Medal of Honor Monday: Dakota Meyer’s Five Trips Into A Deadly Ambush
A Marine outside the kill zone made a decision, get in or stay out, and Dakota Meyer drove back into the ambush again and again until there was no one left to bring out.
Author: Guy D. McCardle
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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.
Evening Brief: Iran Conflict Spreads, Afghanistan-Pakistan Fighting Resumes, Ford Carrier Docked in Croatia
Iran conflict spreads, Afghanistan-Pakistan clashes resume, and USS Gerald R. Ford docks in Croatia after fire repairs.
Pentagon and Honeywell Surge Munitions Production as Iran Tensions Rise
Pentagon and Honeywell boost munitions production, ensuring speed, scale, and readiness amid rising tensions with Iran.
North Korea’s New Engine Test: A Step Toward the US or Just Another Claim?
North Korea tested a new high-thrust solid-fuel missile engine, signaling progress toward faster, harder-to-detect ICBMs.
Evening Brief: Houthis Open New Front in Iran War as Pressure Mounts on US Strategy
War spreads across regions as Iran tensions hit shipping, Houthis join the fight, and Ukraine leverages drones to shape a widening conflict.
SOFREP Pic of the Day: Germany’s Wiesel 2 – Airborne Firepower in a Compact Package
Today’s Pic of the Day features Germany’s Wiesel 2, a lightweight armored mortar providing rapid, mobile, and precise fire support for airborne units.
US Army Races to Build Mobile Air Defense as Drone Threats Overwhelm Battlefields
The Army is developing a lightweight, mobile air defense system to protect light infantry from drones and aircraft in fast-moving battles.
Iran Receives Upgraded Russian Drones as Israel and Gulf Face New Threats
Russia is sending advanced drones to Iran, raising risks of faster, smarter attacks and complicating US and allied defenses in the Middle East.
Evening Brief: France Enters Pacific Fight While Iran Shifts to Insurgent Warfare
France is quietly planting access points across the Pacific while Iran absorbs decapitation strikes and keeps fighting through dispersed cells, proving that modern war no longer breaks when leadership dies but instead evolves into something harder, slower, and far more difficult to kill.
United Jet and Black Hawk Nearly Collide on Final Approach With 168 People Onboard
A passenger jet on final approach and a military Black Hawk crossed paths in controlled airspace, and the only thing separating routine from disaster was a warning tone and a pilot who moved fast enough to listen to it.
SOFREP Cartoon: NATO Says “Not My Problem” as the U.S. Pushes Forward Alone
The world’s most powerful alliance looks like it’s catching its breath while President Trump leans in and pushes, hoping the whole thing doesn’t collapse under its own weight.
Evening Brief: Iran Is Fighting Blind as Its Leadership Splinters Under Fire
Iran is still launching missiles and pulling triggers, but with its air defenses gutted and its command structure fractured, it is fighting blind and thinking in pieces, which is exactly how wars spin out of control.
