Category: Military

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.

USS New Orleans fire, Microsoft protests, Russia hits Ukraine. It’s Thursday, August 21, 2025. This is your SOFREP Morning Brief.

Merlin’s AI autonomy takes flight: from C-130Js to KC-135s, the US military bets on aircraft-agnostic tech for the future.

I succeeded in Professional Military Education by treating it as an opportunity and a responsibility—checking my ego, preparing before day one, doing the reading, organizing relentlessly, and using every spare minute to learn for the soldiers who would depend on me.

Between Hamas’s butchery, Israel’s grinding war, and a fog of propaganda that makes truth provisional, Gaza is where civilians are crushed while Washington looks away.

From wielding a guitar in the heart of Seattle’s grunge movement to bearing arms as a Green Beret, Jason Mark Everman’s journey is a vivid testament to the transformative power of resilience and ambition.

Start your Friday with SOFREP’s Morning Brief, bringing you the latest in defense and global affairs for August 15, 2025.

Friday’s Trump-Putin summit in Alaska isn’t a breakthrough—it’s Moscow running the same stalling play it’s used since 2014, buying time while pressing its summer offensive.

Trump-Putin summit looms as crises flare in Gaza, Sudan, Haiti, and the South China Sea. Here’s your Wednesday evening world snapshot.