Pete Hegseth

Pete Hegseth isn’t courting chaos—he’s weaponizing it to drag the Pentagon kicking and screaming back to its warfighting roots.

Here’s your SOFREP Daily News Brief: Key defense and global affairs insights to keep you in the know on Thursday, April 3, 2025.

Hegseth orders gender-neutral fitness standards for combat roles, sparking debate on military readiness and job classifications.

Here’s your SOFREP Daily News Brief: Key defense and global affairs insights to keep you in the know on Monday, March 31.

Here’s your SOFREP Daily News Brief: Key defense and global affairs insights to keep you in the know on Sunday, March 30.

Phil Hegseth’s role at the Pentagon demonstrates how trusted, capable professionals are often called upon to bridge the gap between agencies—regardless of their last name.

LTG Christopher LaNeve has been appointed senior military assistant to Defense Secretary Hegseth, bringing extensive leadership experience.

The accidental inclusion of a journalist in a Signal chat about sensitive military plans is a sharp reminder of how easily digital missteps can turn into national security headaches.

Space and Air Forces are key to US defense strategy, with new priorities focusing on space power and air superiority for future warfare.

Here’s your SOFREP Daily News Brief: Key defense and global affairs insights to keep you in the know on Wednesday, March 12.

The decision to halt offensive cyber operations against Russia reflects the Trump administration’s strategic bet that diplomacy can pave the way for de-escalation and a negotiated resolution to the Ukraine conflict.

The battlefield is shifting, budgets are tightening, and the wolves of war—America’s SOF—are sharpening their fangs, ready to hunt in the shadows no matter how many bureaucrats try to leash them.