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Taiwan conducts drills to prepare for possible Chinese attack on nuclear plant 1 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 2 1022
Former NATO Ambassador Kay Bailey Hutchison says U.S. could have better prepared for Russia's 13 TexasTowelie Apr 2022 Apr 2022 4 2416
Adm. Fagan Nominated as First Female USCG Commandant 0 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 2 1141
Al-Qaida leader circulates video, dispels rumor of his death 0 Eugene Apr 2022 Apr 2022 1 981
Navy Gets Budget Bump But Fleet Would Shrink Under Biden Request 2 nitpicker Apr 2022 Apr 2022 1 1356
US sends home Algerian held nearly 20 years at Guantanamo 3 Eugene Apr 2022 Apr 2022 4 1194
Navy aircraft crashes in Virginia waters; 1 dead, 2 injured 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2022 Apr 2022 2 1285
Boeing Gets Out the Velcro to Patch over Another Glitch with the Air Force Tanker 0 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 5 1202
Pentagon links leadership failures to violence at bases 0 Eugene Apr 2022 Apr 2022 3 998
US Navy Destroyer Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125) Christened 4 Sherman A1 Mar 2022 Mar 2022 7 1529
El Shafee Elsheikh: Opening statements in IS Beatle jihadist trial 0 Eugene Mar 2022 Mar 2022 0 989
Canada: Liberals launch negotiations to buy F-35 fighter jets 0 Eugene Mar 2022 Mar 2022 3 1128
US, Philippine militaries begin major joint drills 0 Sherman A1 Mar 2022 Mar 2022 0 1088
A Little Masquerade: Russia's Evolving Employment of Maskirovka 3 Baked Potato Mar 2022 Mar 2022 3 1791
3 US Muslims sue over religious questioning by officers 1 Eugene Mar 2022 Mar 2022 2 1278
Would Russia Use a Tactical Nuclear Weapon in Ukraine? - Modern War Institute 4 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2022 Mar 2022 1 1523
North Korea fires first suspected ICBM since 2017 0 soryang Mar 2022 Mar 2022 1 1075
US Marines identify four dead in Norway plane crash 1 Eugene Mar 2022 Mar 2022 6 1274
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Sherman A1 Mar 2022 Mar 2022 2 909
Ukraine war is backdrop in US push for hypersonic weapons 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2022 Mar 2022 2 1319
North Korea fires multiple rocket launcher 1 soryang Mar 2022 Mar 2022 2 1113
President elect Yoon Seok-yeol wants MND building not the Blue House 0 soryang Mar 2022 Mar 2022 1 1053
Five Individuals Charged Variously with Stalking, Harassing, and Spying on U.S. Residents on Behalf 0 Eugene Mar 2022 Mar 2022 7 1544
TSA has investigated 3,800 mask-related incidents, issued $644,000 in fines 0 Eugene Mar 2022 Mar 2022 1 939
Conrad Wins US Navy Barge Building Contract 0 Sherman A1 Mar 2022 Mar 2022 2 1174
@StratcomCentre. Details of the new aid to Ukrainia announced earlier by POTUS 1 Budi Mar 2022 Mar 2022 3 1294
Seoul: North Korean missile exploded in air in failed launch 0 Eugene Mar 2022 Mar 2022 4 1087
Sept. 11 Prosecutors Are in Plea Talks That Could Avert a Death-Penalty Trial 1 Eugene Mar 2022 Mar 2022 1 1262
Virginia-Class Submarine Montana (SSN 794) Delivered to US Navy 1 Sherman A1 Mar 2022 Mar 2022 0 1530
CIA black site detainee served as training prop to teach interrogators torture techniques 0 Eugene Mar 2022 Mar 2022 2 1129

National Security & Defense Continued...

