Missing USMC Helicopter Found In Nepal

As we previously reported, a United States Marine Corps UH-1Y helicopter had gone missing while conducting missions support of Operation Sahayogi Haat in Nepal–the humanitarian assistance mobilization launched in the wake of a devastating earthquake in late Arpil. The helicopter, with six Marines and two Nepalese soldiers aboard, is assigned to HMLA-469. At approximately 3:00 […]

United States Marine Corps Helicopter Missing In Nepal (UPDATE)

A United States Marine Corps helicopter providing assistance in the wake of the massive earthquake in Nepal has gone missing while conducting operations near Charikot, according to U.S. Navy Captain Chris Sims. The aircraft, a UH-1Y Huey, is assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 469. Sims would not say how many people were […]

Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet Down

A Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet crashed after launching off of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) while conducting flight operations in the Arabian Gulf. The pilot and weapons system officer, both assigned to the “Fighting Checkmates” of VFA-211, ejected out of the stricken aircraft and were plucked from the water a short time […]

Turkish AF A400M Crashes In Spain

According to government officials in Seville, seven people were aboard–all believed to be Airbus personnel. Three were killed, two were transported to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, and two people remain unaccounted for at this time.

So, You Want to be President?

Here at SOFREP, we collectively strive to be, and consider ourselves, a largely apolitical organization in that we do not often come down on one or the other side of the usually contentious left-right debate in America. True, we will occasionally weigh in on politically sensitive matters—see here, and here, and here—but, generally, we like […]