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This is Chapter 5 in our Mighty MilSpouse Retirement Memoir, a monthly series written in real-time by military spouse Lindsay Swoboda. Read Chapter 1: Now What, Chapter 2: Don’t Stay for the Comfort, Chapter 3: Help is On the Way, and 4:. Mark the Time
 was in sixth grade when the movie Titanic came out. While my primary focus was on the heart flutters I felt for Leonardo DiCaprio playing the fated and devilishly handsome Jack, I also distinctly remember watching the crew attempt to send the frantic Morse code signal across open seas in the hope of being saved.

The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force has deployed J-20 fifth generation fighter aircraft to escort the remains of fallen soldiers from the Korean War back to the country from South Korea. The remains were carried by a Y-20 strategic transport, with the deployment of J-20s for escort duties being highly symbolic and drawing widespread allusions in the country to the armed forces’ progress made since the war was fought in the 1950s. J-20s began to fly such escort missions 2022, replacing the J-11B fourth generation fighter in this role.

Russian and Belarusian surface-to-air missile units simulated jointly repelling a NATO air attack as part of the Zapad 2025 joint strategic drills, the Russian Defence Ministry reported, with a number of reports indicating that S-400 long range air defence systems were involved. “During the Russia-Belarus Zapad 2025 joint strategic drills, anti-aircraft missile units of the Moscow military district repelled an air attack by a simulated enemy,” the ministry reports, adding that over 40 targets simulating enemy drones were destroyed using 9K38 Igla man-portable missile systems.

Join me on @mychowline as I sit down with Vietnam War Navy veteran Bob Deevy for an unforgettable 45-minute interview after a home-cooked meal of rack of lamb, baked potatoes, and sautéed mushrooms, paired with plenty of wine, rum, and tequila. Much wine and rum were consumed during the making of this interview, leading to some slight inebriation and the occasional mixed-up detail—adding a raw, human touch to the tales! Bob served from 1968 to 1974 aboard the USS Oriskany (CV-34) and USS Ranger (CV-61), two iconic aircraft carriers that played key roles in the Vietnam War.

Russian Bastion cruise missile launchers on the Franz Josef Land archipelago in the Arctic have launched P-800 missile strikes on simulated targets as part of Zapad 2025 military exercises. The systems were used to create restricted access and manoeuvre zones in the region, defending an Arctic coastline over 600 kilometres long. Bastion launchers were deployed in firing positions within minutes, and launched missiles at Mach 2.5 speeds with ranges of 800 kilometres.

The Trump administration announced plans to send the National Guard into Memphis, the third city that National Guardsmen have been ordered into. 
Trump announced plans to send the National Guard to Memphis while on an interview with Fox News on Friday.
“We’re going to Memphis. I’m just announcing that now, and we’ll straighten that out — National Guard and anybody else we need. And by the way, we’ll bring in the military, too, if we need it,” he said. The deployment will be to address crime in the city.

One of the Air Force’s most powerful bombers recently flew to the Arctic to test out its ship killing bomb earlier this month. A B-2 Spirit bomber flew with planes from the Norwegian Air Force in a test of the military’s “Quicksink” munition, taking out a floating target.
Rather than the massive bunker buster bombs B-2s dropped on Iranian facilities earlier this summer, this test involved a 2,000-pound-class GBU-31 Joint Direct Attack Munition, or JDAM. It was the third test of the Quicksink, a large JDAM specifically modified to take out enemy ships in a single strike.

In a press conference on Sept. 12, 2025, FBI Director Kash Patel announced the capture and arrest of Tyler Robinson, the alleged gunman behind the shooting death of right-wing podcaster Charlie Kirk. After some backslapping and grandstanding with Utah Governor Spencer Cox, Patel ended his part of the announcement with a tribute to Kirk, one that left many viewers perplexed.
“Lastly, to my friend Charlie Kirk, rest now, brother,” Patel said. “We have the watch, and I’ll see you in Valhalla.

Francis P. Sempa, RealClearDefense
There is an intellectual war being waged within the United States Marine Corps.

Undersecretary Of The Air Force Lohmeier To Take Swift Action Against NCO Who Publicly Condemned Kirk After Killing

The assassination of Charlie Kirk has had an unintended effect across the American armed forces. Those who killed Kirk thought they were silencing an important voice supporting the American republic.
Instead, what they have done is unleash a powerful sleeping giant of American patriotism and accountability for those who are part of the Maoist wave attacking our nation, and our military.