#  @ianellisjones Ian Ellis Ian Ellis posts on X about $4732t, strike, lincoln, china the most. They currently have [------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [-----] engagements in the last [--] hours. ### Engagements: [-----] [#](/creator/twitter::775261909780197376/interactions)  - [--] Week [-------] -17% - [--] Month [---------] -40% - [--] Months [----------] -13% - [--] Year [----------] -42% ### Mentions: [--] [#](/creator/twitter::775261909780197376/posts_active)  - [--] Week [--] no change - [--] Month [--] +24% - [--] Months [---] -6.10% - [--] Year [---] -52% ### Followers: [------] [#](/creator/twitter::775261909780197376/followers)  - [--] Week [------] +0.10% - [--] Month [------] +3.70% - [--] Months [------] +40% - [--] Year [------] +71% ### CreatorRank: [-------] [#](/creator/twitter::775261909780197376/influencer_rank)  ### Social Influence **Social category influence** [countries](/list/countries) 53.53% [automotive brands](/list/automotive-brands) 22.35% [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations) 6.47% [currencies](/list/currencies) 1.18% [musicians](/list/musicians) 0.59% [products](/list/products) 0.59% [gaming](/list/gaming) 0.59% **Social topic influence** [$4732t](/topic/$4732t) #171, [strike](/topic/strike) #1069, [lincoln](/topic/lincoln) #350, [china](/topic/china) 12.35%, [ford](/topic/ford) #1227, [in the](/topic/in-the) 11.18%, [sea](/topic/sea) 10.59%, [puerto rico](/topic/puerto-rico) #739, [taiwan](/topic/taiwan) #891, [venezuela](/topic/venezuela) #2568 **Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by** [@sadefensa](/creator/undefined) [@iejmedia](/creator/undefined) [@latammilmvmts](/creator/undefined) [@mtanderson](/creator/undefined) [@usninews](/creator/undefined) [@theintelfrog](/creator/undefined) [@cjohnston](/creator/undefined) [@haltman](/creator/undefined) [@mercoglianos](/creator/undefined) [@vcdgf555](/creator/undefined) [@schizointel](/creator/undefined) [@thewarzonewire](/creator/undefined) [@dvidshub](/creator/undefined) [@indopacpodcast](/creator/undefined) [@samlagrone](/creator/undefined) [@grok](/creator/undefined) [@laraseligman](/creator/undefined) [@shelbyholliday](/creator/undefined) [@franticgoat](/creator/undefined) [@defencegeek](/creator/undefined) ### Top Social Posts Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours "The U.S. has moved a fourth guided-missile destroyer into the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility. With the arrival of USS Stockdale (DDG 106) in Panama yesterday at least [--] U.S. Navy warships (approx. 13% of ships currently deployed) are now on station in the region" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1969839401392890104) 2025-09-21T19:01Z 83.4K followers, 528.5K engagements "Many moving pieces in SOUTHCOM as the Ford Carrier Strike Group steams toward the Caribbean & POTUS considers striking land targets in Venezuela. Visualizing U.S. force posture w/ illustrative Tomahawk Land Attack Missile & Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile strike packages:" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1987683648665997619) 2025-11-10T00:48Z 83.4K followers, 363.6K engagements "President Trump said Tuesday that he was weighing sending a second carrier to the Middle East to prepare for military action if negotiations with Iran failed. The order to deploy could be issued in a matter of hours one of the officials said. The officials cautioned that Trump hadnt yet given an official order to deploy the second carrier and that plans could change. The carrier would join aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln that is already in the region. One of the officials said the Pentagon was readying a carrier to deploy in two weeks likely from the U.S. East Coast. The aircraft carrier" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/2021962128656130295) 2026-02-12T14:58Z 83.4K followers, [----] engagements "Approx. [---] U.S. Navy ships - 1/3 of the total battle force - are deployed on any given day (as part of normal force posture). And while the U.S. is moving assets within combatant commands theres been no surge or major shift in overall force posture related to Iran. @iejmedia" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/2020180930284093897) 2026-02-07T17:00Z 83.4K followers, 113.4K engagements "During the first week of February three U.S. Navy ships transited the Malacca Strait northbound with little fanfare entering the Indian Ocean. The trap was set. Expeditionary Sea Base USS Miguel Keith (ESB 5) embarked with U.S. special forces and destroyer USS Pinckney (DDG 91) were en route to intercept sanctioned oil tanker Aquila II. Aquila departed Venezuela the morning of Operation Absolute Resolve and the U.S. has been in pursuit since. Yesterday U.S. forces converged and conducted a right-of-visit maritime interdiction and boarding on the Aquila II without incident. USS John Finn (DDG" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/2021410958195744953) 2026-02-11T02:28Z 83.4K followers, 73.9K engagements ""As a relatively small system itself LOCUST offers additional benefits in terms of mobility and flexibility. Road-mobile versions can readily deploy and redeploy to different locations in response to shifting threats. As the sling load training picture shows versions of the system can be readily airlifted by helicopters allowing for rapid movement to remote locales. Palletized configurations offer different types of flexibility for providing point defense at sites on land and could potentially be installed on ships as well. In general laser directed energy weapons offer the promise of" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/2022087540019204203) 2026-02-12T23:16Z 83.4K followers, [----] engagements "This is the second major named exercise of [----] following Strait Thunder 2025A in April. The decision to dub it Justice Mission [----] instead of Strait Thunder 2025B is noteworthy and deliberate. Last week Chinese warships encircled Taiwan & carried out Strait Thunder-2025A the PLAs first major military exercise of the year. The rehearsals featured a blockade on key areas long-range live-fire missile drills & carrier ops to the east. New @iejmedia map & report: https://t.co/1e4mO43u8w Last week Chinese warships encircled Taiwan & carried out Strait Thunder-2025A the PLAs first major military" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/2005496374612443157) 2025-12-29T04:29Z 83.5K followers, [----] engagements "During times of crisis U.S. presidents notoriously ask Where are the carriers Now with a few clicks @iejmedia subscribers can get the answer almost as fast as POTUS. Current status of Americas [--] carriers: Deployed: - USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72): Arabian Sea last off the coast of Oman; CENTCOM -USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78): Caribbean left USVI on [--] Jan; SOUTHCOM Forward-deployed: -USS George Washington (CVN 73): Yokosuka Japan; INDOPACOM Working up and next to deploy: -USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77): Norfolk following 2-week underway for FRS-CQ -USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71): San Diego" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/2017025842325705113) 2026-01-30T00:03Z 83.5K followers, 151.3K engagements "Air assets: @DEFENCEGEEK @ARMCHAIRADML @THEINTELFROG @VCDGF555 @STEFFANWATKINS Satellite imagery analysis: @FAYTUKSNETWORK @GEOPOLITICJOSH @GEODESICRADOME With help from @SCHIZOINTEL @LATAMMILMVMTS @MT_ANDERSON @EZEGSM3 @MERCOGLIANOS@SA_DEFENSA @__CJOHNSTON__ @BYCHRISGORDON Base map: @RHODESMAPS Created by @iejmedia. Subscribe for access to database and interactive fleet tracker. Previous EUCOM-CENTCOM update for reference: Today the U.S. confirmed the 4-ship Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group chopped into U.S. 5th Fleet-CENTCOM AOR. The most advanced air wing in the fleet joins" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/2018124250477982097) 2026-02-02T00:48Z 83.4K followers, 31.4K engagements "USCENTCOM responds to drone shoot down and IRGC small boat attack in a statement to @thewarzonewire: An F-35C fighter jet from Abraham Lincoln shot down the Iranian drone in self-defense and to protect the aircraft carrier and personnel on board. No American service members were harmed during the incident and no U.S. equipment was damaged U.S. Navy Capt. Tim Hawkins a spokesperson for U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement to TWZ. The unmanned aircraft aggressively approached a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier with unclear intent. USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) was transiting the Arabian" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/2018873237111787778) 2026-02-04T02:24Z 83.4K followers, 15.7K engagements "Source: @MarineTraffic Read more about the Group Sail on @DVIDSHub" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/2019224304164987123) 2026-02-05T01:39Z 83.4K followers, [----] engagements "@MarineTraffic @DVIDSHub Last ping on public AIS [--] hours ago" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/2019567085177770328) 2026-02-06T00:21Z 83.4K followers, [----] engagements ""The stream of U.S. Air Force cargo jets to the region however is continuing at a brisk pace. Online flight trackers estimate that well over [---] aircraft have arrived in the Middle East over the past few weeks bringing additional forces including additional Patriot and Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) systems for increased protection from any Iranian attack. While that may seem like a large number of flights remember that last year when the U.S. wanted to bolster its forces in the Middle East ahead of a potential conflict with Iran it took [--] C-17 loads to move one Patriot air" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/2019568692514672680) 2026-02-06T00:27Z 83.5K followers, 29.2K engagements "USAF F-15E Strike Eagles with the [---] Air Expeditionary Wing stationed at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan - the epicenter of the American buildup in the region - and armed with drone-killing Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System II made an appearance during the Super Bowl. Laser-Guided Rocket-Armed F-15E Strike Eagles Make Super Bowl Cameo Appearance F-15Es sitting ready to knock down drones in the Middle East were highlighted during the National Anthem along with the crews that keep them flying. Story: https://t.co/wGrcmJ446F Laser-Guided Rocket-Armed F-15E Strike Eagles Make Super Bowl" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/2021262152355471763) 2026-02-10T16:37Z 83.5K followers, [----] engagements ""It's disturbing how ill-informed & naive the average American is on China." @USNavy Admiral publicly states #China is the "number one challenge" of the 21st century and represents the most dangerous trend in #geopolitics. Eye-opening speech. I cut the [--] mins down to [--] 👇" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1632848649850961921) 2023-03-06T21:00Z 83.4K followers, 1.8M engagements "🚨Major military activity continues in the Pacific. Updated map & new developments: - China: [--] new military exercises underway - First time [--] Chinese aircraft carriers operate simultaneously - Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group enters Pacific - [--] Russian ships pass near Japan" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1649965768140791813) 2023-04-23T02:37Z 83.4K followers, 594.2K engagements "🚨 Major military activity is underway in the Pacific. Lines are being drawn And challenged Welcome to the Indo-Pacific Powder Keg. Updated map latest developments & breaking newswith a big assist from @IndoPac_Info:" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1651675049550573569) 2023-04-27T19:49Z 83.4K followers, 600.5K engagements "🚨 Video: A Chinese warship came within [---] yards of hitting American destroyer USSChung-Hoon. Embarked journalists captured the moment on video & witnessed the near collision. "The fact this was announced over the radio prior to doing it clearly indicated it was intentional."" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1665016417412960258) 2023-06-03T15:23Z 83.4K followers, 1.5M engagements "China is preparing for war. Everyone should watch @Jkylebass' presentation at the @HudsonInstitute where he connects the dotsbetween the military policy infrastructure & marketsthat point in one direction: #China is mobilizing for war with Key highlights & takeaways👇" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1680620431668027393) 2023-07-16T16:48Z 83.4K followers, 1.1M engagements "U.S. quietly deployed a 3rd carrier strike group (CSG) to the western Pacific 👀 Aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT got underway Thursday to follow VINSON CSG + join REAGAN CSG in the region. Everything you need to know 👇" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1746606931400126834) 2024-01-14T18:55Z 83.4K followers, 711.8K engagements "New: Philippine ships encountered dangerous maneuvers & obstruction from 4x China Coast Guard & 6x Chinese Maritime Militia vessels. The CCG employed jet stream water cannons targeting the PCG vessel from both sides resulting in damage.