Trump Nominates Hegseth’s Senior Aide, Lt. Gen. LaNeve, as Army Vice Chief of Staff
Trump’s pick puts Hegseth’s closest soldier in the Army’s engine room, a hard charging infantryman who turns guidance into orders and makes the machine move on time.
Guy D. McCardle
SOFREP Cartoon: DC Insiders Feast While Military Families Wait in Line
When Washington stops cutting checks, it’s the folks keeping the lights on and the flag flying who get burned—while the Beltway’s elite keep clinking glasses at the D.C. Buffet that never closes.
Morning Brief: US B-52s Conduct Drill Near Venezuela, Guatemala Labels Major Gangs Terrorists, North Korea Test-Fires Short-Range Missiles
Pentagon tightens message control, B-52s fly near Venezuela, UN to rule on Gaza aid. Here’s your Wednesday morning rundown, October 22, 2025.
Evening Brief: Trump-Putin Budapest Meeting Put on Hold, Chinese Fighter Jet Releases Flares Near Australian Patrol Aircraft
Trump-Putin meeting on hold, immigration crackdown, China flares near Aussie jet. Here’s what’s making headlines this Tuesday evening.
SOFREP Pic of the Day: German Snipers Utilizing a “Buddy Brace” Technique
At Grafenwoehr, a steady breath, a buddy brace and a clean trigger squeeze turn practice into battlefield readiness.
Barrett Announces New Precision Grenadier System Product Line
Barrett’s 30×42 PGS family arrives like a sledgehammer for the squad: programmable air bursts, proximity fused rounds to punch drones out of the sky, and a staged Mod rollout that turns a grenadier into a squad level fire support hub.
Morning Brief: Court Partly Lifts National Guard Ban, Ukraine Braces for Winter Blackout, Sanae Takaichi Becomes Japan’s First Female Premier
Trump eyes China deal, Europe rejects land-for-peace, Japan elects first woman PM. Here’s your Tuesday morning rundown, October 21, 2025.
Evening Brief: Amazon Web Services Outage Cause Global Disruptions, Via Baltica Highway Opens, Iraq to Keep Small US Adviser Force
AWS outage hits major apps, Trump targets Colombia, Sahel violence surges again. Here’s what’s making headlines this Monday evening.
SOFREP Wishes The Marine Corps a Happy 250th Birthday!
Two and a half centuries on, the few and the proud still storm the breach with grit, gallows humor, and zero hesitation to kick in the next door, whatever waits on the other side.
Medal of Honor Monday: Capt. Francis B. Wai – From UCLA Athlete to Battlefield Leader
From Waikiki surf to Red Beach fire, Francis Brown Wai fused Chinese Hawaiian roots, Punahou grit, and UCLA discipline into a calm, relentless charge that broke the deadlock on Leyte.
Morning Brief: Trump Says Ukraine Should Cede Donbas, Xi Opens Party Meet on 2026-2030 Plan, Afghanistan-Pakistan Agree to Ceasefire
Trump targets Colombia, Gaza ceasefire falters, Xi unveils China’s new plan. Here’s your Monday morning rundown, October 20, 2025.
Evening Brief: Secret Service Finds Hunting Stand with Line of Site to Air Force One, Israel Fires on Gaza, North Korean Soldier Defects
On a day when the Secret Service discovered a suspicious hunting stand with a line of sight to Air Force One in West Palm Beach, Israel struck Gaza amid a fragile truce after fire near Rafah, a North Korean soldier crossed the DMZ to defect, and Tehran declared JCPOA restraints over. It’s Sunday, October 19th, 2025. This is your SOFREP Evening Brief.
