---
title: "Bunker Talk: Let’s Chat About All The Stories We Did And Didn’t Report On This Week"
description: "We can talk special ops helicopters, warship antics in the Pacific, geopolitics, old school sidearms—you know, no big whoop."
date: "2019-06-07"
modified: "2019-06-07"
authors:
  - name: "Tyler Rogoway"
    job_title: "Editor-in-Chief"
    link: "https://www.twz.com/authors/tyler-rogoway.md"
url: "https://www.twz.com/28426/bunker-talk-lets-chat-about-all-the-stories-we-did-and-didnt-report-on-this-week-24"
categories:
  - "Bunker Talk"
  - "News & Features"
tags:
  - "BSing"
  - "Bunker Talk"
  - "Off Topic"
  - "Open Forum"
  - "Open Thread"
  - "Weekend Chat"
---

# Bunker Talk: Let’s Chat About All The Stories We Did And Didn’t Report On This Week

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We had a really exciting week here at *The War Zone*, not just in terms with what we were able to post for our readership, but also in regards to what was happening behind the scenes on some exciting new initiatives. We [posted the first piece](<https://www.twz.com/28411/why-navy-seals-almost-always-go-into-action-aboard-non-navy-helicopters.md>) from a new contributor we are excited about, veteran Navy Seahawk pilot Chris "Ox" Harmer. We also covered everything from a top general's [unique choice in sidearms](<https://www.twz.com/28379/americas-top-general-in-afghanistan-packs-an-old-school-1911-pistol.md>) to exciting and potentially game-changing, [but mysterious new aircraft](<https://www.twz.com/28409/the-mysterious-and-potentially-revolutionary-celera-500l-aircraft-may-fly-soon.md>). And of course, we had our deep dive on To The Stars Academy [CEO Tom Delonge's big claims](<https://www.twz.com/28377/tom-delonges-origin-story-for-to-the-stars-academy-describes-a-government-info-operation.md>) on how the UFO-focused company he founding came to be. To end the week, we also [had a tense moment](<https://www.twz.com/28417/everything-we-know-about-the-near-collision-between-u-s-and-russian-warships-in-the-pacific.md>) in the Philippine Sea between Russian and U.S. warships.

Still, there was a ton of stuff we just couldn't get to, but it's not too late!

Welcome to Bunker Talk.

This is a weekend open discussion post for the best commenting crew on the net, in which we can chat about all the stuff that went on this week that we didn't get to. In other words, literally an off-topic thread.

We can talk about sinister spec ops jetskiers:

https://twitter.com/_/status/1136929211967594498

Or this video follow-up to a story that [we covered days ago](<https://www.twz.com/28384/saudis-rescue-injured-iranian-sailor-from-covert-mothership-supporting-yemeni-rebels.md>) showing a Saudi rescue operation of a sailor aboard a ship that has been designated as an Iranian mothership supporting Yemeni proxies:

https://twitter.com/_/status/1137004579210448896

Then there is this crazy as Cobra:

https://twitter.com/_/status/1135434919721627648

We can also marvel at this super old school, but at the time very high-tech early block F-16 simulator:

https://twitter.com/_/status/1135486595056857088

Finally, Tom Rice is the baddest hombre of the week. Love this guy!

https://twitter.com/_/status/1136369999805865985

The Bunker doors are swinging open.

Discuss!

*Contact the author: Tyler@thedrive.com*

## Author
Tyler’s passion is the study of military technology, strategy, as well as foreign policy, and he has fostered a dominant voice on those topics in the defense and national security space. Tyler was the creator of the hugely popular defense site *Foxtrot Alpha* before developing *TWZ*, which he continues to lead as the Editor-In-Chief to this day.

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