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Gen. Kenneth S. Wilsbach, a combat tested pilot, is the White House pick to steer budgets, training, and modernization as the next Air Force Chief of Staff.

President George W. Bush visits the Delta Force compound shortly after 9/11.

We won the battles in Afghanistan and still lost the war because Washington pursued an unsuitable, unfeasible, and unacceptable project to remake a tribal society while Congress abdicated and our generals saluted.

Treating Gaza peace as a photo op while sidestepping Hamas, Iran and hard security realities is a recipe for another collapse, not a durable path to freedom or safety.

US shuts down, Pentagon shifts, Russia strikes, Israel faces EU pressure. Your SOFREP intel drop for Wednesday, October 1, 2025.

Trump eyes US cities for military training, shutdown looms, Gaza plan faces pushback. Here’s what’s making headlines this Tuesday evening.

Hegseth walked into Quantico, kicked the stool out from under the Pentagon’s therapy culture, and told the brass we’re done preening and back to making warfighters who can carry the ruck, drive on and win the fight.

Marcus Luttrell was the lone survivor of Operation Red Wings, an operation that went sideways, resulting in the loss of 19 servicemembers.

Two hundred Guard troops are rolling into Portland to guard federal turf, but if they step off the curb from perimeter security into street policing the mission shifts from fence-sitting to a legal minefield.

When loyalty and television polish outrank operational competence, we get a Secretary of Defense who mistakes bluster for strategy and puts American troops and national security at risk.

Trump addresses generals, Gaza plan unveiled, Russia presses in Donetsk. Your SOFREP intel drop for Tuesday, September 30, 2025.

Trump and Netanyahu push Gaza peace plan, Russia warns on arms, Moldova backs EU path. Here’s what’s making headlines this Monday evening.