Sean Spoonts
SOFREP
Punta Gorda, FL, United States
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Past articles by Sean:
The Ukraine War, Lessons Learned
One year into the Russo-Ukraine War, SOFREP goes over the lessons learned in this conflict so far. → Read More
UK Will Send 14 Challenger II Tanks to Ukraine
The UK has announced it will send 14 Challenger II MBTs to Ukraine. It's a mixed blessing for Zelensky → Read More
Ukraine Winter Offensive Operations Towards Kreminna, Russia Evacuates Staff
Ukraine launched a limited offensive strike to the east to liberate the town of Kriminna and perhaps cut off a north/south supply line of the Russian army in the Luhansk region. → Read More
Japan Doubles Defense Spending-Will Build an Aircraft Carrier
Japan will double its defense spending in the face of emerging threats by China, North Korea and Russia, and may even build a new aircraft carrier, but it it may be feeding the dragon it wants to defend itself from as well. → Read More
Pic of the Day; Deployed for Christmas
Many of America's men and women in uniform are deployed overseas this Christmas. Enjoy these pictures of them celebrating the holiday far from home and their loved ones. → Read More
Pic of the Day: Navy Recovers NASA's Orion Space Capsule
Check out these cool pics and video of the Navy recovering NASA's Artimus I Orion capsule at sea. → Read More
Pic of the Day: Training for a Winter War
Think it's cold where you live? You should try living and training in the snow for several weeks as these Airmen, Soldiers and Marines are doing → Read More
SITREP Ukraine: Arms Dealing, HIMARS Limits and the Nazis of Kazakhstan
Can the "Merchant of Death" go back into the arms business? Why did the US limit the range of HIMARS in Ukraine and is Russia threatening to march into Kazakhstan next? → Read More
Pic of the Day: Live Fire Exercises Aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln
Masters-at-Arms conduct live fire exercises aboard the nuclear powered aircraft carrier, USS Abraham Lincoln operating somewhere in the Pacific Ocean. → Read More
The U.S Exchanged The Most Dangerous Arms Dealer on Earth for Low Level Drug Offender
The exchange of Brittany Griner for Viktor Bout probably makes Americans traveling overseas much less safe from arrest and imprisonment on bogus charges. → Read More
Lockheed Will Ramp Up Productions of Missile and Launchers for Ukraine
A month old story about Lockheed Martine building new missile launchers may tell us something about US strategy in the war in Ukraine → Read More
The Greatest Army Air Corps Fighter Plane of WWII? The Answer May Surprise You
Arguments over what was the best Army fighter plane of WWII tend to overlook one very important factor → Read More
A Close Call for two Navy Ships in San Diego Bay Which Nearly Collide
Two navy ships in San Diego Bay have a near-miss incident in the harbor. Watch the video. → Read More
US Marines Conduct Cold Weather Training in Finland
Marines in Finland conduct operations with the Finish military in the cold and gray. → Read More
American Photojournalist: "I was not a part of any war crimes"
Russian-controlled social media accounts have accused a US veteran and photojournalist of being a war criminal. → Read More
General Quarters! or Battle Stations! What's the difference?
General Quarters or Battle Stations, is there s a difference? → Read More
Pic of the Day: A-10 Thunderbolts at Bushwhacker 22-07
A-10 Thunderbolts stage a rapid deployment as part of Bushwhacker 22-07. → Read More
The Most Important Weapon Ukraine Needs Right Now
Billions in arms are being sent to Ukraine, except for the one weapon they may need the most right now. → Read More
Who Sabotaged the Nordstream Piplines?
The destruction of the Nordstream 1 and 2 pipelines was of strategic importance in the war in Ukraine. We have a look at the events and offer a hypothesis on who pulled it off and how. → Read More
Russians Killed While Surrendering: Was it a War Crime?
Video of a massacre of Russian troops by Ukrainian soldiers has appeared, but was it a war crime? Or was it the result of a different war crime committed by these now dead Russian soldiers? → Read More