SEALs charged with Green Beret murder in Mali, six years after another case involving soldier deaths and Malian prostitutes

SEALs charged with Green Beret murder in Mali, six years after another case involving soldier deaths and Malian prostitutes

The U.S. Department of Defense is now formally pressing charges against the two Navy SEALs and two MARSOC Marines implicated in the strangulation of Green Beret Staff Sergeant Logan Melgar in Mali. These charges include felony murder, conspiracy, and providing false statements to investigators. The two SEAL Team Six operators being charged have been previously […]

The Pic of the Day: Army plans to drop Marine Corps LAVs with paratrooper for armored support

The Pic of the Day: Army plans to drop Marine Corps LAVs with paratrooper for armored support

The U.S. Army has begun testing airdrops of the LAV-25A2, sourced from the United States Marine Corps, to provide American paratroopers with their own armored assets in a fight against near-peer opponents like Russia. “My participation during this testing provided an example that a motivated paratrooper can quickly learn and become proficient as a LAV-25A2 […]

The US Army has a leadership problem

The US Army has a leadership problem

The US military is good at many things, but conspicuously bad at management. Its most recent survey found that the Army’s leadership skills are abominably low, marked by poor communication skills, little vision for the future, and discouragement of risk-taking. More than half of active duty junior officers reported they’d love to hop the army […]

This 5-barrel electronic rifle could become the Army’s replacement for the M16

This 5-barrel electronic rifle could become the Army’s replacement for the M16

Service members joining the United States military today are generally issued a rifle that would look familiar to anyone that’s worn an American uniform since 1963. The M16 has seen several versions. But young troopers today essentially carry the same rifles as their grandfathers in Vietnam. The general operating principles haven’t changed all that much since […]

National debt affects the military, here’s how it will affect you too

National debt affects the military, here’s how it will affect you too

The United States may soon spend more on interest than it does on military, Medicaid, or children’s programs, according to a report by the Congressional Budget Office, September, 25. Here’s what that means for you The Trump Administration has achieved many firsts. One of these is that for the first time in the nation’s history, […]

4-star liars: What is happening to our senior military leaders?

4-star liars: What is happening to our senior military leaders?

Editor’s note: This article was originally published on October 27, 2017. It is being republished in conjunction with the announcement that Army General John Nicholson is relinquishing command of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan today (September 9, 2018). Like the various senior officers mentioned below, General Nicholson’s questionable track record deserves to be highlighted […]

SOFREP Pic of the Day: Thunderbirds closing in

SOFREP Pic of the Day: Thunderbirds closing in

The Thunderbirds, the Air Force’s air demonstration squadron, fly in formation over Royal Air Force Mildenhall and RAF Lakenheath, England, July 10, 2017. The Thunderbirds trailed a KC-135 Stratotanker for air refueling en route to northern Scotland. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Justine Rho See the Thunderbirds in action below: https://youtu.be/UjJl02byaJs

SOFREP Pic of the Day: Training with military working dogs

SOFREP Pic of the Day: Training with military working dogs

Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jose Ruiz maintains control of Ciro, a military working dog, as the dog attacks Cpl. Matthew Byrd, who is playing the role of an aggressor during training at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan, May 30, 2017. Ruiz and Byrd are both dog handlers. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Allison Lotz […]