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B-52s and B-1 bombers launch for a strike mission as a U-2 spy plane flies overhead 2 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2026 Mar 2026 8 1280
Tanker carrying fuel originally bound for Cuba diverts to Trinidad, shipping data shows 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2026 Mar 2026 4 893
Flights Are Still Taking Off as Missiles Rain Down in the Middle East 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2026 Mar 2026 5 1062
Iranian Missiles Strike Far-Off Target, but U.S. Remains Out of Range 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2026 Mar 2026 3 759
V-22 Ospreys have two different icons on ADSB Exchange. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2026 Mar 2026 0 963
'StravaLeaks': France's aircraft carrier located in real time by Le Monde through fitness app 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2026 Mar 2026 2 724
Father of service member killed in Iran war said he never told Pete Hegseth to 'finish' the job 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2026 Mar 2026 4 741
I see two B-1 bombers with their transponders on over the eastern Mediterranean and ... 5 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2026 Mar 2026 5 1308
Iran is retaliating against the U.S. with strikes on American sites throughout the Middle East. 5 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2026 Mar 2026 3 1263
Admiral's Comments Undercut Pentagon's Cluster Munition Policy 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2026 Mar 2026 5 687
US can access military data collected by Australian aircraft in Gulf 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2026 Mar 2026 1 719
Ali Larijani, Iran's top national security official killed, then Joe Kent resigns. Hummm... 1 suegeo Mar 2026 Mar 2026 4 932
Democratic lawmaker condemns Hegseth's call for 'no quarter' for US enemies 6 Eugene Mar 2026 Mar 2026 1 1096
B-1 takes the long way around to get to RAF Fairford from the Persian Gulf 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2026 Mar 2026 1 1022
Military report says 'one in a million' live fire malfunction rained shrapnel on California highway 1 Eugene Mar 2026 Mar 2026 4 733
Successful trip to RAF Fairford for plane spotting 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2026 Mar 2026 1 712
Trump expected at Dover AFB on March 18 for dignified transfer of crewmembers killed in crash of KC-135 4 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2026 Mar 2026 3 1028
Fire on U.S. Aircraft Carrier Raged for Hours, Sailors Say 9 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2026 Mar 2026 14 1597
Three more B-52s have gone from Minot AFB to RAF Fairford. 10 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2026 Mar 2026 7 1738
Operations at RAF Mildenhall, 15 March 2026 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2026 Mar 2026 3 908
Navy Extends USS Nimitz Service Life to 2027, in Line with Carrier John F. Kennedy's Delivery 2 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2026 Mar 2026 2 767
Operation Lightning takes down SocksEscort proxy network blamed for tens of millions in fraud 2 littlemissmartypants Mar 2026 Mar 2026 5 904
USS Tripoli, 31st MEU Heading to the Middle East 3 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2026 Mar 2026 5 940
Tracing the US military's learning curve on fighting Iran's drones: What to know 2 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2026 Mar 2026 0 831
Ship fire unrelated to combat injures pair of USS Gerald R. Ford sailors 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2026 Mar 2026 4 707
Israeli military drops charges against soldiers charged with abusing Palestinian prisoner 2 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2026 Mar 2026 11 755
U.S. Showers Iran With Bombs in Most Intense Strikes of the War, Pentagon Says 4 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2026 Mar 2026 3 949
US Air Force National Guard Worries Grow After Aircraft Removed From Units 4 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2026 Mar 2026 7 1129
US bomber planes land in UK amid expected 'surge' in strikes on Iran 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2026 Mar 2026 5 967
The Most Chilling Detail in the U.S. Attack on an Iranian Naval Ship 19 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2026 Mar 2026 60 3955

National Security & Defense Continued...

