One Million Casualties Later: The War Putin Can’t Afford to Lose
As the steppe turns to mud and the skies to low cloud, Russia trades men for meters while Ukraine adapts, holds its hubs, and waits for the freeze.
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The Jukebox: A Wurlitzer of War Stories Lives in a Fayetteville Dive Bar
In McGarvey’s, the jukebox glowed like a field altar, each slot a dog tag on a guitar string, and Marcus realized the living keep the dead in tune.
The Bolduc Brief: Sovereignty in Jeopardy – How MAGA Would React to Qatari Troops on U.S. Soil if President Joe Biden Had Recommended It
Planting Qatar’s air force on American soil trades away sovereignty, injects needless risk into our bases, and tells taxpayers their security comes behind a partner with a checkered record.
Morning Brief: Trump to Pay Troops, Pakistani Soldiers Killed in Overnight Border Operation, Hamas Ready to Release 20 Living Hostages
As the Durand Line crackles with Kabul claiming 58 Pakistani dead and Gaza braces for a 20 hostages handover by nightfall, Trump orders the Pentagon to tap R and D cash so U.S. troops still get paid while Washington’s shutdown grinds on. Welcome to Sunday, October 12th, 2025. This is your SOFREP Morning Brief.
Evening Brief: Tennessee Blast Rocks a Community, Israel Strikes Southern Lebanon, Melania Trump Works With Putin
From a Tennessee explosives plant ripped apart at dawn to Israeli jets smashing Hezbollah’s toolbox in the south and Melania Trump prying open a Kremlin backchannel to send abducted Ukrainian children home, the week showed how force, risk, and quiet leverage tug the same frayed world. It’s Saturday October 11th, 2025. This is your SOFREP Evening Report.
Qatar’s Fighter Pilots Are Headed For Idaho. Here’s What That Means.
Putting a Qatari fighter school in Idaho feels like parking a lit cigar in a powder magazine and trusting the wind to behave.
Mastering Your Fear is the Navy SEAL Way
I didn’t teach Kamal to swim; I taught him to harness fear until it pulled him across ten feet of water like a tide he commanded.
SOFREP Saturday Cartoon: Hell Hath Frozen Over in Gaza
When devils start pricing snow tires and pitchforks double as ski poles, you know the ceasefire paperwork is real enough to fog a mirror, even if the lava in the background stays at a slow simmer.
Clear as Mud: Israeli-Palestine Ceasefire Is in Effect – For Now
Amid a fragile ceasefire and aid stacked at the gates, Mansour spoke at length yet never said whether Hamas will disarm, the only answer that could turn a pause into peace.
Morning Brief: Gaza Ceasefire in Effect, North Korea Shows Off New Hypersonic Weapon, India Deepens Ties With Taliban
From Gaza’s fragile 72 hour hostage clock to Pyongyang’s Hwasong 20 flex with hypersonic glide talk to India planting a full embassy in Kabul, the week reads like a field manual on pressure, posture, and positioning. You made it to Saturday, October 11th, 2025. Here is your SOFREP Morning Brief.
Evening Brief: Explosion at Tennessee Military Plant, Venezuela’s María Corina Machado Wins Nobel Peace Prize, Gaza Ceasefire Takes Hold
Tennessee blast kills 19, Gaza truce holds, Congress moves to end Iraq War. Here’s what’s making headlines this Friday evening.
Life Aboard a Submarine: The Challenges and Camaraderie of Submariners
In the ocean’s depths, a remarkable brotherhood thrives. Submariners conquer challenges, forge bonds, and defy the abyss, all while encased within tons of steel.
