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3-4 Cavalry, Blasting Away During the Tet Offensive

December 16, 2020 Badass, Best of SOF, War Comments Off on 3-4 Cavalry, Blasting Away During the Tet Offensive

Army SPC Dwight Birdwell Via Cherokee Phoenix Bob,Remember the article I wrote a while back in SOF about Dwight Birdwell and his actions as a tank commander during the relief of Tans Nhut AB during TeT of ’68 wherein he was put in for the MOH by his commanding officer, …

Barry Sadler Talks to Jimmy Dean: SOF and Sadler

November 10, 2020 Best of SOF, War Comments Off on Barry Sadler Talks to Jimmy Dean: SOF and Sadler

Barry Sadler and SOF ABOVE VIDEO Jimmy Dean talks with Sgt Barry Sadler about his tour in Vietnam, and how he feels about the Draft Dodgers. Then Barry sings SOF: Barry Sadler was an enlisted man and a Green Beret. He was a special forces medic while In Vietnam …

Retaking the Koidu Diamond Fields From Executive Outcomes, Against All Odds.

October 25, 2020 Best of SOF, Security, War Comments Off on Retaking the Koidu Diamond Fields From Executive Outcomes, Against All Odds.

Chapter 28 Retaking the Koidu Diamond Fields By Eeben Barlow Anyone planning to fight a successful armed anti-government or terrorist campaign ought to know that one of the primary objectives (apart from causing mass enemy casualties and loss of materiel) is the denial of funds to the rebel or terrorist …

M18, New Air Force handgun is being fielded

June 23, 2020 Guns & Gear Comments Off on M18, New Air Force handgun is being fielded

AFLCMC acquires new Air Force handgun By Brian Brackens, Air Force M9 PistolM9 PistolPrimary function: Personal defense. Length: 8.5 in. Weight: 2.55 lbs. (fully-loaded). Caliber: 9 mm NATO. Maximum effective range: 50 meters. WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFNS) — Combat arms units across the Air Force are getting new …

Contributor SKK Comes in From the Cold, Credits SOF ‘Bad Boys’ for Supporting Her Early Career

October 20, 2019 Uncategorized Comments Off on Contributor SKK Comes in From the Cold, Credits SOF ‘Bad Boys’ for Supporting Her Early Career

“Those rough and tumble SOF ‘bad boys’ respected me as a peer, and judged me entirely on my ability to get the story.” – SKK As our readers well know, the people who write for Soldier of Fortune are a special breed of journalist. They don’t just sit around an …

Lt. Henry Harboard, ‘The Breaker’ Morant: the closing arguments, the request for pardon and the execution

November 4, 2018 Best of SOF, Security, War Comments Off on Lt. Henry Harboard, ‘The Breaker’ Morant: the closing arguments, the request for pardon and the execution

Lieutenant Henry Harboard (Harry) ‘The Breaker’ Morant Australian War Memorial’s Side of the Story: Better known for the manner of his death before a firing squad than what he did in life, Harry Morant is believed to have been born on 9 December 1864 at Somerset in England. Much of …

Grenada: One We Won

October 27, 2018 Best of SOF Comments Off on Grenada: One We Won

GRENADA ONE WE WON! by Robert K. Brown and Dr. Vann Spencer, from I am Soldier of Fortune SOF covers America’s victory and scores intelligence coup in Caribbean The United States invaded Grenada in 1983. “Pack up, we are going to war,” I told my then Managing Editor Jim Graves. …

Operation Urgent Fury, the 1983 invasion of Grenada

October 25, 2018 Best of SOF, War Comments Off on Operation Urgent Fury, the 1983 invasion of Grenada

Operation Urgent Fury, the 1983 invasion of Grenada, begins. A flight of #USArmy UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters depart from Point Salines Airfield after offloading troops. Introduction Army.mil All photos are from Department of Defense files. At the end of the Vietnam War and the end of selective service, the United …