Pentagon, FAA sign agreement on deploying anti-drone laser system near Mexico
The Federal Aviation Administration and Pentagon said on Friday they had signed an agreement allowing the government’s use of a high-energy laser counter-drone system along the southern U.S. border with Mexico. The agreement came after the FAA conducted testing in New Mexico on the laser...
‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ finds a new voice
Published in January 1929, “All Quiet on the Western Front” sold a million copies in Germany in its first year and two million around the world. Just a little over a decade after World War I ended, Erich Maria Remarque’s readers found themselves behind the...
After three-year hiatus, VA to resume rollout of new electronic medical records system
Four Veterans Affairs health systems in Michigan will activate the department’s new electronic health records system on Saturday, ending a three-year pause to a program that has been plagued by delays and cost overruns. The VA Detroit Healthcare System, VA Saginaw Healthcare System, VA Ann...
Sailor reportedly finds dead rat in finished energy drink
A sailor indulging in the time-honored military tradition of energy drink guzzling was reportedly greeted with a rude surprise this week when, after polishing off a Monster, he discovered the decomposing corpse of a rat at the bottom of the can. Attempting to achieve energy...
5.11 V.XI Sigurd Shirt — A Year of Real‑World Use, and Why It Works for More Than Just Operators
Here at SOFREP we get a good amount of gear for testing and review. By and large, most is pretty good. If gear is well-made, built to serve a purpose, and functional, someone is going to use and enjoy it, and I often pass along...
US Navy ends USS Boise submarine overhaul after price tag soars
The U.S. Navy announced today that it would begin retiring the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Boise after repairs for the boat became too costly. The submarine, which had been sidelined since 2015, began a $1.2 billion overhaul at Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding,...
Meet the Navy sailors who will be the first to greet returning Artemis II astronauts
After a 10-day space journey around the moon, the Artemis II team will splash down in the Pacific Ocean on Friday night and be met by a team of U.S. Navy sailors, ready to give them a warm welcome home. The first face that the...
That time the Air Force proposed making a ‘gay bomb’
In 1994, U.S. Air Force’s Wright Laboratory in Ohio were pressing the bounds to the question: Fellas, is it gay to fight for your country? In the early aughts of the 1990s, the Pentagon was working on developing a whole host of non-lethal chemical weapons...
Trump weighs pulling some US troops from Europe amid NATO strains, official says
U.S. President Donald Trump, upset at NATO allies’ failure to help secure the Strait of Hormuz and angry that his plans to acquire Greenland have not advanced, has discussed with advisers the option of removing some U.S. troops from Europe, a senior White House official...
Navy dishes out awards for top mess halls
The U.S. Navy announced the winners of its annual award recognizing excellence in food service among the branch’s vessels, boats and installations. The fiscal year 2026 Captain Edward F. Key Memorial Food Service Award was given to eight afloat and three ashore mess hall teams...
