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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by Eric Sof

French Nationale Police RAID assault group during operation in Paris — RAID operators during the operation in Paris suburbs (Photo: RAID)

RAID: The Black Panthers of French Police Nationale

After the Munich massacre in 1972, the European countries started to form new law enforcement and military units to deal with similar situations. As the French always had strong Army and law

13 years ago

SWAT

US Marshals Service SOG: The nation’s oldest federal tactical unit

Created in 1971, the US Marshals Service Special Operations Group (USMS SOG) is the nation’s oldest federal tactical unit. The Marshals Service created the Special Operations Group (SOG) as a response to

13 years ago

SWAT

USMC Reconnaissance battalions training shooting

Reconnaissance battalions in US Marine Corps

Reconnaissance battalions in the United States Marine Corps are considered as special forces. The infantry corps with the most famous history today are United States Marine Corps (USMC), and if you compare infantry

13 years ago

Tier 2

Long Range Surveillance Unit during patrol

Long Range Surveillance Units – LRSU

The Long Range Surveillance – LRS units of the United States Army. They are employed by Military Intelligence units and are specially trained surveillance units for gathering information from deep within hostile

13 years ago

Tier 2

707th Special Mission Battalion in Tactical Gear — Members of the 707th Special Mission Battalion ready for action (Photo: XY)

707th Special Mission Group: The White Tigers of the Korean Peninsula

In the shadow of ongoing tensions with North Korea and the need for rapid response to terrorism and unconventional warfare, South Korea’s 707th Special Mission Group (SMG) stands as a symbol of

13 years ago

Tier 1

Members of DEVGRU during Operation Enduring Freedom — SEAL Team 6 (DEVGRU) at Camp Doha, Kuwait - preparing for operation Enduring Freedom (Photo: XY)

Desert Patrol Vehicle (DPV)

The Desert Patrol Vehicle, also known as DPV, is a high-speed, lightly-armored sandrail-like vehicle first used in combat during the Gulf War in 1991. The earlier versions were known as formerly called

13 years ago

Tactical Vehicles

British Special Air Service (SAS) operators training in the late 1980s (Photo: XY)

Operation Flavius: An undercover SAS operation at Gibraltar in 1988

Operation Flavius was a military operation conducted by the British Special Air Service (SAS) in Gibraltar against a Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) cell. The operation resulted in three IRA members who

13 years ago

Missions

Former special forces soldiers are mostly engaged in private military companies doing jobs as PMCs (Private Military Contractors) — Former special forces soldiers are mostly engaged in private military companies doing jobs as PMCs (Photo: Facebook)

From Ordinary Mercenaries to the Private Military Contractors

The profession of a mercenary or gun for hire is not changed so much through history. The mercenaries have one of the oldest jobs in the world. They have played a key

13 years ago

Private Military Contractors

Sayeret Matkal operators training at undisclosed location (Photo: IDF)

Sayeret Matkal: A Israel’s Equivalent to the Delta Force

Sayeret Matkal, a unit of the Israel Defense Forces, is widely considered one of the world’s most elite special forces units. Comparable in skill to the U.S. Army’s Delta Force, they have

13 years ago

Tier 1

Tactical Assault Group (TAG): TAG East and TAG West Australia — Tactical Assault Group operators during exercise held in Brisbane, Australia (Photo: XY)

Tactical Assault Group (TAG): Protecting Australia from Within

The Tactical Assault Group (TAG) is a specialized counter-terrorism unit of the Australian military, drawn from the SASR (Special Air Service Regiment). It has been divided into two branches: TAG East and

13 years ago

Tier 2

An elite operators of the Denmark's Jaeger Corps inside the helicopter — An elite operators of the Denmark's Jaeger Corps (Photo: XY)

Jaeger Corps: The Elite Military Unit You’ve Never Heard Of

Since its creation in 1961, the Jaeger Corps has been a highly regarded Danish military unit. Modeled after the British Special Air Service (SAS) and the US Rangers, the unit was established

13 years ago

Tier 2

LION Tactical Rescue Stretchers

LION Tactical Rescue Stretchers is a lightweight casualty extraction solution for military and law enforcement. There are two different patents, TRS-2, and TRS-3. The difference between these models is in extraction. TRS-2

13 years ago

Tools

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