@jaytaryela" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1785159582978810049) 2024-04-30T04:09Z 83.4K followers, 488.8K engagements "Incredible footage 👀 Chinese PLA Navy spy ship [---] yards from U.S. Navy amphibious warship USS Harpers Ferry captured from a Philippine vessel as part of its assertive transparency campaign to expose Beijings aggression & expansion in the region" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1785733269696237687) 2024-05-01T18:09Z 83.4K followers, 2.2M engagements "Rare sighting of USS JIMMY CARTER (SSN 23) coming into San Diego for a quick turn. The Seawolf-class nuclear-powered fast attack sub is regarded as the most secretive sub in the U.S. Navy & specially modified for covert seabed warfare. Much is a mysterybut heres what we know:" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1786552040459571248) 2024-05-04T00:22Z 83.4K followers, 1.1M engagements "🚨 Let the games begin China launches exercise Joint Sword 2024A surrounding Taiwan from all directions Thread with everything you need to know + tracking live updates:" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1793492050681471401) 2024-05-23T04:00Z 83.4K followers, 2.3M engagements "🚨 JOINT SWORD DAY [--] BRIEF - China launched a simulated blockade around Taiwan - [--] PLA aircraft detected & [--] entered its ADIZ the largest violation of [----] - Encircled by [--] PLAN warships & [--] Coast Guard vessels - Taiwan deployed HF-3 missiles Everything you need to know:" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1793849623368663350) 2024-05-24T03:40Z 83.4K followers, 417K engagements "🔥 U.S. military plans Hellscape to deter China from attacking Taiwan: @joshrogin The idea is that as soon as Chinas invasion fleet begins moving across the 100-mile waterway the U.S. military would deploy thousands of unmanned submarines unmanned surface ships & aerial drones to flood the area & give Taiwanese U.S. & partner forces time to mount a full response. Full article is worth the read thread with a few quotes:" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1800332890229633404) 2024-06-11T01:03Z 83.4K followers, 328.5K engagements "Incredible footage U.S. 5th generation aircraft fly over the Pacific 👀 Visual displays of power can serve as a reminder to potential adversaries of the overwhelming air power that the B-2 can bring to bear New video shows B-2 Spirit stealth bomber escorted by F-22s & F-35s" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1802033148479361112) 2024-06-15T17:39Z 83.4K followers, 652.9K engagements "New: Pentagon on Chinas very concerning attack @ Ayungin Shoal in Philippine territory This kind of behavior is provocative. Its reckless. Its unnecessary. & it could lead to something bigger & more violent A significant escalation everything you need to know 👇 Chinese Coast Guard & Maritime Militia employed the dangerous & deliberate use of water cannons ramming & blocking [--] Filipinos injured including one who lost a thumb near Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal Collided boarded searched & seized multiple Philippine boats & confiscated firearms Disrupted the mission & prevented resupply" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1803176602567840181) 2024-06-18T21:22Z 83.4K followers, 264.9K engagements "🚨 Ayungin Attack Shocking new details & video shows Chinas brutal assault on the Philippines - Chinese Coast Guard deployed tear gas - In a brazen act of aggression Filipino troops valiantly fought back & defended their position - CCG employed physical attacks bladed weapons blaring sirens & blinding strobe lights - Threatened Philippine soldiers with axes knives & bolos & began hurling rocks & other objects - In an act of piracy CCG personnel proceeded to loot supplies & pilfer equipment - Violently attached ropes to tow Philippine boats & slashed RHIBs rendering them inoperable Quick" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1803473788786581592) 2024-06-19T17:03Z 83.4K followers, 1M engagements "🚨 The Middle East is at a serious crisis point new map + thread Ahead of an imminent Iranian attack on Israel in retaliation for twin assassinations the U.S. repositioned major naval assets in theater. As the risk of regional war looms heres everything you need to know:" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1819478463251636245) 2024-08-02T21:00Z 83.4K followers, 631.6K engagements "Meet MV Ocean Trader a one-of-a-kind shadowy Special Operations mothership literally designed to hide in plain sight 👀 Operating AIS dark under commercial guise & hoisting false flags it can launch drones helos boats & SEALS. Much is classified but heres what we know:" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1820267132858364223) 2024-08-05T01:14Z 83.4K followers, 903.8K engagements "🚨 New Guided-missile sub USS Georgia (SSGN 729) surfaces in the Med a significant show of force [--] of [--] U.S. guided-missile submarines Georgia can carry [---] Tomahawk land attack cruise missiles (as many as 5-6 destroyers) & host special ops personnel & equipment. Combined the [--] SSGNs represent more than half of the Submarine Force's vertical launch payload capacity. Georgia is assigned to Task Force [--] + Submarine Group 10: "the nation's preeminent provider of sea-based strategic deterrence Tomahawk land attack missile strikes & unique special operations capabilities" USS Florida (SSGN 728)" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1822061280712372461) 2024-08-10T00:03Z 83.4K followers, 197.6K engagements "U.S. naval assets in the Middle East new map 30% of U.S. Navy fleet en route or in theater Guided-missile sub USS Georgia left Crete ABE CSG days away 🚨 Iranian attack against Israel delayed to allow time for a ceasefire deal & will take place at a later date (NYT)" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1824597290864062768) 2024-08-17T00:01Z 83.4K followers, 207.3K engagements "Map Key Iranian infrastructure military bases oil platforms & nuclear sites that Israel could target in a retaliatory strike. Also: - U.S. Gen. Kurilla in Tel Aviv - Iranian Navy gets underway - More countries close airspace - Iran issues NOTAMs - All options on the table" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1842703228850618859) 2024-10-05T23:07Z 83.4K followers, 331.6K engagements "Modified map to reflect reports that Israel will target Iranian military assets & possibly leadership or intelligence sites instead of nuclear facilities. The strike could happen at any time potentially during this weekends holiday U.S. & Israeli officials told NBC" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1845276035723428131) 2024-10-13T01:31Z 83.4K followers, 220K engagements "🚨 Breaking China kicks off Joint Sword 2024B launching military exercises to the north south east and west of Taiwan Map + thread with live updates:" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1845607434859004058) 2024-10-13T23:27Z 83.4K followers, 462.4K engagements "🚨 JOINT SWORD 2024B BRIEF + MAP - China launched a simulated blockade around Taiwan - Deployed a fleet of [--] PLAN + CCG ships - Carrier group practiced securing a key choke point - [---] PLA aircraft detected with [---] entering Taiwans ADIZthe most ever recorded in a single day" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1846334931716214905) 2024-10-15T23:38Z 83.4K followers, 219.9K engagements "People in Korea are scared. And were scared of North Korea but were more scared about China. China has been our problem for [----] years. And Americas stance is very important to us because its directly related to our survival. A lot of Koreans think we need our own indigenous nuclear capability. Lt. Gen. (ret) Chun In-Bum Republic of Korea Army on @IndoPacPodcast w/ @GordianKnotRay" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1847795446582038823) 2024-10-20T00:22Z 83.4K followers, 267.7K engagements "Gen. Smith: The advantage lies with us because our last combat was captured on somebodys iPhone [--]. The Chinese last combat was captured on oil and canvas and they should not forget that. I would not undersell the value that our combat experience brings to this fight" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1866292256837124538) 2024-12-10T01:22Z 83.4K followers, 5.6M engagements "🚨 China launches worlds largest amphibious assault warship The first Type [---] landing helicopter dock (LHD) CNS Sichuan (51) made its debut in Shanghai on Friday and features significant technological upgrades that place it in a class above its peers. Heres what we know:" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1872501974412964240) 2024-12-27T04:37Z 83.4K followers, 1M engagements "🚨 Major Chinese military activity in the Indo-Pacific - Launched snap live-fire drills [--] nautical miles from Taiwan - Conducted unannounced live-fire drills between Australia & New Zealand - Deployed 2x surface action groups led by Type [---] big deck amphibious assault ships 🧵" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1895247579610521688) 2025-02-27T23:00Z 83.4K followers, 423.7K engagements "Many rumors circulating about U.S. aircraft carriers. Heres an update on all [--] 3x deployed: Truman in Red Sea Vinson in WESTPAC Washington forward in Japan 4x active/available: Ford completing COMPTUEX in the Atlantic Lincoln & Roosevelt in San Diego Nimitz in Bremerton 1x sea trials: Bush in the Atlantic 3x maintenance: Reagan in Puget Sound Ike in Norfolk Stennis in Newport News American carriers frequently conduct routine operations off the coast of the U.S. - just because one leaves port does not mean its on deployment. Ford is next up on the east coast but must first complete COMPTUEX" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1901791392038367683) 2025-03-18T00:22Z 83.4K followers, 157.4K engagements "Six USAF B-2 Spirit stealth bombers 1/3 of Americas fleet forward deployed to Diego Garcia over the last week The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (CSG) continues strike operations against the Houthi. Carl Vinson CSG en route to the Middle East is 1-2 weeks out" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1906474946143891815) 2025-03-30T22:33Z 83.4K followers, 492.9K engagements "🚨 U.S. defense officials confirm B-2 stealth bombers conducting strike operations against the Houthi (CNN) - HSTCSG strikes Houthi for [--] weeks straight - VINCSG transits Singapore Strait (5-7 days from CENTCOM) - Destroyer reinforces air defense capabilities at Diego Garcia - B-2 active weapons loading spotted on satellite More info below. Sources: @MT_Anderson @TheIntelFrog @Schizointel and others" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1908286120074301680) 2025-04-04T22:30Z 83.4K followers, 349.8K engagements "Elephant walk @ Kadena Air Base Japan 👀 24x USAF F-35As 8x F-15Es 6x HH-60 Jolly Green IIs 2x MQ-9 Reapers 2x MC-130J Commando IIs 6x KC-135 Stratotankers 1x RC-135 Rivet Joint 1x E-3G Sentry 2x U.S. Navy EA-18 Growlers 1x P-8 Poseidon + 2x U.S. Army MIM-104 Patriots" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1919911615408845082) 2025-05-07T00:26Z 83.4K followers, 159.2K engagements "🚨 Breaking today China deploys both operational aircraft carriers simultaneously to the Western Pacific for the first time Marking another significant milestone for the PLA CNS Liaoning (16) and CNS Shandong (17) - and a fleet of 20+ warships - are operating east of Taiwan" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1932211354989179285) 2025-06-09T23:01Z 83.4K followers, 3.1M engagements "🚨 U.S. Navy repositioning assets to defend Israel - Destroyer USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) moving to the eastern Med - [--] additional destroyers available in 5th + 6th Fleets - Vinson CSG still in CENTCOM (Nimitz CSG in INDOPACOM could be redirected) Tracking at least [--] ships:" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1933698529781833836) 2025-06-14T01:30Z 83.4K followers, 619.9K engagements "🚨 All U.S. Navy ships forward-deployed at NSA Bahrain leave port At least 1x Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) and 4x Mine Countermeasure (MCM) ships as well as special operations mothership M/V Ocean Trader are underway in the U.S. Central Command AOR. The port of Manama in Bahrain used by Bahraini UK US EU and CTF forces has been almost fully dispersed due to heightened tensions. Image 1: UK Naval Support Facility Image 2: June 9th Image 3: June 9th (Src: https://t.co/2Fp7xZtuPC) https://t.co/6HOAqJnQyy The port of Manama in Bahrain used by Bahraini UK US EU and CTF forces has been almost fully" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1935035845204930984) 2025-06-17T18:04Z 83.4K followers, 1.6M engagements "Update U.S. Navy ships deployed to the Middle East & Europe - NSA Bahrain cleared out; mine countermeasure ships underway - Command ship USS Mount Whitney in Baltic Sea - Vinson Carrier Strike Group (CSG) in Arabian Sea - 9-10 Aegis destroyers available - Nimitz CSG days away" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1935134857459548598) 2025-06-18T00:37Z 83.4K followers, 245.5K engagements "🚨 U.S. conducts massive precision strikes "obliterating" key Iranian nuclear facilities - USAF B-2 bombers dropped at least 6x GBU-57 MOP bombs on Fordo - U.S. Navy guided-missile sub USS Georgia (SSGN 729) fired [--] Tomahawk cruise missiles at Natanz and Isfahan What we know:" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1936614395510993241) 2025-06-22T02:37Z 83.4K followers, 356.5K engagements "Op. Midnight Hammer New Map + Report - 125+ aircraft + 1x guided-missile sub - Main strike package: 7x B-2 bombers - Employed decoy + deception tactics - 75+ precision-guided munitions (MOP TLAM HARM) targeted [--] Iranian nuclear sites Largest B-2 strike in U.S. history:" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1936940041193841026) 2025-06-23T00:11Z 83.4K followers, 661.4K engagements "Taiwan simulates Chinese invasion while the PLA practices launching one. As Taipei started exercise Han Kuang Beijing responded in kind. New video shows a PLA armored amphibious unit conducting "naval formation training at sea" in Fujiandirectly across the strait from Taiwan" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1943445137574760947) 2025-07-10T23:00Z 83.4K followers, 2M engagements "SOUTHCOM Snapshot: Potential strike package with a TLAM (Tomahawk Land Attack Missile) loadout via @vcdgf555 POTUS has options" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1962313268124439033) 2025-09-01T00:35Z 83.4K followers, 675.5K engagements "🚨 Marine F-35B stealth fighter aircraft landed in Puerto Rico yesterday as the U.S. significantly bolsters its airpower in the Caribbean following one of the largest naval deployments ever to the region. New SOUTHCOM update with a closer look at the air combat element:" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1967333560186191897) 2025-09-14T21:04Z 83.4K followers, 942.7K engagements "Puerto Rico has emerged as a key strategic hub and forward operating base for the U.S. military from which it can launch strike and ISR operations in support of the expanding counter-narcotics mission - USAF MQ-9 Reaper drones @ Borinquen - USMC F-35B Squadron @ Roosevelt Roads - USN surface combatants @ Port of Ponce - USN P-8A Poseidons @ Muiz - USCG cutters @ San Juan The tip of the spear in SOUTHCOM: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1969185399516856810 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1969185399516856810" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1969185399516856810) 2025-09-19T23:42Z 83.4K followers, 135.6K engagements "🚨 POTUS notifies Congress: U.S. engaged in "noninternational armed conflict" with drug cartels designates as "unlawful combatants" (NYT) New SOUTHCOM map and update: - U.S. Special Operations mothership MV Ocean Trader confirmed in theater spotted off St. Croix - USS Truxton chopped into U.S. 4th Fleet. Four destroyers remain on station in the Caribbean (Stockdale transited the Panama Canal and Sampson returned to San Diego) - "U.S. military officials are drawing up options to target drug traffickers inside Venezuela. Strikes could happen in the next several weeks. But the president has not" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1973915382923612604) 2025-10-03T00:57Z 83.4K followers, 225K engagements "🚨 Today the U.S. announced its 7th strike in SOUTHCOM destroying a boat affiliated with a Colombian cartel. The U.S. has massed 10000+ troops in the region with most in Puerto Rico and on [--] U.S. Navy ships. Also: - USAF B-52H bombers + USMC F-35B fighters conducted a bomber attack demo - Special forces spotted near Trinidad and Tobago - AC-130J Ghostrider gunships deployed to Puerto Rico - Additional ships arrived in theater: Military Sealift Command oilers USNS Henry J. Kaiser(T-AO 187) and USNS Kanawha (T-AO 196) U.S. Army landing craft utility USAV Wilson Wharf (LCU 2011) littoral combat" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1980056087559885056) 2025-10-19T23:38Z 83.4K followers, 764.1K engagements "🚨 U.S. "enhances force presence" in SOUTHCOM and redirects the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group - the "most capable adaptable and lethal naval mission package in the world" - from Europe to the U.S. Southern Command AOR. Aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) escorted by DESRON [--] with Carrier Air Wing [--] embarked deployed [--] months ago with [----] Sailors and will support the mission to "counter narco-terrorism in defense of the homeland" and "enhance and augment existing capabilities to disrupt narcotics trafficking and degrade and dismantle TCOs." (DOW) Composition sources and more" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1981865514549891582) 