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Today in Military History: Navy SEAL Bob Kerrey’s Night Raid on Hon Tre Island
4+ hour, 3+ min ago (1194+ words) We've created your free account. You'll also receive our newsletter " the best military news, vetted by operators who've been there. BY Guy D. McCardle / March 14, 2026 Navy SEAL Lt. Joseph Robert Kerrey led a successful mission on Hon Tre Island during the…...
An Operator’s Tale: Delta Force and the Italian Mafia
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (884+ words) We've created your free account. You'll also receive our newsletter " the best military news, vetted by operators who've been there. BY George E. Hand IV / March 12, 2026 The article is a heartfelt tribute to Gaetano Cutino, affectionately nicknamed Guido, who was known…...
On This Day March 8: Hampton Roads Battle Ends Wooden Navy Era Forever
6+ day, 5+ hour ago (396+ words) We've created your free account. You'll also receive our newsletter " the best military news, vetted by operators who've been there. BY Guy D. McCardle / March 8, 2026 CSS Virginia crushed wooden Union ships at Hampton Roads, proving ironclads would dominate naval warfare and…...
Medal of Honor Monday: "Manila John" Basilone, USMC
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (590+ words) BY Guy D. McCardle / February 9, 2026 Send gift articles to anyone, no subscription needed to read it. You have 0 gift articles remaining this month. He was not built for parades or speeches, but for the dark hours when the line is breaking,…...
Medal of Honor Monday: William "Ryan" Pitts - Holding the Line at Combat Outpost Keating
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (457+ words) $1.99 every 4 weeks $4.99 regularly BY Guy D. McCardle / January 26, 2026 Send gift articles to anyone, no subscription needed to read it. You have 0 gift articles remaining this month. Read the full article for more on: Ryan Pitts didn't survive COP Keating because he…...
The Wooden Wonder That Never Took Flight: The Story of the Focke-Wulf Ta 154 Moskito
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (327+ words) $1.99 every 4 weeks $4.99 regularly BY SOFREP News Team / January 22, 2026 Send gift articles to anyone, no subscription needed to read it. You have 0 gift articles remaining this month. Read the full article for more on: The German Mosquito, the Ta 154, mimicked British…...
USS Zumwalt Returns to Sea After Hypersonic Makeover
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (394+ words) $1.99 every 4 weeks $4.99 regularly BY Guy D. McCardle / January 22, 2026 Send gift articles to anyone, no subscription needed to read it. You have 0 gift articles remaining this month. Read the full article for more on: Builder's sea trials validate sweeping upgrades that position…...
Staff Sergeant Alan E. Magee: The Man Who Fell 22,000 Feet From the Sky and Lived
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (401+ words) BY SOFREP News Team / January 19, 2026 Send gift articles to anyone, no subscription needed to read it. You have 10 gift articles remaining this month. Alan Magee fell 22,000 feet from a B-17 without a parachute, crashed through a train station roof in France,…...
Book Review: Five Years to Freedom by Colonel James N. Rowe
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (320+ words) BY Galen Fries / January 18, 2026 Send gift articles to anyone, no subscription needed to read it. You have 10 gift articles remaining this month. Read the full article for more on: Five Years to Freedom is a compact, must-read POW memoir that…...
Operation Vengeance: The Yamamoto Raid
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (726+ words) Warren Gray is a retired US Air Force intelligence officer with experience in joint special operations and counterterrorism. He served in Europe (including Eastern Europe) and the Middle East, earned Air Force and Navy parachutist wings, four college degrees, and…...