Chris Panella
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November 26, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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"The key to success is ISR."
Read @chrispanella.bsky.social's dispatch on the Coast Guard's ramped up counter-drug mission: www.businessinsider.com/coast-guard-...
Read @chrispanella.bsky.social's dispatch on the Coast Guard's ramped up counter-drug mission: www.businessinsider.com/coast-guard-...
The Coast Guard says it's seizing more drugs than ever and needs more ships, aircraft, and people to keep up
The service continues seizing record numbers of drugs at sea. In the last fiscal year, it brought in over 500,000 pounds of cocaine.
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November 26, 2025 at 10:08 PM
"The key to success is ISR."
Read @chrispanella.bsky.social's dispatch on the Coast Guard's ramped up counter-drug mission: www.businessinsider.com/coast-guard-...
Read @chrispanella.bsky.social's dispatch on the Coast Guard's ramped up counter-drug mission: www.businessinsider.com/coast-guard-...
Visited Coast Guard TACLET and HITRON in Florida last week to learn more about their lawful drug interdiction processes at a time when the service is seizing record numbers of drugs in the eastern Pacific and Caribbean. More stories to come www.businessinsider.com/coast-guard-...
The Coast Guard says it's seizing more drugs than ever and needs more ships, aircraft, and people to keep up
The service continues seizing record numbers of drugs at sea. In the last fiscal year, it brought in over 500,000 pounds of cocaine.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Visited Coast Guard TACLET and HITRON in Florida last week to learn more about their lawful drug interdiction processes at a time when the service is seizing record numbers of drugs in the eastern Pacific and Caribbean. More stories to come www.businessinsider.com/coast-guard-...
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A Coast Guard National Security Cutter crew seized 12,000 pounds of cocaine in one night using its new drone as a nighttime spotter, @chrispanella.bsky.social reports: www.businessinsider.com/coast-guard-...
This wild-looking drone hunting drug runners at night helped the US Coast Guard seize a record-breaking cocaine haul
Crews aboard the USCGC Stone offloaded a record-breaking amount of cocaine on Wednesday after 15 drug interdictions in the eastern Pacific.
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November 19, 2025 at 11:05 PM
A Coast Guard National Security Cutter crew seized 12,000 pounds of cocaine in one night using its new drone as a nighttime spotter, @chrispanella.bsky.social reports: www.businessinsider.com/coast-guard-...
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Low wages are one of the many critical problems facing US shipbuilders, @chrispanella.bsky.social reports: www.businessinsider.com/navy-secreta...
Navy secretary says it's hard to get workers to want to build warships if they get paid what they might make at Buc-ee's or Amazon
Phelan said it's hard to entice workers for hard jobs like welding when the pay is comparable to a job at a Buc-ees truck stop or a job at Amazon.
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November 18, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Low wages are one of the many critical problems facing US shipbuilders, @chrispanella.bsky.social reports: www.businessinsider.com/navy-secreta...
Need the DPS players to put Gambit down because they’re insta-locking him (just like they did with Ultron) unless he’s banned and then doing no healing. If it’s triple support, that’s fine, but absolutely not if you’re running 2-2-2 or, God forbid, solo tank
November 17, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Need the DPS players to put Gambit down because they’re insta-locking him (just like they did with Ultron) unless he’s banned and then doing no healing. If it’s triple support, that’s fine, but absolutely not if you’re running 2-2-2 or, God forbid, solo tank
My son (his name is Marcus) and I enjoy a delicious coffee at one of Lumiose City’s cafes
October 18, 2025 at 1:37 AM
My son (his name is Marcus) and I enjoy a delicious coffee at one of Lumiose City’s cafes
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"Independent, fact-based reporting is essential to our democracy." -Jamie Heller, @businessinsider.com Editor in Chief www.businessinsider.com/press-freedo...
Business Insider declines to sign Pentagon document
Business Insider has declined to sign a Pentagon document that would undermine the press freedom guaranteed by the First Amendment.
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October 15, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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The "fail fast" approach is really only as good as the oversight built in to catch bad ideas early, @chrispanella.bsky.social reports: www.businessinsider.com/us-armys-pus...