2025-10-24T23:28Z 83.4K followers, 485.1K engagements "America's newest and most advanced aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) departed Split Croatia en route to SOUTHCOM. After the carrier strike group crosses the Atlantic 19-23% of the deployed US Navy fleet will be in theater. Visualizing the shift in force posture:" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1982591922146533733) 2025-10-26T23:35Z 83.4K followers, 178.8K engagements "Mapping potential military targets in Venezuela Yesterday the U.S. announced Operation Southern Spear to "remove narco-terrorists from our hemisphere." With the Ford carrier strike group now on station in SOUTHCOM the U.S. could launch land strikes at any time. w/ @SA_Defensa" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1989491534556008739) 2025-11-15T00:31Z 83.4K followers, 384.3K engagements "Interactive U.S. Navy sub tracker live for @iejmedia subscribers. Note: Created using publicly available info and sources including government websites and releases DVIDS AIS and OSINT/ship spotter accounts. Precise locations not revealed for opsec" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/2019048778934673629) 2026-02-04T14:01Z 83.4K followers, 49.2K engagements "The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group got underway yesterday for COMPTUEX training and operating [--] nautical miles off the east coast (as of [--] mins ago). Current composition: - USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) - USS Gonzalez (DDG 66) - USS Ross (DDG 71) - USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) - USS Mason (DDG 87) In January GHWBCSG conducted integrated underway ops and Group Sail in preparation for Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). One key evolution included an air-defense exercise conducted at the carrier strike group level - synchronizing sensors weapons systems and communications across" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/2019223344285901046) 2026-02-05T01:35Z 83.4K followers, 79.4K engagements "During the darkest hours of [--] and [--] January the U.S. conducted operation Absolute Resolve a discreet precise mission to apprehend Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro. The special operations extraction force escorted by a U.S. Navy Marine and Air Force protection package arrived in downtown Caracas while maintaining the element of tactical surprise successfully took Maduro into custody and exfiltrated safely. A comprehensive review of everything we know to date: w/ @SA_Defensa @LatAmMilMVMTs @__CJohnston__ https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2007610049686798634" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/2007610049686798634) 2026-01-04T00:28Z 83.4K followers, 1.1M engagements "Today the U.S. confirmed the 4-ship Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group chopped into U.S. 5th Fleet-CENTCOM AOR. The most advanced air wing in the fleet joins forward-deployed squadrons of USAF F-15E Strike Eagles F-16 Fighting Falcons & A-10 Warthogs. Details & sources:" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/2015933550822883607) 2026-01-26T23:43Z 83.4K followers, 358.3K engagements "Many Middle East developments over the past week as the U.S. military buildup continues: - Additional strike assets en route (F-35As in Rota EA-18Gs in CENTCOM) - NSA Bahrain cleared out: all forward-deployed ships (LCS USCG) got underway - Deploying THAAD battery + Patriots - Movement at Diego Garcia - RC-135 Rivet Joint operating out of KSA - ABECSG on station in the northern Arabian Sea - Iran cancels naval drills following CENTCOM warning More info and sources (recommend following) below. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2018122234150215683" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/2018122234150215683) 2026-02-02T00:40Z 83.4K followers, 322.5K engagements ""If a deployment order were issued today it would still probably be mid-March before an East Coast-based CSG could arrive on station. Even with truncated pre-deployment workups the ships would have to travel across the Atlantic to the Mediterranean Sea or even further through the Suez Canal to the Red Sea. Another CSG with its embarked tactical aircraft and Aegis-equipped escorts would certainly bolster the forces massing in the region for a potential conflict with Iran. As we have frequently pointed out there is not enough tactical airpower there now for a major sustained operation. A second" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/2021774425788440615) 2026-02-12T02:32Z 83.4K followers, 29.9K engagements "As I and others have reported for months: USS George H.W. Bush is deploying next from the east coast. According to WSJ the crew was told to prepare to deploy to the Middle East on a potentially expedited timeline. Surging - at the expense of training - has always been an option" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/2021959884477247705) 2026-02-12T14:49Z 83.4K followers, 158.1K engagements "With Nimitz decommissioning the U.S. carrier fleet is effectively down to [--] and stretched thin. Half are in current or upcoming maintenance. Two are deployed one is forward-deployed and two are preparing to deploy over the coming weeks and months. Not much room for error. As I and others have reported for months: USS George H.W. Bush is deploying next from the east coast. According to WSJ the crew was told to prepare to deploy to the Middle East on a potentially expedited timeline. Surging - at the expense of training - has always been an option. https://t.co/bdk2Shbg3t As I and others have" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/2022116051169976553) 2026-02-13T01:10Z 83.4K followers, 62.9K engagements "Per NYT the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group will cross the Atlantic and join the Abraham Lincoln CSG in the Middle East. @EricSchmittNYT @johnismay Dual carrier coverage in CENTCOM is not uncommon: USS Nimitz and USS Carl Vinson were in the region together last summer" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/2022154675550925015) 2026-02-13T03:43Z 83.4K followers, 118.2K engagements "New: Ford CSG retasked to CENTCOM Per NYT the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group will cross the Atlantic and join the Abraham Lincoln CSG in the Middle East. @EricSchmittNYT @johnismay Dual carrier coverage in CENTCOM is not uncommon: USS Nimitz and USS Carl Vinson were in the region together last summer. https://t.co/58tOVGM8ot Per NYT the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group will cross the Atlantic and join the Abraham Lincoln CSG in the Middle East. @EricSchmittNYT @johnismay Dual carrier coverage in CENTCOM is not uncommon: USS Nimitz and USS Carl Vinson were in the region together last" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/2022167915613802676) 2026-02-13T04:36Z 83.4K followers, [----] engagements "According to @starsandstripes the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers from GRFCSG reportedly deployed in June with Anduril Roadrunner drones for the first time. Roadrunner-M is a variant model equipped with a high explosive warhead and Anduril seeker capable of intercepting surveilling and destroying fast-moving threats. It is effective against a wide range of threats including full-size aircraft that cost 100x more. Introducing: Roadrunner a compact VTOL drone powered by twin thrust-vectored turbojet engines with extraordinary speed range and payload capacity. & Roadrunner-M a" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1988041426114855099) 2025-11-11T00:29Z 64K followers, [----] engagements "Breaking: The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group chopped into SOUTHCOM per @samlagrone and @USNINews. @MT_Anderson spotted a destroyer escort this morning 1k nautical miles east of Puerto Rico. Many moving pieces in SOUTHCOM as the Ford Carrier Strike Group steams toward the Caribbean & POTUS considers striking land targets in Venezuela. Visualizing U.S. force posture w/ illustrative Tomahawk Land Attack Missile & Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile strike packages: https://t.co/fEEusUZFTe Many moving pieces in SOUTHCOM as the Ford Carrier Strike Group steams toward the Caribbean & POTUS" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1988260583477502362) 2025-11-11T15:00Z 64.4K followers, 27.9K engagements "Ford arrives in SOUTHCOM amidst a U.S. campaign of striking suspected narcotics traffickers in the Caribbean and the Eastern Pacific. Carrier USS Gerald R. Ford Now in U.S. Southern Command USNI News https://t.co/hqUilsEtun Carrier USS Gerald R. Ford Now in U.S. Southern Command USNI News https://t.co/hqUilsEtun" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1988261110198210923) 2025-11-11T15:02Z 63.4K followers, [----] engagements "1052 nm east of Puerto Rico [---] nm NE of Trinidad and Tobago @MT_Anderson first to the scene as usual 🚨Breaking: CSG [--] Update🚨 DDG-96 (USS Bainbridge) of CSG [--] popped up on AIS (12:54 UTC) [----] nm east of Puerto Rico or [---] nm NE of waters near T&T She reported [----] knots (perhaps an UNREP is in progress) at [---] degrees. Assuming a sustained 20-25 knots she is in https://t.co/28cWCWmWXi 🚨Breaking: CSG [--] Update🚨 DDG-96 (USS Bainbridge) of CSG [--] popped up on AIS (12:54 UTC) [----] nm east of Puerto Rico or [---] nm NE of waters near T&T She reported [----] knots (perhaps an UNREP is in" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1988261972190568717) 2025-11-11T15:06Z 63.7K followers, [----] engagements "First look @ the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group operating in SOUTHCOM "Eight F/A-18E/F Super Hornets assigned to Strike Fighter Squadrons [--] [--] [--] and [---] and a U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress operate as a joint force Nov. [--] 2025." (DVIDS)" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1989182362459205642) 2025-11-14T04:03Z 64.1K followers, 36.5K engagements ""Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine returned to the White House on Friday for a second consecutive day of deliberations centered on potential military action in Venezuela as U.S. forces in the region prepared for possible attack orders. It remains unclear if President Donald Trump has decided to pursue such an escalation though high-level discussions over whether to strike Venezuela and how have been underway for days. An administration official said 'a host of options' have been presented to the president." (WaPo) 🚨Trump weighs Venezuela strikes as U.S." [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1989495613952520482) 2025-11-15T00:48Z 64.1K followers, 17.6K engagements "Special thanks to @SA_Defensa hes one of the best in the business. 📍#UnitedStates () U.S. Secretary of War @PeteHegseth has just announced the start of Operation SOUTHERN SPEAR. The mission is defined as: - "Defending our Homeland" - "To remove narco-terrorists from our Hemisphere" - "Secure our Homeland from the drugs " https://t.co/1Ktz3Ri4bZ 📍#UnitedStates () U.S. Secretary of War @PeteHegseth has just announced the start of Operation SOUTHERN SPEAR. The mission is defined as: - "Defending our Homeland" - "To remove narco-terrorists from our Hemisphere" - "Secure our Homeland from the" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1989502998574452875) 2025-11-15T01:17Z 80K followers, 15.5K engagements "We were able to add detailed radar and ISR targets thanks to the excellent OSINT work by @gris_area. He geolocated the main CODAI (Comando de Defensa Aeroespacial Integral) radar surveillance network as well as other rotational and temporary radar sites. Scroll his timeline for a deep dive. Geographical location of the CODAI surveillance radar network utilizing OSINT sources. #OSINT #Venezuela #EEUU #Caribe #Maduro @Arr3ch0 @ConflictsW @SerbinPont @SA_Defensa @MT_Anderson https://t.co/sWBeml3ytB Geographical location of the CODAI surveillance radar network utilizing OSINT sources. #OSINT" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1989512714142507296) 2025-11-15T01:56Z 80K followers, 19.1K engagements ""Fighter pilots aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford an aircraft carrier thats beendispatched to the region have been studying Venezuelan air defenses though they did not yet know whether theyll be ordered to attack" WaPo reported. If you want to read up on Venezuela's AD capabilities I suggest this recent primer by @thewarzonewire: Status Of Venezuelas Air Defense Capabilities Growing tensions in the Caribbean could lead to a confrontation between U.S. combat aircraft and Venezuelas hodgepodge of air defense systems. Rundown: https://t.co/WYSBSVA1rA Status Of Venezuelas Air Defense Capabilities" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1989547142415810905) 2025-11-15T04:12Z 63.8K followers, 11.9K engagements ""I sort of have made up my mind" about the administration's next steps in Venezuela POTUS told CBS News aboard Air Force One but "I can't tell you what it would be." via @JenniferJJacobs @JimLaPorta Trump says he's "sort of" made up his mind on Venezuela after top officials spent 3rd day mulling options - CBS News https://t.co/Icfy4HasOc Trump says he's "sort of" made up his mind on Venezuela after top officials spent 3rd day mulling options - CBS News https://t.co/Icfy4HasOc" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1989681205202059357) 2025-11-15T13:05Z 64K followers, 14.2K engagements "Not bad for a first draft but as my MDs used to say: pls fix @memphisbarker @Telegraph" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1990918008001167797) 2025-11-18T23:00Z 64.1K followers, 29K engagements "@Master_Precel more info here and on @AirAssets profile Thanks to @AirAssets a new addition: radar surveillance anomalies (represented by red triangles) - strong radar signals that show up on another platforms imagery (with some patterns that have also been observed in Ukraine). These constantly fluctuate but there have been three Thanks to @AirAssets a new addition: radar surveillance anomalies (represented by red triangles) - strong radar signals that show up on another platforms imagery (with some patterns that have also been observed in Ukraine). These constantly fluctuate but there have" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1990931938765648346) 2025-11-18T23:55Z 63.8K followers, [---] engagements "Super Hornets from the Ford carrier strike group were spotted operating off the northern coast of Venezuela today - the first time with transponders on (via @SA_Defensa) Approx. 20% of the deployed U.S. Navy fleet is now in SOUTHCOM. New report with illustrative strike options:" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1991657956732252256) 2025-11-21T00:00Z 74.9K followers, 425.2K engagements "Breaking today from @SA_Defensa: F/A-18 Super Hornets spotted some [--] miles north of Venezuela. First time they have had transponders on but has been a normal occurrence since this crisis began just usually with transponders off. Recon assets also nearby. 