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And now in the Indian Ocean…

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The Pakistan Navy yesterday welcomed “home” the first specimen of the 249-foot/2,800-ton S26 class submarine, PNS Hangor, an export derivative of the Chinese Type 039A SSK, which is currently operated by the PLAN.

Built at CSOC in China, it is a very modern boat with a double-hulled design and powered by AIP, which means she can remain submerged virtually every minute of an entire 40-50 day patrol if needed. It is roughly equivalent to a German Type 209 and superior to a Kilo-class SSK.

The Chinese are rapidly building the first four of the class at CSOC, with the future Shushuk, Mangro, and Ghazi already launched and fitting out for delivery next year. Then, with technology sharing, the next four will be built by KSEW in Karachi, with the future Tasnim and Seem Maai already laid down.

The eight new boats will replace the trio of French Agosta 90B-class submarines (Khalid, Saad, and Hamza) that are now in their 20s, and a pair of much older Agosta 70s (Hashmat and Hurmat), the latter two originally built for South Africa but not delivered due to sanctions on the Apartheid government, so the Pakistani Navy well knows how to run modern SSKs.

The Agostas replaced a trio of Daphnés, one of which sank an Indian frigate in 1971. Before that, the Pakistanis operated a leased Guppy Tench-class boat, ex-USS Diablo, as PNS Ghanzi, which was lost during the 1971 war, so they know the game well.

By comparison, the Indian Navy has 16 boats, three small 6,000-ton domestically built (with Russian help) Arihant-class SSNs, six brand new French Scorpènes, six cranky Kilo (P.877) class boats, and four German Type 209/1500s.

Magazine Depth Concerns are Real

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Pushing 15 weeks into Operation Epic Fury, with over 1,000 TLAMs, 1,100 JSSAMs, and 1,400 Patriots burned up (and more launching every day), coming on the heels of firing untold SM-2/3/6s expended during Operation Prosperty Guardian to counter 470 Houthi/Iranian recorded one-way drone events, 70 ballistic missiles, and 155 multi-use drone sorties in the Red Sea, not to mention $61 billion in military aid to Ukraine, you have to worry just how empty is the Arsenal of Democracy.

The Center for Strategic & International Studies has done the open-source math and has the tally sheets.

It is not good, but there should still be a good bit left, and, on the bright side, if nothing else happens in the next four or five years, and expanded production goals on these extremely complex devices that require advanced chips, exceptionally skilled labor, and clean rooms are met, the numbers should return to pre-OEF levels.

Fingers crossed.

Here’s to 2031 without a war.

The full report here. 

Getting Shotgun (and Rifle) Serious About Drone Defense

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Increasingly, rifles and shotguns would appear to be the last-ditch C-sUAS (counter-small unmanned aerial systems) answer. Ukraine is buying thousands of 12-gauge shotguns from Turkey (which makes “Turknellis” of all sorts), and American mil-journalists have vouched for them in action, with the caveat that you only have about two seconds of response once you hear the overhead drone inbound.

It is all getting pretty kinetic in a sort of 21st-century Shooting Clays of Death kinda way.

The Marines are actively using their M1014 Benellis to conduct “realistic training in countering low-altitude sUAS threats, highlighting the necessity to continually adapt to rapidly evolving technologies.”

Thus:

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Ean Gibson, a ground electronics, telecommunications, and information technology systems maintainer with Combat Logistics Battalion 13, Combat Logistics Regiment 17, 1st Marine Logistics Group, fires an M1014 shotgun during a counter-small unmanned aerial systems shotgun range at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, March 18, 2026. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mhecaela Watts)

A U.S. Marine with 1st Marine Logistics Group, fires an M1014 shotgun during a night counter-small unmanned aerial systems shotgun range at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Jan. 22, 2026. During the range, Marines practiced engaging simulated sUAS, providing realistic training in countering low-altitude aerial threats while reinforcing the need to adapt to rapidly evolving technologies. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mhecaela Watts)

U.S. Marines with 1st Marine Logistics Group, fire M1014 shotguns during a counter-small unmanned aerial systems shotgun range at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Jan. 22, 2026. During the range, Marines practiced engaging simulated sUAS, providing realistic training in countering low-altitude aerial threats while reinforcing the need to adapt to rapidly evolving technologies. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mhecaela Watts)

Further, the Marine Corps is moving to acquire 5.56x45mm L Variant anti-drone ammunition for standard M4, M4A1, and M27 rifles.

