A Deep Rumbling

Iranian forces managed to capture an MRE teriyaki beef stick at the American forward base in Isfahan.

There remains one unsolved riddle in the F-15E shootdown. I am currently not satisfied with the answers. Here is my breakdown: a) there was a clear focus of activity around the "Province of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad", and even the Regime called for Handover of the "Pilots" b) There was significant Activity around the FARP SE of Isfahan, "for the WSO" c) Pilots eject with a "Parachute", not with a "Paraglider", so they can not cover signifciant horizontal distance in the air d) both Pilot and WSO "usually" eject within less than one second, with WSO ejecting first, means that there could be a couple of km between both, especially with some winds, but not this distance. e) the "Isfahan FARP" would not have been required for the WSO in "Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad" This leaves us with various options: a) the Pilot was also recovered from "S of Isfahan" b) the intel around "Province of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad" was intentionally seeded by CIA, because to get to S of Isfahan, they have to fly there anyway, and distract Iranian Efforts c) The WSO "walked 80ish miles/120km" in 24h, in the wrong direction d) the WSO and Pilot were both recovered from "Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad", and the FARP was for something else. I tend to go with A+B, and think C+D are not true. What do you think?

slept on aerospace/defense manufacturing regions is just the rest of the united states of America that isn't California

Somewhere in the hills of West Virginia, a man in overalls and a straw hat is sitting on his porch to a noon-time glass of coke with peanuts and overlooking his homestead and thinking about the rest of the work needed for the day. At the same, in Japan, a salary man is sitting in his Tokyo apartment after a long day of work with a glass of coke with peanuts. I would have never thought this sort of unity would happen, but here we are.

Lets be done with NATO forever Lets start a new POTO with Japan (Pacific Ocean Treaty Organization) Europeans repulse me Japan will take it's defense seriously as a partner Remove the PaxAmericana from Europe and allow them to descend into their traditional bi-monthly genocide of each-other again

Appears that U.S. forces also destroyed at least one MH-6 Little Bird helicopter left behind at the forward base in Iran.

People under 30 might not remember that we could go weeks without hearing from or thinking about the President of the United States.

These are the Twitter/X accounts with the most engagement so far in 2026. I suppose I had some intuition for how bad it was, but jeez, this is what you get when the ecosystem is broken.

U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drones protected the rescued F-15E crew member by striking Iranian military-aged males believed to be a threat who got within three kilometers of the Airman, a person familiar with the operation told Air & Space Forces Magazine.

So the first "contentious" thing happened; a lot of Japanese people saw Trump saying "other countries can go get that oil" and mentioned Japan, and many Japanese people were saying "what the hell is this guy talking about? Is he crazy!? Screw that!" And so I replied to them, "here is how we see the situation," and they... listened politely and actually had a conversation with me. Typically, Europeans talking to us in English are incredibly insufferable and will only hurl more insults in a situation like that. So this experience really was different. Something I've noticed about talking with the Japanese; they do seem more sincere. I've yet to see someone who says much but conveys little information; or someone who lets catch-phrases substitute for real communication. Now, culturally, it is true Americans tend to be less formal and more friendly, but I think a lot of the warmth Japanese posters are experiencing is a direct result of the earnestness of their posts drawing out real appreciation from Americans. It is only natural to think "this is just another fad, it will blow over." Most things are like that. But from what I can see, you guys are just... *good.* Without embellishment. Of course we're going to like you. That's not going to change tomorrow, or next week, or next decade.