📍Coast of #Venezuela () Cleaner screenshot. Gives us a great look at the key Venezuelan intelligence targets that the U.S. () has been looking at. PARTY11 for example is over the last position of USS Iwo Jima while ALBUS39 is near the tense Guyanese border. https://t.co/VIZr7hzx3R 📍Coast of #Venezuela () Cleaner screenshot. Gives us a" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1991667330624155984) 2025-11-21T00:37Z 64.1K followers, 14.8K engagements "@SA_Defensa Also breaking news today @LatAmMilMVMTs is tracking at least one USAF MQ-9A Reaper drone repositioned from Puerto Rico to El Salvador. The U.S. is conducting Pacific strikes out of CSL Comalapa and to date has used an AC-130J gunship transiting between PR and ES. (1/3) On [--] November the US transferred at least one MQ-9A (19-4390) from Aguadilla PR to CSL Comalapa El Salvador in support of counternarcotics operations in the Pacific. (1/3) On [--] November the US transferred at least one MQ-9A (19-4390) from Aguadilla PR to CSL Comalapa El Salvador in support of counternarcotics" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1991684109106835625) 2025-11-21T01:44Z 64.3K followers, 11.4K engagements "@SA_Defensa Yesterday a pair of B-52H bombers out of Minot AFB carried out another Caribbean operation flying as far south as Suriname. This is the 6th bomber mission (that we know about) per @SA_Defensa. 📍Coast of #Suriname () The @usairforce () B-52H (#: 60-0023) as TIMEX11 was spotted off the coast of Suriname after last appearing off the coast of Louisiana earlier today https://t.co/A6BUQ7ejjI 📍Coast of #Suriname () The @usairforce () B-52H (#: 60-0023) as TIMEX11 was spotted off the coast of Suriname after last appearing off the coast of Louisiana earlier today https://t.co/A6BUQ7ejjI" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1991953838522384537) 2025-11-21T19:36Z 64.1K followers, [----] engagements "USNI also reports the number of U.S. Navy ships deployed and underway. As of [--] November approx. 1/3 of the "underway" fleet was operating in SOUTHCOM. (14/41=34%) For the latest positions of the 287-ship strong battle force (and much more) see links above and @iejmedia. Super Hornets from the Ford carrier strike group were spotted operating off the northern coast of Venezuela today - the first time with transponders on (via @SA_Defensa) Approx. 20% of the deployed U.S. Navy fleet is now in SOUTHCOM. New report with illustrative strike options: https://t.co/QhzxpUIpRO Super Hornets from the" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1992036290355749375) 2025-11-22T01:03Z 64.4K followers, 230.9K engagements "Source/more info @USNINews USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Nov. [--] [----] USNI News https://t.co/Vh5XBPdUEx https://t.co/A2ftXbbuOW USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Nov. [--] [----] USNI News https://t.co/Vh5XBPdUEx https://t.co/A2ftXbbuOW" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1992037429898100944) 2025-11-22T01:08Z 64.1K followers, 11.7K engagements "Calcs and more info: @Aviation_Intel Calculations: Per USNI [--] Nov: - [--] ships deployed (USS [--] USNS 30) - [--] ships underway (41 deployed [--] local) Ships in SOUTHCOM: - 12-14 USS - 2-3 USNS - % of ships deployed: 12-14/66 = 18%-21% (approx. 20%) - % of ships deployed and underway = 14+/41 = 34% (approx. 1/3) https://t.co/gLmF738hJa @Aviation_Intel Calculations: Per USNI [--] Nov: - [--] ships deployed (USS [--] USNS 30) - [--] ships underway (41 deployed [--] local) Ships in SOUTHCOM: - 12-14 USS - 2-3 USNS - % of ships deployed: 12-14/66 = 18%-21% (approx. 20%) - % of ships deployed and underway =" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1992302893584490650) 2025-11-22T18:43Z 64.1K followers, [----] engagements "ABECSG quietly left San Diego last week for a WESTPAC deployment per @USNINews: "Less than a year after its last deployment USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) quietly departed Friday from Naval Station San Diego Calif. for a Pacific deployment USNI News has learned." @samlagrone" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1993079709492552103) 2025-11-24T22:10Z 64.7K followers, 49.8K engagements "Abraham Lincolns deployment is a break from the Navys Optimized Fleet Response Plan (OFRP) which dictates a 36-month schedule of maintenance training and deployment. USS Abraham Lincoln Quietly Deploys from San Diego USNI News https://t.co/JhQLEG9H9R https://t.co/5ZA6HY9uuy USS Abraham Lincoln Quietly Deploys from San Diego USNI News https://t.co/JhQLEG9H9R https://t.co/5ZA6HY9uuy" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1993080241783554122) 2025-11-24T22:12Z 64.1K followers, [----] engagements "ABECSG is self-styled as the most capable in the fleet. 🚨 Special report Why the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is the most capable in the fleet Equipped with F-35C stealth fighters next-gen technology & state-of-the-art weaponry @CVN_72 brings unrivaled capability & capacity to the Middle East. What we (publicly) know: https://t.co/cdbF9VXLS6 🚨 Special report Why the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is the most capable in the fleet Equipped with F-35C stealth fighters next-gen technology & state-of-the-art weaponry @CVN_72 brings unrivaled capability & capacity to the Middle" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1993090705338806660) 2025-11-24T22:53Z 64.1K followers, [----] engagements "DVIDS: "USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) flagship of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd/7th Fleet area of operations demonstrating the U.S. Navys long-term commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific." (posted [--] Nov)" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1993099309492191376) 2025-11-24T23:28Z 64.1K followers, [----] engagements "Meanwhile USS Nimitz (CVN-68) is wrapping on its final operational deployment after departing the South China Sea last week. Following the conclusion of the more than eight-month long deployment the Bremerton-based carrier is set to be decommissioned and dismantled on the East Coast. (USNI News) 🔎USS Nimitz Departs West Philippine Sea Enters Philippine Sea Spotted on @VesselFinder prior to a NB transit (overnight UTC) of the San Bernardino Strait which separates the Bicol Peninsula of Luzon to the north from the island of Samar to the south Along with USS Nimitz https://t.co/RPF50JXYno 🔎USS" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1993132213475348778) 2025-11-25T01:38Z 64.4K followers, [----] engagements "As of [--] mins ago CVN [--] was 100nm SW of San Diego:" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1993161740935479437) 2025-11-25T03:36Z 64.4K followers, [----] engagements "Tracking U.S. Navy carrier strike groups With little fanfare the Lincoln CSG departed San Diego on Friday for a Pacific deployment. On the tail end of its 22nd and final deployment USS Nimitz is transiting the Pacific. Ford CSG and Iwo Jima ARG on station in the Caribbean" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1993469595303182834) 2025-11-25T23:59Z 64.5K followers, 63.4K engagements "See latest @USNINews fleet tracker for a deep dive: USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Nov. [--] [----] USNI News https://t.co/eYztAJEsdW https://t.co/W9WJVzvvMw USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Nov. [--] [----] USNI News https://t.co/eYztAJEsdW https://t.co/W9WJVzvvMw" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1993474147754946743) 2025-11-26T00:17Z 64.4K followers, [----] engagements "@USNINews USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) is taking on aircraft including F-35C Lightning II fighters attached to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) [--] approx. 250nm SW of San Diego (as of [--] mins ago)" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1993502211171832286) 2025-11-26T02:08Z 64.4K followers, [----] engagements "Modified map of potential military targets in Venezuela with an overlay of U.S. flight operations in the region - 7x "bomber attack demos" from CONUS (4x B-1B 10x B-52H) - 14x F/A-18 2x E-2D from CVN [--] briefly turned transponders on - RC-135 off the east coast w/ @SA_Defensa" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1993865796184100930) 2025-11-27T02:13Z 80.6K followers, 334.7K engagements "POTUS: "To all Airlines Pilots Drug Dealers and Human Traffickers please consider THE AIRSPACE ABOVE AND SURROUNDING VENEZUELA TO BE CLOSED IN ITS ENTIRETY." (29NOV2025 07:43ET) Modified map of potential military targets in Venezuela with an overlay of U.S. flight operations in the region - 7x "bomber attack demos" from CONUS (4x B-1B 10x B-52H) - 14x F/A-18 2x E-2D from CVN [--] briefly turned transponders on - RC-135 off the east coast w/ @SA_Defensa https://t.co/44rli0nyNW Modified map of potential military targets in Venezuela with an overlay of U.S. flight operations in the region - 7x" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1994786226751377680) 2025-11-29T15:11Z 64.4K followers, 58.5K engagements "After embarking Carrier Air Wing (CVW) [--] USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) is steaming west last spotted 1k nm from San Diego. USS Nimitz (CVN 68) on its last deployment before decommissioning arrived in Pearl Harbor. Despite some speculation CVN [--] is heading west (not south)" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1995299310162837515) 2025-12-01T01:10Z 80.4K followers, 31.7K engagements "Four U.S. carriers are currently deployed. Tracking U.S. Navy carrier strike groups With little fanfare the Lincoln CSG departed San Diego on Friday for a Pacific deployment. On the tail end of its 22nd and final deployment USS Nimitz is transiting the Pacific. Ford CSG and Iwo Jima ARG on station in the Caribbean. https://t.co/sJZ7Ecmp9E Tracking U.S. Navy carrier strike groups With little fanfare the Lincoln CSG departed San Diego on Friday for a Pacific deployment. On the tail end of its 22nd and final deployment USS Nimitz is transiting the Pacific. Ford CSG and Iwo Jima ARG on station in" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1995300154317103178) 2025-12-01T01:13Z 64.4K followers, [----] engagements "CVN [--] departed San Diego on [--] November. ABECSG quietly left San Diego last week for a WESTPAC deployment per @USNINews: "Less than a year after its last deployment USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) quietly departed Friday from Naval Station San Diego Calif. for a Pacific deployment USNI News has learned." @samlagrone https://t.co/YfDRyIWhNt ABECSG quietly left San Diego last week for a WESTPAC deployment per @USNINews: "Less than a year after its last deployment USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) quietly departed Friday from Naval Station San Diego Calif. for a Pacific deployment USNI News has" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1995302806677311955) 2025-12-01T01:23Z 64.4K followers, [----] engagements "CVN [--] moored at Pier H3/H4 in Pearl Harbor yesterday. USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Nimitz-class aircraft carrier coming into Pearl Harbor - November [--] [----] SRC: TW-@reverseops808 https://t.co/NW7x1Mo0VI USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Nimitz-class aircraft carrier coming into Pearl Harbor - November [--] [----] SRC: TW-@reverseops808 https://t.co/NW7x1Mo0VI" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1995329083698250124) 2025-12-01T03:08Z 71.5K followers, [----] engagements "U.S. strikes against alleged narco-terrorists have slowed considerably with no attacks announced in 2+ weeks - representing the longest lull since ops began in early September. Three months in [--] vessels have been destroyed with [--] KIA [--] survivors and [--] MIA/presumed dead" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1995625442808893855) 2025-12-01T22:45Z 74.4K followers, 68.8K engagements "Update: HEGSETH: HAVE HAD A PAUSE IN STRIKES BECAUSE IT'S HARD TO FIND BOATS RIGHT NOW HEGSETH: HAVE HAD A PAUSE IN STRIKES BECAUSE IT'S HARD TO FIND BOATS RIGHT NOW" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1995942386212671657) 2025-12-02T19:45Z 71.5K followers, [----] engagements "Two new salient data points related to yesterday's post: - According to POTUS "drugs coming in by sea are down 91%" - SECDEF specifically addressed the slowdown characterizing it as a "pause" . "because it's hard to find boats to strike right now which is the entire point." U.S. strikes against alleged narco-terrorists have slowed considerably with no attacks announced in 2+ weeks - representing the longest lull since ops began in early September. Three months in [--] vessels have been destroyed with [--] KIA [--] survivors and [--] MIA/presumed dead. https://t.co/MbbkchopDn U.S. strikes against" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1996002208916103426) 2025-12-02T23:43Z 64.7K followers, 15.5K engagements "Live @IndoPacPodcast tonight at 7pm ET featuring two guests who need no introduction @BonnieGlaser and @YamagamiShingo to talk about the firestorm from Beijing that Japan's PM ignited following remarks made about Taiwan. The story and rise of Japan's first female PM and arguably Asia's most consequential leader right now Sanae Takaichi is remarkable and masterfully told by @HanakoMontgome1 in Ep. [---]. Takaichi has not wavered amid China's intense pressure campaign and at times violent rhetoric. She's seen a bump in the polls as a result which speaks for itself. A rare opportunity to hear from" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1996338768320635070) 2025-12-03T22:00Z 71.5K followers, 11.3K engagements "As of yesterday Reuters reports that 90+ Chinese ships are operating in the region - down from 100+ earlier this week - surpassing China's"mass naval deploymentin December last year" in the "largest maritime show of force to date." A high-level visual (notes + sources below):" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1997116935767536016) 2025-12-06T01:32Z 75.6K followers, 365.8K engagements "The Chinese ships have massed in waters stretching from the southern part of the Yellow Sea through the East China Sea and down into the contested South China Sea as well as into the Pacific according to four security officials in the region. Their accounts were corroborated by intelligence reports from a country in the region which detailed the deployment. Reuters reviewed the reports on condition it did not name the country. As of Thursday morning there are more than [--] Chinese ships operating in the region coming down from more than [---] at one point earlier this week the documents showed." [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1997119370368049491) 2025-12-06T01:42Z 74.8K followers, 21.6K engagements "The Hainan amphibious task group was last spotted 500nm north of Palau. Australia is closely tracking the ATG but its unclear how far south the group will transit. @SinoTalk unpacks why the PLA might conduct a second circumnavigation op and what it would look like: Satellite imagery by @vantortech and published by @AndrewBGreene @thenightlyau shows the Peoples Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) flotilla sailing at least [---] nautical miles (926 kilometers) north of Palau on December 3rd. https://t.co/3awhUQfeoa Satellite imagery by @vantortech and published by @AndrewBGreene @thenightlyau shows the" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1997124973639749895) 2025-12-06T02:04Z 74.8K followers, 18.2K engagements "While my focus recently has been on the SOUTHCOM buildup theres a lot going on in the Indo-Pacific. The Liaoning carrier task group entered WESTPAC today on its 2nd far east deployment of [----]. The U.S. Navy is also moving assets in - new INDOPACOM map out tomorrow. As of yesterday Reuters reports that 90+ Chinese ships are operating in the region - down from 100+ earlier this week - surpassing