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The Russian Ministry of Defense has released a video that it says shows Ukrainian armored vehicles, including at least one German-made Leopard tank, being destroyed. However, the footage, which appears to have been shot via the targeting system on a Ka-52 Alligator attack helicopter, shows anti-tank guided missiles being fired on civilian farming equipment. This would not be the first time Russian officials have tried to pass off sloppy propaganda like this.

Recent movements in the Baltic Sea related to military practices raise growing concerns and heighten tension in the region.
NATO and Russia: Simultaneous naval maneuvers in the Baltic Sea
The Baltic Sea, modest in size but historically a conflict arena, is witnessing military maneuvers carried out by both NATO and Russia. Both entities have summoned a considerable amount of resources, including almost 100 ships and multiple aircraft, accompanied by thousands of people.
Despite its size, the Baltic Sea is shared by nine nations, seven of which are NATO members.

The US Air Force will establish a new training unit for F-35A Lightning II fighter jets, replacing the outdated F-15 Eagle fighters.
The decision, promoted by the United States Department of the Air Force, is part of the efforts to modernize the fleet and allocate resources to the acquisition of new-generation aircraft.
The transition to the F-35A Lightning II
As part of the transition process, the Formal Training Unit at Kingsley Field in Oregon will be responsible for aircrew training for the F-35A Lightning II.

Martha Gellhorn was a daring journalist who even managed to sneak her way into the D-Day invasion.
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FILE: A Sailor assigned to Naval Consolidated Brig Miramar exits the quarterdeck of the 400 occupant combined male/female facility. (Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Thomas E. Coffman/U.S. Navy).

The Marine Corps has withdrawn all charges against Lance Cpl. Catherine Arnett, who has been enmeshed in complicated legal issues since she refused to get vaccinated for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) last year, a service spokesman confirmed.

Li Shangfu

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Chinese Defense Minister, Li Shangfu, over the weekend, told the Shangri-La Dialogue security summit that future conflicts between China and the U.S. would be an “unbearable disaster for the world.”
Li added to his statement that both countries should be able to grow and still avoid confrontation.

On June 6, 1944, the Allies stormed Normandy and began the liberation of Europe. Special operations were key to the success of D-Day.
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Remember when Biden appointed far-left Trump hating racial grievance professional Bishop Garrison to a Pentagon position designed to ideologically vet and purge conservatives from the military?
We reported on it back in May, 2021.
Well, they would have gotten away with it had it not been for a pesky little news outlet called Revolver News. But don’t take our word for it.

The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) claims the US Space Force (USSF) must reassess its plans for modernising the global positioning system (GPS).
GPS is the principal source of positioning, navigation and timing information for the US military and its partners.
The Department of Defense (DoD) has worked for more than two decades to modernise GPS with a more jam-resistant, military specific signal known as “M-code”. The USSF is responsible for GPS modernisation.

U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Rito Smith

Now that debate around Ukraine getting F-16s is largely concluded, the questions of where the jets will come from and what weapons will be provided with them loom large.
There has been a remarkable amount of precedent already set for transferring advanced weapons to Ukraine that can be used by the F-16.
Weapons delivered to Ukraine so far that would be suitable for the F-16 include:
-AGM-88 High-speed Anti-Radiation Missile (HARM).