special operations

SOF Pic of the Day: Special Operations troops train for embassy attack rescue scenarios

U.S. Special Operations personnel and anti-American protesters clash during an embassy attack rescue scenario during exercise TRIDENT 2017. The exercise is Naval Special Warfare’s premiere joint training event that encompasses several Special Operations Forces and conventional military participants, as well as partner nations and partner agencies to create realistic, combined-effort scenarios for operational units.   […]

SOF Pic of the Day: Aspiring Ranger leads the way

A young spectator salutes a U.S. Army Soldier during the Best Ranger Competition 2017 in Fort Benning, Ga., April 9, 2017. The 34th annual David E. Grange Jr. Best Ranger Competition 2017 is a three-day event consisting of challenges to test competitor’s physical, mental, and technical capabilities.   U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. […]

TigerSwan: Former Delta Operator sought to incite violence at the Dakota Access Pipeline

It was early afternoon on October 11th, 2016 when TigerSwan’s program manager, retired Delta Force Sergeant Major John Porter, met with Silverton’s owner, Carl Clifton, inside a hangar at the Mandan Municipal Airport. The hangar was initially used by Silverton security as a clandestine office for their intelligence cell that collected information on the protesters, […]

SOF Pic of the Day: SEAL students prepare for Surf Passage

Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL students participate in Surf Passage at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado. Surf Passage is one of many physically demanding evolutions that are a part of the first phase of SEAL training. Navy SEALs are the maritime component of U.S. Special Forces and are trained to conduct a variety of operations from the sea, […]

SOF Pic of the Day: Special Operations troops conduct fast rope training

A U.S. Special Operation Forces operator fast ropes near Tallinn, Estonia, Dec. 11, 2017. Estonian and U.S. SOF conducted Fast Rope Insertion and Extraction System training to build combined NATO SOF readiness.   U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Matt Britton   Watch Special Operations troops conduct fast roping exercises below:

SOF Pic of the Day: Navy SEALs diving in Greece

U.S. Navy Special Operations Forces conduct dive operations training Oct. 19, 2017 during a Greek and U.S. SOF partner development training mission on the Greek island of Crete.   Image courtesy of the U.S. Navy   Watch U.S. Navy dive training in the video below:  

SOF Pic of the Day: US and Moldovan Special Operators prepare an ambush

Moldovan Special Operations Forces provide security during an ambush Oct. 26 as part of a Joint Combined Exchange Training exercise with U.S. SOF near Budesti, Moldova. The JCET consisted of both countries participating in training on the combined planning process as well as a field training portion.   Image courtesy of the Department of Defense […]

SOF Pic of the Day: Green Berets breach the door

A Green Beret team assigned to 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) breaches a door at the inaugural United States Army Special Operations Command International Urban Assault Challenge, Sept. 27, 2017 at Fort Bragg, N.C. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Derek Hamilton/Released   Watch American forces conduct breach training in the video below:

SOF Pic of the Day: US Special Forces in the International Urban Assault Challenge

A Green Beret assigned to 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) engages a target during the inaugural United States Army Special Operations Command International Urban Assault Challenge, Sept. 26, 2017 at Fort Bragg, N.C. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Derek Hamilton/Released   See Special Operations troops from various nations in action in the video below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KG-Vg4i-v_w

SOF Pic of the Day: Clearing a room with Marine Raiders

Marine Raiders with 1st Marine Raider Battalion breach and clear a room during an exercise to capture and evacuate a high-value target (HVT) on Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 10, 2018. MARSOC is tasked to train, organize, equip and deploy task organized, scalable and responsive U.S. Marine Corps Special Operations Forces worldwide to conduct foreign internal […]

SOF Pic of the Day: Marine Raiders conduct night raid training

Marine Raiders with 1st Marine Raider Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, conduct a simulated night raid on a warehouse in Los Angeles, California, Sept. 3, 2015. 1st Marine Raider Battalion is organized, trained and equipped to deploy for worldwide missions as directed by MARSOC in support of their regionally-aligned Theater Special Operations […]

SOF Pic of the Day: Marine Raiders provide security

Marine Raiders with 1st Marine Raider Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, provides security while conducting a simulated night-raid on a warehouse in Los Angeles, California, Sept. 3, 2015. 1st Marine Raider Battalion is organized, trained and equipped to deploy for worldwide missions as directed by MARSOC in support of their regionally-aligned Theater […]