Morning Brief: US Launches Operation Southern Spear, Coast Guard Monitors Russian Spy Ship Near Hawaii
US launches Operation South Spear as global tensions flare from Kyiv to the Gulf. Here’s your Friday morning rundown, November 14, 2025.
Military
Delta Force Hostage Rescue: Saving the Final Five
Amidst the chaos and carnage, I couldn’t help but marvel at the sheer audacity of these men—pilots who crawled from the wreckage, dusted themselves off, and pressed forward as if crashing a helicopter was just another Tuesday.
Evening Brief: US Launches 20th Strike on Alleged Drug Boat in Caribbean, NATO Launches Baltic Sea Anti-Submarine Exercise
US expands “narco-terror” strikes, faces UN pushback on Gaza, and NATO drills begin. Here’s what’s making headlines this Thursday evening.
The SECRET to Navy SEAL Training
Graduating from BUD/S demands nothing less than unyielding mental toughness and the refusal to quit, no matter how brutal the training gets.
USS Gerald R. Ford Rolls Into SOUTHCOM — and Nobody’s Pretending This Is Just About Panga Boats
Parked off Venezuela like a steel cathedral, the Ford isn’t here to chase panga boats — it’s a billion-dollar warning flare meant to make someone, somewhere, think very hard about what happens next.
The Best-Armed Pilots: French Special Forces Aviation
From the shadow of the Pyrénées at Pau to the hottest trouble spots across the globe, the blue-bereted aircrews of the 4e RHFS—laden with Glock-17s, MP7s clipped to their vests, compact APC556 carbines at hand and retractable 20mm door cannons ready to bloom—never board a helicopter without the firepower, training and cold resolve to turn any arrival into an instant advantage.
Sudan: Women Bear the Brunt as Darfur’s Crisis Reaches Breaking Point
In Darfur — where al-Fashir’s fall has tightened the RSF’s chokehold — women are being hunted, starved, and silenced as systematic rape and engineered famine are wielded as weapons while the world looks away.
What Veterans Day Means to Me: Echoes of the Greatest Generation
On Veterans Day I carry my grandfathers’ quiet courage with me—a reminder that the Greatest Generation’s faith in duty, sacrifice and simple decency is not a relic of the past but a living call we must answer every day.
The Jukebox: Psychological Operations (PSYOP) and The Dogman
Some people spend their lives chasing ghosts; I just needed to hear one more song to realize mine had been singing to me all along.
SOFREP Remembers: From the Greatest Generation to Today – Honoring Our Veterans
Today we give credit where it’s earned — to every veteran who stood the line, bore the burden, and kept our nation free; thank you for your service. Job well done.
Morning Brief: Trump Threatens Suit Over BBC Film, Houthis Signal End to Red Sea Attacks, India Probes Red Fort Blast as Terror Act
Trump sues BBC, Congress nears shutdown deal, blasts rock Pakistan and India. Here’s your Tuesday Morning Brief rundown, November 11, 2025.
Evening Brief: US Strikes Two Alleged Drug Boats in Pacific, Marine Corps Marks 250th Birthday, Pakistan Kills 20 Taliban in Border Raids
US strikes kill six in new anti-cartel push, Marines mark 250 years, Gaza truce holds. Here’s what’s making headlines this Monday evening.
