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Combined Arms, History, Star Wars, and INDOPACOM
Babe wake up - new Jack Watling just dropped
🚨🧵New RUSI Report, 'Emergent Approaches to Combined Arms Manoeuvre in Ukraine' by Jack Watling is out now!
Emergent Approaches to Combined Arms Manoeuvre in Ukraine
Ukrainian forces have begun to develop novel approaches to combined arms manoeuvre, incorporating new capabilities, that bear scrutiny for NATO armies.
www.rusi.org
October 23, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Babe wake up - new Jack Watling just dropped
This is hard to prove but my impression is when thinking about large-scale combat operations, the U.S. Army, and particularly its armor branch, has suffered from a decades long weakening in understanding of combined arms employment/battle that has also leaked into the civilian side
October 17, 2025 at 3:03 PM
This is hard to prove but my impression is when thinking about large-scale combat operations, the U.S. Army, and particularly its armor branch, has suffered from a decades long weakening in understanding of combined arms employment/battle that has also leaked into the civilian side
The Mandalorian and Grogu | Official Trailer | In Theaters May 22, 2026
YouTube video by Star Wars
m.youtube.com
September 22, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Oh yeah. Fall is coming
September 19, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Oh yeah. Fall is coming
DOWN GO THE IRISH!!!!!
a football player wearing a helmet that says ' texas ' on it stands next to a referee
ALT: a football player wearing a helmet that says ' texas ' on it stands next to a referee
media.tenor.com
September 14, 2025 at 3:41 AM
DOWN GO THE IRISH!!!!!
Oh man - we haven’t had Once an Eagle discourse in a minute!!!
(I kinda agree with the author)
(I kinda agree with the author)
September 9, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Oh man - we haven’t had Once an Eagle discourse in a minute!!!
(I kinda agree with the author)
(I kinda agree with the author)
Fuck I need hockey to be back
September 6, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Fuck I need hockey to be back
This is a great article that investigates Robotyne and how an ABCT might have to change its concept of operations (and probably its current DOTMLPF-P alignment) to compete in such an environment
mwi.westpoint.edu/the-army-and...
mwi.westpoint.edu/the-army-and...
September 3, 2025 at 4:01 AM
This is a great article that investigates Robotyne and how an ABCT might have to change its concept of operations (and probably its current DOTMLPF-P alignment) to compete in such an environment
mwi.westpoint.edu/the-army-and...
mwi.westpoint.edu/the-army-and...
LANDPOWERRRRR
A Lockheed Martin test this week paired an M903 Patriot launcher with the Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship USS Montgomery in a demonstration to showcase expeditionary air defense concepts that can be provided to ships at sea 🇺🇸🚀
By @cjohnston.bsky.social
www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...
By @cjohnston.bsky.social
www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...
Patriot Missile System Paired With Littoral Combat Ship in Test - Naval News
A Lockheed Martin test this week paired an M903 Patriot launcher with the USS Montgomery (LCS 8) in a demonstration showcasing expeditionary air defense concepts.
www.navalnews.com
August 30, 2025 at 4:57 PM
LANDPOWERRRRR
Read on to hear how the 11th ACR Blackhorse, the Opposing Force for the Army’s National Training Center (NTC), has tried to merge global battlefield observations into a representative, yet realistic threat that challenges visiting Rotational Units
mwi.westpoint.edu/reconnaissan...
mwi.westpoint.edu/reconnaissan...
Reconnaissance-Strike Battle in the Mojave Desert: How Centaur Squadron Prepares Army Units to Win the First Fight on Tomorrow’s Battlefield - Modern War Institute
In 1981, the Army created the National Training Center and gave it a critical task: to prepare units to “win the first fight.” Central to that task is an OPFOR—the opposition force—that presents rotat...
mwi.westpoint.edu
August 29, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Read on to hear how the 11th ACR Blackhorse, the Opposing Force for the Army’s National Training Center (NTC), has tried to merge global battlefield observations into a representative, yet realistic threat that challenges visiting Rotational Units
mwi.westpoint.edu/reconnaissan...
mwi.westpoint.edu/reconnaissan...
