The American Revolution did not begin with a musket shot. Long before armies marched and cannons thundered, the decisive struggle unfolded in the minds of the colonists themselves. The winter of 1776 marked a turning point not because of a single military victory, but because a fundamental transformation occurred in how Americans understood power, authority, and their place in the world. In January and February of that year, the revolution became not merely a resistance to British policy, but a moral and ideological struggle for independence.
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It’s been said before that the U.S. military is a big family. Happy? Never. Dysfunctional? Absolutely, always and forever. We’re like the children of divorce whose mother keeps bringing home a new stepdad every few years.
Wavell Room
It’s hard to shake the feeling that conflict no longer behaves the way we expect it to.
Marine Corps Compass Points
It was 35 years ago this month when Operation Desert Storm began.
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Rep. Jeff Crank believes in the “Golden Dome” missile defense shield proposal — but worries that the U.S.
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The Tomahawk Block V cruise missile is the latest iteration of the long-serving design.
Amid continuing uncertainty regarding the future of the U.S. Navy’s carrier air wings, and a deprioritisation of the service’s F/A-XX sixth generation fighter program by the Department of War, the firm Stavatti Aerospace has unveiled an independent proposal to provide a next generation fighter built on an entirely different design concept.
The Russian Aerospace Forces on January 24 for the first time launched Kh-22 cruise missiles to strike the Ukrainain capital Kiev, with 12 reportedly fired against targets in the city. The missiles are carried by Tu-22M3 strategic bombers exclusively, with their 6,000 kilogram weights making them to large to be effectively deployed by fighter-sized aircraft.
The German Defence Ministry has placed an additional order for Meteor active radar guided long range air-to-air missiles, which are expected to equip both its modernised Eurofighter fourth generation combat jets, and its F-35A fifth generation fighters that have yet to begin deliveries. The missile’s primary developer MBDA reported that the order was placed through the Meteor Integrated Joint Programme Office, and follows a year of further testing and investment activity across the program in 2025.