Guy D. McCardle

Guy D. McCardle

Guy D. McCardle is a sixteen-year veteran of the United States Army and most recently served as a Medical Operations Officer during OIF I and OIF II. He holds a degree in Biology from Washington & Jefferson College and is a graduate of the US Army Academy of Health Sciences. Guy has been a contributing writer to Apple News, Business Insider, International Business Times, and Medical Daily. He has over 8,000 answers and more than 30,000 followers on Quora, where he is a top writer on military topics. McCardle is the Managing Editor of the SOFREP News Team, a collective of military journalists.

SOFREP Morning Brief: Putin Proposes ‘Direct Talks’ With Ukraine, Hegseth Eliminates Race Considerations For Admission to Service Academies, North Korea and Russia Flaunt Alliance

Good Morning! Welcome to Sunday, May 11th, 2025. This is your SOFREP Morning Brief: Putin calls for direct peace talks in Istanbul just as Ukraine and its allies—including President Trump—push for a 30-day ceasefire, while SECDEF Hegseth dismantles DEI at U.S. service academies and Russia flaunts its battlefield alliance with North Korea in a bold propaganda campaign.

SOFREP Evening Brief: Trump Annoys 1.4 Billon Catholics by Posting Pic of Himself As Pope, Putin Says He Hopes He Won’t Have to Use Nukes in Ukraine, Mexico Rejects US Offer to Send Troops Across the Border

Stay on top of the news with the SOFREP Evening Brief: Top updates on defense and global affairs for Sunday, May 4, 2025.Trump posted a photo of himself dressed as the pope after his funeral, Putin says he hopes nukes won’t be needed in Ukraine, Mexico slammed the door on U.S. troops crossing the border, and the UK just busted two Iranian-linked terror plots—all reminders that diplomacy, ego, and national security are clashing on the world stage.

SOFREP Morning Brief: Ukraine Takes Out Russian Jets With Maritime Drones, Houthi Missile Strikes Near Tel Aviv Airport, ‘Starbase’ Close to Becoming Official Texas City

Catch up with SOFREP’s Morning Brief for Sunday, May 4, 2025, covering the latest in defense and global affairs. In a historic week, Ukraine used missile-equipped sea drones to down Russian fighter jets over the Black Sea, Houthi rebels struck near Israel’s main airport in a rare breach of its air defenses, and Elon Musk’s Starbase took a major leap toward becoming an official city after a landslide vote by SpaceX-affiliated residents.

SOFREP Evening Brief: Greek Woman Killed By Bomb She Was Carrying, Israel Launches Airstrikes Against Syria, Houthis Launch Missiles Into Israel, Islamists Rally Against Women’s Rights in Bangladesh

Here is your SOFREP Evening Brief: From Thessaloniki to Tel Aviv to Dhaka, May 3, 2025, exposed a grim trifecta of violence and extremism—homegrown terrorism in Greece, cross-border missile attacks from Yemen, and a mass Islamist rally in Bangladesh rallying against women’s rights.

Trump Plans to Rename Veterans Day

While Trump fixates on renaming Veterans Day, perhaps our energy would be better spent improving care for the veterans it’s meant to honor.

Mike Waltz Out As National Security Advisor

What started as one rogue Signal chat turned into a full-blown digital dumpster fire that torched half the National Security Council and left Trump scrambling for loyalists with security clearances.