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Exercise Artemis Strike is a German-led tactical live fire exercise with live Patriot and Stinger missiles at the NATO Missile Firing Installation in Chania, Greece from Oct. 31-Nov. 09. Over 200 U.S. soldiers and approximately 650 German airmen will be participating in the realistic training within a combined construct, exercise the rigors associated with force projection and educate operators on their air missile defense systems. The 10th Army Air Missile Defense Command will deploy, operate and fire live missiles within a tactical scenario, under Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe operational readiness evaluation criteria.

Ukraine War

‘The City Is Dying’: The Donbas City Putin Has Vowed Fifteen Times to Capture Is Being Emptied One Family at a Time

Kramatorsk designated an active-hostilities zone, residents numb to the drones overhead, and Putin's fifteenth self-imposed deadline to seize the region, a pledge his propagandists...

Reuben Johnson8 hours ago

An Estonian Defense Forces M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) fires a training rocket during a live-fire exercise in Undva, Estonia, July 11, 2025. U.S. Army elements from Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 14th Field Artillery Regiment, 75th Field Artillery Brigade, supporting Task Force Voit, assisted in the training process. The task force was originally formed in 2023 to support the Estonian Defense Forces in the creation of a HIMARS unit. Task Force Voit works closely with the Estonian Armed Forces, sharing critical defense strategies, training, and military readiness support. The presence of U.S. troops in the region serves as a cornerstone of NATO’s commitment to security in the Baltic region. The task force provides combat-credible forces to V Corps, America’s only forward-deployed corps in Europe. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Rose Di Trolio)

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

‘So Simple’: A Rented Yacht and a Small Dive Team Took Out a Pipeline That Cost Billions and Took Two Decades to Build

Reuben F. Johnson traces the rise and destruction of Nord Stream: Merkel's prize to Putin, the pipeline Central Europe called a new Molotov-Ribbentrop pact,...

Reuben Johnson9 hours ago

Putin In a Meeting Last Year in 2025 Creative Commons Image

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

An Air-Raid Alert Had Already Emptied the Wildberries Warehouse When the Drones Arrived, Sparing Its Huge Workforce

Jack Buckby reports on the second destruction of the Kotovsk Wildberries hub: the air-raid alert that emptied it in time, the drones that slipped...

Jack Buckby12 hours ago

Ukraine War

Ukraine Will Never Be Russia’s Military Equal on the Battlefield, but It “Forces the Kremlin to Behave Like It Has Something to Fear”

Stephen Silver examines a Newsweek analysis of Vladimir Putin's shifting war rhetoric: the vanished talk of brotherhood, a muted Victory Day, peace proposals waved...

Stephen Silver1 day ago

ANDAMAN SEA (Oct. 12, 2012) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) moves into formation in the Andaman Sea. Ships and aircraft of the George Washington and John C. Stennis carrier strike groups are conducting exercises to increase interoperability, readiness, and the capability to respond quickly to various potential crises in the region, ranging from combat operations to humanitarian assistance. The U.S. Navy is constantly deployed to preserve peace, protect commerce, and deter aggression through forward presence. Join the conversation on social media using #warfighting. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth Abbate/Released)

Dollars and Sense

Trump Just Pulled Off a Strategic Master Stroke in the Middle East — and Iran’s Fragile Economy May Never Be the Same

Georgia Gilholy reports on Iran's deepening economic crisis — a record-low rial, gasoline lines, and soaring staple prices — as Washington's new sanctions campaign...

Georgia Gilholy1 day ago

Putin in August of 2022 Image Credit Russian Federation

Ukraine War

The Ukraine War Has Been a Disaster for Russia: Now Putin Can’t Get the Soldiers He Needs for A New Offensive

Stephen Silver reports on mounting signs that Russia is straining to fill its ranks, from alleged press-ganging in one Russian town to Ukrainian intelligence...

Stephen Silver1 day ago

Putin in 2025 Government Meeting Creative Commons Photo

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Something Was Urgent Enough to Put America’s Spy Chief on a Plane to Moscow: This Might Have Been a Mission That Could Not Wait

Reuben F. Johnson reports on CIA Director John Ratcliffe's unannounced Moscow visit, tracing the aircraft's route through the base that serves America's most senior...

Reuben Johnson2 days ago

Dollars and Sense

‘The Polls Look Bad’: Donald Trump’s Iran War Could Cripple the GOP in the Midterms

For Republicans, the danger now is that these pressures converge and worsen by November.

Jack Buckby2 days ago

Putin At a Conference Creative Commons Photo

Ukraine War

Putin Has a New Worry Thanks to NATO: The UK Is Handing Ukraine New Missile Technology But it Comes with a Catch

The immediate problem for Ukraine, however, is the ongoing barrage of Russian ballistic missiles that shows no sign of slowing down.

Georgia Gilholy2 days ago

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Ukraine War

‘The City Is Dying’: The Donbas City Putin Has Vowed Fifteen Times to Capture Is Being Emptied One Family at a Time

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

‘So Simple’: A Rented Yacht and a Small Dive Team Took Out a Pipeline That Cost Billions and Took Two Decades to Build

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

An Air-Raid Alert Had Already Emptied the Wildberries Warehouse When the Drones Arrived, Sparing Its Huge Workforce

Ukraine War

Ukraine Will Never Be Russia’s Military Equal on the Battlefield, but It “Forces the Kremlin to Behave Like It Has Something to Fear”

Dollars and Sense

Trump Just Pulled Off a Strategic Master Stroke in the Middle East — and Iran’s Fragile Economy May Never Be the Same

Ukraine War

The Ukraine War Has Been a Disaster for Russia: Now Putin Can’t Get the Soldiers He Needs for A New Offensive

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Something Was Urgent Enough to Put America’s Spy Chief on a Plane to Moscow: This Might Have Been a Mission That Could Not Wait

Dollars and Sense

‘The Polls Look Bad’: Donald Trump’s Iran War Could Cripple the GOP in the Midterms

Ukraine War

Putin Has a New Worry Thanks to NATO: The UK Is Handing Ukraine New Missile Technology But it Comes with a Catch

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