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Troops' phones gave away location data to foreign adversaries 8 littlemissmartypants 23 hrs ago 3 hrs ago 17 675
US not 'turning back' on Asia allies, but expects them to boost defence - Hegseth 0 nitpicked Saturday Saturday 0 272
45-year-old National Guard recruit arrested at basic training was 'international fugitive' 0 mahatmakanejeeves Friday Friday 8 400
How the War on Terror Created the Age of Trump (W/ Matt Kennard) The Chris Hedges Report 0 AStern Thursday Thursday 4 274
The Rise of a Hardline Four-Star General Tipped to Be the Next Army Chief 0 mahatmakanejeeves Thursday Thursday 3 402
Army cuts training as service is short billions of dollars 17 mahatmakanejeeves Wednesday Wednesday 9 661
The Last Class with Balls 3 littlemissmartypants May 23 May 23 4 535
Trump Breaks With Tradition and Won't Speak at U.S. Naval Academy Graduation 9 mahatmakanejeeves May 22 May 22 7 763
Admiral Brad Cooper's testimony before Congress and what you won't see in the MSM 3 Ray Bruns May 21 May 21 9 764
Ibogaine is a banned hallucinogenic drug. Scientists believe it can help veterans overcome PTSD 3 mahatmakanejeeves May 16 May 16 4 542
Pentagon quietly shut legally required program to prevent civilian deaths by military, watchdog finds 1 Eugene May 15 May 15 7 485
This message was self-deleted by its author 3 blue-wave May 12 May 12 3 463
This message was self-deleted by its author 6 blue-wave May 8 May 8 6 676
Trump's new plan to 'guide' merchant ships through Hormuz leaves many questions unanswered 4 mahatmakanejeeves May 4 May 4 1 596
US bypasses congressional review for military sales of $8.6 billion to Middle East allies 2 Eugene May 2 May 2 3 560
Trump threatens to withdraw troops from Italy and Spain 5 nitpicked May 1 May 1 9 922
Trump says US is weighing reducing American troop presence in Germany 1 nitpicked Apr 29 Apr 29 4 450
The Trump Battleship Is Becoming the US Navy's Most Reckless Gamble 2 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 28 Apr 28 2 614
Latest US military strike on alleged drug boat kills 3 in eastern Pacific 2 Eugene Apr 27 Apr 27 6 600
US Space Command: Russia is now operationalizing co-orbital ASAT weapons 1 littlemissmartypants Apr 24 Apr 24 8 1037
Two Americans sentenced to prison for North Korean tech worker scheme 2 Eugene Apr 18 Apr 18 5 774
FACT FOCUS: Trump says drug trafficking by sea is down 98.2%. The numbers don't show that 1 Eugene Apr 18 Apr 18 5 732
Cameron Hamilton: Less than a year after being fired, former FEMA chief is set to be reinstalled by Trump 0 Eugene Apr 17 Apr 17 0 435
Trump Was Going to Fire Tulsi Gabbard Last Week -- Until Roger Stone Stepped in to Save Her: Axios 2 Eugene Apr 11 Apr 15 1 831
Kristi Noem's first DHS meeting where she entered to 'Hot Momma' was like being in a South Park episode, staffers say 2 Eugene Apr 14 Apr 14 19 1077
Zelenskyy vents frustration over U.S. disinterest in evidence of Russia helping Iran 2 ck4829 Apr 12 Apr 13 11 635
Strikes on alleged drug boats kill 5, leave 1 survivor in eastern Pacific, US military says 1 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 13 Apr 13 5 591
Navy to Inactivate Attack Boat USS Boise After $1.6B Repair Effort 3 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 11 Apr 11 6 840
Pentagon Awards Lockheed $4.7 Billion Deal for Patriots 1 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 11 Apr 11 2 597
The New Trump-Class Battleship Is Just Dumb 3 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 11 Apr 11 4 878

National Security & Defense Continued...

