Author: Michael

the numbers don’t spin…and happy New Year to all

Chinese aircraft carrier Fujian flight deckImage by 中国新闻社

As the final post of 2025, let’s look at the warships the U.S. Navy commissioned this year.
Carriers:

None. Next scheduled in 2027.

Amphibious Ships:

None. Next LHA expected in 2026.

Destroyers:

None. Two expected in 2026.

Frigates or Other Small Surface Combatants:

USS Pierre, LCS-38

Attack Submarines:

USS Iowa, SSN-797

So, a LCS and a SSN. 2026 should be a bit better, but it is what it is.
Two.

If you are reading this, conduct a sensitive items check on your sanity. You made it. You survived another twelve months of last-minute orders to places that haven’t been added to maps yet, healthcare transitions that will be studied for centuries, and the special brand of politics that comes from being told “we care about you.” At the same time, you’re doing battle with the black mold that has achieved sentience in your laundry room.

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A failure to properly follow procedures and a lack of supervision led to the death of an airman last year in Alaska. That’s according to a newly released Air Force investigation, which found that Staff Sgt. Charles Crumlett’s death while working on a F-22 Raptor was in part because of a lax attitude from his maintenance crew.
Crumlett died on March 15, 2024, while working as a weapons load crew chief at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska. He was working on an F-22A Raptor fighter jet when a weapons bay closed on him, resulting in a fatal head injury.

Radcliffe, Express Russian state broadcaster have thanked Trump and claimed “knockout victory” over Ukraine after his Mar-a-Lago summit

George Friedman, Geopolitical Futures There is talk of Russia moving into Belarus, launching attacks on Latvia and Lithuania, and preparing a massive operation in and around the Black Sea.

Straits Times The drills forced Taiwan to cancel some domestic flights and dispatch jets and warships to monitor. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Another year of military entertainment has come and gone, and 2025 gave us everything from gritty “SEAL Team” authenticity to Netflix documentaries that’ll make you want to reenlist. But it also delivered some absolute stinkers that make you wonder if anyone involved ever actually met a service member. From blockbuster films to video games and podcasts, here’s what dominated the military media landscape this year.

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