paces in […]

SOFREP Pic of the Day: Marine Corps AH-1W Super Cobra fires rockets

A Marine Corps AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter deploys flares and launches rockets at mock enemy targets during a tactical demonstration at the Yodaville training facility in Yuma, Ariz., April 4, 2018. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ashley McLaughlin See the firepower the AH-1W Super Cobra brings into the fight in the video below:

SOFREP Pic of the Day: Humvees and water

Soldiers maneuver a Humvee through a water obstacle during training at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., March 12, 2017. The soldiers are assigned to Headquarters Company, 301st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade. The city of Tacoma, Washington, receives an average rainfall of 40 inches of rain per year. Army Reserve photo by Spc. Sean F. Harding Watch U.S. […]

SOFREP Pic of the Day: Marines on the move

Marines sprint through smoke during Integrated Training Exercise 2-17 on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Jan. 30, 2017. The Marines are assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment. The combined-arms exercise gives all elements of the Marine Air Ground Task Force an opportunity to use capabilities during large-scale missions […]

SOFREP Pic of the Day: Shoot, move, communicate

Marine Corps 1st Lt. Harry J.D. Walker yells to his platoon while taking simulated fire during Korean Marine Exchange Program 17-14 in South Korea, Aug. 11, 2017. The program enables U.S. and South Korean marines to focus on exchanging tactics and procedures and increasing interoperability. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aaron S. Patterson Watch Marines […]

SOFREP Pic of the Day: Freedom flies

A bald eagle soars as a soldier parachutes from a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter over Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 27, 2017. The soldier is a paratrooper assigned to the 25th Infantry Division’s 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne). Army photo by Staff Sgt. Daniel Love Watch U.S. Army Paratroopers in action in the video […]