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26 Mar 2025 06:16

A U.S. Navy E-6B “Mercury” Airborne Command and Control Aircraft, using the callsign ARNIE49, is currently orbiting over the Gulf of America (Gulf of Mexico) off the coast of Corpus Christi, Texas.

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26 Mar 2025 03:27

During an interview tonight with Fox News, U.S. National Security Advisor Mike Waltz admits that he made the group-chat on Signal about the strikes against Yemen earlier this month which included Jeffrey Goldberg, but then proceeds to suggest that Goldberg somehow “snuck his way into the group” using someone else’s contact information, though he refuses to state who he believed was actually in the chat instead of Goldberg. Waltz then states, “I can tell you for 100%... I don't text him, he wasn't on my phone,” despite Signal requiring you to have a contact and/or number saved in order to add them to a group-chat; he then adds that he has spoken to Elon Musk and they have the best “technical minds” looking into how this happened, before going on to discuss the success of the strikes on Yemen.

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25 Mar 2025 18:53

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) unveiled yet another underground missile base and storage site today for its Aerospace Force, claimed to contain thousands of short to long-range ballistic missiles, as well as anti-ship cruise missiles likely to be used for the targeting of ships in the Persian Gulf.

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25 Mar 2025 17:51

After confirming to the Senate Intelligence Committee that he was the “John Ratcliffe” in the recent Signal group-chat with Jeffrey Goldberg, CIA Director Ratcliffe states, “Pre-decisional strike deliberations should be conducted through classified channels,” as Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard continues to claim that classified material about strikes against the Houthis in Yemen was not posted in the chat on Signal.

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25 Mar 2025 14:53

According to Politico, calls are now growing within the Trump White House for U.S. National Security Advisor Mike Waltz to be removed following yesterday’s revealed intelligence breach in an article by The Atlantic, with one administration official stating, “It was reckless not to check who was on the thread. It was reckless to be having that conversation on Signal. You can’t have recklessness as the national security adviser,” while another official close to the White House is claimed to have said, “Everyone in the White House can agree on one thing: Mike Waltz is a fucking idiot.”

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25 Mar 2025 14:24

The planned joint statement expected earlier today from the United States and Russia has since been canceled for a currently unknown reason, with one of the senior diplomats on the Russian negotiation team in Saudi Arabia, Grigory Karasin stating, “We are far from a full-fledged solution or agreement on all points, but it seems that such a discussion is timely.” Adding that the negotiations were “challenging but useful” while calling for future negotiations to include the United Nations.

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25 Mar 2025 07:49

Overnight the Israeli Air Force once again targeted both the T4 Air Base and Palmyra Military Airport in the Homs Governorate of Syria for the second time in a week, claiming to have struck “remaining military capabilities” of the former Assad Regime.

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23 Mar 2025 08:08

The Israel Defense Force has confirmed that the ballistic missile fired earlier tonight at Central Israel from Yemen, was intercepted by the Air Force outside of Israeli Airspace, likely using a “Arrow-3” exoatmospheric anti-ballistic missile interceptor over Jordan or Saudi Arabia.

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23 Mar 2025 03:12

Just like the Arleigh Burke-Class Guided-Missile Destroyer, USS Gravely (DDG-107) which departed last week from Naval Station Norfolk for a deployment to the Gulf of America (Gulf of Mexico), to support Homeland Security on the U.S-Mexico Border. On the other side of the United States, USS Spruance (DDG-111), which just returned from a five-month deployment in December, departed today from Naval Base San Diego, for a deployment under U.S. Northern Command’s Joint Task Force-Southern Border (JTF-SB). Also similar to the Gravely, the Spruance will be accompanied by an embedded U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET).

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23 Mar 2025 00:25

An F/A-18F “Super Hornet” in tanker configuration equipped with five external fuel tanks for aerial refueling other F/A-18s, part of the Red Rippers of Strike Fighter Squadron 11 (VFA-11), launches from USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) in the Northern Rea Sea to support strike operations against the Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist group in Western Yemen.

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22 Mar 2025 20:20

The Israel Defense Force has confirmed that its aircraft carried out a wave of airstrikes earlier against Hezbollah military sites in Lebanon, targeting command centers, infrastructure, terrorists, rocket launchers, and a weapons storage facility south of the Litani River. These strikes, as well as the ones earlier today, were in response to the launch of three rockets today by Hezbollah against Northern Israel.

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22 Mar 2025 18:52

The Israeli Air Force is reportedly carrying out an extensive wave of airstrikes right now against Hezbollah sites in Southern Lebanon, including targets in city of Tyre, as a response to three rockets that were launched by Hezbollah earlier today from Southern Lebanon and intercepted over the border town of Metula in Northern Israel.

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22 Mar 2025 17:10

The Israel Defense Force (IDF) has released footage of strikes on Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon after Hezbollah targeted northern Israel with a number of rockets. The strikes targeted a Hezbollah command and control (C2) node and a number of rocket launchers.

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22 Mar 2025 06:30

On Friday, U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM) unveiled the official seal for its newly created Joint Task Force headquartered at Fort Huachuca in Arizona, Joint Task Force-Southern Border (JTF-SB), which has now assumed the role of coordinating military activities along the U.S-Mexico Border, in support of the Department of Homeland Security as well as Customs and Border Protection (CBP). NORTHCOM states that the seal represents the ongoing mission of securing the U.S. Southern Border. The eagle, clutching arrows and an olive branch, symbolizes strength and diplomacy, while the map highlights the Joint Task Force’s area-of-operations from California to Texas.

