Medal of Honor Monday: Bernard F. Fisher and the Landing Under Fire
Under fire in Vietnam, Bernie Fisher landed on a shattered runway, loaded his wounded wingman, and flew out through bullets to save a life.
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Evening Brief: US Airlines Cut Hundreds of Flights, Allies Deploy US System to Counter Drones, Kazakhstan Joins Abraham Accords
FAA cuts flights, Trump strikes obesity drug deal, and NATO arms up as tensions rise. Here’s what’s making headlines this Thursday evening.
Evening Brief: European Union Leaders Seek Bigger Role in Gaza, Trump to Meet China’s Xi Jinping During Asia Trip
US, EU hit Russia with new sanctions as Gaza plans advance and Trump eyes Xi talks. Here’s what’s making headlines this Thursday evening.
SOF Pic of the Day: HH-60G Pave Hawk and F-15D Eagle in Action
HH-60G Pave Hawk fires flares as an F-15D Eagle soars above, joint power and precision in a test of combat rescue readiness.
Second B-21 Raider Flight Expected Before Year’s End
The B-21 Raider, America’s newest stealth bomber, is set for a second flight by year’s end as testing and production advance.
Words That Make Sense Only If You’ve Worn the Air Force Uniform
From “Rainbow Flights” to “Secret Squirrel Stuff,” Air Force slang is hilarious, sharp, and only makes sense if you’ve worn the uniform.
Merlin Charts a Public Path as Artificial Intelligence Aviation Prime Contractor
Merlin’s AI autonomy takes flight: from C-130Js to KC-135s, the US military bets on aircraft-agnostic tech for the future.
‘Nobody Told Us About the Bomber’: A Delta Pilot’s Chilling Near Miss
It wasn’t war, weather, or mechanical failure that nearly brought down Flight 3788—it was a blind sky, a bomber on autopilot, and a rural system running on hope and habit.
Evening Brief: Syria, Druze Leaders Announce Ceasefire; Stampede at Gaza Aid Site Leaves 20 Dead; Trump Hosts Gulf Leaders at the White House
Syria eyes calm, Gaza aid site turns deadly, Trump hosts Gulf leaders—here’s your SOFREP Evening Brief for Wednesday, July 16, 2025.
Morning Brief: Trump Announces Israel’s Agreement to 60-Day Gaza Ceasefire, FBI Arrests Two Chinese Nationals for Espionage
Ceasefires, spy arrests, and shifting fronts—Wednesday, July 2, 2025, opens with high stakes from Gaza to Ukraine and beyond.
Operation Midnight Hammer: The Night We Pummeled Iran’s Fordow Uranium Enrichment Plant
We did more than send a message—we carved it into the bedrock with a 30,000-pound pen named MOP and left Tehran to read it in the dark.
F-16s Get Smarter: US Air Force Pushes Artificial Intelligence into Combat Aviation
The US Air Force is transforming F-16s with AI, paving the way for autonomous combat jets in the future of aerial warfare.
