A J Echevarria

[College Football Zone @CollegeFBonX]

Just 4 remain!! Retweet if your team is still unbeaten!

[A J Echevarria @AJEchevarriaII]

He dreams, there he is.

[Kenneth Payne @kennethpayne01]

From Werner Herzog. I think what he’s half remembering is CvC talking about war shaping politics

[Republicans against Trump @RpsAgainstTrump]

Former Trump Natl. Security Advisor John Bolton:

Trump said after the election that he wanted to terminate the Constitution. That statement alone, if he said nothing else, disqualifies him from being president.

[Ian Ellis @ianellisjones]

🚨 JOINT SWORD 2024B BRIEF + MAP

- China launched a simulated blockade around Taiwan
- Deployed a fleet of 34 PLAN + CCG ships
- Carrier group practiced securing a key choke point
- 153 PLA aircraft detected, with 111 entering Taiwan’s ADIZ—the most ever recorded in a single day

[Mick Ryan, AM @WarintheFuture]

China has commenced #JointSword2024B. In the past day, 153 PLA aircraft & 14 PLAN ships operated around Taiwan. 111 aircraft entered Taiwan’s ADIZ. This is a record high in PLA activity. What might the People’s Liberation Army be seeking to achieve, and what might Western intelligence agencies might learn? 1/8 🧵

[Dara Massicot @MassDara]

Russia is running short of *men* to work at these enterprises. Russian women *by law* are excluded from several hundred jobs judged to be harmful to fertility or pregnancy— working with certain ferrous metals, chemicals, heavy lifting etc. Many such jobs in the defense sector.

[Dara Massicot @MassDara]

Today, Putin increased the military’s size for the 3rd time since 2022. Can they sustain 1.5M postwar, at a time when the budget will be under pressure to procure equipment? Not without tradeoffs. See my new report for more on this and other tradeoffs👇 https://t.co/jafqgTzksb

[ArmyWestPoint Sports @GoArmyWestPoint]

High above for our flyover at @ArmyWP_Football on Friday night 🇺🇸

[U.S. Central Command @CENTCOM]

August 13 U.S. Central Command Update

In the past 24 hours, U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) forces successfully destroyed two Iranian-backed Houthi vessels in the Red Sea.

These vessels presented a clear and imminent threat to U.S. and coalition forces, and merchant vessels in the region. This reckless and dangerous behavior by Iranian-backed Houthis continues to threaten regional stability and security.

[U.S. Military Academy at West Point @WestPoint_USMA]

Best of luck to Capt. Sammy Sullivan, #USMA Class of 2020, as she takes to the rugby pitch to represent #TeamUSA in the #Olympics!

Match Schedule (EDT):
Sunday, 10:30 AM vs. Japan on CNBC
Sunday, 2:00 PM vs. Brazil on CNBC
Monday, 9:30 AM vs. France on USA

[Archive: Lloyd J. Austin III @SecDefAustin]

Happy Fourth of July! 

As we celebrate the spirit of independence today, I want to thank our outstanding service members, military families, and DoD civilians who defend our nation and help preserve our American way of life.

[Michael Beschloss @BeschlossDC]

Thomas Jefferson's handwritten draft of our Declaration of Independence (with revisions by John Adams and Benjamin Franklin), 1776:

[U.S. Central Command @CENTCOM]

June 27 U.S. Central Command Update

In the past 24 hours, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces successfully destroyed one uncrewed aerial system (UAS) launched by Iranian-backed Houthis into the Red Sea. It was determined this UAS presented an imminent threat to U.S., coalition forces, and merchant vessels in the region.
This action was taken to protect freedom of navigation and make international waters safer and more secure.

This continued malign and reckless behavior by the Iranian-backed Houthis threatens regional stability and endangers the lives of mariners across the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.

[Dara Massicot @MassDara]

To put this number in perspective, Wagner lost more in Bakhmut than the Soviet Union did in a decade in Afghanistan. Yet I don’t think this makes a real ripple in Russian society; many view them as prisoners and soldiers of fortune,or can say they went there by their own choice.

[Michael Kofman @KofmanMichael]

Should be a good discussion next week.

[Dara Massicot @MassDara]

This is the language of we’re tracking but not worried:”Russia will temporarily send combat naval vessels to the Caribbean region and likely conduct port calls in Cuba and possibly Venezuela” “may also be some aircraft deployments or flights in the region” https://t.co/2wEpHtEqsZ

[A J Echevarria @AJEchevarriaII]

Congratulations!

[Audrey Kurth Cronin @akcronin]

My latest: “How Hamas Ends”⁦@ForeignAffairs⁩. Adapts research from my How Terrorism Ends to #Israel-Hamas conflict. Palestinian people (distinct from Hamas) must have hope if this is to end. Article explains why, how. ⁦⁦ https://t.co/NBThacKykX

[A J Echevarria @AJEchevarriaII]

I think the CoG for both sides is pretty obvious. This in my view only validates the theory.

[Military Strategy Magazine @milstrategymag]

A careful examination of Clausewitz’s theory of the center of gravity is overdue. The fact that it has not happened is due in part to #Clausewitz’s legacy. Until the limits of the theory are acknowledged, it may be useful to keep a few caveats in mind.

Free to read 👉 https://t.co/AVck767Ui0

#Strategy #war #Military by @AJEchevarriaII from @us_awc