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 […]

3 things we get wrong about defense contractors, thanks to movies

After getting out of the Marine Corps, I immediately enrolled in college and set about on a life path that I thought would offer my family the most stability and financial security my background would allow, which for me, meant working for one the many defense contractors based in the Boston area… And trust me, […]

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

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 […]

SOF pic of the day: Scud hunters in Iraq

Saddam Hussein was unable to battle in the air during Desert Storm because of coalition forces’ air superiority. He decided to use Scud missiles to attack Israel in January 1991. Tactically, the Scud would not have a major impact, but its strategic effect was felt Jan. 18 when seven Scuds hit several Israeli cities. The […]

SOF pic of the day: Search and seizure

Special Warfare Boat Operators (SB) from Naval Special Warfare Boat Team (SBT) 12 make their way to a cargo ship to practice maritime visit, board, search, and seizure (VBSS) operations off the coast of San Diego. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kristopher Kirsop/Released

SOF pic of the day: On the move

U.S. Special Operations Soldiers head toward their objective during Jackal Stone 2016 in Tblisi, Georgia. Jackal Stone 2016 is a bilateral Georgian, U.S. counter terrorism and crisis management exercise.   Army photo by Staff Sgt. Marcus Fichtl

SOF pic of the day: Marine Raider combat dive exercises

Key West, Florida – A 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion critical skills operator surfaces from the ocean and advances up a beach during a combat dive exercise in Key West, Fla., Feb. 18, 2015. The operator’s team spent a week in Key West practicing various maritime operations skill sets, further solidifying the development of their […]