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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 »

US Army Special Forces soldiers in Raqqa, Syria. (Source: Delil Souleiman, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons)

SOF Theory: Multi-Domain Operational Design and Approach is the Future

By SOFREP | July 23, 2022 News, SOF, Special Operations

Members of the Special Operations Forces (SOF) are entrusted with various operations, including but not limited to frontline combat and terrorist operations, the liberation of hostages, provision of humanitarian assistance, and much more. But should traditional, straight-forward force be the core of SOF?  The United States Special Operations Command (USSCOM), with its head office located at More »

US Military Role on the Border Will Have a Limited Role

By Special Operations | April 4, 2018 Admin, Army, History, SOF, SOFREP News, SpecOps, US SOCOM, USMC

U.S. military troops are heading to the border as President Donald Trump said Tuesday afternoon he wants to deploy them to protect the Mexican border while the new border wall is built. Tuesday evening, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders issued a statement saying the “vigorous” administration strategy includes mobilization of the National Guard. The More »

Veterans Behind Bars, Finding Support in Special Cell Blocks

By Special Operations | March 29, 2018 Admin, Air Force, Army, History, Navy, SOFREP News, USMC

The Monroe County Jail outside of Rochester, NY has a special veterans’ housing unit and is one of about 80 different pods across the country. Rochester’s opened in September and the goal is to put the veterans in a different setting where they are more likely to feel in a military setting. That is hoped More »

NFL Rejects AMVETS Super Bowl Program Ad

By Special Operations | January 23, 2018 Admin, Air Force, Army, History, Navy, SOF, SOFREP News, USMC

AMVETS, the veterans organization is crying foul and corporate censorship on the part of the NFL after the league rejected its one-page ad for the NFL’s Super Bowl program with the message “Please Stand.” According to an AMVETS spokesman, similar ads were accepted by both the NHL and NBA for official programs produced for their More »