Monthly Archives: March 2025

“What the coalition of the willing has agreed for Ukraine’s ceasefire”

Posted on March 16, 2025 by TTG

Sir Keir Starmer thrashed out plans for a western peacekeeping force of more than 10,000 troops for Ukraine yesterday at a virtual meeting of the “coalition of the willing”. Two minehunter ships, which were transferred from the Royal Navy to … Continue reading →

Posted in Europe, Russia, TTG, Ukraine, United Kingdom | 15 Comments

CENTCOM Forces Kill ISIS Chief of Global Operations Who Also Served as ISIS #2

Posted on March 15, 2025 by TTG

On March 13, U.S. Central Command forces, in cooperation with Iraqi Intelligence and Security Forces, conducted a precision airstrike in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, that killed the Global ISIS #2 leader, Chief of Global Operations and the Delegated Committee Emir … Continue reading →

Posted in Iraq, Syria, The Military Art, TTG | 24 Comments

Doing the hokey pokey

Posted on March 12, 2025 by TTG

Today in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia – under the gracious hospitality of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman – the United States and Ukraine took important steps toward restoring durable peace for Ukraine. Representatives of both nations praised the bravery of the Ukrainian people in defense of … Continue reading →

Posted in TTG, Ukraine Crisis | 81 Comments

The Trump administration tries to stay below the federal debt limit and get to March 14 or September 30, 2025

Posted on March 11, 2025 by willmann

By Robert Willmann Since written governmental law deals only with words, anything is possible.  This nifty state of affairs is great for some people until it runs into human nature, mathematics, production, and Mother Nature.  Not being made up of … Continue reading →

Posted in Administration, Current Affairs, Policy, Politics | Tagged , | 5 Comments

Kurdish-led SDF agrees to integrate with Syrian government forces

Posted on March 11, 2025 by TTG

A Kurdish-led militia alliance which controls north-eastern Syria has signed a deal to integrate all military and civilian institutions into the Syrian state, the country’s presidency says. The agreement, which includes a complete cessation of hostilities, says the US-backed Syrian … Continue reading →

Posted in Syria, TTG | 8 Comments

“The Vanishing Commissar” 

Posted on March 9, 2025 by TTG

WASHINGTON (AP) — References to a World War II Medal of Honor recipient, the Enola Gay aircraft that dropped an atomic bomb on Japan and the first women to pass Marine infantry training are among the tens of thousands of … Continue reading →

Posted in Ukraine Crisis | 25 Comments

U.S. pauses sharing the intelligence Ukraine uses for strikes on Russia

Posted on March 9, 2025 by TTG

The United States has paused major portions of its intelligence-sharing with Ukraine, squeezing the flow of vital information that Kyiv has used to repel invading Russian forces and strike back at select targets inside Russia, according to U.S. and Ukrainian … Continue reading →

Posted in Intelligence, TTG, Ukraine Crisis | 9 Comments

SpaceX Starship megarocket upper stage lost again during 8th test flight; booster catch is successful

Posted on March 6, 2025 by TTG

After a failed mission in January, SpaceX on Thursday launched its eighth suborbital flight test of its fully integrated Starship megarocket, a combination of the ship’s upper stage (S34) and the Super Heavy booster (B15), at Starbase in Boca Chica, … Continue reading →

Posted in Space, TTG | 8 Comments

Open Thread – 5 March 2025

Posted on March 5, 2025 by TTG

Here’s a chance to chime in on last night’s State of the Union speech. My primary observation is that Trump has been consistent in his message. What he’s been saying since being in office is what he said last night. … Continue reading →

Posted in Open Thread | 141 Comments

(Actually) Russia is at it’s Most Fragile, Right Now

Posted on March 3, 2025 by TTG

The European military logistics and capability required to penetrate Russian lines and send them into chaos isn’t big. It’s the requirement for ‘leadership’ – which is immense. Remember, the EU (1993) is a post-Soviet (1991) organization built to foster compromise, … Continue reading →

Posted in Europe, TTG, Ukraine Crisis | 70 Comments