10th Special Forces Group

Green Beret Appalachian Trail Walk and Fundraiser- Support the Regiment

By Steve Balestrieri | April 21, 2017 Army, Fitness, Heroes of U.S. Special Operations, Physical Fitness, SOF, US SOCOM

“Never Leave a Man Behind” The men of the Special Forces Regiment are doing a fundraiser for the Green Beret Foundation to help raise money by walking the entire length of the Appalachian Trail. A group of retired Special Operators from SF Brothers (a Facebook group of SF soldiers) are putting teams together to hike More »

Special Operations From 15 Countries Take Part in “Allied Spirit VI” Joint Exercise

By Special Operations | April 3, 2017 Coalition SOF, SOF, SOFREP News, US SOCOM

Special Operations operators from 15 different countries were part of the over 3000 troops that recently took part in the Allied Spirt VI exercise. The training was conducted at the 7th Army Joint Multinational Readiness Training Center located in Hohenfels, Germany and took place for nearly the entire month of March. Allied Spirit VI is More »

Texas Tech Coach Credits Special Forces Training In Doing His Job

By Special Operations | March 29, 2017 Army, Fitness, Preparing for Selection, SOF, SOFREP News, US SOCOM

Frequently military terms and jargon are used when discussing the sport of football. And at times, they can be overused, but if Texas Tech’s coach Rusty Whitt is using it, then you may just want to listen a little closer. The Red Raiders Strength and Conditioning Coach was a US Army Special Forces Communication Sergeant More »

The Public’s Need to Know Doesn’t Include Names of Covert Operatives

Opinion

Last month, the New York Times incredibly posted the name of the Central Intelligence Agency’s, (CIA) top operative overseeing the agency’s efforts in Iran. The Times justified its outing of this undercover and career CIA agent and his role within the agency by saying it was necessary since the agent is “leading an important new administration initiative against Iran.” Does this sound remotely correct, even in today’s skewed view of journalistic integrity? And yet very little is being said about what is a clear-cut case of endangering this man’s life as well as his family’s. The CIA goes to great lengths to protect their people’s identities from unauthorized disclosure. And for a very good reason. Outing the undercover agent as the New York Times did immediately puts his or her life in danger and blows the lid on whatever cover operation he was operating under. The Times stated that despite the CIA’s request not to publish the name, editors decided to publish because the individual is “a senior official who runs operations from Langley, not out in the field. He is the architect of the drone program, one of the government's most significant paramilitary programs. The American public has a MORE »