Combined U.S. and Mexican raid on Sinaloa cartel results in arrest of 24

(CNN) A cross-border raid by U.S. and Mexican law enforcement officials resulted in the arrest of 24 Sinaloa cartel members, authorities said. The sting occurred Friday around the Arizona border with Mexico, local media reported. It also netted “assault-type weapons” and hundreds of pounds of narcotics, said spokeswoman Gillian M. Christensen of the U.S. Immigration […]

US launches test long-range defense missile

A missile defense rocket has been successfully test-launched from a military base in Central California. Authorities say a long-range interceptor blasted off Thursday from Vandenberg Air Force Base. The launch was testing thrusters on the Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle, which is designed to crash into enemy missiles and destroy them. Officials say a target representing a […]

Feds order Bay area sheriff to turn in military surplus equipment, weapons

NEW PORT RICHEY (FOX 13) – Pasco County Sheriff Chris Nocco said he hopes the federal government will give a second thought to ordering police agencies return some surplus military equipment given out under a long-standing Department of Defense program. The Pasco County Sheriff’s Office says it returned 159 assault rifles after the order. The […]

FBI releases footage of Oregon occupier’s shooting

The FBI released a new video late Thursday showing one of the men who has been occupying an Oregon wildlife refuge reach for his jacket pocket before he was shot and killed by police. The footage from an FBI surveillance plane was taken after Robert “LaVoy” Finicum sped away from a traffic stop where the […]

FBI releases data that affected Air Force decision to allow personal firearms carry

The FBI has released data on active shooters that in-part led to the Air Force’s recent decision to allow servicemembers to carry weapons. Of the findings in the report, strong evidence exists that a high percentage of the active shooter situations were ended by citizens who engaged the shooter. Over 40% of the shootings that […]

DHS unable to account for hundreds of badges, guns, phones

Hundreds of badges, credentials, cell phones and guns belonging to Department of Homeland Security employees have been lost or stolen in recent years — raising serious security concerns about the potential damage these missing items could do in the wrong hands. Inventory reports, obtained by the news site Complete Colorado and shared with FoxNews.com, show that over […]

Mexican State Militarization – A Way of Life for Many

REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — The daily landscape in Mexican border cities has changed in recent years. A decade after the war on drugs started in Mexico, the militarization is total. Life has changed in the communities in the northern part of the country. Gradually in Mexico, particularly in the states with the most cartel activity became militarized. […]

Breaking Alert: Potential Active Shooter at San Diego, CA Naval Hospital

SA potential active shooter scenario at a San Diego, CA Naval hospital. Initial reports are that the shooting occurred in building #26 which appears (from the map below) to be the security, pass and decal building. SOFREP will provide more details as this develops, meanwhile for active social media updates mouse over and scroll down for […]