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$125,000,000 to change the "Department of Defense" to the "Department of War" 5 LessAspin Tuesday Tuesday 11 429
'I Hope F-35s Don't Need Radar, Because They're Being Delivered Without Any' 9 sop Tuesday Tuesday 42 1162
Food insecurity skyrockets among military families, MFAN survey finds 0 mahatmakanejeeves Saturday Saturday 3 410
Hell's Bell (Telephone) 0 orangecrush Thursday Thursday 2 451
Trump Summons Munitions Makers as Worries Grow Over Low U.S. Stockpiles 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 23 Jun 23 0 386
A top NATO commander says the West can no longer count on its homelands staying safe in future wars 2 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 14 Jun 14 6 689
Zeteo: CIA Whistleblower SPILLS ALL on Jeffrey Epstein, Torture Programs, and Israel 0 AStern Jun 10 Jun 10 8 944
ICE detention center in Texas flagged for missing records, medical failures and wasteful spending 0 Eugene Jun 9 Jun 9 2 379
How SpaceX Became Embedded in America's War Machine 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 8 Jun 8 0 483
Female Navy officers say they fear a career cap after Hegseth cuts women from promotions list 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 7 Jun 7 7 490
Army's plan for military death row executions is named 'Operation Resolute Justice' 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 5 Jun 5 3 787
DNI Bill Pulte 2 LessAspin Jun 2 Jun 2 3 634
The U.S. Has Found a Way to Down a Drone Without Spending $1 Million 6 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 1 Jun 1 4 1003
Iran attacks damage 20 US military sites since start of war, satellite images show 2 Eugene Jun 1 Jun 1 2 533
Troops' phones gave away location data to foreign adversaries 8 littlemissmartypants May 31 May 31 17 1198
US not 'turning back' on Asia allies, but expects them to boost defence - Hegseth 0 nitpicked May 30 May 30 0 549
45-year-old National Guard recruit arrested at basic training was 'international fugitive' 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 29 May 29 8 677
How the War on Terror Created the Age of Trump (W/ Matt Kennard) The Chris Hedges Report 0 AStern May 28 May 28 4 535
The Rise of a Hardline Four-Star General Tipped to Be the Next Army Chief 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 28 May 28 3 652
Army cuts training as service is short billions of dollars 17 mahatmakanejeeves May 27 May 27 9 1435
The Last Class with Balls 3 littlemissmartypants May 23 May 23 4 816
Trump Breaks With Tradition and Won't Speak at U.S. Naval Academy Graduation 9 mahatmakanejeeves May 22 May 22 7 1176
Admiral Brad Cooper's testimony before Congress and what you won't see in the MSM 3 Ray Bruns May 21 May 21 9 1046
Ibogaine is a banned hallucinogenic drug. Scientists believe it can help veterans overcome PTSD 3 mahatmakanejeeves May 16 May 16 4 784
Pentagon quietly shut legally required program to prevent civilian deaths by military, watchdog finds 1 Eugene May 15 May 15 7 722
This message was self-deleted by its author 3 blue-wave May 12 May 12 3 740
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Trump's new plan to 'guide' merchant ships through Hormuz leaves many questions unanswered 4 mahatmakanejeeves May 4 May 4 1 869
US bypasses congressional review for military sales of $8.6 billion to Middle East allies 2 Eugene May 2 May 2 3 792
Trump threatens to withdraw troops from Italy and Spain 5 nitpicked May 1 May 1 9 1272

National Security & Defense Continued...

