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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.
Abu Tahsin al-Salhi (أبو تحسين الصالح), often referred to as “The Sheikh of Snipers” or “The Hawk Eye,” was a legendary Iraqi marksman who played a pivotal role in the fight against ISIS. Born in 1953 in Basra, al-Salhi had a long military career, participating in five major conflicts, including the Yom Kippur War, the […]
Ibrahim Aqil, a shadowy figure with decades of bloodshed behind him, was Hezbollah’s go-to mastermind for deadly attacks, including the 1983 Beirut embassy bombing—his death in the recent Israeli airstrike is a significant blow to the group’s military operations.
After two near-fatal attempts on Trump’s life in less than three months, it’s painfully clear that complacency and communication breakdowns within the Secret Service could have rewritten history.
In a stark reminder of the ongoing tensions between Venezuela and the West, the recent arrest of a fourth U.S. citizen, allegedly linked to an assassination plot against President Maduro, further fuels suspicions of foreign interference in the troubled nation.
In a highly coordinated and lethal strike attributed to Israel’s Mossad, Hezbollah’s communication network was shattered when over 3,000 compromised pagers exploded simultaneously, killing 12 and injuring thousands across Lebanon, Syria, and Iran.
The recent allegations against Donald Asquith and Brian Jeffrey Raymond expose a troubling pattern of unchecked sexual misconduct within the CIA, highlighting the agency’s failure to protect its employees and enforce meaningful reforms despite public promises of change.
With ceramic tiles for body armor and a GoPro to film the grisly scene, the shooter came alarmingly close to pulling off a second assassination attempt on Trump in just over two months, raising serious questions about security for a former president.
The Mark 19 has been a breakthrough for U.S. troops, delivering massive firepower from a safe distance, whether it’s defending convoys or breaking through enemy defenses in urban combat.
Kamala Harris owning a gun while advocating for tighter gun control laws is like preaching abstinence while secretly keeping a stash of candy—confusing, contradictory, and more than a little hypocritical.
Whether you’ve spent years mastering the art of marksmanship or you’re the go-to person in your group for tactical advice, now’s your chance to make your expertise count by joining Team SOFREP and sharing your passion with the world.
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Kirby’s email wasn’t just a bureaucratic slip-up; it was a gut punch to every veteran who bled for this country, a tone-deaf reminder that the Biden administration has no idea how deep the wounds from Afghanistan still run.
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Our roots in shooting sports started off back in 1996 with our founder and CEO, Josh Ungier. His love of airguns took hold of our company from day one and we became the first e-commerce retailer dedicated to airguns, optics, ammo, and accessories. Over the next 25 years, customers turned to us for our unmatched product selection, great advice, education, and continued support of the sport and airgun industry.