The Army's putting move fast, fail fast, fix fast to the test with its new command and control system
The US Army's command and control system, NGC2, is a prime example of the service's new approach to developing weapons.
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October 13, 2025 at 6:06 PM
The "fail fast" approach is really only as good as the oversight built in to catch bad ideas early, @chrispanella.bsky.social reports: www.businessinsider.com/us-armys-pus...
New story from me on what the US Army’s new command and control system, NGC2, says about the service’s larger shift towards rapid, Silicon Valley-esque procurement of weapons and tech
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The Army's putting move fast, fail fast, fix fast to the test with its new command and control system
The US Army's command and control system, NGC2, is a prime example of the service's new approach to developing weapons.
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October 13, 2025 at 2:38 PM
New story from me on what the US Army’s new command and control system, NGC2, says about the service’s larger shift towards rapid, Silicon Valley-esque procurement of weapons and tech
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Marvel Rivals season 4.5 single handedly gonna end triple support meta and completely shift the strategist tier list (rocket and mantis are S tier, can probably run them together is rocket heal bots to make up for mantis’ healing output)
October 12, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Marvel Rivals season 4.5 single handedly gonna end triple support meta and completely shift the strategist tier list (rocket and mantis are S tier, can probably run them together is rocket heal bots to make up for mantis’ healing output)
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"You can engineer and build something much quicker than you can build up a group of people to operate it." via @chrispanella.bsky.social www.businessinsider.com/how-chinas-a...
China is making big aircraft carrier moves. Here's how its flattops stack up against the US Navy.
China released footage of carrier Fujian's electromagnetic catapults last month, showing off a technology only the US had previously.
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October 7, 2025 at 3:25 PM
"You can engineer and build something much quicker than you can build up a group of people to operate it." via @chrispanella.bsky.social www.businessinsider.com/how-chinas-a...
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1/ Anti-'woke' veterans who wield leaked screenshots are thrusting cancel culture deep into the US military, adding to strains at an unprecedented moment. www.businessinsider.com/inside-anti-...
Inside the anti-'woke' revolt that has American troops in its crosshairs
Trump vowed to banish 'woke.' Now, the culture wars are infiltrating the military and spreading paranoia among American troops
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October 2, 2025 at 2:41 PM
1/ Anti-'woke' veterans who wield leaked screenshots are thrusting cancel culture deep into the US military, adding to strains at an unprecedented moment. www.businessinsider.com/inside-anti-...
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"Failing fast with a piece of software is one thing. Failing fast with weapons in combat is a very different thing." via @chrispanella.bsky.social www.businessinsider.com/troops-could...
The Pentagon gutted its weapons testing office. The biggest losers could be the troops.
The Pentagon's independent weapons testing office is overseeing almost 100 fewer programs after fresh cuts, raising safety and effectiveness concerns.
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September 29, 2025 at 3:20 PM
"Failing fast with a piece of software is one thing. Failing fast with weapons in combat is a very different thing." via @chrispanella.bsky.social www.businessinsider.com/troops-could...
Talked to some folks and wrote about how cuts to the Pentagon’s independent weapons testing office, DOT&E, endangers military personnel. Read here: www.businessinsider.com/troops-could...
The Pentagon gutted its weapons testing office. The biggest losers could be the troops.
The Pentagon's independent weapons testing office is overseeing almost 100 fewer programs after fresh cuts, raising safety and effectiveness concerns.
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September 27, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Talked to some folks and wrote about how cuts to the Pentagon’s independent weapons testing office, DOT&E, endangers military personnel. Read here: www.businessinsider.com/troops-could...
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China has become the first country to launch a stealth fighter aircraft off a carrier's electromagnetic catapult via Matthew Loh and @chrispanella.bsky.social www.businessinsider.com/china-videos...
China's newest aircraft carrier just launched a stealth jet with an electromagnetic catapult, marking a major capability jump
New video clips show three military aircraft, including a J-35 stealth fighter, taking off via electromagnetic catapult from the Fujian.
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September 23, 2025 at 8:37 PM
China has become the first country to launch a stealth fighter aircraft off a carrier's electromagnetic catapult via Matthew Loh and @chrispanella.bsky.social www.businessinsider.com/china-videos...