China's"mass naval deploymentin December last year" in the "largest maritime show of force to date." A high-level visual (notes + sources below): https://t.co/1mcLOmJg66 As of yesterday Reuters reports" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1997429104635724019) 2025-12-06T22:13Z 74.9K followers, 52.2K engagements "Lincoln + Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) [--] moved from 3rd to 7th Fleet sometime between [--] and [--] December per DVIDS" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1998177905797726254) 2025-12-08T23:48Z 74.6K followers, 19.6K engagements "Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Robert Smalls (CG-62) and America-class amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7) with embarked elements of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) [--] and Commander Task Force (CTF) [--] arrived in Da Nang Dec. [--] reads a statement from the Navy. (USNI News) USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Dec. [--] [----] https://t.co/bt04V7c5LH USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Dec. [--] [----] https://t.co/bt04V7c5LH" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1998213751221162116) 2025-12-09T02:10Z 74.9K followers, 29.8K engagements "The U.S. is entering the endgame of its military buildup in the Caribbean moving high-value assets critical for combat ops into SOUTHCOM. - Deploying additional strike and electronic attack aircraft including VANG F-35As and VAQ [---] Growlers - Repositioning USAF assets from CENTCOM and INDOPACOM such as CSAR HH-60W Jolly Green II helos and HC-130J aircraft - Six KC-135 tankers forward deployed to the Dominican Republic - MQ-4C Triton drone confirmed conducting ops in the AOR - Advanced AN/TPS-80 radar set up in Trinidad & Tobago + Carrying out more frequent flight ops in closer proximity to" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1999616423073587351) 2025-12-12T23:04Z 80K followers, 1.4M engagements "GRFCSG is underway in the central Caribbean Sea per @MT_Anderson: 🔎Pushing South: USS Gerald R. Ford Strike Group Moves Deeper into Caribbean Basin OSINT Confirmed (Dec 12): CSG [--] (CVN-78) has shifted her operating area significantly southward. The Location: Sighted [---] S/SW of Ponce. This is the furthest south we have tracked the https://t.co/KOI713KUQ1 🔎Pushing South: USS Gerald R. Ford Strike Group Moves Deeper into Caribbean Basin OSINT Confirmed (Dec 12): CSG [--] (CVN-78) has shifted her operating area significantly southward. The Location: Sighted [---] S/SW of Ponce. This is the" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1999627079378247725) 2025-12-12T23:47Z 74.9K followers, 39.8K engagements "Six EA-18G Growlers with expeditionary Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) [---] (The Scorpions) out of Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island Washington landed in Puerto Rico this week. @SA_Defensa VAQ-132 was the first operational squadron to transition the Electronic Attack community into the new EA-18G Growler. The EA-18G Growler aircraft we fly represents the most advanced technology in airborne Electronic Attack and stands as the Navys first line of defense in hostile environments. Avariant of the F/A-18F Super Hornet Block II the EA-18G Growler combines the capability of the combat-proven" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1999646381888405991) 2025-12-13T01:03Z 74.9K followers, 30.9K engagements "The U.S. is also repositioning USAF assets from CENTCOM and INDOPACOM into SOUTHCOM including combat search and rescue (CSAR) HH-60W Jolly Green II helos and HC-130J aircraft. Will know more in the coming days as more flights arrive. Via @LatAmMilMVMTs RCH575's cargo was USAF HH-60Ws from Kadena Air Base in Japan. Credit: Ricardo Arduengo/Reuters. https://t.co/58ibWbFbzr RCH575's cargo was USAF HH-60Ws from Kadena Air Base in Japan. Credit: Ricardo Arduengo/Reuters. https://t.co/58ibWbFbzr" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1999672222345224563) 2025-12-13T02:46Z 74.9K followers, 31.9K engagements "The U.S. seized sanctioned oil tanker MT SKIPPER on [--] December. The operation launched from carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) was led by the U.S. Coast Guard supported by the U.S. Navy and involved two helicopters special operations forces [--] USCG members and [--] Marines according to CBS News. "The boarding team was composed of the Coast Guard's Maritime Security and Response Team an elite maritime interdiction unit based in Chesapeake Virginia." Vessel track + new @mercoglianos video below U.S. Seizes A Shadow Fleet Super Tanker off Venezuela The Skipper Has Been Arrested Video:" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/1999950893806961144) 2025-12-13T21:13Z 75K followers, 34.1K engagements "Current composition of U.S. 7th Fleet the Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet. Put this together for @grok since he replied to my last map and said "around [---] ships were operating in the region and assigned to the Pacific Fleet." Out of a total battle force of [---] ships [---] (35%) are deployed [--] ships are in U.S. 7th Fleet AOR (deployed or forward-deployed) 20% of the fleet is in maintenance sea trials or post-deployment with the remaining 45% in port but active/available or conducting local ops @elonmusk Happy to provide Grok access to the latest @iejmedia military database for" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/2000719535079612751) 2025-12-16T00:08Z 75.1K followers, 112.8K engagements "Big deck update: USS George Washington (CVN 73) returned to Yokosuka Japan on [--] December after a 2-month patrol USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) + strike group were in Guam for a port call from 11-13 December As far as I can USS Tripoli (LHA 7) is still in the South China Sea but that's a few days stale Confirmed today: The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group currently sailing west in the Pacific on a surge deployment chopped into U.S. 7th Fleet. Amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7) entered the South China Sea and recently stopped in Da Nang. New INDOPACOM snapshot:" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/2000723285022269872) 2025-12-16T00:22Z 75.1K followers, 11.1K engagements "@USNINews U.S. Navy fleet snapshot @iejmedia [--] ships in 4th Fleet/SOUTHCOM [--] ships in 5th Fleet/CENTCOM [--] ships in 6th Fleet/EUCOM [--] ships in 7th Fleet/INDOPACOM" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/2000747944526348567) 2025-12-16T02:00Z 75K followers, [----] engagements "China moving fast to become the "most powerful space force on the planet" @mikestudeman "They intend on dominating this frontier. If they have two taikonauts that plant the Chinese flag in [----] the 80th anniversary of the CCP taking over they're going to make a big deal about it in the information domain. And the perception will be that the Americans are slipping behind and maybe in fact your descent is all but inevitable." "The Chinese ambitions are more than just putting two taikonauts on the moon and then moving on to Mars. Their concept is much bigger than what we appear to be talking" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/2000752876608471264) 2025-12-16T02:20Z 75.1K followers, 19.6K engagements "Alongside carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Spruance (DDG 111) USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) and USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121) made port calls in Guam between [--] and [--] December. "ABECSG composed of the air wing of the future and a modernized Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer as the integrated air and missile defense commander (IAMDC) is capable of conducting simultaneous operations in multiple domains and warfare areas operating the most advanced technology with skilled and highly trained personnel." (DVIDS)" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/2000769836519989734) 2025-12-16T03:27Z 75.1K followers, [----] engagements "Of the [--] (or so) ships in U.S. 7th Fleet [--] are underway conducting routine ops. Americas forward-deployed carrier in Japan USS George Washington (CVN 73) along with the majority of DESRON [--] returned to Yokosuka. USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) is on station as the sole U.S. carrier deployed in the Western Pacific. Current composition of U.S. 7th Fleet the Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet. Put this together for @grok since he replied to my last map and said "around [---] ships were operating in the region and assigned to the Pacific Fleet." Out of a total battle force of" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/2001074756779418108) 2025-12-16T23:39Z 80.3K followers, 17.2K engagements "USS Nimitz (CVN 68) just returned from its final deployment which included operations in U.S. 7th Fleet prior to Lincolns arrival. Carrier USS Nimitz Returns to Bremerton Wraps Final Deployment USNI News https://t.co/EbK4VV20dz https://t.co/8v3eiJAyEb Carrier USS Nimitz Returns to Bremerton Wraps Final Deployment USNI News https://t.co/EbK4VV20dz https://t.co/8v3eiJAyEb" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/2001076689153957993) 2025-12-16T23:47Z 75.1K followers, [----] engagements "Yesterday POTUS ordered a total and complete blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers going into and out of Venezuela. The largest armada ever assembled in the history of South America will enforce the blockade/embargo/quarantine and it will only get bigger" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/2001442639661465807) 2025-12-18T00:01Z 75.1K followers, 100.9K engagements "As @CraigMSingleton said today on an unreleased @IndoPacPodcast a blockade is an international legal term with international legal significance. Since I dont comment on things I dont understand Ill let others decide if this is technically a blockade or more akin to an embargo or quarantine. Scroll @mercoglianos for thoughtful and apolitical analysis: Blockade: The Ultimate Guide to an Act of War US Law Explained This does not fit the definition of a blockade but more like an embargo. https://t.co/bWDhXEdQ1q Blockade: The Ultimate Guide to an Act of War US Law Explained This does not fit the" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/2001462474847986174) 2025-12-18T01:20Z 75K followers, 20.6K engagements "@iejmedia Inspired by @RhodesMaps to take a different view and show Venezuela from the vantage point of the blockading forces and where they are staging from in Puerto Rico. Another map for Pearl Harbor Day from six years ago. Originally inspired by Japanese maps that put the Pacific (east) at the top another inspiration was thinking about the Great Circle route from Japan to Hawaii and forcing a new perspective of the Central Pacific. https://t.co/21MqnLW2M3 Another map for Pearl Harbor Day from six years ago. Originally inspired by Japanese maps that put the Pacific (east) at the top" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/2001483316290109745) 2025-12-18T02:43Z 75K followers, [----] engagements "As the U.S. enforces & expands its blockade additional strike & support assets arrived in SOUTHCOM: + [--] VTANG F-35As deployed to Puerto Rico + 921st Contingency Response Squad @ SDQ + USAF U-28A Draco EC-130H Compass Call MC-130J Per POTUS M/T Bella [--] is still on the run" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/2003255641612456340) 2025-12-23T00:05Z 80.5K followers, 314.1K engagements "14 F-35A Lightning II stealth fighters with the Vermont Air National Guard (VTANG) 158th Fighter Wing (158 FW) deployed last week to Roosevelt Roads (RVR) Puerto Rico. 📍Jos Aponte de la Torre Airport #UnitedStates () What a photo. F-35As from the Vermont ANG are now officially in Ceiba. 📸: @Arduengo787 https://t.co/1n2WFKvFlv 📍Jos Aponte de la Torre Airport #UnitedStates () What a photo. F-35As from the Vermont ANG are now officially in Ceiba. 📸: @Arduengo787 https://t.co/1n2WFKvFlv" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/2003259729972486650) 2025-12-23T00:21Z 75.1K followers, [----] engagements "The 921st Contingency Response Squadron executes open-the-airbase mission sets for austere wartime operations: @__CJohnston__ 621st Contingency Response Wing photos from Las Amricas International Airport Dominican Republic. CRW comes with attached meteorological security logistics and traffic control capability. Airmen from the 621st CRW and 921st CRS built up the airfield from 12/04 to 12/09. https://t.co/TMLjMU7oIZ 621st Contingency Response Wing photos from Las Amricas International Airport Dominican Republic. CRW comes with attached meteorological security logistics and traffic control" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/2003261600367804477) 2025-12-23T00:29Z 75.1K followers, 10.1K engagements "Breaking today from @LatAmMilMVMTs: [--] USAF MC-130Js spotted in Puerto Rico @ BQN. The Commando II flies clandestine or low visibility single or multiship low-level infiltration exfiltration and resupply of special operations forces by airdrop or airland and air refueling missions for special operations helicopters and tiltrotor aircraft intruding politically sensitive or hostile territories. (USAF) A Sentinel-2 pass on [--] December of Rafael Hernndez International Airport (BQN/TJBQ) in Puerto Rico shows the presence of five USAF MC-130Js parked on the southeast side of the airport. The" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/2003273243919102004) 2025-12-23T01:15Z 75.6K followers, [----] engagements "USAF EC-130H also operating out of Puerto Rico/SJU via @LatAmMilMVMTs. The EC-130H Compass Call is an airborne tactical weapon system using a heavily modified version of the C-130 Hercules airframe. The system disrupts enemy command and control communications and limits adversary coordination essential for enemy force management. The Compass Call system employs offensive counter-information and electronic attack (or EA) capabilities in support of U.S. and Coalition tactical air surface and special operations forces. (USAF) A video posted to social media yesterday (20 Dec) shows the arrival of" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/2003300542030680527) 2025-12-23T03:04Z 75.6K followers, [----] engagements "@LatAmMilMVMTs In response to a question asking if the sanctioned M/T Bella [--] had been seized yet POTUS said: No its moving along. Well end up getting it" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/2003304371610890286) 2025-12-23T03:19Z 75.1K followers, [----] engagements "Ford carrier strike group recently spotted operating 300km west of Dominica in the Caribbean Sea via @MT_Anderson 🔎Eastward Shift: USS Ford Moves to the Flank of the Windward Islands OSINT Confirmed (Dec 21): The USS Gerald R. Ford (CSG 12) has shifted its operating area to the eastern flank of the Caribbean while simultaneously conducting distributed logistics operations. The Carrier: https://t.co/hX4b0Om9Lb 🔎Eastward Shift: USS Ford Moves to the Flank of the Windward Islands OSINT Confirmed (Dec 21): The USS Gerald R. Ford (CSG 12) has shifted its operating area to the eastern flank of" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/2003316567258595693) 2025-12-23T04:07Z 75.1K followers, [----] engagements "New: [--] U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) CV-22B Ospreys moved into SOUTHCOM per @shelbyholliday @laraseligman exclusive. The 27th Special Operations Wing and 