SOFREP Books: A Way Forward, My Years in the Marine Corps
In our newest SOFREP Book, we ride shotgun with Christian Dattwyler through Marine recruit and grunt training an his assignment to the fleet.
Marine Corps
Marine EOD Unit Removes Explosives from Their Bitter WWII Battle
Almost 80 years after WWII, U.S. Marines have returned to the island of Peleliu, to remove UXOs and test the mettle of this new special EOD unit.
The Pic of the Day: Tankers stand down
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Matthew Octaviano holds the company guidon during a deactivation ceremony on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune at Stone Bay, North Carolina, Aug. 25, 2020.
UNC prejudicially rejects decorated Spec Ops medic from admission to master’s program
Decorated Special Operations Independent Duty Corpsman, U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Eric Gilmet, has been prejudicially rejected by the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill’s Graduate School. The university determined that his “alleged behavior is more likely than not to pose a danger to members of the University community, University property, or the […]
Godspeed: Nick Coffman’s farewell to SOFREP
In January of 2016, I was a Marine Corps veteran. I was looking for a way to reconnect with the military community and I stumbled upon an interesting link for a job posting. SOFREP was offering a tryout for a full-time position as a contributing editor. The rules were simple: submit three articles and the […]
Valkyrie – the Marines’ life-saving blood program
The Marines’ 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines is on the leading edge of implementing the first whole blood resuscitation program into a conventional war-fighting unit. The program is called “Valkyrie.” The Special Operations community has been utilizing whole blood resuscitation for battlefield casualties for some time. Now it is the Marines’ turn to take advantage of […]
New MARSOC commander, same false advertising about the Marine Raider ‘family’
Marine Raiders, Gunnery Sergeant Daniel Draher, Gunnery Sergeant Joshua Negron, and Chief Petty Officer Eric Gilmet, and their families are in a fight for their lives. Each of those men — the MARSOC 3 as they are called — is being sent to a general court-martial for crimes they did not commit. On June 26, […]
Missing Marines in California presumed dead, search called off
The military has called off the search for the seven Marines and one sailor who went missing after a deadly accident off the coast of San Diego on Thursday. The eight troops are now presumed dead after an exhaustive 40-hour search yielded no results. Fifteen Marines and one sailor were onboard an amphibious assault vehicle […]
Marine Corps amphibious assault vehicle sinks, multiple casualties
A routine training exercise turned deadly for a Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) unit on Thursday afternoon. One Marine is dead and others are missing in an AAV (amphibious assault vehicle) mishap off San Clemente Island in southern California. “1 Marine has died, 8 service members remain missing and 2 were injured after an AAV mishap […]
The Pic of the Day: Treading water, a favorite Force Recon pastime
Lance Cpl. Jacob Maze, a field radio operator with 3rd Force Reconnaissance Training Platoon, 4th Marine Division participates in a water survival screening at Camp Shelby, Miss., on July 19, 2020. This training will ultimately prepare them for lengthy and difficult amphibious missions in any clime and place. Marines with Marine Forces Reserve continue to […]
Exclusive interview with Major James Capers, Marine Recon pioneer & Medal of Honor nominee
If you do not know who Major James Capers is, I highly recommend that you learn about this great American and highly-decorated war hero. Capers was born in Bishopville, South Carolina in the Jim Crowe south. During the Vietnam War, just three generations removed from slavery, he became the first African American to receive a […]
The Pic of the Day: The Marine Corps’ tenacious mascot
Lance Cpl. Chesty XV, the Marine Corps mascot, participates in an evening parade at Marine Barracks Washington in Washington, D.C., July 17, 2020. The mascot has been named after the legendary Lieutenant General Chesty Puller, who received an astounding five Navy Crosses and one Army Distinguished Service Cross during his lengthy career that spanned 3 […]
