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

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

We can talk about Jim Jong Un's floating waterpark, experimental submarines, geopolitics, the Navy's new frigate—you know, no big whoop.

Kim Jong Un Has An Enormous And Totally Bizarre Waterpark Barge
North Korea

Kim Jong Un Has An Enormous And Totally Bizarre Waterpark Barge

The pool party barge is just one part of a fleet of luxury vessels and other craft the regime maintains for the Kim family.

Battle Damaged A-10 Warthog Gets Back In The Fight With Help From A Little Telemedicine
A-10

Battle Damaged A-10 Warthog Gets Back In The Fight With Help From A Little Telemedicine

Engineers working from their bedrooms and basements helped determine how serious the situation was and crafted a repair plan.

Navy Picks Italian Design For Its New FFG-X Guided Missile Frigate
U.S. Navy

Navy Picks Italian Design For Its New FFG-X Guided Missile Frigate

The frigate, which will be built at the Italian firm's Wisconsin-based subsidiary, is based on ships already in service with four allied navies.

How The Experimental USS Narwhal Ended Up Being The Navy’s Stealthiest Nuclear Submarine
Nuclear Attack Submarines (SSNs)

How The Experimental USS Narwhal Ended Up Being The Navy’s Stealthiest Nuclear Submarine

The sub had a range of exotic improvements over previous designs that allowed it to stalk Soviet submarines like no other.

Marine F/A-18 Hornets Fly Armed With Live Harpoon Anti-Ship Missiles In Japan
R/UGM-84 Harpoon

Marine F/A-18 Hornets Fly Armed With Live Harpoon Anti-Ship Missiles In Japan

The exercise sent a clear signal that Marine Hornets are ready to reach out and counter hostile maritime activities.

These Aerial And Satellite Photos Of An Airport Absolutely Stuffed With Airliners Are Nuts
U.S. Homeland

These Aerial And Satellite Photos Of An Airport Absolutely Stuffed With Airliners Are Nuts

Nowhere has received more airliners for storage during this crisis than Southern California Logistics Airport in Victorville, California.

The Army’s Aborted XM8 “Starship Troopers” Rifle Lived On In The Hands Of Malaysian Frogmen
PDWs

The Army’s Aborted XM8 “Starship Troopers” Rifle Lived On In The Hands Of Malaysian Frogmen

The hugely publicized modular firearms family had been on its way toward becoming the Army's small arms crown jewel in the early 2000s.

This Supercut Of The Blue Angels And Thunderbirds “America Strong” Flyover Is A Must Watch
U.S. Navy

This Supercut Of The Blue Angels And Thunderbirds “America Strong” Flyover Is A Must Watch

Watch America's top jet demonstration teams soar together over the Big Apple like never before.

Navy Defers Decision On Reinstating Aircraft Carrier Captain Fired Over Ominous Letter
U.S. Navy

Navy Defers Decision On Reinstating Aircraft Carrier Captain Fired Over Ominous Letter

Work has already begun on getting the affected ship, USS Theodore Roosevelt, back out to sea after more than a month of being sidelined.

Air Force Is Down To One Tired Old Jet To Fly Open Skies Surveillance Flights
Wide Area Aerial Surveillance

Air Force Is Down To One Tired Old Jet To Fly Open Skies Surveillance Flights

The other OC-135 jet is in testing after receiving badly needed new digital cameras, but is years away from getting re-certified as treaty compliant.

Navy Eyes Hiring Two Shipyards To Build Its New Frigates As It Tries To Speed Up Procurement
U.S. Navy

Navy Eyes Hiring Two Shipyards To Build Its New Frigates As It Tries To Speed Up Procurement

Concern over the stability of America's shipbuilding industrial base is one major factor driving the plan.

U.S. Marines Launch Mock Amphibious And Air Assaults On Saudi Islands In The Persian Gulf
Amphibious Operations

U.S. Marines Launch Mock Amphibious And Air Assaults On Saudi Islands In The Persian Gulf

The training exercises come amid a new spike in hostility with Iran, which uses its own nearby islands to stage various naval operations.

Photographer Hikes Sequoia National Forest To Get Insane Shots Of Fighter Jets Blasting By
U.S. Homeland

Photographer Hikes Sequoia National Forest To Get Insane Shots Of Fighter Jets Blasting By

The photos you are about to see required intense planning, long off-trail hikes, and facing certain dangers to capture. The results are well worth it.

Russian Commandos Jump From 33,000 Feet Over The Arctic In Unprecedented Exercise
Russia

Russian Commandos Jump From 33,000 Feet Over The Arctic In Unprecedented Exercise

The exercise highlighted Russia's ability to rapidly deploy special operations forces in the inhospitable Arctic and pretty much anywhere else.

Navy Officially Releases Controversial UFO Videos
U.S. Navy

Navy Officially Releases Controversial UFO Videos

The Navy says it hopes this will "clear up any misconceptions by the public."

The Real Story of the USS Ponce as the American Sea Base Sails Into Retirement
USS Ponce

The Real Story of the USS Ponce as the American Sea Base Sails Into Retirement

From a roach motel destined for the junk yard to a multi-purpose mothership, it paved the way for future US operations.

When It Comes To The Demise Of Kim Jong Un, Be Careful What You Wish For
China

When It Comes To The Demise Of Kim Jong Un, Be Careful What You Wish For

Reports that Kim is either dead or is in very poor health are increasing, but what comes after his demise is far from certain and could be horrific.

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

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

We can talk about S-3 Vikings, submarine dogfights off the Bahamas, geopolitics, long-range bomber sorties—you know, no big whoop.

Watch This Rafale Fighter Drop Like A Brick During Crazy Approach To A Mountain Airport
Rafale

Watch This Rafale Fighter Drop Like A Brick During Crazy Approach To A Mountain Airport

The French jet makes an incredibly steep descent before it comes zooming in low and touches down.