Army

When the Typhon system rolled into the Philippines—it showed up with the parking brake off, missiles loaded, and a clear view of downtown Shanghai.

Roy Benavidez wasn’t awarded the Medal of Honor because he was fearless—he earned it because he was wounded, outgunned, and still chose to charge straight into hell to bring his brothers home.

Twenty years later, Operation Red Wings isn’t some sanitized tale of heroism—it’s a gut-punch reminder that war is messy, men are mortal, and sacrifice doesn’t come with a soundtrack.

Beneath the corrugated shadows of the Taji Market, where farmers and fanatics shared the same dust, we moved—alert, measured, and unwilling to let the chaos define us.

When the mission calls for shutting down a nuclear nightmare before it starts, the Army’s Nuclear Disablement Teams are the specialized warfighters slipping in through the back door with brains, guts, guns, and a Geiger counter.

When it comes to leading the most elite warriors in America’s arsenal, Command Sgt. Maj. Andrew Krogman is doing more than stepping up—he’s been preparing for this position his entire career.

Established on June 19, 1952 under the leadership of Colonel Aaron Bank, the 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) marked the beginning of the Green Berets’ distinguished service.

Under Saddam, theft wasn’t a crime—it was the national business model, sanctified by fear, filmed for posterity, and sold back to the people like a bad memory on repeat.

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Dustin K. Wright didn’t die in combat, but in the unforgiving crucible of preparation—where the Army sharpens its blade and sometimes bleeds in the process.

Turning the Army’s 250th birthday into a $45 million political pageant insults the very soldiers it should be honoring—reducing centuries of sacrifice to a hollow campaign backdrop.

On a day when Iran threatens to choke off the world’s oil supply, DC rolls out tanks for a $45 million parade, a Marine vet congressman tells the Secretary of Defense to take a hike, and a fake cop guns down Minnesota lawmakers in cold blood—America feels less like it’s celebrating 250 years and more like it’s holding the line on chaos. Welcome to SOFREP’s Evening Brief for Saturday, June 14, 2025.

President Trump turned what should have been a unifying tribute to our Army’s 250th birthday into a partisan spectacle that disrespected the troops and dishonored the very Constitution they swear to defend.