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SR-71 Blackbird in flight, February 1997. (NASA/DVIDS)

Why the SR-71 Blackbird Shouldn’t Have Worked—But Did

Aviation Feb 06
A Marine scans for radiation during a training exercise in Okinawa, Japan, November 15, 2023 (Image source: DVIDS)

Keeping Soldiers Safe From Nukes With Israel’s Gamma Belt

Military Nov 12
Al Shabaab fighters holding RPG-7s as they assemble. (Green left)

Why Terrorists Love (And Can’t Get Enough Of) the RPG-7

Firearms Aug 17
The HIMARS launcher fires a rocket during a live-fire exercise in the Adazi Training Area, showcasing the precision and power of NATO's enhanced rapid deployment capabilities.

NATO and U.S. Army Break New Ground with High Mobility Artillery Rocket System Infiltration (HIRAIN) Operation

News Jul 17
'Mini Harop' loitering munition (Image source: IAI)

Mobilicom’s SkyHopper Pro Lite: Cybersecurity’s New Vanguard in Israeli Drone Warfare

Cyber Warfare Jun 02
Collaborative Combat Aircraft concept image (Image source: GA-ASI)

US Air Force Picks Anduril, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. to Forge Ahead with Collaborative Combat Aircraft

Technology Apr 26
Artist's rendering of FLRAA V-280 Valor helicopter (Image source: Bell Textron)

Virtual Warfare: CAE Defense and Security’s Bold Move in Shaping the Future of Military Training

Technology Jan 13
F/A-18E Super Hornet (Image source: DVIDS)

L3Harris Continues to Strengthen Electronic Warfare Capabilities for F/A-18 Aircraft

Aviation Nov 15
Let this be your crash course on civil wars. / SOFREP original art

The ABCs of Civil Wars: A Basic Guide for the Non-Historian

Military Jul 23
Retired Capt. Jerry Yellin, a former U.S. Army Air Corps fighter pilot, dangles in the parachute trainer during pre-flight orientation training Dec. 16, 2016, at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. Now 92, he enlisted two months after the bombing of Hickam Air Field and Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on his 18th birthday in February of 1942. After graduating from Luke Air Field as a fighter pilot in August 1943, he spent the remainder of the war flying P-40, P-47 Thunderbolt and P-51 Mustang combat missions in the Pacific with the 78th Fighter Squadron, known as the "Bushmasters." (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Mike Meares)

SOFREP Veteran Stories: ‘Once a Pilot, Always a Pilot’

War Stories Jun 16
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Joseph Zdorovets, a native of Philadelphia, Pa. and a rifleman with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, assaults an objective in a squad-level live-fire training event during Exercise Sea Breeze 21 in a nondisclosed location on July 3, 2021. Exercise Sea Breeze is an annual event that brings together military units from several countries, and within 2d Marine Expeditionary Force, to enhance their warfighting capabilities and build strong relationships. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline Parsons)

Combat Sandbox: Ukraine’s ‘MacGyver Army’Tests Western Weaponry

Ukraine Jan 11
An East-Coast based U.S. Navy SEAL (Sea, Air, and Land) climbs a caving ladder during visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) training on Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, July 16. Navy SEALs are the maritime component of U.S. Special Forces and are trained to conduct missions from sea, air, and land. (U.S. Navy Photograph by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class William S. Parker/Released)

Navy SEAL Training Pipeline Pathways

SOF Dec 29
President of the United States Joe Biden (Source: The White House/Wikimedia)

America is Back’ – The Joe Biden Legacy

Foreign Policy Dec 29
(U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Airman 1st Class Breanna Christopher Volkmar)

Linebacker of the Week: Airman 1st Class Joan Perez-Resendiz

Military Nov 29
A Type 89 AFV destroyed by fighting in Hawzen. (Source: Wikimedia/Yan Boechat/VOA)

African Union Can’t Broker Peace, Tigray War Continues for Two Years Now

News + Intel Oct 23
(Source: Vaughn Larson/DVIDS)

Wisconsin Air Guard Hall of Fame Welcomes Two ‘Game-changers’ to its List

North America Oct 14
(Source: Airman 1st Class Ricardo Sandoval/DVIDS)

RED FLAG Takes Off In Alaska

Air Force Oct 13
U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Omega Guzman senior watch supervisor for the Air Traffic Control Tower with the 36th Operation Support Squadron, receives the Linebacker of the Week Award from U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Paul R. Birch, 36th Wing commander, and U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Brian Smith, senior enlisted leader for the 36th Operations Group, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Sept. 28, 2022. (Source: Airman 1st Class Allison Martin/DVIDS)

Linebacker of the Week: Tech Sgt. Omega Guzman

North America Oct 12
U.S. Space Force Maj. Gen. Douglas A. Schiess, Combined Force Space Component Command commander, left, and Mrs. Debbie Schiess, address audience members during the General’s first All Call as CFSCC commander at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Aug. 30, 2022. (Source: Tech. Sgt. Luke Kitterman/DVIDS)

Q&A: Space Force’s CFSCC Welcomes New Command and Explores Their History

Space Force Oct 12
A firefighter with Camp Lejeune Fire and Emergency Services Division (FESD) oversees firefighters preparing to combat a rollover fire during a live fire training exercise held at the FESD training center on Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 27, 2022. The MCB Camp Lejeune FESD participated in various fire-safety activities during the month of October to promote National Fire Prevention Week 2022.This year’s theme is “fire won’t wait, plan your escape.” (U.S. Marine Corps photo Lance Cpl. Antonino Mazzamuto)

Fire Won’t Wait, Plan Your Escape!

Culture Oct 11