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Guy D. McCardle is a sixteen-year veteran of the United States Army and most recently served as a Medical Operations Officer during OIF I and OIF II. He holds a degree in Biology from Washington & Jefferson College and is a graduate of the US Army Academy of Health Sciences. Guy has been a contributing writer to Apple News, Business Insider, International Business Times, and Medical Daily. He has over 8,000 answers and more than 30,000 followers on Quora, where he is a top writer on military topics. McCardle is the Managing Editor of the SOFREP News Team, a collective of military journalists.
The Russians continue to need the services of other nations to keep their war machine running. Reports indicate they are still in Kherson Oblast but not taking ground.
Back in 2005, the Army launched the most successful recruiting campaign in its history when it agreed to pay reservists $2000 for each person they got to sign up. The problem is, some people got greedy, and through a botched criminal investigation, some innocent soldiers paid the price for their greed.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, not happy with US-led war games in his backyard, is ratcheting up tension in the region by launching multiple missiles toward his neighbors. All of this is in a possible run-up to the testing of a nuclear weapon.
Kim Jong-un has been providing weapons to Russian President Vladimir Putin for use in his illegal war against Russia.
SOFREP remembers the two military veterans who were slain in a mid-October shooting in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Former US Army Special Forces Colonel Owen Ray has been found guilty of domestic violence and sentenced to years in prison.
Russia’s war on approaching the 250-day mark. Find out what the future may hold.
Winter is coming, and we already have Kyiv’s Christmas list. Does that include ‘Peace on Earth?
The Luminox P-38 and CONSTELLATION are two new offerings that will provide the owner with rugged timepieces that will last a lifetime.
I’m back from my “heroes” cruise on Margaritaville at Sea. Here’s what I found out.
In desperation, Russia has turned to intentionally targeting civilians using drones to attack the city of Kyiv.
Russia’s Defense Ministry announced that 11 soldiers were killed on a firing range in Belgorod, Saturday
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