Members of the Thunderbirds, the Air Force’s flight demonstration team, performs precision aerial maneuvers during the Arctic Thunder Open House at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 30, 2018. Air Force photo by Alejandro Peña See the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds in action below: https://youtu.be/UjJl02byaJs
Twenty years ago on June 7, CNN aired a new a story entitled “Valley of Death,” which twisted one of the most heroic missions during the eight-year war during the Vietnam War into an erroneous story. The claims alleged that 16 Green Berets and 120 indigenous troops on that top-secret mission deep inside Laos had […]
A soldier waits for transportation after a successful airborne operation during Spartan Pegasus in Deadhorse, Alaska, Feb. 22, 2017. The exercise simulated the recovery of a downed satellite and tested the soldiers’ operational abilities in temperatures 30 degrees below zero. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Daniel Love See arctic warfare training in action below:
For the first time, an Air Force officer has been nominated to command Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) the go-to maneuver element for the National Command Authorities, President Trump and Secretary Mattis, which includes units such as Delta Force and SEAL Team Six. As an Air Force pilot, Lt. Gen. Scott Howell has a background […]
Paratroopers descend over Malemute drop zone while team members prepare 105 mm howitzers during airborne and live-fire training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 22, 2016. Air Force photo by Alejandro Pena Learn more about arctic warfare training in the video below:
Soldiers from the 25th Infantry Division march during Operation Punchbowl at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Feb. 10, 2018. Operation Punchbowl was a battalion-level, combined arms, live-fire exercise that focused on arctic lethality. During the operation, three 150-soldier companies maneuvered through varied terrain. Air Force photo by Alejandro Peña Watch the U.S. Army and Air Force […]
U.S. Army Special Operations Soldiers load tactical vehicles onto a U.S. Air Force C-130J to exfiltrate from a training area, March 1, 2018, at Melrose Air Force Range, NM. At Emerald Warrior, the largest joint and combined special operations exercise, U.S. Special Operations Command forces train to respond to various threats across the spectrum of […]
This morning, I have heard the voices from the Special Operations community, along with many of our readers, loud and clear. They are angry and disappointed that SOFREP chose to publish helmet camera footage from the ambush in Niger back in October in which two U.S. Special Forces soldiers and two support soldiers killed. We […]
Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis visits U.S. Special Operations Command headquarters on MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Fla., Oct. 12, 2017. Mattis visited USSOCOM to discuss restoring military readiness, strengthening alliances and bringing reforms to the Department of Defense. Photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Barry Loo Watch James Mattis discuss the […]
Senior officials from the United States’ Special Operations Command addressed lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Friday to discuss funding and expectations for the nation’s special operations forces in the years to come. Special operations forces played an integral role as part of the joint force in the destruction of ISIS’ physical caliphate in Syria and […]
You know the trope found in secret agent films and novels alike: the Special Operator that is fluent in four languages, can track phones, build homemade explosives, is a parkour fanatic, a highly trained driver, is an expert tracker, better hacker, a master of like four variations of martial arts, and of course, is an […]
A Marine with Hotel Company, 2nd Raider Battalion, Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, gazes down at a Coast Guard 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew from Station Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, while flying in a UH-1Y Venom helicopter over Onslow Beach on base, March 28, 2017. Station Wrightsville Beach and […]
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