Rare public announcement of US military exercise in Saudi Arabia, exercise "Spears of Victory."

Strategic Command @US_STRATCOM is looking for a highly cleared contractor to work on compartmented special access programs (SAPs) to work on new technologies, capabilities and “flexible” and “responsive” “options” that might augment or even supplant nuclear weapons. Program started under the Biden and Obama administrations.

Alaska National Guard deploying to 10 bases across Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia.

Learned today: Under the Biden administration, @US_STRATCOM developed a Conventional and Nuclear Integration concept of operations (CONOPS), which integrates new long-range missiles, including hypersonics, into the nuclear war plan. It was practiced in two war games last year, Global Lightning 24 and Austuer Challenge 24. Nuclear warfighting moves to augment the number of U.S. nuclear weapons in striking Russian and Chinese targets. @nukestrat @russianforces

Trump's Iron Dome. New Pentagon chart circulating the month.

Pronouns are out: "Cease the use of “preferred pronouns” (he/him, she/her, or they/them) to identify one’s gender identity in professional communications (email signature blocks, memoranda, letters, papers, social media, official websites and any DAF official correspondence)"

A Joint Intelligence Task Force Southern Border has been activated to increase surveillance and intelligence collection, much more consequential than the brigade-sized deployment of soldiers.

Pennsylvania National Guard going to Kuwait. Normally the military just says "Middle East." Is this new transparency?

The military is treating the southern border like a battlefield, which means going overboard.

This is the kind of day-to-day cat and mouse games played by militaries around the world that is invisible in Washington and to the news media.

RT @kenklippenstein: Democratic politicians' protest yesterday was laughably out of touch

New Jersey National Guard in Cyprus.

Navy Citadel Shield/Solid Curtain "force protection" exercise begins today, long-standing war game in the U.S. to protect bases and practice for all emergencies, including in the DC area, continuity of government.

Trump administration's publicity campaign against fentanyl, One Pill Can Kill, hoping to get social media influencers to enlist in the perpetual war on drugs. "I am personally challenging athletes, celebrities, musicians, influencers, and community leaders to step up, speak out, and fight back.  We need your voices to be louder than what they are currently engaging with on social media,” said DEA Acting Administrator Derek S. Maltz.

Kristi Noem taking on a Zelenskyy identity in jeans, looking unlike other homeland security secretaries.

$20,000 enlistment bonus to be a prison guard in the Army!

Trump administration is using the premier spy plane in Mexico?

"The United States has spent nearly $3.71 billion in Afghanistan since withdrawing from the country in 2021. Most of that money (64.2%) went to UN agencies, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, and the World Bankadministered Afghanistan Resilience Trust Fund. Another $1.2 billion remains available in the funding pipeline for possible disbursement. While this assistance may have staved off famine in the face of economic collapse, it has not dissuaded the Taliban from taking U.S. citizens hostage, dismantling the rights of women and girls, censoring the media, allowing the country to become a terrorist safe haven, and targeting former Afghan government officials." New IG report on Afghanistan.

Every hammer requires an unpolished nail. "Male airmen are not authorized to wear nail polish." Military readiness in action.