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China wrapped up its historic first dual-carrier deployment to the Western Pacific. • CNS Liaoning (16): 700 launch/recoveries (since 5/25); 26 days in WESTPAC • CNS Shandong (17): 420 launch/recoveries (since 6/9); 17 days Both PLAN carriers conducted ops inside Japan's EEZ.

Five of the PLA Navy's "premiere surface combatants" - the Type 055 Renhai-class cruiser - participated in the exercises. CNS Zunyi (107) deployed with the Shandong carrier task group, and CNS Yan'an (106) joined later. CNS Nanchang (101) and CNS Wuxi (104) operated as part of

🚨 Breaking: The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group departed Norfolk this morning for a scheduled deployment to U.S. European Command. Four of America's 11 aircraft carriers are now deployed, with Vinson and Nimitz in the Middle East and Washington in the Indo-Pacific.

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“Nearly 4,500 Sailors assigned to the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group departed Naval Station Norfolk and Naval Weapons Station Yorktown, June 24, for a regularly-scheduled deployment to the U.S. European Command (EUCOM) area of responsibility. The strike group deployed as an

GRFCSG has adapted its training following the Hamas attacks on 7 October and recent campaigns against the Houthi. “Over the last two weeks since Truman got back, I have had multiple meetings with the air wing commander of Carrier Air Wing 1. We went over everything, every little

While not a named exercise or hyped like previous iterations, this was a massive operation (rehearsal) for the PLA. 30+ warships participated in various stages of the “far east” deployment, which involved extensive drills & maneuvers near Taiwan, Japan, the Philippines, & Guam.

"For decades, they alone [foreign forces] operated over this region [Western Pacific]. Today, we can compete in the same field," said Ke Xuelong, a member of the PLA Navy's carrier-borne aviation force. Hou Haipeng, another member, added, "No matter how strong the enemy is or how

In Ep. 84, Alex Capri, author of "Techno-nationalism," says the U.S. is in a paradoxical hybrid Cold War. "As all commercial activity around the world takes place with dual-use technologies... Companies and businesses are more exposed than ever to cyber warfare, cyber intrusion,

The Chinese PLA released new video of recent amphibious exercises: • Eastern Theater Command's 72nd Group Army conducted "ferrying and assault wave formation training" on 7 June • A landing ship detachment "assembled an air-cushion landing craft formation and deployed to a

Extraordinary detail from Gen. Caine as DOD declassifies key elements of its 15-year effort to counter Iran's nuclear ambitions, including background on the development of GBU-57, battle damage assessment on Fordo, and other previously undisclosed aspects of Op. Midnight Hammer.

Lots of background was given on the development of the GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator and some behind the scenes work of Operation Midnight Hammer.

Gen. Caine's closing statement: "Our adversaries around the world should know that there are other DTRA [Defense Threat Reduction Agency] team members out there, studying targets for the same amount of time, and will continue to do so."

Both PLA Navy carriers back at homeport as of 27 June via MT Anderson

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First look @ flight ops on aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) CVN 78 deployed on Tuesday and is operating off the east coast, taking on Carrier Air Wing 8, and will soon cross the Atlantic to U.S. European Command. "An MH-53E Sea Dragon, attached to Helicopter Mine

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🚢 USS Gerald R. Ford CSG 12: Preparing for Deployment & Power Projection! European Space Agency satellite imagery from June 25, 2025, captures the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), the world's largest aircraft carrier, off the coast of Kitty Hawk, NC. Indications suggest she's actively onboarding