Here are some cool pics of MARSOC doing some solid amphib training. You’ll notice some things that definitely were not around during my days in Recon. Good to see MARSOC getting some good new toys. If I didn’t know any better, I may have thought these were Naval Special Warfare pics! Semper Fi Bill Janson […]
July 8 marked 3 years since the Marine Recon community lost one of its finest. MSGT John Hayes was killed in action in Afghanistan on July 8, 2009. When I passed the indoc and was actually assigned to 2d Recon Bn, John was one of the first faces that we learned to fear. We were […]
I always thought it was silly that you can join the United States Military at eighteen (seventeen in some cases) and die for your country but cannot legally enjoy a cold beer. Thank goodness for foreign ports of call. US Marines and British SAS bring the hate to Taliban in Afghanistan. %EMBED2%
I did a post on the best helicopter night flyers in the world a while back. SOCOM’s TF 160th pilots are the best in the world in my opinion, these guys have more night vision flying time then most career airlines pilots have total hours. %EMBED3% I’m glad to see Hutmacher’s (Commander of US Army […]
I think that most Special Operations personnel are compensated fairly for their service with exception to their retirement. That’s a different story all together. The fact that an E-9 cook (no offense) behind the wire will get the same retirement as an E-9 Green Beret has always bothered me. Spec Ops special pays should calculate […]
You don’t have to look very far these days to realize that the inter-service “Camo Wars” has been a disaster and ultimately produced some terrible looking (and more importantly, poor performing) camouflage uniforms. A few guys at Crye Precision kicked the shit out of Natick Labs with their Multicam pattern. It took Natick and the […]
I found an excellent piece that explains the relationship the USMC now has with US SOCOM. Enjoy. By: Eric O’Neil, USMC Officer Force Recon should not be confused with the newly established (circa. 2007) Marine Special Operations Command (MARSOC). Whereas MARSOC is Special Operations Command’s (USSOCOM’s) newest unit, Force Recon is considered a “Special Operations Capable” […]
What can I say… Chesty was one Bad Motherfucker. Anyone who’s served will watch this video with admiration. Can you imagine him on CNN or Fox today? GITMO? He’d eat them alive. General Mattis is another favorite of mine. He pulled me aside in Kadahar in 01′ and said to me, “You see this EPW camp […]
In honor of fallen Warfighters this past Memorial Day I wanted to bring you SOFREP’s greatest hits. If you have combat video you can share it with us Anonymously via the Comms Check portal. Get some… %EMBED1% %EMBED2% %EMBED3% %EMBED4%
I wanted to take this opportunity to recognize and congratulate one of my fellow team members, SSgt. William Burch. Billy was recently awarded the Silver Star for his heroics while serving with Marine Special Operations Team 8222 in Bala Murghab, Afghanistan 2010. For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving as […]
MSOC DFT – deployment familiarization training What is deployment familiarization training (DFT) for Marine Special Operations Company (MSOC) and teams (MSOT)? A DFT is one phase (about 30-45 days) of the pre-deployment work-up that is conduct by even MSOC prior to deployment in support of the global war on terrorism. The DFT portion of the […]
When I was over running Kit Up for Military.com (Is that site still around??…lol) one thing became very apparent to me. Not everyone has an unlimited Spec Ops budget and can buy $400 pants or jackets. I took this to heart when I sat down with Sarah, Chris, Christy, Martin, CR, Mike and team at […]
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