America is flexing across the board this week, pulling Raptors for real missions, parking a carrier off Iran during talks, cutting Harvard out of officer development, and shoving a battalion into Nigeria as another quiet front turns hot.
The Super Bowl LX flyover patch. Image Credit: Air Force
Washington should keep talking to Iran, but only if the talks stay locked on nukes, missiles, and terror proxies, backed by real sanctions, competent negotiators, allied unity, and zero daylight on Israel’s security.
Brigadier General (Ret.) Donald C. Bolduc, former U.S. Army Special Forces Commander. Image Credit: US Army
SOFREP’s favorite pipehitter, Geo Hand, shares how he has modified his own personal defense weapon.
Behold, Geo Hand's own 30 year old Glock 17 pistol. Image courtesy of Geo.
Trump isn’t a political accident; years of betrayal and weaponized institutions forged this version of him, and until the system that creates these outcomes is torn down and rebuilt, the cycle just keeps producing angrier monsters.
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President Trump’s tough-love approach is forcing allies to grow up, adversaries to move faster, and the United States to confront the real costs of pressure as NATO strains, China postures, and America quietly expands its footprint in places like Nigeria.
NATO's new building in Brussels cost an estimated €1.1 billion. Image Credit: USNI
From a Benghazi suspect finally landing in U.S. custody, to a suicide bomber turning Friday prayers in Islamabad into a massacre, to a president amplifying imagery many see as overtly racist, the throughline is stark and uncomfortable, justice can arrive late, violence arrives fast, and the political temperature keeps rising no matter the cost.
We must distinguish between the moral instinct to care about oppression and the strategic decision to use military force, because starting wars requires clear answers about how they end—not just why they begin.
The difference between shrinking and expanding in a room often comes down to whether you frame yourself as a burden requiring forgiveness or as someone offering value worth acknowledging.
Ukrainian forces destroyed the Konkivskyi bridge just north of Oleshky on March 15, 2025, severing a critical Russian supply route and forcing enemy units to abandon observation posts on Oleksiivskyi Island under sustained artillery and drone pressure.
By prioritizing an idealistic trilateral pursuit over the established security of existing bilateral frameworks, the administration has recklessly dismantled decades of nuclear diplomacy, leaving the world to navigate a perilous and unmonitored arms race.
U.S. military action in the Pacific, rising tensions with Iran, nuclear uncertainty, and renewed Epstein scrutiny shape a volatile global security picture.
From a 10th Mountain rotation quietly keeping CENTCOM’s plates spinning, to a Korean War ace finally stepping into the light at age 100, to Arab capitals dragging Washington and Tehran back to the table, today’s brief is about old fights that refuse to stay buried and the people still stuck carrying them forward.
Perhaps SEAL Team SIX forgot their clown car as they could barely lead a VIP to the local airport without disastrous results.
Second phase of BUD/S doesn’t just test your body—it tries to crush your soul, your sanity, and, occasionally, your ability to keep your reproductive organs in their rightful place.
When America’s political arguments devolve into screaming from the backseat, the job of keeping the car on the road keeps falling to people who never volunteered to be the babysitter.
In a bold and controversial move, Marcinko transformed his operators into skilled pilots, acquiring civilian planes for rapid response to hijacking crises, embodying the essence of a self-sufficient, covert unit.
Ukraine and Russia resume U.S.-brokered peace talks as Washington expands missile production and Nigeria reels from a mass-casualty attack amid regional insecurity.
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