Romeo Mike
@romeomike04.bsky.social
Australian Defence ORBAT guru.
Opinions are my own.
Opinions are my own.
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The problem with stopping escalatory violence is that it requires political factions to see the other side as not an enemy. You can't only find violence targeted at yourself as abhorrent.
Which is difficult to square with months of cheerleading for deploying the military to Democratic-run cities.
Which is difficult to square with months of cheerleading for deploying the military to Democratic-run cities.
September 10, 2025 at 11:32 PM
The problem with stopping escalatory violence is that it requires political factions to see the other side as not an enemy. You can't only find violence targeted at yourself as abhorrent.
Which is difficult to square with months of cheerleading for deploying the military to Democratic-run cities.
Which is difficult to square with months of cheerleading for deploying the military to Democratic-run cities.
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This picture has been taken ten thousand times on a thousand mountain sides for a hundred years.
August 18, 2025 at 1:22 AM
This picture has been taken ten thousand times on a thousand mountain sides for a hundred years.
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Posted a brief article on What an Order of Battle is and how to understand them with some shoutouts to those who put in great work. @romeomike04.bsky.social @battleorder.org @asulembre.bsky.social @wesleymorgan.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/jhausdor...
open.substack.com/pub/jhausdor...
What is an Order of Battle?
A very brief look at what Orders of Battle are and their importance
open.substack.com
March 19, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Posted a brief article on What an Order of Battle is and how to understand them with some shoutouts to those who put in great work. @romeomike04.bsky.social @battleorder.org @asulembre.bsky.social @wesleymorgan.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/jhausdor...
open.substack.com/pub/jhausdor...
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Oh, you all laughed at that cybersecurity training. O,h it was SO boring you said. Why do I NEED to do this annual training you said.
WELL LOOK AT WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW
WELL LOOK AT WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW
February 23, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Oh, you all laughed at that cybersecurity training. O,h it was SO boring you said. Why do I NEED to do this annual training you said.
WELL LOOK AT WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW
WELL LOOK AT WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW
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Sneak peak of some of the work I've been doing. Many more to come.
February 13, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Sneak peak of some of the work I've been doing. Many more to come.
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Jesus, I haven't seen frauds collapse this hard since the Syrian army got blown the fuck out in Aleppo. Total regime collapse on live television right now.
February 10, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Jesus, I haven't seen frauds collapse this hard since the Syrian army got blown the fuck out in Aleppo. Total regime collapse on live television right now.
Across the Western world, Armies wanted to experiment with and develop new force structures after the Cold War to prepare for the unknowns of the 21st Century. The #ausarmy's A21 restructure was one set of proposed reforms, and this structure is the subject of today's #orbat.
February 5, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Across the Western world, Armies wanted to experiment with and develop new force structures after the Cold War to prepare for the unknowns of the 21st Century. The #ausarmy's A21 restructure was one set of proposed reforms, and this structure is the subject of today's #orbat.
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Elon. Tell me EXACTLY which agencies you’re sending that mass resignation email to.
February 5, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Elon. Tell me EXACTLY which agencies you’re sending that mass resignation email to.
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The Australian Department of Defence has accepted the first Arafura class Offshore Patrol Vessel, NUSHIP Arafura, more than three years after it was launched 🇦🇺🦘
www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...
www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...
Australian Navy Accepts First Arafura-class OPV - Naval News
The Australian Department of Defence has accepted the first Arafura class Offshore Patrol Vessel more than three years after it was launched.
www.navalnews.com
January 30, 2025 at 9:18 AM
The Australian Department of Defence has accepted the first Arafura class Offshore Patrol Vessel, NUSHIP Arafura, more than three years after it was launched 🇦🇺🦘
www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...
www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...
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🇲🇽 Web format graphic of the Mexican Marine Battalion, or Batallón de Infantería de Marina (BIM). This is current as of 2022 doctrine, but BIMs were structured the same way back in the 2000s as well just with a slight different in service personnel mix (but the same overall strength of 628).
January 23, 2025 at 10:25 AM
🇲🇽 Web format graphic of the Mexican Marine Battalion, or Batallón de Infantería de Marina (BIM). This is current as of 2022 doctrine, but BIMs were structured the same way back in the 2000s as well just with a slight different in service personnel mix (but the same overall strength of 628).
