SOF pulled a number of coups for the good guys over the years including effectively grounding Sandinista Mi-24 Hind helicopters during the Contra years after Brown published an offer of a $1,000,000 reward for the defection of a Nicaraguan pilot with his gunship. Noted contributors over the past four decades have included Col. Since 1975, SOF provided an outlet for legitimate and would-be mercenaries professional military contractors and assisted with filling hard-to-find positions in Africa, the Middle East and South America as well as fueling untold Walter Mitty fantasies in the more chairborne commando. And now we have a much larger and broader audience,” reads a post on their Facebook page. “Yes we are now an online magazine with much more content including current events and updates and industry news. Brown, “The Journal of Professional Adventurers” based in Boulder, Colorado will no longer appear in print form moving forward Long the beacon in the newsstand for those who yearned to meet interesting people in far off lands– and maybe get into a firefight with them, will fade away to digital only starting in April.įounded by renowned international man of mystery, Vietnam-era Green Beret Lt. Forget circling ads in the back of SOF moving forward, unless you do it on your tablet

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