Category: Military

As Israel and Iran trade missiles in the Middle East, Washington, D.C. braces for a politically charged military parade met with veteran-led protests and arrests, while 200 Marines are quietly deployed to Los Angeles in a historic and controversial mission to guard federal buildings amid growing unrest at home. Welcome to Saturday, June 14, 2025. This is your SOFREP Morning Brief.

Israel won the first round in this fight, now time will tell if Iran can regroup or if they’ll be taken down for the count in round two.

Our generals need to stop chasing headlines and start focusing on what matters—preparing our troops to win wars, not walk in parades.

Israel lit the night sky over Iran like the Vegas strip on fire, and now the whole region’s holding its breath, waiting to see who strikes the next match.

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On June 14, America’s stage splits in two: Trump rolls tanks down Pennsylvania Avenue for his birthday bash, while thousands from coast to coast march in protest, shouting ‘No Kings’ in a star-spangled standoff over patriotism and power.

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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.

Tom Greer didn’t need a battlefield to prove his valor—he showed it in quiet vigils, final embraces, and the promise kept in a dying brother’s trust.

Warships should be named for courage, not controversy—for heroes who earned honor in battle, not figures chosen to score political points.

When Washington grabs your state’s Guard without asking it’s about showing you who’s boss.

The A-1 Skyraider, a rugged and versatile workhorse of the skies, proved its mettle from the Korean War to the jungles of Vietnam, earning an indelible place in aviation history as the “flying dump truck” that could deliver devastating firepower and absorb substantial damage.