Book Excerpt: ‘Ring of Fire’ by Brad Taylor

Check out this book excerpt from “Ring of Fire” by Brad Taylor. One day in September 2001 Dexter Worthington didn’t set out to murder anyone. Nobody in his position would. He was an up-and-coming small businessman, and killing another human being would definitely be counterproductive to his goals. All he was doing was trying to […]

Active Shooter panic. Navy SEAL at JFK, and lessons learned on personal travel safety.

This article previously published on SOFREP 08.15.2016 “Shots fired, active shooter! Everyone run for safety, run!” The officers called out last night as I deplaned Lufthansa flight 0404 from Frankfurt, Germany. I was waiting for my luggage, having just cleared customs and thought to myself, “WTF did I just step into?” I took cover behind a concrete pillar […]

SOFREP Writer James Powell interviews CEO of Cohen Veterans Network

I recently had the opportunity to interview Anthony Hassan, Ed.D, LCSW, President and CEO of Cohen Veteran’s Network, an organization founded with the mission to “strengthen mental health outcomes and complement existing support, with a particular focus on post-traumatic stress.” This is a simple but encompassing statement that sums up Cohen Veterans Network and Dr. […]

Job Posting: SpecialOperations.com Editor (Part-Time)

Position: Editor of SpecialOperations.com Responsible for writing, editing, and publishing articles on the site daily. Set your own schedule and work from home. Part-time position. Reports directly to the Hurricane Group Managing Editor. Requirements: Military experience required, US Army SOF is preferred Experience with WordPress is preferred Experience reporting and writing for an online or print […]

Top 10 SOFREP articles from 2016

Here is a list of the top ten SOFREP articles from 2016 based on viewer traffic. This past year has definitely been a crazy one. Take a look at the list below and let us know which article was your favorite from 2016? 10: https://sofrep.com/48753/proof-that-standards-will-be-dropped-for-females-entering-the-75th-ranger-regiment/ 9: https://sofrep.com/48122/tips-from-a-former-special-forces-sniper-on-judging-distance/ 8: https://sofrep.com/63764/us-special-forces-sabotage-white-house-policy-gone-disastrously-wrong-with-covert-ops-in-syria/ 7: https://sofrep.com/46878/watch-daesh-isis-fighter-get-dropped-by-sniper/ 6: https://sofrep.com/67808/three-green-berets-killed-isis-infiltrator-cia-ignored-warnings/ 5: https://sofrep.com/45855/jsoc-delta-force-operators-on-the-ground-for-el-chapo-capture/ 4: https://sofrep.com/54277/band-brothers-sex-crimes-cover-101st-airborne-division/ […]

Congressman, former Navy SEAL Ryan Zinke’s character attacked with little merit

An article recently published by the Intercept is attacking Rep. Ryan Zinke’s character, thereby questioning his ability to serve as the Secretary of the Interior for President-elect Trump.  The article titled, “Trump’s Pick for Interior Secretary was caught in ‘Pattern of Fraud’ at SEAL Team 6” uses unnamed sources to accuse Rep. Zinke of intentionally and repeatedly flying back […]

The SPEC OPS Channel’s ‘Training Cell’ disrupts lame cable TV programming

No one is more skeptical of so-called “reality” television than I am. On those very rare occasions when I actually watch cable TV (who does these days other than our parents?), I quickly flip past any and all reality television shows. They aren’t reality, but are rather cheaply made faux dramas that only exist so that the big […]

Former Navy SEAL Reveals 10 Steps to Survive a Mass Shooting

If you love your family and friends then you need to share this with them, it could save their lives. My kids are visiting me in New York for the summer, they spend most their time with their mom on the west coast. On our first day in the city I briefed them on what to […]

Meet the Green Beret who designed the HALO jump wings

In a previous article about Blue Light, America’s first dedicated counter-terrorism unit, one of the Green Berets assigned to the outfit was named Gregory Dailey.  He not only re-designed the Blue Light emblem but also went on to design the HALO jump wings which are still in use by the Army to this day. The […]

‘Bones One Zero’: Memoir of a combat medic

The following is an excerpt from “Bones One Zero,” the memoir of Army combat medic Reuben Ryan. THE TOUGHEST MAN “Bones One Zero, this is Bones OPS,” It was our Operations SGT at FOB Taji, SGT Graham. “Bones One Zero,” CW3 Bottolene replied as our Blackhawk headed back south from Balad after completing an Urgent […]