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Hegseth Orders the Name of Gay Rights Activist Harvey Milk Scrubbed From Navy Ship​


Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the Navy to rename the USNS Harvey Milk, a highly rare move that will strip the ship of the moniker of a slain gay rights activist who served as a sailor during the Korean War.

US officials say Navy Secretary John Phelan put together a small team to rename the replenishment oiler and that a new name is expected this month.

The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations, said the next name had not yet been chosen.

The change was laid out in an internal memo that officials said defended the action as a move to align with President Donald Trump and Hegseth’s objectives to “re-establish the warrior culture.”

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Hegseth orders name of gay rights activist Harvey Milk scrubbed from Navy ship — vessels honoring Harriet Tubman and Ruth Bader Ginsburg could be next

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the Navy to rename the USNS Harvey Milk, a highly rare move that will strip the ship of the moniker of a slain gay rights activist who served as a sailor …
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How much this gonna cost?
 
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Disaster As UK Hands Critical Diego Garcia Base Islands to China-Friendly Nation.

PULSE POINTS: ❓What Happened: British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer signed a deal transferring the Chagos Islands' sovereignty to Mauritius, with a
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WTH man! they did it!
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Zumb Diddy Dumb.

And why? What does that commie bastard in London think is being gained here?
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What in the absolute Hell?!?

Another Commie bastard commits treason against the UK...and jacks up the US in the process as well. This is a BIG deal IMO. I think we should probably close a third of our bases overseas, I am far from a backer of adventurism or expansion of the military...that said, Diego Garcia is hugely important as a hub for Asia and this was a terrible move. There is nothing to gain for anyone except China and whatever politicians were bribed in the UK to get this done.

Mauritius is 1200 MILES AWAY from Diego Garcia. Whats to stop China from building a huge base on the next largest Island in the chain and stuffing it full of SAMs and anti-ship missiles? Nothing. Thats what. Bet theres a Chinese base completed and operating there within a decade. The UK, France, and Germany are nearly worthless as allies these days.
 
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What in the absolute Hell?!?

Another Commie bastard commits treason against the UK...and jacks up the US in the process as well. This is a BIG deal IMO. I think we should probably close a third of our bases overseas, I am far from a backer of adventurism or expansion of the military...that said, Diego Garcia is hugely important as a hub for Asia and this was a terrible move. There is nothing to gain for anyone except China and whatever politicians were bribed in the UK to get this done.

Mauritius is 1200 MILES AWAY from Diego Garcia. Whats to stop China from building a huge base on the next largest Island in the chain and stuffing it full of SAMs and anti-ship missiles? Nothing. Thats what. Bet theres a Chinese base completed and operating there within a decade. The UK, France, and Germany are nearly worthless as allies these days.
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I've spent time in Diego Garcia and agree strategically it's a very important location.
 
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I've spent time in Diego Garcia and agree strategically it's a very important location.
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Thank you for your service, especially in the Indian Ocean on the other side of the world. My Pappaw was stationed in the Philippines, my Mom spent a chunk of elementary school on base there. Fond memories and much love for the people. My Dad was never stationed overseas but often went mostly to Germany and Turkey for temporary duty.

It looks like there is no upside to this deal for the UK, the US, or the people from/who live there. China is the only winner here...and of course the politicians who pushed this through. They do nothing for free. Ridiculous IMO.
 
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Navy Budget Seeks to Boost Modernization of Fleet, Shipyards​


The U.S. Navy put forward a budget request of $292.2 Billion, some of which it intends to use to increase its fleet of warships and modernize century-old shipyards.

As proposed, the fiscal 2026 defense budget would require two congressional bills to be passed — a base budget and an upcoming reconciliation bill. The Navy is seeking $248.9 billion in the base budget and $43.3 billion in reconciliation funds, according to budget materials released Thursday.


In total, the Pentagon is requesting $848.3 billion for fiscal 2026, a cut to core military spending when accounting for inflation.

