One of the cool things about being a writer for SOFREP is all the interesting people you get to talk to. Such was the case when I made contact with the LRRP/Ranger community of Vietnam veterans recently. I read all of their books as a kid, which was what inspired me to join the Army […]
SOFREP got an exclusive look for our readers at Nick Irving’s “Team Reaper” a sniper memoir recounting his combat deployments as a sniper with 3rd Ranger Battalion. Nick brings us perhaps the very first boots on the ground account from a Ranger in the War on Terror, what we hope will be the first of […]
I thought you guys might enjoy this video I discovered the other day, it gives a nice peek into the world of our Vietnam-era Special Operations units: Before SOCOM: LRRPs, Rangers, UDT/SEALs, Special Forces, MACV-SOG, Force Recon…
The Best Ranger competition is being held this year from April 13th to the 14th at its usual location, Ft. Benning, Georgia, home to the Ranger Training Brigade and the 75th Ranger Regiment. The above picture shows previous winners from a few years ago, in this case Sergeant Nash who was one of my intructors […]
“Across The Fence” by John Stryker Meyer is one of the very few memoirs written by and about the highly classified Studies and Observations Group or SOG. Running cross border operations during the Vietnam war, small teams of Special Forces soldiers partnered with indigenous team members launched missions into Laos, Cambodia, and North Vietnam. These […]
SOFREP, meet Iassen. I asked him to be a part of the team because he served as an RTO in 3/75 at the same time that I was there and because he is an exceptionally knowledgeable subject matter expert, backed by the fact that he is a very articulate writer. So here it is, because […]
The Eastern Oregon Regional Airport will come under assault Monday by an elite military team supported by an array of specialized aircraft. Don’t be alarmed. They’re on our side. And it’s only a drill. The 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, a U.S. Army unit stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, returns Monday through Thursday to […]
To the founders of SOFREP, thank you. After viewing Act of Valor, I took my wife to SOFREP’s link to the Navy SEAL Foundation that honors the KIA SEALS since 9/11, literally putting a face on the sailors who paid the ultimate price for our Country. In recent weeks, I’ve reviewed each icon and link […]
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From the official Ft. Benning website: -The 75th Ranger Regiment is a Special Operations unit with the mission to plan and conduct joint special military operations in support of U.S. policies and objectives. The Regiment is the largest Special Operations direct action force. -Ranger School is the Army’s premier leadership school and falls under the […]
I get asked a lot about the capabilities of various Special Operations units. People want to understand who does what and how all of these various SOF elements interact with each other. I’ve also had to explain that since 9/11 the entire SOF community has had to up their game, and the same also goes […]
Sorry folks, nobody else brings to the table what the 75th Ranger Regiment does. Not SF, not SEALs, not Delta. Those units do great work, and each has their niche, but pound for pound the 75th has the most fight in them. Rangers are not surgical counter-terrorist operatives or maritime commandos, they are an Airborne […]
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