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Combat Sandbox: Ukraine’s ‘MacGyver Army’Tests Western Weaponry

By SOFREP | January 17, 2023 Russia, SOF, Ukraine, Weapons

Last October, Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikocv said in an interview with Politico that “we have a combat testing field in Ukraine during this war.” He clarified that his comments referred to evaluating the various 155mm artillery weapons systems used by the Ukrainian military in their ongoing efforts to turn back the Russian invasion. Still, More »

Filed Under: Russia, SOF, Ukraine, Weapons Tagged With: Ukraine, ukraine russia war, US military, US Weaponry, world war, World War II

Adam Brown: A SEAL’s Life of Courage and Redemption

By SOFREP | January 16, 2023 Entertainment, Featured, SOF, Special Operations

An Odd Question A while back, I was asked a somewhat unusual question on Quora, the quasi-social media question-and-answer site. It was, “Have any former crack addicts ever been on SEAL Team Six?” There was just one that I’m aware of, and his story is nothing short of amazing. When you hear this man’s story, More »

Filed Under: Entertainment, Featured, SOF, Special Operations Tagged With: Adam Brown, courage, Crack-Cocaine, DEVGRU, drugs, Editor’s Pick, headline, KIA, SEAL Team Six

Naval Special Warfare Community Mourns Loss of SEAL Team One Commander

By SOFREP | January 15, 2023 Navy, News, SOF

SEAL Team 1 commanding officer Robert “Bobby” Ramirez was found dead in his San Diego area home on December nineteenth at the age of forty-seven. He is survived by his wife, Anne, and their four children. Naval Special Warfare Command officials have announced in a statement that there is no suspicion of foul play in More »

Filed Under: Navy, News, SOF Tagged With: Brian Bourgeois, headline, Robert Ramirez, SEAL found dead, SEAL officers, SEAL Team 8, SEAL Team One, SEALs, USSOCOM

Navy SEAL Training Pipeline Pathways

By SOFREP | January 14, 2023 SOF, Special Operations

Special operations forces attract a special breed of soldier. The true SOF hopeful is precisely focused, tirelessly motivated, and fully committed to their goal. Whether trying to secure Navy SEAL Hell Week, make it through Army Q Course, or push through the lengthy Air Force “Superman School,” the SOF candidate is defined by an urge More »

Filed Under: SOF, Special Operations Tagged With: headline, Military, navy seal, OP-ED

Medal of Honor Recipient Home Safe and Sound

By SOFREP | January 10, 2023 Life, SOF

Red Wings By now, most people know the story of “Lone Survivor.” The tale of a SEAL mission in Afghanistan gone wrong has been told in a bestselling book, a well-known movie starring Mark Wahlberg, and in countless interviews with the Lone Survivor himself, Marcus Luttrell. At the time it happened 17 years ago (hard More »

Filed Under: Life, SOF Tagged With: guy McCardle, headline, Lone Survivor, Medal of Honor, Michael P. Murphy, SEALs

Navy SEAL Foundation Recognizes American Aero FTW For $170,000 in Total Donations

By SOFREP | January 9, 2023 Navy, SOF

By Sara Berry at the Navy SEAL Foundation The Navy SEAL Foundation presented American Aero FTW with a commemorative plaque “in appreciation and recognition of exemplary leadership and steadfast support for U.S. Navy SEALS and their families.” For the ninth consecutive year, the Fort Worth fixed-base operator (FBO) serving private aviation travelers at Fort Worth More »

Filed Under: Navy, SOF Tagged With: american aero ftx, headline, Navy SEAL Foundation

The Changing Role of Special Operations Forces

By SOFREP | January 8, 2023 Expert Analysis, SOF, Special Operations

Current National Defense Strategy Back in April 2022, General Richard Clark, commander of US Special Operations Command (SOCOM), and Christopher Maier, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict, announced the release of a sixteen-page document outlining the “Vision and Strategy” of US Special Operations Forces (SOF). This came on the heels of More »

Filed Under: Expert Analysis, SOF, Special Operations Tagged With: 10th SFG, Army, Future of US Special Forces, guy McCardle, headline, Integrated Deterrence, socom, Special Forces, US Army Special Forces

Former Special Forces Colonel Convicted in Domestic Violence Incident, Sentenced

By SOFREP | December 11, 2022 Life, News, SOF

A Falling Star Owen Ray started his career in the Army as a Private. He worked his way up to becoming a full bird (O-6) Colonel, chief of staff of I Corps, and was a former commander of the 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne). On top of that, he served as a military aid to More »

Filed Under: Life, News, SOF Tagged With: 1st Special Forces group, Colonel Owen Ray, domestic violence, guy McCardle, headline, I Corps, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, mental health

Expert Analysis: What Really Caused The Crimea Bridge to Come Down

By SOFREP | November 15, 2022 Expert Analysis, News, SOF, Ukraine

The Only Physical Link Between Crimea and Russia In 2014 Vladimir Putin’s government illegally annexed Crimea as part of Russia. By 2018 he had built the longest bridge in Europe to physically connect the two land masses. This was a solid symbol of Russian domination. A $3.7 billion USD symbol. To make matters even clearer, More »

Filed Under: Expert Analysis, News, SOF, Ukraine Tagged With: 73rd Naval Special Purpose Center, crimea, Crimea Bridge bombing, guy McCardle, headline, Naval Special Warfare, Russia, sdv, SOF, Ukraine, Ukrainian SEALs

US Africa Command Special Operations Forces to Train in Benin, to Prepare for Violent Extremism Threats

By SOFREP | October 23, 2022 Military, News, SOF

Ouassa, Benin — Special Operations Command Africa forces partnered with the Beninese Army during a Joint Combined Exchange Training that concluded Sept. 9, 2022, in Ouassa, Benin. US Army Green Berets assigned to the 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) collaborated with the Beninese Army’s 1st Commando Parachute Battalion members to hone tactical and operational skills. More »

Filed Under: Military, News, SOF Tagged With: Africa, african terrorism, Green Berets, headline, ISIS, JECT, military training, Special Forces, US Special Forces, USF

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