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President Donald Trump and his closest military and intelligence advisors pose for a picture in the aftermath of the Delta Force operation that killed the leader of ISIS Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. The president was able to watch a live feed of the operation from the White House’s Presidential Emergency Operations Center (PEOC). President Barack Obama […]
As the smoke is still settling down over the charred ruins of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s compound details about the operation are already emerging. SOFREP has learned that the assault force was comprised of approximately 70 operators from Delta Force’s A Squadron and Rangers from the 75th Ranger Regiment. The air package included eight helicopters, a […]
Rangers assigned to the 2nd Ranger Battalion while conducting task force training in August 2019 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. The 75th Ranger Regiment is comprised of five battalions: The 1st Ranger Battalion is based at Fort Benning, Georgia. The 2nd Ranger Battalion is based at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. The 3rd Ranger Battalion is […]
A Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) operation in Syria has resulted in the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State and one of the most wanted men in the world. The operation took place on Saturday in the Syrian province of Idlib. Sources with intimate knowledge of the operation confirmed to […]
A French Eurocopter EC725 connects to the fuel hose of a U.S. Air Force MC-130J Commando II, assigned to the 352nd Special Operations Wing, based out of RAF Mildenhall, during a helicopter air- to- air refueling (HAAR) exercise Oct. 17, 2019, outside of Cazaux Air Base, France. This mission was part of a larger exercise […]
Why do so many candidates fail to become Reconnaissance Marines? With an attrition rate of over 50 percent, the Basic Reconnaissance Course (BRC) is one of the more difficult Special Operations selection programs in the U.S. military. Adding the rest of the Recon pipeline to the equation, and the attrition rate skyrockets. In an effort […]
U.S. Special Operations Command personnel carry a simulated casualty during a four-man shooting competition on MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Oct. 18, 2019. The competition followed a memorial ceremony and 5K race to honor special Operations forces who lost their lives in combat or training in the last year. Can you identify the different camouflage […]
An Air Force Pararescueman is slated to become the military’s most senior enlisted man. The Pentagon announced that Chief Master Sergeant Ramon “CZ” Colon-Lopez will be the new Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (SEAC). The Air Commando will be the fourth holder of the position. Army General Mark […]
A Special Air Service operator in civilian clothing responds to the 2017 Manchester terrorist attacks. Notice the cumbersome backpack with the protruding antennas he carries. The most likely use of the backpack was to serve as a moving jamming device to stop any Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) from going-off.
The newest combat helmet to enter service with the U.S. spec ops community might have some issues. The U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) chose Gentex Corporation to provide the Special Operations Forces Personal Equipment Advanced Requirements (SPEAR) Family of Tactical Headborne Systems (FTHS) — Coxswain Helmet System. The contract, which was signed in early October, […]
Faced with a recruitment crisis, the United Kingdom Special Forces (UKSF) have been forced to put up advertisements to attract fresh blood into their elite ranks. Posted in the British Army magazine Soldier, the advertisement is specifically geared toward the Special Forces Communicator (SFC) career field. The advertisement states that “The Special Forces Communicator is […]
Tosca and her Maritime Security Response Team canine officer sweep the deck of Mississippi Canyon Block 582, Medusa Platform during a joint exercise. The MSRT, Murphy Oil Corporation, and DoD worked together to train to respond to threats aboard the production facility. The Coast Guard’s Special Operations Forces (SOF) are pooled under the Deployable Operations […]