Book Review: ARISEN Operators 1, Fall of the Third Temple
Yaël Sion does not survive the apocalypse by hoping harder; she survives it the way a cutting tool survives steel, by biting down and refusing to let go.
Entertainment
As I Walk Through the Valley of Death, I Shall Freak No Evil: Pin-Up 2.0
War has always had a myth side, and today’s “tactical glam” pin-up imagery sells that fantasy with real kit and lethal swagger, drawing civilians in while vets instinctively spot the gaps between the poster and the patrol.
America First vs. Neoconservatism: Two Ways to Swing the Big Stick
Breaking down how neoconservatism and America First both demand a dominant U.S. military, but one aims to shape the world while the other uses power to secure direct benefits for Americans.
Delta Force Vet Answers the Age Old Question: Special Forces vs Rangers, Who’s Better?
Read the entertaining account of a former Delta Force member describing the interaction between the two elite units.
SOFREP Cartoon: U.S. Southern Command’s Pirate Upgrade
SOUTHCOM’s Pirate Upgrade. The mission is sus, but the fit is fire!
From Medal of Honor to Mandatory Safety Briefs: The True Story of Pvt. Joe Snuffy
A tired old NCO, explaining that Pvt. Joe Snuffy is both a real-deal WWII Medal of Honor badass and the eternal, cross-branch screwup whose chaos fuels every safety brief, empowers the E-4 Mafia, and keeps NCOs living on Motrin, Tums, and pure frustration.
SOFREP Cartoon: The Japan Factor Beijing Can’t Ignore
Japan’s commitments to Taiwan may stay deliberately foggy, but every new missile battery on the Ryukyus and every long-range purchase order in Tokyo forces Beijing to price Japan into the opening moves, because the “Taiwan problem” stops looking like a solo raid and starts reading like an alliance-triggered brawl.
Portable Morale: How Pin-Ups Went to War
Pin-up art did not start in WWII, but the war turned it into a morale weapon. From magazine centerfolds to bomber noses, these images reminded troops what “home” looked like, gave crews unit identity, and rode shotgun as lucky charms. The women in the pictures and the women painting them were part of the wartime machine.
Battlefield Brothers and Broken Trust: When Forgiveness Is Just Surrender
Forgiveness without accountability isn’t grace at all; it’s the quiet surrender of your dignity to someone who never earned the right to receive it.
SOFREP Cartoon: Europe Tries Peace Talks While History Reaches For Its Rifle
Europe keeps checking the diplomatic weather report while the artillery writes its own deadly forecast on the map.
Broken Compass: The Navy SEAL Sniper Who Vanished in Afghanistan
War wasn’t good versus evil anymore; it was a cash-flow problem with a body count, and the only ones who still believed in clean lines were the ones most likely to get erased.
SOFREP Cartoon: When Open Borders Meet Cold Steel
A warm room, a cold blade, and a pair of elites too wrapped in their own comfort to notice the danger already polishing their silver.
