It goes without being said that stealth is paramount to any special operations forces (SOF) mission. It is inherently advantageous to be able to move from point A to point B while drawing as little attention as possible. Thanks to The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the transportation abilities of U.S. SOF just got…
TAMPA, Fla. — In honor of International Special Forces Week, a U.S. task force made up of Navy SEALs, Marine Raiders, and Army Green Berets was joined by teams from Ireland and Jordan in a dazzling training exercise in downtown Tampa, Florida. The “mission” was to rescue the city’s Mayor Bob Buckhorn who was captured…
SEAL Team 6 became world renown after it was successful in the killing of Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in Operation Neptune Spear. This public intringue has led to a surge in books, TV specials, and even feature length films about the anti-terrorism team. Now, thanks to master firearms instructor K. Brown, defense enthusiasts can…
TAMPA, Fla. — The U.S. Special Forces have always operated with the world’s state-of-the-art weaponry and technology to accomplish feats of legendary valor. While that fact remains the same, in 2016 it is not so much the what but the how that has changed. SOFWERX, which stands for Special Operations Forces Works, is a Special…
Defense contractor Polaris announced the launch of their new high-performance MRZR turbo diesel (MRZR-D) this week that will mainly be used by U.S. Special Forces. They will be pilot tested in a training exercise in Poland scheduled to occur next month. According to SOFREP, the original MRZR was easily configurable to allow operators to quickly…
The United States’ Air Force (USAF) has a new tool to help keep our country safe from disasters coming from both Earth and outer space. The so-called Space Fence is a new system of radars that will be used to trace objects as small as a softball in outer space to protect domestic satellites from…
Drone technology has transformed the nature of land and air warfare; now the same technology is taking to the seas. The new Sea WASP, developed by Saab, has the ability to detect mines deep below the water’s surface that could potentially save thousands of lives aboard U.S. ships. Sea WASP stands for “Waterborne Anti-IED Security…
KABUL, Afghanistan — Last week, U.S. Special Operations Forces rescued the son of a former Pakistani Prime Minister who had been held hostage for over three years. Ali Haider Gilani, son of former Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, was rescued in a joint operation between U.S. SOF and local Afghan commandos. “Working alongside our…
Long-time Democratic political donor George Soros is the latest person to have off-shore investments revealed by the so-called Panama papers. According to Fox News and SOFREP, the Panama Papers are ” a trove of 11.5 million financial documents tracing the Mossack Fonseca law firm’s efforts to help politicians, celebrities and criminals shield their money from…
A brand new documentary titled The Unknowns is coming to select theaters this month and aims to bring to light the stories of the guards of the nation’s most famous tomb. The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is a hallmark of the nation’s premier military burial ground: Arlington National Cemetery. Nearly 4 million people visit…
