‘Graphic representation of capability’: 2 US aircraft carrier groups deployed in Med

‘Graphic representation of capability’: 2 US aircraft carrier groups deployed in Med

Deployment of a second US air carrier in the Mediterranean has been called to deter a Russian task force deployed in the region, a US official told the Wall Street Journal. “It provides some needed presence in the Med to check…the Russians,” a military official in Washington told the WSJ. “The unpredictability of what we…

Why NATO’s Growing Presence in Black Sea Won’t Change the Strategic Balance

On Tuesday, warning that the North Atlantic Alliance seems to be looking to up the ante of NATO-Russian confrontation in the Black Sea, Russian NATO envoy Alexander Grushko emphasized that the body of water will never become “NATO’s Lake.” Speaking to a leading independent Russian online newspaper, military experts explained why this is the case….

Vladimir Putin deploys troops to Ukrainian border in response to NATO exercises

Source: ebonybay.com As NATO carried out its biggest exercise in Poland since the end of communism in 1989 – complete with a display of thousands of paratroopers – it emerged that Russian troops have been deployed to the Ukrainian border.Scores of U.S. troops and then military vehicles parachuted into a spacious, grassy training area on the outskirts…

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Rehearsing for World War III

As I write this, US troops are building a bridge across Poland’s Vistula river, and conducting a nighttime helicopter assault to secure the eastern part of the country against a Russian assault. Has World War III started? Well, not quite yet, although it’s not for want of trying. This is Operation “Anakonda 16.” Thirty-one thousand…