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Commander of the British Army's experimental battalion getting some use out of the Warrior platoon graphic it seems
January 23, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Commander of the British Army's experimental battalion getting some use out of the Warrior platoon graphic it seems
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Don’t care for Nazis tbh
January 20, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Don’t care for Nazis tbh
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People don't seem to grasp that deterrence—the ability to constrain behavior by holding in reserve the threat of violence—has effectively caused cartels to not target (over 1 million) US citizens in Mexico.
You lose that deterrence when you actually use violence and disturb the tacit agreement.
You lose that deterrence when you actually use violence and disturb the tacit agreement.
Like what are we gonna do if there's basically a Beslan-level incident at a resort in a previously "safe" part of Mexico and there are hundreds of Americans held hostage? Is anyone prepared for that? Are we ready for the aftermath if it gets bloody? This can go so horribly wrong, so quickly.
January 17, 2025 at 2:25 AM
People don't seem to grasp that deterrence—the ability to constrain behavior by holding in reserve the threat of violence—has effectively caused cartels to not target (over 1 million) US citizens in Mexico.
You lose that deterrence when you actually use violence and disturb the tacit agreement.
You lose that deterrence when you actually use violence and disturb the tacit agreement.
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The Marines really liked their flame tanks
January 16, 2025 at 1:30 PM
The Marines really liked their flame tanks
January 16, 2025 at 3:10 AM
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A great day for eight, battle groups
January 15, 2025 at 11:58 PM
A great day for eight, battle groups
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The AFTA Division (pre-Pentomic test) was like weird ROAD, but also based because it had Combat Commands and unified divisional logistics under a single commander for the first time with the Support Command
January 10, 2025 at 6:30 PM
The AFTA Division (pre-Pentomic test) was like weird ROAD, but also based because it had Combat Commands and unified divisional logistics under a single commander for the first time with the Support Command
Coming to a beach near you - the PLANMC Heavy Battalion #orbat.
Now, at face value, this is a lot of firepower. However, scratching the surface, it has some severe limitations.
Now, at face value, this is a lot of firepower. However, scratching the surface, it has some severe limitations.
December 17, 2024 at 10:37 PM
Coming to a beach near you - the PLANMC Heavy Battalion #orbat.
Now, at face value, this is a lot of firepower. However, scratching the surface, it has some severe limitations.
Now, at face value, this is a lot of firepower. However, scratching the surface, it has some severe limitations.
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I don't know who needs to hear this, but you don't need to justify your reading preferences and choices to anyone. Audiobooks count as reading. Also, you don't have to finish books you don't enjoy. Don't read to impress, read for yourself. Life's too short, love yourself, ok?
Signed, a librarian.
Signed, a librarian.
December 7, 2024 at 3:51 PM
I don't know who needs to hear this, but you don't need to justify your reading preferences and choices to anyone. Audiobooks count as reading. Also, you don't have to finish books you don't enjoy. Don't read to impress, read for yourself. Life's too short, love yourself, ok?
Signed, a librarian.
Signed, a librarian.
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its still so fucking cool that i got to help make a Battle Order video youtu.be/CrLfZy7m4ac?...
China’s Hypersonic Invasion of the U.S. (Double Victory)
YouTube video by Battle Order
youtu.be
December 5, 2024 at 4:24 AM
its still so fucking cool that i got to help make a Battle Order video youtu.be/CrLfZy7m4ac?...
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🇰🇷👀 Opposition lawmakers climb over the fence of the South Korean parliament to vote to impeach the president.
🤔 "President has betrayed the people. He is not the president of the Republic of Korea," - says South Korean opposition leader.
🤔 "President has betrayed the people. He is not the president of the Republic of Korea," - says South Korean opposition leader.
December 3, 2024 at 3:44 PM
🇰🇷👀 Opposition lawmakers climb over the fence of the South Korean parliament to vote to impeach the president.
🤔 "President has betrayed the people. He is not the president of the Republic of Korea," - says South Korean opposition leader.
🤔 "President has betrayed the people. He is not the president of the Republic of Korea," - says South Korean opposition leader.