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We wrote about former two-time deputy to James Mattis, retired Navy Vice Admiral (SEAL) Robert S. Harward, here on SOFREP back in early February. At the time, this author and others assumed that Harward might be tapped for a position within Secretary of Defense Mattis’ Pentagon, as an undersecretary of defense perhaps. It seems instead that […]
The old Cold War games are still being played. There is always something going on. I thought the Cold War was well and truly over; but in truth it’s probably just not as far up the agenda nowadays, so you don’t hear as much. But believe me when I say that everyone is still just […]
Earlier today, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer briefly discussed the resignation of Lt. Gen (ret.) Michael Flynn as the National Security Advisor. He stated that President Trump asked Flynn for his resignation not because of any criminal wrongdoing but because of lack of trust. Nothing General Flynn did was a "violation of any sort," it came […]
“First of all, 72 individuals, according to the Center for Immigration Studies, have been implicated in terroristic activity in the United States who hail from those seven nations, point one.” — White House senior policy adviser Stephen Miller, interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Feb. 12, 2017 “We know there’s at least several dozen, perhaps […]
The Senate on Monday easily confirmed physician David Shulkin to be secretary of Veterans Affairs, charged with delivering on President Donald Trump’s campaign promises to fix long-standing problems at the department. Senators voted 100-0 to approve the former Obama administration official, who was the VA’s top health official since 2015, in a rare show of […]
The resignation of Lieutenant General (ret.) Michael Flynn was just announced this evening following the controversy of his communications with Russian Ambassador Sergei Kislyak regarding sanctions prior to President Trump taking office. Concern was raised after the Department of Justice and members of the intelligence community were concerned VP Pence was misled by Flynn and it could make Flynn […]
North Korea conducted their first ballistic missile test of 2017 on Sunday, firing what experts believe was an IRBM (intermediate-range ballistic missile) into the Sea of Japan. The missile flew just over three hundred miles before crashing into the waterway that bears the name of the nation many believe Kim Jong Un had in mind […]
White House national security adviser Michael Flynn is under increasing political pressure and risks losing the confidence of some colleagues following reports that he misled senior administration officials about his discussion of sanctions with a Russian envoy shortly before President Trump took office. As White House aides scramble to get their stories straight about the […]
The new administration has many around the world concerned. Here, domestically, critics and supporters both might have a hard time defining POTUS Trump’s foreign policy goals outside of defeating ISIS. From a recent call with China and a pledge to adopt the “one China” policy after a call to Taiwan, to a bargaining with Russia, we’re […]
Reports are circulating that almost two thirds of the Navy’s strike fighter aircraft cannot fly due to lack of maintenance and a shortage of spare parts. The Navy says the reason is declining budgets and Congress not passing them on time, instead relying on continuing resolutions to fund the government. The budget issue is also […]
In a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, President Donald Trump reaffirmed the United States’ commitment to the security and defense of Japan. President Trump has been critical in the past of the expense associated with maintaining military forces in Japan as well as South Korea, but both the president and his Defense Secretary, […]
General John W. Nicholson Jr, commander of the American-led international military force in Afghanistan, told Congress on Thursday that he believes the ongoing fight against the Taliban in Afghanistan to be at a “stale mate.” In order to effectively train and advise the Afghan military, Nicholson believes a surge of thousands more international fighters is […]
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