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SOFREP Pic of the Day: Marines and their pugil sticks
Marine Corps recruits compete during a pugil sticks bout at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Calif., April 10, 2018. The recruits are assigned to the Recruit Training Regiment’s India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion. Writer's note: If I could have spent all 13 weeks of recruit training bashing on guys in the pugil stick and sparring courses, I'd probably sign up for boot camp all over again. The video below shows all the best parts of recruit training. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jose Gonzalez Watch Marine Corps pugil stick and body sparring courses in the video below:... Read More
On this day in history: Alan Shepard becomes the first American in space
May 5, 1961 — Former WWII combat veteran and Naval pilot Alan Shepard was strapped tight into his seat as he blasted upward out of the earth’s atmosphere.… Read More
Hawaii on fire: Volcanic eruptions and earthquakes on the Big Island
The Kilauea Volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island first erupted Thursday, sending billowing clouds of steam and volcanic ash into the sky and prompting emergency officials to order… Read More
FLASHBACK: How did Navy SEALs get addicted to drugs? Doc issued them.
(Managing Editor’s note: This was published more than a year ago. However, it has recently hit the media outside SOFREP. So…we’re rerunning it. Enjoy… Read More
The SINO Files: Friday Asia Brief
It’s Friday and that means it’s time to talk about some of the serious, not so serious and curious stuff that came out of Asia this week. The Korean summit Kim Jong-un… Read More
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