The SECRET to Navy SEAL Training
Graduating from BUD/S demands nothing less than unyielding mental toughness and the refusal to quit, no matter how brutal the training gets.
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Morning Brief: Trump Signs Funding Bill to End Shutdown, Russian Foreign Minister Urges US Restraint on Ukraine
Trump ends the record shutdown, Lavrov warns US on Ukraine, Myanmar rearms. Here’s your Thursday Morning Brief rundown, November 13, 2025.
Evening Brief: US Denies Plans for Base Near Gaza, Russia Gains Ground in Southern Ukraine, Israeli Leaders Condemn Settler Violence
US denies Gaza base plan, Ukraine reels from scandal, Russia gains ground. Here’s what’s making headlines this Wednesday evening.
USS Gerald R. Ford Rolls Into SOUTHCOM — and Nobody’s Pretending This Is Just About Panga Boats
Parked off Venezuela like a steel cathedral, the Ford isn’t here to chase panga boats — it’s a billion-dollar warning flare meant to make someone, somewhere, think very hard about what happens next.
The Best-Armed Pilots: French Special Forces Aviation
From the shadow of the Pyrénées at Pau to the hottest trouble spots across the globe, the blue-bereted aircrews of the 4e RHFS—laden with Glock-17s, MP7s clipped to their vests, compact APC556 carbines at hand and retractable 20mm door cannons ready to bloom—never board a helicopter without the firepower, training and cold resolve to turn any arrival into an instant advantage.
Delta Force Tales: Repatriation of A Hijacked Airliner
We poured into the cabin like a living freight train—boots, pistol muzzles and halogen beams—smashing doors, vaulting seat-belt hurdles and dragging the terrified into the search corridor while Sam, lip busted and grinning, turned chaos into business and I kept replaying that stupid puddle of sweat on the wing that could’ve made the whole perfect plan look like a slapstick funeral.
Sudan: Women Bear the Brunt as Darfur’s Crisis Reaches Breaking Point
In Darfur — where al-Fashir’s fall has tightened the RSF’s chokehold — women are being hunted, starved, and silenced as systematic rape and engineered famine are wielded as weapons while the world looks away.
Morning Brief: Longest US Shutdown Nears End, G7 Ministers Meet in Canada, Indonesia and Australia Finalize Defense Pact
Shutdown deal nears, US-Colombia rift deepens, G7 meets amid global unrest. Here’s your Wednesday Morning Brief rundown, November 12, 2025.
Evening Brief: Veterans Day Tribute at National Memorial, Flight Cuts Hit Airlines as Shutdown Ends, West Bank Villages Attacked by Settlers
Veterans honored in D.C. as shutdown chaos deepens and global tensions rise. Here’s what’s making headlines this Tuesday evening.
What Veterans Day Means to Me: Echoes of the Greatest Generation
On Veterans Day I carry my grandfathers’ quiet courage with me—a reminder that the Greatest Generation’s faith in duty, sacrifice and simple decency is not a relic of the past but a living call we must answer every day.
The Jukebox: Psychological Operations (PSYOP) and The Dogman
Some people spend their lives chasing ghosts; I just needed to hear one more song to realize mine had been singing to me all along.
SOFREP Remembers: From the Greatest Generation to Today – Honoring Our Veterans
Today we give credit where it’s earned — to every veteran who stood the line, bore the burden, and kept our nation free; thank you for your service. Job well done.