“Aim High, Air Force”

The USAF is bringing in Security Forces members for two-day shotgun courses using enhanced Remington 870s, specifically to counter drones. It has something the Air Force has been mulling for a minute, having trialed C-sUAS shotgun ammo as far back as 2017. 

As part of a Department of War strategy to counter adversary use of small unmanned aerial systems across all military branches, the Air Force is addressing these new threats by training Airmen to mitigate drone incursions at U.S. installations. While security forces personnel traditionally carry rifles and handguns, the 12-gauge M870 offers another tactical option against fast-moving aerial targets.

Airmen assigned to the 124th Security Forces Squadron, Idaho Air National Guard, participate in counter-drone training at Saylor Creek Range, Idaho, June 5, 2026. USAF 260605-Z-LB832-9443 by Air Force Staff Sgt. Jadyn Eisenbrandt

Big Green’s efforts

The Army, at least the 10th Mountain, is now running a weeklong Counter‑Unmanned Aerial Systems Academy.

During the course, Soldiers learn how drones operate, how they are used tactically, and how to maintain and integrate them into maneuver formations.

The academy includes instruction on detection, defeat methods, concealment, battle drills, and survivability, reinforced through practical exercises.

Pfc. Anthony Leap, an infantryman for 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (LI), practices avoiding detection from small unmanned aircraft systems May 13, 2026, at Fort Drum, NY. Through the Mountain Innovations Systems Lab, Soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division trained to understand their tactical applications, maintenance requirements, and integration into maneuver operations. Photo by Spc. Isaiah Mount

Soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division (LI) practice firing live rounds at small unmanned aircraft systems as part of a training exercise on May 14, 2026, at Fort Drum, NY. Through the Mountain Innovations Systems Lab, Soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division trained to understand their tactical applications, maintenance requirements, and integration into maneuver operations. Photo by Spc. Isaiah Mount

Meanwhile, proven Ukrainian devices, such as the Obriy 1.3 drone detector, are increasingly being spotted in the field with U.S. troops in training.

For a quick reality check on how hard it is to down a drone with small arms, check this out from Garand Thumb:

Britannia Squeeks

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The Royal Navy has spent the past 14 weeks gearing up a mine countermeasures response to send to the Persian Gulf region.

That mission will be the 16,000-ton civilian-manned Bay-class auxiliary RFA Lyme Bay (L3007), loaded up with lots of sorta ad-hoc bits and pieces, including the Video Ray Defender-Viper system, “four specialist mine-hunting vessels, three RHIBS, more than 20 containers packed full of tech,” and a skosh of good wishes.

20 May 2026 – HMS Stirling Castle is using their crane to load kit and equipment onto RFA Lyme Bay. RFA Lyme Bay receives a kit while in Gibraltar ahead of deployment to the Gulf. HMS Stirling Castle has transported and delivered kit, including drones and sea boats. The Bay-Class auxiliary ship is in Gibraltar, undergoing maintenance and loading vital kit for further operations.

A closer look at Video Ray

It really didn’t use to be this way.

Just 30 years ago, the circa 1996 RN, a victor of the Cold War, had five brand new 465-ton Sandown class Single Role Minehunters on hand with up to 20 planned as well as 13 aging (built in the late-1970s-mid-1980s) but still very useful 725-ton Hunt class minehunters.

There was also a backup.

At the time, four 700-ton River class sweepers, constructed in the mid-1980s, were being re-rated to patrol boats for the Northern Island Squadron. Eight additional Rivers were in reserve at Plymouth, with an eye towards disposal, even though they were not even a decade old. Speaking of reserve, 10 old Ton-class sweepers (including the experimental GRP-hulled HMS Wilton, M1116) were still “on the books” pending disposal and being used for training and Sea Cadet units, along with other roles.

No matter how you dice it, that’s more than a dozen very modern active boats, another dozen on the schedule, and a dozen more in reserve.