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Check out this fascinating @wbur.org "On Point" discussion of the end of the Humvee and what comes next for US soldiers featuring my colleague @chrispanella.bsky.social www.wbur.org/onpoint/2025...
Why it's the end of the road for the Humvee
The Humvee is an American military icon. Yet the Department of Defense has announced the vehicle’s retirement. What does this say about our shifting military priorities?
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September 9, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Check out this fascinating @wbur.org "On Point" discussion of the end of the Humvee and what comes next for US soldiers featuring my colleague @chrispanella.bsky.social www.wbur.org/onpoint/2025...
Marvel Rivals season 4 has a lot going for it and here’s to hoping that Angela coming in and the balance adjustments make the meta more flexible and dynamic
September 8, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Marvel Rivals season 4 has a lot going for it and here’s to hoping that Angela coming in and the balance adjustments make the meta more flexible and dynamic
I appeared on @wbur.org’s On Point show last Friday to chat with host Meghna Chakrabarti on the end of the US military’s Humvee, why the Army is phasing out the iconic vehicle, and what weapons and systems Army leadership deems necessary for future wars. Listen or read the transcript here:
Why it's the end of the road for the Humvee
The Humvee is an American military icon. Yet the Department of Defense has announced the vehicle’s retirement. What does this say about our shifting military priorities?
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September 7, 2025 at 7:23 PM
I appeared on @wbur.org’s On Point show last Friday to chat with host Meghna Chakrabarti on the end of the US military’s Humvee, why the Army is phasing out the iconic vehicle, and what weapons and systems Army leadership deems necessary for future wars. Listen or read the transcript here:
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"I'm looking for a system that I can fight with for days at a time," a paratrooper told @chrispanella.bsky.social www.businessinsider.com/paratroopers...
How paratroopers are tackling drone warfare as the US Army bets big on the tech
The Army's adopting drones at a rapid pace. Some personnel are embracing it as a moment of innovation and experimentation.
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September 2, 2025 at 6:00 PM
"I'm looking for a system that I can fight with for days at a time," a paratrooper told @chrispanella.bsky.social www.businessinsider.com/paratroopers...
Marvel rivals season 3.5: is… Groot Luna Mantis Loki Adam plus another tank (Emma, Magneto) or DPS… a viable comp? The new team ups are insane, and I feel like the damage boost from Mantis/Loki lamps and anti-dive on Luna would make up for any weaknesses running 4 supports
August 9, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Marvel rivals season 3.5: is… Groot Luna Mantis Loki Adam plus another tank (Emma, Magneto) or DPS… a viable comp? The new team ups are insane, and I feel like the damage boost from Mantis/Loki lamps and anti-dive on Luna would make up for any weaknesses running 4 supports
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The South Korean shipbuilder's contract on a new US dry cargo ship includes propeller cleaning, tank maintenance, and inspections of onboard equipment via @chrispanella.bsky.social www.businessinsider.com/key-pacific-...
A South Korean shipyard just picked up a new repair job from the US Navy as it turns to allies to help fix the fleet
South Korean shipbuilders and the US are increasingly working together on fixing the Navy's fleet.
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August 7, 2025 at 5:37 PM
The South Korean shipbuilder's contract on a new US dry cargo ship includes propeller cleaning, tank maintenance, and inspections of onboard equipment via @chrispanella.bsky.social www.businessinsider.com/key-pacific-...
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The US Army is getting in on the ship-killing game in the Western Pacific with the new Typhon missile launcher via @chrispanella.bsky.social www.businessinsider.com/us-army-fire...
The US Army fired its new missile system that rattles China in a Western Pacific first. It found its target and sank it.
The deployment of the Mid-Range Capability, or Typhon, system in the region has repeatedly irritated China. The US sees it as a key capability.
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July 23, 2025 at 9:19 PM
The US Army is getting in on the ship-killing game in the Western Pacific with the new Typhon missile launcher via @chrispanella.bsky.social www.businessinsider.com/us-army-fire...
Four faves no starters
July 23, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Four faves no starters