Watch: Huey Power!

The Bell UH-1Y Venom “The Huey” is a combat-proven utility helicopter slated to support the U.S. Marine Corps global missions for the next four decades. The Huey engages threats, delivers or exfiltrate personnel and performs under the most punishing operating conditions, making it the ultimate tactical utility helicopter. The UH-1Y Venom was first deployed with […]

SOFREP Pic of the Day: Sling load training

Soldiers conduct sling load training at the Baumholder Military Training Area in Baumholder, Germany, Jan. 26, 2017. The soldiers are assigned to assigned to the 8th Medical Company. Soldiers assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 214th Aviation Regiment provided helicopter support. Army photo by Erich Backes Watch how sling load operations are conducted in the […]

SOFREP Pic of the Day: Hitting the water in your Humvee

Soldiers maneuver a Humvee through a water obstacle during training at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., March 12, 2017. The soldiers are assigned to Headquarters Company, 301st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade. The city of Tacoma, Washington, receives an average rainfall of 40 inches of rain per year. Army Reserve photo by Spc. Sean F. Harding Watch U.S. […]

SOFREP Pic of the Day: Opening fire

A soldier fires a machine gun from the turret of a tactical vehicle during Saber Junction 17, an exercise with about 4,500 participants from 13 NATO and partner nations at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Hohenfels, Germany, May 15, 2017. The soldier is assigned to 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment. Army photo by Staff Sgt. […]

SOFREP Pic of the Day: USS Ronald Reagan carrier strike group

The USS Ronald Reagan steams in formation with ships from Carrier Strike Group 5 and the South Korean navy during Invincible Spirit, a bilateral exercise in the waters off the Korean Peninsula, Oct. 14, 2016. The Reagan is supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. Navy photo by Seaman Jamaal Liddell Watch flight operations […]

SOFREP Pic of the Day: Combat Camera

Marine Corps Sgt. Daniel D. Kujanpaa, left, documents Marines during an exercise at East Tact Airfield Ariz., April 8, 2016. Kujanpaa is a combat camera videographer assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jeremy L. Laboy Learn more about what Combat Camera Marines and Soldiers do in […]

SOFREP Pic of the Day: Making an exit

Air Force Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Jonas jumps out of a C-130 Hercules aircraft at 10,000 feet while flying over Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 2, 2016. Jonas, a noncommissioned officer in charge of survival, evasion, resistance and escape operations, is assigned to the 374th Operations Support Squadron. Air Force photo by Senior Airman David Owsianka […]

SOFREP Pic of the Day: The deadliest fighters in the world

Four F-22 Raptors await refueling from a KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft during Rim of the Pacific 2016 over the Pacific Ocean, July 26, 2016. The Raptor pilots are assigned to the 199th and 19th Fighter squadrons. The Stratotanker crew is assigned to the 465th Air Refueling Squadron. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Gregory A. […]

Technological dependence and the need for primitive skills

This may be a bit presumptuous of me, but our dependence on technology has made us weaker militarily, in my humble opinion. That’s not to say we shouldn’t be incorporating technology where we can to make us more effective, just that if there are more primitive methods available we should not forget them. Sure, there […]

SOFREP Pic of the Day: Marines and their Osprey

Marines set up security around the back of an MV-22 Osprey during the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s composite training unit exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 30, 2016. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brandon Maldonado Watch Marines train with the MV-22 Osprey in the video blow: