A great trip to the National Archives yesterday - @zachota.bsky.social @swbfolsom.bsky.social and @bafriedman.bsky.social will doubtless be pleased with this reflection from the Royal Regiment of Wales after a joint exercise in Hawaii... #Archives #MilHist

Sea Kiwi’s getting stronger

A lot of images are burned in my memory from covering combat in Iraq and Afg, but the bottom two here are ones I captured and can share: the last photo of Shea alive, an hour before he and Regalado were killed by a burst from a drum magazine, and the spot where Warren’s medic tried to save him.

Never forgotten.

Charles Waterhouse was 20-years old when he went ashore with the first wave at Iwo Jima in February of 1945. He was severely wounded, and suffered severe damage to his left hand. After the war, he studied art, and became a sought-after illustrator. 1/

Pfc. Sadao S. Munemori US Army, MOH KIA ETO April 5, 1945, near Seravezza, Italy Company A, 100th Infantry Battalion, 442d Combat Team, 34th ID www.cmohs.org/recipients/s...

Memorial Day weekend is my time to remember publicly the Marines who were killed in Iraq and Afghanistan while under my command. Please read their stories and think about them and their families this weekend. A 🧵…

Boot-blousing beavers 🥾 🦫 🪂

#InOurName #RememberThem

Never forgotten

Sharing some of my research titled "Native American and Native Hawaiian Depictions in U.S. Military Aviation, 1941-1945." Horace M. Poolaw (Kiowa - left) served in the Army Air Forces during WWII. His half-brother, Moses (right) was in the Army in WWI. Article: americanindian.si.edu/explore/exhi...

When the Army, Navy, and Marines agree on the importance of amphibious defense and counter-landing operations.

Littoral defense - so hot right now www.armyupress.army.mil/Journals/Mil... @zachota.bsky.social

The weekend just got better, @sebastianbae.bsky.social!

Now the Army must acquire the Distribution Containership (DC) to rival MARV-EL. news.lockheedmartin.com/2026-04-27-S...

Western navies are finally adopting the Hilux model of littoral mobility.

No better Marine than LtGen Turner to be the Corps’ senior field commander.

Lest we forget 🇦🇺 🇳🇿

Promote the corporal who wrote this article ahead of peers!

Congratulations to @swbfolsom.bsky.social for receiving the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation’s Eugene Sledge Award for his book, “Nothing Here Worth Dying For: Task Force Lion in Iraq.” www.marineheritage.org/blog/three-o...

In the right place at the right time to help fellow Americans in the Pacific. www.dvidshub.net/image/962571...

A reminder that we could use more drones of all types in the Indo-Pacific.

The cost disparity between Iran's cheap drones & the U.S. interceptors is breaking the bank. We need more cheap defenses--rockets, guns, interceptor drones — & at scale. Happy to have my report w/@mollykcam.bsky.social informing @nytimes.com' sharp breakdown www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Authorities have warned of an even larger earthquake hitting northeastern Japan, after a magnitude 7.7 quake struck off the coast of Iwate on Monday, triggering tsunami across a broad swath of the area.

Shoulder to shoulder. 🇵🇭 🇺🇸

Let’s end this national tragedy.

US Marine Corps releases video showcasing new Medium Landing Ship design share.google/m4amwJ8nxiYQ...

Boulton Paul Defiant, you weren’t an ineffective interceptor concept, you were just ahead of your time.

Pleased to publish a piece with a very sharp colleague discussing some challenges for the BRS war crimes prosecution. I’m bullish on chances for accountability, & proud of 🇦🇺for having the courage & integrity to reckon with alleged SOF misconduct.

Rear gunners around the world, your service is needed once again.

I know folks are dunking on Navy chow right now, but know that our Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, and Airmen will accomplish their mission no matter the cost. So, let’s be sure to send them on missions that are worth the costs.

There’s a reason why officers eat last in the Marines.

Alternatively stated, the world is approaching economic & military conditions similar to those in 1943.

The next obvious question is: Who’s on your non-status quo NatSec team?

Congratulations to LTGEN Susan Coyle and our Australian Army allies for breaking new ground. 🇦🇺

Praying for our friends in the Pacific.

Time for the EU to pour on the aid to Ukraine. 🇭🇺 🇺🇦 🇪🇺

Desert Big(ish)horn Sheep

Amphibs for Astronauts

The Artemis II crew was brought home by the world’s greatest navy.

I once again posit:

What’s better than 1 Boyd podcast this week? How about 2? I was happy to join the MCA “Scuttlebutt” team as they focus on the Commandant’s Reading List to discuss “A New Conception of War” from MCUP: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2... youtu.be/VgOPzQmUWVQ?...

I offer that the decision to register for the draft is one of the last, and desperately needed, ties between American citizens (albeit only currently males) and the military. Even if, hopefully, no one is ever drafted, this decision differentiates our citizen-soldiers from conscripts.

Measures of performance abound.

Reaching for the stars.

@zachota.bsky.social @iantb.bsky.social @magtravf.bsky.social @phlexpat.bsky.social always have a virtual party going on. The chowderiest are here. warontherocks.com/2024/01/tren...

Their deaths are often overlooked in U.S. media, but we should remember the U.N. peacekeepers from Indonesia who were killed in this war. Their mission represents the noblest of ideas our country championed.

Happy NATO founding day to all who celebrate! If you think the alliance isn’t worthwhile, know that everything the U.S. tries to do in the world will be harder and more expensive without allied help. Trade them for better allies if you can find any. I can’t.

I went back to this episode with my friends @iantb.bsky.social , @zachota.bsky.social @phlexpat.bsky.social @magtravf.bsky.social (and one to remain nameless) hosted by @walkerdm.bsky.social Minutes 24:30 - 34:30 hit some of the naval issues in the Iran conflict. open.spotify.com/episode/1UO4...