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On Monday, President-elect Donald Trump stated that he would consider reversing President Biden’s recent decision to allow U.S.-made ATACMS missiles to strike targets deep inside Russia. Calling the decision “stupid,” Trump also stated that he was unhappy about the fact he was not consulted prior to the decision.
“I don’t think that should have been allowed, not when there’s a possibility — certainly not just weeks before I take over,” Trump said during a news conference at his Mar-a-Lago resort.

Craig Andrle was in the cockpit of his F-16, waiting to take off from Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan when another American warplane descended out of the sky toward the runway — a hulking AC-130 gunship.
“I’m holding short of the runway, and I see the AC-130 landing and I’m like, ‘oh shit. That’s not good,” Andrle told Task & Purpose.
The mere sight of the gunship was a tip-off that something had gone wrong in a firefight just over the horizon. In a mountain valley about 50 miles away, a unit of Army Rangers had run into a hornet’s nest of resistance.

A new report published by the U.S. Defense Department on Wednesday warns that China’s development of new unmanned aerial vehicle capabilities for military use are rapidly catching up to the United States’ own advancements in the technology.

After 53 years, the Assad family’s brutal rule over Syria ended this month in a week-long final offensive that saw rebel groups take Damascus without the protracted engagement that many had feared. Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia where he was granted political asylum by fellow autocrat, Vladimir Putin. For the time being, the rebel victory appears to have ended the decade-long civil war in Syria that killed tens of thousands and displaced millions. But a lasting peace will require an accepted transition between government and security forces.

Stew Magnuson, ND
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — The Air Force as part of a major reorganization has established the 95th Wing at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, bringing all its…

Insinna, BreakingDef
After days of grueling negotiations, House leadership today released a stopgap funding proposal that would extend federal funding into mid-March and add $5.

USNI News
The development of a new landing ship key to the Marines Corps’ island-hopping strategy in the Western Pacific is on hold due to Navy concerns over cost, USNI News has learned.

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Anderson, American Spectator
Marine Corps legend Chesty Puller was fond of noting that the road to Hell is paved with the good intentions of 2nd lieutenants.

The US Army’s V Corps has enhanced its combat readiness in Europe by deploying the 3rd Battalion, 3-321 FAR to Grafenwoehr, Germany.