The F-35’s Distributed Aperture System, Electro-Optical Tracking System, Low Probability of Intercept Radar, and robust communication capabilities coalesce to offer superior situational awareness, self-escort abilities, reduced detectability, and enhanced coordination, positioning it as a dominant force in modern warfare.

US lawmakers, led by Mike Gallagher, recently conducted tabletop war games simulating a conflict between China and Taiwan in 2027.

Russian forces continue to face desertion and personnel shortages. Are we seeing the possibility of this war ending soon?

Our time in Afghanistan will be marked by profound emotions hard to describe to someone who wasn’t there. In the end, was it all worth it?

Somewhere in the vicinity of Baghdad, 4 Navy HH-60Hs lift out of a FOB, their cabins packed full of SOF assaulters. As the birds lift, the engines whine, struggling to perform in the hot summer air. The targeted individuals are all members of an al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) cell, and tonight we know where they […]

USSOCOM – SOF Truth #5 “Most Special Operations require non-SOF assistance” Bold Alligator 2012 involved more than 25 naval vesicles, 14,000 personnel from 5 different countries. This was the largest Joint/Combined exercise in 10 years and reinforced more of a traditional large scale amphibious landing and assault operation. MARSOC was set center stage for the […]

So I wanted to follow up to the recent story of the seven members of SEAL Team 6 who were reprimanded for providing “consultation” to EA Games for their newest first person shooter game Medal of Honor: Warfighter. In lieu of the recent story and an awesome Black Friday deal that gets me Warfighter for […]

Gunnery Sgt. Robert L. Gilbert II, 28, of Richfield, Ohio, died March 16, 2010 of wounds sustained on March 8th while supporting combat operations in Badghis province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion, Marine Special Operations Regiment, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command. Rob was severely wounded while on patrol […]

USSOCOM – SOF Truth #5 “Most Special Operations require non-SOF assistance” Bold Alligator 2012 involved more than 25 naval vesicles, 14,000 personnel from 5 different countries. This was the largest Joint/Combined exercise in 10 years and reinforced more of a traditional large scale amphibious landing and assault operation. MARSOC was set center stage for the […]

One of the reasons the guys created the SOFREP  media site is that we are tired of the press and industry getting it all wrong with everything Special Operations.  The recent Times blog post by Mark Thompson is a great example.  He obviously has no idea what he’s talking about, and is indeed proof that […]