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Hi Everyone, I wanted to introduce our latest contributor to SOFREP. He’ll write under “BK” due to operational commitments. I’m excited to have some solid AFSOC representation on the site and looking forward to some great USAF content. Thanks for hopping on the SOF pirate ship with us, BK. Brandon, Editor-in-Chief [divider] Greetings, SOFREP readers! […]
I was told years ago by an aviator that they were padding the maintenance hours on these aircraft… -Jack The Air Force has fired the commander of a special operations squadron a week after a CV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft in his unit crashed in Florida, NBC News confirmed on Thursday. Lt. Col. Matt Glover, who […]
SOFREP takes pride in recognizing the heroes of US SOCOM and we wish the Forester family our best. I’ve served with the CCT and other AFSOC personnel and they are a solid group of individuals. Hat tip to Mark Forester an American Hero. By Rachel Arroyo 6/15/2012 – HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. — Senior Airman Mark Forester’s body armor was […]
U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command stood up the 24th Special Operations Wing in a ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 12 to meet the growing demand for the unique capabilities special tactics Air Commandos provide. AFSOC commander Lt. Gen. Eric Fiel said creation of this new brand of wing better prepares the special tactics community to meet the […]
I’m excited to introduce Nada Bakos, a former CIA Analyst and Targeting Officer to SOFREP and I hope we see more of her on the site and potentially on SOFREP TV. Here’s a short bio: Nada Bakos, a former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) analyst on the team charged with analyzing the relationship between Iraq-AQ-9/11. During the […]
In honor of fallen Warfighters this past Memorial Day I wanted to bring you SOFREP’s greatest hits. If you have combat video you can share it with us Anonymously via the Comms Check portal. Get some… %EMBED1% %EMBED2% %EMBED3% %EMBED4%
I do not know what kinds of hand to hand (H2H) combat are standard systems in the Units similar to GROM. In my opinion the GROM system, however, is interesting enough for sharing here some information about it – namely the GROM Combat, created IN and FOR this Polish SO Unit. What is the GROM […]
Employment of robotically assisted surgery to intelligently conduct invasive or non-invasive medical procedures has become a mainstay in operating rooms around the world. This technology was developed to provide a uniform and precise standard for the purpose of reducing or eliminating surgically instigated tissue trauma associated with human hand tremors and/or lesser skilled surgeons. Whether […]
Chicago has an upcoming NATO summit next month which is what the city of Chicago is putting out as a reason for the military exercise that just took place in broad daylight with both Blackhawk and Littlebird helicopters, apparently loaded with assault teams. Is somebody rehearsing for big city, urban operations? On YouTube: %EMBED3% On […]
When I was over running Kit Up for Military.com (Is that site still around??…lol) one thing became very apparent to me. Not everyone has an unlimited Spec Ops budget and can buy $400 pants or jackets. I took this to heart when I sat down with Sarah, Chris, Christy, Martin, CR, Mike and team at […]
Almost immediately following the swift 2003 defeat of Saddam’s forces in Iraq, US and Coalition Forces were confronted with an adversary that brought an onslaught of overwhelming and indiscriminate violence never anticipated by even the sharpest military strategists. Quickly becoming the number one killer of military personnel, the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) forever changed the […]
I write this with great respect in having served with the men and women of US SOCOM. I’m a thirteen year, six month veteran of the US Navy SEAL Teams, and have deployed to southwest Asia five times and had one son born when I was chasing AQ in the north of Afghanistan in 2001. […]
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