The “largest federal detention center in history” will open at the Army’s Fort Bliss later this month as part of the federal government’s ongoing effort to detain and deport migrants.
The new facility, Camp East Montana, is set to open on Aug. 17 on the base, with an initial capacity for 1,000 people. The use of the Army base in Texas by Immigration and Customs Enforcement is the latest instance of the Department of Homeland Security leaning on the military for logistical support.
The El Paso Times first reported on the opening date.
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Commander Salamander Substack
Indulge me a bit to bring back one of my first FbF from 2006 about one of my favorite ships….and it is German.
The Graf Spee.
She had a short but glorious history, an epic wartime cruise, and fought a classic battle against an enemy as honorable as she was, and to this day she calls people to her grave.
She still calls to some; well at least me. Look again at her stats.
Range: 8,900 nautical miles at 20 knots (16,500 km at 37 km/h), or 19,000 nautical miles at 10 knots (35,000 km at 18.5 km/h).
James Arthur Lovell Jr., the test pilot turned astronaut who helped prevent the Apollo 13 mission from ending in disaster, died on Thursday at the age of 97.
NASA confirmed Lovell’s death on Friday, noting that “from a pair of pioneering Gemini missions to the successes of Apollo, Jim helped our nation forge a historic path in space.” A naval aviator turned test pilot, his work at NASA over more than a decade helped the United States achieve major milestones. Although he would never walk on the Moon himself, Lovell would help make that achievement possible.
Francis P. Sempa, RealClearDefense
Since the founding of our country, Atlanticists have dominated our foreign/defense policy community.
Bill Posley has led an interesting life, to say the least. He had a colorful upbringing (that didn’t not include bows and arrows), he graduated basic training on Sept. 11, 2001 (“Surprise! You’re going to war!”), he was on the show “Survivor,” he’s an executive producer and writer on Apple’s hit comedy “Shrinking” (do you have any idea how hard it is to make it as a TV writer these days? Do you?!), and now, he’s taking his hilarious solo show to New York City and London.
Many STARRS people attended in-person or watched online Thursday’s meeting of the USAFA Board of Visitors held at the Air Force Academy. USAFA removed the video of the meeting with the link that we sent out to everyone that morning, but we made a copy and it’s on our website, Rumble and YouTube channels.
STARRS Chairman Lt Gen Rod Bishop, USAF ret, USAFA ’74, was there at the meeting and wants to relay to all this message:
“What a wonderful week to be a supporter of STARRS! The August 2025 meeting of the USAFA BOV=”progress on steroids.
Marine Corps Compass Points
the Department of the Navy is searching for new innovation and energy to power the Navy and Marine Corps
SWJ
The Special Operations (SO) Imperatives just received a much-needed overhaul.
Graham Allison, The National Interest
It is often forgotten that President Trump, who grew up during the Cold War, shows a keen interest in nuclear defense and deterrence
Amos Fox, SWJ
Are drones changing the ways in which wars are fought?