Hiring: SOFREP Contributing Editor (Part-Time)

SOFREP Contributing Editor (Part-Time) Position: Responsible for curating and writing daily articles in a demanding, challenging and rewarding work environment Work from home and set your own schedule Reports directly to the SOFREP Managing Editor Requirements: Must have military experience Experience with Word Press is preferred Experience reporting and writing for an online or print news publication is preferred […]

Bill Seeks to Recognize the OSS, Predecessor to the CIA

A bill making its way through the U.S. Congress is seeking to bestow Congressional Gold Medal status on the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), the World War II predecessor to the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM).  On June 13, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 69 creating […]

The Commander Who Was Willing To Sacrifice Our Own for the ‘Greater Good’

On 6 June, 2011, the men from Bravo Company, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion were patrolling near a village in Afghanistan’s Sangin Valley. That morning, all women, children, and livestock could be observed quickly evacuating the village, an occurrence termed “mass exodus,” which preceded all significant attacks against the Marines. This was observed by three surveillance aircraft, two […]