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Admiral's Comments Undercut Pentagon's Cluster Munition Policy 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 18 Mar 18 5 666
US can access military data collected by Australian aircraft in Gulf 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 18 Mar 18 1 677
Ali Larijani, Iran's top national security official killed, then Joe Kent resigns. Hummm... 1 suegeo Mar 18 Mar 18 4 867
Democratic lawmaker condemns Hegseth's call for 'no quarter' for US enemies 6 Eugene Mar 14 Mar 18 1 1012
B-1 takes the long way around to get to RAF Fairford from the Persian Gulf 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 18 Mar 18 1 969
Military report says 'one in a million' live fire malfunction rained shrapnel on California highway 1 Eugene Mar 18 Mar 18 4 689
Successful trip to RAF Fairford for plane spotting 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 17 Mar 18 1 686
Trump expected at Dover AFB on March 18 for dignified transfer of crewmembers killed in crash of KC-135 4 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 17 Mar 17 3 970
Fire on U.S. Aircraft Carrier Raged for Hours, Sailors Say 9 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 17 Mar 17 14 1453
Three more B-52s have gone from Minot AFB to RAF Fairford. 10 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 16 Mar 16 7 1584
Operations at RAF Mildenhall, 15 March 2026 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 15 Mar 15 3 876
Navy Extends USS Nimitz Service Life to 2027, in Line with Carrier John F. Kennedy's Delivery 2 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 15 Mar 15 2 705
Operation Lightning takes down SocksEscort proxy network blamed for tens of millions in fraud 2 littlemissmartypants Mar 14 Mar 14 5 851
USS Tripoli, 31st MEU Heading to the Middle East 3 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 14 Mar 14 5 884
Tracing the US military's learning curve on fighting Iran's drones: What to know 2 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 13 Mar 13 0 777
Ship fire unrelated to combat injures pair of USS Gerald R. Ford sailors 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 12 Mar 12 4 665
Israeli military drops charges against soldiers charged with abusing Palestinian prisoner 2 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 12 Mar 12 11 703
U.S. Showers Iran With Bombs in Most Intense Strikes of the War, Pentagon Says 4 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 11 Mar 11 3 866
US Air Force National Guard Worries Grow After Aircraft Removed From Units 4 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 9 Mar 9 7 1048
US bomber planes land in UK amid expected 'surge' in strikes on Iran 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 7 Mar 7 5 936
The Most Chilling Detail in the U.S. Attack on an Iranian Naval Ship 19 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 6 Mar 6 60 3613
Sri Lanka takes custody of an Iranian vessel off its coast after US sank an Iranian warship 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 6 Mar 6 3 666
U.S. Submarine Launches First Torpedo in Combat Since World War II 4 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2026 Mar 2026 2 950
Can Pizza Predict the Start of the Iran War? - William Spaniel 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2026 Feb 2026 4 811
(Eastern Pacific) US military strike kills three in second alleged drug boat attack this week 0 Eugene Feb 2026 Feb 2026 2 564
Coast Guard Brass Secretly Fume at ICE Barbie Over Jaw-Dropping Order 1 Eugene Feb 2026 Feb 2026 9 853
10 Ukrainians with drones wipe out 2 NATO Battalions 0 blue-wave Feb 2026 Feb 2026 11 930
ICE says federal agents appear to have lied about confrontation that led to shooting 3 Eugene Feb 2026 Feb 2026 4 817
Pentagon let CBP use anti-drone laser before FAA closed El Paso airspace, AP sources say 1 Eugene Feb 2026 Feb 2026 4 687
The experts comment: New START expires, bringing both risks and opportunities 0 littlemissmartypants Feb 2026 Feb 2026 3 781

National Security & Defense Continued...

