Army Rangers

A SOFREP reader just recently brought this declassified training footage to my attention! -Jack [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nj3uLDR2qFg&w=640&h=385]  

This Veteran’s Day everyone will remember their war time experiences and the friends they lost in slightly different ways.  The veterans of a past war will no doubt recall the jungles, the crack of AK-47 fire, and the chopping of a Huey’s rotor blades as some gutsy pilot came to pull them out of a killzone. Our […]

Er…not sure if I was on this one or not. %EMBED7%

SGT Craig Warfle of the 1st Ranger Battalion became the second most decorated soldier (SFC Leroy Petry and his Medal of Honor holds the mantle) in the 75th Ranger Regiment as he was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross during a ceremony last Friday, October the 26th. This also marks the first time since 9/11 that […]

I wanted to share this exclusive article (if you’re not reading it already) published by Fox News’ own Jennifer Griffin not more than an hour ago (current time of 1248EST/26OCT12). EXCLUSIVE: CIA operators were denied request for help during Benghazi attack, sources say This is a very interesting and in depth breakdown of what exactly […]

The history of the modern Ranger Regiment is a very colorful one; we who join the 75th are expected to study and memorize our heritage from the days of Francis Marion in the American Revolution to the Battle of Takur Ghar in Afghanistan and to more recent times. We jumped into Grenada in ’83, we jumped into Panama in […]

Folks, please join me at the Tunnel to Towers run with Team Schlitz this coming Sunday, September 30th.  Michael lost both his arms and got third degree burns on 80% of his body during an IED blast in Iraq.  The money from this event will be used to build Michael a smart home down in […]

Today’s modern Ranger Battalions were first established in 1974 as America’s premier Airborne Light Infantry unit…

Captain William Orlando Darby had a keen interest in the organization and fighting style of the British commando. The 31 year old Aide-de Camp of the 34th Infantry Division was selected to create and organize a light infantry fighting unit specializing in reconnaissance, raids and ambushes. For it, he chose a name that had echoed […]

For those who are not familiar with Polish Special Operations Forces structure, Polish Special Forces Command (Dowództwo Wojsk Specjalnych aka DWS) has control of the following units: Special Commando Unit (aka JW Komandosów) counterpart of US Army Special Forces Military Unit GROM (aka JW GROM) most famous, counterpart of mix CAG & SEAL Team SIX […]

We were shocked when the Army press released stated, “114 Soldiers started Class 5-12; 91 Rangers graduated.”

I can honestly say that I’m glad to see some other units getting their share of the spotlight. As much as I love the SEAL community and am proud of my book The Red Circle (FYI-Red Circle audio is live and includes new content and proceeds help SOF charities), the SEALs have had too much […]