Ships of the British Royal Navy’s Third Mine Countermeasures Squadron briefly meet the aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious (left). The Faslane-based mine hunters HMS Invernes, Bridgeport, and Sandown (right), were accompanied by their support ship Royal Fleet Forward Repair Ship, Diligence (center front), and the survey ship HMS Herald (center rear). 13 March 1998, USN Photo by Jonathan Guzman, PH1.

Since then, of the 15 Sandowns eventually completed (down from the planned 20), all save for HMS Bangor have been passed on to overseas allies, and Bangor was only given a last-minute reprieve to keep her around for five years.

Similarly, while seven of the now very old 13 Hunts are still on the RN’s list, just four (Ledbury, Cattistock, Brocklesby, and Hurworth) of those are manned and in service; the others are either laid up or transferred aboard.

The Tons and Rivers are long gone, save for Wilton, which is a floating museum.

The British Hunt class minesweeper HMS Cattistock (M31) celebrated her 40th birthday in 2022 and is scheduled to remain in service until age 50.

Poor Jackie Fisher.

Greyburn: FN Debuts New ARKA Rifle Line

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On the eve of a large international tactical expo, FN Herstal raised the curtain on a new rifle for its 2026 catalog, the ARKA.

Blending elements of the famed FN SCAR series with familiar AR ergonomics in a short-stroke piston system with some very AR-18ish internals, the new ARKA was unveiled just before the Eurotatory show in Paris last week.

Chambered initially in 5.56 NATO, the ARKA “prioritizes the ergonomics of high-speed movement,” and includes a fully ambi magazine release, bolt catch, and safety selector along with a T-shaped charging handle and forward assist. Using STANAG pattern mags and able to accept any standard AR pattern pistol grip or stock, the ARKA is also suppressor-ready with both an adjustable gas block and a QD muzzle device.

FN ARKA
The internals include a take on the SCAR’s short-stroke piston operating system with some very AR-18 vibes. Cue the “it’s been the AR-18 all along” memes. (All photos unless noted: FN)

FN at launch is advertising the ARKA with either a 14.5-inch standard barrel with options for a short or long M-LOK handguard, or an 11.25-inch CQC barrel and short M-LOK handguard. All configurations are available in FDE or black, and with selective fire or semi-auto only trigger packs. All feature a top Pic rail.

FN ARKA
You get lots of options. 

Roll those models:

FN ARKA
The 11.5 in black. 
FN ARKA
The FDE 14.5 with full length handguard
FN ARKA
The black 14.5 with a full-length handguard
FN ARKA
The short-handguard 14.5 in FDE
FN ARKA
And the above in black. 

FN says the platform is basically an AR on the outside, and a tough-to-kill SCAR on the inside. A SCAR dressed up in an AR suit, if you will.

“FN is pleased to complement its rifle portfolio with this new AR-15-type platform that is built upon the proven performance of the FN SCAR, currently in service with over 20 armed forces worldwide,” said FN Herstal’s VP for Small Arms, Christophe Soleil. “The FN ARKA provides equivalent levels of reliability, durability, and performance, allowing customers to select the ergonomics and architecture that best suit their preferences.”

While not stated, it is obvious that the gun is intended for European military tenders, with Britain’s Project Greyburn looking for a new 5.56 platform to replace the troubled L85/SA-80 Enfield bullpup. If so, it will go against such guns as Beretta’s NARP and others.

Further, it should be pointed out that FN is currently the only military-grade small arms maker in the UK, with its South London facility making 7.62 and .50 caliber machine guns in England since 2014. It should also be noted that FN recently acquired UK rifle maker Accuracy International.

Ian McCollumn on the rifle, because he happened to be at FN’s range in Belgium.

When is the ARKA coming to America?

Now here’s the bad news.

As these are being shopped at a European Mil/LE show by the Belgian-based arm of FN, the odds are that these won’t be in the U.S. any time super soon. Of course, we could be wrong about that, especially if imported in a large format pistol variant with a semi-auto trigger.

Anything is possible.

