Military Subjects & War Stories (Incldg the Cold War)

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THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE OF HOMELAND DEFENSE

In November 1944, Japan launched thousands of balloons carrying incendiary bombs across the Pacific, aiming to set fire to American forests and divert resources from the war effort. While the campaign caused minimal damage and few casualties, it highlights the vulnerability of the U.S. homeland...
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Podcast. Nothing to see, can listen in one tab, play around the forum in a different tab. I don't know how much of this is true so take it fwiw and dyodd.

Kevin Shipp - Wikispooks

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British Kings' Made Cash From War Dead​

Nov 10, 2024

The title of this video may shock some, but recent investigations have shown that during both world wars, the British monarchy profited from people who died without leaving a will. Find out about the Duchies of Lancaster and Cornwall, mediaeval remnants that generate huge private revenues for the King and Prince of Wales, and how dead soldiers from those duchies often equalled cash in the pockets of the Royal Family via the feudal practice of 'Bona vacantia'.

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Bona Vacantia

Bona vacantia, also known as vacant goods, refers to property without a clear owner. Bona vacantia assets may be abandoned or unclaimed by its owner.
www.investopedia.com

Sources:
  • 'Revealed: King Charles secretly profiting from the assets of dead citizens', The Guardian, 23 November 2023
  • 'Royals make millions from NHS, files reveal', The Telegraph, 3 November 2024
  • 'The King, The Prince & Their Secret Millions: Revealed | Dispatches | Channel 4 Documentaries': • The King, The Prince & Their Secret M...
 

China’s New Stealthy Trimaran Drone Ship: Our Best Look Yet (Updated)

Fitted with missile launchers and able to carry a drone helicopter, the drone ship points to new Chinese naval capabilities on the horizon.
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New Version Of Chinese PL-15 Air-To-Air Missile Tailored For Stealth Fighters Revealed

A folding-fin version of the active-radar-guided missile will equip the J-35 and will likely expand the J-20's internal carriage from four to six. A folding-fin version of the active-radar-guided missile may be key to providing medium-range internal weapons for the J-35 stealth fighter.
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Chinese Hypersonic Boost Glide Vehicle Concept That Launches Its Own Weapons Emerges

A hypersonic boost-glide vehicle that releases various payloads could offer significant benefits, but also faces major technical hurdles.
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Japanese Minesweeper Sinks in Port, Sailor Missing; Advanced Russian Attack Sub Spotted Near Japan​

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force minesweeper JS Ukushima (MSC-686) capsized on Monday following an engine room fire on Sunday with one crewmember missing from the incident. Meanwhile Japan’s Joint Staff Office (JSO) on Monday issued a release stating that a Russian Navy Yasen-class nuclear powered cruise missile submarine (SSGN) had been sighted operating near Japan’s waters for the first time.

Japanese media reports stated that Ukushima on Sunday at 9.40 a.m. reported to the Japan Coast Guard’s (JCG) 7th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters that the ship had a fire in the engine room. Ukushima was sailing in the East China Sea in an area 1.5 miles off Oshima Island off the coast of Fukuoka Prefecture on the main island of Kyushu.

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German 'Guns of Navarone' Raid - Normandy 1944​

Nov 12, 2024

In August 1944, during the Battle of Normandy, an elite German commando unit conducted a 'Guns of Navarone' style raid to destroy an important coastal gun battery that threatened the German defences. Brilliantly led, and using the latest secret boats, this is the little-known story of the Vasouy Battery Raid.

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Texas A&M University Corps of Cadets - Wikipedia

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From Small-Town Fit to Navy SEAL: The Brutal Truth of Spec Ops Training​

Nov 11, 2024

In this clip from Danger Close Podcast, Sean Glass discusses his journey from small-town fit to Navy Seal: the brutal truth of elite training.

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Interesting youtube channel for anyone interested in the war in southeast Asia.

Dr. Paul T. Carter

I am a story teller. I focus on long forgotten or never told war stories with a precision and narrative that brings the story to life. The Secret War in Laos and long-forgotten battles of the America Revolutionary War in South Carolina are two areas I focus upon, but with twenty-one years in the...
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Paul Carter, PhD - Academia.edu

Dr. Paul T. Carter lives in Bangkok where he lectures and writes on lessons-learned from the Second Indochina War, explores lost battlefields, and liaisons…
independent.academia.edu
 

Adolf Hitler - Secret Agent​

Nov 18, 2024

Between 1919 and 1920, Adolf Hitler was a paid intelligence agent of the German Army - it was his intelligence-gathering mission that would bring him into politics and lead to the creation of the Nazi Party.

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Report to Congress on AUKUS Nuclear Cooperation​

The following is the Nov. 18, 2024, Congressional Research Service In Focus report, AUKUS Nuclear Cooperation.

From the report​

On August 7, 2024, President Joseph Biden submitted to Congress an “Agreement among the Government of Australia, the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the Government of the United States of America for Cooperation Related to Naval Nuclear Propulsion.” This In Focus explains the agreement’s substance, as well as provisions of the Atomic Energy Act (AEA) of 1954, as amended (P.L. 83-703; 42 U.S.C. §§2153 et seq.), concerning the content and congressional review of such agreements.

