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@josh97.bsky.social
Combined Arms, History, Star Wars, and INDOPACOM
On X there’s been talk about Zaluzhnyi’s telegraph article ascribing Ukraine’s underfunding of the military in 2021 as a consequence of Zelensky seeking peace over war
But would not the electorate who voted for him have been aware of and supported such a policy? Limiting his options in late ‘21?
But would not the electorate who voted for him have been aware of and supported such a policy? Limiting his options in late ‘21?
December 2, 2025 at 3:47 AM
On X there’s been talk about Zaluzhnyi’s telegraph article ascribing Ukraine’s underfunding of the military in 2021 as a consequence of Zelensky seeking peace over war
But would not the electorate who voted for him have been aware of and supported such a policy? Limiting his options in late ‘21?
But would not the electorate who voted for him have been aware of and supported such a policy? Limiting his options in late ‘21?
It’s the most wonderful time of the year
🎶 ⛄️ ❄️
The season when mechanics leave their coveralls tops on instead of tied around their waist
🎶 ⛄️ ❄️
The season when mechanics leave their coveralls tops on instead of tied around their waist
December 1, 2025 at 5:51 PM
It’s the most wonderful time of the year
🎶 ⛄️ ❄️
The season when mechanics leave their coveralls tops on instead of tied around their waist
🎶 ⛄️ ❄️
The season when mechanics leave their coveralls tops on instead of tied around their waist
This is why your tanks are all broke.
December 1, 2025 at 3:27 AM
This is why your tanks are all broke.
Of course the Navy guy bought a HMMWV
December 1, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Of course the Navy guy bought a HMMWV
Recruiters really hoping for a recession now
U.S. troops have become top gun traders, swapping investment tips from cockpits and the decks of aircraft carriers and making fortunes.
Top Gun Traders: Stock Bets and Crypto Culture Take Over the Military
Troops are hooked on investing. They’re trading tips from cockpits and the decks of aircraft carriers, and making fortunes.
on.wsj.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Recruiters really hoping for a recession now
The last three years I’ve made two lists
Books I’ve read
Books I’ve bought
In none of those years has list A been longer than list B….
Books I’ve read
Books I’ve bought
In none of those years has list A been longer than list B….
Here is my recommendation for your 2026 reading list:
Read the books you already bought before you buy any more.
Read the books you already bought before you buy any more.
November 29, 2025 at 4:28 PM
The last three years I’ve made two lists
Books I’ve read
Books I’ve bought
In none of those years has list A been longer than list B….
Books I’ve read
Books I’ve bought
In none of those years has list A been longer than list B….
RETVRN - to 2010s era iPhone games. Unmatched
This is 100000% accurate. This could revolutionize the field of stolen valor hunting.
The ultimate stolen valor test: show this image to someone claiming to be a combat vet, if they look at it blankly immediately accuse them of stolen valor
November 26, 2025 at 4:40 AM
RETVRN - to 2010s era iPhone games. Unmatched
In other news - I am 10 years old
Say what you will about the Cheesecake Factory, but it basically makes a ten year old's month if you gift them a special dinner there.
November 23, 2025 at 1:46 AM
In other news - I am 10 years old
During NTC rotations, 11th ACR is always augmented by additional “guest Blackhorse” units. Read on to see how one such augmenting Infantry Company participated in the rotation and their observations on the challenge and complexity of the modern battlefield
mwi.westpoint.edu/winning-the-...
mwi.westpoint.edu/winning-the-...
November 21, 2025 at 6:53 PM
During NTC rotations, 11th ACR is always augmented by additional “guest Blackhorse” units. Read on to see how one such augmenting Infantry Company participated in the rotation and their observations on the challenge and complexity of the modern battlefield
mwi.westpoint.edu/winning-the-...
mwi.westpoint.edu/winning-the-...
Dudes rock
Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
Fedora man unmasked: Meet the teen behind the Louvre mystery photo
Fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux has become an internet sensation after an Associated Press photo captured him outside the Louvre on the day of a crown jewels heist.
apnews.com
November 16, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Dudes rock
LETS FUCKING GO
Holy shit that was almost embarrassing. Still don’t feel great tbh
Holy shit that was almost embarrassing. Still don’t feel great tbh
November 15, 2025 at 9:24 PM
LETS FUCKING GO
Holy shit that was almost embarrassing. Still don’t feel great tbh
Holy shit that was almost embarrassing. Still don’t feel great tbh
Babe wake up - new Jack Watling just dropped
🚨🧵New RUSI Report, 'Emergent Approaches to Combined Arms Manoeuvre in Ukraine' by Jack Watling is out now!
