The Bolduc Brief: The Importance of Community Policing
Real security starts on the front porch, not a distant headquarters—when officers belong to the neighborhood, trust, accountability, and safer streets follow.
Law Enforcement
Trump to Bring National Guard Troops to D.C.: What He Can Do, What Comes Next
Trump didn’t summon an army of occupation; he pulled a field-expedient tourniquet—the D.C. Guard—to cinch the capital’s bleeding edges and keep the streets from turning into a fracture line.
Fort Bliss Soldier Arrested in Alleged Plot to Pass Abrams Tank Secrets to Russia
A 22-year-old tank crewman with a top-secret clearance allegedly tried to trade America’s most guarded armor secrets for a Russian passport, proving the deadliest threats can come from within.
What We Know About the Fort Stewart Shooting
It wasn’t enemy fire that dropped five soldiers to the ground—it was a supply sergeant with a sidearm and a grudge no one saw coming.
Chicago’s River North Rattled by Drive-By Massacre
What started as a night of beats and bottle service ended in blood and ballistic trauma, another savage entry in Chicago’s grim summer playlist.
Evening Brief: Minnesota Lawmaker Assassinated, Military Parade Facts, Hegseth Scolded by California Dem
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.
Army Black Hawk Pilot Found Dead in Honduras: Investigation Ongoing
In the span of a few haunted hours in Honduras, First Lieutenant Marciano Parisano went from a promising young Black Hawk pilot to a name etched into Army CID’s most urgent case files—and someone out there knows why.
Trump’s Federalization of California’s National Guard and Its Legal Quagmire
When Washington grabs your state’s Guard without asking it’s about showing you who’s boss.
700 Marines Mobilized as California’s Streets Become the Nation’s Front Line
When the Pentagon starts shipping out a battalion of ticked-off Marines from 29 Palms to police protests in Los Angeles, you know the federal government’s not sending a message—they’re sending a warning.
Retired Admiral Burke Found Guilty of Bribery Charges
From submarine depths to courtroom shame, Admiral Burke’s fall proves that even a four-star can drown in a kiddie pool of greed and bad decisions.
Air Force Colonel Court-Martialed For Affair With Enlisted Woman
Colonel Christopher Meeker’s downfall is a textbook example of what happens when personal desire collides with military discipline—and the UCMJ doesn’t blink.
Former ATF Agent and Counterterrorism Explosives Expert Looks Back at the Oklahoma City Bombing 30 Years Later
What stays with me most isn’t just the devastation we sifted through by hand, but the faces of those who showed up every day—bloodied, exhausted, unflinching—determined to do right by the dead.
