The value of rest

The value of rest

“I slept like, three hours last night. Studied ALL night,” lied the college student, who still doesn’t understand the material even though they are plenty smart enough and allegedly spent their night “studying.” “Just be glad you got any sleep at all. I was up all night watching TV. Didn’t get a minute of sleep,” […]

Black helicopters over Manhattan for JSOC training exercise

Black helicopters over Manhattan for JSOC training exercise

The night of April 17th, New Yorkers were rattled by the sound and sight of low flying helicopters buzzing around southern Manhattan. In this case, there was nothing to be alarmed about; New York City had announced that the flights would occur and the gents flying the helicopters are the best in the world: The […]

SOFREP Pic of the Day: Countering threats in the arctic

SOFREP Pic of the Day: Countering threats in the arctic

Soldiers from the 25th Infantry Division march during Operation Punchbowl at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Feb. 10, 2018. Operation Punchbowl was a battalion-level, combined arms, live-fire exercise that focused on arctic lethality. During the operation, three 150-soldier companies maneuvered through varied terrain. Air Force photo by Alejandro Peña Watch the U.S. Army and Air Force […]

21st Century Warfare: SOCOM places fake news, social media in its crosshairs

21st Century Warfare: SOCOM places fake news, social media in its crosshairs

As tensions between global powers once again come to the forefront of the national security discussion, the United States finds itself facing not only traditional threats, but entirely new kinds of warfare borne out of rapidly advancing social technologies. Perception management, manipulation and propaganda have always played a vital role in warfare, but the advent […]

SOF Pic of the Day: USSOCOM loading C-130s under cover of darkness

SOF Pic of the Day: USSOCOM loading C-130s under cover of darkness

U.S. Army Special Operations Soldiers load tactical vehicles onto a U.S. Air Force C-130J to exfiltrate from a training area, March 1, 2018, at Melrose Air Force Range, NM. At Emerald Warrior, the largest joint and combined special operations exercise, U.S. Special Operations Command forces train to respond to various threats across the spectrum of […]

SOF Pic of the Day: James Mattis visits SOCOM

SOF Pic of the Day: James Mattis visits SOCOM

Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis visits U.S. Special Operations Command headquarters on MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Fla., Oct. 12, 2017. Mattis visited USSOCOM to discuss restoring military readiness, strengthening alliances and bringing reforms to the Department of Defense. Photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Barry Loo   Watch James Mattis discuss the […]

SOCOM budget expected to grow by almost $2 billion by 2019

SOCOM budget expected to grow by almost $2 billion by 2019

Senior officials from the United States’ Special Operations Command addressed lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Friday to discuss funding and expectations for the nation’s special operations forces in the years to come. Special operations forces played an integral role as part of the joint force in the destruction of ISIS’ physical caliphate in Syria and […]

SOF Pic of the Day: MARSOC Marines fly over Coast Guard Response Boat

SOF Pic of the Day: MARSOC Marines fly over Coast Guard Response Boat

A Marine with Hotel Company, 2nd Raider Battalion, Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, gazes down at a Coast Guard 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew from Station Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, while flying in a UH-1Y Venom helicopter over Onslow Beach on base, March 28, 2017. Station Wrightsville Beach and […]

SOF Pic of the Day: Marine Raiders train with the US Coast Guard

SOF Pic of the Day: Marine Raiders train with the US Coast Guard

A Marine UH-1Y Venom helicopter crew hovers after deploying members from Hotel Company, 2nd Raider Battalion, Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, during a joint training exercise with a Coast Guard 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew from Station Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, on base, March 28, 2017. The Coast Guard […]

SOF Pic of the Day: US Special Forces in Germany

SOF Pic of the Day: US Special Forces in Germany

U.S. Army Special Operations Soldiers assigned to 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) conduct urban operations training on November 11, 2017 near Stuttgart, Germany.   U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Jason Johnston   Watch U.S. Army SOF conduct urban operations training in Germany in the video below:

SOF Pic of the Day: Special Tactics Airmen train alongside Recon Marines

SOF Pic of the Day: Special Tactics Airmen train alongside Recon Marines

A student with Reconnaissance Team Leader Course jumps from a CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter during a helocasting exercise, Oct. 25, 2017, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. Three Special Tactics Airmen graduated from RTLC in November, following two months of rigorous desert, jungle and amphibious training. RTLC is designed to develop junior service members into […]

SOF Pic of the Day: US and Estonian Special Operations troops train together

SOF Pic of the Day: US and Estonian Special Operations troops train together

Estonian and U.S. Special Operation Forces consolidate after fast rope training from a U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey, assigned to the 352d Special Operations Wing, near Amari, Estonia, Dec. 12, 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 […]