On 03JAN2026, Iranian news sources revealed details of a new naval weapon called the Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis class of catamaran corvette. They claim it is a Fast Attack Vessel (FAV) designed for rapid response and survivability in confined waters, specifically in the Persian Gulf.
Supposedly it is made of hardened aluminum, built in modular fashion, […] Continue Reading…
On 09JAN2026, personnel from USS Gerald Ford (CVN-78) boarded Timor-Leste-flagged Motor/Tanker Olina (formerly Minerva M). According to a U.S. Navy press release, M/T Olina had been on a ‘ghost tanker’ hit list since 2021 when U.S. President Joseph Robinette Biden Junior issued an executive order against Olina/Minerva M and several other Timor-Leste-flagged vessels, as part of […] Continue Reading…
On 07JAN2026, Russia confirmed the oil tanker Marinera (formerly known as M/V Bella-1) was taken by U.S. forces somewhere in the North Atlantic. The oil tanker had been sailing under a Russia permit since 24DEC2025, Russian officials say it was a temporary permit. U.S. War Department video showing U.S. Coast Guard cutter Munro shadowing […] Continue Reading…
Just before sunset on 05JAN2026 (Iran time) the giant Kalleh Dairy operation blew up! Some sources report several explosions were heard. As I write this most of the factory is still on fire and evacuations for everybody within a one kilometer radius are taking place.
This Kalleh Dairy is located in Amol City, Amol County, […] Continue Reading…
When the Spanish explorers set foot in a place now called Venezuela they noticed that the natives were using a tarry substance, it seemed to be everywhere. Today, it’s known as heavy crude oil.
By 1928, U.S. oil companies had surpassed the operations of European oil companies in Venezuela. Despite a lot of naysayers claiming […] Continue Reading…
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) instituted a national ‘Public Order’ training standard for National Guard and law enforcers across the United States. The news media hasn’t published one word about this, yet you can find information directly from FEMA: Public Order and Public Safety basic course.
Training and Education.
The National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA) […] Continue Reading…
The 6th of December 2025 turned out to be the biggest and busiest turnout yet for the Pocatello, Idaho, railroad club’s Open House; more than 3-hundred people were counted (according to two of the club members I talked with) between the 10th and 13th hours, and there was still an hour to go!
A member of the Iowa National Guard signs a GBU-31, target Syria, 18DEC2025, non-disclosed location in Southwest Asia.
U.S. and Jordanian forces launched large-scale strikes (using more than 1-hundred munitions) on more than 70 targets belonging to the so-called ‘Islamic State In Syria’. This in response to recent ISIS attacks upon […] Continue Reading…