Marines

UAP recently sat down with Gunnery Sergeant Joshua Negron, an active Marine Raider and veteran of the Marine Reconnaissance community.

A group of Marines fire a 120 mm mortar round during a live-fire training in Kuwait, November 17, 2020.

Marine recruits practice martial arts techniques at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island. A recent report says the depot may soon close.

A U.S. Marine assigned to the Special Purpose Marine-Air Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – CENTCOM, throws an M67 fragmentation grenade.

Marines fire an M240B machine gun during an exercise at Fort Drum, N.Y. The M240 has served in every major conflict since its inception.

From everyone here at SOFREP, we wish the Marine Corps a happy birthday and send a salute to the toughest, proudest fighting force out there. 

Marines conduct MOUT (Military Operations in Urban Terrain) training during an exercise at Fort Drum, New York.

With Veterans Day coming this week, it is a good time to do some relevant reading. If you saw the HBO miniseries “The Pacific” or “The War” the documentary on World War II by Ken Burns, the name Eugene “Sledgehammer” Sledge — will be instantly recognizable. Sledge’s book, With the Old Breed recounts the bloody battles […]

Q&A with GySgt Danny Draher, a seasoned former Reconnaissance Marine and current Marine Raider, conducted by SOFREP veteran Nick Coffman.

Helicopter Rope Suspension Technique (HRST) training hones methods of various fast roping, rappelling and Insertion/Extraction operations.

The heads-up display shows a compass and a 3D map where friendly and enemy locations are marked and shared with others in their unit.

A Marine awaits sunrise in a simulated enemy advance guard position during training at Twentynine Palms, California.