SOF Pic of the Day: Special Tactics Airmen train alongside Recon Marines

A student with Reconnaissance Team Leader Course jumps from a CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter during a helocasting exercise, Oct. 25, 2017, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. Three Special Tactics Airmen graduated from RTLC in November, following two months of rigorous desert, jungle and amphibious training. RTLC is designed to develop junior service members into […]

SOF Pic of the Day: US and Estonian Special Operations troops train together

Estonian and U.S. Special Operation Forces consolidate after fast rope training from a U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey, assigned to the 352d Special Operations Wing, near Amari, Estonia, Dec. 12, 2017. Estonian and U.S. SOF conducted Fast Rope Insertion and Extraction System training to build combined NATO-SOF readiness. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Matt […]

SOF Pic of the Day: Navy SEALs forge their own trail

East coast-based Navy SEALs forge a trail in the backcountry using skis during Winter Warfare training Jan. 23, 2017 in Breckenridge, Colo. SEALs are practicing skills during work ups they will need during deployment.   U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Scott Fenaroli/Released   Watch U.S. troops prepare for cold weather combat […]

SOF Pic of the Day: Navy SEALs conduct embassy rescue training

An East Coast-based SEAL holds off a local protester during an embassy attack rescue scenario during exercise TRIDENT 2017. The exercise is Naval Special Warfare’s premiere joint training event that encompasses several Special Operations Forces and conventional militarymilitarymilitary participants, as well as partner nations and partner agencies to create realistic, combined-effort scenarios for operational units. […]

SOF Pic of the Day: Special Operations personnel stand perimeter watch

U.S. Special Operations personnel stand perimeter watch during a direct assault on a simulated enemy village during exercise TRIDENT 2017. The exercise is Naval Special Warfare’s premiere joint trainingtrainingtraining event that encompasses several Special Operations Forces and conventional military participants, as well as partner nations and partner agencies to create realistic, combined-effort scenarios for operational […]

SOF Pic of the Day: Special Operations troops conduct ‘proof of concept’ testing of tactics

U.S. Navy Sea, Air, and Land Team Members conduct proof of concept and operational testing and evaluation of tactics, techniques and procedures development during exercise TRIDENT 17 on Hurlburt Field, Florida, May 12, 2017. TRIDENT 17 is Naval Special Warfare’s premiere joint training event that encompasses several Special Operations Forces (SOF) and conventional military participants, […]

SOF Pic of the Day: SEALs rising up from the deep

U.S. Navy Sea, Air, and Land Team Members conduct a proof of concept mission testing the efficacy of towing methods and insertion techniques during exercise TRIDENT 17 on Hurlburt Field, Florida, May 8, 2017. TRIDENT 17 is Naval Special Warfare’s premiere joint training event that encompasses several Special Operations Forces (SOF) and conventional military participants, […]

SOF Pic of the Day: Navy SEALs swim out remains of fallen brothers

Air Force Reserve 301st Rescue Squadron HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopters deliver West Coast based Navy SEALs to swim out remains during a burial at sea for former SEALs who passed away during the previous year. The memorial service was held on the beach where “Scouts and Raiders,” precursors to the SEALs, once trained for the […]

SOF Pic of the Day: ‘Front toward enemy’

A U.S. Army Paratrooper assigned to 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, sets up an M18 Claymore mine during Ranger Tactical Training at Caserma Del Din, Vicenza, Italy, Dec. 21, 2017. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army Contingency Response Force in Europe, capable of projecting ready forces anywhere in the U.S. […]

SOF Pic of the Day: Navy SEALs prepare to fire M888 mortar rounds

An East Coast-based Navy SEAL stacks M888 mortar rounds in preparation of indirect-fire training May 5, 2017 at Camp Shelby, Miss. during TRIDENT 17. TRIDENT 17 is Naval Special Warfare’s premier joint training event that encompasses several Special Operations Forces and conventional military participants, as well as partner nations and partner agencies to create realistic, […]

SOF Pic of the Day: U.S. Special Forces on the move in Germany

U.S. Special Forces Soldiers conduct vehicle movement during a training event at Panzer Kaserne, Germany, November 30, 2017. This was part of a month-long training event that finished with a culminating exercise using real-world scenarios to evaluate team skills and readiness.   U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Matt Britton   Watch American Special Forces […]

SOF Pic of the Day: MARSOC trains with Chilean Army special forces

U.S. Marines from the Marine Special Operations Command and the Chilean Army special forces, perform close quarters combat Oct. 30, 2017 at Camp Shelby, Mississippi. Exercise Southern Strike 18 is a total force, multi-service training exercise hosted by the Mississippi Air National Guard‘s Combat Readiness Training Center in Gulfport, Mississippi, Oct. 23 through Nov. 4, […]