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Illinois sues Trump on Guard troops, shutdown drags, Israel-Hamas talks begin. Here’s what’s making headlines this Monday evening.
On October 3, 2025 at MacDill Air Force Base, Adm. Frank M. Bradley took command of U.S. Special Operations Command from Gen. Bryan P. Fenton, a quiet handoff that suggests tighter targeting, tougher training, and a boss fluent in JSOC tradecraft.
Facing Kaliningrad, Belarus, and a live war next door, Poland is pushing its F-16s to the Viper standard with APG-83 radar, Viper Shield, and standoff punch to hold the line while F-35s spin up.
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When the line broke at Unsan, Father Emil Kapaun moved toward the fire, pulled the wounded to life, and showed men that leadership starts at the point of impact.
National Guards in Chicago, Gaza talks in Egypt, Russia pounds Ukraine, more news. Here’s your Monday morning rundown, October 6, 2025.
From Rubio warning that Gaza’s war is still live and the hostage file will prove it, to Montgomery’s nightlife district turned casualty scene with two dead and twelve wounded, to Chicago’s Brighton Park where a boxed in Border Patrol convoy met ramming cars and gunfire, the weekend showed fragile talks, lethal streets, and truth that lives on tape. It’s Sunday, October 5, 2025. This is your SOFREP Evening Brief.
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Readying yourself for a survival situation begins in your mind; begin with these tips from a Special Forces officer and survival expert.
It amazed me how often I saw SEAL sniper students make the stalk successfully, set up position for firing with time to spare, but never take the shot.
War is not glorious; it is the white hot rattle of a MEDEVAC, two blood slick hands locked after an IED blast near Kandahar, and a young sergeant who learns the hard Latin that war is only sweet for those who have not been through it.
As a federal judge slams the brakes on Trump’s Portland troop move and Gaza still shakes under fire despite a White House peace pitch, Andrej Babiš rides a populist surge that could tilt Prague’s compass toward Orbán and away from Brussels and Kyiv in a three front stress test for Western resolve. Welcome to Sunday, October 5th, 2025. This is your SOFREP Sunday Morning Brief.
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