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) (SOAR) have been operating in the region. The CV-22 is the Special Operation Forces variant of the U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey. This versatile self-deployable aircraft offers increased speed and range over other rotary-wing aircraft enabling AFSOC aircrews to execute long-range special operations missions in austere environments. The mission of the CV-22 is to" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/2003598762875265518) 2025-12-23T22:49Z 79.4K followers, 45.6K engagements "The U.S. moved large numbers of special-operations aircraft troops and equipment into the Caribbean area this week giving Washington additional options for possible military action in Venezuela according to U.S. officials and open source flight-tracking data. (WSJ) CV-22 Ospreys flew in from Cannon AFB and C-17s from Ft. Stewart and Ft. Campbell also arrived Monday. The moves indicate specialized forces trained to execute high-risk infiltration and extraction missions and seize airfields could be in the region: https://t.co/G09druJVC5 CV-22 Ospreys flew in from Cannon AFB and C-17s from Ft." [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/2003599355727728943) 2025-12-23T22:51Z 79.5K followers, [----] engagements "It isn't clear what types of troops and equipment the aircraft were transporting. Cannon is home to the 27th Special Operations Wing while the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment an elite U.S. special operations unit and the 101st Airborne Division are based at Fort Campbell. The first battalion of the 75th Ranger Regiment is based at Hunter Army Airfield at Fort Stewart. (WSJ) EXCLU: The U.S. moved a large number of special-operations aircraft & multiple cargo planes filled w troops & equipment into the Caribbean area providing more options for military action in the region according" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/2003609217396068854) 2025-12-23T23:30Z 75.7K followers, [----] engagements "The presence of these aircraft provides a drastic expansion of special operations aerial support capability for Operation Southern Spear. The CV-22s offer greater range and speed compared to their traditional rotary-wing counterparts. This allows them to penetrate deeper into contested territory without tanker support which could prove highly beneficial for a country as large as Venezuela. They also get to where they are going faster and in any weather. This is especially important for combat search and rescue (CSAR) duties where every minute counts. Typically USAF CV-22s execute special" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/2003661380444905667) 2025-12-24T02:57Z 75.7K followers, [----] engagements "The U.S. continues to bolster its airpower in the Caribbean with at least [--] MQ-9A Reaper drones [--] CV-22B Ospreys [--] MC-130J Commando IIs and [--] fighter aircraft now forward deployed to Puerto Rico. BQN: Special ops + drone hub RVR: Strike assets + IWOARG ACE SJU: C2 ISR EW PSE: Navy + USMC port w/ @LatAmMilMVMTs https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2005439992034672759 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2005439992034672759" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/2005439992034672759) 2025-12-29T00:45Z 80K followers, 79.5K engagements "Last SOUTHCOM update (posted prior to the news that 11x U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) CV-22B Ospreys were repositioned): As the U.S. enforces & expands its blockade additional strike & support assets arrived in SOUTHCOM: + [--] VTANG F-35As deployed to Puerto Rico + 921st Contingency Response Squad @ SDQ + USAF U-28A Draco EC-130H Compass Call MC-130J Per POTUS M/T Bella [--] is still on the run. https://t.co/vgZuwQ71O5 As the U.S. enforces & expands its blockade additional strike & support assets arrived in SOUTHCOM: + [--] VTANG F-35As deployed to Puerto Rico + 921st" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/2005442904236683319) 2025-12-29T00:57Z 79.5K followers, 17.4K engagements "Breaking: China launches exercise Justice Mission [----] dispatching PLA fighter aircraft bombers drones & warships to approach Taiwan in close proximity from different directions & conduct rapid maneuvers form all-dimensional posture & execute systemic blockade & control" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/2005486242528678393) 2025-12-29T03:49Z 80K followers, 95.9K engagements "As @SinoTalk notes a key question is whether (and to what extent) China Coast Guard (CCG) ships practice Visit Board Search and Seizure (VBSS) drills during the exercise. The yellow areas on the map are where the CCG vessels will be deployed on December 30th where they will conduct drills related to controlling which ships can enter the zones. Specifically the CCG ships could practice notional or actual VBSS drills during the exercise. The yellow areas on the map are where the CCG vessels will be deployed on December 30th where they will conduct drills related to controlling which ships can" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/2005502181907243217) 2025-12-29T04:52Z 80K followers, [----] engagements "Over the past [--] hours China surrounded Taiwan and executed large-scale live-fire military exercises featuring simulated decapitation strikes and the seizure of key ports. It is a noose-style blockade. The operational scope is no longer limited to symbolic isolated shows of force but has evolved into a coordinated and interconnected blockade network practicing the tactics to choke off the islands vital supply lines the official PLA press account stated bluntly. With a potential Day [--] on the horizon heres everything you might have missed: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2006153309749453230" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/2006153309749453230) 2025-12-30T23:59Z 80.6K followers, 340.3K engagements "The PRC designated seven exercise zones in the Taiwan Strait and areas to the north southwest southeast and east of Taiwan. From 09:00 to 11:00 the PLA established an 8th training area to the east of Taiwan (per @MoNDefense). [--] [--]. [--]. [--]. [--]. https://t.co/LONwsRMKZA https://t.co/UC4VuVAq20 [--] [--]. [--]. [--]. [--]. https://t.co/LONwsRMKZA https://t.co/UC4VuVAq20" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/2006162495275180343) 2025-12-31T00:36Z 79.5K followers, 16.7K engagements "Day [--] synopsis posted on the PLAs English website: NANJING Dec. [--] -- Starting from December [--] the Chinese PLA Eastern Theater Command has been dispatching its Army Navy Air Force and Rocket Force troops to conduct the joint military drills code-named "Justice Mission 2025" in the Taiwan Strait and areas to the north southwest southeast and east of the Taiwan Island focusing on subjects of sea-air combat readiness patrol joint seizure of comprehensive superiority blockade on key ports and areas as well as all-dimensional deterrence outside the island chain. With vessels and aircraft" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/2006170687879389589) 2025-12-31T01:08Z 79.4K followers, 10.6K engagements "Of the [--] rockets the PLA fired from Pingtan and Shishi [--] splashed down in Zone [--] outside Taiwans [--] nautical mile contiguous zone and [--] landed in Zone [--] inside the 24nm CZ. None of the projectiles flew over Taiwan proper. By comparing Taiwans contiguous zone with the exercise areas designated by the PLA Eastern Theatre Command we have mapped the estimated impact area of the PLA-A's live rocket artillery firing conducted on Dec. [--]. Source: https://t.co/Ebf4VliFVi. https://t.co/TBA2nADRPT By comparing Taiwans contiguous zone with the exercise areas designated by the PLA Eastern Theatre" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/2006229929600364846) 2025-12-31T05:04Z 79.7K followers, 11.2K engagements "In a statement posted on [--] December the spokesperson for PLA Eastern Theater Command announced the formal conclusion of Justice Mission [----]. For detailed PLA data see @iejmedia database" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/2006495745059467739) 2025-12-31T22:40Z 80K followers, [----] engagements "Chinas military activities and rhetoric toward Taiwan and others in the region increase tensions unnecessarily. We urge Beijing to exercise restraint cease its military pressure against Taiwan and instead engage in meaningful dialogue. The United States supports peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait and opposes unilateral changes to the status quo including by force or coercion. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2006824314260148454 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2006824314260148454" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/2006824314260148454) 2026-01-01T20:26Z 80K followers, [----] engagements "At approximately 01:00 ET on [--] January @SA_Defensa and @LatAmMilMVMTs were among the first to report on explosions in Caracas the capital of Venezuela. Minutes later they confirmed those reports with public/firsthand audio and video. While most of the country slept the much anticipated land strikes POTUS teased for weeks were underway. Looks like Fort Tiuna got hit HARD https://t.co/LbJmpa3BuV Looks like Fort Tiuna got hit HARD https://t.co/LbJmpa3BuV" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/2007418823431872753) 2026-01-03T11:48Z 79.9K followers, 22.7K engagements "@SA_Defensa @LatAmMilMVMTs @__CJohnston__ Initial reports indicated that Fort Tiuna a major military stronghold in Caracas was targeted - and hit hard. Sharp eyes quickly identified U.S. Army 160th SOAR (Airborne) MH-47G Chinooks in other videos. This is an MH-47G belonging to the US Armys 160th SOAR (A). https://t.co/o16FU70h1q This is an MH-47G belonging to the US Armys 160th SOAR (A). https://t.co/o16FU70h1q" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/2007424689107255533) 2026-01-03T12:11Z 80K followers, 28K engagements "Over the course of the night aircraft began launching from [--] different bases on land and sea across the Western Hemisphere. In total more than [---] aircraft bombers fighters intel recon and rotary wing aircraft were in the air. The 150+ aircraft worked in close coordination all coming together. to layer effects for a single purpose: to get an interdiction force into downtown Caracas while maintaining the element of tactical surprise. As the operation began the helicopters with the extraction force which included law enforcement officers took off and began their flight into Venezuela at 100" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/2007646314859794925) 2026-01-04T02:52Z 80.6K followers, 34.1K engagements "Per Gen. Caine 160th SOAR helos came under fire and they replied with overwhelming force in self-defense. This is the single best 160th SOAR clip from the entire night. Just an unreal POV. https://t.co/YBsYreBtyy This is the single best 160th SOAR clip from the entire night. Just an unreal POV. https://t.co/YBsYreBtyy" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/2007676358319804687) 2026-01-04T04:51Z 80.5K followers, 34.2K engagements "The U.S. forces deployed for the operation included [--] F-22s from Joint Base Langley-Eustis Va. Publicly available imagery shows Air Force F-22s are on site at Roosevelt Roads Naval Station Puerto Rico alongside Vermont Air National Guard F-35As U.S. Marine Corps F-35Bs and other U.S. military aircraft. During the Trump administrations buildup of military might in Latin America the U.S. has also been using air bases elsewhere in Puerto Rico the U.S. Virgin Islands the Dominican Republic El Salvador and other locations in the region including the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier and the USS" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/2007681416075583761) 2026-01-04T05:12Z 80K followers, 24.9K engagements "SOUTHCOM force posture following joint operation Absolute Resolve: 150+ aircraft from [--] bases participated Ground force of [---] U.S. personnel "went downtown in Caracas" Unprecedented employment of OWA drones and layered CYBERCOM + SPACECOM effects The final update" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/2008366761997942853) 2026-01-06T02:35Z 80.6K followers, 183.8K engagements "Special thanks as always to @SA_Defensa @__CJohnston__ @LatAmMilMVMTs @TheIntelFrog @MT_Anderson @mercoglianos @vcdgf555. For detailed military data check out @iejmedia. Press and hold to load/save in 4K for easier viewing. Operation Absolute Resolve mission brief: During the darkest hours of [--] and [--] January the U.S. conducted operation Absolute Resolve a discreet precise mission to apprehend Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro. The special operations extraction force escorted by a U.S. Navy Marine and Air Force protection package https://t.co/8CsIgvXK1U During the darkest hours of [--] and 3" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/2008369725944766480) 2026-01-06T02:47Z 80K followers, 13K engagements "New operational details out today about the size of the U.S. ground force that entered Venezuela during Absolute Resolve: Nearly [---] of our greatest Americans went downtown in Caracas. @SecWar Hegseth just revealed the ground force size used to take President Maduro in a speech in Newport News: "We saw three nights ago in downtown Caracas in Venezuela as nearly [---] of our greatest Americans went downtown in Caracas . seems those Russian air defenses didn't @SecWar Hegseth just revealed the ground force size used to take President Maduro in a speech in Newport News: "We saw three nights ago in" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/2008375246529703998) 2026-01-06T03:09Z 80K followers, 11.2K engagements "POTUS gave the official go order at 22:46 EST on [--] January but the mission began and B-1Bs launched hours earlier around 19:00 (0000z). The raid force was in motion before POTUS gave the 'go' order. Bombers tankers and fighters were all airborne en route to the Caribbean at the time the order was given. The raid force was in motion before POTUS gave the 'go' order. Bombers tankers and fighters were all airborne en route to the Caribbean at the time the order was given" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/2008389588818010472) 2026-01-06T04:06Z 80K followers, 12.6K engagements "After arriving in the Caribbean the B-1Bs linked up with a joint fighter and electronic attack support package including: - U.S. Navy: F/A-18E/F Super Hornets + EA-18G Growlers - U.S. Air Force: [--] F-22 Raptors - VTANG [---] FW: F-35A Lightning IIs (CTOL) - U.S. Marine Corps: F-35B Lightning IIs (STOVL) CONUS and forward-deployed tankers patrol and reconnaissance AEW&C AWACS and BACN aircraft supported the mission throughout the night including: - USN: P-8A E-2D - USAF: E-11A EC-130H RC-135V/W E-3G KC-135 KC-46A CN-235 RQ-180 Over the course of the night aircraft began launching from 20" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/2008604212439986262) 2026-01-06T18:18Z 80.5K followers, [----] engagements "My coverage began on [--] August following the announcement that Americas Rapid Response Force the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit embarked was deploying to SOUTHCOM. IWOARG had been working up for months to prepare for a regularly scheduled deployment but the expectation was a EUCOM/CENTCOM tasking and the southern transit was a surprise. @natashabertrand reported that 4000+ Sailors and Marines would deploy to the waters around Latin America and the Caribbean to combat drug cartels and provide POTUS with a broad range of military options in a dramatic" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/2008688030278910376) 2026-01-06T23:52Z 80K followers, 10K engagements "By the end of August the 3-ship Iwo Jima ARG and [--] destroyers USS Sampson (DDG 102) USS Gravely (DDG 107) and USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) a cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG 70) and fast attack sub USS Newport News (SSN 750) chopped into U.S. 4th Fleet/SOUTHCOM AOR. After the first U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon and USAF MQ-9A Reaper drones arrived in Puerto Rico the U.S. was positioned to begin striking cartel-affiliated boats. SOUTHCOM Snapshot: Potential strike package with a TLAM (Tomahawk Land Attack Missile) loadout via @vcdgf555 POTUS has options. https://t.co/9ForwEHosq SOUTHCOM Snapshot: Potential" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/2008707937418809369) 2026-01-07T01:11Z 80K followers, [----] engagements "During a predawn operation today the U.S. with U.K. support seized sanctioned oil tanker M/T Marinera (fka M/T Bella 1) after a 2+ week pursuit. U.S. Coast Guard national security cutter USCGC Munro (WMSL-755) shadowed the dark fleet tanker across the Atlantic 160th SOAR MH-6M Little Birds embarked the special operations interdiction force and a U.S. Navy P-8A provided overwatch monitoring Russian submarine activity. