The word howitzer refers to a short tubed artillery piece, the M109 obviously does not qualify as a ‘howitzer’!
Definitely not a short ‘tubed’ gun.Gunners of the 2nd Battalion-222nd Field Artillery Regiment, Utah Army National Guard, and with 214 (Worcestershire) Battery-104th Regiment Royal Artillery from United Kingdom, joined forces during wargame […] Continue Reading…
Naderi Pomegranate harvest time in Badroud, Isfahan Province, early November 2025. The Naderi is considered to be among the top five most popular varieties of pomegranates in Iran. Video via Fars News, 08NOV2025:
If sanctions on Iran are so punishing why is Iran cracking down on people smuggling household products into Iran? […] Continue Reading…
“It demonstrates a significant leap in Iran’s missile capabilities.”-Uzi Rubin, former director of Israel’s Ballistic Missile Defense Organization
Iran developed its Shahab-3 liquid fueled ballistic missile into newer, more accurate, solid fueled replacements called Sejil-1 and Sejil-2.
Sejil is the Farsi word for brimstone. It has been spelled in several ways in English.
Fars News Sejil explainer:
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My old polling place (in Chubbuck, Idaho) was torn down this Summer, I had a new polling place in a new business:
Who did you vote for?
On 06SEP2012, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen gave a speech at the Yerevan University, Armenia:
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“Rector Simonyan, Ladies and gentlemen, Dear friends, thank you Rector Simonyan, for that kind introduction.
It is indeed a great to be in Armenia. I am also happy to see a lot of young people and […] Continue Reading…
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On 04SEP2025, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations, U.S. Department of Labor Office of Inspector General, FBI, DEA, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP, aka Border Patrol), U.S. Bureau of Alcohol-Tobacco-Firearms and Explosives, IRS, and the Georgia State Patrol executed a federal search warrant […] Continue Reading…
From September 22rd through 24th, 2025, the Air & Space Forces Association (AFA) conducted their Air, Space & Cyber Conference. The conference took place in the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor, Maryland. The theme of the military dominated conference was, of course, ‘Achieving Decisive Advantage in an Age of Growing Threats’.
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U.S. Space Force reveals their Mission (Space) Delta-4 and System Delta-84 early warning platforms came online just in time for Iran’s massive missile attacks! They also admit they did not expect such a massive attack from Iran!
Video report via Tenelle Marshall, recorded on 22SEP2025:
System Delta-84/FORGE (Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution) is […] Continue Reading…
United Nations Security Council Thematic Debate on Human Rights; Nikki Haley’s official view of Human Rights, as UNSC President, 18APR2017:
Congresswoman, and Army National Guard officer, Tulsi Gabbard spoke with the U.S. Army’s Sister in Arms, relating her experiences as a Soldier on the battlefield and in the halls of Congress, 21JAN2014:
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In September 2025, the first ever State Sniper Qualifier on Raymond Rees National Guard Training Center and Boardman Training Area was conducted. It is a three-day, nine-stage competition challenging participants with complex problem-solving scenarios testing marksmanship, decision-making, and adaptability under time pressure, going beyond traditional range training. The winning team will represent Oregon at […] Continue Reading…