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: Look out below

Sailors rappel from an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter to the flight deck of the USS Theodore Roosevelt in the Indian Ocean, March 27, 2018. The aircraft carrier was underway for a regularly scheduled deployment to support security efforts in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Alex Corona Watch […]

SOFREP Pic of the Day: A SOF-eye view

As seen through a night-vision device, soldiers and members of NATO forces perform close quarters battle training at Camp Shelby, Miss., March 5, 2018, to support Emerald Warrior. During the exercise, U.S. Special Operations Command forces train to respond to various threats across the spectrum of conflict. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kristen […]

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:

SOFREP Pic of the Day: Marines deliver a 120mm show of force in Afghanistan

Marines fire a 120 mm mortar as a show of force at Camp Shorab in Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 10, 2018. The Marines are assigned to Task Force Southwest.   Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Melissa Karnath   Learn more about the 120mm mortar system utilized by Marines and see them in action in […]

SOFREP Pic of the Day: Recon Marines drink cobra blood in Thailand

Marine Corps Sgt. Christopher Fiffie, who’s assigned to the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, drinks cobra blood during jungle survival training in Sattahip, Thailand, Feb. 19, 2018. The training was conducted as part of Exercise Cobra Gold 2018. Snake blood can be consumed to keep an individual hydrated while the meat can be used […]

SOFREP Pic of the Day: Recon Marines conduct security during a dive mission

U.S. Marines with Charlie Company, 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division set up 360 security during a dive mission in Key West, FL, Jan. 24, 2018. The Marines executed various training exercises such as stealth insertion, to sub-surface swimming objectives as part of their combat readiness evaluation in preparation for an upcoming deployment. U.S. Marines […]

SOFREP Pic of the Day: Ground Tactical Movements in Kosovo

U.S. Army Soldiers push through smoke from a grenade during the ground tactical movement portion of the Operation Bowie Strike training exercise in Zhegoc, Kosovo, Jan. 19, 2018. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Nicholas Farina. Watch U.S. and Polish troops train together in Operation Bowie Strike below:

SOFREP Pic of the Day: U.S. Army paratroopers conduct a security halt in Germany

173rd Airborne Brigade paratroopers conduct a security halt during a foot patrol at the 7th Army Training Command’s Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Jan. 28, 2017. The 173rd is the U.S. Army’s Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deploying forces to the U.S. Army Europe, Africa and Central Command Areas of Responsibility within 18 hours. […]

SOF Pic of the Day: Air Force Guardian Angel Team inbound

A U.S. Air Force Guardian Angel Team, consisting of pararescuemen, combat rescue officers and survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialists, assigned to the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, conduct a high altitude, low opening military free fall jump working with a C-130J Super Hercules flown by the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, Bagram Airfield, […]

SOF Pic of the Day: Guardian Angel Pave Hawk pilot in Kandahar

U.S. Air Force Capt. Victoria Snow, HH-60G Pave Hawk pilot, assigned to the 33rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, sits in the cockpit before a training mission with a Guardian Angel team assigned to the 308th ERQS, Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan in support of Operations Freedom’s Sentinel and Resolute Support, March 13, 2018.   The Guardian Angel Teams, […]