Zach Ota
@zachota.bsky.social
Personal Perspectives • Beholding the Pacific • Krulak Center • YCAPS • Allies & Partners • Amphibious Defense • Aloha
Pinned
Zach Ota
@zachota.bsky.social
· Nov 12
If we are meeting for the first time, please allow me a brief introduction:
1/
1/
Reposted by Zach Ota
The rabid feral animals in question
January 16, 2026 at 5:49 AM
The rabid feral animals in question
ALL THE RABID FERAL HELLCATS
January 16, 2026 at 5:04 AM
ALL THE RABID FERAL HELLCATS
Reposted by Zach Ota
The rabid feral animals in question:
January 16, 2026 at 5:00 AM
The rabid feral animals in question:
THE TIN CAN SAILORS
a black and white photo of a man standing on a boat looking at a large ship in the ocean
ALT: a black and white photo of a man standing on a boat looking at a large ship in the ocean
media.tenor.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:02 AM
THE TIN CAN SAILORS
Turn out all of the rabid feral Hellcats to us
a woman is saying " all of them " in a red shirt
Alt: a woman is saying " all of them " in a red shirt
media.tenor.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:58 AM
Turn out all of the rabid feral Hellcats to us
The rabid feral animals in question:
January 16, 2026 at 4:41 AM
The rabid feral animals in question:
Reposted by Zach Ota
The USMC Amphibious Recon Battalion of WW2 is the forerunner of their modern-day Recon and Force Recon Battalions. The images below are how they would have looked as a company and battalion from late 1943 to the end of the war. Neat fact is that 21st Commandant James Jones father commanded them!
January 15, 2026 at 10:54 PM
The USMC Amphibious Recon Battalion of WW2 is the forerunner of their modern-day Recon and Force Recon Battalions. The images below are how they would have looked as a company and battalion from late 1943 to the end of the war. Neat fact is that 21st Commandant James Jones father commanded them!
Reposted by Zach Ota
"Asking JSOC for “options” to attack Greenland is roughly equivalent to asking a SWAT team to provide blueprints for annexing Vermont. It misunderstands both the scale of the task and the purpose of the force." Article by @markhertling.bsky.social in @thebulwark.com open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
The Best Military ‘Option’ for Greenland: Let It Be
Attacking an ally with special forces would be the wrong tool for the wrong mission.
open.substack.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:53 PM
"Asking JSOC for “options” to attack Greenland is roughly equivalent to asking a SWAT team to provide blueprints for annexing Vermont. It misunderstands both the scale of the task and the purpose of the force." Article by @markhertling.bsky.social in @thebulwark.com open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
That hazard would be more recognizable if we called PMCs what we all know them to be - mercenaries.
January 15, 2026 at 3:35 PM
That hazard would be more recognizable if we called PMCs what we all know them to be - mercenaries.
PMCs are never the magic bullet that many wish them to be.
January 15, 2026 at 3:32 PM
PMCs are never the magic bullet that many wish them to be.
It’s worth remembering that the killing of four private military contractors in March 2004 precipitated the first Battle of Fallujah between Iraqi insurgents and U.S. military personnel.
The Trump administration is preparing to use private military contractors to protect oil and energy assets in Venezuela rather than deploying US troops, according to two sources familiar with the plans. https://cnn.it/3LIPdLw
January 15, 2026 at 3:26 PM
It’s worth remembering that the killing of four private military contractors in March 2004 precipitated the first Battle of Fallujah between Iraqi insurgents and U.S. military personnel.
Reposted by Zach Ota
Zach speaks the truth.
If you know or have known a "Midwestern grandma" to say something like this about you, you are definitely on the wrong side.
If you know or have known a "Midwestern grandma" to say something like this about you, you are definitely on the wrong side.
When a midwestern grandma says “I hate what [ICE] are doing, and I hate [ICE] for doing it,” ICE agents should question what they’re doing.
Evelyn Normielib (D-MN) has arrived at the scene of the ICE shooting in northern Minneapolis
January 15, 2026 at 5:26 AM
Zach speaks the truth.
If you know or have known a "Midwestern grandma" to say something like this about you, you are definitely on the wrong side.
If you know or have known a "Midwestern grandma" to say something like this about you, you are definitely on the wrong side.
When a midwestern grandma says “I hate what [ICE] are doing, and I hate [ICE] for doing it,” ICE agents should question what they’re doing.
Evelyn Normielib (D-MN) has arrived at the scene of the ICE shooting in northern Minneapolis
January 15, 2026 at 5:12 AM
When a midwestern grandma says “I hate what [ICE] are doing, and I hate [ICE] for doing it,” ICE agents should question what they’re doing.
Please give us back BruteCasts, Marine Corps University.
a blue background with the words you 're my only hope in white letters
ALT: a blue background with the words you 're my only hope in white letters
media.tenor.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Please give us back BruteCasts, Marine Corps University.
The people also want new BruteCast episodes
a man in a suit and tie is sitting at a desk
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is sitting at a desk
media.tenor.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:15 PM
The people also want new BruteCast episodes
Better than Truly Pizza?
January 14, 2026 at 6:35 AM
Better than Truly Pizza?
Exxon exits Venezuela like:
a group of men are standing on a boat in the ocean . one of the men is holding an umbrella .
Alt: a group of men are standing on a boat in the ocean . one of the men is holding an umbrella .
media.tenor.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:03 AM
Exxon exits Venezuela like:
Reposted by Zach Ota
Jerome Powell will not back down and neither should you.
January 12, 2026 at 4:52 AM
Jerome Powell will not back down and neither should you.
“Public service sometimes requires standing firm in the face of threats.”
“I will continue to do the job the Senate confirmed me to do, with integrity and a commitment to serving the American people.”
“I will continue to do the job the Senate confirmed me to do, with integrity and a commitment to serving the American people.”
Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
YouTube video by Federal Reserve
www.youtube.com
January 12, 2026 at 5:47 AM
“Public service sometimes requires standing firm in the face of threats.”
“I will continue to do the job the Senate confirmed me to do, with integrity and a commitment to serving the American people.”
“I will continue to do the job the Senate confirmed me to do, with integrity and a commitment to serving the American people.”
Reposted by Zach Ota
And for the people fleeing wannabe space wanker and his racist hordes there is also this starter pack for women in history …
January 11, 2026 at 8:06 PM
And for the people fleeing wannabe space wanker and his racist hordes there is also this starter pack for women in history …
“Denmark is the best kind of ally – one that has never missed an opportunity or shirked a responsibility to stand with the United States. Looking to an uncertain future, Denmark is exactly the kind of ally we need, both bilaterally and within NATO.”
Joint statement by 4 former officials in Democratic and Republican Administrations—including four NATO Ambassadors, 3 Assistant Secretaries of State for Europe, and 3 NSC Senior Directors.
Excellent opening in particular.
Excellent opening in particular.
America’s Strategic Alliance with Denmark and NATO
A statement by 14 former officials in Democratic and Republican Administrations—including four NATO Ambassadors, 3 Assistant Secretaries of State for Europe, and 3 NSC Senior Directors
newsletter.ivodaalder.com
January 11, 2026 at 7:01 PM
“Denmark is the best kind of ally – one that has never missed an opportunity or shirked a responsibility to stand with the United States. Looking to an uncertain future, Denmark is exactly the kind of ally we need, both bilaterally and within NATO.”