Special Forces officer convicted for sexual and physical abuse, others go unpunished

Special Forces officer convicted for sexual and physical abuse, others go unpunished

NEWSREP reported last year on a sexual blackmail network in 7th Special Forces Group which entangled a number of senior officers and non-commissioned officers, all the way up to the then-Command Sergeant Major (CSM) of 1st Special Forces Command. “Dick Pic Six: The 7th Special Forces Group sex and blackmail network” detailed how 7th Group […]

Remembering Dr. Strangelove’s premieres in 1964: A Film Comedy Classic

Remembering Dr. Strangelove’s premieres in 1964: A Film Comedy Classic

On this date in 1964, the fabulously satirical and hilarious “Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stopped Worrying and Love the Bomb” opened in theaters across the United States. Stanley Kubrick directed the film and it starred Peter Sellers who played three distinct roles. It was adapted from Peter George’s novel “Red Alert”. Originally […]

Why Navy pilots hate The KC-135

Why Navy pilots hate The KC-135

Depending on who you ask, the response to uttering the words “Iron Maiden” bring about very different emotions. Ask any fan of rock music and chances are the reaction is the sign of the horns. Ask any Naval Aviator, however, and the response is almost certainly dread. The trouble starts seemingly as a result of […]

Is the US government lying about being behind Russia and China in hypersonic technology?

Is the US government lying about being behind Russia and China in hypersonic technology?

Hypersonic platforms, or aircraft and weapons that can travel at speeds in excess of Mach 5, have become a significant concern for the American defense apparatus over the past year or so. With the recent revelation that both China and Russia are quickly moving toward deploying operational hypersonic missile platforms, the U.S. has been forced […]

Two key lessons I learned from Special Air Service selection

Two key lessons I learned from Special Air Service selection

It’s fair to say that service with Special Forces changes a person and that the process of profound change commences on the selection course. Reflecting on the selection course that I underwent more than a decade ago, I can see that it was a pivotal point in my life both personally and professionally. I entered the Australian […]

China claims their hypersonic missiles could take out US carriers, and they’re probably right

China claims their hypersonic missiles could take out US carriers, and they’re probably right

In the latest bit of tit-for-tat aggression between China and the United States pertaining to China’s contested claims of sovereignty over the entire South China Sea, Chinese government-owned outlets have released a flurry of stories positing that China could sink America’s supercarriers by firing at them with a flurry of hypersonic DF-17 anti-ship missiles. Although […]

Israeli Special Forces to teach Ukrainian Special Forces how to combat Russia

Israeli Special Forces to teach Ukrainian Special Forces how to combat Russia

Having worked as a trainer and adviser to the Ukrainian military since 2015, I have seen over the years a noticeable difference in the training, equipment, and the general modernization of the Ukrainian military. Today Ukraine seeks to further enhance its military capabilities by sending its special forces to the Israel Military Industries Academy for […]

New images surface of Russia’s new stealthy combat drone—and it doesn’t look very stealthy at all

New images surface of Russia’s new stealthy combat drone—and it doesn’t look very stealthy at all

Last July, a single grainy image of Russia’s long-anticipated Okhotnik (Hunter) unmanned combat aerial vehicle hit the web, prompting a flurry of headlines speculating about the 20-ton drone’s potential as a low-observability platform that could offer the Russian military greater deep-penetration capabilities with their legacy bombers. To give an arguably overly simplistic explanation of why […]