Until then, or perhaps in lieu of, keep in mind FN America’s domestic-built SCAR in its current generation accepts lots of AR furniture instead of locking the user into the “Ugg Boot” stock.

The newest SCAR model
The newest SCAR model rifles accept AR furniture, so there is that. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com)

So I went to Sail 250 in New Orleans

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Unless you have been under a rock, Sail 250, a tall ship parade joined with U.S. and allied warships, is rolling this summer from New Orleans (last week), to Norfolk/Hampton Roads (June 19 to 23), and thence to Baltimore (25 June to 1 July), NYC (for the July 4 week), and Boston (July 11-16).

The tall ships involved are mostly national training vessels and will eventually grow to 41 ships as diverse as Portugal’s NRP Sagres and Romania’s Mircea, augmented by such classic windjammers as the Elissa, Bowdoin, and Milwaukee’s Denis Sullivan.

The New Orleans leg was admittedly the smallest, with just seven tall ships (USCGC Eagle, Peru’s BAP Union, the Swedish HSwMS Gladan, the Uruguayan Navy’s ROU Capitán Miranda, the Colombian ARC Gloria, Argentine ARA Libertad, and Chilean CNS Esmeralda)

The Navy also sent USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) and Farragut (DDG 99) from Norfolk and Mayport, respectively, while the Coasties sent the 270-foot Bear-class cutter USCGC Mohawk (WMEC 913) up from Key West for tours. These warships were joined by the RN’s West Indies Station Ship, the Batch 2 River-class offshore patrol vessel HMS Trent (P224), and her Dutch counterpart, HNLMS Friesland (P842).

The USCG was also present on the water, providing security along the 12 tour ships, with the 87-footers USCGC Yellowfin (WPB-87319) and Sawfin (WPB-87357), and details surged from MSST Houston, MSST New York, and MSST Kings Bay.

The international tall ships were arrayed in front of the Audubon Aquarium adjacent to the French Quarter and at the end of Canal.

Farragut and Friesland were hidden in the Bywater off the Poland Street Wharf, which the crews probably loved.

Kearsarge and Eagle were in the thick of it, located off the Riverwalk Mall at the Julia Street Wharf.

The Trent, at 297 feet oal and 2,000 tons, was a good mate for Mohawk, some 270-feet and 1,830 tons, with the cutter moored outboard of the Brit. They were tucked under the twin span bridges by the cruise ship terminal.

The crowds were bonkers.

Two different friend groups of ours went for the tall ship cluster by the Aquarium and could only ever get pier-close.

Two other sets of friends went for the mighty Kearsarge, along with several thousand others. One set threw in the soggy (rain and 99 percent humidity, 100-degree “feels like” heat index) towel after two hours in line, while the others only got on LHD-3 after a 3.5-hour wait.

I managed some shots from the Riverwalk of the flattop and her consort, Eagle (ex-Horst Wessel), after the tours ended and the crowds dissipated. As I had worked at Ingalls on her sister USS Boxer (LHD-4) and had gone on sea trials and tiger cruises on the latter back in the day, I was good with just getting that close to Kearsarge and had visited Eagle several times in the past.

We chose to trek on down to the cruise ship terminal and visit Trent and Mohawk, which had no lines, no waiting.

Both ships were filled with courteous professionals, and I must say that Trent, which has been hard used since she entered the hull-strapped RN in August 2020, and has been on the Caribbean “beat” since October 2025, was very well maintained, considering.

The gently larger Trent is all but blocking the Mohawk moored alongside under the spans. Note Mohawk’s white helicopter hangar and stack.

Trent’s stomping ground is the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, and the Turks and Caicos Islands, along with the dozen Commonwealth states in the region, such as the Bahamas, Belize, Jamaica, Trinidad, etc.

Her Marlin-capable flight deck was quite cluttered with 20-foot ISO containers and spare RHIBs. Keep in mind, she can carry a platoon of RM Commandos if needed.

Note the eight “snowflake” seizures credited on her focsle. She notably set a (British) record for the amount of coke seized at sea, bagging 6,995 keys in her 2024 deployment alone.

