SOF Pic of the Day: Special Tactics Airmen prepare for HALO jump

Airmen of the U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Training Squadron prepare to conduct a high altitude, low opening (HALO) mission near Fort Walton Beach, Fla., March 16, 2010, during Exercise Emerald Warrior 2010. U.S. military servicemembers participated in the U.S. Special Operations Command-sponsored, 19-day joint training exercise at multiple sites along Florida’s Gulf Coast. U.S. […]

SOF Pic of the Day: Applying a tourniquet

On February 20, a Green Beret assigned to the 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) applies a tourniquet on the arm of a simulated casualty during a training mission on Eglin Air Force Base in Northwest Florida. The mission required the Special Forces soldiers to assault a mock drug-cartel outpost and document sensitive materials found inside. […]

SOF Pic of the Day: Special Forces don’t knock

A Green Beret assigned to the 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) uses a power saw to cut through locks securing a door during a training mission held February 20 on Eglin Air Force Base in Northwest Florida. The mission required a team of Special Forces soldiers to assault a mock drug-cartel outpost and document sensitive […]

SOF Pic of the Day: Sensitive Site Exploitation

A Green Beret assigned to the 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) observes activity at a compound during a training mission held February 20 on Eglin Air Force Base in Northwest Florida. The mission required a team of Special Forces soldiers to assault a mock drug-cartel outpost and document sensitive materials found inside. Photo Credit: Capt. […]

SOF Pic of the Day: Take a knee

A U.S. Army Green Beret takes a knee during a noncombatant evacuation exercise as part of Southern Strike 16, on Meridian Naval Air Station, MS. Photo by U.S. Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Christopher S. Muncy   Watch U.S. Marines conduct noncombatant evacuation exercises in the video below:

SOF Pic of the Day: Green Berets train Colombian commandos

A Green Beret assigned to the 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), center, coaches members of the Colombian Compañía Jungla Antinarcóticos during “Glass House Drills” meant to simulate clearing the interior of a building during a joint training exercise on November 20. The Junglas, as they are known, are training with the Special Forces soldiers on […]

SOF Pic of the Day: Under cover of darkness

A Marine Special Operations School student maintains security during Field Training Exercise Raider Spirit, May 2, 2017, at Camp Lejeune, N.C. For the first time, U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airmen spent three months in Marine Special Operations Command’s Marine Raider training pipeline, representing efforts to build joint mindsets across special operations forces. U.S. Air […]

SOF Pic of the Day: Foreign weapons familiarization with the Kalashnikov AK-47

U.S. Marines and Airmen fire AK-47 assault rifles (also known as Kalashnikovs) during a foreign-weapons familiarization class at Marine Special Operations School’s Individual Training Course, April 10, 2017, at Camp Lejeune, N.C. For the first time, U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airmen spent three months in Marine Special Operations Command’s Marine Raider training pipeline, representing efforts […]

SOF Pic of the Day: Maybe he’s born with it…

A Marine Special Operations School’s Individual Training Course student applies camouflage paint during Field Training Exercise Raider Spirit, May 3, 2017, at Camp Lejeune, N.C. For the first time, U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airmen spent three months in Marine Special Operations Command’s Marine Raider training pipeline, representing efforts to build joint mindsets across special […]

SOF Pic of the Day: Army Rangers train at North Korea’s door

Rangers from 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment conduct Full Mission Profile (FMP) Training in South Korea during an iteration of Foal Eagle Exercise. Foal Eagle is an annual exercise that enhances the combat readiness posture of the ROK-U.S. Alliance through combined and joint training at multiple echelons.   Photos by SPC Codie Mendenhall/Release To learn […]

SOF Pic of the Day: Shots on target

A Green Beret assigned to the 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) engages a target from the window of a building during a stress shoot competition held Oct. 15 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The competition tested the Special Forces Soldier’s ability to navigate terrain and obstacles while engaging targets accurately despite his elevated heart […]

SOF Pic of the day: An operator and his dog

A dog handler with U.S. Army Special Forces clears a building during a close-quarters battle demonstration for Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa in Baumholder, Germany, March 9, 2015. The use of military dogs is an efficient way to detect hazardous materials and locate individuals within a structure.   Image courtesy of […]