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Trump says US is weighing reducing American troop presence in Germany 1 nitpicked Apr 29 Apr 29 4 672
The Trump Battleship Is Becoming the US Navy's Most Reckless Gamble 2 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 28 Apr 28 2 855
Latest US military strike on alleged drug boat kills 3 in eastern Pacific 2 Eugene Apr 27 Apr 27 6 828
US Space Command: Russia is now operationalizing co-orbital ASAT weapons 1 littlemissmartypants Apr 24 Apr 24 8 1277
Two Americans sentenced to prison for North Korean tech worker scheme 2 Eugene Apr 18 Apr 18 5 1039
FACT FOCUS: Trump says drug trafficking by sea is down 98.2%. The numbers don't show that 1 Eugene Apr 18 Apr 18 5 944
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 0 649
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 1084
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 1334
Zelenskyy vents frustration over U.S. disinterest in evidence of Russia helping Iran 2 ck4829 Apr 12 Apr 13 11 887
Strikes on alleged drug boats kill 5, leave 1 survivor in eastern Pacific, US military says 1 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 13 Apr 13 5 813
Navy to Inactivate Attack Boat USS Boise After $1.6B Repair Effort 3 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 11 Apr 11 6 1096
Pentagon Awards Lockheed $4.7 Billion Deal for Patriots 1 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 11 Apr 11 2 801
The New Trump-Class Battleship Is Just Dumb 3 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 11 Apr 11 4 1125
Harsh comments following the Trump-Rutte meeting - Top Report - TVP WORLD 0 TexasTowelie Apr 9 Apr 9 3 804
Trump requests $1.5 trillion increase in military funds - ABC News 6 TexasTowelie Apr 8 Apr 9 4 1116
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 1258
Ukraine says it replaced human soldiers with 'ground robots' in over 21,000 missions for Q1 1 littlemissmartypants Apr 8 Apr 8 4 821
Right to repair: Why the US military can't fix much of its own equipment 2 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 4 Apr 4 8 1017
USS Nimitz visits Panama on grand farewell tour 4 nitpicked Apr 2026 Apr 2026 3 1076
Trump polled advisers about replacing Tulsi Gabbard as intelligence chief 0 Eugene Apr 2026 Apr 2026 4 828
This War Was Driven By Politics Anchor Watch with Bobby Jones 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 2026 Apr 2026 0 746
Last Surviving World War II Triple Ace Laid to Rest at Arlington National Cemetery 2 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2026 Mar 2026 15 1081
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2026 Mar 2026 1 573
Philippines Foreign Ministry: Will meet with Iranian officials to discuss safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2026 Mar 2026 2 792
Japan Is Fortifying This String of Islands Close to China 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2026 Mar 2026 3 865
Donald Trump says US could 'take the oil in Iran' 7 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2026 Mar 2026 4 1415
Pentagon reportedly preparing for weeks of ground operations in Iran 5 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2026 Mar 2026 4 1192
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2026 Mar 2026 0 505
At Pentagon Christian service, Hegseth prays for violence 'against those who deserve no mercy' 11 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2026 Mar 2026 12 2260

National Security & Defense Continued...

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Ukraine schooled NATO in a Wargame: Ukraine's Drone Warfare Exposed NATO's Critical Weakness 0 blue-wave Mar 2026 Mar 2026 10 922
A group of four C-130s left Dobbins Air Reserve Base between 2:00 and 2:40 p.m. ET. 5 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2026 Mar 2026 8 1438
Iranian Attack on Prince Sultan Air Base Reportedly Struck U.S. KC-135s - Reports 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2026 Mar 2026 2 962
Amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA-7) is in port in Diego Garcia. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2026 Mar 2026 5 979
Flight of Barksdale B52s inbound RAF FAIRFORD now 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2026 Mar 2026 3 946
VA executive accused of demanding gifts in the form of cash, casino chips from contractors 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2026 Mar 2026 2 886
Special Air Mission departs Homestead AFB at 3:39 a.m. ET headed northeast. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2026 Mar 2026 2 957
HEAVILY ARMED B-52s Takeoff from RAF Fairford - Loaded with JDAM Bunker Busters 12 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2026 Mar 2026 7 2181
Traumatic brain injury emerging as signature injury in Iran war: US official 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2026 Mar 2026 10 905
Is The U.S. Dropping Mines To Stop Iranian Missile Launchers? 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2026 Mar 2026 3 922
Sailor Flown Ashore After Flight Operations Injury on Carrier USS Abraham Lincoln 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2026 Mar 2026 1 846
More Bombers Arrive at RAF Fairford 4 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2026 Mar 2026 1 1078
Just about every helicopter the United States owns is flying around in southern Alabama right now. 10 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2026 Mar 2026 6 2076
Army raises enlistment age to 42, eases marijuana restrictions 6 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2026 Mar 2026 5 1329
Finnish President: Trump's actions are making it harder to defeat Russia 5 blue-wave Mar 2026 Mar 2026 6 1148
Pentagon Officials Weigh Deployment of Airborne Troops for Iran War 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2026 Mar 2026 0 768
'Multiple waves' of unauthorized drones recently spotted over strategic US Air Force base 4 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2026 Mar 2026 4 1128
USS Gerald R. Ford docks in Greece for port call after fire 2 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2026 Mar 2026 7 971
'RAF Fairford plane spotters have swamped our village and use fields as toilet' 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2026 Mar 2026 4 1010
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