30 days past the deadline and with lives on the line, US military still has no budget

30 days past the deadline and with lives on the line, US military still has no budget

Nearly a full month into the new fiscal year, the Department of Defense continues to operate without an approved budget, limiting the Pentagon’s ability to manage contracts, and hindering maintenance and training initiatives needed to save lives. The longer the continuing resolution replaces a budget, the more damaging it is to DoD,” Pentagon spokesperson Dana […]

Mattis in Seoul: Use of nukes by NK ‘will be met by a massive military response’

Mattis in Seoul: Use of nukes by NK ‘will be met by a massive military response’

After attending the 49th annual Security Consultative Meeting with South Korean Minister of National Defense Song Young-moo in Seoul on Friday, American Secretary of Defense James Mattis spoke to the press about the most pressing threat in the region, North Korea. In his statements, Mattis drew a clear line in the sand in terms of […]

Mattis and Tillerson sent a warning to lawmakers pushing for a new war authorization

Mattis and Tillerson sent a warning to lawmakers pushing for a new war authorization

Top US national security officials have warned congressional Republicans and Democrats demanding a new war authorization that existing laws governing combat operations against terrorist groups are legally sufficient. And they say that repealing them prematurely could signal the United States is backing away from the fight.   Read the whole story from Business Insider. Featured […]

US Military bashes UK over potential cuts

US Military bashes UK over potential cuts

It’s not often that you hear your greatest ally bashing your money choices. But that’s exactly what British Ministry of Defence (MoD) officials heard from US military officers. “As the UK continues to diminish and as the Royal Marines, in particular, take a hit, I think that our view of what we will be able […]

Myanmar to repatriate Rohingya refugees after ‘textbook ethnic cleansing’

Myanmar to repatriate Rohingya refugees after ‘textbook ethnic cleansing’

The UN has called the atrocities committed in Rakhine State, Burma (Myanmar) “textbook ethnic cleansing.” It has since been responsible for the deaths of over 2,000 people and sent approximately 600,000 people fleeing for their lives to the neighboring country of Bangladesh. The country’s de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, has recently spoken toward […]

Catalonia: It’s started

Catalonia: It’s started

Catalonia—The situation is flaming up. In a pre-recorded Television address, Former Catalan President Carles Puigdemont called for “democratic opposition [to the] premeditated aggression” of the Central Government. He added that Catalans “know perfectly well that in a democracy it is parliaments that choose, or remove, presidents.” The address came in response to Madrid’s enforcement of […]

SOFREP talks PTSD and veteran suicide with the guys from ‘Thank You for Your Service’

SOFREP talks PTSD and veteran suicide with the guys from ‘Thank You for Your Service’

In the new movie, “Thank You for Your Service,” Adam Schumann (played by Miles Teller) struggles to cope with the rigors of returning to his old life while carrying the emotional burden of tragedy and guilt he picked up throughout a particularly difficult deployment to Afghanistan.  His two friends, Aieti and Waller, also find themselves […]

News Roundup: Navy SEALS under investigation in Special Forces murder, George Washington plaques too triggering for church, nude airsofter arrested with drugs/porn

News Roundup: Navy SEALS under investigation in Special Forces murder, George Washington plaques too triggering for church, nude airsofter arrested with drugs/porn

What happened here???: WASHINGTON — Navy criminal authorities are investigating whether two members of the Navy’s elite SEAL Team 6 strangled to death an Army Green Beret on assignment in Mali in June, military officials say. Staff Sgt. Logan J. Melgar, a 34-year-old veteran of two deployments to Afghanistan, was found dead on June 4 […]

Ukraine Conflict Report: Dzerzhynske, an in-depth look at the front line

Ukraine Conflict Report: Dzerzhynske, an in-depth look at the front line

 Ukraine Conflict: Dzerzhynske (Donetsk Oblast) Background:  The War in Donbass is an armed conflict in the Donbass region of Ukraine. From the beginning of March 2014, protests by pro-Russian and anti-government groups took place in the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts of Ukraine–together commonly known as the “Donbass,” in the aftermath of the 2014 Ukrainian revolution and the Euromaidan movement. These demonstrations, which followed the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation, were part […]

Jihadists behind 2015 Paris Attacks face justice

Jihadists behind 2015 Paris Attacks face justice

Brussels—Two terrorists behind the 2015 Paris attacks will face justice at last. Salah Abdeslam and his accomplice Sofiane Ayari will be transferred to the Belgian capital for their trial.  The trial will take place on December 18-21. They face charges of attempted manslaughter in a terrorist context and illegal arms possession. Abdeslam, who participated in […]

FBI’s undercover informant to testify regarding Russian nuclear scheme within the US

FBI’s undercover informant to testify regarding Russian nuclear scheme within the US

An undercover informant, who was under contract with Tenex, has been giving information to the FBI for around eight years now.  His efforts largely helped indict Vadim Mikerin’s illegal activities involving bribery and money laundering, and exposed the illicit dealings of Russia’s state-owned nuclear enterprise, Rosatom, within U.S. borders. This comes as controversy surrounds the […]

Germany: No more U-Boats

Germany: No more U-Boats

Germany, Eckernförde—No more U-boats for the German Navy. Following an accident off the coast of Norway, the Deutsche Marine won’t have an operational submarine at least until late 2018. The latest casualty, U-35, collided with a rock formation and damaged its propellers.  The vessel was practising drills before an international exercise scheduled to take place […]