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HEAVILY ARMED B-52s Takeoff from RAF Fairford - Loaded with JDAM Bunker Busters 12 mahatmakanejeeves Wednesday 1 hr ago 7 606
Traumatic brain injury emerging as signature injury in Iran war: US official 0 mahatmakanejeeves 2 hrs ago 2 hrs ago 9 212
At Pentagon Christian service, Hegseth prays for violence 'against those who deserve no mercy' 10 mahatmakanejeeves Yesterday 7 hrs ago 12 787
Is The U.S. Dropping Mines To Stop Iranian Missile Launchers? 0 mahatmakanejeeves 10 hrs ago 10 hrs ago 3 314
Sailor Flown Ashore After Flight Operations Injury on Carrier USS Abraham Lincoln 0 mahatmakanejeeves 13 hrs ago 13 hrs ago 1 251
More Bombers Arrive at RAF Fairford 4 mahatmakanejeeves 19 hrs ago 19 hrs ago 1 241
Just about every helicopter the United States owns is flying around in southern Alabama right now. 10 mahatmakanejeeves Yesterday 19 hrs ago 6 803
Army raises enlistment age to 42, eases marijuana restrictions 6 mahatmakanejeeves Wednesday Wednesday 5 499
Amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA-7) is in port in Diego Garcia. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Wednesday Wednesday 5 342
Finnish President: Trump's actions are making it harder to defeat Russia 5 blue-wave Tuesday Tuesday 6 367
Pentagon Officials Weigh Deployment of Airborne Troops for Iran War 0 mahatmakanejeeves Tuesday Tuesday 0 243
'Multiple waves' of unauthorized drones recently spotted over strategic US Air Force base 4 mahatmakanejeeves Monday Tuesday 4 400
USS Gerald R. Ford docks in Greece for port call after fire 2 mahatmakanejeeves Monday Monday 7 336
'RAF Fairford plane spotters have swamped our village and use fields as toilet' 1 mahatmakanejeeves Monday Monday 4 388
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 mahatmakanejeeves Monday Monday 0 170
Three C-17s just left Ramstein Air Base headed east about five minutes apart. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Sunday Sunday 4 721
There are nine T-38s flying around in a corridor between Memphis and Montgomery. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Sunday Sunday 3 629
B-52s and B-1 bombers launch for a strike mission as a U-2 spy plane flies overhead 2 mahatmakanejeeves Sunday Sunday 8 661
Tanker carrying fuel originally bound for Cuba diverts to Trinidad, shipping data shows 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sunday Sunday 4 359
Flights Are Still Taking Off as Missiles Rain Down in the Middle East 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sunday Sunday 5 471
Iranian Missiles Strike Far-Off Target, but U.S. Remains Out of Range 0 mahatmakanejeeves Saturday Saturday 3 336
V-22 Ospreys have two different icons on ADSB Exchange. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Saturday Saturday 0 383
'StravaLeaks': France's aircraft carrier located in real time by Le Monde through fitness app 0 mahatmakanejeeves Friday Friday 2 290
Father of service member killed in Iran war said he never told Pete Hegseth to 'finish' the job 1 mahatmakanejeeves Friday Friday 4 311
I see two B-1 bombers with their transponders on over the eastern Mediterranean and ... 5 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 19 Mar 19 5 554
Iran is retaliating against the U.S. with strikes on American sites throughout the Middle East. 5 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 18 Mar 18 3 567
Admiral's Comments Undercut Pentagon's Cluster Munition Policy 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 18 Mar 18 5 299
US can access military data collected by Australian aircraft in Gulf 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 18 Mar 18 1 279
Ali Larijani, Iran's top national security official killed, then Joe Kent resigns. Hummm... 1 suegeo Mar 18 Mar 18 4 400
Democratic lawmaker condemns Hegseth's call for 'no quarter' for US enemies 6 Eugene Mar 14 Mar 18 1 494

National Security & Defense Continued...