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Sri Lanka takes custody of an Iranian vessel off its coast after US sank an Iranian warship 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2026 Mar 2026 3 699
U.S. Submarine Launches First Torpedo in Combat Since World War II 4 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2026 Mar 2026 2 1018
Can Pizza Predict the Start of the Iran War? - William Spaniel 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2026 Feb 2026 4 849
(Eastern Pacific) US military strike kills three in second alleged drug boat attack this week 0 Eugene Feb 2026 Feb 2026 2 605
Coast Guard Brass Secretly Fume at ICE Barbie Over Jaw-Dropping Order 1 Eugene Feb 2026 Feb 2026 9 897
10 Ukrainians with drones wipe out 2 NATO Battalions 0 blue-wave Feb 2026 Feb 2026 11 981
ICE says federal agents appear to have lied about confrontation that led to shooting 3 Eugene Feb 2026 Feb 2026 4 902
Pentagon let CBP use anti-drone laser before FAA closed El Paso airspace, AP sources say 1 Eugene Feb 2026 Feb 2026 4 742
The experts comment: New START expires, bringing both risks and opportunities 0 littlemissmartypants Feb 2026 Feb 2026 3 822
Homeland Security shutdown grows more likely as Republicans rebuff Democrats' ICE demands 4 Eugene Feb 2026 Feb 2026 6 961
New START nuclear arms control treaty between the United States and Russia expires 05Feb2026 1 littlemissmartypants Feb 2026 Feb 2026 1 672
Kristi Noem treated FEMA as an adversary. Then came a massive winter storm 3 Eugene Jan 2026 Jan 2026 12 1149
What Could Happen if the US Strikes Iran? 1 Deep State Witch Jan 2026 Jan 2026 2 900
U.S. has awarded a $235 million contract to Sabena Aerospace in Belgium to repair & service Ukrainian F-16 fighter jets 4 littlemissmartypants Jan 2026 Jan 2026 3 899
Senate fails to advance spending package after Democrats refuse to back DHS funding 1 Eugene Jan 2026 Jan 2026 11 811
Poland's energy grid was targeted by never-before-seen wiper malware 0 littlemissmartypants Jan 2026 Jan 2026 3 703
Absolutely shameful to throw your employee under the bus when they're murdered ... 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2026 Jan 2026 31 1656
First Finnish Air Force F-35 Lightning II Arrives at Ebbing Air National Guard Base 1 littlemissmartypants Jan 2026 Jan 2026 3 824
Pentagon wants major improvements to runways at Greenland base 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2026 Jan 2026 0 1055
The Chinese made"Lucky Box" machine in the Pentagon !!!? 2 Ranting Randy Jan 2026 Jan 2026 9 1168
Military plane part of secretive, classified fleet used in first Caribbean boat strike 1 Eugene Jan 2026 Jan 2026 1 803
Fort Greely struggles to feed soldiers due to impact of cuts initiated by DOGE 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2026 Jan 2026 10 1004
Inside A Venezuelan Apartment Hit By An American Missile 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2026 Jan 2026 2 899
Tulsi Gabbard booted from Venezuela plans with aides joking DNI stands for 'do not invite' -- but Vance denies report 0 Eugene Jan 2026 Jan 2026 1 727
Trump Administration Draws Up New Legal Justification for Raid on Maduro 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2026 Jan 2026 4 871
ICE Barbie Plotting to Send Goons Into New Target City (Phoenix) 0 Eugene Jan 2026 Jan 2026 1 766
U.S. Ran a War Game on Ousting Maduro. Venezuela Fell Into Chaos. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2026 Jan 2026 5 1139
Intellexa: Trump administration removes three spyware-linked executives from sanctions list 1 Eugene Jan 2026 Jan 2026 2 813
Protests breaking out across Iran. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2025 Dec 2025 5 948
Why Battleships aren't coming back -- ever 4 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2025 Dec 2025 7 1389

National Security & Defense Continued...

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Hegseth authorizes cash bonuses of up to $25,000 for top civilian employees 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2025 Dec 2025 3 1048
White nationalist terrorism - Neo-Nazi terror group steps up US operations as FBI pulls back 2 ck4829 Dec 2025 Dec 2025 13 1118
Surprise: Lufthansa Sells Two Boeing 747-8s... To The US Air Force?! 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2025 Dec 2025 1 1013
Why is America Intentionally Throwing Away its Global Power? - Paul Warburg 5 TexasTowelie Dec 2025 Dec 2025 8 1337
'Gross Negligence': GOP Congressman Shreds White House for Letting 'Whacky Laura Loomer' Advise on NatSec Hires 1 Eugene Dec 2025 Dec 2025 6 999
'It's done' -- House Armed Services chair sees no need to further probe boat strike 16 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2025 Dec 2025 34 3614
Self-Contradictory: Where the 2025 U.S. National Security Strategy Goes Wrong - William Spaniel 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2025 Dec 2025 5 911
Trump gives Nvidia green light to sell advanced AI chips to China 2 Eugene Dec 2025 Dec 2025 8 1136
White nationalist terrorism - U.S.-founded neo-Nazi group designated as terrorist organization is busted in Spain 0 ck4829 Dec 2025 Dec 2025 0 923
Sabrina Carpenter and Franklin the Turtle in tiff with Trump administration over use of work 1 Eugene Dec 2025 Dec 2025 7 1092
Trump says Hegseth told him he didn't order killing of boat crew 10 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2025 Dec 2025 3 2066
F-35 beat Gripen fighter jet 'by a mile' in 2021 Defence Department competition 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2025 Nov 2025 1 1572
Cold War II - Poland accuses Russia of "an act of state terror" with railway sabotage attack 0 ck4829 Nov 2025 Nov 2025 3 988
Trump's Pentagon name change could cost up to $2 billion 5 nitpicked Nov 2025 Nov 2025 2 1487
In Flanders Fields 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2025 Nov 2025 13 983
"Wow, it's like someone remembers how to be President." 5 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2025 Nov 2025 37 2088
The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II. 39 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2025 Nov 2025 71 11636
Kristi Noem Reportedly Authorized Purchase Of Planes That Were Missing 1 Key Component (engines) 3 Eugene Nov 2025 Nov 2025 3 1363
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Eugene Nov 2025 Nov 2025 0 778
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 1398
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