The Pic of the Day: Functional Fitness is the way to SOF

The Pic of the Day: Functional Fitness is the way to SOF

A Green Beret assigned to 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) releases a tire after pulling it and moves to a barrier before he fires his M4 rifle during the four-stage run and gun event June 27, 2019, at Fort Bragg, N.C. The four-stage run and gun was an event held during the first annual 3rd […]

The Pic of the Day: Operators and their horses

The Pic of the Day: Operators and their horses

U.S Army Special Operations Soldiers with 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) and U.S. Marine Raiders with Marine Special Operations School ride horseback through Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest during the SOF Horsemanship Course at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, Calif.

The Pic of the Day: Ruck-running toward Ranger School

The Pic of the Day: Ruck-running toward Ranger School

Senior Airman Brandon Gore, 180th Fighter Wing, completes a 12-mile march with a 35-pound rucksack and weapon August 16, 2019, in Columbus, Ohio. Gore and three other Ohio Air National Guard Airmen were attempting to meet all the physical requirements necessary to attend the U.S. Army ranger school.

The Pic of the Day: Walking among the reeds, Navy SEALs working on their insertions

The Pic of the Day: Walking among the reeds, Navy SEALs working on their insertions

A member assigned to Naval Special Warfare Group 2 conducts military dive operations off the East Coast of the United States. Naval Special Warfare (NSW) invests in the training and development of sustainable capabilities, capacity and concepts to sharpen the competitive advantage of U.S. Navy Special Operation Forces (SOF).

There I was: A fighter pilot’s edition of the X-Files

There I was: A fighter pilot’s edition of the X-Files

A good buddy of mine and former squadron mate, Dave “Sex” Fravor, has one of the most bizarre aviation stories of all time.  It is a story that stretches credibility, so I’ll start off by building up Dave’s bona fides. For what it’s worth, I know him personally — very well.  We flew A-6s together for […]

The Pic of the Day: Legendary Air Commando retires

The Pic of the Day: Legendary Air Commando retires

U.S. Air Force Col. Spencer Cocanour, former acting commander of the 24th Special Operations Wing, moves to the edge of an MC-130H Combat Talon II ramp as he prepares to execute his final military free fall jump at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Sept. 20, 2019. Cocanour is retiring after 24 years of service. The 24th SOW […]

The Pic of the Day: Death from above

The Pic of the Day: Death from above

A Spanish soldier lines up to perform a military free-fall jump from a U.S. Marine Corps KC-130T during Death From Above in Torrejon, Spain, Nov. 30, 2018. Death From Above is a bilateral exercise that allows U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa and Spanish soldiers to practice high-altitude jumps and air-delivery […]

Ask a fighter pilot: Hornet vs Super Hornet!

Ask a fighter pilot: Hornet vs Super Hornet!

“Something I’d like to see in the future is an article talking about the performance of the Hornet versus the Super Hornet. I often times see people comment that the legacy Hornet is more maneuverable than the Super, but I’d like to see an article by someone who has stick time in both who knows […]

The Pic of the Day: Inside the Spooky gunship

The Pic of the Day: Inside the Spooky gunship

AC-130U Spooky gunship special missions aviators load 40 mm and 105 mm rounds into their respective weapon systems during a training flight July 18, 2018, above Eglin Range, Florida. The AC-130U’s primary missions are close air support, air interdiction and armed reconnaissance. The Spookys have been almost constantly deployed since 2001 and are being replaced […]

The Pic of the Day: Death in the jungle

The Pic of the Day: Death in the jungle

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Tristen Albers with Headquarters Battery, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, sights in on his M16A4 service rifle while providing security during the patrolling portion of the Basic Jungle Skills Course at the Jungle Warfare Training Center, Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, Japan, August 6, 2019. The BJSC is a 5-day training event […]

Call to Arms: The SOF community needs you

Call to Arms: The SOF community needs you

There are nine remaining veterans of Merrill’s Marauders, that legendary and nearly mythic unit of world War II that fought for 5 months in the jungles of Burma, cut-off and always against superior enemy forces. It is far overdue to recognize them for their valor. House Bill HR-906 and Senate bill S. 743 will award […]