Literally the source article describes how this is a myth and ignores that 1) the militia mostly sucked 2) Fredrich von Steuben
August 23, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Literally the source article describes how this is a myth and ignores that 1) the militia mostly sucked 2) Fredrich von Steuben
I love how every pair tanks and drones article for the Army is like just pair them and then manuever is back boys
Uh have we considered that the enemy might not simply allow our drone battalions to massacre their conventional battalions before we commit armor?
mwi.westpoint.edu/steel-and-si...
Uh have we considered that the enemy might not simply allow our drone battalions to massacre their conventional battalions before we commit armor?
mwi.westpoint.edu/steel-and-si...
Steel and Silicon: The Case for Teaming Armored Formations with UAVs - Modern War Institute
Dawn broke over the rolling hills of Eastern Europe as Task Force Loki, a combined arms battalion, prepared to breach a fortified enemy defensive belt. Intelligence reports confirmed that an enemy mot...
mwi.westpoint.edu
August 23, 2025 at 9:53 PM
I love how every pair tanks and drones article for the Army is like just pair them and then manuever is back boys
Uh have we considered that the enemy might not simply allow our drone battalions to massacre their conventional battalions before we commit armor?
mwi.westpoint.edu/steel-and-si...
Uh have we considered that the enemy might not simply allow our drone battalions to massacre their conventional battalions before we commit armor?
mwi.westpoint.edu/steel-and-si...
“Russia is not an imperialist power”
August 22, 2025 at 5:16 PM
“Russia is not an imperialist power”
What did we want to use AI for in the military again?
“AI helped health professionals to better detect pre-cancerous growths in the colon, but when the assistance was removed, their ability to find tumors dropped by about 20% compared with rates before the tool was ever introduced…”
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
AI Eroded Doctors’ Ability to Spot Cancer Within Months in Study
Artificial intelligence, touted for its potential to transform medicine, led to some doctors losing skills after just a few months in a new study.
www.bloomberg.com
August 13, 2025 at 11:08 PM
What did we want to use AI for in the military again?
Lol
PLA Navy Type 052DL "Guilin" and China Coast Guard's Type 056 corvette "3104" collide as they harass Philippine Coast Guard vessel BRP Suluan 10.5 nautical miles east of Panatag Shoal.
Tape made from forward of the funnel of BRP Suluan, giving indication how close the CCG vessel was chasing.
Tape made from forward of the funnel of BRP Suluan, giving indication how close the CCG vessel was chasing.
August 11, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Lol
While objectively bad - the GWOT comparisons will be hilarious
On the potential DC guard deployment:
“One of the [U.S.] officials said it was unclear what exactly the troops would do, but could take part in efforts to protect federal agents or even carry out administrative tasks to free up law enforcement officials.”
via @reuters.com
“One of the [U.S.] officials said it was unclear what exactly the troops would do, but could take part in efforts to protect federal agents or even carry out administrative tasks to free up law enforcement officials.”
via @reuters.com
US military preparing for National Guard activation in Washington D.C., officials say
The U.S. military is preparing for the activation of hundreds of National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., two U.S. officials told Reuters on Sunday.
www.reuters.com
August 11, 2025 at 2:39 AM
While objectively bad - the GWOT comparisons will be hilarious
If you thought DC staffers were annoying before just wait simply going to Capital Hill Books (suspected producer of anti-Coalition Provincial Authority messaging) is a courageous act of resistance
I am going to be so fucking unbearable passing through checkpoints on my way to work in the morning. You have no idea.
On the potential DC guard deployment:
“One of the [U.S.] officials said it was unclear what exactly the troops would do, but could take part in efforts to protect federal agents or even carry out administrative tasks to free up law enforcement officials.”
via @reuters.com
“One of the [U.S.] officials said it was unclear what exactly the troops would do, but could take part in efforts to protect federal agents or even carry out administrative tasks to free up law enforcement officials.”
via @reuters.com
August 11, 2025 at 2:39 AM
If you thought DC staffers were annoying before just wait simply going to Capital Hill Books (suspected producer of anti-Coalition Provincial Authority messaging) is a courageous act of resistance
Just lost my girlfriend in a Michael’s…
a close up of a man 's face with the words red alert written above him
ALT: a close up of a man 's face with the words red alert written above him
media.tenor.com
August 8, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Just lost my girlfriend in a Michael’s…
Book kid sounds superior
Though I did always annoy my dad
Dad: I’m gonna take away all your books if you don’t start behaving
Me: All 200 of them. You’re just gonna take them and move them where?
