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I never knew the men who died on June 28th, 2005 as part of Operation Red Wings, but their loss still moved me greatly. At the time, it was the greatest one-day loss of life in the special operations community. It’s hard to fathom that was 17 years ago today.
A First Thursday marked an Air Force first; a female captain completed the three-month special tactics officer (STO) apprentice course, aka Combat Control School, and earned her scarlet beret. Unfortunately, SOFREP is not releasing the officer’s name due to operational security concerns. We can, however, note that her background is in cyber operations. Not Without […]
A Quiet Homecoming The first piece I wrote for SOFREP, way back on March 10th of this year, was about a Canadian Sniper that goes by the nickname of Wali. Wali went to Ukraine to put his considerable skills to use as part of the International Legion fighting against the Russians. Today, Wali is back […]
Don’t Go Below The Hard Deck We all find high-speed, low, altitude flying exhilarating to watch (if the box office that Top Gun: Maverick is doing is any indication). Still, the reality of the situation is that it is hazardous. The ground can be pretty unforgiving when traveling near Mach speeds. Oh, and for the […]
The FBI has raided three Churches in Georgia and Texas on suspicion that they are targeting service members and veterans to defrauding them out of their benefits and pay.
The Havana Syndrome is a lesson in keeping ahead of our adversaries in new and potentially lethal Directed Energy Weapons according to Sarah Adams, a Global Threat Intelligence Expert.
Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki called for the departure of the United States Armed Forces on the island amid rising anti-American militarization sentiments in the prefecture.
A Russian Mi-8 helicopter crossed into Estonia’s southeastern territory. Estonia and France respond with a surprise military drill to keep Russians at bay.
Russia has a bizarre graphic novel industry cranking out some the wildest stuff we’ve ever seen. An alternative universe where Hitler and Stalin join forces to defeat the Allies in WWII.(We they did begin the war as allies)
This new gun control bill is a hodge-podge of feel-good measures that take the heat off the politicians while doing very little to address the actual problem with school shootings.
Russian officials claim that the Ukrainians launched a drone attack on the Novoshakhtinsk oil refinery in Russia. Did they use a new kamikaze UAV in doing so?
We have recently learned of the death of photojournalist Maksym (Max) Levin. Who was murdered by Russian military forces after being captured.
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