The Navy’s portion of the budget requests a shipbuilding fund of $47.4 billion, with $26.5 from reconciliation funding. That amount would go toward procuring 19 battle-force ships in fiscal 2026, with funding for the vessels split between the base budget and reconciliation funding.

Three ships, including one Columbia-class submarine, one Virginia-class submarine, and one T-AGOS ocean surveillance ship, have funding allocated from the base budget, with the remaining 16 budgeted from mandatory, or reconciliation, funding.

The Navy remains years behind in projected ship deliveries and cannot provide firm timelines for improvement, military officials told the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense this week.


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Navy budget seeks to boost modernization of fleet, shipyards

The Navy intends to use some of the funds to increase its fleet of warships by 19 and modernize century-old shipyards.
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CagleMtnVol said:
The US Air Force has been restoring the North air field at Tinian in the Northern Mariana.

It has 4 huge runways and by the end of WWII it was one of if not the largest air bases in the Pacific. In fact it was where "Little Boy" & "Fatman" were loaded aboard the B-29s Enola Gay & Bockscar.



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Interesting. My grandfather was stationed on that island when the Enola Gay was being loaded. He was a medical doctor in his early 40s
 
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Primary causes?
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not sure it really addressed them, but a third of ships are in maintenance and they only have 12 frigates, 6 destroyers and 2 ACs, 2 really mothballed amphibious vessels..thats it for surface ships.
their spending went up a few years ago then declined again...I really wonder how they separate their finances for Ukrainian aid and domestic spending.
one one SSN cruise, the sailors had to ration food.
 
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not sure it really addressed them, but a third of ships are in maintenance and they only have 12 frigates, 6 destroyers and 2 ACs, 2 really mothballed amphibious vessels..thats it for surface ships.
their spending went up a few years ago then declined again...I really wonder how they separate their finances for Ukrainian aid and domestic spending.
one one SSN cruise, the sailors had to ration food.
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Ooof
 
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I recently saw that the Marines have removed the Abrams tank as part of their fighting arsenal. The report I saw was they may look into smaller mobile light tank.

Apparently their new fighting doctrine is going back to a more WWII type force.
 
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I recently saw that the Marines have removed the Abrams tank as part of their fighting arsenal. The report I saw was they may look into smaller mobile light tank.

Apparently their new fighting doctrine is going back to a more WWII type force.
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the M10 Booker..they just cancelled it.
 
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CagleMtnVol said:
That was for the army though. I really don't understand wanting to replace the Abrams unless it's becoming a problem to keep maintained do to age.

Apparently the Army acquired all of the Marines Abrams.
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You are correct.
I guess it is too heavy to easily tote around Pacific.
 
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CagleMtnVol said:
I recently saw that the Marines have removed the Abrams tank as part of their fighting arsenal. The report I saw was they may look into smaller mobile light tank.

Apparently their new fighting doctrine is going back to a more WWII type force.
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This is pretty old news - but, yes.

Long story short: The Marines are returning to the water, with an eye towards near-peer conflict in the Pacific Theatre.

It’s the concept of Distributed Maritime Operations. Fewer Marines in more places, as opposed to large battalions lumped in fewer places.

The Indo-Pacific is a huge space, this allows for more “dots on the map” (something I’ve been banging the drum on for a long time).

There’s nothing wrong with the M1A1, but where exactly are you looking to deploy the Marine Corps 4th Armored Division along the First Island Chain?
 
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85SugarVol said:
This is pretty old news - but, yes.

Long story short: The Marines are returning to the water, with an eye towards near-peer conflict in the Pacific Theatre.

It’s the concept of Distributed Maritime Operations. Fewer Marines in more places, as opposed to large battalions lumped in fewer places.

The Indo-Pacific is a huge space, this allows for more “dots on the map” (something I’ve been banging the drum on for a long time).

There’s nothing wrong with the M1A1, but where exactly are you looking to deploy the Marine Corps 4th Armored Division along the First Island Chain?
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duh..across that trans Pacific bridge that Biden built
 
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