SOF Pic of the Day: The wind through your fingers

SOF Pic of the Day: The wind through your fingers

A member of the U.S. Army 20th Special Forces Group sticks his hand out of UH-60 Black Hawk to feel the wind during Emerald Warrior 2014, Gulfport, Miss., May 5, 2014. Emerald Warrior is an annual, joint exercise to train special operations, conventional and partner nation forces in combat scenarios designed to hone special operations […]

SOF Pic of the Day: Air Force Pararescuemen save lives

SOF Pic of the Day: Air Force Pararescuemen save lives

A U.S. Air Force airman from the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron swims to a boat after rescuing a simulated crash victim at Wynnehaven Beach, Fla., April 9, 2013. The 23rd STS trains, equips and employs combat control, pararescue and support personnel in response to presidential and secretary of defense tasks.   U.S. Air Force photo/Airman […]

SOF Pic of the Day (from GEO’s Private Stash): Delta and SAS, brothers in arms

SOF Pic of the Day (from GEO’s Private Stash): Delta and SAS, brothers in arms

SOFREP’s own George E. Hand IV has collected some incredible photographs throughout his legendary career as a Green Beret and Delta Operator, and he’s been generous enough to share some of them with us. Here’s a shot of Delta’s Sam B. Foster, who you may recall from GEO’s five-part series entailing his heroism and tragic […]

SOF Pic of the Day (From GEO’s Private Stash): Delta teams in Panama

SOF Pic of the Day (From GEO’s Private Stash): Delta teams in Panama

SOFREP’s own George E. Hand IV has collected some incredible photographs throughout his legendary career as a Green Beret and Delta Operator, and he’s been generous enough to share some of them with us. Here’s a shot GEO shared with us of two Delta Assault Teams during the Panama invasion, which took place in 1989 […]

SOF pic of the day (from GEO’s private stash): Jumping from a Little Bird

SOF pic of the day (from GEO’s private stash): Jumping from a Little Bird

SOFREP’s own George E. Hand IV has collected some incredible photographs throughout his legendary career as a Green Beret and Delta Operator, and he’s been generous enough to share some of them with us. Here’s one of those pictures, which GEO characterized nonchalantly as just, “jumping from a Little Bird,” as though he’s recounting his […]

SOF pic of the day (from GEO’s private stash): The rigors of Delta Selection

SOF pic of the day (from GEO’s private stash): The rigors of Delta Selection

SOFREP’s own George E. Hand IV has collected some incredible photographs throughout his legendary career as a Green Beret and Delta Operator, and he’s been generous enough to share some of them with us. Being selected to serve in one of the world’s most elite fighting institutions, Delta, comes at a tremendous physical and emotional […]

North Korean special forces are training to invade South Korea with paragliders

North Korean special forces are training to invade South Korea with paragliders

North Korean special forces have been training to invade South Korea with paragliders, according to South Korea’s Yonhap news agency. The drills were conducted in mid-September at a training site with a building modeled after the South Korea-US Combined Forces Command in Seoul, Yonhap reported. Special forces from North Korea’s navy, air force, 11th army corps, […]

On this day in SOF history—October 12th: JFK authorizes the wear of the Green Beret

On this day in SOF history—October 12th: JFK authorizes the wear of the Green Beret

On this day: October 12th 1961 — Long before President John F. Kennedy’s vision of the “soldier statesmen” concept that came to be embodied by the American Special Forces soldier was solidified with his authorization of the distinctive Green Beret, Special Forces soldiers had sought headgear that would instantly set them apart from other soldiers. […]

SOF Pic of the Day: The first day of Ranger School

SOF Pic of the Day: The first day of Ranger School

Students endure the first day of Ranger School during the Ranger Assessment Phase at Camp Darby, Fort Benning, Ga., July 25, 2016. RAP week begins with the Ranger Physical Assessment, which requires students to complete 49 push-ups, 59 sit-ups, a 5-mile run in 40:00 minutes, and six chin-ups. Following the RPA, students conduct the Combat […]

SOF pic of the day: Sniper at sundown

SOF pic of the day: Sniper at sundown

Special Operations Command sniper attached to the 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), walks along a ridgeline during a special reconnaissance mission, Feb. 17, 2016, while participating in training at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center at Twentynine Palms, Calif. MCAGCC conducts relevant live-fire combined arms, urban operations and joint coalition level integration training promoting […]