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STARRS (Stand Together Against Racism and Radicalism in the Services)

STARRS just released an enticing new website that will prove useful to fight CRT and cultural marxism in the military.
Click here to visit the new website:
STARRS.US
STARRS educates our fellow Americans on the dangers of racist and radical ideologies infiltrating our military in order to eliminate these divisive influences and maintain a unified and cohesive fighting force.
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Army National Guard

U.S. Army AH-64E Apache attack helicopters are now being equipped with the service’s Common Infrared Countermeasures self-protection system, or CIRCM. A directional infrared countermeasures system, CIRCM gives the helicopters a valuable additional layer of defense against incoming heat-seeking, short-range surface-to-air missiles. This includes shoulder-fired types referred to as man-portable air defense systems, or MANPADS, which present very real threats on modern battlefields, as has been most recently highlighted in the course of the ongoing war in Ukraine.

USAF

After a mysterious radar designation emerged online in news stories about the F-35 Lightning II program, the internet quickly began debating whether it was a typo or a new capability altogether. Now, The War Zone has official confirmation that the fifth-generation stealth fighter will, in fact, be getting a new radar designated as the AN/APG-85. 
One of the first mentions of the AN/APG-85 appeared in a Defense News article published in April of last year. Reporter Stephen Losey noted that $921 million had been added to the U.S.

The “Greatest Beer Run Ever” tells the true story of New York native Chickie bringing a beer to his friends serving in Vietnam.
The post The ‘Greatest Beer Run Ever’ could have been a much better Vietnam movie appeared first on Sandboxx.

NK State Media

The armed forces of South Korea and the United States are not planning to undertake joint nuclear exercises, the White House has confirmed. The clarification follows comments from South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol suggesting that the two sides were already discussing joint planning for military drills that would involve nuclear assets. At the same time, the United States has confirmed that it’s in discussion with Seoul about other various military matters apart from joint nuclear exercises.

“If it hadn’t been for Charlie Troop, al-Shabaab would have destroyed the aircraft and killed as many people as possible,” Karcher said.
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The Navy has awarded a $15.5 million contract to Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems for two of the company’s XQ-58A Valkyrie drones as the sea service looks for “penetrating affordable autonomous collaborative killer” technology.
The deal comes as the U.S. military is pursuing robotic wingmen and other uncrewed aircraft that can operate more autonomously than today’s UAS and are less expensive than manned platforms. However, little information is publicly available about the specific Navy portfolio referenced in the Dec.

“It was the first sighting of that type of drone around Japan [and] it is the fourth type of Chinese military drone ever spotted,” Japan said.
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General Mark Milley

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According to a new book, “Peril,” authored by Bob Woodward, the Joint Chiefs Chairman, General Mark Milley, had secret phone calls with China during which he told the communist government that he would offer China advance warning if the U.S. ever planned to attack.
The book accuses Milley of participating in two secret phone calls with his PLA Chinese counterpart, Gen. Li Zuocheng, on October 20 and January 8, during which Milley assured Zuocheng that the U.S.

The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has notified Congress of a potential sale of Volcano (vehicle-launched) anti-tank munition-laying systems to Taiwan.
Approved by the US State Department, the estimated $180m foreign military sale includes the purchase of M977A4 heavy expanded mobility tactical truck (HEMTT) 10t cargo trucks, M87A1 anti-tank munitions, M88 canister training munitions that include practice dummy ammunition rounds, and M89 training munitions (test ammunition rounds).