Skip to content
DUFFEL BLOG

Free military brief. No CAC required.

For more than a decade, we've deployed pitch perfect satire to service members around the world.

Join thousands of troops, veterans, and defense insiders who read Duffel Blog before breakfast.

“A must-read for national security nerds.”

—The Daily Beast
Subscribe form

Free. No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.

14years publishing
4,200+dispatches filed
17,000+readers briefed

The Duffel Brief · the free edition, Monday, Wednesday and Friday

Vol. 15 · No. 124 · Friday, 16 October 2026

OpFor

Iran condemns US plan to livestream execution as barbaric

Tehran questions whether America has completely abandoned standards of human decency

Vetbro apparel company pivots from stupid shirts to aggressively homoerotic ones

AI deemed ‘too smart’ to replace infantry

Three editions a week, paid for by our subscribers

Vol. 15 · No. 124

Worldwide edition

Reader supported

Delivered 3× weekly

America's most trusted military news source

Duffel Blog

Established 2012 · Deployed worldwide

Vol. 15 · No. 124 · Deployed worldwide

Friday

16 October 2026

0606 Zulu

Next edition Monday

← Front page

Service desk

Pentagon

Five sides, zero accountability

179 on file

179 on file

Updated 1300 Zulu

Page 3

Also filed from PentagonNewest first

7 Nov Cash-strapped Pentagon downgrades to military service with ads After each crossing at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, sentinels now scream “AFLAC!” 1 min 5 Nov Top 10 things SECDEF is spending money on while you’re not getting paid It's nice to know he's having the time of his life. 4 min 29 Oct Secretary is a lady job, says newly-minted CEO of War Hegseth expected to ring Pentagon bell at close of every operation. 1 min 27 Oct Anonymous donor gives Pentagon 130 million cans of Skoal wintergreen to pay troops Donation will “tide everyone over” until someone finds seven billion more cans 3 min 13 Oct Top 10 things you can’t buy because you're not getting paid Congress assures troops that poverty builds character. 2 min 10 Oct Handwritten ‘no girls aloud’ sign spotted outside Joint Chiefs’ treehouse Sources confirm women still permitted in actual Pentagon, for now 3 min 30 Sep Leaked agenda outlines schedule for generals’ meeting at Quantico Generals brace for height/weight checks, essay contests, and trial by combat 4 min 29 Sep Master strategist Pete Hegseth to gather all US military leaders in same place at same time Defense secretary insists meeting is secure because it’s on Google Calendar as “Private” 2 min 22 Sep Inside the race to design the douchiest Department of War t-shirt Pete Hegseth demands designs that are ‘super fucking lethal.’ 1 min

The Duffel Brief, by electronic mail

Have it delivered free

Your Cart

Your cart is empty

Browse the shop to find something you like.

Continue Shopping →
Subtotal

Add more for free shipping.

✓ You qualify for free shipping!