Delta Air Lines announces stricter policy to combat fake service animals

Delta Air Lines has announced a new policy that requires people with service animals to provide proper documentation, proving that their animals are both healthy and trained, enabling them to fly. This must be provided 48 hours before the scheduled flight’s departure. Delta has said that two-thirds of the alleged service animals on their flights are […]

At home readiness: The flu is widespread in 49 states. Here’s how to keep from getting it

Within America’s military, there is a never-ending emphasis on force readiness, which many associate with important things like equipment maintenance, training for personnel, and of course, the continued development of new, more advanced weapons platforms. However, from a logistical side, “readiness” means much more than ensuring our troops have the right gear and are trained […]

US Army Apache crashes in California, pilot and co-pilot killed

Two soldiers were killed early Saturday morning when their AH-64 Apache helicopter went down during pre-deployment training operations at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, California. The helicopter reportedly crashed at around 1:00 A.M. local time, though no further details into what may have caused the incident have been released. The pilot and co-pilot […]

SpaceX and NASA seem to suggest the secretive Zuma mission may not have failed after all

SpaceX’s January 7th launch of a Falcon 9 rocket carrying a classified government payload estimated to cost in the neighborhood of one billion dollars was reported a failure by unnamed government officials at the time, but what really happened to the mission, named “Zuma,” remains a mystery lawmakers sought to resolve on Wednesday. The Zuma […]

The VA skeptically considers using blockchain technology to their advantage

If you’ve heard of the word “blockchain,” you’ve probably heard it in conjunction with terms like bitcoin, cryptocurrency, ethereum, altcoins, miners, ledgers, hashrates — the list goes on. There seems to be a hazy world of investments and markets out there that, somehow, people are making insane amounts of money off of, but many don’t […]

Lockheed Martin VP suggests they may already have an operational SR-72 prototype

Last week, SOFREP reported on Boeing joining the competition to field a worthy successor to the legendary SR-71 Blackbird, a Mach 3-capable military reconnaissance aircraft that saw its last operational flight in 1999. Lockheed Martin and Boeing have both expressed their intent to build a hypersonic capable aircraft that could carry the moniker “SR-72,” and […]

BREAKING: Marine killed in stabbing on Camp Pendleton’s School of Infantry – West

A United States Marine was stabbed to death at approximately 8 a.m Tuesday morning on Camp Pendleton, CA. The other Marine who stabbed him is currently in custody. NCIS is undoubtedly taking charge of the investigation, but has not yet released a statement to the press. Reports indicate that the stabbing happened during a fight between […]

Real Army Ranger falsely accused of stolen valor: Paul Lozier

Former Army Ranger Paul Lozier was accused by an online blog last week of lying about him being a Ranger. The accusation was spurred during a political argument on Facebook, when the owner of the blog that seeks out those who claim stolen valor posted about Lozier, publicly calling him a fraud. After presenting his […]

Devin Nunes is under mounting pressure to release the transcript of a House Intel interview with Fusion GPS

Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee want its Republican chairman, Devin Nunes, to release the transcript of the panel’s interview with Fusion GPS cofounder Glenn Simpson. Fusion GPS wants the transcript released, too. The House Democrats can’t distribute the transcript unilaterally, like the Senate Judiciary Democrats did, because the House committee’s rules require Republicans’ consent. […]

IPAWS: How the alert system works (or is supposed to work)

America’s attention was suddenly shifted toward Hawaii on Saturday, as alerts were sent out warning of a “ballistic missile threat inbound to Hawaii.” The text message claimed that it was not a drill. Since then, authorities have claimed that this was a mistake — not the actions of a foreign government or “hackers,” simply human […]