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Andrew Parker, the head of the UK’s MI5, which is the United Kingdom’s domestic counterintelligence and security agency, did not mince words when characterizing Russia’s behavior in recent months. In an address delivered before an international audience of security chiefs gathered in Berlin, he drew little differentiation between the threats posed by Russia and those […]
An Air Force F-22 prepares to receive fuel from a KC-10 Extender over Syria, March 2, 2018. The F-22 is assigned to the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing, Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. The aircraft possesses a sophisticated sensor suite allowing the pilot to track, identify, shoot and kill air-to-air threats before being detected. […]
In this line of work, you grow pretty accustomed to reading between the lines in diplomatic correspondence. Aside from President Trump, most national figures and diplomats have a way of dancing around a subject through clever phrasing and word choices, ensuring that even the most damning of accusations are delivered in a manner that retains […]
In a video that’s made its way around the internet in recent years, three Humvees being airdropped from the back of a U.S. Army C-130 over Germany are shown free-falling to their destruction, their parachutes failing to open on their decent. The star of the video, aside from the obliterated Humvees, was the voices of […]
Writing is a unique pursuit — few other things can span the distance between a trade and an art form while still falling under the same all-encompassing moniker. A “writer” might tell a story, educate a child, or offer the public an insight into problems real or imagined. Here at SOFREP, we tend to do […]
Russia’s Tu-95 Bear long range bombers are not an entirely uncommon presence near American or allied airspace. These long range, heavy payload bombers are often flown within other country’s Air Defense Identification Zones, prompting a response from domestic intercept fighters tasked with identifying and escorting the Russian aircraft away from their sovereign airspace. While not […]
Aircraft fly in formation above the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt during an airpower demonstration in the Pacific Ocean, May 3, 2018. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Spencer Roberts See the USS Theodore Roosevelt travel in the contested South China Sea in the video below:
For many of us, fitness isn’t just a form of escape or a means to an athletic end — in some ways, it’s also a constant source of anxiety. As I get older (and the odometer on my injuries continues to climb) my body responds to workouts differently, my results become less pronounced, and the […]
Marines and sailors crawl through a water obstacle during a squad competition at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 16, 2016. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jack A.E. Rigsby Watch soldiers breach wire during live fire training in the video below:
An MH-60S Seahawk helicopter flies the U.S. flag alongside the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt during an airpower demonstration in the Pacific Ocean, May 3. 2018. The helicopter’s crew is assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 6. Navy photo by Seaman Michael A. Colemanberry See the U.S. Navy’s MH-60 in action in the video below:
Last week, a Russian Su-27 fighter intercepted an unarmed U.S. Navy P-8 surveillance plane while flying in international airspace over the increasingly contested Baltic Sea. The intercept, like many before it, was characterized as “unprofessional” by American Defense Officials, but received little fanfare in the American media. Why? Well, in short, it’s because these sorts […]
An Army armored element conducts a strategic convoy maneuver at the Hohenfels Training Area in Germany, May 2, 2018, during Combined Resolve, a U.S. Army Europe exercise series held twice a year in southeastern Germany. Army photo by Spc. Andrew McNeil Watch live-fire tank drills in Germany in the video below: