Special Operations

Rethinking the SF company—can smaller teams, more support staff, and less admin free Green Berets to focus on what matters: training?

Bureaucracy and slow approvals are tying the hands of our best forces. Time for a change in how Special Ops operate.

Here’s to Demo Dick, a true American legend, whose stories of the evolution from UDT to Navy SEALs not only entertain but inspire, reminding us all to Sleep, Eat And Live it up just like the Naval special operators do.

From Shanghai’s ‘Gutter Fighting’ to modern special ops, CQB evolved through grit, innovation, and a relentless spirit to adapt and survive.

Amid the rugged Alaskan terrain, U.S. Soldiers from the 3rd Special Forces Group and the 5th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment honed their pilot recovery skills during RED FLAG-Alaska 17-3, embodying the relentless readiness demanded by their Central Asia missions.

MISO/PSYOPS operators, the silent architects of victory, influence minds and shape narratives on the battlefield.

Learn about the shadowy world of Delta Force with this comprehensive guide to the covert unit written by former SEALs and SOCOM members.

Facing communist threats in Africa, a visionary officer in 1967 trained his team for a new era, forming South Africa’s future elite Recces.

SEAL sniper training is renowned as one of the toughest and most challenging in the world; few can claim the title of Navy SEAL Sniper.

Joshua Morton’s highly trained, cloned K-9s aren’t just tools for sniffing out drugs—they’re fearless, four-legged warriors, prepared to charge headlong into gunfire to protect the lives of schoolchildren.

SOFREP recently caught up with Max Lauker for an insightful chat about his time in the Swedish Armed Forces and his life since.

Sam Foster’s knack for transforming the ordinary into the extraordinary was never more apparent than when he commandeered the creation of the ‘Iron Maiden,’ an audaciously ingenious contraption that turned kayak delivery into an aerial spectacle.