The Tactical Assault Light Operator Suit (TALOS) is an attempt to deliver to the individual Special Operations soldier a powered suit which would essentially give him super-human strength, speed, render him bullet and blast proof, and include a suite of sensory equipment (such as thermals, night vision, ect) which would enhance his ability to identify, […]

And the assassination is already being officially blamed on separatists in the caucuses region…

Ash Johnston was killed near Tal Hamish, the ISIS capital in Northern Syria. Tal Hamish is a strategically important target for the Kurds because from there, the road is wide open straight down into Raqqa, the heart of the so-called Caliphate.

Efforts to find a viable partner force to help America combat first the Assad regime, and later ISIS, have been underway for several years now. Unfortunately, most of those efforts have focused around the so-called Free Syrian Army. America jumped in the Syrian Civil War way too late in the game. By the time the […]

The highly troubled Department of Veteran’s Affairs secretary has, as so many before him, become ensnared in a case of stolen valor.  The incident happened last year when Secretary Robert McDonald was meeting with homeless veterans.  A homeless man told him that he was in Special Forces.  In a lapse of judgement, Secretary McDonald replied, “Special Forces? […]

Only in fiction do billionaire playboys use their fortunes and talents to fight crime and deal out vigilante justice. In reality, at least one of them uses his powerful position for vain, petty, and psychopathic purposes.

In the dead of night, close to 400 Filipino police commandos comprising the country’s Special Action Force (SAF) moved into position. Their target: Malaysian national Zulkifli bin Hir, aka “Marwan.” A hardcore member of Indonesia’s Jemaah Islamiyah (JI), Marwan was believed killed in 2012 by what was most likely a drone strike coordinated with U.S. forces. After the strike, […]

Lindy West has offered some great commentary on “American Sniper” from her high perch at the altar of being an expert at absolutely nothing.

Michael Moore has made a career out of trash talking from the peanut gallery.  Thanks for playing Moore, now take that opinion, turn it sideways, and…

In an abandoned luxury apartment building in Til Kocher, Syria, a group of young women laugh, sing songs, and prepare chai tea for their guests. In the adjacent room is an arsenal of weapons ranging from American M4 rifles to Hungarian-made Dragunovs and locally manufactured Zagrov .50-caliber sniper rifles. The cheerful young women enjoying their […]

With the massive success of former 3/75 Sniper Nick Irving’s memoir “The Reaper,” television executives have green lit a 5-part television series based on the book.  Nick has told SOFREP that he will be collaborating with other former snipers from the 75th Ranger Regiment to ensure that the series gets done the right way.  In […]

Lt. Col. Anthony Shaffer recently reported on Fox News that Bowe Bergdahl would be charged with desertion by the U.S. military.  The saga of America’s only POW held in Afghanistan is a long and complicated one and recent revelations about his legal status under the military’s Uniform Code of Military Justice is something which has been […]