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.

Pic of the Day: The REAL Faces of War

War is not glorious; it is the white hot rattle of a MEDEVAC, two blood slick hands locked after an IED blast near Kandahar, and a young sergeant who learns the hard Latin that war is only sweet for those who have not been through it.

Morning Brief: Judge Blocks Trump’s Plan to Send Troops to Portland, Bombings Continue in Gaza, Billionaire Elected in Czech Republic

As a federal judge slams the brakes on Trump’s Portland troop move and Gaza still shakes under fire despite a White House peace pitch, Andrej Babiš rides a populist surge that could tilt Prague’s compass toward Orbán and away from Brussels and Kyiv in a three front stress test for Western resolve. Welcome to Sunday, October 5th, 2025. This is your SOFREP Sunday Morning Brief.

Evening Brief: Trump May Appear on $1 Coin, Hamas Agrees to Release Hostages, Multiple Drone Sightings Disrupt Denmark

As Treasury flirts with a $1 Trump coin stamped “FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT” and runs into the living portraits rule, Hamas says it will free every hostage under Trump’s 72 hour Gaza plan while ducking disarmament, and drones over Denmark turn Europe’s airspace into a hybrid battlefield that drains NATO’s time, fuel, and focus. It’s Saturday, October 4th, 2025. This is your SOFREP evening brief.

Jon Harrison Abruptly Fired as Navy Chief of Staff

Harrison turned the Navy’s front office into a command post, but when Hung Cao’s confirmation made that turf grab look like a blockade, Hegseth ran the FAFO playbook, pulled the plug, and reminded the E-Ring that power without permission is a short tour.