SEALs

How long is Navy boot camp? Navy Boot Camp is seven to eight weeks long, depending on scheduling. Navy Boot Camp resides at the Recruit Training Command (RTC) in Great Lakes, Illinois, which is in close proximity to Chicago. In Boot Camp, civilian recruits are transformed into Navy sailors. During their time at RTC, recruits […]

This article was written by Frumentarius and originally published on Sandboxx. If you are strange like me, and dealing with today’s pandemic-saddled world by devouring novels, television shows, and movies about the apocalypse, pandemics, and post-apocalyptic existence, then you have probably come across these five novels. All five describe either the threat of human extinction […]

Have you every wondered what it is like to tide side-by-side with Special Operators as they navigate the globe executing the most extreme and authentic Spec Ops training out there? Here is your chance to see firsthand what the pros do to stay sharp. In the first episode of SOFREP’s Training Cell series, the team […]

In the early hours of December 20, 1989, 28 years ago, the United States began operations against Manuel Noriega and the Panamanian Defense Forces in Operation Just Cause. During the opening hours of the US operation, several US Special Operations units conducted operations to rescue American Kurt Muse from the notorious Modelo Prison, stop Noriega […]

Everyone has their own opinion of what makes a good war movie. Unfortunately very few can offer anything of substance. Yes, I’m talking to you, orange grime Cheeto finger-licking video game player in your momma’s basement. You can kick my ass in Call of Duty but in real life, you’d pee your pants in a […]

Nine people were hurt, with one listed in critical condition, after a 38-foot Coast Guard vessel collided with a U.S. Navy vessel of approximately the same size off the coast of Alaska on Wednesday. The Coast Guard vessel had just completed a helicopter hoist training exercise in conjunction with a nearby Coast Guard Air Base. […]

Contrary to what you’ll see in most action movies, bullets don’t actually travel through water very effectively at all. When a round impacts the water, it very literally impacts, often breaking apart or tumbling off of its trajectory because of the water’s density. As we’ve covered here at SOFREP before, it doesn’t take much water […]

Way back in 2013, SOCOM Commander Adm. William McRaven announced plans to develop a high-mobility suit of armor that could better protect the first special operators tasked with entering contested spaces. This new suit was to be developed around an exoskeleton that would not only permit a high degree of mobility, but also bolster the […]

Throughout the modern War on Terror, the United States has increasingly relied on its special operations troops to conduct a wide variety of combat operations. And as China has worked to modernize its People’s Liberation Army into a force that can stand toe to toe with the West, it’s taken notice of how effective this […]

There are distinct differences between SEAL Team 6 and Delta Force that are worthy of exploration, but in the minds of the American public, only one of these elite war fighting units is the most popular. They draw more headlines, sell more books, and use more hair gel than the rest of the special operations […]

Kolton Hess, a 10-years-old boy, partnered with the Make-a-Wish foundation and visited his favorite Navy SEALs.  During his visit, Kolton worked out with SEAL operators, witnessed static displays, and was even made an honorary frogman and received his own Trident. According to the Naval Special Warfare Command (NSWC), “Kolton’s wish is to become a Navy […]

Members assigned to Naval Special Warfare Group TWO conduct military air operations in the United States. U.S. Navy SEALs engage in a continuous training cycle to improve and further specialize skills needed to conduct missions from sea, air and land. Naval Special Warfare Group TWO (NSWG-2), located in Little Creek, VA, is one of the […]