The nation’s oldest active park ranger is 100
Age is just a number. But for Betty Reid Soskin, it’s record-breaking. The active-duty park ranger is the oldest on staff, still clocking in to work past her 100th birthday….
5 differences between Army and Marine Corps infantry
The U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps infantrymen pride themselves on being some of the biggest badasses on every block they roll into. They have more similarities than differences, but they’re unique forces. Here are 5 ways you can tell Marine and A…
Army Rangers have been deployed to combat for 7,000 days straight
December saw the 75th Ranger Regiment achieving an astounding feat. On December 17, the U.S. Army Rangers passed the 7,000-days mark of unbroken combat operations. After the terrorist attacks of…
Interview with Brian Hanson: From Ranger deployments to Hollywood directing
Brian Hanson has lived a few lives and succeeded in some of the harder endeavors known to man: earning a Ranger tab and making a movie. He grew up in Southern California, worked in Hollywood for awhile and then felt called to serve in the U.S. Army.…
The true story behind the recovery of Extortion 17
The following passage is an excerpt from “Violence of Action: The Untold Sto…
This Ranger fought in Mogadishu before becoming a country music star
On October 3, 1993, Task Force Ranger conducted a raid in the Black Sea neighborhood of Mogadishu, Somalia to capture high-ranking lieutenants of the Aidid militia. The task force was an all-star special operations team composed of elements from the…
Brains vs brawns: A Green Beret and a Ranger meet
Green Berets rely on their problem-solving abilities to survive in combat. Much of SF selection seeks to assess this talent. The Special Forces qualification course itself develops and improves creativity. Many times, military problems must be solve…
Former Army Ranger crushes world record for pullups in a day
When one pushes their body to its most extreme limit, they find that they are simultaneously pushing their mind and spirit. Few are more familiar with this feeling than Brandon Tucker — a U.S. Army Ranger veteran who climbed his way to be…
Mount a Vulcan cannon to a Prius in 15 easy steps
Black Rifle Coffee Company’s Richard Ryan, who you may know from the popular YouTube channel FullMag, got the chance to fulfill a dream he’s had for over a decade: mountin…
The long reach of America: The details behind the Delta Force raid
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 F…