The Ft. Bragg Delta Force Murders: New Details Come to Light
The discovery of a series of crimes and a possible third party has turned the death of two operators near Ft. Bragg into a hunt for the truth.
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This Week on SOFREP: A Delta Operator Found Dead, Russian Mercenaries, and Coordinated Attacks in Mali
Catch up on all the reports from around the world and at home that came out of SOFREP this week, November 30th – December 6th.
Delta Force Member and Veteran Found Dead at Ft. Bragg
The bodies of MSG William Lavigne and veteran Timothy Dumas have been identified in a bizarre death on the training grounds of Fort Bragg.
Firm Seeks Former Special Operators to Guard Polling Stations
Concern over the elections is increasing. Now, Minnesota businesses have hired a firm to protect polling stations and prevent riots.
Five personality traits of a Special Operator
People are always asking, “What do I need to do to become a Navy SEAL?” Or they say, “Those Rangers are all psychos and mindless killing machines; that’s not for me.” Or, perhaps someone thinks they have what it takes, physically, to be a Special Forces soldier, but they don’t know if they have the […]
A Farewell to arms
“Humans are more important than hardware.” This is the one Special Operations Truth out of the five that resonates most with me. It has been at the core of my team-first approach as the Managing Editor of this site. After four years with SOFREP (two as a freelancer, one as full-time writer, and one as […]
Plight of former Green Berets caught in Venezuela continues
The plight of the two former Green Berets who were caught last May trying to infiltrate and overthrow the Venezuelan dictator Nicholas Maduro continues. In July, U.S. diplomat Bill Richardson failed to secure the release of Airan Berry and Luke Denman. The two men had been caught on May 4 as they were attempting a […]
German military to dissolve top Special Operations unit
The German Defense Ministry is going to dissolve the country’s top Special Operations unit over a series of right-wing scandals. According to an exclusive report by the Frankfurter Allgemeine, the Kommando Spezialkrafte (KSK) is losing at least one-quarter of its strength as troops suspected of right-wing extremism are either canned or suspended. The unit has […]
$10 million bounty for information on the new ISIS leader
The U.S. government has increased the bounty for information that will lead to the capture or killing of the new leader of the Islamic State to $10 million. Amir Mohammed Sa’id Abdal Rahman al-Mawla, also known as Hajji Abdallah, became the new leader of ISIS after his predecessor Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed during a […]
Women & standards in Special Operations and Special Mission units
SOFREP recently published an exclusive piece covering the journey of the first female candidate set to graduate the Special Forces Qualification Course and earn her coveted green beret — an amazing achievement. Similarly, recent years have seen the services open their previously male-exclusive roles, including the opportunity to attend Ranger School and others, to women […]
75th Ranger Regiment permanently activates new battalion
Earlier this month, the 75th Army Ranger Regiment permanently activated its newest battalion. The Ranger Military Intelligence Battalion (RHIB) is now one of the five battalions of the 75th Ranger Regiment, the other being three infantry battalions (1/75, 2/75, 3/75) and a Special Troops Battalion. According to the 75th Ranger Regiment, the RHIB’s mission is […]
The Video of the Week: Delta Force operator speaks about his career in SOF
Retired Sergeant Major John “Shrek” McPhee served for over 20 years in the Army. All of his operational time was spent in Special Operations units, including the 75th Ranger Regiment, the Special Forces Regiment, and Delta Force. He has has some interesting advice on SOF selections. You can follow him on his website.