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B-1 takes the long way around to get to RAF Fairford from the Persian Gulf 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 18 Mar 18 1 472
Military report says 'one in a million' live fire malfunction rained shrapnel on California highway 1 Eugene Mar 18 Mar 18 4 293
Successful trip to RAF Fairford for plane spotting 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 17 Mar 18 1 322
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 3 473
Fire on U.S. Aircraft Carrier Raged for Hours, Sailors Say 9 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 17 Mar 17 14 835
Three more B-52s have gone from Minot AFB to RAF Fairford. 10 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 16 Mar 16 7 891
Operations at RAF Mildenhall, 15 March 2026 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 15 Mar 15 3 539
Navy Extends USS Nimitz Service Life to 2027, in Line with Carrier John F. Kennedy's Delivery 2 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 15 Mar 15 2 326
Operation Lightning takes down SocksEscort proxy network blamed for tens of millions in fraud 2 littlemissmartypants Mar 14 Mar 14 5 464
USS Tripoli, 31st MEU Heading to the Middle East 3 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 14 Mar 14 5 473
Tracing the US military's learning curve on fighting Iran's drones: What to know 2 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 13 Mar 13 0 451
Ship fire unrelated to combat injures pair of USS Gerald R. Ford sailors 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 12 Mar 12 4 380
Israeli military drops charges against soldiers charged with abusing Palestinian prisoner 2 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 12 Mar 12 11 388
U.S. Showers Iran With Bombs in Most Intense Strikes of the War, Pentagon Says 4 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 11 Mar 11 3 467
US Air Force National Guard Worries Grow After Aircraft Removed From Units 4 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 9 Mar 9 7 645
US bomber planes land in UK amid expected 'surge' in strikes on Iran 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 7 Mar 7 5 683
The Most Chilling Detail in the U.S. Attack on an Iranian Naval Ship 19 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 6 Mar 6 60 2748
Sri Lanka takes custody of an Iranian vessel off its coast after US sank an Iranian warship 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 6 Mar 6 3 431
U.S. Submarine Launches First Torpedo in Combat Since World War II 4 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 4 Mar 4 2 606
Can Pizza Predict the Start of the Iran War? - William Spaniel 1 TexasTowelie Feb 24 Feb 24 4 585
(Eastern Pacific) US military strike kills three in second alleged drug boat attack this week 0 Eugene Feb 21 Feb 21 2 365
Coast Guard Brass Secretly Fume at ICE Barbie Over Jaw-Dropping Order 1 Eugene Feb 17 Feb 17 9 629
10 Ukrainians with drones wipe out 2 NATO Battalions 0 blue-wave Feb 14 Feb 14 11 724
ICE says federal agents appear to have lied about confrontation that led to shooting 3 Eugene Feb 13 Feb 13 4 559
Pentagon let CBP use anti-drone laser before FAA closed El Paso airspace, AP sources say 1 Eugene Feb 11 Feb 11 4 498
The experts comment: New START expires, bringing both risks and opportunities 0 littlemissmartypants Feb 7 Feb 7 3 595
Homeland Security shutdown grows more likely as Republicans rebuff Democrats' ICE demands 4 Eugene Feb 5 Feb 6 6 607
New START nuclear arms control treaty between the United States and Russia expires 05Feb2026 1 littlemissmartypants Feb 5 Feb 5 1 429
Kristi Noem treated FEMA as an adversary. Then came a massive winter storm 3 Eugene Jan 31 Jan 31 12 882
What Could Happen if the US Strikes Iran? 1 Deep State Witch Jan 30 Jan 30 2 678

National Security & Defense Continued...

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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 3 599
Senate fails to advance spending package after Democrats refuse to back DHS funding 1 Eugene Jan 29 Jan 29 11 626
Poland's energy grid was targeted by never-before-seen wiper malware 0 littlemissmartypants Jan 26 Jan 26 3 551
Absolutely shameful to throw your employee under the bus when they're murdered ... 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 25 Jan 26 31 1445
First Finnish Air Force F-35 Lightning II Arrives at Ebbing Air National Guard Base 1 littlemissmartypants Jan 24 Jan 24 3 619
Pentagon wants major improvements to runways at Greenland base 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 19 Jan 19 0 790
The Chinese made"Lucky Box" machine in the Pentagon !!!? 2 Ranting Randy Jan 19 Jan 19 9 945
Military plane part of secretive, classified fleet used in first Caribbean boat strike 1 Eugene Jan 14 Jan 14 1 632
Fort Greely struggles to feed soldiers due to impact of cuts initiated by DOGE 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 12 Jan 12 10 825
Inside A Venezuelan Apartment Hit By An American Missile 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 12 Jan 12 2 723
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 1 588
Trump Administration Draws Up New Legal Justification for Raid on Maduro 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 8 Jan 8 4 691
ICE Barbie Plotting to Send Goons Into New Target City (Phoenix) 0 Eugene Jan 3 Jan 3 1 624
U.S. Ran a War Game on Ousting Maduro. Venezuela Fell Into Chaos. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 3 Jan 3 5 838
Intellexa: Trump administration removes three spyware-linked executives from sanctions list 1 Eugene Jan 1 Jan 1 2 666
Protests breaking out across Iran. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 31 Dec 31 5 781
Why Battleships aren't coming back -- ever 4 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2025 Dec 2025 7 1121
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