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.

UK Takes Command of NATO’s Rapid-Response Special Operations Forces

NATO just put the UK in the hot seat that answers first when things go sideways, handing London the alliance’s rapid-response SOF command for 2026–2027 and betting that speed, integration, and a multinational special operations brain trust can buy time before a crisis turns into a war.

Evening Brief: Benghazi Suspect Brought to US for Prosecution, Dozens Killed in Pakistan Mosque Attack, Trump in Hot Water After His Social Media Account Depicts Obamas as Apes

From a Benghazi suspect finally landing in U.S. custody, to a suicide bomber turning Friday prayers in Islamabad into a massacre, to a president amplifying imagery many see as overtly racist, the throughline is stark and uncomfortable, justice can arrive late, violence arrives fast, and the political temperature keeps rising no matter the cost.