So what determines victory in Afghanistan? If you asked me after 9-11, my answer would have been simple and probably shared by a lot of SOF operators. Answer=Disrupt a prolific terrorist training network (that we put in place) and capture or kill Bin Laden. We could learn a bit from the Romans, they would not […]
In case you didn’t already know this, LBT makes the most legit gear on the planet. When my Blackhawk H-Gear went tits up on me as a new guy SEAL M-60 Gunner at the Desert Warfare Training Center east of San Diego, CA, I was promptly schooled to buy an LBT rig. I’ve never looked […]
Alright gents. Iced Earth is very personal to me and a lot of SEALs. The YouTube song below was written about the SEAL Teams and is titled “Green Face”. Chorus: “On Land and the Air and Sea, we’ll be where the metal meets the meat” My friend Turbo invited me over to Jon Schaffer’s (the […]
Hi Everyone- I received permission to share this draft book jacket from my editor Marc Resnick at St. Martin’s, and wanted to post it for you guys. I originally posted this at Military.com but wanted to put it up on this site. There are a few small changes/edits that I’m making to this version (e.g. […]
Act of Valor= Real Operators, Real missions….doesn’t get any better than this, gents. There’s also some great equipment shots that you won’t see in typical Hollywood action flicks. I saw a private screening in LA and was blown away by how authentic the movie was. Finally, someone gets a SOF movie right. The real credit […]
Bin Laden gets face-shot When the Osama Bin Laden raid went down, there was a flurry of news reporting, many initial reports stumbling over themselves as both the media and the White House struggled to get their stories straight. Who executed the raid? How was Bin Laden killed? Who is Seal Team Six? Our readers […]
Continued from Part One…. A final Press check—a movement that pulls the bolt of his weapon back slightly to ensure a bullet is seated and ready to go—ensures that his primary and secondary weapons are both up and that he is ready for work. The exercise in touch makes him feel more connected to […]
In the darkness the SEAL they call “Disco” (a nick name earned long ago in a foreign port of call) notices the helicopter crew chief signal to the other crewman that it is time to open the side doors of the helicopter in preparation. They are less than 10 minutes from the compound. As the […]
Here’s a double tap to the head on my two favorite Act of Valor trailers. David did a good write up over at Kit Up on the movie the other day – check it out. %EMBED1% %EMBED3% Brandon Out.
One of the reasons the guys created the SOFREP media site is that we are tired of the press and industry getting it all wrong with everything Special Operations. The recent Times blog post by Mark Thompson is a great example. He obviously has no idea what he’s talking about, and is indeed proof that […]
As a former Helo Aircrew SAR swimmer (before I went to BUD/S) I recognize the importance of the Navy’s helo support mission with regards to over water flights. TF 160 is bad ass, but Navy pilots are used to flying in adverse maritime conditions and that’s an important skill, especially when supporting the SEAL mission. […]
Welcome to The Reading List, where we’ll be reviewing military fiction and non-fiction books about once a week. Don Mann, former Seal Team 6 member and adventure race organizer, deserves a better book. Inside Seal Team Six, written by Don Mann and ghostwriter Ralph Pezzullo (who also helped write the far superior Jawbreaker), is at […]
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