That 30mm DS30B Mark 2 gun, though. Trent’s main battery, which is gyro-stabilized, has all the FLIR and remote FCS goodies and uses a 30mm Bushmaster cannon capable of reaching out to 5,100m. The new U.S. Mk 38 Mod 4 MGS is very similar, using the same gun with an optional 12.7 mm coaxial to boot.

The SA80 is at the ready on the quarterdeck. After having fired one of these in the past, I can agree with the trope that this is one of the worst bullpups ever made, but it has soldiered on for the past 40 years. As the Brits say with resignation, “it can’t be helped.”

One of Trent’s well-equipped minigun mounts. She formerly carried two, but these were replaced with more practical M2 Brownings and 7.62 GPMGs, carrying four of the former and two of the latter.

Trent’s blue stag on her stack represents the historic River Trent, her namesake. She is at least the seventh HMS Trent on the Admiralty’s lists going back to 1757, with the sixth being a WWII River-class frigate (K243) that went on to serve with the Indian Navy.

Mohawk as seen from Trent with her glad rags flying. Note Trent’s Western Approaches style camouflage, calling back to WWII. 

A rare sight for a 270: her hangar, empty and open.

My advice if attending Sail 250: enjoy the initial sail in from a high vantage point, then pick your vessel and time, keeping crowds in mind.

Enjoy!

Impressive for Yukon part timers

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The Yellowknife-based 1st Canadian Ranger Patrol Group (1 CRPG/GPRC) has wrapped up its stirring snowmobile-borne High Arctic sovereignty patrol.

Op Nanook-Nunalivut, supported by RCAF No. 440 Squadron and the Joint Task Force North, trekked over 3,200 miles across Canada’s “roof” showing the flag and visiting isolated communities that rarely see the military closer than a 30,000-foot flyover. Further, they were able to hold operations with other far-flung 1 CRPG patrols in the process.

Some stats from the accomplishment:

Now, explain to me why we aren’t doing this in Alaska?

Livet? I love it!

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Imagine a remote control 8-shotgun turret optimized for drone killing, capable of dumping 80 12-gauge anti-drone shells in under two seconds if needed, as solenoids are faster than fingers. Load each one up to the brim with specialized heavy-dram tungsten counter drone rounds, and you can create a cloud of heavy metal out to 100m.

You know, this kind of stuff:

Such a mount, even with motor, guns, and tracking, shouldn’t be over a few hundred pounds, so you can install them on the roof of bunkers and pillboxes, or on small trailers that can be pulled by something as small as a bongo truck. Plus, as it is mostly commercial-off-the-shelf stuff, you can field these cheaply and quickly, which means you can field several in small detachments.

Sure, you have to stop and reload after such an 80-round salvo– and pronto if other UAVs are incoming and you don’t have supporting mounts to cover the slack, but you get the idea.

And it is apparently a real thing.

Meet the LIVET RCWS.

Via Beretta Defense Technologies:

At the upcoming Eurosatory 2026 in Paris (15-19 June), visitors to the BDT booth will have the opportunity to discover one of the latest additions to the growing BDT C-UAS portfolio: the new LIVET RCWS (Remote Controlled Weapon Station).

Born from the proven and pioneering B.A. S.p.A. Drone Guardian M4 platform, and enhanced through DUALEE technology integration, LIVET represents a new step forward in kinetic Counter-UAS capabilities.

Equipped with 8 B Drone Guardian systems, the LIVET platform integrates advanced target auto-tracking functionalities, remote engagement capabilities, and extremely rapid reaction times designed for today’s operational C-UAS scenarios, supporting the protection of strategic assets and critical infrastructures.

This new solution further strengthens the already extensive BDT Counter-UAS portfolio, offering layered and modular capabilities tailored to different operational contexts and threat environments.

Come and visit us at our impressive 221 sqm modular BDT booth to experience LIVET RCWS up close, together with one of the most comprehensive C-UAS solution portfolios currently available on the market.

(Keep in mind this is a military-only item that is being advertised overseas. Civilians shooting down drones over here on this side of the pond is what they call a “felony,” so we are not advertising anything of the kind.)

