SOFREP Pic of the Day: The joy of shaving in the field

Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Whisenhunt shaves during a field training exercise on Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., Sept. 28, 2015. Whisenhunt, a construction electrician, is assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 4. The exercise tests the battalion’s ability to enter hostile locations, build assigned construction projects and defend against enemy attacks, using realistic scenarios. […]

SOFREP Pic of the Day: Providing security

Army 1st Lt. Bret Brunco provides security while a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter takes off during an air assault mission as part of a combined arms live-fire exercise at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, May 19, 2018. Brunco is assigned to the 25th Infantry Division’s 14th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team. Army photo by […]

SOFREP Pic of the Day: U.S. Army training in Djibouti

Soldiers fire weapons at staged targets during a live fire exercise, as part of Alligator Dagger in Djibouti, Dec. 17, 2017. The soldiers are assigned to 3rd Battalion, 144th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Bayonet attached to the Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Allyson L. Manners Watch […]

SOFREP Pic of the Day: Don’t call it a hovercraft

A Navy air-cushioned landing craft prepares to enter the well deck of the USS New York in the Mediterranean Sea, May 24, 2018. The amphibious transport dock ship is supporting U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Lyle Wilkie Watch a Navy air-cushioned landing craft in action […]

SOFREP Pic of the Day: Weapons training on the M240 machine gun

Air Force Airman Jasmine Castaneda fires an M240 during weapons training at Beale Air Force Base, Calif., Dec. 20, 2017. Castaneda is assigned to the 9th Security Forces Squadron. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Colville McFee Watch U.S. military personnel qualify on the M240 in the video below:

SOFREP Pic of the Day: Putting rounds downrange with a .50 cal

Army Spc. Dillon Weitzel fires at targets on an M2 .50-caliber machine gun range at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 26, 2016. Weitzel is a paratrooper assigned to the 25th Infantry Division’s 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), Alaska. Air Force photo by Justin Connaher Watch U.S. Army soldiers train on the .50 […]

SOFREP Pic of the Day: USS Gonzalez’s visit, board, search, and seizure team

Members of the visit, board, search, and seizure team for the USS Gonzalez operate a rigid-hull inflatable boat in the Gulf of Aden, April 26, 2016. The guided-missile destroyer is supporting Operation Inherent Resolve, maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. Navy photo by Petty Officer […]

SOFREP Pic of the Day: Marines train on Stinger missiles at sea

Marines fire stinger simulation rounds aboard the USS Wasp in the Atlantic Ocean, April 17, 2016. The Marines are assigned to Medium Marine Tiltrotor Squadron 264, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, which is underway for an amphibious exercise. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ryan G. Coleman Watch Marines conduct live-fire training with Stinger missiles in the […]

SOFREP Pic of the Day: Open fire

Sailors fire weapons during a live-fire exercise at night while conducting an annual training exercise near Fort Knox, Ky., April 17, 2016. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Gabriel Bevan Watch U.S. Navy sailors train to take out approaching fast attack boats in the video below:

SOFREP Pic of the Day: Kiowa Warrior attack helicopters

Thirty-two OH-58D Kiowa Warriors conduct a flyover above Fort Bragg, N.C., 2016, during the final stateside flight of the aircraft, April 15, 2016. The OH-58D Kiowa Warrior has been a mainstay in the skies over the area for more than 25 years. DoD photo by Kenneth Kassens See the OH-58D Kiowa Warrior in action in […]

SOFREP Pic of the Day: US and South Korean troops hit the waves

U.S. and South Korean Marines carry an inflatable boat into the water during training as a part of the Korean Marine Exchange Program in South Korea, April 4, 2016. The exchange is designed to increase interoperability and reinforce the alliance between the United States and South Korea. The U.S. Marines are assigned to 1st Battalion, […]

SOFREP Pic of the Day: Deck shooting aboard the USS New Orleans

Marines conduct a deck shoot at night during Western Pacific Deployment 16 aboard the USS New Orleans in the Pacific Ocean, April 1, 2016. The Marines are assigned to the Maritime Raid Force, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Hector de Jesus Watch U.S. Marines conducting a deck shoot in the video […]