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Special Operations Forces Selection PT Preparation Week 7, Day 4 Shoulders and back day in the gym before heading off to do the SOF (Special Operations Forces) Triathlon. A 3-mile run, a 3-mile rucksack march, and a 300-meter swim with fatigues and boots. Aim to go as fast as you can in each event. Get used […]
PYEONGCHANG, SOUTH KOREA Republic of Korea Marine Gunnery Sgt. Kim Dong Jin, a Daegu, ROK, native, demonstrates ways to start a fire to U.S. Marines during Korean Marine Exchange Program 15-4 Feb. 4 at the Pyeongchang Winter Training Facility, Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea. The ROK and U.S. Marines learned different ways to survive in the […]
Special Operations Forces Selection PT Preparation Week 7, Day 3 Tuesday is our favorite Leg Day at the gym, but we’ll begin with pull-ups, squats, and lunges to build up the strength in your lower body. That builds the muscles necessary for carrying a rucksack, which is the bread and butter of SOF. Then a […]
With frigid temperatures across most of the United States, it seems like a good time to discuss your coffee game. Before I was given this Desk Press with Brü-Stop to test, I didn’t know much about Planetary Design. This company, like many others, originated from problem solving. The founder was a passionate backpacker as well […]
ARVIDSJAUR, BD, SWEDEN Student in the Swedish Basic Winter Warfare Course uses ski poles to support the Swedish AK 5C rifle while shooting targets during the field training exercise in Avidsjaur, Sweden, Jan. 30, 2016. U.S. Marines participated in the multi-national training that focused on winter-weather survival and ability to perform infantry operations and lead […]
Special Operations Forces Selection PT Preparation Week 7, Day 2 Some good pretest work for the Upper Body Round Robin (UBRR) with many of the exercises that will be tested. Always go for perfect form when doing the pushups, it will be an area that is always looked at hard during the PT tests in […]
FORT MCCOY, WI, UNITED STATES Students in the Fort McCoy Cold-Weather Operations Course 18-01 — all U.S. Marines with units associated with the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing — prepare lunch using cold-weather rations during a break in training Dec. 12, 2017, at Fort McCoy, Wis. During the course, students learn on a variety of cold-weather […]
When it comes to sunglasses there is quite a smattering of products used among Special Operations groups. However you seem to see two main brands used. Oakley and Gatorz. Up until yesterday I had no experience using Gatorz though I had on many occasions seen my coworkers or other Operators utilizing them. My experience lay […]
FORT MCCOY, WI, UNITED STATES A Marine associated with the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing of Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., works to get out of the water after taking the plunge into a hole cut into an ice-covered Big Sandy Lake as part of cold-water immersion training for the Cold-Weather Operations Course on […]
The questions have been coming in again with the influx of new and upcoming Selection classes in the winter months as many of the candidates are trying to get prepared. As is the norm, most of the questions we get center around the physical part of Selection, especially rucking and land navigation. We touched on […]
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