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North Korea Tested Components of New ICBM in February, March Launches, U.S. Officials Say 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2022 Mar 2022 0 1075
Former US official Philip Haney's death in California ruled suicide 1 Eugene Mar 2022 Mar 2022 2 1450
IS confirms leader Qurayshi's death and names successor 0 Eugene Mar 2022 Mar 2022 2 1065
Training for war at the Army War College 1 Sherman A1 Mar 2022 Mar 2022 2 1271
Sending UK-made, man portable Starstreak surface to air missiles to Ukrainian forces 6 Budi Mar 2022 Mar 2022 7 1800
'20th Hijacker' Is Returned to Saudi Arabia for Mental Health Care 2 Eugene Mar 2022 Mar 2022 1 1579
Pentagon to shut down leaking fuel tank facility in Hawaii 0 Eugene Mar 2022 Mar 2022 1 927
A bit about NLAW weapon system for those who might be interested. 5 Sherman A1 Mar 2022 Mar 2022 5 1837
Is there anyone in this group that would like to IM concerning Ukraine? 0 alittlelark Mar 2022 Mar 2022 1 1358
THE DANGEROUS ALLURE OF THE NO-FLY ZONE 3 Baked Potato Mar 2022 Mar 2022 3 1679
High court reverses decision allowing Muslims' FBI bias suit 0 Eugene Mar 2022 Mar 2022 1 1287
Ericsson breached US deal over Iraq corruption probe 0 Eugene Mar 2022 Mar 2022 1 1500
Open Source data 0 James48 Feb 2022 Feb 2022 0 1270
Standing up to a tank 2 James48 Feb 2022 Feb 2022 9 1670
Sailor facing court martial in fire that destroyed Navy ship 0 Eugene Feb 2022 Feb 2022 1 1178
USCG's First Polar Security Cutter to be Named Polar Sentinel 0 Sherman A1 Feb 2022 Feb 2022 2 1301
Why isn't there a "military members" thread? 10 James48 Feb 2022 Feb 2022 1 1711
Just a thought, not all of mine are all that good, but 10 multigraincracker Feb 2022 Feb 2022 3 1833
More Troops Headed to Eastern Europe as Biden Says Russia Invasion of Ukraine Has Started 0 Sherman A1 Feb 2022 Feb 2022 0 1144
OnlyFans accused of conspiring to blacklist rivals 2 Eugene Feb 2022 Feb 2022 0 1198
My biggest fear at this moment 2 James48 Feb 2022 Feb 2022 1 1483
UK, USA, Norway, Military Training Together 0 Budi Feb 2022 Feb 2022 2 1607
Pennsylvania man accused of torturing employee in Iraq 2 Eugene Feb 2022 Feb 2022 2 1346
Judge orders Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes to remain in jail until Jan. 6 sedition trial 0 Eugene Feb 2022 Feb 2022 2 1024
Air Force Moves F-35s from Utah to Germany as Ukraine Faces Possible Invasion 2 Sherman A1 Feb 2022 Feb 2022 2 1385
The Army Axes its Best Warrior Competition as it Turns Focus to Squads 0 Sherman A1 Feb 2022 Feb 2022 2 1133
101st Airborne Soldiers Head to Europe as US Amasses 6,000 Troops to Deter Russia 0 Sherman A1 Feb 2022 Feb 2022 4 1233
As lethal fentanyl flows across Mexico border, CBP tries powerful scanning technology 0 Eugene Feb 2022 Feb 2022 0 1163
Air Force Making Uniform Changes with Women in Mind, While Space Force Is Working to Fix Those Baggy 0 Sherman A1 Feb 2022 Feb 2022 5 1392
US offers $10m reward over IS-K terror attack 0 Eugene Feb 2022 Feb 2022 1 1075

National Security & Defense Continued...

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The US Must Prepare for War Against Russia Over Ukraine 31 orangecrush Jan 2022 Feb 2022 3 5887
US panel recommends release of mentally ill Guantanamo detainee 3 Eugene Feb 2022 Feb 2022 0 1316
Pentagon: Deadly Afghan airport attack was not preventable 1 Eugene Feb 2022 Feb 2022 2 1090
Stung by prison battle, Kurds say they need help against IS 0 Eugene Feb 2022 Feb 2022 1 1115
North Korea missile tests: Biggest launch since 2017 3 Eugene Jan 2022 Feb 2022 0 1179
Brooklyn judge's son (Aaron Mostofsky/caveman) pleads guilty to Capitol riot charges 0 Eugene Feb 2022 Feb 2022 0 1139
Former Navy Captain Pleads Guilty as the Seventh Fleet Navy Bribery Trial Approaches 2 nitpicker Feb 2022 Feb 2022 3 1331
Austin to Governors: Guard Troops Must Get COVID-19 Vaccine 1 Sherman A1 Feb 2022 Feb 2022 5 1192
The Navy's New Train Car Has All the Firepower and Tech You Need for Nuclear Security 0 Sherman A1 Jan 2022 Jan 2022 2 1427
US Navy officer 'bribed by cash and prostitutes' 5 Eugene Jan 2022 Jan 2022 7 1817
Man who wore 'Camp Auschwitz' sweatshirt during US Capitol riot pleads guilty 1 Eugene Jan 2022 Jan 2022 0 1054
QAnon follower who attacked police at Capitol gets prison 0 Eugene Jan 2022 Jan 2022 0 1039
US Navy wants to get crashed stealth fighter back -- before China can 1 Eugene Jan 2022 Jan 2022 2 1582
Stop counting warships. China's special-operations forces are Taiwan's real problem. 2 soryang Jan 2022 Jan 2022 1 1149
North Texas law firm seeks religious exemption from vaccine mandate for all Navy personnel 3 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 1 1300
China Sends 39 Warplanes Toward Taiwan, Largest in New Year 0 Sherman A1 Jan 2022 Jan 2022 4 1168
U.S. threatens use of novel export control to damage Russia's strategic industries if Moscow invades 2 Eugene Jan 2022 Jan 2022 2 1595
US, French, & Italian Navys to conduct rare "tri carrier operations" in the Eastern Mediterranean 2 Budi Jan 2022 Jan 2022 2 1459
Security scanners across Europe tied to China govt, military 1 Eugene Jan 2022 Jan 2022 2 1124
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