Tangled Up In The Ropes Again. My Path to Becoming a Navy SEAL
And now here I was, just days away from graduating boot camp, trying to figure out how the hell to get myself on the track to BUD/S.
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How We’ll Be Protecting US Bases From Drone Attacks
A quick reaction force bristling with jammers, radars, and interceptors is the Pentagon’s answer to rogue drones buzzing our bases, a muscle car idling at the curb with orders to hit the gas the second trouble appears.
Army Night Stalkers Crash Near Summit Lake, Washington
Night Stalkers don’t get the luxury of easy nights—their training flights cut low and fast through blacked-out timber, where one wrong move can turn a routine drill into a headline.
Morning Brief: US Army Black Hawk Helicopter Crashes in Washington, Trump to Talk With Xi on TikTok Deal, MI6 Launches Dark Web Portal
Black Hawk crash, TikTok talks, and MI6 hunts Russian spies. It’s Friday, September 19, 2025. This is your SOFREP Morning Brief.
Evening Brief: Trump Eyes Reclaiming Bagram Base, Ukraine Launches Push in Donetsk, China Renews Threat to Take Taiwan
Trump eyes Bagram base, Ukraine gains ground, China threatens Taiwan again. Here’s what’s making headlines this Thursday evening.
Night Stalkers: The Elite Aviation Unit That Flies Delta and SEAL Operators
Flying with the Night Stalkers, whether fast-roping from a Black Hawk, thundering in a Chinook, or clinging to the skids of a Little Bird, showed me firsthand why these aviation professionals are the lifeline of America’s most elite warriors.
The Manufactured Fights That Hollowed Out America
America did not stumble into this moment of political violence by accident; it was led here by years of manufactured crises that traded real solutions for spectacle and left trust in ashes.
Congress Eyes the Tip of the Spear: What Their New Report Says About SOF’s Future
Congress can treat this report like a weather brief before a combat jump—ignore the winds at your peril, because landing in the wrong county means the mission’s blown before the first shot’s fired.
Sink, Not Seize: America is Taking Kill Shots on Narco Boats
The U.S. didn’t board the go-fast this time—it erased it, trading cuffs and chain-of-custody for a flash of whitewater and a legal hangover that won’t wash off.
Morning Brief: Man Rams Car Into FBI Gate in Pittsburgh, Syrian Foreign Minister to Visit US, Moscow Reports Advances Across Ukraine
FBI gate crash, Trump meets Starmer, China stirs tensions. It’s Thursday, September 18, 2025. This is your SOFREP Morning Brief.
Evening Brief: US Sinks Third Drug Boat off Venezuela, Ukraine to Get $3.5 Billion in Weapons, Israeli Forces Push Deeper Into Gaza City
US sinks drug boat, EU eyes Israel sanctions, Gaza toll tops 65K, Pak-Saudi sign pact. Here’s what’s making headlines this Wednesday evening.
A Sleeping Caribbean Giant Awakens: Roosevelt Roads is Back – Now With F-35s
Roosevelt Roads is awake again—an 11,000-foot spear thrust into the Caribbean, where F-35s and Ospreys turn a once-quiet slab of concrete into America’s forward deck for interdiction, deterrence, and the next storm that dares roll through.
