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Philippines

Murphy’s Law: My Life in Special Operations and Investigative Journalism

April 4, 2018 by Jack Murphy

People have been asking me for years to write a book about myself, something I resisted doing for a long time.  I always figured I was a little to young for that (now at the ripe old age of 34) and also thought that I wouldn’t have much to say.  After meeting with a publisher […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: 18B, 3/75, 3rd Ranger battalion, 5th SFG, 5th Special Forces Group, 75th Ranger Regiment, Afghanistan, autobiography, Green Beret, Iraq, Jack Murphy, journalism, journalist, JSOC, JSOC Task Force, memoir, Murphy's Law, Philippines, Ranger Battalion, sniper, sniper section, SOCOM, sofrep, Special Forces, Special Forces Weapon's Sergeant, Special Operations, Task Force, USASOC

How the Leahy Law interferes with US Special Forces missions in Nigeria, Syria, and the Philippines

July 10, 2017 by Jack Murphy

In many ways the battle for Marawi has been a curious event which has seen bandits belonging to the allegedly ISIS affiliated Maute Group attacking a Muslim city in order to raise their public profile and demonstrate their power to the Philippine government.  Philippine SOF units and Marines worked hard to cordon the enemy into a small neighborhood […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: China, CIA, DOD, Green Berets, Jordan, Leahy Law, Light Reaction Regiment, Marawi, Nigeria, Philippines, SOF, Special Forces, Syria

Tawi-Tawi: a nexus on the guns and terrorist underground railroad

June 28, 2017 by Jack Murphy

Following my late night attendance of General Sabban‘s birthday party in Zamboanga, I met the general the following morning at the airport to catch a plane to Tawi-Tawi.  I was pretty exhausted, but Sabban looked none of the worse for wear.  I had been invited down to Tawi-Tawi for the activation anniversary of 2nd Marine […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Abu Sayyaf, Jack Murphy, Marines, Philippines, Special Forces, Tawi-Tawi, Travelog, weapons trafficking

The Light Reaction Regiment’s Trojan Horse mission in Sulu

June 20, 2017 by Jack Murphy

I sat across from a Light Reaction Regiment operator at a restaurant where we tried in vain to escape some of the humidity.  He’s smoking a cigarette while we discuss his unit and their operations.  He is a quiet man, quick to tell me that his job is to execute the mission rather than complain […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: AFP, Armed Forces of the Philippines, Direct Action, High Value Target, HVT, Light Reaction Regiment, LRB, LRC, LRR, Philippines, SOCOM, SOF, Special Operations, Sulu, Trojan Horse

Liaison Control Element: US Special Forces in Marawi

June 13, 2017 by Jack Murphy

The usual breathless media reports have emerged from the Philippines latest security crisis in regards to American Special Operations units present in the area.  To be sure, the siege of Marawi has spun into a serious attack which bares some resemblance to the 2013 siege of Zamboanga.  Philippine SOF units such as the Light Reaction […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: AFP, CIA, drones, ISR, LCE, Light Reaction Company, LRC, LRR, Marawi, MARSOC, Maute Group, OEF-P, OGA, Philippines, RA, Regional Affairs, SOF, Special Forces, Special Operations

A never before seen look inside the Light Reaction Regiment of the Philippines

June 9, 2017 by Jack Murphy

On any given day in the Philippines, the front page of your daily newspaper can be treated like the sports pages as the public follows along and keeps score between the various terrorist groups and the Armed Forces of the Philippines. A typical day’s headlines in the Philippine Star read: “Sayyaf kidnaps soldier.” “3 killed […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Abu Sayaf, Bohol, Dizon, Light Reaction Company, Light Reaction Regiment, Llamas, LRB, LRC, LRR, Philippine Armed Forces, Philippine Scout-Rangers, Philippines, Scout Rangers, SOCOM, SOF, Special Forces

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