SOF Pic of the Day: “Will Control for Food” – Hunger in the Ranks
When military families line up by the hundreds for groceries while paychecks stall and aid gets snarled, that is a gut punch to readiness and a broken promise to those who serve.
Guy D. McCardle
After Quantico: Inside the Quiet Revolt Brewing Among America’s Flag Officers
What rattled the ranks wasn’t haircuts or PT scores but the clear signal that oversight would be trimmed and those who balked should leave, a pressure play dressed up as readiness.
Morning Brief: Feds May Miss Back Pay After Shutdown, Israel Intercepts Blockade-Breaking Ship, China-Malaysia to Hold Joint Military Drills
Shutdown chaos, troop clashes, and global tensions dominate today’s headlines. Here’s your Wednesday morning rundown, October 8, 2025.
Evening Brief: Trump Threatens to Invoke Insurrection Act, UK Retires MQ-9A Reaper Fleet, Russia Hosts Taliban Delegation
Trump threatens Insurrection Act as wars, shutdown, and global tensions deepen. Here’s what’s making headlines this Tuesday evening.
The Insurrection Act: What It Is, Where It Came From, and How It Works
The Insurrection Act is the fire axe behind the glass, meant for the rare blaze when courts and cops cannot hold the line, not a tool for routine patrols.
Two Years After 7 October: How the Israel – Hamas War Began, Mutated, and Shapes the Middle East
Two years after 7 October, the Middle East feels like riding around in the desert in a Humvee with a grenade with the pin half-pulled, grinding from Gaza to the Red Sea while diplomats in Cairo try to keep the spoon down and stop hostages, rockets, and headlines from detonating at once.
Morning Brief: Gulf War Illness Finally Recognized, Israel Marks Two Years Since Hamas Attack, China’s Premier to Visit North Korea
CDC finally recognizes Gulf War illness as global tensions and crises rise. Here’s your Tuesday morning rundown, October 7, 2025.
Evening Brief: Illinois Sues to Block Guard Deployment, French Premier Lecornu Resigns, Russia Welcomes Trump’s Treaty Support
Illinois sues Trump on Guard troops, shutdown drags, Israel-Hamas talks begin. Here’s what’s making headlines this Monday evening.
US Special Operation Command’s New Boss: What Changes, What Stays the Same
On October 3, 2025 at MacDill Air Force Base, Adm. Frank M. Bradley took command of U.S. Special Operations Command from Gen. Bryan P. Fenton, a quiet handoff that suggests tighter targeting, tougher training, and a boss fluent in JSOC tradecraft.
Medal of Honor Monday: Chaplain Emil J. Kapaun
When the line broke at Unsan, Father Emil Kapaun moved toward the fire, pulled the wounded to life, and showed men that leadership starts at the point of impact.
Morning Brief: US Navy Marks 250th Anniversary, Indirect Gaza Truce Talks Underway, Kim Jong Un Inspects New Destroyer
National Guards in Chicago, Gaza talks in Egypt, Russia pounds Ukraine, more news. Here’s your Monday morning rundown, October 6, 2025.
Evening Brief: Rubio Says Gaza War Not Over Yet, Deadly Shooting in Montgomery, Alabama, Protester Shot in Chicago
From Rubio warning that Gaza’s war is still live and the hostage file will prove it, to Montgomery’s nightlife district turned casualty scene with two dead and twelve wounded, to Chicago’s Brighton Park where a boxed in Border Patrol convoy met ramming cars and gunfire, the weekend showed fragile talks, lethal streets, and truth that lives on tape. It’s Sunday, October 5, 2025. This is your SOFREP Evening Brief.
