Adm. Aquilino, in his last day as U.S. Indo-Pacific Command commander, thanks the honor guard that just welcomed the last of three defense leaders to Hawaii to meet with Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III

Russian troops have now entered a base in Niger that is housing U.S. troops as well, a senior U.S. official tells Reuters. While the Russian troops are in a hanger further down the airfield at Airbase 101, the official said the situation 'is not great.' W/Phil Stewart

This checks out.

White House has no say about the jurisdiction of a court the US don’t recognize.

JUST IN: The U.S. military has released images showing the floating pier under construction in the Mediterranean Sea

To all the junior troops out there who had to stand in formation waiting on the commander…you’re not alone.

Here’s the entirety of The Joint Staff 🇺🇸 Staff at the Pentagon waiting on the Chairman…in 86F heat, in the sun…for a photo.

The FD2030 faithful might be feeling a bit…

Vindicated?
Smug?

Contrast: In November 2023, a group of Nazis marched on campus/through downtown Madison, pointedly stopping at a historic synagogue. City and campus police did little about it and shrugged it off as a simple free-speech issue with a side of 'well obviously we condemn...'

JUST NOW: The Joint Staff 🇺🇸 Chairman says he talked with his Israeli counterpart about the World Central Kitchen strike & U.S. Central Command leaders have spoken w/ 'the various agencies that will help giving out aid 'to provide them the confidence that we've worked with closely with the Israelis'

For those of you wondering, should I give CUI documents to reporters? The answer is of course because CUI is even presented at public conferences, for example. It is, again, not secret or classified. CUI is waaaaay overused.

“Can you call the philosophy department and tell them I’ve been arrested?” is an all-time quote.

Ryder also confirmed reports of a mortar attack

“We're tracking some type of mortar attack causing minimal damage in the vicinity of the martialing yards”

Ryder wouldn’t get into what was damaged.

NEW: Maj. Gen. Patrick Ryder says that US military ships “have begun to construct the initial stages of the temporary pier and causeway” that will be used to provide aid to Gaza.

Oh.

I’m in this tweet and I…eh..whatever

NEW: Maj. Gen. Patrick Ryder says that the military has not yet begun construction on the aid pier intended to ship in aid to Gaza.

“All the necessary vessels are within the Mediterranean region and standing by,” Ryder said.

Let's hear the man out...