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If you feel the USA & Canada are being taunted, it is because we are
Commander Salamander Substack
Alas, poor American icebreakers! I knew them, Shipmate: a fellow of infinite use, of most excellent capability: he hath borne me honor, commerce, and discovery a thousand times; and now, how abhorred in my imagination it is! My gorge rises at it!
-Apologies to the Bard
When you have the world’s largest navy, you soon realize you can be everywhere, all at once, because you want to.
The Army has initially charged the soldier who allegedly wounded five in a shooting at Fort Stewart, Georgia, last week with premeditated murder, assault, and domestic violence.
Sgt. Quornelius Radford faces a slew of preliminary charges: two specifications of attempted premeditated murder, four specifications of attempted unpremeditated murder, one specification of domestic violence, three specifications of aggravated assault inflictingbodily harm, and three specifications of aggravated assault with a dangerous weapon.
PUBLISHED on August 12, 2025, 3:54 PM EDT – Key Points and Summary – China has released rare and unusually detailed footage of its DF-100 supersonic cruise missile, a deliberate show of force ahead of a major military parade on September 3.
-The video, aired on state television, shows the highly secretive weapon being fired from a mobile launcher in an urban environment, highlighting its operational flexibility.
-With a range of up to 4,000 km and a speed of Mach 4, the DF-100 poses a serious threat to U.S.
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency christened a new unmanned surface vessel Monday that the organization plans to transfer to the Navy following at-sea demonstrations.
The platform, known as the USX-1 Defiant, has a length of 180 feet, a height of 42 feet, a displacement of 529,000 pounds, and a top speed of 20 knots. It’s designed to survive 30-foot waves and operate autonomously at sea for up to a year, DARPA said.
The agency has tested an at-sea refueling capability that’s intended to be used with the Defiant.
Results of an Army barracks survey reiterated more of the same old problems that soldiers living in barracks have brought up time and time again — mold and pest infestations, maintenance delays, privacy concerns and security issues.
The Army worked with CEL & Associates, Inc., a company that does tenant satisfaction surveys to assess living conditions and service quality among over 93,700 soldiers living in 785 unaccompanied housing buildings at 46 bases — mostly made up of barracks, along with five private-run apartments.
Rheinmetall subcontracted Curtiss-Wright to deliver turret drive stabilisation systems to maintain accuracy during movement.
When you see a small group of Marines standing at attention while shoulder deep in murky water, don’t worry, this is normal — or at least as normal as Marines get.
Marines thrive in austere environments.
Napoleon Bonaparte was, arguably, the greatest general of all time. And we mean that an actual statistician went full “Moneyball” on military history and actually argued that Napoleon Bonaparte is the greatest general who has ever fought.
At the very least, he’s certainly one of the greats, rising from a whelp in a military academy to an artillery officer and then emperor of France in 1804, as well as the King of Italy and the Protector of the Confederation of the Rhine.
Imagine finding out your bunkmate in ROTC just got crowned King of Italy.
Smartshooter has secured an order to deliver hundreds of SMASH 3000 fire control systems from an unnamed customer in Asia-Pacific.
The US Army DEVCOM C5ISR Center has granted Parsons a recomplete contract to continue providing radar development.