SOFREP Pic of the Day: Don’t call it a hovercraft

A Navy air-cushioned landing craft prepares to enter the well deck of the USS New York in the Mediterranean Sea, May 24, 2018. The amphibious transport dock ship is supporting U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Lyle Wilkie Watch a Navy air-cushioned landing craft in action […]

SOFREP Pic of the Day: Weapons training on the M240 machine gun

Air Force Airman Jasmine Castaneda fires an M240 during weapons training at Beale Air Force Base, Calif., Dec. 20, 2017. Castaneda is assigned to the 9th Security Forces Squadron. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Colville McFee Watch U.S. military personnel qualify on the M240 in the video below:

SOFREP Pic of the Day: Putting rounds downrange with a .50 cal

Army Spc. Dillon Weitzel fires at targets on an M2 .50-caliber machine gun range at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 26, 2016. Weitzel is a paratrooper assigned to the 25th Infantry Division’s 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), Alaska. Air Force photo by Justin Connaher Watch U.S. Army soldiers train on the .50 […]

SOFREP Pic of the Day: USS Gonzalez’s visit, board, search, and seizure team

Members of the visit, board, search, and seizure team for the USS Gonzalez operate a rigid-hull inflatable boat in the Gulf of Aden, April 26, 2016. The guided-missile destroyer is supporting Operation Inherent Resolve, maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. Navy photo by Petty Officer […]

SOFREP Pic of the Day: Marines train on Stinger missiles at sea

Marines fire stinger simulation rounds aboard the USS Wasp in the Atlantic Ocean, April 17, 2016. The Marines are assigned to Medium Marine Tiltrotor Squadron 264, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, which is underway for an amphibious exercise. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ryan G. Coleman Watch Marines conduct live-fire training with Stinger missiles in the […]

SOFREP Pic of the Day: Open fire

Sailors fire weapons during a live-fire exercise at night while conducting an annual training exercise near Fort Knox, Ky., April 17, 2016. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Gabriel Bevan Watch U.S. Navy sailors train to take out approaching fast attack boats in the video below:

SOFREP Pic of the Day: Kiowa Warrior attack helicopters

Thirty-two OH-58D Kiowa Warriors conduct a flyover above Fort Bragg, N.C., 2016, during the final stateside flight of the aircraft, April 15, 2016. The OH-58D Kiowa Warrior has been a mainstay in the skies over the area for more than 25 years. DoD photo by Kenneth Kassens See the OH-58D Kiowa Warrior in action in […]

SOFREP Pic of the Day: US and South Korean troops hit the waves

U.S. and South Korean Marines carry an inflatable boat into the water during training as a part of the Korean Marine Exchange Program in South Korea, April 4, 2016. The exchange is designed to increase interoperability and reinforce the alliance between the United States and South Korea. The U.S. Marines are assigned to 1st Battalion, […]

SOFREP Pic of the Day: Deck shooting aboard the USS New Orleans

Marines conduct a deck shoot at night during Western Pacific Deployment 16 aboard the USS New Orleans in the Pacific Ocean, April 1, 2016. The Marines are assigned to the Maritime Raid Force, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Hector de Jesus Watch U.S. Marines conducting a deck shoot in the video […]

SOFREP Pic of the Day: Special Tactics Airmen swing with hands and feet bound

Air Force special tactics students swim the length of the pool with their hands and feet bound during a class before scuba training at Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 29, 2016. The class familiarizes trainees with the basics of water operations. The trainees perform tasks such as tying knots underwater, staying afloat without their arms and […]

SOFREP Pic of the Day: US Marines board a Canadian Chinook

U.S. Marines and Canadian soldiers participate in insertion-and-extraction training with a Canadian air force CH-147F Chinook helicopter during Rim of the Pacific 2016 at Camp Pendleton, Calif., July 15, 2016. The Canadian soldiers are snipers, pathfinders and reconnaissance members assigned to the 2nd Battalion Royal 22nd Regiment. Canadian forces photo by Sgt Marc-André Gaudreault Watch […]

SOFREP Pic of the Day: Special Forces in Afghanistan

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. […]