NATO
Russia Strikes Poland
CINC Deep in Thought Mick sends us news of Russian munitions falling on Polish territory and killing two. The Polish government did not immediately confirm the incident, but stated leadership is holding an emergency meeting. Media reports a projectile strike in the Polish village of Przewodówe near the Ukraine border. Both Pentagon and National Security […]
Fear and Loathing in New York
Armageddon Last week Putin warned that he wouldn’t hesitate to use nuclear weapons to defeat Ukraine’s advances in Moscow-occupied areas that the Kremlin has annexed. As the West dismissed that as a scare tactic, a top Putin lieutenant upped the ante. Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said NATO countries would not retaliate if Russia used […]
Senate Easily Passes NATO Memberships
The Senate yesterday overwhelmingly passed a resolution approving Finland and Sweden’s request to enter into NATO, 95 to 1. This marks a pivotal step toward expanding the 30-member alliance. The bi-partisan support for the additions are the direct result of Russian President Putin’s invasion of the Ukraine. Twenty-three Member States have already ratified the accessions. […]
UK troops banned from NATO over barracks orgy
Breitbart is reporting that hundreds of British troops from the 3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment will be banned from participating in a NATO exercise in the Balkans. From Breitbart; Hundreds of British paratroopers have been barred from being deployed on a NATO mission after video evidence emerged of orgies with a civilian woman being held at […]
Former Soviet, Ukrainian, but All American
“Thank you”, to those who have reached out to ask about the Spousal Unit. The situation in Ukraine is rather complex and I do have a lot to say about it… and to do about it. We currently have several family members still in Ukraine. Some have chosen to stay and a couple of […]
Vindman Stuns With Military Acumen
Alexander Vindman, LTC USA (Ret) Vindman, the former Director for European Affairs for the United States National Security Council is back. He famously testified during then President Trump’s first impeachment hearing, and has subsequently filed suit against Donald Trump Jr., Rudy Giuliani and others, alleging they mounted a coordinated campaign to intimidate and retaliate against […]
Stunning videos of US Army Black Hawk making an emergency landing in a traffic circle last week in Bucharest
It’s not clear why a US Army Black Hawk helicopter made an emergency landing in traffic last week, the helicopter doesn’t look like it’s in autorotation and it sounds as if at least one engine is running. What is clear is that the aviator at the controls made an incredible emergency landing. With supreme airmanship, […]
A tale of an airfield and an olive oil factory
Maybe this olive oil factory in Bulgaria has a really, really long driveway. If not, there better be a 2LT nearby with a faulty compass, because it’s hard to see how an airfield and an olive oil factory could be conflated. Which is just what happened over the weekend. During joint NATO exercises involving the […]
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