Chris Gordon
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Pentagon Editor/Nat Sec @ASForcesMag. Board @milreporters. Member @CFR_org. Miata. “Subject Matter Expert.” [email protected]/Signal chrisgordon.24
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Two Russian Tu-95 Bear bombers and two Russian two Su-35 Flanker fighters flying in international airspace near Alaska inside the U.S. Air Defense Identification Zone were “monitored and intercepted” by NORAD aircraft yesterday, a spokesperson for the command tells me.
The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) detected and tracked Russian military aircraft operating in the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) on 22 July 2025. The Russian aircraft remained in international airspace and did not enter American or Canadian…
Roughly 700 active-duty US Marines who were mobilized last month to respond to protests in Los Angeles are being sent home from the mission, the Pentagon said Monday. More via @halbritz 👇cnn.com/2025/07/21/pol…
Top NATO commander rushing to deliver fresh Patriots to Ukraine defensenews.com/land/2025/07/1…
Bussiere, Bratton Tapped For Air Force and Space Force Vice Chief Roles airandspaceforces.com/bussiere-bratt…
The Air Force and Space Force are both set to have new No. 2 officers. Gen. Thomas A. Bussiere has been nominated for Air Force Vice Chief of Staff and Lt. Gen. Shawn N. Bratton has been nominated to receive a fourth star as the Vice Chief of Space Operations.
Trump’s decision to sell Patriot air-defense systems & other arms for use by Ukraine could provide a badly needed boost to Kyiv in its war w/ Russia. But the central questions are how long will it take to get the new weapons into Ukraine & in what quantity wsj.com/world/europe/u…
Carrier USS Carl Vinson Leaves Middle East, U.S. Reduces Destroyers in Mediterranean — USNI News news.usni.org/2025/07/14/car…
The latest U.S. Defense Secretary Hegseth memo shared by the Pentagon has a dissemination of “FEDCON” on the bottom right. FEDCON usually means it should be shared with Federal Employees and Contractors Only.
SOCOM Halves OA-1K Armed Overwatch Buy for 2026 airandspaceforces.com/socom-oa-1k-ar…
No international naval assets were available in the region during the recent Red Sea attacks that have sunk two ships this week. EU naval operation Aspides coordinated efforts, but search and rescue fell to private firms (free to read) lloydslist.com/LL1154159/Red-…