I recently wrote this paper to pitch an idea for a “new” Special Operations capability, a capability that I think America desperately needs and is currently lacking.  At the moment, Special Forces is re-investing in Unconventional Warfare and I wish them the best in this endeavor, however, I know of no effort to establish a […]

The last three days should have proven to those who have had any doubts that not only is the turmoil in Libya nowhere close to being over, but that US military intervention is also at the beginning of its trajectory rather than at the end.  I’ve written in the past about JSOC’s (Joint Special Operations […]

This guest post is an excerpt from “Across the Fence” by John Stryker Meyer. Christmas Day 1968 was just another day for Spike Team Idaho. Early that morning ST Idaho was loaded onto Kingbees and flown to the Quang Tri launch site. The early morning rush came to a halt at Quang Tri, as there […]

The world is changing. The question is whether or not we will realize it soon enough for any of us to make a single bit of difference.  Behind the scenes, a debate has taken place about to what extent the People’s Republic of China has engaged in a controversial practice called gene-doping. Gene-doping is a […]

This year we thought we’d ask Jack to give y’all a sampling of what he’s giving to his buds, and hoping to find under is tree. He came back with a great list of items, many of which he’s referenced in his articles here on SOFREP. Check it out, you may find some ideas for […]

As the Arctic Ocean opens up to maritime trade, it will bring with it a host of issues which plague oceans in the rest of the world, including piracy.

Our new Arctic Ocean is going to change paradigms, not just in terms of security, but also for commercial exploitation.

Special thanks to former Marine Richard Wojewnik for writing this article for SOFREP! -Jack In response to the deadly attack in September, 2012 on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, Congress has called for 1,000 new Marine Security Guards (MSG) to provide additional protection for U.S. diplomatic facilities around the world. With 1,200 Marine security […]

He reminded me that we were going to be inserted on Thanksgiving Day. I told him that we were planning to dine on state-of-the-art chicken and rice LRP rations at the launch site before going into the target.

Special thanks to Ranger Douglas Hanks for writing this for SOFREP. -Jack I arrived at 2/75 on October 3rd 1993. For those of you in the know, or for those of you who pay attention, it was an auspicious day for the Regiment. Needless to say it was a long first couple days as we […]

There is a lot of talk in the media, and amongst soldiers, about how and why the Army has come off the rails in so many ways.  Some of it is the same bitches, gripes, and complaints that have been around since the Romans sacked Gaul, but the use of statistics to measure job competency, […]

With Rolling Stone magazine breaking a story today about alleged war crimes perpetrated by an ODA in 3rd Special Forces Group we now enter yet another SOF media frenzy, one that resembles a shark tank with everyone looking to get their pound of flesh. The allegation is that an Afghan interpreter named Zakrya Kandahari working with […]