Emergent Approaches to Combined Arms Manoeuvre in Ukraine
Ukrainian forces have begun to develop novel approaches to combined arms manoeuvre, incorporating new capabilities, that bear scrutiny for NATO armies.
www.rusi.org
October 23, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Babe wake up - new Jack Watling just dropped
This is hard to prove but my impression is when thinking about large-scale combat operations, the U.S. Army, and particularly its armor branch, has suffered from a decades long weakening in understanding of combined arms employment/battle that has also leaked into the civilian side
October 17, 2025 at 3:03 PM
This is hard to prove but my impression is when thinking about large-scale combat operations, the U.S. Army, and particularly its armor branch, has suffered from a decades long weakening in understanding of combined arms employment/battle that has also leaked into the civilian side
The Mandalorian and Grogu | Official Trailer | In Theaters May 22, 2026
YouTube video by Star Wars
m.youtube.com
September 22, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Oh yeah. Fall is coming
September 19, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Oh yeah. Fall is coming
DOWN GO THE IRISH!!!!!
a football player wearing a helmet that says ' texas ' on it stands next to a referee
ALT: a football player wearing a helmet that says ' texas ' on it stands next to a referee
media.tenor.com
September 14, 2025 at 3:41 AM
DOWN GO THE IRISH!!!!!
Oh man - we haven’t had Once an Eagle discourse in a minute!!!
(I kinda agree with the author)
(I kinda agree with the author)
September 9, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Oh man - we haven’t had Once an Eagle discourse in a minute!!!
(I kinda agree with the author)
(I kinda agree with the author)
Fuck I need hockey to be back
September 6, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Fuck I need hockey to be back
This is a great article that investigates Robotyne and how an ABCT might have to change its concept of operations (and probably its current DOTMLPF-P alignment) to compete in such an environment
mwi.westpoint.edu/the-army-and...
mwi.westpoint.edu/the-army-and...
September 3, 2025 at 4:01 AM
This is a great article that investigates Robotyne and how an ABCT might have to change its concept of operations (and probably its current DOTMLPF-P alignment) to compete in such an environment
mwi.westpoint.edu/the-army-and...
mwi.westpoint.edu/the-army-and...
LANDPOWERRRRR
A Lockheed Martin test this week paired an M903 Patriot launcher with the Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship USS Montgomery in a demonstration to showcase expeditionary air defense concepts that can be provided to ships at sea 🇺🇸🚀
By @cjohnston.bsky.social
www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...
By @cjohnston.bsky.social
www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...
Patriot Missile System Paired With Littoral Combat Ship in Test - Naval News
A Lockheed Martin test this week paired an M903 Patriot launcher with the USS Montgomery (LCS 8) in a demonstration showcasing expeditionary air defense concepts.
www.navalnews.com
August 30, 2025 at 4:57 PM
LANDPOWERRRRR
Read on to hear how the 11th ACR Blackhorse, the Opposing Force for the Army’s National Training Center (NTC), has tried to merge global battlefield observations into a representative, yet realistic threat that challenges visiting Rotational Units
mwi.westpoint.edu/reconnaissan...
mwi.westpoint.edu/reconnaissan...
Reconnaissance-Strike Battle in the Mojave Desert: How Centaur Squadron Prepares Army Units to Win the First Fight on Tomorrow’s Battlefield - Modern War Institute
In 1981, the Army created the National Training Center and gave it a critical task: to prepare units to “win the first fight.” Central to that task is an OPFOR—the opposition force—that presents rotat...
mwi.westpoint.edu
August 29, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Read on to hear how the 11th ACR Blackhorse, the Opposing Force for the Army’s National Training Center (NTC), has tried to merge global battlefield observations into a representative, yet realistic threat that challenges visiting Rotational Units
mwi.westpoint.edu/reconnaissan...
mwi.westpoint.edu/reconnaissan...
Literally the source article describes how this is a myth and ignores that 1) the militia mostly sucked 2) Fredrich von Steuben
August 23, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Literally the source article describes how this is a myth and ignores that 1) the militia mostly sucked 2) Fredrich von Steuben
I love how every pair tanks and drones article for the Army is like just pair them and then manuever is back boys
Uh have we considered that the enemy might not simply allow our drone battalions to massacre their conventional battalions before we commit armor?
mwi.westpoint.edu/steel-and-si...
Uh have we considered that the enemy might not simply allow our drone battalions to massacre their conventional battalions before we commit armor?
mwi.westpoint.edu/steel-and-si...
Steel and Silicon: The Case for Teaming Armored Formations with UAVs - Modern War Institute
Dawn broke over the rolling hills of Eastern Europe as Task Force Loki, a combined arms battalion, prepared to breach a fortified enemy defensive belt. Intelligence reports confirmed that an enemy mot...
mwi.westpoint.edu
August 23, 2025 at 9:53 PM
I love how every pair tanks and drones article for the Army is like just pair them and then manuever is back boys
Uh have we considered that the enemy might not simply allow our drone battalions to massacre their conventional battalions before we commit armor?
mwi.westpoint.edu/steel-and-si...
Uh have we considered that the enemy might not simply allow our drone battalions to massacre their conventional battalions before we commit armor?
mwi.westpoint.edu/steel-and-si...
“Russia is not an imperialist power”
August 22, 2025 at 5:16 PM
“Russia is not an imperialist power”
What did we want to use AI for in the military again?
“AI helped health professionals to better detect pre-cancerous growths in the colon, but when the assistance was removed, their ability to find tumors dropped by about 20% compared with rates before the tool was ever introduced…”
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
AI Eroded Doctors’ Ability to Spot Cancer Within Months in Study
Artificial intelligence, touted for its potential to transform medicine, led to some doctors losing skills after just a few months in a new study.
www.bloomberg.com
August 13, 2025 at 11:08 PM
What did we want to use AI for in the military again?