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Harsh comments following the Trump-Rutte meeting - Top Report - TVP WORLD 0 TexasTowelie Apr 9 Apr 9 3 596
Trump requests $1.5 trillion increase in military funds - ABC News 6 TexasTowelie Apr 8 Apr 9 4 811
Kristi Noem hugely overpaid for a $145 million warehouse in one of her final acts at DHS, report says 5 Eugene Apr 7 Apr 8 6 963
Ukraine says it replaced human soldiers with 'ground robots' in over 21,000 missions for Q1 1 littlemissmartypants Apr 8 Apr 8 4 598
Right to repair: Why the US military can't fix much of its own equipment 2 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 4 Apr 4 8 797
USS Nimitz visits Panama on grand farewell tour 4 nitpicked Apr 2 Apr 2 3 809
Trump polled advisers about replacing Tulsi Gabbard as intelligence chief 0 Eugene Apr 2 Apr 2 4 628
This War Was Driven By Politics Anchor Watch with Bobby Jones 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 1 Apr 1 0 545
Last Surviving World War II Triple Ace Laid to Rest at Arlington National Cemetery 2 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 31 Mar 31 15 849
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 31 Mar 31 1 366
Philippines Foreign Ministry: Will meet with Iranian officials to discuss safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 31 Mar 31 2 572
Japan Is Fortifying This String of Islands Close to China 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 31 Mar 31 3 659
Donald Trump says US could 'take the oil in Iran' 7 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 30 Mar 30 4 1117
Pentagon reportedly preparing for weeks of ground operations in Iran 5 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 29 Mar 30 4 909
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 30 Mar 30 0 321
At Pentagon Christian service, Hegseth prays for violence 'against those who deserve no mercy' 11 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 26 Mar 29 12 1849
Ukraine schooled NATO in a Wargame: Ukraine's Drone Warfare Exposed NATO's Critical Weakness 0 blue-wave Mar 29 Mar 29 10 730
A group of four C-130s left Dobbins Air Reserve Base between 2:00 and 2:40 p.m. ET. 5 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 28 Mar 28 8 1161
Iranian Attack on Prince Sultan Air Base Reportedly Struck U.S. KC-135s - Reports 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 28 Mar 28 2 766
Amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA-7) is in port in Diego Garcia. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 25 Mar 28 5 768
Flight of Barksdale B52s inbound RAF FAIRFORD now 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 28 Mar 28 3 740
VA executive accused of demanding gifts in the form of cash, casino chips from contractors 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 28 Mar 28 2 683
Special Air Mission departs Homestead AFB at 3:39 a.m. ET headed northeast. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 28 Mar 28 2 743
HEAVILY ARMED B-52s Takeoff from RAF Fairford - Loaded with JDAM Bunker Busters 12 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 25 Mar 27 7 1653
Traumatic brain injury emerging as signature injury in Iran war: US official 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 27 Mar 27 10 704
Is The U.S. Dropping Mines To Stop Iranian Missile Launchers? 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 27 Mar 27 3 701
Sailor Flown Ashore After Flight Operations Injury on Carrier USS Abraham Lincoln 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 27 Mar 27 1 657
More Bombers Arrive at RAF Fairford 4 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 27 Mar 27 1 827
Just about every helicopter the United States owns is flying around in southern Alabama right now. 10 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 26 Mar 27 6 1684
Army raises enlistment age to 42, eases marijuana restrictions 6 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 25 Mar 25 5 1058

National Security & Defense Continued...

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Finnish President: Trump's actions are making it harder to defeat Russia 5 blue-wave Mar 24 Mar 24 6 869
Pentagon Officials Weigh Deployment of Airborne Troops for Iran War 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 24 Mar 24 0 574
'Multiple waves' of unauthorized drones recently spotted over strategic US Air Force base 4 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 23 Mar 24 4 867
USS Gerald R. Ford docks in Greece for port call after fire 2 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 23 Mar 23 7 737
'RAF Fairford plane spotters have swamped our village and use fields as toilet' 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 23 Mar 23 4 800
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 23 Mar 23 0 494
Three C-17s just left Ramstein Air Base headed east about five minutes apart. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 22 Mar 22 4 1225
There are nine T-38s flying around in a corridor between Memphis and Montgomery. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 22 Mar 22 3 1034
B-52s and B-1 bombers launch for a strike mission as a U-2 spy plane flies overhead 2 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 22 Mar 22 8 1101
Tanker carrying fuel originally bound for Cuba diverts to Trinidad, shipping data shows 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 22 Mar 22 4 700
Flights Are Still Taking Off as Missiles Rain Down in the Middle East 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 22 Mar 22 5 910
Iranian Missiles Strike Far-Off Target, but U.S. Remains Out of Range 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 21 Mar 21 3 648
V-22 Ospreys have two different icons on ADSB Exchange. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 21 Mar 21 0 852
'StravaLeaks': France's aircraft carrier located in real time by Le Monde through fitness app 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 20 Mar 20 2 631
Father of service member killed in Iran war said he never told Pete Hegseth to 'finish' the job 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 20 Mar 20 4 659
I see two B-1 bombers with their transponders on over the eastern Mediterranean and ... 5 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 19 Mar 19 5 1107
Iran is retaliating against the U.S. with strikes on American sites throughout the Middle East. 5 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 18 Mar 18 3 1106
Admiral's Comments Undercut Pentagon's Cluster Munition Policy 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 18 Mar 18 5 657
US can access military data collected by Australian aircraft in Gulf 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 18 Mar 18 1 669
Ali Larijani, Iran's top national security official killed, then Joe Kent resigns. Hummm... 1 suegeo Mar 18 Mar 18 4 858
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