The Here, Now

[Gnomey]

Lovely shots!

 

[michaelmaltby]

AFT: Course Crawl Marine Cpl. Abigail Hermenegildo, an intelligence specialist with Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, crawls up a hill during a Martial Arts Instructor Course culminating event at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 4, 2021. (Sgt. Danny Gonzalez/Marine Corps)

 

[michaelmaltby]

What Does Russia Want?

Moscow seems to be going out of its way to keep its “near abroad” — Russian-speak for the erstwhile Soviet empire — stirred up.

www.military.com

 

[Dimlee]

The guardian of the Eastern European border.
Turkish made Bayaraktar TB-2 in Ukraine's service. First combat strike one month ago.

 

[Wurger]

nice shot.

 

[michaelmaltby]

aft: Sunlit Silhouette Marines with Light Armored Reconnaissance Company, 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division, conduct Exercise Iron Sky 21.2 on Wake Island, Nov. 6, 2021. (Lance Cpl. Jonathan Willcox/Marine Corps)

 

[michaelmaltby]

In play .....

airforce.ru

 

[Wurger]

 

[michaelmaltby]

AFT: Alaska Descent Air Force tactical air control party specialists assigned to the 3rd Air Support Operations Squadron descend after jumping from a helicopter during joint airborne training over Malemute Drop Zone, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 9, 2021. (Alejandro Peña/Air Force)

 

[Wurger]

 

[michaelmaltby]

SCMP: Confluence of like-minded bears

 

[michaelmaltby]

AFT: Field Live Fire Soldiers assigned to 29th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, fire during gunnery platoon qualifications, Oct. 27, 2021, at Fort Carson, Colorado. (Capt. Tobias Cukale/Army)

 

[michaelmaltby]

Activists hold slogans as they protest outside the Chinese consulate in Makati, Philippines on Nov. 24, 2021. The Philippine navy successfully transported food supplies to marines guarding a disputed shoal in the South China Sea on Tuesday, a week after China's coast guard used water cannons to force the supply boats to turn back, sparking outrage and warnings from Manila, officials said. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Military Daily News

Daily updates of everything that you need know about what is going on in the military community and abroad including military gear and equipment, breaking news, international news and more.

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[michaelmaltby]

Newly commissioned upgraded F-16V fighter jets are seen at Air Force base in Chiayi in southwestern Taiwan Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021. Taiwan has deployed the most advanced version of the F-16 fighter jet in its Air Force, as the island steps up its defense capabilities in the face of continuing threats from China. (Johnson Lai/AP)

Taiwan sends jets after 27 Chinese planes enter buffer zone

The Defense Ministry said Taiwan scrambled combat aircraft to “warn” the Chinese planes to leave.

www.airforcetimes.com

 

[michaelmaltby]

aft: Puppy Paw Senior Airman Anthony Stuart, a military working dog handler assigned to the 39th Security Forces Squadron, waits with his K-9 partner, Nico, prior to a joint training event at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, Nov. 22, 2021. (Senior Airman Brandt Self/Air Force)

 

[Wurger]

 

[michaelmaltby]

AFT: Formation Flight Army aviators from the 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, fly a formation of helicopters in support of Marne Week events on Fort Stewart, Georgia, Nov. 16, 2021. (Sgt. Savannah Roy/Army)

 

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[michaelmaltby]

AFT:
Marine Maneuver Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Stephen Shedd, an anti-tank missile gunner with 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, maneuvers over an obstacle during selection day of a competition at Camp Lejeune, N.C. on Nov. 15, 2021. (Lance Cpl. Deja Thomas/Marine Corps)
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[michaelmaltby]

Abe warns China not to misjudge Taiwan Strait situation | Taiwan News | 2021-12-01 14:52:00

Former Japanese prime minister says Taiwan-Japan security ties are on same level as Japan-US alliance | 2021-12-01 14:52:00

www.taiwannews.com.tw