SOFREP Pic of the Day: Man the gun

Marine Corps Sgt Tasheena Aguilera, a Defense Logistics Operations advisor, surveys the road and traffic surrounding her vehicle armed with a mounted M-240 machine gun in Kabul, Afghanistan, Jan. 26, 2017. Advisors are actively engaged in equipping the fight against terrorism and assisting in protecting the people of Afghanistan. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. […]

SOFREP Pic of the Day: F-35C prepares for takeoff aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln

Sailors prepare an F-35C Lightning II to launch on the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Atlantic Ocean, Sept. 4, 2017. The Lincoln is conducting training after it completed carrier incremental availability. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Josue Escobosa Watch F-35Cs conduct carrier testing aboard the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower […]

SOFREP Pic of the Day: Marine Corps sniper provides security

A U.S. Marine Corps sniper with Task Force Southwest (TFSW) stands security during an advising mission with 1st Brigade, Afghan National Army (ANA) 215th Corps in support of Operation Maiwand 12 at Camp Shorserack, Afghanistan, March 10, 2018. Operation Maiwand 12 is an Afghan-led, TFSW-assisted operation with maneuver elements from the ANA 215th Corps, National […]

SOFREP Pic of the Day: An Abrams eye view

An Army M1A1 SA Abrams tank fires at a target during unit gunnery training at Fort Stewart, Ga., March 29, 2018. Soldiers assigned to the 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment conducted the training. Image courtesy of the U.S. Army See the M1 Abrams in action in the video below:

SOFREP Pic of the Day: Training to fight fires on America’s super carriers

Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Patrick Myers navigates through a smoke-filled area during a general quarters drill on the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt in the Persian Gulf, Dec. 19, 2017. The Roosevelt is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations, supporting maritime security operations to reassure allies and partners. Navy photo by […]

SOFREP Pic of the Day: Special Operations general gets in on the action

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. James Jarrard, left, commander of Special Operations Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve, provides assistant gunner support to a member of the 5th Special Forces Group during counter-ISIS operations in southern Syria, Nov. 22, 2017. Photo Credit: U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jacob Connor See the 5th Special Forces Group in […]

SOFREP Pic of the Day: Countering threats in the arctic

Soldiers from the 25th Infantry Division march during Operation Punchbowl at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Feb. 10, 2018. Operation Punchbowl was a battalion-level, combined arms, live-fire exercise that focused on arctic lethality. During the operation, three 150-soldier companies maneuvered through varied terrain. Air Force photo by Alejandro Peña Watch the U.S. Army and Air Force […]

SOFREP Pic of the Day: Marines conduct an amphibious assault in Thailand

Service members conduct a simulated amphibious assault during Cobra Gold 18 in Hat Yao, Thailand, Feb. 17, 2018. Cobra Gold is annual multinational exercise in Thailand. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Olivia G. Ortiz Watch the simulated amphibious assault play out in the video below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLnrpT5YRu8

SOFREP Pic of the Day: US Army Soldiers open fire

Soldiers fire M240 weapon systems during training in Djibouti, Nov. 1, 2017. The soldiers are assigned to Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa’s East African Response Force. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Erin Piazza See soldiers assigned to Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa in action in the video below:

When a Marine Recon patrol got into a firefight with an American Viet Cong

Corporal Charles House led his Marine Recon patrol through thick undergrowth under the jungle canopy forty feet above. The country was Vietnam and the year was 1968. Team Dublin City had been inserted three days prior, North of Phu Bai to reconnoiter the area for signs of Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army troop buildups, […]