Though I did always annoy my dad
Dad: I’m gonna take away all your books if you don’t start behaving
Me: All 200 of them. You’re just gonna take them and move them where?
What people do not tell you is that an educational or craft kit averages ninety thousand pieces, all of which will end up inside or under the couch.
No one ever talks about the dangers of not raising an iPad kid, like when you just need 35 minutes to cook dinner and you have to BEG your 6 year to play on the iPad or video games but they just want to do their 3rd STEM science kit of the day
August 8, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Book kid sounds superior
Though I did always annoy my dad
Dad: I’m gonna take away all your books if you don’t start behaving
Me: All 200 of them. You’re just gonna take them and move them where?
Though I did always annoy my dad
Dad: I’m gonna take away all your books if you don’t start behaving
Me: All 200 of them. You’re just gonna take them and move them where?
George Lucas did it again
People using "clanker" as the slur for AI is genuinely funny to me because that comes from the Star Wars Clone Wars animated series where the protagonists constantly do war crimes in a show meant for 12 year olds
‘I've had a disciplinary meeting put into my diary for Friday and I genuinely reckon it's as a result of calling our AI chatbot a "clanker".’
I am sorry but I can’t stop laughing at this.
I am sorry but I can’t stop laughing at this.
August 8, 2025 at 6:15 PM
George Lucas did it again
Everyone a rifleman out
Everyone an air defender in
Everyone an air defender in
I control the airspace over my residence and will absolutely down your latte without so much as a warning.
The FAA will now let commercial drones fly beyond the operator’s line of sight.
The move will "unleash American drone dominance," Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said.
As a result, Duffy said, " You may get a Starbucks cup of coffee from a drone."
The move will "unleash American drone dominance," Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said.
As a result, Duffy said, " You may get a Starbucks cup of coffee from a drone."
August 6, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Everyone a rifleman out
Everyone an air defender in
Everyone an air defender in
I’m increasingly convinced there’s gonna be an even more distinct INDOPACOM/EUCOM split between I Corps and III/XVIII ABC in which the three Corps all have the same people and tech but their missions demand unique flavors (wow METTC-I anyone?)
Nobody tell Compass Points and Chowder 2. It will break their brains...ohhh...too late...
breakingdefense.com/2025/07/army...
breakingdefense.com/2025/07/army...
Army's 25th ID swaps some cannons for HIMARS - Breaking Defense
“When you compare the HIMARS to a piece of towed artillery, a HIMARS can shoot and move all in one organic platform very rapidly,” 25th ID Commander Maj. Gen. Marcus Evans told reporters.
breakingdefense.com
July 20, 2025 at 7:40 PM
I’m increasingly convinced there’s gonna be an even more distinct INDOPACOM/EUCOM split between I Corps and III/XVIII ABC in which the three Corps all have the same people and tech but their missions demand unique flavors (wow METTC-I anyone?)
Something I’ve ben thinking about in regards to the US Army and convergence/MDO is the class efficiency vs effectiveness question. How much do we need to be looking at increasing our conformability with reducing some synchronization/coordination (efficiency) to increase VOM (effectiveness)
If you look at how raiding FPV strikes are working, for example, the UAV platoon isn't asking the battalion commander whether he wants to strike. Battalion commander will certain ask for strikes. But a lot of it is - fly a drone around a road - ooh a truck - twitter footage 48 hours later.
July 19, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Something I’ve ben thinking about in regards to the US Army and convergence/MDO is the class efficiency vs effectiveness question. How much do we need to be looking at increasing our conformability with reducing some synchronization/coordination (efficiency) to increase VOM (effectiveness)
Play (combined arms breach) theory
July 19, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Play (combined arms breach) theory