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2009048657597809109 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2009048657597809109" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/2009048657597809109) 2026-01-07T23:45Z 82K followers, 152.4K engagements "A comprehensive [--] min review of the takedown by @mercoglianos: US Seizes 'Russian' Russian Tanker Marinera (ex-Bella 1) How the US Could Have Seized Marinera Seizure of M Sophia in the Caribbean What does this mean going forward Video: https://t.co/AeKvuDtsew https://t.co/jJAlpDpaVY US Seizes 'Russian' Russian Tanker Marinera (ex-Bella 1) How the US Could Have Seized Marinera Seizure of M Sophia in the Caribbean What does this mean going forward Video: https://t.co/AeKvuDtsew https://t.co/jJAlpDpaVY" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/2009079501502992397) 2026-01-08T01:47Z 80K followers, 10.1K engagements "Initial reports indicate ABECSG will move from INDOPACOM to CENTCOM. Based on prior redirects the transit would take 1-3 weeks. The USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) which was just ordered to the Middle East was spotted Wednesday on satellite imagery in the eastern portion of the South China Sea sailing roughly 200NM to the south of the Scarborough Shoal. The USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) which was just ordered to the Middle East was spotted Wednesday on satellite imagery in the eastern portion of the South China Sea sailing roughly 200NM to the south of the Scarborough Shoal" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/2011600513624916251) 2026-01-15T00:45Z 80.6K followers, 23.4K engagements "Though there are currently no aircraft carriers in the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) region the Navys top admiral said he would seek alternatives to extending the deployment of the USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (CSG) for any potential operation against Iran. The strike group which most recently took part in the Operation Absolute Resolve mission to capture Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro is currently in the U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) region. It has been away from home since leaving its homeport of Norfolk on June [--] [----]. Extending deployments has a cascading effect on the" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/2011603366485606644) 2026-01-15T00:56Z 80.6K followers, 22.6K engagements "The F-15Es especially those from RAF Lakenheath are a staple in the Middle East and have maintained a near constant presence in Jordan for nearly a decade. They also were at the tip of the spear when it came to defending against multiple instances of Iranian drone and cruise missile barrages on Israel. They are now more capable of that mission than ever before. Their departure to the Middle East was largely expected due to the current instability and saber rattling. Beyond its offensive capabilities if Iran were to launch a major attack on Israel and/or U.S. assets in the region preemptive or" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/2014496977115918725) 2026-01-23T00:34Z 82.2K followers, 14.5K engagements "Aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) escorted by three destroyers USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121) (IAMD Commander) USS Spruance (DDG 111) and USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) left the Strait of Malacca on 19-20 January and is currently underway in the Indian Ocean approaching the U.S. Central Command/5th Fleet area of responsibility (AOR). ABECSG is the most capable strike group with new technologies including the Next-Generation jammer one of the most advanced Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121) as the integrated air and missile defense" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/2014520432821408056) 2026-01-23T02:07Z 82.5K followers, 12K engagements "@Polymarket JUST IN (2023) DOD confirms it hasdirected energy capabilitiesthat can be used to protect U.S. forces in the Middle East ⚡ "We have a wide variety of missile defense systems which does include directed energy capabilities." https://t.co/SQ7LPZ26Gs DOD confirms it hasdirected energy capabilitiesthat can be used to protect U.S. forces in the Middle East ⚡ "We have a wide variety of missile defense systems which does include directed energy capabilities." https://t.co/SQ7LPZ26Gs" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/2014888950100283826) 2026-01-24T02:32Z 82K followers, [----] engagements "A7 I spent [--] weeks backpacking and getting destroyed by the sun in Thailand so I rewarded myself at a resort in Phuket #passionpassport" [X Link](https://x.com/ianellisjones/status/844982447070724096) 2017-03-23T18:41Z 74.9K followers, [--] engagements Limited data mode. 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Social topic influence $4732t #171, strike #1069, lincoln #350, china 12.35%, ford #1227, in the 11.18%, sea 10.59%, puerto rico #739, taiwan #891, venezuela #2568
Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by @sadefensa @iejmedia @latammilmvmts @mtanderson @usninews @theintelfrog @cjohnston @haltman @mercoglianos @vcdgf555 @schizointel @thewarzonewire @dvidshub @indopacpodcast @samlagrone @grok @laraseligman @shelbyholliday @franticgoat @defencegeek
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"The U.S. has moved a fourth guided-missile destroyer into the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility. With the arrival of USS Stockdale (DDG 106) in Panama yesterday at least [--] U.S. Navy warships (approx. 13% of ships currently deployed) are now on station in the region"
X Link 2025-09-21T19:01Z 83.4K followers, 528.5K engagements
"Many moving pieces in SOUTHCOM as the Ford Carrier Strike Group steams toward the Caribbean & POTUS considers striking land targets in Venezuela. Visualizing U.S. force posture w/ illustrative Tomahawk Land Attack Missile & Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile strike packages:"
X Link 2025-11-10T00:48Z 83.4K followers, 363.6K engagements
"President Trump said Tuesday that he was weighing sending a second carrier to the Middle East to prepare for military action if negotiations with Iran failed. The order to deploy could be issued in a matter of hours one of the officials said. The officials cautioned that Trump hadnt yet given an official order to deploy the second carrier and that plans could change. The carrier would join aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln that is already in the region. One of the officials said the Pentagon was readying a carrier to deploy in two weeks likely from the U.S. East Coast. The aircraft carrier"
X Link 2026-02-12T14:58Z 83.4K followers, [----] engagements
"Approx. [---] U.S. Navy ships - 1/3 of the total battle force - are deployed on any given day (as part of normal force posture). And while the U.S. is moving assets within combatant commands theres been no surge or major shift in overall force posture related to Iran. @iejmedia"
X Link 2026-02-07T17:00Z 83.4K followers, 113.4K engagements
"During the first week of February three U.S. Navy ships transited the Malacca Strait northbound with little fanfare entering the Indian Ocean. The trap was set. Expeditionary Sea Base USS Miguel Keith (ESB 5) embarked with U.S. special forces and destroyer USS Pinckney (DDG 91) were en route to intercept sanctioned oil tanker Aquila II. Aquila departed Venezuela the morning of Operation Absolute Resolve and the U.S. has been in pursuit since. Yesterday U.S. forces converged and conducted a right-of-visit maritime interdiction and boarding on the Aquila II without incident. USS John Finn (DDG"
X Link 2026-02-11T02:28Z 83.4K followers, 73.9K engagements
""As a relatively small system itself LOCUST offers additional benefits in terms of mobility and flexibility. Road-mobile versions can readily deploy and redeploy to different locations in response to shifting threats. As the sling load training picture shows versions of the system can be readily airlifted by helicopters allowing for rapid movement to remote locales. Palletized configurations offer different types of flexibility for providing point defense at sites on land and could potentially be installed on ships as well. In general laser directed energy weapons offer the promise of"
X Link 2026-02-12T23:16Z 83.4K followers, [----] engagements
"This is the second major named exercise of [----] following Strait Thunder 2025A in April. The decision to dub it Justice Mission [----] instead of Strait Thunder 2025B is noteworthy and deliberate. Last week Chinese warships encircled Taiwan & carried out Strait Thunder-2025A the PLAs first major military exercise of the year. The rehearsals featured a blockade on key areas long-range live-fire missile drills & carrier ops to the east. New @iejmedia map & report: https://t.co/1e4mO43u8w Last week Chinese warships encircled Taiwan & carried out Strait Thunder-2025A the PLAs first major military"
X Link 2025-12-29T04:29Z 83.5K followers, [----] engagements
"During times of crisis U.S. presidents notoriously ask Where are the carriers Now with a few clicks @iejmedia subscribers can get the answer almost as fast as POTUS. Current status of Americas [--] carriers: Deployed: - USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72): Arabian Sea last off the coast of Oman; CENTCOM -USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78): Caribbean left USVI on [--] Jan; SOUTHCOM Forward-deployed: -USS George Washington (CVN 73): Yokosuka Japan; INDOPACOM Working up and next to deploy: -USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77): Norfolk following 2-week underway for FRS-CQ -USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71): San Diego"
X Link 2026-01-30T00:03Z 83.5K followers, 151.3K engagements
"Air assets: @DEFENCEGEEK @ARMCHAIRADML @THEINTELFROG @VCDGF555 @STEFFANWATKINS Satellite imagery analysis: @FAYTUKSNETWORK @GEOPOLITICJOSH @GEODESICRADOME With help from @SCHIZOINTEL @LATAMMILMVMTS @MT_ANDERSON @EZEGSM3 @MERCOGLIANOS@SA_DEFENSA @CJOHNSTON @BYCHRISGORDON Base map: @RHODESMAPS Created by @iejmedia. Subscribe for access to database and interactive fleet tracker. Previous EUCOM-CENTCOM update for reference: Today the U.S. confirmed the 4-ship Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group chopped into U.S. 5th Fleet-CENTCOM AOR. The most advanced air wing in the fleet joins"
X Link 2026-02-02T00:48Z 83.4K followers, 31.4K engagements
"USCENTCOM responds to drone shoot down and IRGC small boat attack in a statement to @thewarzonewire: An F-35C fighter jet from Abraham Lincoln shot down the Iranian drone in self-defense and to protect the aircraft carrier and personnel on board. No American service members were harmed during the incident and no U.S. equipment was damaged U.S. Navy Capt. Tim Hawkins a spokesperson for U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement to TWZ. The unmanned aircraft aggressively approached a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier with unclear intent. USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) was transiting the Arabian"
X Link 2026-02-04T02:24Z 83.4K followers, 15.7K engagements
"Source: @MarineTraffic Read more about the Group Sail on @DVIDSHub"
X Link 2026-02-05T01:39Z 83.4K followers, [----] engagements
"@MarineTraffic @DVIDSHub Last ping on public AIS [--] hours ago"
X Link 2026-02-06T00:21Z 83.4K followers, [----] engagements
""The stream of U.S. Air Force cargo jets to the region however is continuing at a brisk pace. Online flight trackers estimate that well over [---] aircraft have arrived in the Middle East over the past few weeks bringing additional forces including additional Patriot and Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) systems for increased protection from any Iranian attack. While that may seem like a large number of flights remember that last year when the U.S. wanted to bolster its forces in the Middle East ahead of a potential conflict with Iran it took [--] C-17 loads to move one Patriot air"
X Link 2026-02-06T00:27Z 83.5K followers, 29.2K engagements
"USAF F-15E Strike Eagles with the [---] Air Expeditionary Wing stationed at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan - the epicenter of the American buildup in the region - and armed with drone-killing Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System II made an appearance during the Super Bowl. Laser-Guided Rocket-Armed F-15E Strike Eagles Make Super Bowl Cameo Appearance F-15Es sitting ready to knock down drones in the Middle East were highlighted during the National Anthem along with the crews that keep them flying. Story: https://t.co/wGrcmJ446F Laser-Guided Rocket-Armed F-15E Strike Eagles Make Super Bowl"
X Link 2026-02-10T16:37Z 83.5K followers, [----] engagements
""It's disturbing how ill-informed & naive the average American is on China." @USNavy Admiral publicly states #China is the "number one challenge" of the 21st century and represents the most dangerous trend in #geopolitics. Eye-opening speech. I cut the [--] mins down to [--] 👇"
X Link 2023-03-06T21:00Z 83.4K followers, 1.8M engagements
"🚨Major military activity continues in the Pacific. Updated map & new developments: - China: [--] new military exercises underway - First time [--] Chinese aircraft carriers operate simultaneously - Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group enters Pacific - [--] Russian ships pass near Japan"
X Link 2023-04-23T02:37Z 83.4K followers, 594.2K engagements
"🚨 Major military activity is underway in the Pacific. Lines are being drawn And challenged Welcome to the Indo-Pacific Powder Keg. Updated map latest developments & breaking newswith a big assist from @IndoPac_Info:"
X Link 2023-04-27T19:49Z 83.4K followers, 600.5K engagements
"🚨 Video: A Chinese warship came within [---] yards of hitting American destroyer USSChung-Hoon. Embarked journalists captured the moment on video & witnessed the near collision. "The fact this was announced over the radio prior to doing it clearly indicated it was intentional.""
