The Here, Now

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Airmen use a U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender to refuel an F-15C Eagle as part of exercise Northern Edge, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. (Master Sgt. Nathan Lipscomb/Air Force)
'Northern Edge' brings firepower to Alaska, with an eye on Arctic jockeying

 

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Wreck of USS Johnston discovered 77 years after its sinking at the Battle of Leyte Gulf

 

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AFT: Marines assigned to the All-Domain Reconnaissance Detachment, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), board expeditionary sea base USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB 3) from an 11-meter rigid-hull inflatable boat during visit, board, search and seizure training in the Arabian Gulf, March 19, 2021. (Sgt. Sarah Stegall/Marine Corps)

 

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Philippine defense chief orders China to 'get out of' contested reef | Taiwan News | 2021/04/04

 

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Russia is amassing unprecedented military might in the Arctic

 

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Japan's defense budget hits new high in FY 2021 amid China threats.
This is nothing new but the road Japan used to walk with Britons a century ago.
Nothing new but looks new to younger people

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HMS Warspite and U-32 joint exercise.

 

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AFT: A T-45C Goshawk takes off of the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), March 15, 2021. (Chief Mass Communication Specialist RJ Stratchko/Navy)

 

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[Dimlee]

God save the rescue teams all over the world. The last hope of many seamen.

 

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China says carrier group exercising near Taiwan and drills will become regular

 

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AFT: A 325th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron load crew lifts a guided bomb unit, or GBU-32, during the unit's weapons load competition March 23, 2021, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (Samuel King Jr./Air Force)

 

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Helicopters attached to an aviation brigade under the PLA Xinjiang Military Command take off in the morning light during recent tactical training aiming to improve pilots' flight skills and combat capability. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Xiang Liming and Wu Shike)

 

[michaelmaltby]

Canine courage ...

 

[Gnomey]

Good shots guys!

 

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Lt. Col. Richard "Tac" Turner, Commander, 40th Flight Test Squadron, and Lt. Col. Jacob "Duke" Lindaman, Commander, 85th Test & Evaluation Squadron, deliver the first F-15EX to its new home station, Eglin AFB, Florida, 11 March, 2021. The 40th FLTS will take possession of EX1 and the 85th TES will own EX2 upon its arrival, coming soon. Squadron aircrews and testers will work together to complete the combined developmental and operational testing simultaneously. (Tech. Sgt. John Raven/U.S. Air Force)
AFT: The F-15EX has a new name

 

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Ukraine Urges NATO to Speed Membership in 'Signal' to Moscow

 

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AFT: An MH-60S Seahawk helicopter lands in the snow during high-altitude landing training, hosted by Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center (NAWDC) at Naval Air Station Fallon, Nev., on April 1, 2021. (Chief Mass Communication Specialist Shannon Renfroe/Navy)

 

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