Apache Crash: When Density Altitude and Ego Collide

I’ve been in a lot of Helos as a SEAL and Search & Rescue Crewchief (AW) in H60F & H’s, and this is a prime example of not having situational awareness to realize the effects of density altitude (thin air) and even worse– putting peoples lives at risk. I’m a 500 hour instrument rated pilot […]

Chief Cantrell Fundraiser

Gents, please consider supporting this fundraiser for the Cantrell family. CW2 Eddie Cantrell was a Warrant Officer at 3rd Special Forces Group. He died while charging back into his home that had caught on fire in order to rescue his daughters. All three perished in the fire. Chief Cantrell died a hero by any standard. […]

The Switchblade UAS: Is Everyone Now a Sniper?

I want to introduce one of our newest and most qualified contributors, Travis Lively.  Travis is an Industry heavy weight when it comes to all things UAS (Unmanned Aerial System). He’s also a former teammate who we used to call the “Mayor of Bahrain” but that’s another story.  Travis is a damn good writer and […]

Rangers Conduct Airfield Seizure Training

The Eastern Oregon Regional Airport will come under assault Monday by an elite military team supported by an array of specialized aircraft. Don’t be alarmed. They’re on our side. And it’s only a drill. The 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, a U.S. Army unit stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, returns Monday through Thursday to […]

The Green Beret Foundation

“This should have been done 50 years ago,” Brig. Gen Edward M. Reeder, Jr. told an applauding audience at the first Green Beret Foundation gala fundraiser in San Antonio, Texas during the summer. As the guest speaker, the U.S. Army Special Forces Commanding General told stunning stories of incredible valor by today’s Green Berets, the […]

Sergeant First Class Frederic N. Moses, RIP

Since last night I’ve been following up on the shooting that occurred on the 15th which left one Special Forces Soldier dead and a police officer injured.  This stuff tears us up inside because this story just goes from bad to worse and I suspect that some serious repercussions are coming down the line and […]

NEWS: 5th Special Forces Group Soldier Charged with Homicide

Initial information that I’ve gotten is that this 5th Group soldier shot the guy who was cheating with his wife, the police got called in, he shoots one and takes the rest hostage.  Clarksville Police Department surrounds the place and fires tear gas into the apartment until he surrenders.  Developing… CLARKSVILLE, TENN.— A Clarksville man […]

Special Forces still grinding away at corrupt Afghan officials…

From David Axe, writing for AOL: In Afghanistan formal institutions such as banks, police and courts are under-developed, but traditional bodies – the non-binding shura councils and the decision-making jirga groups, for example – are highly refined and widely-respected. It would be quicker and more lasting to embed reform efforts in the shura and jirga, […]

SOG to SOFREP

To the founders of SOFREP, thank you. After viewing Act of Valor, I took my wife to SOFREP’s link to the Navy SEAL Foundation that honors the KIA SEALS since 9/11, literally putting a face on the sailors who paid the ultimate price for our Country. In recent weeks, I’ve reviewed each icon and link […]

Military Free Fall Advanced Tactical Infiltration Course

Advanced Tactical Infiltration Course sharpens freefall techniques Military freefall is as relevant as ever in operational environments where roads are littered with IEDs, and extensive early-warning networks update the bad guys on troop movements. “We like to be able to knock on an enemy’s back door without them knowing we’re in their yard,” Sprouse said. […]

Delta Force re-enactor? I think not.

I recently found this picture floating through the ether of the internet where some dude on a web forum was insisting that the shooters in the picture were simply Delta Force re-enactors playing dress up.  I’m going to have to disagree with this assessment and here is why. Based on the equipment seen here, I’m […]