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YouTube video by Tim Lucien Bold Talk

"I call that bold talk for a one-eyed fat man."

RIP Bobby.
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RIP Robert Duvall aka Colonel Radl. “A wink from a pretty girl at a party results rarely in climax, Karl. But a man is a fool not to push a suggestion as far as it will go.”

General George C. Marshall, future Secretary of State.

Every conflict where we translated military success into long-term success was because we had warrior-diplomats who brought together all elements of national power to do so.

Russia’s Grinding War in Ukraine Despite claims of success in Ukraine, new CSIS data shows that Russia is paying an extraordinary price for minimal gains, with over 1.2 million casualties. Russia is also in decline as a major economi...

Russia has no globally competitive technology firms to support long-term productivity and is a bottom-tier AI power. Can it sustain the war in Ukraine?

More on Russia's declining power by CSIS's Defense and Security Department: https://www.csis.org/analysis/russias-grinding-war-ukraine

Yes it’s Valentine’s Day. But it’s also the chosen birthday of Frederick Douglass who was born in 1818 on a plantation in Talbot County, Maryland. He escaped from slavery & rose to become the most eloquent and forceful voice for the abolition of slavery & for Black voting rights in the U.S.

Thanks - I appreciate the humor and horror from these GI nicknames

Is this what the Allies called the "Screaming Meemies"?

DONE!!!!!

Yay!

Navy’s next aircraft carrier sails into the Atlantic for sea trials The USS John F. Kennedy’s sea trials will give the Navy and builders a chance to operate crucial systems and components at sea for the first time.

The USS John F. Kennedy, the Navy's next aircraft carrier, sailed into the Atlantic this week for sea trials, a key test of the new ship's readiness for its scheduled commissioning in March 2027.

Expanded Iron Fist puts US, Japanese troops at more island training sites U.S. and Japanese naval forces are teaming up for an expanded version of annual exercises around Japan.

U.S. and Japanese forces will soon team up for the 20th iteration of the Iron Fist exercise.

This year's expanded version of the annual exercise, scheduled for Feb. 11 through March 9, will take place throughout Japan, including 19 sites in the southern Nansei Islands in Okinawa.

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Justice Mission–2025: The Narrative Battle Inside China’s Latest Taiwan Exercise - Taiwan Security Monitor Author: Jonathan Walberg When the People’s Liberation Army’s Eastern Theater Command launched its Justice Mission–2025 exercises around Taiwan on December 29th, the visible indicators were familiar: j...

“What distinguished this iteration was not just the scale or geometry of the activity, but the depth and coherence of the narrative campaign that unfolded alongside it.” ⁦‪@TaiwanMonitor‬⁩
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U.S. Destroyer Drills with Philippine Forces Near Scarborough Shoal - USNI News An American destroyer joined Philippine forces near Scarborough Shoal for a joint patrol following the recent departure of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (CSG) from the Western Pacific. USS ...

U.S. Destroyer Drills with Philippine Forces Near Scarborough Shoal — USNI News
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First time I visited and read it as I stood in line, I looked up and that was the quote that has never left me...

"Engraved on the exterior of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum are the words of General Eisenhower. They are from his letter to General George Marshall dated April 15, 1945, three days after he had visited Ohrdruf concentration camp"

Heroes all - GO FOR BROKE!

HONOLULU — U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC), in partnership with the University of Hawaiʻi (UH), honored seven World War II (WWII) UH Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) cadets during a posthumous commissioning ceremony.

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Galeotti is outstanding - great podcast too

“NUTS!” — McAuliffe’s 1944 Christmas Letter Editor’s Note: In honor of Christmas, we proudly publish the text of Brig. Gen. Anthony McAuliffe's 1944 Christmas letter to the U.S. 101st Airborne

“We are giving our country and our loved ones at home a worthy Christmas present and being privileged to take part in this gallant feat of arms are truly making for ourselves a Merry Christmas,” wrote Brig. Gen. Anthony McAuliffe.

You’ve been blessed by the magical puffer of Christmas Eve!! 🥹🙏🎄🐡💨✨ #porcupinepuffer #pufferfish #pufferfishofcoralcity #christmaseve #blessed #cutiepie #coral #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #biscaynebay #coralcity

Out here in Oahu too

Soldiers from the 369th Infantry "Harlem Hellfighters" return home to NYC, 22 March 1919.
US Army Signal Corps
Restoration by erikthehistorian (erik villard)
-- This story DESERVES a first class movie--

Catch that turret. 😊 #WW2 #HISTORY

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters | Parameters and Associated Collections | US Army War College <p><i>Parameters</i> is a refereed journal of ideas and issues. It provides a forum for mature thought on the art and science of land warfare, joint and combined matters, national and international se...

The latest edition of Parameters has just been released. This is one of the best military journals out there, and a must read for military and NatSec professionals.
press.armywarcollege.edu/parameters/

What’s It Like to Be a Chinese Soldier? Behind the parades, recruits face long deployments, strict rules, and limited opportunities.

wrote this week about a topic there's surprisingly little coverage of in the United States even in think tanks focused on the Chinese military: the everyday lives of Chinese soldiers.

foreignpolicy.com/2025/12/16/c...

Gil Gerard (1943–2025) - Encyclopedia of Arkansas Actor/producer Gil Gerard was best known for his role as Buck Rogers in the 1979 movie Buck Rogers in the 25th Century and the spin-off television series ...

RIP fellow Arkansan Gil Gerard

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How Do You Know You Are Ready for Battle? | Proceedings - December 2025 Vol. 151/12/1,474 Training against a thinking opponent when there are consequences for your decisions is one of the most effective ways to prepare for battle.

Former STRATCOM Commander advocates for arduous wargames against a thinking opponent to prepare for battle. usni.org/magazines/p...