C-130J Hercules returns home from training exercise in AlaskaA Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) C-130J Hercules has returned to New Zealand after taking part in the United States Air Force-led (USAF) Exercise Red Flag, held at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) in Anchorage, Alaska.C-130J Hercules returns home from training exercise in Alaska

23 June, 2026 The transport aircraft operated by No. 40 Squadron from RNZAF Base Auckland was among 85 aircraft involved in the multi-national exercise, which is designed to improve aircrew combat readiness.  Red Flag, held at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) in Anchorage, provides realistic training in a combined air and ground threat environment, including tasksContinue reading “C-130J Hercules returns home from training exercise in AlaskaA Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) C-130J Hercules has returned to New Zealand after taking part in the United States Air Force-led (USAF) Exercise Red Flag, held at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) in Anchorage, Alaska.C-130J Hercules returns home from training exercise in Alaska”

Kradschützen High Water Mark

laststandonzombieisland / Jun 23, 2026 at 12:07 AM Today marks the 85th anniversary of Barbarossa, a massive land invasion that was led in many places by small groups of guys hanging on to motorcycle sidecars. The 1920s German Reichswehr, officially restricted from the possession and use of armored vehicles and tanks but still well-aware of the successfulContinue reading “Kradschützen High Water Mark”

The U.S. Navy frigate USS Joseph Hewes (FF 1078) moored to a pier at Hawaii on 1 June 1991.

USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) returns to Naval Base San Diego after a deployment to the U.S. 3rd and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility, June 19, 2026 

USS Missouri (BB-11) at New York Navy Yard, 1912.