Trump backs Qatar, US cuts Iraq troops, gov shuts down, Israel stops Gaza flotilla. Here’s what’s making headlines this Wednesday evening.
We won the battles in Afghanistan and still lost the war because Washington pursued an unsuitable, unfeasible, and unacceptable project to remake a tribal society while Congress abdicated and our generals saluted.
US shuts down, Pentagon shifts, Russia strikes, Israel faces EU pressure. Your SOFREP intel drop for Wednesday, October 1, 2025.
Marcus Luttrell was the lone survivor of Operation Red Wings, an operation that went sideways, resulting in the loss of 19 servicemembers.
Trump and Netanyahu push Gaza peace plan, Russia warns on arms, Moldova backs EU path. Here’s what’s making headlines this Monday evening.
At Bagram, the Taliban lazily read the paper while the almighty hand of Trump reaches for the lease—and the runway remembers how to roar.
Street Craft is about blending in, not standing out; it’s the art of hiding in plain sight. Today, I’ll teach you how to run a proper Delta approved dead drop.
Pentagon press rules spark backlash as Gaza, Ukraine dominate UN talks. It’s Monday, September 22, 2025. This is your SOFREP Morning Brief.
Flying with the Night Stalkers, whether fast-roping from a Black Hawk, thundering in a Chinook, or clinging to the skids of a Little Bird, showed me firsthand why these aviation professionals are the lifeline of America’s most elite warriors.
Vegas may be a city that never sleeps, but that day, standing in front of Chainsaw with his broken cane and unwavering grin, I knew that some connections run deeper than any lights, noise, or the ghosts we carry in our heads.
Chainsaw took that round like he took everything in life—head-on, with a laugh and a quick curse, pushing forward while the rest of us wondered how he was still standing.
In Panjwai, I faced the fallout of my sergeant’s massacre—soldiers aged by war, daily Taliban attacks, and a burden I could never erase.
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