Recent content by Retired AF Guy

Not confirmed, but NATO may be buying up to 10-12 GlobalEye AEW aircraft. More to follow I'm sure. https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2026/04/24/nato-eyes-swedish-canadian-jet-for-awacs-role-in-shift-away-from-boeing/

I find it interesting that both the President and VP were at the same event. I thought that was a no-no?

Well at least he didn't end up like a former neighbour in Romania who got lined up against a brick wall and shot.

From Reuters: Source. Includes commentary about Falklands Islands.

Well the Americans are thinking about it, not sure if anyone else is.

All three women were doing some crazy stuff that got them fired. The thing is their male collegues have also been up to shady crap and so far Phelan is the first one to get fired. For example, Kash Patel, the FBI director. He has been using a FBI plane to visit his girlfriend country singer...

Notice that the first three cabinet members that were forced out of office were female (Kristi Noem, Pam Bondi and Lori Chavez-DeRemer). Navy Secretary Phelan is the first man forced to resign. Then you have Secretary of Defense Peter Hegseth who fired several female commanders for no valid...

She is female, not a good demographic in the Trump regime.

Wait and see.

So John Phelan, Secretary of the Navy is toast!

Back in the early '70s did a couple of summers there with the Army Cadets - lots of fun. Stayed in the same shacks my Uncle used during WW2.

I thought the British were back?

I've never sat down and looked at the submarine forces in the Med.

It appears that Greece is also looking for new submarines. TKMS and Hanwha are both submitting their designs as contenders. Sweden and France are also in the running (A26 and Blacksword Barracuda respectively)...

Michael Shermer interviews historian Matthew Avery Sutton about the long relationship between Christianity and American power. Sutton's newest book is Chosen Land: How Christianity Made America and Americans Remade Christianity...