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22 Mar 2025 03:39

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has released footage from aboard the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) in the Northern Red Sea, showing Naval Aviation Ordnanceman (AO) preparing munitions and armaments for ongoing strike operations against the Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist group in Western Yemen, as well as the shoot-down or drones and/or missiles launched by the Houthis. The munitions seen in this video include AGM-84H/K SLAM-ER Advanced Air-Launched Cruise Missiles, AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapons (JSOW), MK-82 500lb Bombs equipped with Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) Kits, AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM), AIM-9 “Sidewinder” Air-to-Air Missiles, AGM-114 “Hellfire” Missiles, and finally Hydra-70 Rockets likely converted with the AGR-20 Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS).

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26 Mar 2025 05:44

Footage from inside a shop in the city of Saada in Houthi-controlled Northwestern Yemen, claiming to show several strikes against targets in the city last night by the U.S. Navy and/or Air Force.

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25 Mar 2025 19:19

Towards the ends of today’s brief in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee, both CIA Director John Ratcliffe and Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard stated that they were unaware of the DoD’s Policy on sharing even Controlled-Unclassified Information (CUI) on unsecured devices, while directing all further questions related to DoD Polices and whether information referenced in yesterday article by The Atlantic was declassified prior to being posted on Signal, to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.

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25 Mar 2025 18:34

Following the arrival earlier today of 2 B-2 “Spirit” Long-Range Strategic Stealth Bombers, with the 509th Bomb Wing from Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri, at Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean. Communications between the bombers and ground stations in San Fransisco have confirmed that another flight of 2-3 B-2s from Whiteman are currently crossing the Pacific Ocean destined for Diego Garcia. This is seeming like a much larger buildup than would be needed for strikes just against the Houthis in Yemen.

Radio communication captured by @Andyyyyrrrr

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25 Mar 2025 17:09

While testifying today in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee, the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard claimed, “There was no classified material that was shared in that Signal chat,” referencing yesterday’s article from The Atlantic. To which Vice-Chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee Mark Warner responds by telling her, if that’s the case to share the chat with the Committee.

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25 Mar 2025 14:39

In an interview today with NBC News, U.S. President Donald J. Trump stood by his National Security Advisor Mike Waltz following yesterday’s article from The Atlantic, in which a journalist was accidentally added to a chat on Signal with Waltz and other officials discussing “War Plans” for strikes against the Houthis in Yemen, with Trump stating, “Michael Waltz has learned a lesson, and he’s a good man.” Adding that he believed the incident was a “non-issue” and did not affect the strikes in Yemen, calling the operation “perfectly successful.”

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25 Mar 2025 08:09

A senior Hezbollah operative, identified as Hassan Kamal Halawi, was eliminated last night in an Israeli precision-airstrike on a vehicle within the town of Qaaqaait al-Jisr in southern Lebanon.

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25 Mar 2025 07:28

The United States and Russia will reportedly issue a joint statement at 0400am EDT, regarding developments made during yesterday’s negotiations in Saudi Arabia.

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23 Mar 2025 06:25

Red Alerts now across Central and Southern Israel, including Tel-Aviv, following the launch of a ballistic missile by the Houthis in Western Yemen.

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23 Mar 2025 01:13

F-15I “Ra'am” Strike Fighters with the 69th Squadron of the Israeli Air Force, launch from Hatzerim Airbase in the Negev Desert of Southern Israel earlier today for retaliatory strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon.

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22 Mar 2025 21:10

Locals report a number of strikes by the U.S. Navy and/or Air Force against Houthi-controlled Hodeida International Airport alongside several other military sites in and around the city of Hodeida in Western Yemen. Hodeida Airport, which is also operated as a military airfield by the Houthis, has been targeted several times by the U.S. since 2023.

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22 Mar 2025 20:13

Israel reportedly detected the launch of another ballistic missile by the Houthis in Western Yemen earlier, stating that it was not launched at Israel but is believed to have instead attempted to target a vessel in the Red Sea.

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22 Mar 2025 18:47

Several airstrikes by the Israeli Air Force have targeted Hezbollah sites in the city of Tyre in Southwestern Lebanon within the last few minutes, resulting in a number casualties and serious damage to multiple buildings within the city.

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22 Mar 2025 07:29

Three rockets were launched earlier from Southern Lebanon towards the border town of Metula in Northern Israel, with all of the rockets being intercepted by the Iron Dome.

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22 Mar 2025 05:36

Israel confirmed earlier tonight that its Air Force carried out extensive airstrikes on both the T-4 Air base and Palmyra Military Airport in the Homs Governorate of Central Syria. Israeli officials claimed that the Israeli Air Intelligence Group had been monitoring weapons and other strategic capabilities of the now defunct Syrian Arab Army (SAA) at the bases, which were targeted tonight in order to maintain Israel’s “aerial superiority” over the region.

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22 Mar 2025 02:53

Fox News reports that U.S. President Donald J. Trump has express interest in helping finalize the sale of 40 F-16V “Viper” Multirole Fighters to Turkey, as well as considering a proposal to allow Turkey to reenter the F-35 Program in exchange for the “disassembly to inoperability” of their S-400 Surface-to-Air Missile Systems purchased from Russia in 2020.