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A data breach in California this week exposed the personal information of people in the state who have applied for permits to carry firearms in public.  The leak, announced Wednesday by the California Department of Justice, revealed the name, date of birth, gender, race, driver’s license number, addresses, and any …

by Owen Thorne Eastern Ukraine was hit with sustained artillery early Thursday on a scale that recalls the heavy bombardments of World War I and Korea. I witnessed the rare attack from a short distance away, for more than three hours during the pitch of night. The bombardment rained down …

Welcome to The Fire Pit! Our new section is for stories and yarns that you would share while sitting with comrades around the fire. This includes Stories of Fortune; Lore; Book Reviews; and more.  On tap are tales from the longtime SOF gang; from publisher SKK on Cold War adventures; …

Beijing has doubled down on “its standard form of hostile military signaling,” analyst says  by Ralph Jennings / VOA TAIPEI, TAIWAN — China has increased the number of military flights into Taiwan’s air defense identification zone at sea. Analysts believe the move is designed to send a message to the U.S. …

Key dates include August-September 2022; February 2023; and mid-July 2023 by Johnnietwobrows Editor’s note: Astrologer Johnnietwobrows previously examined Vladimir Putin’s astrological chart for SOF, so we thought it only made sense that he also see what is written in the stars for Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The following analysis is based on …

by Amaris Castillo San Antonio Express-News editor Nora López talks about her newsroom’s struggle against authorities to tell the stories of Uvalde. By now, many who have been following this story know that the official narrative of the tragedy that left 19 students and two teachers dead has shifted, with …

The Geneva Conventions governing the treatment of people in wartime does not apply to Americans who were captured in Ukraine, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. Additionally, Moscow cannot guarantee that Americans captured in Ukraine will be spared the death penalty, he said. “I cannot guarantee anything. It depends on the …

The Azov Battalion chain of command remains intact, sources tell Soldier of Fortune Commanders of Ukraine’s Azov battalion, who held out for weeks against Russian forces in Mariupol, have been sent to Moscow’s notorious Lefortovo detention center, according to Moscow’s state-sponsored TASS news agency. “Currently, several Azov commanders, who were …

Two Americans who went missing last week in Ukraine have appeared alive and in captivity, in video posted Friday on Twitter. The two men, U.S. veterans from Alabama, were in Ukraine to help defend against Russian forces. The men hadn’t been seen in days, and were feared to have been …

Updated A third American may be missing while fighting inside Ukraine, the U.S. State Department said. The man was identified in news reports as former Marine Corps Capt. Grady Kurpasi, who joined the service after witnessing the Sept. 11 terror attacks in New York City  “There are reports of one …