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Killing cartel members who poison our fellow citizens is the highest and best use of our military.
Shout out to my colleagues at working at newly named outlets such as Breaking War, Inside War, War Daily, WarOne, WarScoop, National War...
This video says that Hegseth is a “recipient of the bronze star medal for valor” Public records of his service show Hegseth was awarded two Bronze stars but neither were “for valor” …a specific distinction that comes with special devices for the award.
Trump officials abruptly cancel Venezuela boat strike briefing trib.al/ECvenfX
NEW: defense.gov is down! It now shows up as "war.gov"
The "provocative move," as the DOD called it, comes several days after the U.S. said it struck a Venezuelan drug-carrying vessel, killing 11 on board. militarytimes.com/news/your-navy…
🚨Israel starts bombing high-rise buildings in Gaza City ahead of massive offensive. My report on @axios axios.com/2025/09/05/isr…
The @USNavy has selected Anduril to develop designs for carrier-ready Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA). We are focused on delivering an aircraft built specifically to the Navy’s distinct needs, at rapid speed and formidable scale.
10 F-35 jets are being dispatched to Puerto Rico to support the drug war Naval flotilla of 7 vessels in the southern Caribbean, a senior admin official tells @axios, confirming a Reuters report As we wrote yesterday, this drug war looks like a real war axios.com/2025/09/04/tru…
WASHINGTON - The U.S. has ordered the deployment of 10 F-35 fighter jets to a Puerto Rico airfield to conduct operations against drug cartels, two sources briefed on the matter said, in a move likely to further inflame tensions in the region.
The USX-1 Defiant has set sail, beginning her extended at-sea demonstration of endurance and reliability. The ship reached the Pacific Ocean early this morning. Follow Defiant throughout her demonstration at: darpa.mil/nomars
DEPARTMENT OF WAR
NEW: Trump seeks to rename Department of Defense to Department of War trib.al/dqeMPH8
The U.S. is poised to pour hundreds of billions of dollars into a zone of warfare few Americans understand, but that the world's biggest powers are racing to dominate. axios.com/2025/09/04/tru…
SCOOP - US & Taiwanese defence officials held secret talks in Alaska last week, but the meeting was lower level than one planned for June that was cancelled partly because of concerns about the impact on a Trump-Xi Jinping summit ft.com/content/2500ce… via @FT
F-47 could be airborne "faster than normal," says Boeing exec trib.al/ytJNVbA
"On Wednesday, Putin said he was willing to meet with Zelensky in Moscow. Ukrainian officials say they would fear for Zelensky's life if he traveled there."
"On Wednesday, Putin said he was willing to meet with Zelensky in Moscow. Ukrainian officials say they would fear for Zelensky's life if he traveled there."
In a little more than one presidential term, Donald Trump ... 🔭 Green-lit the Space Force 📦 Bumped SPACECOM to Alabama 🛡️ Launched a $175B Golden Dome 🆚 Issued a space competition EO 🚀 Bromanced Elon Musk @axios axios.com/2025/09/04/tru…
More missiles. Fewer arrests. President Trump's war on drugs is now a real war Narcotraffickers are considered terrorists. & the US claims the right to kill them in the Caribbean just as it neutralizes jihadists in the Middle East It’s a major escalation axios.com/2025/09/04/tru…

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