It's 0100. The moon sits high in the sky over the target's facility. Four men dressed in BDUs and gear are sneaking in by the tree line, about 50 meters outside the building outer perimeter fence. Pausing occasionally to peer through night vision monoculars to scan the perimeter. They make it to the final penetration position. One of the men keys a mike and relays their … [Read more…]
In honor of fallen Warfighters this past Memorial Day I wanted to bring you SOFREP's greatest hits. If you have combat video you can share it with us Anonymously via the Comms Check portal. Get some... %EMBED1% %EMBED2% %EMBED3% %EMBED4% … [Read more…]
The video below was shared with me by SOFREP community moderator Laura Walker. It is an excellent example of an open source brief that discusses how extremist groups are using online technologies to communicate securely, promote "the cause", train, launder money, plan and attack. Feel free to share your thoughts and links to extremists groups you know of that are leveraging … [Read more…]
I read an article on Monday about Annan arriving in Syria to urge a cease fire after the recent massacre. I personally find that the United Nations has become such a bureaucracy that it doesn't affect meaningful change. I feel sorry for a good friend who continues to sacrifice greatly for this organization and "the cause" (not sure what that is anymore). He's served in the … [Read more…]
1. Why did you join the Military and The U.S. Navy SEALs? A: I immigrated to the U.S. when I was very young, when I saw the twin towers come crashing down on September 11th I knew I wanted to join. I wanted to serve my country as a US Navy SEAL because I've always had a love of the ocean and they're one of the finest fighting forces in the world. Also, this country has given … [Read more…]
With Memorial Day almost upon us, the CIA has released the names of 15 of its officers who over the past 30 years have died in the line of duty. When CIA officers are working under cover, their cover identities are maintained even after death in order to not expose their networks or put the lives of others at risk. They are memorialized only with a star on “The Wall” at CIA … [Read more…]
We've done several pieces on women in Special Ops and it's obviously still a hot bed for debate. I like that the SOFREP community can hold a healthy debate and look at things objectively (for the most part). In the past we've seen military capabilities come and go and get re-invented quite a few times (e.g. aerial combat and sniping to name two). The same can be said using … [Read more…]
(NBC has removed this video from their network. Apologies.) … [Read more…]
You can't unwind centuries of culture in a decade and expect the people of Afghanistan to trust that we, (U.S.) knows best. Forcing our beliefs on Afghanistan is like trying to install Microsoft software on an Apple computer, it just doesn't work, no matter how much money or how many dead American bodies you throw at it. It comes down to cultural understanding and … [Read more…]
I was going to go on an epic rant but I found someone who said it and sourced it better than I did, so here it is. First hearing about this a few weeks ago, I held off commenting until we had confirmation. Yesterday, it hit the press. Maybe when I regain my composure I will take a shot at it myself. It sounds like many, if not most, former Rangers are okay with this if the … [Read more…]
The U.S. and most developed countries have undergone a Revolution in Military Affairs since the end of the first Iraq war. Both China and Russia have been investing large sums in RMA, converting their old-style military into one that’s network-centric in order to be more competitive with the U.S. Admiral McRaven introduced a new RMA wrinkle when he wrote a proposal a few months … [Read more…]
