Your Weekly News Roundup: Man threatens to blow self and car up next to Pentagon, First Coronavirus fatality in US, Babysitter shoots 10-year-old boy, Woman hides meth in vagina, Man arrested for peeing in ice machine

Man threatens to blow self and car up next to Pentagon This is a non-story. It’s a story that isn’t. It’s jackass journalism. This probably started out as: “Man has barricaded himself in his car next to the Pentagon, but he is not making any demands and nobody is paying any attention to him.” Why […]

The UBRR Test: Designed by Delta Force for the SOF community

A few years ago, we wrote a piece about preparing our candidates for Selection and, in regards to the Physical Fitness test, training for the Upper Body Round Robin (UBRR) rather than the old, outdated 3-Event Physical Fitness test. The Army is finally ditching the antiquated 3-Event PT Test, for the new 6-Event Combat Fitness […]

Navy invents new device that promises to revolutionize Close Quarters Combat

The U.S. Navy has invented a device that promises to revolutionize Close-Quarters Combat (CQB). The Room Breach Digital Sensor Alert Device (RBDSAD), a combination of an LED light and sensor, is able to mark and monitor a room that has been cleared by friendlies. But the revolutionary part comes in its ability to alert operators […]

Call to Action: The Military Freefall Association needs your help

The U.S. Military Freefall Association (MFFA) is a collective of freefall parachutists, jumpmasters, and military freefall instructors bound by their common training, experience, and passion for military parachuting. The association seeks to promote an understanding of military freefall and to maintain a close relationship with the USA JFK SWCS Military Freefall School, veterans’ organizations, and […]

What a sh!t show: Russians go after U.S., Israel and Turkey over Syria

It seems like everyone has been trying to exact a pound of flesh in Syria during the long civil war that has lasted nine years. With the Islamic State making inroads into establishing a caliphate in the power vacuum as well as rebels trying to overthrow the government of President Bashar al-Assad, the entire situation […]

Filipino president threatens to kick out American troops

In a move that should surprise no one, Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte has announced on Tuesday that he would scrap a security pact that allows American forces to train there without the usual visa or passport control. Duterte has been very vocal about his anti-American feelings since being elected back in 2017, despite the United […]

Who we are, where we stand

SOFREP (Special Operations Forces Report) How did we get our name? It was inspired by the military’s use of acronyms in formal communication traffic. We formed in January 2012, due to a general lack of authentic military content in the world and after we recognized an increased online interest in the post-9/11 realm of Military […]

Breaking: American troops in Syria clash with locals in a village

American troops were fired upon in northeastern Syria after civilians attempted to block them at a crossroads. They returned fire and at least one Syrian was killed and another wounded, Syrian state television reported. U.S. military spokesman Myles Caggins said American-led coalition forces were conducting a patrol of eight vehicles near Qamishli and encountered a […]

‘A Warrior’s Path: Lessons In Leadership’ from an Army Delta Force operator

Robert A. Trivino’s book “A Warrior’s Path: Lessons in Leadership” introduces readers to the journey of a man who would reach the pinnacle of the U.S. special operations world after serving in the U.S. Army’s 18th Airborne Corps, 75th Ranger Regiment, and as an operational member of Delta Force, the Army’s most elite special missions […]

Vikings in Africa: Sweden joins French-led Special Operations task force

A Tier 1 Special Operations unit, attack helicopters, and lots more. This is what Sweden is ready to contribute to the new French-led counterterrorism task force in Africa. Last year, France declared its commitment to defeating extremism in the Sahel region of Africa with the creation of Task Force TAKUBA. In a brief press release, […]

Canadian soldier serving in a Tier 1 SOF unit kicked out of the military for theft

A Canadian soldier assigned to the Joint Task Force-2 (JTF2) will be kicked out of the Canadian military for stealing equipment worth thousands of dollars. Last August, a military court had found Corporal Pedro Collier guilty of possessing stolen property. He received a suspended sentence and one-year probation. According to the Canadian publication Ottawa Citizen, […]

Gone too soon: Delta Force legend Robert Horrigan

I’m an idiot. How many times have I told myself not to chat up the owners of the corner kiosks for language training? Pick a kiosk that you don’t have to pass to get to and from your safe house; every time you pass, they will see you and wave you down to chat. If […]