Rare footage of Russian SVR Special Forces unit made public, but are they the real deal?

Rare footage of Russian SVR Special Forces unit made public, but are they the real deal?

Rare footage of Russian SVR special forces personnel with a deadly reputation aired live on television in Russia in a huge break from protocol. The Russian public was given an unprecedented glimpse into the country’s most elite special forces unit when a Spetsnaz training video was aired on national television. In the rare footage, wearing […]

End in sight? Trump ponders troop withdrawal from Afghanistan by 2020

End in sight? Trump ponders troop withdrawal from Afghanistan by 2020

It’s December. The new year is just around the corner. And that it means that the war in Afghanistan will enter its 18th year. What began as an attempt to obliterate al Qaeda and its Taliban hosts, has evolved throughout the years in a protracted conflict with no end in sight. Apparently, the Afghan government […]

Report confirms DoD to investigate Special Operations Forces professionalism and ethics

Report confirms DoD to investigate Special Operations Forces professionalism and ethics

Recently, the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) has been enmeshed in a series of scandals and bad publicity. In Iraq, a decorated Navy SEAL has been charged with war crimes and his platoon leader with covering him. In Mali, two Marine Special Operations Command (MARSOC) Raiders and two SEAL Team Six operators have been […]

Did Czech SOF and American SF beat an Afghan commando to death?

Did Czech SOF and American SF beat an Afghan commando to death?

xA number of Czech soldiers and a team of Green Berets from 7th Special Forces Group are being investigated over the death of an Afghan commando who killed a Czech soldier and wounded two others in an insider attack. Last October, Wahidullah Khan, fired at a vehicle carrying Czech soldiers, who were returning from a […]

DOD identifies Green Berets and Combat Controller lost in IED blast in Afghanistan

DOD identifies Green Berets and Combat Controller lost in IED blast in Afghanistan

On Tuesday, an RG33 MRAP vehicle was struck by an IED in Ghazi, Afghanistan. Eye witnesses reported that the blast was so large that the vehicle was thrown approximately fifty meters. An RG33 MRAP weighs somewhere between 28 to 33 tons, depending on the variant of the vehicle being driven. Killed in the blast were […]

The Green Beret Foundation resolves to push past recent drama and continue to serve the Special Forces community

The Green Beret Foundation resolves to push past recent drama and continue to serve the Special Forces community

Accusations and drama have surrounded the departure of long time Green Beret Foundation executive director Jennifer Paquette back in September — and since that time, the Foundation has filed a temporary restraining order (later withdrawn) and a lawsuit against her, along with their former finance officer, Melissa Pucino. The accusations include claims that Paquette locked […]

First ever female soldier passes selection for the Special Forces Qualification Course

First ever female soldier passes selection for the Special Forces Qualification Course

Although the U.S. Army officially opened special operations roles to females back in 2016, thus far, not one of the 24 female soldiers who have attempted Special Forces selection have been successful — that is, until now. “Recently, a female successfully completed Special Forces Assessment and Selection and was selected to attend the Special Forces […]

Meet the Night Wolves, Russia’s paramilitary biker gang

Meet the Night Wolves, Russia’s paramilitary biker gang

Dolna Krupa, Slovakia — Paramilitary and influence operations can take many forms. They could be a team of Delta Force operators conducting Operational Preparation of the Battlefield (OPB) in an unstable region; they could be a CIA front company creating a pro-U.S. narrative in a far-away country; but they could also be a Russian biker-gang […]

Across the Fence with MACV-SOG: You shot me three times

Across the Fence with MACV-SOG: You shot me three times

Near the end of September, the brass asked Schaff if he’d mind becoming the One-One, or assistant team leader. The brass wanted to put an overweight Special Forces sergeant from Germany who had a previous tour of duty with a Green Beret A-Team, but no experience in Laos, in the One-Zero slot simply because he […]

Fifty shades of green: US Special Forces sexual blackmail network

Fifty shades of green: US Special Forces sexual blackmail network

In recent months, the behavior of Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein and the allegations made against him by dozens of women has taken America by storm and set off a chain reaction of women coming forward to speak about workplace sexual assault, sexual harassment, and the boys club that perpetuates this type of bad behavior. While […]

SOFREP Pic of the Day: Thunderbirds closing in

SOFREP Pic of the Day: Thunderbirds closing in

The Thunderbirds, the Air Force’s air demonstration squadron, fly in formation over Royal Air Force Mildenhall and RAF Lakenheath, England, July 10, 2017. The Thunderbirds trailed a KC-135 Stratotanker for air refueling en route to northern Scotland. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justine Rho See the Thunderbirds in action below: https://youtu.be/UjJl02byaJs

SOFREP Pic of the Day: Training with military working dogs

SOFREP Pic of the Day: Training with military working dogs

Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jose Ruiz maintains control of Ciro, a military working dog, as the dog attacks Cpl. Matthew Byrd, who is playing the role of an aggressor during training at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan, May 30, 2017. Ruiz and Byrd are both dog handlers. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Allison Lotz […]