Border Patrol detains firefighters, Trump eyes Guard in cities, Russia strikes Kyiv. Welcome to your SOFREP Morning Brief for Friday, August 29, 2025.
Chuck was the kind of man who’d tell you he was a nice guy, and damn if he didn’t prove it every time, right up until the day the universe decided it was done with him.
A Ukrainian Yak-52—once a humble trainer—now screams low over Kherson with a rear-seat gunner and a shotgun, turning the sky into a drone-killing skeet range.
The Secretary of the Navy is trading PowerPoint for prototypes—standing up a Naval Rapid Capabilities office to push real kit to sailors in months, while shuttering the slow-roll shops that couldn’t keep pace.
In the hands of a well-trained crew the M252 81mm mortar is a whispering killer that can rain fire nearly six kilometers away with steady, deadly grace.
Trump expands Guard role, Navy shake-up, record drug bust, Ukraine talks. Welcome to your SOFREP Morning Brief for Tuesday, August 26, 2025.
Call it what it is: a hard-earned border ribbon for the troops who kept the line tight while everyone else argued on TV.
Pentagon kills JCIDS, betting speed over red tape—can faster weapons fielding outpace China without losing joint force rigor?
From Washington in flames to clashes in Lorraine and the Solomons, August 24 marks turning points that reshaped wars across history.
Donald McPherson, WWII hero and last US ace pilot, dies at 103, remembered for valor in combat and devotion to faith, family, and community.
Defense Sec. Hegseth fires DIA chief Kruse, Navy Reserve leader, and SEAL commander amid wider Trump-era military shakeups.
Nat Geo’s Top Guns: The Next Generation takes you inside Navy fighter pilot training, where every flight could make or break a career.
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