Uncle Chester makes final (scheduled) overseas portcall

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Nimitz off Jamaica with local dignitaries aboard, a VF-137 F-18E blisters by in the background (U.S. Navy photo)

The oldest operational aircraft carrier in the world, USS Nimitz (CVN 68), along with her the embarked Carrier Air Wing 17 (CVW-17), escorting tin can USS Gridley (DDG 101), and the MSC-manned replenishment oiler USNS Patuxent (T-AO 201), left Bremerton as CSG-11 on the morning of 7 March, bound for Norfolk where the flattop will begin her long decommissioning evolution which is set for March 2027.

Nimitz’s past three months have been busy with just about every maritime force in Latin America and the Caribbean as part of the 11th iteration of Operation South Seas, one of the few times that 4th Fleet has had a CVSG on the payroll for more than a couple of weeks.

Nimitz is set to call at Kingston for the next five days, leaving on 5 June for Norfolk.

Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101) pulls alongside Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) during a sea power demo in the Atlantic Ocean, May 23, 2026. Gridley is deployed with Nimitz Carrier Strike Group as part of Southern Seas 2026, which seeks to enhance capability, improve interoperability, and strengthen maritime partnerships with countries throughout the region through joint, multinational, and interagency exchanges and cooperation. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Frankie M. Guage)

Traveling light

For the record, Nimitz’s final carrier wing, CVW-17, includes the MH-60R/S Sea Hawks of Helicopter Maritime Squadron (HSM) 73 “Battlecats” and Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 6 “Indians,” a C-2A Greyhound det of Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VRC) 40, two squadrons of F -18E/F Super Hornets (Fighting Redcocks of VFA-22 and the Kestrels of VFA-137), and the EA-18G Growlers of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 139 “Cougars.”

She is traveling light and is missing her typical third and fourth Rhino squadrons (VFA-94 and VFA-146) as well as her E-2C Hawkeye AEW det of VAW-121 and CV-22 det of VRM-30, all left behind in California at NAS Lemoore.

What about Cuba?

However, if the Cuban question arises, and, if tasked, even just her two squadrons of Rhinos, with the road cleared by the Growlers, would be more than a match for the Defensa Anti-Aérea y Fuerza Aérea Revolucionaria’s 50~ MiG-29UB/A, MiG-23ML/UB, and MiG-21MF/bis fighters, most of which are considered non-operational, while the country’s air defense is via 1970s-era S-125M/M1 Pechora/SA-3 Goa SAMs.

What could prove more of a pucker factor for CVSG-11 is Cuba’s rumored 300 Iranian and Russian drones.   

Plus, the 24th MEU, operating under the designation of Littoral Combat Force-24, has just “officially assumed the mission as the premier tactical force-in-readiness within the U.S. Southern Command Area of Responsibility,” in support of Operation Southern Spear, based out of Rosie Roads. While without a big-deck LHD/A to call home, they do have the 25,000-ton USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD-28) at their disposal.

Plus, the extra room on the Nimitz flight deck could be used to help airmail the 24th MEU to GTMO if needed. It’s been done before. USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) in 1993 worked up with (most) of her airwing and an SPMAGTF consisting of a Marine rifle company, a command staff, and various detachments, including an 18-man reconnaissance platoon; and a heavy helicopter squadron with a component from a utility and at­tack helicopter squadron, totaling 538 Marines, including 227 aviation personnel.

Not wishing things would turn hot in the Caribbean.

Just saying.

Probably just gunboat diplomacy, which is really what every MEU and CVSG is all about, anyway, right?

I mean, they even put Cuba on the patch.

The official logo for Southern Seas 2026. The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) will deploy to the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility as part of U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet’s Southern Seas 2026 deployment. Southern Seas aims to enhance regional maritime partnerships, interoperability, and security throughout the Caribbean, Central, and South America. (U.S. Navy graphic illustration by Ensign Paul Archer)

Palmer Luckey at the USMA

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Palmer Luckey recently held a fantastic talk at West Point. If you are interested in the future of warfare (Anduril Industries has a plant near me and seems to be doubling in size every six months), this is a great way to kill an hour.

He talks not only about drones (air, sea, and ground) and the changing quantity of warfare but also subterrenes (underground or through-ground vehicles) and a number of other subjects.

Enjoy.

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