The 2024 agreement, which would permit the transfer of nuclear material and naval nuclear reactors among the three governments, would supersede a 2022 agreement that permitted only the transfer of Naval Nuclear Propulsion Information (NNPI) and Restricted Data (RD). The latter agreement entered into force on February 8, 2022.

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War Room podcast. Nothing to see, can listen in one tab, play around the forum in a different tab.

FEAR, FERVOR, AND FALSEHOODS: INSIGHTS ON THE IRAQ INVASION (PART 1)

Melvyn Leffler, a prominent historian of American foreign policy, is in the studio offering a fresh perspective on the Iraq War. Leffler joins host Carrie Lee challenging some conventional wisdoms surrounding the war, arguing that the George W. Bush administration was not intent on invading Iraq...
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Transatlantic Energy Security From a Baltic Perspective

Years before Russia started its full-scale war against Ukraine, the Baltic states of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia, correctly assessing the Russian threat, implemented far-reaching reforms to end their energy dependence on Russia. Successful implementation of multiple infrastructural projects and energy market liberalization significantly improved Baltic energy security. It made the region a role model for the rest of Europe. Further energy security upgrades are planned in the coming months when the Baltic states will desynchronize their electricity grids from the Russia-controlled IPS/UPS electricity system in February 2025. While celebrating these noteworthy achievements, the Baltic states and their NATO allies should be aware of the potential increase in Russian gray zone activities that could be directed against further consolidation of the European energy security stronghold in the Baltics.

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Can Russia Attack Britain? Yes It Can - And Here's How​

Nov 22, 2024

Can Russia launch a conventional attack on Britain, and, if so, how? What weapons would be used and against what targets? This programme is based on the following articles by defense analysts. For more detailed information, please visit:
- https://www.navylookout.com/a-gap-in-...
- https://www.joint-forces.com/world-ne...

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The US Navy's Military Sealift Command New Workforce Initiative Aims to Increase Readiness of Ships​

Nov 25, 2024 #ssealift #usnavy #logistics

In this episode, Sal Mercogliano—a maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner—discusses the U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command (MSC) Workforce Initiative which aims to increase the readiness of deployed logistics ships and the inactivation of 17 ships, along with some proposed changes.

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00:00 What is the Problem?
05:47 Ships to be Deactivated
09:40 Where in the world is MSC?
13:05 Crewing Solution
17:38 Recruiting Mariners: Success & New Leave Policy
21:10 Other Ideas to Increase MSC Capabilities


Military Sealift Command
https://www.msc.usff.navy.mil/
https://sealiftcommand.com/

Navy Launches Military Sealift Command Workforce Initiative
https://seapowermagazine.org/navy-lau...

Military Sealift Command rolls out initiative to fill needed jobs at sea as it sidelines 17 ships
https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy...

A Sea Change: Navy Unveils Plan to Rescue Military Sealift Command Amid Mariner Shortage
https://gcaptain.com/a-sea-change-nav...

Navy to sideline support ships, re-assign mariner crews amid worsening workforce shortages
https://breakingdefense.com/2024/11/n...

Navy Launches Military Sealift Command Workforce Initiative
https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/Pre...
 

Here's part 2.

FEAR, FERVOR, AND FALSEHOODS: INSIGHTS ON THE IRAQ INVASION (PART 2)

Melvyn Leffler, a prominent historian of American foreign policy, is back in the studio for part two of his discussion with host Carrie Lee. Their conversation continues examining the decision-making process leading to the invasion of Iraq. Leffler's insights shed light on the internal dynamics...
warroom.armywarcollege.edu
 

‘Unexpected Circumstances’​

How the Navy and Marines Salvaged the Boxer Deployment

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – As amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD-4) loomed offshore on Saturday, Navy air-cushioned landing craft cycled between its well deck and Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base to offload elements of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit to a southern California beach.

Boxer and its 1,200-member crew returned Sunday to its berth at Naval Base San Diego, marking the end of an extended operational deployment that broke apart its three-ship amphibious ready group.

The deployment played out differently than what Marines, sailors and their commanders had expected just a year ago.

Through their 2023 pre-deployment workups ahead of the planned early 2024 deployment, the 15th MEU and the Boxer ARG grappled with a host of problems. In December, Naval Air Systems Command grounded all MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft. The Marine Corps also dealt with open-water restrictions on the service’s new Amphibious Combat Vehicle, which was making its maiden operational deployment.

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Older vs Younger Candidate​

Nov 27, 2024

The pros and cons of the "older" and "younger" candidates for BUDs and SF selection. It depends on a bunch of variables that I attempt to lay out and makes sense of.

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State Secrets - Still Classified WWII Subjects​

Nov 29, 2024

There are some things about WWII that you and I still can't know about because they remain top secret. What are some of those subjects and why are they still classified after 79 years?

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ECHOES OF ERASURE: POLAND’S MEMORY AND IDENTITY

With the invasion of Poland in 1939, Nazi Germany set the stage for conflict and strife that has repercussions to this day. Jadwiga Biskupska is an expert on Poland under Nazi occupation and she joins podcast editor Ron Granieri to discuss the intricate relationship between Poland's historical...
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