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Navy Extends USS Nimitz Service Life to 2027, in Line with Carrier John F. Kennedy's Delivery 2 mahatmakanejeeves 8 hrs ago 7 hrs ago 2 206
Operation Lightning takes down SocksEscort proxy network blamed for tens of millions in fraud 2 littlemissmartypants 12 hrs ago 11 hrs ago 5 309
Democratic lawmaker condemns Hegseth's call for 'no quarter' for US enemies 3 Eugene 17 hrs ago 16 hrs ago 1 324
USS Tripoli, 31st MEU Heading to the Middle East 3 mahatmakanejeeves Yesterday 22 hrs ago 5 336
Tracing the US military's learning curve on fighting Iran's drones: What to know 2 mahatmakanejeeves Friday Friday 0 298
Ship fire unrelated to combat injures pair of USS Gerald R. Ford sailors 1 mahatmakanejeeves Thursday Thursday 4 282
Israeli military drops charges against soldiers charged with abusing Palestinian prisoner 2 mahatmakanejeeves Thursday Thursday 11 304
U.S. Showers Iran With Bombs in Most Intense Strikes of the War, Pentagon Says 4 mahatmakanejeeves Wednesday Wednesday 3 358
US Air Force National Guard Worries Grow After Aircraft Removed From Units 4 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Monday Monday 7 537
US bomber planes land in UK amid expected 'surge' in strikes on Iran 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 7 Mar 7 5 620
The Most Chilling Detail in the U.S. Attack on an Iranian Naval Ship 19 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 6 Mar 6 60 2454
Sri Lanka takes custody of an Iranian vessel off its coast after US sank an Iranian warship 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 6 Mar 6 3 368
U.S. Submarine Launches First Torpedo in Combat Since World War II 4 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 4 Mar 4 2 516
Can Pizza Predict the Start of the Iran War? - William Spaniel 1 TexasTowelie Feb 24 Feb 24 4 484
(Eastern Pacific) US military strike kills three in second alleged drug boat attack this week 0 Eugene Feb 21 Feb 21 2 297
Coast Guard Brass Secretly Fume at ICE Barbie Over Jaw-Dropping Order 1 Eugene Feb 17 Feb 17 9 551
10 Ukrainians with drones wipe out 2 NATO Battalions 0 blue-wave Feb 14 Feb 14 11 657
ICE says federal agents appear to have lied about confrontation that led to shooting 3 Eugene Feb 13 Feb 13 4 472
Pentagon let CBP use anti-drone laser before FAA closed El Paso airspace, AP sources say 1 Eugene Feb 11 Feb 11 4 414
The experts comment: New START expires, bringing both risks and opportunities 0 littlemissmartypants Feb 7 Feb 7 3 530
Homeland Security shutdown grows more likely as Republicans rebuff Democrats' ICE demands 4 Eugene Feb 5 Feb 6 6 530
New START nuclear arms control treaty between the United States and Russia expires 05Feb2026 1 littlemissmartypants Feb 5 Feb 5 1 370
Kristi Noem treated FEMA as an adversary. Then came a massive winter storm 3 Eugene Jan 31 Jan 31 12 811
What Could Happen if the US Strikes Iran? 1 Deep State Witch Jan 30 Jan 30 2 606
U.S. has awarded a $235 million contract to Sabena Aerospace in Belgium to repair & service Ukrainian F-16 fighter jets 4 littlemissmartypants Jan 30 Jan 30 3 531
Senate fails to advance spending package after Democrats refuse to back DHS funding 1 Eugene Jan 29 Jan 29 11 560
Poland's energy grid was targeted by never-before-seen wiper malware 0 littlemissmartypants Jan 26 Jan 26 3 485
Absolutely shameful to throw your employee under the bus when they're murdered ... 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 25 Jan 26 31 1366
First Finnish Air Force F-35 Lightning II Arrives at Ebbing Air National Guard Base 1 littlemissmartypants Jan 24 Jan 24 3 548
Pentagon wants major improvements to runways at Greenland base 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 19 Jan 19 0 706

