Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Tuesday, February 17, 2026
If we just use Navy assets in the region then Iran is gonna get pounded. 33% of the deployed US fleet is in the Persian Gulf
Notice. No Marine Corps assets in the region EXCEPT for aircraft assigned to the carriers. So much for fleet integration huh?
After the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group transits the Atlantic, the U.S. will have 2 aircraft carriers and 15 destroyers (plus a few subs) to work with across combatant commands.
— Ian Ellis (@ianellisjones) February 16, 2026
Approx. 33% of the deployed U.S. Navy fleet is represented below, which can carry 600+ TLAMs. pic.twitter.com/1vPf9akqTY
Britain’s diminished military sinks to alarming levels
via Washington Times
Veterans Minister Alistair Carns startled Britons in 2024 with the revelation that analysts suspect the British army would likely be annihilated after six months of the kind of high-intensity combat on the battlefields of Ukraine.
Earlier that same year, lawmaker Luke Akehurst told a parliamentary committee that the only missile defense available to London is to moor one of the country’s handful of air defense destroyers in the Thames.
Britain’s last two tests of its Trident submarine-based nuclear missiles failed.
British forces are well trained, yet they are served by recruitment and procurement mechanisms that look unfit for purpose.
London’s military obviously cannot compete with Washington’s in scale, but even European peers France and Italy exceed Britain in virtually every metric.
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The military website Global Firepower shows that France (population 68.3 million) fields 264,000 active service personnel, and Italy (population 60.9 million) has 165,000. Britain, despite having a larger population (68.4 million), fields just 141,333.
In naval strength, Italy deploys 17 surface escorts, France 16 and Britain 13. Italy and Britain each field two aircraft carriers. France has one but also boasts three helicopter carriers. For perspective, the U.S. has 11 aircraft carriers.
In terms of air forces, France flies 974 airframes, Italy 714 and Britain 625.
Despite these shortfalls, Britain has a higher 2026 defense budget, $88 billion, than either France — which, like Britain, is nuclear-armed — at $67 billion, or Italy at $37 billion.
The Brits are in serious trouble. I hope they can recover. Its hard to look at what the Poles have done and compare it to the troubles that the Brits are going thru and feel hopeful.
A once proud military nation that punched above its weight is declining fast.
China's marine corps gets ready to kick in doors....The Chinese PLANMC Commander sees his force as totally OFFENSIVE in nature
via The Tribune
Zhu's paper lists four tasks for China's premier amphibious force. One is acting as an initial assault force, leveraging its combined-arms advantages. The report stated, "It must play a pivotal role in independently conducting operations, breaching frontline enemy defences, while relying on the broader naval warfare infrastructure to achieve strategic surprise, conduct multidimensional assaults, execute elite force raids, seize and control critical points and complete other missions, and rupture enemy lines to penetrate and exploit enemy centers of gravity."
A second PLANMC mission is seizing and controlling islands and reefs. Chinese marines must be ready to perform integrated amphibious operations, all-domain control and precision maritime strikes. This may mean retaking or capturing enemy-held islands/reefs to establish strongpoints bristling with air defenses and sea control fires, or deterring an adversary from approaching said islands.
As a third mission, Zhu said the marine corps is a unique force for maritime deterrence. Thus, it safeguards maritime chokepoints, executes strikes to break an enemy's blockade of straits, conducts vessel boarding and infiltrates close to enemy bases to guide precision strikes or conduct special operations.
Finally, Zhu mentioned the suitability of the PLANMC for overseas operations. "As an overseas expeditionary force operating from the sea to the land, the marine corps can leverage traditional friendly nations as strongpoints, supplemented by the overseas support bases of Chinese-invested enterprises, using overseas garrisons and shipborne prepositioning to create an integrated land-sea force disposition, sustain forward presence, and perform missions such as defense of critical nodes, escort operations and evacuations of Chinese nationals, armed rescue operations and limited punitive actions."
1st MINI-Reactor being loaded onto a C-17!
THIS IS FREAKING HUGE NEWS! This is indeed historic. Power on demand? FUCKING AWESOME!
Behind the scenes of War Department video of the reactor being unloaded and transported—HISTORIC! 🇺🇸 https://t.co/ncE1da3c0Y pic.twitter.com/FQEbjTJPxk
— DOW Rapid Response (@DOWResponse) February 17, 2026
Where Cold Builds Capability: Elite Royal Marines Arctic Training in Norway (video)
UK's Surveillance and Reconnaissance Squadron (SRS) . Another elite unit? So now they have the SAS, SBS, and now SRS? Interesting. What's happened to some of the old skool elite. Not on paper but in real life. I always considered the Mountain Leaders to be some hardcore dudes but now I guess they've gone away.
Monday, February 16, 2026
Japan's new airborne stand-off jammer is butt ugly. Hope it works...
Looks like Japan’s airborne stand off jammer based on the Kawasaki C-2 airlifter has broken cover. Possible designation EC-2? pic.twitter.com/ImpFGsq9el
— Mike Yeo 杨启铭 (@TheBaseLeg) February 16, 2026
What do the Russian have that the 11th Airborne & MAYBE the USMC doesn't? Logistics vehicles that can handle the Arctic and Sub-Arctic.
