Special Forces Honor COL Bob Howard (MOH) With Building Dedication at Camp Mackall

Special Forces Honor COL Bob Howard (MOH) With Building Dedication at Camp Mackall

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 […]

A Tough Week for Special Forces Illustrates Sacrifice That Are Still Made Daily

A Tough Week for Special Forces Illustrates Sacrifice That Are Still Made Daily

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 […]

SOF Selection PT Preparation 4.28.2017

SOF Selection PT Preparation 4.28.2017

It’s Friday, so that means it is Leg Day at the gym this morning. The weighted sled push will build power and the squats build overall muscle and core strength as well as in your legs. After the leg muscles are good and tired, head out for a three-mile run to finish your workout. Training: […]

Under Trump, use of contractors in war zone diminishing

Under Trump, use of contractors in war zone diminishing

Despite the wars in the Middle East showing no signs of slowing down, what is beginning to wane is the US government’s reliance on contractors to help. The Defense Department is using thousands of fewer military contractors in the early days of the Trump administration than at the end of the Obama presidency. With the […]

Rucking tips, hitting the hills and getting the fit right

Rucking tips, hitting the hills and getting the fit right

We’ve been getting more messages and questions about rucking and as a result, I have got out on the trail with a 45-pound rucksack myself a lot more than usual which has been fun. We’ve posted some tips based on our experience that we feel will be of good value to you. I don’t claim […]

Bail Raised for Veteran and Soldier in Killing of PTSD Therapy Dog

Bail Raised for Veteran and Soldier in Killing of PTSD Therapy Dog

The ugly story of an Army veteran and active duty soldier boyfriend shooting the girl’s PTSD therapy dog has had more twists added to it. The couple filmed the shooting of the PTSD therapy dog and could be heard giggling on it as the animal was shot five times. Cumberland County prosecutors then asked for […]

SOF Selection PT Preparation 4.27.2017

SOF Selection PT Preparation 4.27.2017

A Chest and triceps workout in the gym to include some dips and kip ups followed by another 5-miler with the ruck. Remember to stay hydrated and mark your progress down in your workout log book. Training: More Preparation for the UBRR: 3 x 12 Bench Press 3 x 10 Dumbbell Flies 3 x 10 […]

Oldest Merrill’s Marauder MG Milton Pitcher Dies at 100

Oldest Merrill’s Marauder MG Milton Pitcher Dies at 100

The oldest surviving member of the famed Merrill’s Marauders has passed away at the age of 100. Major General (retired) Milton Pitcher died on Easter Sunday at his home in Virginia. During World War II he served as a communications officer in the famed unit during their battles in the Chinese/Burma theater against the Japanese. […]

Under Trump, Use of Contractors in War Zone Diminishing

Under Trump, Use of Contractors in War Zone Diminishing

Despite the wars in the Middle East showing no signs of slowing down, what is beginning to wane is the US government’s reliance on contractors to help. The Defense Department is using thousands of fewer military contractors in the early days of the Trump administration than at the end of the Obama presidency. With the […]

Rucking Tips, Hitting the Hills and Getting the Fit Right

Rucking Tips, Hitting the Hills and Getting the Fit Right

We’ve been getting more messages and questions about rucking and as a result, I have got out on the trail with a 45-pound rucksack myself a lot more than usual which has been fun. We’ve posted some tips based on our experience that we feel will be of good value to you. I don’t claim […]

US Stepping Up Security Training Effort for Somalia

US Stepping Up Security Training Effort for Somalia

United States AFRICOM (Africa Command) Commander, Marine General Thomas Waldhauser stated via conference call in Germany that although the US is sending Somalia 40 personnel to help train the army there, it doesn’t signal a shift in strategy. The US, along with other partner nations involved in helping the Somali army get off the ground […]

USSOCOM Elects Seven New Operators to their Hall of Honor

USSOCOM Elects Seven New Operators to their Hall of Honor

USSOCOM recently honored seven special operators by inducting them into the USSOCOM Hall of Honor located at MacDill, AFB on April 18th. They all received medals from U.S. Army Gen. Raymond A. Thomas III, USSOCOM commander, and Sgt. Maj. Patrick McCauley, USSOCOM command sergeant major. Their respective names may not ring a bell for anyone […]