By Col. Bill Conner, Esq., USA ret, The Citadel ’90Chairman, STARRS Board of Advisors
As happened with Joe Biden in 2020, the Democrats in Virginia pulled off another bait and switch with Abigail Spanberger as Governor. The Democrats ran Spanberger as a moderate to win yet now governing to the left of Karl Marx in all the initial executive orders.
As one VA GOP lawmaker put it, “Virginians were sold a facade of practical solutions to make the commonwealth affordable—instead, they’re getting Zohran Mamdani-style collectivism..”
And another noted “Gov.
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The Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps is asking his fellow Marines for help. He wants them to ask for help.
Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corps Carlos Ruiz took to Instagram on Friday to talk about suicide in the Marine Corps. In a video, Ruiz told troops that, even if they don’t realize it, there might be Marines in their formations that are struggling with feelings of loneliness and pain, feelings that can lead to them taking their own lives.
James Mingus & Sam Kriegler & R. J. Burton, MWI
… the Army must learn from Washington’s lesson on mobility or risk a fate that nearly ended us before the nation even began.
Chad Machiela & Seth Gray, Small Wars Journal
Department of Defense Instruction 3000.
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If diplomatic efforts to end Iran’s nuclear program fail, the president’s appetite for a potentially lengthy war will be tested
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Colton Jones, Defence Blog
The United States Marine Corps has decided to retain the M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle for its close combat formations rather than adopt the Army’s M7 Next…
South Carolina Air National Guard F-16CJ fourth generation fighters in the process of being deployed to the Middle East have been confirmed to have integrated new Angry Kitten electronic warfare pods, which has the potential to significantly improve variability against advanced air defences like those deployed by Iran.
Summary and Key Points: The British Challenger 2 has proven to be a vital, though heavy, asset for Ukraine’s 82nd Airborne Assault Brigade.
-Renowned for its Dorchester composite armor, the tank provides exceptional crew survivability, famously allowing a crew to survive a 720mm-deep hit from a helicopter rocket.
Challenger 2 Tank. Image Credit: Creative Commons.
-Its 120mm rifled gun acts like a “sniper rifle,” enabling precision strikes up to 5.3 km away.
Leopard 2 vs. Drone: How Ukraine is Adapting Germany’s Best Tank
The Leopard 2 is widely considered one of the world’s best, most reliable, and most capable main battle tanks; some armor analysts and enthusiasts consider it the equal of, if not better than, the American M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams.
Swedish soldiers with the Wartofta Tank Company, Skaraborg Regiment in a Stridsvagn 122 main battle tank conduct the defensive operations lane during the Strong Europe Tank Challenge, June 7, 2018. U.S.