Special Warfare Combat Crewman (SWCC) ORIGINS: PT-TORPEDO BOATS WWII

It’s hard to do justice where it is deserved especially when it comes to the guys from the WWII era. I would like to tell you about missions that dealt with inserting swimmers in the dark hours of the night in the Pacific behind Japanese lines. You know how it goes, the boat guys insert […]

Updated 8-25-12 : SOCOM Says Author of “No Easy Day” Cleared Hot

Update: A US SOCOM source tells SOFREP that Admiral McRaven’s Public Affairs Officer has been in contact with the author directly, and that (apparently) no classified information has been disclosed in the memoir. We’ll see in the coming months if this proves true or not. Public and community (SEAL) perception has arguably been set by […]

“No Easy Day”, First Hand Account of the Bin Laden Raid

Yesterday many of us were caught off guard when Penguin books announced that they would be releasing a new book called “No Easy Day” on 9/11 that would be authored by a SEAL Team Six operator who was on the objective and participated in the raid. SOFREP will have more on the ‘No Easy Day‘ […]

Navy SEALs Hunting El Chapo: Wired Magazine Gets it Wrong

SOFREP sources at US SOCOM say this is extremely unlikely. However, it appears the usual suspects are hitting the SEAL crack pipe for another quick SEAL fix, only this time they’ve been sold bad junk. “There have been units operating in south America for some time now but the SEALs  doing this (by themselves) does […]

Update: NBC’s Stars DON’T Earn Stripes: A SOFREP Perspective

“They’re Not In Hollywood Anymore”, The NBC Tag Line Goes… SOFREP Says That Fat, Drunk And Stupid Is No Way To Go Through Life NBC. WARNING: This is an extremely biased and candid review based on previews alone, and previous knowledge of the crap ethics of Hollywood. As if their shitty coverage of the Olympics […]

SQUAD ONE: A Spec Ops Novel

The smoke from the flash crash was still looming in the air as the former CEO of America’s Bank, Edward Lewis III, listened intently to the masked man in front of him…

UNCLASS: U.S. Navy’s SEAL’s SEAL Delivery Vehicles (SDV)

Very little is known about the mission of the SDV Team. Think clandestine insertion method and reconaissance. That’s all you need to know. They are doing very good work and the less you know about their mission the better off everyone is. 10 hour dive anyone? %EMBED3%