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A Team Effort – Part 1

Uri — Sun, 19 May 2013 13:01:47 +0000

A red team is, like its name states, a team. This is a great thing since each member brings his or her own experiences into the mix. Each member of the team has a specific area that he or she is responsible for. These are usually based on the knowledge of that particular person and [...]

No Kidding There I Was… Metallica Call to Prayer

Uri — Sat, 18 May 2013 08:00:21 +0000

In the IDF, ‘Lone Soldier‘ is a term that describes soldiers serving on active duty who have no family in Israel. These are volunteers that came to serve for 3-5 years. They typically go back to their respective countries upon completion. Most commonly, these are people who immigrated to Israel by themselves. I was one of [...]

Battlefield America: Literary Reflux in 500 Words or Less, #2

Michael Golembesky — Fri, 17 May 2013 08:00:14 +0000

PART II -Watching Syria slowly implode on TV INFIL Rant: Again, here I am, elbow deep in a pitcher of Pabst Blue Ribbon surfing new blurbs on the Syria crisis on complementary Wi-Fi at the lounge. How the fuck did we get here and who is going to be left holding the bag when the dust [...]

North Korea: Missile Systems

Isaiah Burkhart — Thu, 16 May 2013 13:44:53 +0000

Each time that North Korea conducts missile testing the media sites within the United States explode into a panic and only increase paranoia on U.S. soil. The reality is N. Korea is far from reaching the technological levels to hit the U.S. mainland. Although a N. Korean missile attack directed on American soil remains distant [...]

State Department’s ATA Program—A Disaster in the Making

Kerry Patton — Wed, 15 May 2013 15:19:32 +0000

The State Department has been under the public spotlight in recent weeks. The organization has issues that need to be addressed and thankfully some Americans are searching for answers — especially when it comes to the Benghazi atrocity. Benghazi serves as the icing on the cake. There are enough issues within the US State Department [...]

What’s Been ‘Camouflaged’ About Camouflaged Uniforms?

Will Rodriguez — Tue, 14 May 2013 08:00:51 +0000

After four long years, the Army is soon to announce its next camo pattern. It’ll likely look like a bigger version of MARPAT, but the decision is being closely guarded. Soldier Systems Daily (SSD) is doing an excellent job keeping up on that issue, but before the decision comes out and the screaming starts, I [...]

Hoorah! Marine Torturing/Murdering Terrorist Killed!

Will Rodriguez — Mon, 13 May 2013 04:51:16 +0000

Read an outstanding article in Foreign Policy on the subject and tweeted the “news” the other day. I missed the news the first time around, and learned I wasn’t the only one, so I thought SOFREP readers might also be interested. Imad Mughniyeh (aka “Muggie) is arguably the 2nd most lethal terrorist in our history. [...]

Larry Thorne: Three Wars Under Three Flags

Mike Perry — Sun, 12 May 2013 18:59:58 +0000

On May 28, 1919 one of the unique fighting men of the 20th century was born to a family in Viipuri, Finland. Given the birth name Lauri Allan Torni, he grew up as normal as any other citizen, unaware that his generation and tens of millions of others were destined for the carnage of war. [...]

Navy SEALs Charity Scam Update

Jeffrey Carr — Sun, 12 May 2013 05:09:46 +0000

Finally, someone did their homework on Graham Ware. The CBS affiliate in Phoenix, Arizona (CBS 5 – KPHO TV) spoke to the parties involved and produced an excellent segment on the brandjacking scams that Ware has been using to make money off the backs of Navy SEALs. CBS 5 – KPHO Kudos to the KPHO [...]

Brazilian Police: How Not to Do Aerial Platform Support

Jack Murphy — Sat, 11 May 2013 08:00:31 +0000

Currently kicking up a storm in Brazil… A video showing Brazilian police spraying a Rio de Janeiro slum with gunfire from a helicopter while in pursuit of a drug trafficker has raised concerns about law enforcement tactics in the country. The video, which was recorded on May 11th, shows police pursuing convicted drug trafficker Márcio [...]