SOF Pic of the Day: Green Berets participate in the International Urban Assault Challenge

SOF Pic of the Day: Green Berets participate in the International Urban Assault Challenge

A Green Beret assigned to 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) engages a target during the inaugural United States Army Special Operations Command International Urban Assault Challenge, Sept. 26, 2017 at Fort Bragg, N.C.   U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Derek Hamilton/Released   Watch U.S. Soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (A) participate […]

SOF Pic of the Day: Special Forces soldiers breach a doorway

SOF Pic of the Day: Special Forces soldiers breach a doorway

U.S. Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (A) breach a doorway as they prepare to enter and raid the objective during Exercise Flaming Sword in Panevėžsy, Lt., May 20, 2016. Since 2012, Lithuanian SOF has organized Exercise Flaming Sword with NATO SOF and allied Partners. The aim of this exercise is to train […]

SOF Pic of the Day: SEALS dangling by a thread

SOF Pic of the Day: SEALS dangling by a thread

U.S. Naval Special Warfare Operators perform a personnel recovery mission with a U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey from the 352d Special Operations Wing at Mykolaiv, Ukraine, July 17, 2017 during exercise Sea Breeze 17. Sea Breeze is a U.S. and Ukraine co-hosted multinational maritime exercise held in the Black Sea and is designed to enhance […]

SOF Pic of the Day: Lithuania’s Special Purpose Service prepares for exfil aboard US Blackhawk

SOF Pic of the Day: Lithuania’s Special Purpose Service prepares for exfil aboard US Blackhawk

After raiding an objective, Soldiers from Lithuania’s Special Purpose Service Counter-Terrorism unit are exfiltrated on U.S. Army UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters during Exercise Flaming Sword in Panevėžsy, Lt., May 19, 2016. Since 2012, Lithuanian SOF has organized Exercise Flaming Sword with NATO SOF and allied Partners.The aim of this exercise is to train SOF elements at […]

SOF Pic of the Day: Special Forces on the rooftop

SOF Pic of the Day: Special Forces on the rooftop

A Green Beret assigned to 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) sprints across a building during the inaugural United States Army Special Operations Command International Urban Assault Challenge, Sept. 28, 2017 at Fort Bragg, N.C. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Derek Hamilton/Released   Watch U.S. Army Special Forces train in close quarters combat operations in the […]

SOF Pic of the Day: Navy SEALS under cover of darkness

SOF Pic of the Day: Navy SEALS under cover of darkness

A U.S. Naval Special Warfare operator conducts tactical scenario training in Lithuania during Flaming Sword 17, May 10, 2017. Flaming Sword is an annual Lithuanian-led and hosted SOF exercise which taking place May 2-19, 2017. During the exercise, SOF forces trained on SOF-conventional force integration to include police, border guard and other security forces. Image […]

SOF Pic of the Day: Army Special Forces training Airmen

SOF Pic of the Day: Army Special Forces training Airmen

Airmen assigned to Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., participate in M-4 shooting drills during the Green Beret Experience, Dec. 12, 2016. Taught by U.S. Army Green Berets, the Green Beret Experience is a four-day event featuring weapons and ground operations training intended give Airmen an idea of what it’s like to be a member of […]

SOF Pic of the Day: Green Berets compete with Chilean Special Forces

SOF Pic of the Day: Green Berets compete with Chilean Special Forces

A U.S. Special Forces soldier with the Army National Guard explains common USSF tactics, techniques and procedures to Chile and USSF counterparts April 23, 2015, at the Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Miss., during a bilateral training exchange.   U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Osvaldo Equite/Released   To see the Chilean Special Forces […]

SOF Pic of the Day: International SOF team flies aboard an MH-6 Little Bird

SOF Pic of the Day: International SOF team flies aboard an MH-6 Little Bird

An MH-6 little bird transports an International Special Operations Forces team during a SOF Industry Conference demonstration in Tampa, Fla., May 21, 2014. 16 SOF partner nations participated in the International Special Operations Exercise this year.   U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tori Schultz/Released   Watch a video of a hostage demonstration […]

A Delta man’s message: Where is gratitude?

A Delta man’s message: Where is gratitude?

(Dedication for this essay goes to the anonymous soul who sent me the amazing gift of relaxation) Give words of gratitude? A gesture that knows no bounds; it coaxes the eager patron and gifts him immeasurable joy. I, being sound of mind and mending body, do revel in the juggernaut of compassion and support from […]

SOF Pic of the Day: Navy Seals take a tactical pause

SOF Pic of the Day: Navy Seals take a tactical pause

A Navy Special Warfare operator pauses to assess the terrain during a tactical mission as part of Exercise Saber Guardian 17 at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center at Hohenfels, Germany on May 1st, 2017.   Image courtesy of the U.S. Navy Jump out of an airplane alongside Navy SEALS in the video below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_7tsRrgA2Q   […]

SOF Pic of the Day: Airmen get the Green Beret experience

SOF Pic of the Day: Airmen get the Green Beret experience

Airmen participating in the Green Beret Experience infiltrate a training area Dec. 15, 2016, at Melrose Air Force Range, N.M. Airmen assigned to Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., were trained and tutored by U.S. Army Green Berets over a four day period to get an in-depth experience of all the facets of tactical ground operations. […]