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When Ukraine launched Operation Spiderweb, it didn’t just cross into Russian airspace—it rewrote the whole playbook and sent Moscow scrambling to find the pages.

Progress at the VA is encouraging, but without constant vigilance and principled oversight, we risk slipping back into the bureaucratic complacency that has too often failed our veterans.

James P. Fleming didn’t fly into danger for medals or headlines—he did it because six men needed saving and he was the last man left who could do it.

Catch up with SOFREP’s Morning Brief for Monday, June 2, 2025, covering the latest in defense and global affairs.

On June 1, 2025, as Ukraine’s drones torched Russian bombers deep in Siberia, Israeli gunfire tore through desperate civilians at a U.S.-backed aid site in Gaza, and Britain doubled down on Cold War-style defense spending—all three flashpoints showing just how fast the world is sliding toward a new era of open confrontation. Welcome to the Evening Brief.

If you’re looking to sharpen your shooting skills without burning through your ammo stash, the Hellcat Pro CO₂ pistol with an Air Venturi red dot from Pyramyd AIR is about as real as backyard training gets.

The CIVIVI RS71 hits your hand like a caffeine-jacked fidget spinner with a combat résumé—equal parts absurdly fun and undeniably functional.

Kaʻula isn’t just a rock in the Pacific—it’s a living example of how military priorities can bulldoze through environmental caution and decades of local opposition.

When the apocalypse starts feeling like a diversity seminar on bath salts, you know the writers took a wrong turn somewhere after season one.

U.S. pushes Iran and Hamas on high-stakes proposals as India confirms jet losses in Pakistan clash and Minnesota’s governor warns Democrats could become “roadkill” without reconnecting with working-class voters. Welcome to SOFREP’s Early Brief for Sunday June 1, 2025.

As fentanyl seizures fall sharply at the border, SpaceX rockets a GPS satellite into orbit at record speed, a hacker uses AI to mimic Trump’s chief of staff, and the Pentagon slashes PCS moves to ease the burden on military families—all in a week that proves national security isn’t slowing down, it’s shifting gears. Welcome to SOFREP’s Evening Brief for May 31st, 2025.

SECDEF Hegseth didn’t bring a scalpel to Singapore—he brought a sledgehammer, and made sure Beijing heard it hit the floor.