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Homeland Security shutdown grows more likely as Republicans rebuff Democrats' ICE demands 4 Eugene Feb 2026 Feb 2026 6 901
New START nuclear arms control treaty between the United States and Russia expires 05Feb2026 1 littlemissmartypants Feb 2026 Feb 2026 1 622
Kristi Noem treated FEMA as an adversary. Then came a massive winter storm 3 Eugene Jan 2026 Jan 2026 12 1090
What Could Happen if the US Strikes Iran? 1 Deep State Witch Jan 2026 Jan 2026 2 850
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 3 833
Senate fails to advance spending package after Democrats refuse to back DHS funding 1 Eugene Jan 2026 Jan 2026 11 772
Poland's energy grid was targeted by never-before-seen wiper malware 0 littlemissmartypants Jan 2026 Jan 2026 3 674
Absolutely shameful to throw your employee under the bus when they're murdered ... 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2026 Jan 2026 31 1613
First Finnish Air Force F-35 Lightning II Arrives at Ebbing Air National Guard Base 1 littlemissmartypants Jan 2026 Jan 2026 3 769
Pentagon wants major improvements to runways at Greenland base 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2026 Jan 2026 0 1000
The Chinese made"Lucky Box" machine in the Pentagon !!!? 2 Ranting Randy Jan 2026 Jan 2026 9 1122
Military plane part of secretive, classified fleet used in first Caribbean boat strike 1 Eugene Jan 2026 Jan 2026 1 759
Fort Greely struggles to feed soldiers due to impact of cuts initiated by DOGE 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2026 Jan 2026 10 963
Inside A Venezuelan Apartment Hit By An American Missile 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2026 Jan 2026 2 860
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 1 695
Trump Administration Draws Up New Legal Justification for Raid on Maduro 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2026 Jan 2026 4 827
ICE Barbie Plotting to Send Goons Into New Target City (Phoenix) 0 Eugene Jan 2026 Jan 2026 1 730
U.S. Ran a War Game on Ousting Maduro. Venezuela Fell Into Chaos. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2026 Jan 2026 5 1048
Intellexa: Trump administration removes three spyware-linked executives from sanctions list 1 Eugene Jan 2026 Jan 2026 2 771
Protests breaking out across Iran. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2025 Dec 2025 5 905
Why Battleships aren't coming back -- ever 4 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2025 Dec 2025 7 1333
Hegseth authorizes cash bonuses of up to $25,000 for top civilian employees 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2025 Dec 2025 3 1001
White nationalist terrorism - Neo-Nazi terror group steps up US operations as FBI pulls back 2 ck4829 Dec 2025 Dec 2025 13 1052
Surprise: Lufthansa Sells Two Boeing 747-8s... To The US Air Force?! 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2025 Dec 2025 1 979
Why is America Intentionally Throwing Away its Global Power? - Paul Warburg 5 TexasTowelie Dec 2025 Dec 2025 8 1241
'Gross Negligence': GOP Congressman Shreds White House for Letting 'Whacky Laura Loomer' Advise on NatSec Hires 1 Eugene Dec 2025 Dec 2025 6 956
'It's done' -- House Armed Services chair sees no need to further probe boat strike 16 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2025 Dec 2025 34 3447
Self-Contradictory: Where the 2025 U.S. National Security Strategy Goes Wrong - William Spaniel 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2025 Dec 2025 5 875
Trump gives Nvidia green light to sell advanced AI chips to China 2 Eugene Dec 2025 Dec 2025 8 1087
White nationalist terrorism - U.S.-founded neo-Nazi group designated as terrorist organization is busted in Spain 0 ck4829 Dec 2025 Dec 2025 0 881

National Security & Defense Continued...

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Sabrina Carpenter and Franklin the Turtle in tiff with Trump administration over use of work 1 Eugene Dec 2025 Dec 2025 7 1051
Trump says Hegseth told him he didn't order killing of boat crew 10 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2025 Dec 2025 3 1894
F-35 beat Gripen fighter jet 'by a mile' in 2021 Defence Department competition 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2025 Nov 2025 1 1525
Cold War II - Poland accuses Russia of "an act of state terror" with railway sabotage attack 0 ck4829 Nov 2025 Nov 2025 3 946
Trump's Pentagon name change could cost up to $2 billion 5 nitpicked Nov 2025 Nov 2025 2 1395
In Flanders Fields 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2025 Nov 2025 13 951
"Wow, it's like someone remembers how to be President." 5 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2025 Nov 2025 37 2015
The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II. 39 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2025 Nov 2025 71 11012
Kristi Noem Reportedly Authorized Purchase Of Planes That Were Missing 1 Key Component (engines) 3 Eugene Nov 2025 Nov 2025 3 1288
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Eugene Nov 2025 Nov 2025 0 748
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 1330
Trump orders Pentagon to resume nuclear weapons testing, citing rival nations' programs 11 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2025 Nov 2025 2 1750
Trump Boat Bombings Worsen as New Horror Shakes Experts: "Alarm Bells" 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2025 Oct 2025 10 1138
White House urged firing live bombs, not dummies, for Navy celebration, AP sources say 6 Eugene Oct 2025 Oct 2025 8 1561
Top Border Patrol official to be deposed Thursday over agency's tactics in the Chicago area 0 Eugene Oct 2025 Oct 2025 5 974
3 Years Ago It Was a Casting Agency. Now It Has $1 Billion in Drone Contracts. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2025 Oct 2025 5 1144
Trump says private donor gave $130 million to cover military pay during shutdown 10 Eugene Oct 2025 Oct 2025 4 1841
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 1388
EXCLUSIVE: Pentagon clamps down on military interactions with Congress 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2025 Oct 2025 4 951
Coast Guard Buys Two Private Jets for Noem, Costing $172 Million 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2025 Oct 2025 3 1071
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