Coronavirus & the 2021 defense budget

With the coronavirus on a rampage around the world, how could this impact our national security in the future? What is the real cost of COVID-19, and how can we afford next year’s budget? The president has proposed a $45.8 billion government-wide funding package that will provide DoD with $8.3 billion to assist in dealing […]

US drone strike in Somalia whacks 5 Al-Shabaab terrorists

The United States confirmed on Saturday that five Al-Shabaab terrorists were killed in a drone strike.  The U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), in a statement, said that the latest drone strike, which targeted the fighters of the terrorist group, was conducted in the vicinity of Bush Madina in the Bay region of southern Somalia and did […]

Operation Just Cause: A feast of Special Operations

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 […]

22 a Day: Is there a suicide pandemic within the ranks?

Two cadets, among 1,000 seniors isolated at the Air Force Academy, committed suicide within days from each other amid the COVID-19 pandemic. This has rattled the service from the senior leadership to its trainees. Unlike other branches, the Air Force has kept cadets on campus. The cadets have been socially distancing in single rooms, away […]

On this day, Green Beret Gary Beikirch awarded the Medal of Honor

Prior to the war in Afghanistan, the conflict in Vietnam was the longest in United States history. And on April 1, 1970, Green Beret medic Gary Beikirch showed incredible bravery during an attack on his Dak Seang A-Camp. He was exposing himself repeatedly to enemy fire to treat wounded comrades, despite his own serious wounds […]

Treading carefully: How American troops are protecting Kurdish oil fields

American troops stationed in eastern Syria have the difficult and dangerous job of guarding the very oil-rich Kurdish-held land. And everyone — the Syrian government, the Russians, the Turks, and ISIS — wants to control it.  The area is developing into a very dangerous place for the American troops: They’ve come under attack from a […]

Watch: Community Q&A with Green Beret and SOFREP writer Steve Balestrieri

On March 25, 2020, Green Beret and SOFREP fan-favorite writer, Steve Balestrieri, hosted a live Q&A with the SOFREP online community. Steve served as a Special Forces NCO and Warrant Officer before injuries forced his early separation. In addition to writing for SOFREP, he covers the NFL for PatsFans.com. His work is also regularly featured […]

Peace? Not today, Afghan Special Forces repel multiple Taliban assaults

The Taliban, despite signing a peace deal with the United States, have vowed to keep attacking Afghan governmental forces. Over the weekend and on Friday they did exactly that by ramping up their attacks and targeting a number of Afghan towns and outposts. They launched an attack on security posts in Bariha, located in the […]

Disbanded but not forgotten: The Czech Special Operations Group

The Special Operation Group (SOG) was a SOF unit from the Czech Republic. The unit was part of the Military Police and was one of the youngest units kicking around having been formed only in 2002. SOG consisted of two departments: the Department of Protection for the Minister of Defense and the Combat Operation Department. […]

Remembering Medal of Honor recipient Charles “Snake” Hosking Jr

Charles Ernest Hosking Jr. was a career soldier who fought as a U.S. paratrooper in World War II and was one of the original Green Berets when the unit was created in 1952. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in Vietnam. A desire to serve Hosking was born in May […]

Senate halts promotion of senior Special Forces officer related to the Niger Ambush

Colonel Bradley D. Moses, formerly the 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) Commander, is the only officer involved in the 2017 deadly Niger Ambush to have escaped some form of punishment. The ambush resulted in the deaths of three Green Berets and one support soldier. The lack of appropriate training has been the main reason cited […]

Sweden sends 150 commandos to augment French SOF task force

The Swedish government is planning to send helicopters and 150 special forces operators to augment the French-led Special Operations Task Force in the Sahel, the Swedish Foreign Ministry said in a release. In January, SOFREP had reported that the Swedish government was contemplating the option and weighing the pros and cons.  “The government has decided […]