Russia
Elon Cancels Putin’s Starlink Account
Bad Vlad! Musk confirms SpaceX success in preventing Russian military from accessing stolen Starlink units Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said Russian drones were operating over Ukrainian cities via Starlink By Anders Hagstrom SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says his company appears to have been successful in blocking Russia from making “unauthorized” use of Starlink internet […]
Let’s talk Carrier Friday
The Harry S. Truman (yes, it should be Harry S Truman but the Navy thinks otherwise) is the 8th Nimitz-class aircraft carrier in the series. Who knew she was going to be immortalized and sunk multiple times. Huh? It’s pretty safe to say that our relations with Russia are a tad strained in the last […]
Greenland and National Security
Trump knows good real estate — and he knows Greenland’s value to national security Trump has lit a bonfire under Denmark and NATO to spur much-needed progress to counter Russia and China By Rebecca Grant “The United States needs Greenland for the purpose of National Security. It is vital for the Golden Dome that we […]
Today- An Oil Tanker Twofer
Motor Tanker Bella 1 A Venezuela-linked oil tanker operating in the “dark fleet” painted a Russian flag on its hull, changed its name, and reflagged to Russia in an attempt to evade the U.S. Coast Guard, according to reports. The vessel was tracked by U.S., U.K., France and Ireland aerial surveillance to the Irish coast […]
Soviet Era Traitor Dies in Prison
Aldrich Ames, C.I.A. Turncoat Who Helped the Soviets, Dies at 84 As chief of the counterintelligence branch of the C.I.A.’s Soviet division, he had access to some of the nation’s deepest secrets. He had been serving a life sentence since 1994. By Tim Weiner Aldrich Ames, the most murderous turncoat in the history of the […]
What was old is new
There is a Romanian made plane built as a trainer and aerobatic bird called the Yakovlev (Yak)-52. They have been around a half a century, and Soviet and Russian planes trained in -52s before moving to the jet Yak-17 trainer, which is very similar in size and layout. Why talk about a 50-year old trainer? […]
Stolen Valor Russian Style
Russian war hero ‘the Executioner’ allegedly ordered troops to shoot him in massive payout scheme: report Russian officer Konstantin Frolov allegedly helped orchestrate a $2.5M fraud scheme By Bonny Chu One of Russia’s most decorated battlefield heroes was unmasked as the alleged mastermind of a brazen fraud scheme in which elite soldiers allegedly shot themselves […]
Saturday Shorts
Well, we’ll lead off with a recent one – been a few articles about then-MGEN Michael J. Turley, the Utah National Guard general who was accused and convicted of having an affair with a subordinate. He was basically forced out as a lieutenant colonel, a three-grade drop. Seemed cut and dried – he dipped his […]
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