SOF Pic of the day: Special Operations Airmen conducting irregular warfare training

SOF Pic of the day: Special Operations Airmen conducting irregular warfare training

Members of Air Force Special Operations weather teams participate in a training scenario on a CH-47 Chinook during Emerald Warrior at Hurlburt Field, Fla., on March 7, 2012. The primary purpose of Emerald Warrior is to exercise special operations components in urban and irregular warfare settings to support combatant commanders in theater campaigns.   Image […]

SOF Pic of the Day: Special Operations in Afghanistan

SOF Pic of the Day: Special Operations in Afghanistan

A U.S. Special Forces Soldier, attached to Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan, relays the situation report, SITREP, to his chain of command via radio during an operation in the Ghorak district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Sept. 12, 2016. The operation was conducted, alongside Afghan agents from the National Interdiction Unit, NIU, to disrupt and destroy drug labs […]

SOF Pic of the Day: Cover and concealment

SOF Pic of the Day: Cover and concealment

“U.S. and Allied #SOF conduct joint sniper training at the International Special Training Centre (ISTC) Basic Sniper Course held in Hohenfels, Germany.” This image of U.S. and allied Special Operations war fighters conducting sniper training was provided by the official U.S. Spec Ops Europe Twitter account.  Follow U.S. Spec Ops Europe to learn more about […]

SOF Pic of the Day: Spec Ops CV-22 Osprey flies alongside HH-60 Pave Hawks

SOF Pic of the Day: Spec Ops CV-22 Osprey flies alongside HH-60 Pave Hawks

CV-22 Osprey’s from the 352d Special Operations Wing and HH-60 Pave Hawks from the 48th Fighter Wing flew together in a joint formation around southern England Aug. 31, 2017. This flight gave pilots of both units the ability to practice working together in different formations and to hone how they would act and react as […]

SOF Pic of the Day: Cockpit view of Special Operations CV-22 Ospreys in flight

SOF Pic of the Day: Cockpit view of Special Operations CV-22 Ospreys in flight

CV-22 Osprey’s from the 352d Special Operations Wing and HH-60 Pave Hawks from the 48th Fighter Wing flew together in a joint formation around southern England Aug. 31, 2017. This flight gave pilots of both units the ability to practice working together in different formations and to hone how they would act and react as […]

Delta Dreamscape: The Mortar Ring

Delta Dreamscape: The Mortar Ring

(Dedication for this write goes to our SOFREP family sister Ms. Charlotte) Preface: my recent 36-day stay in the hospital began with an emergency surgery that left my entire abdomen open for a period of 3 days before surgeons were satisfied with the disposition of my sepsis to close my abdomen. Following surgery, I remained […]

SOF Pic of the Day: Special Operations jungle warfare

SOF Pic of the Day: Special Operations jungle warfare

“Bottom up, operator driven innovation means implementing solutions directly at the point of need.” – USSOCOM This image of U.S. Special Operations war fighters conducting operations in jungle terrain was provided by the official USSOCOM Twitter account.  Follow USSOCOM to learn more about the unique missions America’s Special Operations forces are tasked with, and the […]

SOF Pic of the Day: Operators hanging by a thread

SOF Pic of the Day: Operators hanging by a thread

A U.S. CV-22 Osprey assigned to the 352d Special Operations Wing suspends a SOF Operator during a personnel recovery mission on Tendra Island, Ukraine, July 19, 2017. Sea Breeze is a U.S. and Ukraine co-hosted multinational maritime exercise held in the Black Sea and is designed to enhance interoperability of participating nations and strengthen maritime […]

SOF Pic of the Day: US and Israeli Special Operations troops jump over the Mediterranean

SOF Pic of the Day: US and Israeli Special Operations troops jump over the Mediterranean

Members of U.S. and Israeli Special Operations Forces participate in a water jump training exercise over the Mediterranean Sea as part of Juniper Falcon 17, on March 27, 2017. Juniper Falcon is a bilateral exercise conducted between the Israel Defense Forces and U.S. European Command to build their partnership and interoperability. US Army photo by […]

SOF Pic of the Day: Greek Special Forces provide security for exfil

SOF Pic of the Day: Greek Special Forces provide security for exfil

A Greek special forces Soldier protects a landing zone as Greek and U.S. Special Forces exit from the objective during Sarisa 16, an annual Greek exercise, near Thessaloniki, Greece, Sept. 21, 2016. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Marcus Ficht   Watch U.S. troops train alongside their Greek allies in the video below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D50Uq_LIW0

SOF Pic of the Day: Green Berets in Lithuania

SOF Pic of the Day: Green Berets in Lithuania

Green Berets assigned to 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) aim down a hallway during a training exercise with Lithuanian Special Forces, Nov. 13, 2017, in Eastern Europe. The training validates the team’s ability to provide direct-action support in concert with a European ally during a crisis response mission. This strengthens relationships with our Lithuanian Special […]