Monthly Archives: November 2023

A forest dead drop

Posted on November 18, 2023 by TTG

In the beginning of March [2022], Ukraine was in dire need of additional fighter jets. Poland was willing to provide them, but there was a catch. At that time Russia officially warned against using western airbases by Ukrainian aviation, threatening … Continue reading →

Posted in Poland, TTG, Ukraine Crisis | 16 Comments

Book review – “Polska na Wolnie” (Poland at War)

Posted on November 17, 2023 by TTG

I imagine this may go unnoticed outside Poland, so I’d like to give heads up to all of you interested in the rather never officially undisclosed/confirmed circumstances around the beginning of the full scale Russian invasion of Ukraine from Polish … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Europe, TTG, Ukraine Crisis | 8 Comments

SpaceX’s second Starship launch scheduled for 17 November

Posted on November 16, 2023 by TTG

Friday (Nov. 17) is shaping up to be an exciting day for space fans. SpaceX plans to launch the second-ever test flight of its giant Starship rocket on Friday from Starbase, the company’s facility in far southern Texas. Liftoff is … Continue reading →

Posted in Space, TTG | 11 Comments

We (NPR) were interviewing a Palestinian farmer. Then the drone and soldiers appeared.

Posted on November 15, 2023 by TTG

WEST BANK – There are days when you head out to report a story, and you think you know where it’s going. And then it spins in an entirely different direction. This is the story of one such day last … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel, Palestine, TTG | 59 Comments

US purchases more Gepards from Jordan to send to Ukraine

Posted on November 14, 2023 by TTG

The new U.S. purchase of the Gepards is being funded through the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI), which was established prior to Russia’s all-out invasion of Ukraine. This security assistance mechanism is specifically intended to help acquire weapons and other … Continue reading →

Posted in The Military Art, TTG, Ukraine Crisis | 8 Comments

X-37B Headed Deeper Into Space With Falcon Heavy Rocket’s Help

Posted on November 12, 2023 by TTG

The countdown is on for the next mission of the U.S. Space Force’s secretive X-37B spaceplane. While all of the X-37B’s missions so far have been highly intriguing, to say the least, the next one — the seventh — will … Continue reading →

Posted in Space Force, TTG | 15 Comments

Who blew up Nord Stream?

Posted on November 12, 2023 by TTG

A senior Ukrainian military officer with deep ties to the country’s intelligence services played a central role in the bombing of the Nord Stream natural gas pipelines last year, according to officials in Ukraine and elsewhere in Europe, as well … Continue reading →

Posted in Intelligence, The Military Art, TTG, Ukraine Crisis | 62 Comments

Veterans Day 2023

Posted on November 11, 2023 by TTG

On November 7th, 1920, in strictest secrecy, four unidentified British bodies were exhumed from temporary battlefield cemeteries at Ypres, Arras, the Asine and the Somme. None of the soldiers who did the digging were told why. The bodies were taken … Continue reading →

Posted in History, TTG, United Kingdom | 2 Comments

Alan Farrell on Soldiering

Posted on November 10, 2023 by TTG

Ladies and Gentlemens: Thanks for having me here to honor those who’ve served. I was a soldier. Then I was a teacher. Now I’m just a… well, a citizen, I guess. A teacher. One day I’m dozing through a meeting of the English Composition … Continue reading →

Posted in Farrell, History, Humor, Interviews and Lectures, The Military Art, Transcripts | 16 Comments

Last night’s elections in Virginia

Posted on November 8, 2023 by TTG

RICHMOND, VA — Virginia Democrats retained control of the state Senate and won back a majority in the House of Delegates Tuesday in a setback for Gov. Glenn Younkin’s conservative agenda. The Democrats’ victory in the state Senate ended the … Continue reading →

Posted in government, Politics, TTG | 43 Comments