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People tell me I live in a police state, but I don’t, I live in China - Global Times

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Quad and AUKUS building a bulwark against China - Asia Times

In the wake of the formation of a new strategic alliance comprising the United States, Britain and Australia, President Joseph Biden hosted the first

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A rendering of an amphibious modification to an MC-130J Commando II is shown here that is used in the Digital Proving Grounds. The Air Force is fast-tracking the project and hopes to have an aircraft ready for testing in 17 months. (Courtesy AFSOC)

 

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[Gnomey]

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AFT: Live Fire Paratroopers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 319th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, engage in a combined arms live-fire exercise on Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept. 15. (Pfc. Vincent Levelev/Army)

 

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AFT: Farewell, Bones: Air Force finishes latest round of B-1B bomber retirements

 

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AFT: Air Mail Marine Corps Sgt. Louis Martin, left, and Cpl. Montana Bingen, both fixed-wing aircraft crew masters with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport 152, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Air Wing, prepare to deploy cargo rigged with a parachute from the back of a C-130 aircraft during an air delivery exercise over Ie Shima island, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 15. (Sgt. Hailey D. Clay/Marine Corps)

 

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AFT: Air Mail Marine Corps Sgt. Louis Martin, left, and Cpl. Montana Bingen, both fixed-wing aircraft crew masters with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport 152, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Air Wing, prepare to deploy cargo rigged with a parachute from the back of a C-130 aircraft during an air delivery exercise over Ie Shima island, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 15. (Sgt. Hailey D. Clay/Marine Corps)

To hell with recycling.

 

[Gnomey]

Nice shots guys!

 

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AFT: Sunset Flight An Idaho Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter conducts night training operations Sept. 23, with an A-10 Thunderbolt from the 124th Fighter Wing in the background, at Gowen Field in Boise. (Master Sgt. Becky Vanshur/National Guard)

 

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AFT: Mustin Ops Lt. Grant Kelley, left, and Lt. John R. Morgan III, coordinate anti-submarine warfare operations in the Pacific aboard the guided-missile destroyer Mustin Sept. 21. (MC2 James S. Hong/Navy)

 

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AFT: Security Scan Army Sgt. William Mullins scans the area for simulated opposing forces at Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, Sept. 19, during Saber Junction, an exercise designed to assess readiness and promote interoperability with allied and partner nations. (Sgt. Randis Monroe/Army)

 

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AFT: Security Scan Army Sgt. William Mullins scans the area for simulated opposing forces at Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, Sept. 19, during Saber Junction, an exercise designed to assess readiness and promote interoperability with allied and partner nations. (Sgt. Randis Monroe/Army)

That can't be Hohenfels. It does not look muddy and miserable enough.

 

[Gnomey]

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AFT: Moonlight Exercise Soldiers with Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 34th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, prepare their M1A2 Abrams tanks for a live-fire exercise at Drawsko Pomorskie Training Area, Poland, Sept. 13. (Spc. Max Elliott/Army)

 

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