Brandon Webb Interview on NewsMax

The war in Afghanistan has been bogged down by military rules and regulations, with bureaucrats hamstringing the elite special operations forces, former Navy SEAL Brandon Webb charged in an exclusive Newsmax.TV interview. “It’s a mess,” Webb said about the war that has been raging for more than 10 years. %EMBED2% “We should have gone in […]

Navy Approves New Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen Recruiting Signage

SWCC’s New Community Recruiting Sign We heard that SBT-22 Led the effort to bring things back to basics and fire up young candidates with their new slogan: Fast Girls! Fast Boats! You had SOFREP’s editorial team at Fast Girls. We definitely support this type of female integration into the SWCC community. “Hat Tip” Gents…. Brandon […]

IMINT: SDV Submarine Insertion Ops

SDV stands for SEAL Delivery Vehicle.  This is a great example of an open ocean insert onboard a US submarine.  There are a lot of great things that make this picture stand out.  Let’s take a look. First, credit to the H-60 helo crew for getting into a low hover that made for an easy […]

The Red Circle is Released TODAY!

This is the big day, the release of Brandon’s The Red Circle!  Be sure to grab a copy for yourself or as a gift for loved ones and don’t forget that you can participate in The Red Circle Challenge.  I’ve already got my copy that Brandon signed for me and I’m looking forward to reading […]

SOFREP National Security Roundup

These MEK goons that the CIA is training on American soil are bad news.  JSOC shouldn’t be touching this project with a ten foot barge pole.  Read up on Brandon’s opinion piece that follows up on the breaking news from Seymour Hersh in the New Yorker. Since the OBL raid there has been lots of […]

Navy SEAL/UDT Frogmen Rise From The Deep

You’ve got to love this old footage. Made in 1957, this amazing U.S. Navy film showcases the pre-cursors to the SEALs and the UDTs (or Underwater Demolition Teams). Underwater Demolition Teams (UDT) conducted beach reconnaissance, cable and net cutting, explosive destruction of underwater obstacles for amphibious landings, limpet mine attacks, submarine operations, and the locating […]

Massif and Brandon Webb Team Up For Style-Quality-Functionality

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 […]

Stuff Navy SEALs Say #3

Well, here we are again. I’m about to kick off The Red Circle Book Tour and wanted to kick out this month’s “Stuff Navy SEALs Say” before I went dark for a few weeks.  SOFREP’s managing editor Jack Murphy has the helm, and you’re in good hands. I hope you enjoy this month’s post. Special […]

“The Red Circle” hits Maxim UK!

Brandon’s upcoming memoir, The Red Circle, is due to hit store shelves in just days.  Look for it April 10th online and at your favorite book store.  Until then, enjoy this excerpt that Maxim UK is running. -Jack “I am standing in a large room, about the size of an average high school gymnasium. I […]

Change Detection – Warfighters finally have a “Cheat-Sheet”

Almost immediately following the swift 2003 defeat of Saddam’s forces in Iraq, US and Coalition Forces were confronted with an adversary that brought an onslaught of overwhelming and indiscriminate violence never anticipated by even the sharpest military strategists.  Quickly becoming the number one killer of military personnel, the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) forever changed the […]

Navy SEALs Documentary Part One

If you can get past the lame narrator there’s some great content…. This is part 1 of a documentary about the U.S. Navy SEALs. This is a look into SEAL training (BUD/s), Navy SEAL history and even some about the SWCC (Special Warfare Combatant-Craft Crewman) boat operators. This is an interesting documentary and it gives […]

SOCOM Needs to Improve Cyber Terror Policy & Long Term Strategy

I write this with great respect in having served with the men and women of US SOCOM. I’m a thirteen year, six month veteran of the US Navy SEAL Teams, and have deployed to southwest Asia five times and had one son born when I was chasing AQ in the north of Afghanistan in 2001. […]