Protests Turn Ugly as Ortega Kills 25 or More in Nicaragua

Ever since the Sandinistas first came to power, they’ve been trying to assert total control over their population. And now as President Daniel Ortega’s newest Social Security policies are blowing up in his face, the government is violently cracking down on any dissent, real or perceived. The riots that have taken place across Nicaragua have […]

Naval Academy Recommends Dismissing 3 Cadets For Illegal Drug Use

More problems for the United States’ military academies has popped into the news that the U.S. Naval Academy Superintendent is considering court-martial charges for one midshipman and dismissal for three others for illegal drug use. Two other midshipmen have already left the school voluntarily. The superintendent of the Naval Academy has recommended dis-enrolling three midshipmen […]

St. George and the Dragon, The Patron Saint of England

St. George was a Roman soldier of Greek origin and officer in the Guard of Roman emperor Diocletian, who was sentenced to death for refusing to recant his Christian faith.  He lived in Lydda, now present-day Lod in Israel between 256 – 303 A.D. As a Christian martyr and one of the most revered saints […]

Defense Department Honors Barbara Bush as a Military Advocate

Among the many people and organizations that remembered Barbara Bush after her passing, the Defense Department paid tribute today to the former first lady, who died April 17. She was 92. “Mrs. Bush had many roles with great significance to many people,” chief Pentagon spokesperson Dana W. White said in a news conference today. “To the military, […]

Win some great gear for great causes

Since the beginning of SOFREP.com, we’ve always been involved in giving back to the veteran community and others.  In just the past 12 months we assisted some 25 charities including the Red Circle Foundation, the Glen Doherty Foundation, the Spec Ops Warrior Foundation and the Raider Project just to name a few.  In keeping with […]

Bolton Wants to Build Arab Force in Syria to Replace the US

President Trump’s new national security adviser John Bolton and Secretary of State nominee Mike Pompeo are among those pushing to build a coalition of Arab military forces that could replace US troops in Syria and serve as a stabilizing force in the region once ISIS is defeated, according to official sources. While convincing nations like […]

Jacksonville City Inspector Posts Apology after Military Flag Flap

After a video confrontation between a Jacksonville, Florida city inspector and a customer in a local business went viral, a flap over the display of military flags became a national story. The Jacksonville city inspector apologized on social media Monday for a controversy that she sparked when she issued a warning citation to a business for flying […]

The FARC Is Exactly Who We Thought They Were

The government of Colombia faces a big crisis in the very fragile peace accord that they signed with the rebel left-wing FARC ( Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) in 2016. A former top commander of the FARC, who helped broker the peace deal has been arrested for drug trafficking and a breakaway group kidnapped and […]

R.Lee Ermey, “The Gunny” From Full Metal Jacket Passes Away at 74

To a generation of action film fans, R. Lee Ermey will always be known as “The Gunny” from his role in Full Metal Jacket. Ermey was a real-life Marine Drill Instructor and later parlayed his role into a weekly show “Mail Call” on the History Channel. Ermey died on Sunday, due to complications from pneumonia. […]

The World’s Holocaust Remembrance Day, “Never Again”

On April 12, the world remembers the millions who died in the Holocaust during World War II at the hands of the Nazis and their sympathizers. In the state of Israel, it is known as Yom HaShoah and in English as Holocaust Remembrance Day, where it is observed as Israel’s day of commemoration for the […]

Military Planning for Syria, Undone by the President’s Tweets?

The President once again was tweeting wildly after the chemical attack in Syria, and was hinting at a military strike operation being planned, and possibly spelled out a decision timetable while pointing out the weapons the U.S. may employ. “Get ready Russia, because they will be coming, nice and new and ‘smart!’” he tweeted on […]

Nadia Schadlow, Deputy National Security Adviser Resigns

In another move in the big changes within the President’s National Security office, Nadia Schadlow, the US deputy national security adviser for strategy, has resigned and will leave her position at the end of the month, officials have reported. Schadlow is the third senior national security official to resign or be pushed out in the […]