Eric Sof holds a master's degree in Political Science, specializing in International Peacekeeping Studies. He has over a decade of experience as a former member of an elite counterterrorism unit. Additionally, he is a firearms instructor and currently serves as a member of the SWAT unit.
Two years ago, France started a campaign to attract new recruits for its Commandement des Opérations Spéciales and French Special Forces. Their campaign soon finds a way out to YouTube where it
Erik Kristensen was a Navy SEAL commander who was killed in action (KIA) in the Extortion 17 incident. He fought and died in Operation Red Wings. Many stories were told and the
The SOCOM’s new lightweight machine gun to replace M240 SAW could be Sig Sauer’s SLMG, a brand new designed machine gun. The SLMG, the Sig Sauer Lightweight Machine Gun, was unveiled this
Today, the most feared private military contractors in the world are not necessarily the ones you heard most about. Since the Blackwater, the work of those companies is going under the radar.
Petra Malm is a former special forces female operator from Sweden. Once upon a time, she was the first female in the world to pass special forces selection and become a World’s
The Irish Army Ranger Wing (ARW) is the special unit in the Irish Defence Forces. The Army Ranger Wing is Ireland’s hostage rescue unit and they are closely related to specialised Irish Emergency Response Unit (ERU). Sciathán Fiannóglach an Airm (Irish: Army Ranger Wing) and An Garda Síochána (Emergency Response Unit) are training together and in of any hostage situation, the Irish Ranger Wing could be requested to support the ERU. (Photo: Irish Army)
The Army Ranger Wing – a part of Ireland’s special operations forces – are to be deployed to Africa as part of the Defence Forces UN-mandated overseas commitments. Their destination is Mali,
The story about SAS operator in Kenya has spread over the world after his lone actions and his reaction to last Tuesday’s terrorist attack in downtown Nairobi, Kenya. An unnamed operator of British
A lone SAS operator led Kenyan special forces into a besieged DusitD2 hotel complex in Nairobi in order to eliminate terrorists and rescue hostages. The “long-serving” member of the SAS – motto
A Navy SEAL Derrick Walters is being selected to be the next Fleet Master Chief of Naval Forces Europe and Africa, becoming the first-ever SEAL in the United States Navy’s (USN) history
Sniper in modern warfare is a valuable asset. All sides of the conflict saw the value in a sniper, and no side has ever said that it is immoral or wrong in
Snipers are probably the deadliest enemy soldier out there. That’s a period to the left. From an intelligence perspective, the snipers are so valuable because they have lots of Intel to include:
All members of the United States Navy are paid a monthly introductory pay rate determined by their paygrade/Navy rank. A Navy SEAL salary isn’t a top-secret. We receive a lot of questions,