Navy Special Warfare lights up the night, training by the glow of the moon. Watch this boat crew in action using live fire, below.
Read More »Aimpoint’s Acro P-2 Red Dot Sight Will Equip Weapons for Pennsylvania Police
Here’s something to sight in on. Aimpoint, the leading manufacturer and innovator of red dot sighting technology, was selected by the Pennsylvania State Police to supply the Aimpoint® Acro P-2 red dot sight to equip their new official duty weapon, Walther PDP Series from Walther Arms, Inc. Built to exceed …
Read More »WATCH: The Patience of a Sniper
These Marines show how snipers proceed in the field, under cover of natural surroundings. Watch how they creep forward, one twig at a time. From DVIDS.
Read More »‘Are You Being Paid to Protest’? At Columbia, Students Refused to Answer My Questions
by Jose Campos “Are you being paid to attend this protest?” That’s all it took for the woman to start screaming at me. I asked the question, and she exploded in rage. Then her friends joined in, shredding their vocal cords while venting their fury. I normally write about the …
Read More »‘Silent War’: Is a Rogue Russian Intelligence Unit Using an Old KGB Playbook Against the West?
An intelligence educator’s assertion echoes claims from a former KGB official. SOF ANALYSIS When a European news outlet recently raised the specter of a rogue holdover KGB unit operating in the shadows to undermine Western values, we at Soldier of Fortune did a double-take. The article quoted a startling assertion …
Read More »WATCH: How to Spot a Sniper Before the Sniper Spots You
“It’s more than putting a bit of grass on your helmet and thinking that’s sufficient camouflage.” Shine, shape, shadow, and more… these are the factors a sniper must consider when working to remain hidden. British Army instructors from 1 Royal Anglian conducted a stalking exercise where six potential snipers aimed …
Read More »Army Widow Awarded $1.7 Million in Wrongful Death Suit Against VA
An Army widow who held the government accountable for her husband’s suicide was awarded $1.7 million to settle a wrongful death claim against the Department of Veterans Affairs. Army veteran Jason Moon contacted the South Bend Vet Center in Indiana in 2020, seeking care for mental health issues. He had …
Read More »At Fort Bragg, We Trained Under Special Forces Legend Nick Rowe: ‘S is for Survival’
by Martin Kufus Editor’s note: This is an excerpt from Plow the Dirt but Watch the Sky, a memoir by Martin Kufus, a former editor at Soldier of Fortune. This chapter shows Martin’s experience at the Special Forces SERE Instructor Qualification Course, where he encountered the legendary Col. Nick Rowe – …
Read More »Putin Must Not Be Insulted: Inside the Mysterious Agency That Controls Russia’s Internet
by Mike Eckel, Daniil Belovodyev, and Anton Bayev In the first half of October 2022, employees of an obscure Russian government department working out of a small business center in northeast Moscow were worried about the weather. Not Moscow’s weather, but rather weather in four regions of Ukraine that President …
Read More »A Swedish Mercenary in Iraq: A Ghostwriter’s Ode to Axel Stal
by Jonas Vesterberg It was back in 2016. I was at home in Los Angeles when I got a call from my agent in Stockholm. “I have a project but nobody here in Sweden wants to touch it. Maybe you could take a look?” I suppose I was known as …
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