Paul Szoldra

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This is the same man—with extensive financial interests in China—the U.S. military is relying on for realtime global connectivity in the Pacific to defend Taiwan.

The order to limit a satellite system used by Ukraine ​for battlefield communications and drone operations came from inside the White House, according to two US officials and a Western official briefed on the matter. www.reuters.com/world/europe...

Nostalgia for the 1980s, so hot right now www.nytimes.com/2026/10/14/u...

Do higher testosterone levels result in better military performance? Or, is the Pentagon creating a scenario where veterans have some severe health problems 20 years from now? thewarhorse.org/pentagon-tes...

“Chris brings unmatched expertise, strategic vision, and a commitment to ensuring Stars and Stripes maintains editorial independence…” sure this will work out great

Cyberdyne warns AI could 'self-replicate' across military networks, become 'challenging' to shut down

Last year, U.S. Navy veteran Clifford Jeudy learned he had a 33-year-old son in the Philippines. And three grandchildren. DNA is helping Amerasians find the U.S. service members who fathered them decades ago. But time is running out. thewarhorse.org/dna-test-vet...

Even Trump TV wouldn't cover it? Wow

Really glad they've taken my advice. Clearly the coach amped them up in the locker room and gave them an inspiring speech about running many more boneheaded plays and not protecting the QB

Really hoping the Chargers can pull out an interception here and turn this game around

Can the Chargers suck any more? I'm really unsatisfied with their level of play this season and feel like they can put in a little more effort and do a better job at sucking.

Next up: Justice Department Reviews Whether Judas Got a Raw Deal www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...

latest DoD manpower data breach just dropped federalnewsnetwork.com/defense-main...

It’s Monday morning so I am continuing my new tradition of reading the ‘wtf is going on with the Chargers?’ news coverage after yet another loss.

“President Trump continues to say, ‘Hey, we sell arms to other people around the world. He actually asked President Xi would he like to buy some at one point.” —David Perdue, the American ambassador to China www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/u...

8 Navy personnel assigned to the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group attempted suicide during a period that included when the ships undertook combat operations against Iran and the carrier set a modern record for its time at sea, according to acting SECNAV Hung Cao. www.cnn.com/2026/09/23/p...

For years, Guam residents feared U.S. military activity was poisoning their land and water. New records reveal decades of pesticide contamination at Andersen Air Force Base. A months-long investigation by @thewarhorsenews.bsky.social and @themarginus.bsky.social: thewarhorse.org/guam-militar...

Your new Pentagon workstation wallpaper just dropped.

Weirdly missing the key ending phrase of "... and will fight this unconstitutional ban on freedom of the press in court."

"Five of the officials said there have been at least 22 military fatalities — four more than what appears in the Pentagon’s public database, known as the Defense Casualty Analysis System, or DCAS." www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

what an absolute goat rodeo www.war.gov/News/Feature...

haven't seen it... cannot confidently assess... here's my assessment.

This is exactly why we need to pass the WARRIOR Act. Pete Hegseth continues raising the hurdles to prevent women from serving our country. They keep clearing them. Women meet and exceed these standards, but it’s Hegseth who refuses to accept it. thewarhorse.org/hegseth-mari...

The Pentagon wants its workforce to embrace AI. We filed a FOIA seeking records showing how Pete Hegseth and other senior officials are using it. The Pentagon didn't produce them. So we're suing, w/ @democracydefendersfund.org's help. Read more: www.democracydefendersfund.org/news/ddf-sue...

BREAKING: We’re suing the Department of Defense on behalf of The War Horse after the Pentagon refused to disclose how senior officials are using generative AI tools—including whether sensitive or classified information could be exposed. The American public deserves answers.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wants women in combat roles to meet the same fitness scoring standards as men. Marine Corps data obtained by @thewarhorsenews.bsky.social show more than 91% of women tested in combat specialties are passing. thewarhorse.org/hegseth-mari...

Apparently Iran is going to announce its unconditional surrender on Nov. 4 for no reason whatsoever.

Sure this won't have any negative consequences, like deterring military service members from being open and honest with mental health providers about their struggles or anything federalnewsnetwork.com/defense-main...

You can be proud of the people you served with and still question what the war accomplished. @davidroza.bsky.social spoke with three veterans about living with that reality, 25 years after 9/11. thewarhorse.org/septemper-11...

The defense secretary glanced at the card and passed it back to his chief of staff. “I don’t care,” Mr. Hegseth told Mr. Kasper. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/u...

Reporting by @thewarhorsenews.bsky.social prompted a VA OIG investigation into veterans being pushed out of individual mental health therapy. Investigators found therapists felt pressured to end treatment, sometimes against their clinical judgment. Read more: thewarhorse.org/va-oig-inves...

Nearly 81,000 American troops remain missing from past wars. In the Philippines, a small nonprofit went searching for three WWII soldiers in a place official U.S. recovery teams can’t go. @thewarhorsenews.bsky.social was there with them. thewarhorse.org/missing-troo...

The war is not over. More than 750 U.S. service members have been wounded and 18 are dead. The average price of gas at the pump is now 38% higher and few ships are moving through the Strait of Hormuz.

First, @thewarhorsenews.bsky.social obtained records showing 400+ U.S. casualties in the Iran war. Then the wounded began talking. Some soldiers were delayed care, turned away at Landstuhl, and are still fighting for treatment months later. Leah Rosenbaum’s latest: thewarhorse.org/iran-war-wou...

It took 59 years for Vietnam hero James Capers Jr. to receive the Medal of Honor. It took Ethan Rocke 17 years to tell the full story of why for @thewarhorsenews.bsky.social. An extraordinary story of heroism, bureaucracy, and the long fight for recognition: thewarhorse.org/jim-capers-m...

“It’s unclear what the Navy is seeking to change the name of the carrier to, though two of the sources said there have been internal conversations about renaming it to honor Trump. It would be an unprecedented move to name an aircraft carrier after a sitting president.” www.cnn.com/2026/08/20/p...

“Sen. Tim Sheehy, R-Mont., a former Navy SEAL who told police that he accidentally shot himself while visiting a national park, filed a bill this week to allow special operations veterans and service members to carry concealed firearms nationwide…” www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/pentago...

Exclusive: The U.S. Navy is considering a major redesign of its new aircraft carriers to better match President Trump’s preferred aesthetic for the warships.

Their deployment was supposed to end three months ago. It was extended indefinitely and neither the thousands of sailors nor their families know when they will be able to come home.

Army Sgt. Will Fisher lost his leg—and his military career—after a 40-foot fall on a combat mission in Iraq. Congress has spent 6+ years failing to pass a bipartisan bill that would restore full retirement benefits to combat-injured veterans like him. Our latest: thewarhorse.org/richard-star...

“The missiles are principally the Army’s surface-to-surface weapons, known as Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) and Precision Strike Missiles (PrSM). The U.S. has used “virtually all” of these weapons, according to two of the sources.” www.militarytimes.com/industry/tec...