Guy D. McCardle

About the author

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.
Morning Brief: Another Hegseth Aide Leaves Pentagon, Gabbard Threatens Criminal Referrals Against Obama Staffers

Morning Brief: Another Hegseth Aide Leaves Pentagon, Gabbard Threatens Criminal Referrals Against Obama Staffers

As Zelensky calls for peace talks while Russian missiles keep flying, Tulsi Gabbard lobs criminal referrals at Obama-era spooks, and Pete Hegseth’s inner circle unravels faster than a cheap knockoff poncho in a monsoon—reminding us that in D.C., chaos isn’t a bug, it’s the whole damn system. Welcome to Sunday Morning, July 20th, 2025. This is your SOFREP AM Brief.

Justice: Delayed, Denied or Redacted?

Justice: Delayed, Denied or Redacted?

The Justice Department talks a big game about accountability, but at this point, they’d need a GPS and divine intervention just to locate their own spine.

Morning Brief: Israel and Syria Agree to Ceasefire, Epstein Files to be Unsealed

Morning Brief: Israel and Syria Agree to Ceasefire, Epstein Files to be Unsealed

On July 18, the world saw Israel and Syria shake hands after a week of bloodletting, the EU slam Russia with its harshest sanctions yet, and Trump’s DOJ crack open the Epstein vault—three headlines that read like a geopolitical fever dream, but here we are on Saturday morning, July 19, 2025. This is your SOFREP morning brief.

Three Die in Los Angeles Bomb Blast

Three Die in Los Angeles Bomb Blast

Three experienced bomb squad deputies lost their lives doing the dangerous work they were trained for—a dark reminder that even in controlled environments, the margin for error in this business is razor-thin.

Fifteen Transferable Military Skills that Land Jobs

Fifteen Transferable Military Skills that Land Jobs

You didn’t spend years dodging mortars and herding chaos just to get ghosted by a middle manager named Chad—translate your warfighting into workforce gold and make them pay you what you’re worth.