World War II Ace Flies 100th Plane at Age 95!
Laird is the only known pilot to shoot down German and Japanese planes during World War II.
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Laird is the only known pilot to shoot down German and Japanese planes during World War II.
Lawyers filed a $1 billion lawsuit against Facebook Inc., alleging it allowed the Palestinian militant Hamas group to use the platform to plot attacks that killed four Americans and wounded one in Israel, the West Bank and Jerusalem. “Facebook has knowingly provided material support and resources to Hamas in the form of Facebook’s online social […]
Our police officers are under siege: DALLAS — He served his country overseas. Then he came home, became radicalized, and turned into a mass murderer. Micah Johnson, 25, of Mesquite, Texas, was identified by police as the sniper who shot 12 people during a Black Lives Matter protest in downtown Dallas on Thursday night. By […]
A source told SOFREP and thearmsguide.com that when Dallas SWAT made entry after the detonation of the explosive device, they encountered a Saiga AK-74 style semiautomatic rifle on the floor among the rubble. The weapon reportedly had a 30 round magazine, single point sling, Magpul folding stock, and a rail system with a red dot […]
SOFREP recently received new information from two separate law enforcement sources, close to the Dallas shooting, that said the shooter allegedly used a Saiga AK-74.
After a slew of misreporting on the identity of the shooter who was responsible for taking the lives of five police officers in Dallas last night, we finally know that it was Texas native Micah X. Johnson. Ever since the shooting first began, major social media outlets have been reporting that “a sniper” was firing […]
Editors note: Unfortunately, initial reports are usually wrong, and in this case it appears that this might be true. SOFREP just received information from separate sources that have identified the weapon used by Micah X. Johnson as a Saiga AK74. Click HERE to read the new article.- Desiree Huitt Initial reports from Dallas described multiple snipers […]
When a bad guy starts shooting and they are wearing body armor, that makes the job of eliminating the threat that much tougher. Typically the only option here is a head shot.
“The Field of Fight” provides a great perspective on the struggle against the growing radical Islamic terrorist threat facing the U.S. and the world.
For the individual team member there is the challenge of passing Pre-SCUBA, the Combat Diver course at Key West, and then maintaining your physical fitness and swim skills to pass a dive re-qualification once or twice a year.
Are we now, then, witnessing your teenage years, America? Is that why we find ourselves in this state of national angst? Is this your adolescent period, during which you “find yourself?”
That violence became almost a character in the book, and I felt the only way to do it right was by portraying every gritty detail. I wanted everything to be visceral and honest.