SOF Pic of the Day: Navy SEALs prepare to fire M888 mortar rounds

An East Coast-based Navy SEAL stacks M888 mortar rounds in preparation of indirect-fire training May 5, 2017 at Camp Shelby, Miss. during TRIDENT 17. TRIDENT 17 is Naval Special Warfare’s premier joint training event that encompasses several Special Operations Forces and conventional military participants, as well as partner nations and partner agencies to create realistic, […]

SOF Pic of the Day: Special Operations troops conduct close quarters battle training

U.S. Special Forces Soldiers conduct Close Quarters Battle training at Panzer Kaserne, Germany, November 27, 2017. This was part of a month-long training event that finished with a culminating exercise and real-world scenarios.   U.S. Army photo illustration by Staff Sgt. Matt Britton   Watch U.S. Army soldiers conduct close quarters battle training in the […]

SOF Pic of the Day: Special Operations Airmen conduct combat survival training

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 17th Special Operations Squadron light flares during a combat survival training exercise, Jan. 6, 2017, at Camp Hansen, Japan. Combat survival training is for aircrew members to retain currency on a course they are required to have every three years.   U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class […]

Gatorz Eyewear: Eye protection for skydiving

The team of guys here at the Loadout Room have all put the Gatorz Eyewear to the test with everything from skydiving, to downhill skiing to shooting and running. Here is what one of our Active Duty Special Operations writers has to say about Gatorz: “The frame can be custom fit by slowly bending the heat-treated metal to contour […]

SOF Pic of the Day: ‘Always Faithful, Always Forward’

A recruiter with the U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) screening team wears the MARSOC insignia during a brief at the base theater aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii (MCBH) on Sept. 7, 2017. The MARSOC screening team visited MCBH providing information to Marines who were pre-selected or interested in becoming Marine Raiders. U.S. […]

SOF Pic of the Day: SEALs in the snow

While America’s Eastern seaboard battens down the hatches for frigid winter weather, the nation’s elite special operations war fighters have to be prepared to fight in any environment, hot or cold, at a moment’s notice.   U.S. Navy Photo by Visual Information Specialist Chris Desmond   Watch American soldiers conduct cold weather training in the […]

SOF Pic of the Day: Navy SEALs secure the beach

Perhaps the most iconic Navy SEAL imagery in the popular zeitgeist is that of special operators rising up out of the surf and executing a beach assault,  These sorts of operations aren’t just movie fodder. Image courtesy of the U.S. Navy   Watch Navy SEALs execute a beach assault in the video below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZtLbQe4fLc

SOF Pic of the Day: Special Operations AC-130U Gunship deploys flares

An AC-130U Gunship aircraft from the 4th Special Operation Squadron jettisons flares over an area near Hurlburt Field, Fla., on Aug. 20, 2008. The flares are used as a countermeasure to heat-seeking missiles that can track aircraft during real-world missions. Photo by Senior Airman Julianne Showalter   See the AC-130U Gunship in action in the […]

SOF Pic of the Day: US Special Forces burning a marijuana field in Afghanistan

A U.S. Special Forces Soldier, attached to Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan, sets fire to a field of Marijuana, found outside of a compound housing a drug lab, during an operation in the Ghorak district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Sept. 12, 2016. The operation was conducted, alongside Afghan agents from the National Interdiction Unit (NIU) to disrupt […]

SOF Pic of the Day: The calm before the storm

A U.S. Special Forces Soldier, attached to Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan, waits for nightfall prior to starting a nighttime operation in the Alingar district, Laghman province, Afghanistan, Sept. 5, 2016. The operation was conducted with the intent of finding an insurgent known for firing mortar rounds and rockets onto U.S. coalition forward operating bases. U.S. […]

SOF Pic of the Day: Special Operators pay the ultimate price

A Marine pounds his Marine Special Operator Insignia into the casket of fallen Marine Sgt. Joseph J. Murray during a funeral for Murray at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Aug. 15, 2017. Murray, 26, was one of the 15 Marines and one Navy sailor who perished when their KC130-T Hercules crashed in Mississippi, July 10, […]

SOF Pic of the Day: US Special Forces fight alongside Afghan National Army

An Afghan National Army special forces soldier and a U.S. Special Forces Soldier assigned to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan, directs Afghan National Army soldiers during a firefight with insurgents in Gelan district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan, Feb. 8, 2014. Afghan National Security Forces actively engaged the insurgents after being fired upon while en route […]