Author: Nick Irving

Oskar Zepeda is a Former Army Ranger sniper with nine combat deployments under his belt, and a man who any bad guy would hate to see coming their way.

The shooting at club Pulse in Orlando is an absolute tragedy. No one would ever want to be placed in a situation of that nature. I’ve seen one too many posts, articles, videos, etc., regarding the shooting that range from outrageous conspiracy theories to “I would have done this if I were in that situation.” […]

This is a picture that I’ve held onto for personal reasons and will continue to hold onto for many years. Whenever things seem to be a little tough, I refer back to my time in service as a Ranger, and especially the moment this picture was taken.

I’ve been asked to give my thoughts on the highly publicized recent “events” in the media because of the pigmentation of my skin. Yes, I am “African American,” but I’d like to simply be referred to as an American. My ethnic background also includes white, black, and Native American. Now that that’s out of the […]

There is a BIG misconception that a Ranger is a Ranger. “I have a Ranger Tab, I’m a Ranger!” Negative! You are Ranger-qualified. Not saying that those who graduate Ranger School shouldn’t be proud of their accomplishment, it’s a tough school. That being said, it is just a school. Ranger School is a 62-day leadership […]

I want to personally thank Nick Irving for writing this piece for SOFREP; it’s an important topic and his perspective is extremely valuable. In the Special Ops community racism and bias surely still exists but with far less frequency then what is still found in American society. One of the biggest gifts of being in a […]

Here’s the follow-up video to my post, Former Special Operations Sniper Cross Trains With Olympic Shooter Amanda Furrer. In that post, I recounted the experience that Amanda and I had shooting at distance: “We set out a target 1,100 yards (1005.84 meters, 0.625 miles). A shot at this distance is definitely something to be proud […]

Precision long-rang shooting is an absolute art. Everything has to be perfect in order for the round to impact its intended target.

It’s not often you hear military special operations snipers and Olympic shooters in the same sentence, well, that was at least until now. I recently got in contact with Amanda Furrer (Olympic Rifle Shooter) through a friend of mine and former Marine.  Amanda is not just an Olympic Rifle Shooter,  she also won a bronze […]

I was recently contacted by one of the SOFREP Team Room members via e-mail, informing me that he was located in Kingsland, Texas and wanted to know if I would be able to help them out with a little shooting instruction for a short class. The e-mail also stated that they would like a basic […]

With all of the hype and fear going around within the general public and media in regards to IEDs, I thought that I would shed a little light about this improvised weapon. In no way, shape, or form am I an expert in the field of IEDs, but I do hold a few certificates in demolition, […]

With all the hype in regards to North Korea, it’s only necessary to have a discussion about how our special operations forces (SOF) would perform in the region if things actually did go south. While my background is specifically within the Army Special Operations Command, I can shed some light as to how our SOF units would […]