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Morning Brief: Judge Blocks Trump’s Plan to Send Troops to Portland, Bombings Continue in Gaza, Billionaire Elected in Czech Republic

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.

Evening Brief: Trump May Appear on $1 Coin, Hamas Agrees to Release Hostages, Multiple Drone Sightings Disrupt Denmark

As Treasury flirts with a $1 Trump coin stamped “FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT” and runs into the living portraits rule, Hamas says it will free every hostage under Trump’s 72 hour Gaza plan while ducking disarmament, and drones over Denmark turn Europe’s airspace into a hybrid battlefield that drains NATO’s time, fuel, and focus. It’s Saturday, October 4th, 2025. This is your SOFREP evening brief.

Jon Harrison Abruptly Fired as Navy Chief of Staff

Harrison turned the Navy’s front office into a command post, but when Hung Cao’s confirmation made that turf grab look like a blockade, Hegseth ran the FAFO playbook, pulled the plug, and reminded the E-Ring that power without permission is a short tour.

Physical Training in a Tier 1 Unit

Discover how functional fitness, encompassing regimes like CrossFit, Gym Jones, Military Athlete, and Mountain Athlete, have revolutionized physical training in elite military units, emphasizing endurance, strength, and specific objectives.

Col. (Ret) Nate Slate: The Family of Man

I missed my family terribly, yet as we set the conditions for others to carry on, I felt bound to Iraq by hard-won trust and wondered if leaving would betray the mission and the family of man we had become.

Bloated Generals and Bureaucracy Are Weakening America

When a televised roll call of admirals replaces a clear mission, you know the brass has swollen, the bureaucracy is smothering the fight, and our rivals are happy to watch us polish our parade skills while they sharpen their knives.