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How bad gear choices can get you killed right here at home

Here at SOFREP, we do a lot of talking about gear, training, and general preparedness. Pulling from our military, professional, and hobbyist backgrounds with firearms, we do our best to relate our experiences to you in an approachable way, and often, those experiences suggest that training, not equipment, is what will save your life in a […]

Watch: What is freedom? What does it mean to be an American?

I know this isn’t some article, review or video on the latest piece of sexy gear or weaponry, but I felt it was appropriate and the timing was right. In the midst of all the violence we’ve seen and experienced, we need to not forget what our freedom means and what being an American means. […]

The IDF begins field testing a new set of combat clothing

The Israeli Defense Forces are one of the very few modern and technologically advanced organizations out there who have been behind when it comes to combat clothing and camouflage patterns. The primary reason is likely the cost associated with the changes but also with how camouflage or anything concealment is perceived. For starters, we used […]

Technological dependence and the need for primitive skills

This may be a bit presumptuous of me, but our dependence on technology has made us weaker militarily, in my humble opinion. That’s not to say we shouldn’t be incorporating technology where we can to make us more effective, just that if there are more primitive methods available we should not forget them. Sure, there […]

Operation Red Wings Remembered: An Army Rangers Reflection

I remember wrapping the $4 disposable Walgreens camera with OD green “hundred-mile-an-hour-tape.” I knew if I was caught with it on any mission I would likely be kicked out of Ranger Battalion. Before our platoon left Bagram Airfield, I knew this day would live in the beating heart of my war’s history. I took the risk. Photo […]

Getting your hands dirty: The practical value of impractical hobbies

You take a rusty piece of scrap metal, a hack saw, a file, and you get to work. After hours of cutting, grinding, and sanding spread out of a week’s worth of days, you’re left with a knife that’s probably not quite as good as one you might buy at Walmart for just less than […]

When point shooting in CQB is good to go

For every shooter there is a certain range that they reach their limit of proficiency at, of course this is not a constant but changes with time and practice; as skill improves, so does the distance. This point of proficiency is the furthest distance the shooter can effectively engage point targets with an almost constant […]

Watch: Is the Chevy Colorado ZH2 the new Humvee?

I’ve spent many hours behind the wheel of a military Humvee and know first hand how loud it is and the exhaust signature it puts off due to the diesel fuel. Although the Humvee’s have a heavy duty spring suspension, it’s still a pretty rough ride when off-road. From a fuel perspective, when the military […]

How to “slice the pie” for beginners

There are several different schools of thought out there for CQB (close quarters battle) tactics. The one thing that will remain constant, provided technology doesn’t find a way around it, is the act of slicing the pie. This is a term used to round corners or objects that obstruct the shooters field of view while […]

Delta Force Tale: Iron Maiden, Maiden Voyage

Dedication for this article goes to Ms. Samantha (Sam) Foster with great pride and admiration The pine ceiling below our feet blurred by at some 90 KIAS. “This must be the speed test they mentioned earlier, the pilots.” I conjectured as I threw my right leg over the pod so I could face forward — […]