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The Chinese made"Lucky Box" machine in the Pentagon !!!? 2 Ranting Randy Jan 19 Jan 19 9 868
Military plane part of secretive, classified fleet used in first Caribbean boat strike 1 Eugene Jan 14 Jan 14 1 558
Fort Greely struggles to feed soldiers due to impact of cuts initiated by DOGE 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 12 Jan 12 10 754
Inside A Venezuelan Apartment Hit By An American Missile 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 12 Jan 12 2 652
Tulsi Gabbard booted from Venezuela plans with aides joking DNI stands for 'do not invite' -- but Vance denies report 0 Eugene Jan 9 Jan 9 1 513
Trump Administration Draws Up New Legal Justification for Raid on Maduro 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 8 Jan 8 4 626
ICE Barbie Plotting to Send Goons Into New Target City (Phoenix) 0 Eugene Jan 3 Jan 3 1 555
U.S. Ran a War Game on Ousting Maduro. Venezuela Fell Into Chaos. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 3 Jan 3 5 758
Intellexa: Trump administration removes three spyware-linked executives from sanctions list 1 Eugene Jan 1 Jan 1 2 591
Protests breaking out across Iran. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 31 Dec 31 5 704
Why Battleships aren't coming back -- ever 4 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 26 Dec 26 7 1017
Hegseth authorizes cash bonuses of up to $25,000 for top civilian employees 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 24 Dec 24 3 757
White nationalist terrorism - Neo-Nazi terror group steps up US operations as FBI pulls back 2 ck4829 Dec 24 Dec 24 13 815
Surprise: Lufthansa Sells Two Boeing 747-8s... To The US Air Force?! 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2025 Dec 17 1 756
Why is America Intentionally Throwing Away its Global Power? - Paul Warburg 5 TexasTowelie Dec 16 Dec 16 8 893
'Gross Negligence': GOP Congressman Shreds White House for Letting 'Whacky Laura Loomer' Advise on NatSec Hires 1 Eugene Dec 2025 Dec 2025 6 754
'It's done' -- House Armed Services chair sees no need to further probe boat strike 16 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2025 Dec 2025 34 2711
Self-Contradictory: Where the 2025 U.S. National Security Strategy Goes Wrong - William Spaniel 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2025 Dec 2025 5 685
Trump gives Nvidia green light to sell advanced AI chips to China 2 Eugene Dec 2025 Dec 2025 8 844
White nationalist terrorism - U.S.-founded neo-Nazi group designated as terrorist organization is busted in Spain 0 ck4829 Dec 2025 Dec 2025 0 706
Sabrina Carpenter and Franklin the Turtle in tiff with Trump administration over use of work 1 Eugene Dec 2025 Dec 2025 7 826
Trump says Hegseth told him he didn't order killing of boat crew 10 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2025 Dec 2025 3 1406
F-35 beat Gripen fighter jet 'by a mile' in 2021 Defence Department competition 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2025 Nov 2025 1 1343
Cold War II - Poland accuses Russia of "an act of state terror" with railway sabotage attack 0 ck4829 Nov 2025 Nov 2025 3 764
Trump's Pentagon name change could cost up to $2 billion 5 nitpicked Nov 2025 Nov 2025 2 1073
In Flanders Fields 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2025 Nov 2025 13 799
"Wow, it's like someone remembers how to be President." 5 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2025 Nov 2025 37 1729
The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II. 39 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2025 Nov 2025 71 9094
Kristi Noem Reportedly Authorized Purchase Of Planes That Were Missing 1 Key Component (engines) 3 Eugene Nov 2025 Nov 2025 3 1054
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Eugene Nov 2025 Nov 2025 0 596

National Security & Defense Continued...

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The 70-year-old B-52 bomber will basically be 'a new airplane' once it finally gets its upgrades, Trump's pick for 3 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2025 Nov 2025 5 1092
Trump orders Pentagon to resume nuclear weapons testing, citing rival nations' programs 11 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2025 Nov 2025 2 1307
Trump Boat Bombings Worsen as New Horror Shakes Experts: "Alarm Bells" 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2025 Oct 2025 10 981
White House urged firing live bombs, not dummies, for Navy celebration, AP sources say 6 Eugene Oct 2025 Oct 2025 8 1195
Top Border Patrol official to be deposed Thursday over agency's tactics in the Chicago area 0 Eugene Oct 2025 Oct 2025 5 819
3 Years Ago It Was a Casting Agency. Now It Has $1 Billion in Drone Contracts. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2025 Oct 2025 5 990
Trump says private donor gave $130 million to cover military pay during shutdown 10 Eugene Oct 2025 Oct 2025 4 1434
All the right-wing bloggers and influencers who will now get special access to the "Department of War": 7 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2025 Oct 2025 3 1096
EXCLUSIVE: Pentagon clamps down on military interactions with Congress 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2025 Oct 2025 4 814
Coast Guard Buys Two Private Jets for Noem, Costing $172 Million 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2025 Oct 2025 3 914
House Democrats demand answers from Noem on plans for $50M jet 2 Eugene May 2025 Oct 2025 3 1549
Trump expands war powers to fight Venezuelan gangs. Critics say that mirrors 9/11 playbook. 2 Eugene Oct 2025 Oct 2025 2 910
DHS purchase of business jets during shutdown draws Democrats' ire 0 Eugene Oct 2025 Oct 2025 4 852
Senate GOP, Thune throw curveball into shutdown fight 3 nitpicked Oct 2025 Oct 2025 9 1320
Trump Freaked Out Pentagon Lawyers With Push for Another Huge Military Parade 1 Eugene Oct 2025 Oct 2025 13 1138
How the Pentagon sidelined lawyers while testing the legal limits of military action 1 Eugene Oct 2025 Oct 2025 4 869
Pentagon officials are forcing staff to watch Pete Hegseth's "Warrior" speech he forced generals to listen to. 6 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2025 Oct 2025 3 1028
AUSA Day 2: Army dreams big on microreactors 0 nitpicked Oct 2025 Oct 2025 3 806
Apparently the shipyard workers aren't being paid either 1 nitpicked Oct 2025 Oct 2025 4 994
Analysis: Shutdown strains US national security as weak links start to fail 2 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2025 Oct 2025 13 1142
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