Its everywhere so I've been forced to follow it. The Arctic seems to be the new "hotspot" for super power competition. With that being said Russian capabilities are the measuring stick and while I'm sure the Chinese are working on solutions they don't appear on the net...at least not yet. Having said all that while we have a dedicated unit to fight in that region (11th Airborne and maybe the Marine Corps along with possibly the 10th Mountain), we're getting weakly armed icebreakers and we have an airwing to provide assistance stationed alongside the Army unit.
We DO NOT have dedicated transport and more importantly dedicated logistics vehicles to support any forces sent there. Yeah I know. Resupply will be by aircraft. Helicopters and fixed wing cargo planes. But weather! Weather is a beast in the far north.
In my mind we need ground based logistics support that can travel at night, bad weather etc...
The Russians have it. We don't.
Its crazy to me that animals seem to know...
The title says it all. Yeah I get it. Science says that we give off sents and that they can sense stuff with our nervous system or othersuch things. But to see this being played out over and over again with domestic animals from horses, to cows, to cats & dogs is still a mind fuck to me. Notice that the operative words are "to me".
Doesn't matter. I posted this cause I find it so amazing that animals can be so savage and empathetic (just like us) that it boggles MY mind.
The horses knew he was near.
— The Figen (@TheFigen_) February 16, 2026
Apparently he was the owner of a ranch. His daughter brought him there to be with the horses one last time... pic.twitter.com/1kzS1MiX0W
Sunday, February 15, 2026
Marines not interested in switching from M27 to Army’s M7 anytime soon
via Task & Purpose
The Marines have decided to stick with the M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle instead of switching to the Army’s M7 Next Generation Squad Weapon rifle, a Marine Corps spokesperson told Task & Purpose.
“The Marine Corps will retain the M27 for our close combat formations as it best aligns with our unique service requirements, amphibious doctrinal employment of weapons, and distinct modernization priorities, while ensuring seamless interoperability across the Joint force and with coalition partners,” the spokesperson wrote in an email.
No further information was immediately available about exactly why the Marines had opted not to replace the M27 with the M7. It is also unclear whether the Marine Corps might revisit the issue in the future.
The DOD put out a list of "moderate to high risk schools" that will no longer be funded for troops to attend. Many are quite prestigous
This is interesting to me. I've been watching the political debate about university education (and now k-12 education) and I've wondered something. Isn't any teaching from an "outside" source internalized according to your belief system? You might attend a flaming liberal school but if you're a conservative you're gonna take it in and dump it as being stupid shit. I guess I kinda view it as religion. You can believe in God (the Christian God) and walk the streets everyday and see all kinds of stupid shit but that doesn't mean that it becomes part of you. Additionally its not like the DoD is pushing for liberal arts degrees. They want STEM most of all. Maybe some history, and management but those don't touch on the feel good shit being pushed. In short I think this is interesting, it might make those in power feel good but in the end its alot of bluster over nothing.
Does anyone have any insight into this? Saw it Originally on Instagram from Sitreps2Steercos. "The DoD just put out guidance stating that there are "Moderate to High Risk" universities ineligible for DoD/Army tuition funding."
by u/BlazerKat in army
Wow! Our ace in the hole in the Pacific, our sub fleet, is just a mirage?
⚓️ The US Submarine Fleet Is Not All It Appears to Be
— Will Schryver (@imetatronink) February 15, 2026
"On paper" the US submarine fleet numbers 71 boats.
There are 24 of the Virginia-class attack submarines — half with a 12-cell VLS; the other half with a 40-cell VLS, into which Tomahawk cruise missiles are loaded.
There… pic.twitter.com/UouU2Wf3qa
Saturday, February 14, 2026
It's there to see but we ignore it. Time goes by quick but we don't savor the moments...
After watching this, I felt strange and empty 🥲 pic.twitter.com/WC5HTJKN2Q
— celineee (@imccheline) February 14, 2026
Helplessness can be taught.
If helplessness can be taught then why not fortitude?
Thought about this for awhile and it all comes back to money. Any type of independence whether financial, spiritual or physical makes you less reliant on the system...in other words our economic system will suffer because you need less stuff. Whether drugs for the physical (legal or illegal). Financial because you aren't chasing the latest and greatest getting in debt up to your eyeballs or spiritual which means you aren't going to psychologist, donating like crazy to some bastard of a pastor/priest or wrapped up in a cause that is making those at the top crazy rich then your fortitude is a threat.
I can't think of anything else that makes sense but I'm biased as hell. I'd really like some input on this one.
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY EXPERIMENT pic.twitter.com/ZXnNofkDOj
— 🧬Maxpein🧬 (@maximumpain333) February 14, 2026
Chinese State Media Unveils mini missile “QN202” armed on ground force troops
🇨🇳Chinese State Media Unveils mini missile “QN202” armed on ground force troops.
— PLA Military Updates (@PLA_MilitaryUpd) February 13, 2026
🔹2km Range
🔹Each Soldier can carry up to 9 missiles
🔹Each missile is 1.2kg, lightweight
🔹Can penetrate up to 100mm of armour
🔹Low cost, $4000~ USD per missile
🔹Can shoot moving targets pic.twitter.com/Mo7JuqiXt1
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