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https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2025-01-14/closer-ties-across-tasman?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2s6fgbW6nlajg5badjjEa0r9MqGSWae6Dlfw4oC_I1AVGx0hz8mCMjV6Y_aem_UABT3UD_mZhUWkGvwge_Xg Deputy Air Commander Australia (equiv to the deputy to Comd 1 CAD) is now a standing RNZAF position in...

Splitting this off pre-emptively since Mark Carney’s interview with Jon Stewart seems to me to be a soft launch bid for his candidacy: But did he laugh weird? :ROFLMAO:

A bit more context from the Canada Gazette about the DISTANTIA Bar to the SSM: https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/maple-leaf/defence/2024/12/new-recognition-remote-warfare-announced.html

https://taskandpurpose.com/military-life/beards-air-force-congress/? Can’t wait for the social media comments.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdxz934p56qo

Damn. https://www.military.com/daily-news/2024/11/26/food-hard-find-fort-carson-base-struggles-feeding-soldiers.html

https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/2-arrested-during-greenpeace-protest-outside-stornoway-residence-in-ottawa-1.7118372 Missed this one from a few days ago.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-navy-to-replace-official-heart-of-oak-march-with-more-inclusive-music/ For context, the RCN is not the first British Commonwealth navy to replace Heart of Oak as their naval march. The Royal Australian Navy replaced it years ago with “The Royal...

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/conservatives-accuse-liberals-wanting-canadians-eat-bugs-london-factory-1.73850 I don’t even know where to post this because it is just so out there.

https://globalnews.ca/news/10865455/former-bc-premier-john-horgan-dies-cancer/

Since the election is over, this is probably a better thread to discuss topics related to the 2nd Trump presidency. First, Peter Zeihan “happened” to release this now but I think it was recorded prior to the election. This is his take on the effects of the US undocumented migrants on the...

https://www.dw.com/en/germanys-governing-coalition-collapses/live-70692143 Expecting elections in March.

I know very little about this game other than it’s been in dev for over a dozen years and that it has a lot of celebrity voice actors and faces, but the “recruiting video” for a game is far better than most allied military ones I’ve seen in real life. Definitely don’t need to watch the entire...

https://soldiersystems.net/2024/10/12/marsoc-ditching-multicam-and-going-back-to-marpat-and-od-782-gear/ Once again, branding and culture take precedence above economies of scale.

Since this is more about the US military than Trump (although he does obviously feature prominently): https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-woke-dei-military-taskforce-b2624235.html Also, an interesting comment below about the immigrant experience in the US military.

Jon Stewart interviews Ta-Nehisi Coates on his latest book.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/27/poverty-rate-argentina-milei Well that’s not good.

https://www.defenseone.com/defense-systems/2024/09/space-force-issued-thousands-smartwatches-replace-pt-tests/399762/?oref=d1-homepage-river Halfway through a 2-year trial on having smartwatches instead of PT tests for the Space Force.

https://deadline.com/2024/09/james-earl-jones-dead-1236082801/ RIP to one of the most recognizable voices in Hollywood.

https://www.airdriecityview.com/local-news/alberta-premier-reveals-plans-to-transfer-hospitals-away-from-ahs-9387543 I’m sure this privatization thing will go swimmingly.