SOFREP Pic of the Day: Recon Marines drink cobra blood in Thailand

Marine Corps Sgt. Christopher Fiffie, who’s assigned to the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, drinks cobra blood during jungle survival training in Sattahip, Thailand, Feb. 19, 2018. The training was conducted as part of Exercise Cobra Gold 2018. Snake blood can be consumed to keep an individual hydrated while the meat can be used […]

SOFREP Pic of the Day: Recon Marines conduct security during a dive mission

U.S. Marines with Charlie Company, 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division set up 360 security during a dive mission in Key West, FL, Jan. 24, 2018. The Marines executed various training exercises such as stealth insertion, to sub-surface swimming objectives as part of their combat readiness evaluation in preparation for an upcoming deployment. U.S. Marines […]

SOFREP Pic of the Day: Ground Tactical Movements in Kosovo

U.S. Army Soldiers push through smoke from a grenade during the ground tactical movement portion of the Operation Bowie Strike training exercise in Zhegoc, Kosovo, Jan. 19, 2018. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Nicholas Farina. Watch U.S. and Polish troops train together in Operation Bowie Strike below:

Eager Lion: Jordan and US forces train in massive CENTCOM exercise

The U.S. Department of Defense has announced the commencement of the annual training exercise known as “Exercise Eager Lion 18” from April 18-26, 2018. Approximately 3,600 service members from the U.S. will work alongside their Jordanian counterparts in order to better train cooperatively for any future engagements the countries may endure together. This culminating exercise […]

SOFREP Pic of the Day: U.S. Army paratroopers conduct a security halt in Germany

173rd Airborne Brigade paratroopers conduct a security halt during a foot patrol at the 7th Army Training Command’s Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Jan. 28, 2017. The 173rd is the U.S. Army’s Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deploying forces to the U.S. Army Europe, Africa and Central Command Areas of Responsibility within 18 hours. […]

SOF Pic of the Day: Air Force Guardian Angel Team inbound

A U.S. Air Force Guardian Angel Team, consisting of pararescuemen, combat rescue officers and survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialists, assigned to the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, conduct a high altitude, low opening military free fall jump working with a C-130J Super Hercules flown by the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, Bagram Airfield, […]

SOF Pic of the Day: Guardian Angel Pave Hawk pilot in Kandahar

U.S. Air Force Capt. Victoria Snow, HH-60G Pave Hawk pilot, assigned to the 33rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, sits in the cockpit before a training mission with a Guardian Angel team assigned to the 308th ERQS, Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan in support of Operations Freedom’s Sentinel and Resolute Support, March 13, 2018.   The Guardian Angel Teams, […]

SOF Pic of the Day: Special Operations troops pop flares

U.S. Air Force pararescuemen and combat rescue officers, assigned to the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, use flares to communicate with a CH-47F Chinook flown by members of the U.S. Army Task Force Brawler, during a night time training mission at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Mar. 7, 2018. The Army crews and Air Force Guardian Angel teams […]

SOF Pic of the Day: Green Berets compete in ground fighting

A U.S. Army Green Beret assigned to the 5th Special Forces Group, competes against his opponent during round 2 of the 2018 Fort Bragg Combatives Tournament invitational on March 2, 2018 at the 82nd Airborne Division’s Ritz-Epps Physical Fitness Center, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. This years tournament had nearly 300 competitors making it currently the […]

Killer Robots: Why we might not find Terminator in our near future

There have been a million movies set in some sort of dystopian or post-apocalyptic future where killer robots are either a serious threat, or have taken over the world already. From humanoid “Terminator” robots to one of the latest “Black Mirror” episodes, “Metalhead,” these robotic organisms seem to have perfected the killing of human beings. […]

SOF Pic of the Day: U.S. Special Forces training in Alaska

U.S. Soldiers with the 3rd Special Forces Group (SFG) out of Fort Bragg, N.C., and the 5th Squadron, 1st Calvary Regiment out of Fort Wainwright, Alaska, participate in a pilot recovery exercise Aug. 4, 2017, during RED FLAG-Alaska 17-3, at the McMahon Range, Alaska. The 3rd SFG is the lead SFG on operations in Central […]

SOF Pic of the Day: SWCC Tactical Boat Teams train with Night Stalkers

Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen from Special Boat Team 12, stationed at Naval Base Coronado, Calif., with the help of aviators from 4th Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., conducted a Maritime External Air Transportation System training evolution in Moses Lake, Wash., May 21. MEATS is a way to move […]