Eric Sof

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.

Tu Lam and Mike Glover: A Legacy of Elite Service in Special Operations

Tu Lam and Mike Glover stand as formidable figures within the realm of special operations, their careers marked by extensive service in the U.S.

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Steyr SSG 69: A legendary bolt-action sniper rifle

Steyr SSG 69 is a sniper rifle produced by Steyr-Mannlicher, and it is chambered for the 7.62×51 NATO cartridge (also known as the .308Win). I have previously commented upon the recent rise

9 years ago

Sniper Rifles

Top 5 Celebrity Veterans

These 5 celebrity veterans are famous, they’ve gone on to great things, become very popular, and they all have one thing in common: they served in the U.S. military. Some of them

9 years ago

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George Carlin: A famous comedian once upon a time served in Air Force

George Carlin’s military career was interesting as his public life was too. Among the millions of Americans who spent time in the US military, some men become publicly known by another thing.

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Veterans

Steyr TMP (Tactical Machine Pistol) chambered in 9 mm with attached silencer (Photo: XY/Spec Ops Magazine)

Steyr TMP: A Austrian Tactical Machine Pistol

Steyr TMP is Tactical Machine Pistol made by the Austrian Company Steyr-Mannlicher. It belongs in the emerging group of Personal Defense Weapons – short, stockless, and closer to being an enlarged pistol than

9 years ago

Submachine Guns

Spetsnaz operators with AK-74U assault rifles (Photo: Vk)

AKS-74U: A shortened version of AK-47

The AKS-74U is a specialized shortened version of the world’s most famous assault rifle. When the Soviets adopted the Kalashnikov 7.62 mm rifle, they abandoned their submachine guns, but in later years

9 years ago

Submachine Guns

Steyr AUG 9 Para: One of the best bullpup assault rifles in the world

The Steyr AUG 9 Para rifle was the first “modular” design: the barrel, receiver, and firing mechanism can all be changed to configure the weapon into whatever rifle is wanted. By an

9 years ago

Rifles

The Spectre M4 equipped with a suppressor (Photo: Wiki)

Spectre M4: A submachine gun with unusual features

Spectre M4 submachine gun appeared in 1983 and has several unusual features. The designer set out to develop a weapon that could be used intuitively and automatically so that the user could

10 years ago

Submachine Guns

Caddilac One: The Car that think it is a tank (Photo: XY)

Meet the US President’s transportation fleet

The US President’s transportation fleet is the most powerful combination of cars, buses and aircraft in the world. United States President Donald Trump is one of the most powerful persons in the

10 years ago

Defense

IDF infantry soldier firing from IWI Negev light machine gun — IDF soldier firing from the IWI Negev light machine gun (Photo: Flickr)

IWI Negev: IDF’s Light Machine Gun

The IWI Negev was designed as a light machine gun in the late 1980s. It was produced by developed by the Israeli firearm manufacturer, Israel Weapon Industries (IWI) (formerly Israel Military Industries

10 years ago

Machine Guns

Though flamethrowers aren’t entirely banned, you can’t use them to fry your enemies, according to Protocol III of the Geneva Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons. This clause prohibits the use of incendiary weapons on people. You can, however, use them to clear foliage.

Popular weapons banned by the Geneva Convention

The list of weapons banned by the Geneva Convention is quite long. Throughout history, people used a wide range of weapons to cause harm and destroy the “other” side. The one of

10 years ago

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Extraordinary Bravery on the Streets of Fallujah Ryan P. Shane — Extraordinary Bravery on the Streets of Fallujah (Photo: U.S. Marine Corps)

Marine Ryan P. Shane and uncommon valor during the Second Battle of Fallujah

Ryan P. Shane’s story during the Second Battle of Fallujah has been hailed as one of the most heroic tales ever captured on camera. The US troops demonstrated extraordinary bravery during this

10 years ago

Fallen Heroes

Glock 19 pistol is weapon of choice for many special forces units in the world — Glock 19 as favorite sidearm for many special forces operators, domestic and abroad (Photo: Pinterest)

The Most Popular Handguns Among Operators

This is a question on the minds of many firearm enthusiasts. In 2022, the most popular handguns among special operations forces were often the most popular models on the market. For military

10 years ago

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