Kuwait

Catch up with SOFREP’s Morning Brief for Thursday, May 1, 2025, covering the latest in defense and global affairs.

The US recently approved a $1B deal to help Kuwait strengthen its military infrastructure. Here’s how it impacts security in the Gulf.

Soldiers about to take to the sky in a C-17 Globemaster III out of Kuwait.

The US Army 202nd Ordnance Company carries out a controlled detonation at the Udairi Range at Camp Buehring, Kuwait.

When Command Sgt. Maj. Alberto Delgado reflects on his first deployment 30 years ago for Operation Desert Storm, the impressions his leaders and fellow Soldiers made then still represent what he considers one of the Army’s foundational benefits today — the importance of fostering relationships and taking care of people.

The propagandists showed a video of drone launching off, but no confirmation of any bombs landing.

Home for Christmas is the dream of every U.S. service member serving in uniform since the Civil War.

The first Gulf War was a textbook conventional war, but it featured an array special-operations missions that helped secure victory.

Deep behind enemy lines, US and British Delta Force and SAS special operators hunted down Iraqi scud missiles during Operation Desert Storm.

A group of Marines fire a 120 mm mortar round during a live-fire training in Kuwait, November 17, 2020.

U.S. Airmen, demonstrate the detaining of an individual using handcuffs during the Security Forces Augmentation Course at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Sep. 4th, 2020.

30th Armored Brigade Combat Team Soldier’s conduct training with Mine Clearing Line Charge in Kuwait on June 17, 2020. The Mine Clearing Line Charge is a line of explosives used to detonate mines in the ground.