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Annapolis is trading polished tradition for combat grit as a decorated Marine aviator takes the helm, marking a historic first and a sharp turn toward warfighting focus.

In thirty-six years of military service, I’ve seen my share of bad ideas—but turning our bases into detention centers ranks high on the list of the most misguided.

Three experienced bomb squad deputies lost their lives doing the dangerous work they were trained for—a dark reminder that even in controlled environments, the margin for error in this business is razor-thin.

Texas just told the feds and city slickers alike to keep their hands — and their gift cards — off our firearms, because liberty doesn’t come with a store credit receipt.

Anthony Tata brings a Bronze Star in one hand and a social media rap sheet in the other, stepping into the Pentagon like a man who’s equally ready to brief Congress or torch it on cable news.

They don’t wear capes or campaign ribbons, but if the apocalypse ever takes a wrong turn, these guys are the last line between your backyard and a mushroom cloud.

Citizenship, to me, isn’t defined by bloodlines but by a lifetime of duty—to God, family, and country—just as my grandfather and great-grandfather once lived it.

America’s not broken—it’s running 2025 problems on 1776 software, and the system crash was long overdue.

As U.S. troops recover flood victims in Texas, Russia cozies up to North Korea with nuclear winks, and the PKK drops its guns after 40 years, one thing’s clear—conflict’s shifting, but the uniforms never really leave the picture. Welcome to SOFREP’s Evening Brief for Saturday, July 12, 2025.

Pete Hegseth just kicked the Pentagon’s red tape into a shallow grave and basically told America’s warfighters: “Get drones, get lethal, and get moving.”

Rear Admiral Donnelly spent decades landing jets on a postage stamp in the middle of the ocean, only to get shot down by a sailor in eyeliner and a high heels.

In a move that smells more like a bureaucratic slap on the wrist than true accountability, the Secret Service sidelined six agents after a would-be assassin nearly turned Butler, Pennsylvania into Dealey Plaza 2.0.