Special Operations Forces Selection PT Preparation Week 13, Day 2

Special Operations Forces Selection PT Preparation Week 13, Day 2

A quick workout to start the day and week off right. Start off with the basics of pushups, sit-ups, and crunches, then to the bar for V-ups, pull-ups, and dips before a 5-mile run (40 minutes or less) in a UBRR prep workout. Remember to stay hydrated and mark your progress in your workout log […]

SOF Pic of the Day: Marine Raiders conduct night raid training

SOF Pic of the Day: Marine Raiders conduct night raid training

Marine Raiders with 1st Marine Raider Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, conduct a simulated night raid on a warehouse in Los Angeles, California, Sept. 3, 2015. 1st Marine Raider Battalion is organized, trained and equipped to deploy for worldwide missions as directed by MARSOC in support of their regionally-aligned Theater Special Operations […]

Special Operations Forces Selection PT Preparation Week 13, Day 1

Special Operations Forces Selection PT Preparation Week 13, Day 1

Sunday morning Rucksack march. Do a quick warmup of pushups and sit-ups before heading out. Head out over varied terrain and try to go as fast as you can without running. Going to try to make it a little different by heading out in one direction for an hour by going as fast as you […]

SOF Pic of the Day: Marine Raiders provide security

SOF Pic of the Day: Marine Raiders provide security

Marine Raiders with 1st Marine Raider Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, provides security while conducting a simulated night-raid on a warehouse in Los Angeles, California, Sept. 3, 2015. 1st Marine Raider Battalion is organized, trained and equipped to deploy for worldwide missions as directed by MARSOC in support of their regionally-aligned Theater […]

Special Operations Forces Selection PT Preparation Week 12, Day 7

Special Operations Forces Selection PT Preparation Week 12, Day 7

Special Operations Forces Selection PT Preparation Week 12, Day 7 Saturday morning and heading back to the gym for a shoulder and back workout. Use climbing ropes if they are available. Followed by a four-mile run in less than 32 minutes. Log your numbers down in the workout notebook Training: More Preparation for the UBRR: […]

SOF Pic of the Day: Navy SEALs in the surf

SOF Pic of the Day: Navy SEALs in the surf

Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL students participate in Surf Passage at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado. Surf Passage is one of many physically demanding evolutions that are a part of the first phase of SEAL training. Navy SEALs are the maritime component of U.S. Special Forces and are trained to conduct a variety of operations from the sea, […]

DOD is Getting Tough With “Deploy or Get Out” Policy

DOD is Getting Tough With “Deploy or Get Out” Policy

The Department of Defense is getting tough with their “deploy or get out” policy and will begin separating troops who have been undeployable for over a year. Under the new policy, they’ll begin separating troops as early as October 1st. The Defense Department is cracking down on the roughly 286,000 troops who are not healthy […]

Special Operations Forces Selection PT Preparation Week 12, Day 6

Special Operations Forces Selection PT Preparation Week 12, Day 6

Friday means that it is Leg Day at the gym. Starting with Squats – (front, dumbbell goblet, and barbell), then some lunges and the weighted sled push. And then finish the workout with a five-mile run. Mark your progress down in your workout log book and stretch well after the session. Training: Continue to prep […]

SOF Pic of the Day: ‘Urban Stress Shooting’ with Special Forces snipers

SOF Pic of the Day: ‘Urban Stress Shooting’ with Special Forces snipers

Green Berets assigned to the Special Forces Advanced Skills Company Sniper Detachment, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) run through an urban stress shoot on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wa., on 29 June, 2017. The training allows the sniper teams to work on their skills in a stressful and realistic urban shooting environment.   Image courtesy of […]

Russian Proxies Upping the Ante in Syria, A Dangerous Precedent

Russian Proxies Upping the Ante in Syria, A Dangerous Precedent

Over the weekend, U.S. airstrikes decimated an attack by a battalion-sized force of fighters loyal to President Bashar Assad supported by tanks and rocket launchers.  The pro-Assad forces attacked a coalition U.S. Special Operations, Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) base with about 500 pro-Assad troops in eastern Syria. While the numbers are still unclear, several of […]

Special Operations Forces Selection PT Prep Week 12, Day 5

Special Operations Forces Selection PT Prep Week 12, Day 5

Back to the gym on Thursday morning for a Chest and Triceps workout before heading out for a 4-mile run. Look to better the standard of 32 minutes. Remember to stretch well before and after and to stay hydrated. Mark your progress down in your workout log book. Training: More Preparation for the UBRR: 3 […]

SOF Pic of the Day: Green Berets hitch a ride in a Chinook

SOF Pic of the Day: Green Berets hitch a ride in a Chinook

Green Berets from 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) sit inside a CH-47 Chinook helicopter as they conduct a training exercise March 1, 2017 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. The training integrated the U.S. Air Force Weapons School and included joint, scenario-based training that enhanced tactical experts and leaders with real-world experience in advanced weapons […]