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“Fighting Blind- A Green Beret’s Story of Extraordinary Courage” by Ivan Castro and Jim DeFelice was released this week. In case you missed the SOFREP Radio Podcast or the book review, please check them out. In 2006, LT Castro was a platoon leader for a sniper platoon in Iraq. On one of their missions, a mortar round landed […]

I am always amazed when I hear about wounded warriors who have turned into rock star adaptive athletes. Ivan Castro is one of those rock stars. Marathons and extreme races are challenging enough, now imagine running it blind; having to use your other senses to not only pace yourself but avoid the unseen hazards around you. […]

Check out this book excerpt from ‘Fighting Blind- A Green Beret’s Story of Extraordinary Courage’ by Ivan Castro and Jim DeFelice. ‘Fighting Blind’ is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Simple Man I was born in Hoboken, New Jersey, and lived the first few years of my life in the New York City area, but if you […]

Force12 Media/SOFREP is looking for a director of sponsor relationships to manage paid sponsorships for our network. Prior military or special operations experience preferred. This is a full-time, work from home position with light travel. Monthly retainer and commission will be negotiated based on experience. If interested please use the following link, put “Sponsor Relationships” […]

Every so often, this author hands this particular SOFREP column space over to a guest contributor. The below was filed by Mr. John Martin, the Republican county clerk of Crawford County, Missouri. John is a historian, as well as an elected official, and has specialized in Naval Special Warfare (NSW) history for over 15 years. […]

Hillary Clinton represents everything that is bad and needs to be changed about politics in America. She has made a career out of manipulation, character assassination (on the women who slept with her husband), and an orchestrated schizophrenic foreign policy (at best) that has contributed to chaos in the Middle East, which has resulted in […]

Here is a sneak peak at the cover for “The Killing School,” by Brandon Webb, former Navy SEAL and Force 12 CEO. “The Killing School” is an in-depth look at the Navy SEAL sniper school during his time as the Naval Special Warfare Sniper Course manager. “Sure to scare the hell out of any terrorist in line for […]

In this segment of the interview, Nick talks about his favorite long range shooting course and his furthest shot (both kill shot and training shot).

In his new book, “100 Deadly Skills, Survival Edition,” former Navy SEAL Clint Emerson covers surviving a bear attack as one of the skills. Encountering a bear may seem like a distant possibility to most, even active outdoorsmen. We rarely hear about bear attacks and even more rare is hearing from those that survive bear attacks. Here is […]

Getting a sustainable fire started may be a matter of life and death in certain situations. Knowing how to get that fire started in all conditions is a must. To increases your chances of survivability you need to prepare ahead of time when going into the woods hiking, backpacking or hunting. I have covered some […]

Living in Texas, I remember the Deepwater Horizon oil rig fire and subsequent BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico but I never imagined the terrifying hell-on-earth experience the workers on the rig endured. April 20, 2010, 11 people lost their lives in the largest oil disaster in the oil industry’s history. The rig was […]

Drew Dwyer and Nick Irving, former Army Ranger and author of “Way of the Reaper”  wrapped up their interview. Nick was asked to look back on his career and if he would choose a different route in the military. Would he have rather have been a Navy SEAL or Delta Force? His response of course was RLTW and […]