“It was hell on earth.” The Beirut barracks bombing killed 241 American servicemen 43 years ago today. A second attack killed 58 French paratroopers. Publisher @SKatzKeating spoke with men who were there.

This old story cropped up in a chat room, and readers asked us to check it out. Yes, the homemade firearm was real. Its prospects were another matter.

Carpet shoes bearing a Special Forces patch. A doll’s head marking cartel turf. A skull in the desert. SOF’s Heath Hansen reports on the strange things left along border smuggling routes.

Drones dominated the floor at AUSA 2026. But can the defense industry keep pace? SOF correspondent John “Wolf” Wagner examines the gap between emerging technology and the demands of modern warfare.

"We have an adversary who is being trained in the crucible of combat” - Gen. Xavier Brunson, commanding general U.S. Forces Korea. Our story from AUSA.