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Happy Birthday to the U.S. Navy who turns 251 today. On October 13, 1775, Congress authorized the formation of the Navy.

In a recent post, NATO’s Maritime Command announced that their Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1) observed a Russian Kilo-class submarine operating in the “high north,” as NATO signaling surrounding the surveillance of Russian naval forces in the local region increases.

Same attack covered by @_MartinKelly_ earlier today.

According to a release from the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) Centre, they received a third party report of a vessel on fire 63nm southeast of Al-Faw, Iraq, following reports that Iran had again struck a number of vessels in the region.

Talks between the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement nations and Iran begin today in Tehran, Iran, with Türkiye, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan seeking to jointly find a way to resolve the conflict between the U.S. and Iran.

A vessel has reportedly been attacked near the Port of Basra, Iraq and is now on fire. Iran targeted a vessel in this area on October 20th, and is among the more than two dozen Iranian attacks on shipping since the beginning of October.

Aura farming.

Following reports of an anti-ship missile launch towards the Strait of Hormuz, the IRGC has claimed that an “offending” vessel was just struck in the waterway. More to come.

According to the Saudi Arabia’s Joint Forces spokesperson a Houthi ballistic missile, heading towards Riyadh, Saudi Arabia was intercepted and destroyed.

RT @TheIntelFrog: 732,000,000 toys passed from the hands of a U.S. Marine to a child for Christmas over the 79 year span of the Toys for Tots program.

This whole thing doesn’t make sense now, as Ukrainians said just yesterday that “for the most part,” coverage is back up.

How the First Lady secured a ceasefire before Witkoff is beyond us.

RT @SITREP_artorias: 📻 Ukraine Strikes Another Data Center, Iran War Escalations, East Asia - SITREP Morning Brief https://x.com/i/spaces/1DGleVyNMqdJL

RT @TheIntelFrog: A security incident is ongoing at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, FL. Base officials are asking personnel to avoid the area around the air terminal. The nature of the incident is unclear.

A bit disappointed in WP for sure for this one. They could have covered anything else.

RT @SITREP_artorias: 📻 Iran War Restarting Soon (?), North Korea, East Europe, China - SITREP Morning Brief https://x.com/i/spaces/1AGRnZOdaVyGl

RT @SITREP_artorias: 📻 Russia-Ukraine, Sino-EU-American Relations, International Relations - SITREP Evening Show https://x.com/i/spaces/1wGWjlNyNZVKQ

RT @NSACyber: Effective Immediately, all organizations using PHP for their systems are advised to be prepared for an update addressing two critical vulnerabilities. PHP is widely used for web applications. These vulnerabilities often provide a direct path to the server's file system or database.

RT @HelloMrBond: First diesel export from Russia to the US claimed by Russian minister to depart port tomorrow Claim it is loading at the port of Ust-Luga. No ship named, but 40,000 t cargo size. I’m trying to identify the ship @TankerTrackers

RT @DefenceGeek: MAP: Russia's "Hybrid War" on NATO 2026 Update: 21/OCT/2026 6 newly reported incidents added to the map over the last week, comprising: - UAVs over French military bases including Toulon naval base during Exercise TYPHOON -

This also comes against the backdrop of increasing rhetoric from within Iraq and Iran to take actions against the Iraqi Kurds, as the U.S., the Iraqi Kurds’ erstwhile primary backer has withdrawn from the nation.

RT @DefenseBulletin: Last month I said that one of the biggest indicators on how Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi plans to steer a sovereign Iraq will be how he responds to attacks from state actors/NSAs on Iraq’s sovereign territory.

At the time of writing, all reports that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has died are not credible. South Korean outlets have reported him alive and actively visiting locations, with Yonhap specifically reporting him visiting a garment factory.

RT @TheIntelFrog: The USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) CSG is going to stick around 7th fleet for a short bit to participate in exercise KEEN SWORD that runs through the end of the month. Japan to CENTCOM is ~2 weeks transit time.

At least seven people were killed and dozens more injured in today’s explosion and resulting fire at CFB Wainwright in Alberta, possibly resulting from a live-fire training exercise which struck a gas line or gas well on the base causing an explosion, Canadian military sources tell Global News.

RT @MorganC000: A catastrophic blast at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright, Alberta has reportedly resulted in multiple fatalities and injuries during a live fire military training operation.

Unknown drones being reported simultaneously tonight over Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, while NATO fighter aircraft have been scrambled over Poland, amid a large-scale Russian attack against Ukraine.

An Air threat has been reported in the airspace of Bauska, Aizkraukle, and Ogre Municipalities of Latvia, with reports emerging of possible drones also currently in Lithuanian and Estonian Airspace.

Amidst expanding far-left riots in France, that continue to go unchecked, the historic Limoges Town Hall, built in 1883, has largely been burned down after being set on fire by rioters.

RT @natsecboogie: US DOT, DHS & DOW have announced a TFR along the US-Mexico border that “will prohibit unauthorized drone operations within one nautical mile of the U.S.-Mexico border, from the surface to 400 feet” to curb the growing threat of cartel & criminal drones along the southern border.

Yet another claim this morning from Iran’s IRGC that another tanker has hit a mine (Iran is just striking them with drones and missiles) in the Strait of Hormuz.

RT @TankerTrackers: Frankly, the UN’s IMO offers more details, particularly the vessel identities. https://www.imo.org/en/mediacentre/hottopics/pages/middle-east-highlighted-incidents.aspx

RT @AnalyzeEducate: This dude was one of the boots in my company before I got out. Everyone’s extremely proud with how he and the other Marines handled themselves at HKIA

White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia has been asked by President Trump to reconsider her role, following a rocky first week for the Zacharia, with other news outlets now reporting that she has been taken away from the role entirely.

The EU has sanctioned entities and individuals involved in the circumvention of existing EU sanctions against Russia. Today’s measure focused on Movers Group LLC., which provided alternative import methods for goods, and other financial and logistics entities known to aid in similar measures.