X Link 2023-06-03T15:23Z 83.4K followers, 1.5M engagements
"China is preparing for war. Everyone should watch @Jkylebass' presentation at the @HudsonInstitute where he connects the dotsbetween the military policy infrastructure & marketsthat point in one direction: #China is mobilizing for war with Key highlights & takeaways👇"
X Link 2023-07-16T16:48Z 83.4K followers, 1.1M engagements
"U.S. quietly deployed a 3rd carrier strike group (CSG) to the western Pacific 👀 Aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT got underway Thursday to follow VINSON CSG + join REAGAN CSG in the region. Everything you need to know 👇"
X Link 2024-01-14T18:55Z 83.4K followers, 711.8K engagements
"New: Philippine ships encountered dangerous maneuvers & obstruction from 4x China Coast Guard & 6x Chinese Maritime Militia vessels. The CCG employed jet stream water cannons targeting the PCG vessel from both sides resulting in damage.@jaytaryela"
X Link 2024-04-30T04:09Z 83.4K followers, 488.8K engagements
"Incredible footage 👀 Chinese PLA Navy spy ship [---] yards from U.S. Navy amphibious warship USS Harpers Ferry captured from a Philippine vessel as part of its assertive transparency campaign to expose Beijings aggression & expansion in the region"
X Link 2024-05-01T18:09Z 83.4K followers, 2.2M engagements
"Rare sighting of USS JIMMY CARTER (SSN 23) coming into San Diego for a quick turn. The Seawolf-class nuclear-powered fast attack sub is regarded as the most secretive sub in the U.S. Navy & specially modified for covert seabed warfare. Much is a mysterybut heres what we know:"
X Link 2024-05-04T00:22Z 83.4K followers, 1.1M engagements
"🚨 Let the games begin China launches exercise Joint Sword 2024A surrounding Taiwan from all directions Thread with everything you need to know + tracking live updates:"
X Link 2024-05-23T04:00Z 83.4K followers, 2.3M engagements
"🚨 JOINT SWORD DAY [--] BRIEF - China launched a simulated blockade around Taiwan - [--] PLA aircraft detected & [--] entered its ADIZ the largest violation of [----] - Encircled by [--] PLAN warships & [--] Coast Guard vessels - Taiwan deployed HF-3 missiles Everything you need to know:"
X Link 2024-05-24T03:40Z 83.4K followers, 417K engagements
"🔥 U.S. military plans Hellscape to deter China from attacking Taiwan: @joshrogin The idea is that as soon as Chinas invasion fleet begins moving across the 100-mile waterway the U.S. military would deploy thousands of unmanned submarines unmanned surface ships & aerial drones to flood the area & give Taiwanese U.S. & partner forces time to mount a full response. Full article is worth the read thread with a few quotes:"
X Link 2024-06-11T01:03Z 83.4K followers, 328.5K engagements
"Incredible footage U.S. 5th generation aircraft fly over the Pacific 👀 Visual displays of power can serve as a reminder to potential adversaries of the overwhelming air power that the B-2 can bring to bear New video shows B-2 Spirit stealth bomber escorted by F-22s & F-35s"
X Link 2024-06-15T17:39Z 83.4K followers, 652.9K engagements
"New: Pentagon on Chinas very concerning attack @ Ayungin Shoal in Philippine territory This kind of behavior is provocative. Its reckless. Its unnecessary. & it could lead to something bigger & more violent A significant escalation everything you need to know 👇 Chinese Coast Guard & Maritime Militia employed the dangerous & deliberate use of water cannons ramming & blocking [--] Filipinos injured including one who lost a thumb near Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal Collided boarded searched & seized multiple Philippine boats & confiscated firearms Disrupted the mission & prevented resupply"
X Link 2024-06-18T21:22Z 83.4K followers, 264.9K engagements
"🚨 Ayungin Attack Shocking new details & video shows Chinas brutal assault on the Philippines - Chinese Coast Guard deployed tear gas - In a brazen act of aggression Filipino troops valiantly fought back & defended their position - CCG employed physical attacks bladed weapons blaring sirens & blinding strobe lights - Threatened Philippine soldiers with axes knives & bolos & began hurling rocks & other objects - In an act of piracy CCG personnel proceeded to loot supplies & pilfer equipment - Violently attached ropes to tow Philippine boats & slashed RHIBs rendering them inoperable Quick"
X Link 2024-06-19T17:03Z 83.4K followers, 1M engagements
"🚨 The Middle East is at a serious crisis point new map + thread Ahead of an imminent Iranian attack on Israel in retaliation for twin assassinations the U.S. repositioned major naval assets in theater. As the risk of regional war looms heres everything you need to know:"
X Link 2024-08-02T21:00Z 83.4K followers, 631.6K engagements
"Meet MV Ocean Trader a one-of-a-kind shadowy Special Operations mothership literally designed to hide in plain sight 👀 Operating AIS dark under commercial guise & hoisting false flags it can launch drones helos boats & SEALS. Much is classified but heres what we know:"
X Link 2024-08-05T01:14Z 83.4K followers, 903.8K engagements
"🚨 New Guided-missile sub USS Georgia (SSGN 729) surfaces in the Med a significant show of force [--] of [--] U.S. guided-missile submarines Georgia can carry [---] Tomahawk land attack cruise missiles (as many as 5-6 destroyers) & host special ops personnel & equipment. Combined the [--] SSGNs represent more than half of the Submarine Force's vertical launch payload capacity. Georgia is assigned to Task Force [--] + Submarine Group 10: "the nation's preeminent provider of sea-based strategic deterrence Tomahawk land attack missile strikes & unique special operations capabilities" USS Florida (SSGN 728)"
X Link 2024-08-10T00:03Z 83.4K followers, 197.6K engagements
"U.S. naval assets in the Middle East new map 30% of U.S. Navy fleet en route or in theater Guided-missile sub USS Georgia left Crete ABE CSG days away 🚨 Iranian attack against Israel delayed to allow time for a ceasefire deal & will take place at a later date (NYT)"
X Link 2024-08-17T00:01Z 83.4K followers, 207.3K engagements
"Map Key Iranian infrastructure military bases oil platforms & nuclear sites that Israel could target in a retaliatory strike. Also: - U.S. Gen. Kurilla in Tel Aviv - Iranian Navy gets underway - More countries close airspace - Iran issues NOTAMs - All options on the table"
X Link 2024-10-05T23:07Z 83.4K followers, 331.6K engagements
"Modified map to reflect reports that Israel will target Iranian military assets & possibly leadership or intelligence sites instead of nuclear facilities. The strike could happen at any time potentially during this weekends holiday U.S. & Israeli officials told NBC"
X Link 2024-10-13T01:31Z 83.4K followers, 220K engagements
"🚨 Breaking China kicks off Joint Sword 2024B launching military exercises to the north south east and west of Taiwan Map + thread with live updates:"
X Link 2024-10-13T23:27Z 83.4K followers, 462.4K engagements
"🚨 JOINT SWORD 2024B BRIEF + MAP - China launched a simulated blockade around Taiwan - Deployed a fleet of [--] PLAN + CCG ships - Carrier group practiced securing a key choke point - [---] PLA aircraft detected with [---] entering Taiwans ADIZthe most ever recorded in a single day"
X Link 2024-10-15T23:38Z 83.4K followers, 219.9K engagements
"People in Korea are scared. And were scared of North Korea but were more scared about China. China has been our problem for [----] years. And Americas stance is very important to us because its directly related to our survival. A lot of Koreans think we need our own indigenous nuclear capability. Lt. Gen. (ret) Chun In-Bum Republic of Korea Army on @IndoPacPodcast w/ @GordianKnotRay"
X Link 2024-10-20T00:22Z 83.4K followers, 267.7K engagements
"Gen. Smith: The advantage lies with us because our last combat was captured on somebodys iPhone [--]. The Chinese last combat was captured on oil and canvas and they should not forget that. I would not undersell the value that our combat experience brings to this fight"
X Link 2024-12-10T01:22Z 83.4K followers, 5.6M engagements
"🚨 China launches worlds largest amphibious assault warship The first Type [---] landing helicopter dock (LHD) CNS Sichuan (51) made its debut in Shanghai on Friday and features significant technological upgrades that place it in a class above its peers. Heres what we know:"
X Link 2024-12-27T04:37Z 83.4K followers, 1M engagements
"🚨 Major Chinese military activity in the Indo-Pacific - Launched snap live-fire drills [--] nautical miles from Taiwan - Conducted unannounced live-fire drills between Australia & New Zealand - Deployed 2x surface action groups led by Type [---] big deck amphibious assault ships 🧵"
X Link 2025-02-27T23:00Z 83.4K followers, 423.7K engagements
"Many rumors circulating about U.S. aircraft carriers. Heres an update on all [--] 3x deployed: Truman in Red Sea Vinson in WESTPAC Washington forward in Japan 4x active/available: Ford completing COMPTUEX in the Atlantic Lincoln & Roosevelt in San Diego Nimitz in Bremerton 1x sea trials: Bush in the Atlantic 3x maintenance: Reagan in Puget Sound Ike in Norfolk Stennis in Newport News American carriers frequently conduct routine operations off the coast of the U.S. - just because one leaves port does not mean its on deployment. Ford is next up on the east coast but must first complete COMPTUEX"
X Link 2025-03-18T00:22Z 83.4K followers, 157.4K engagements
"Six USAF B-2 Spirit stealth bombers 1/3 of Americas fleet forward deployed to Diego Garcia over the last week The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (CSG) continues strike operations against the Houthi. Carl Vinson CSG en route to the Middle East is 1-2 weeks out"
X Link 2025-03-30T22:33Z 83.4K followers, 492.9K engagements
"🚨 U.S. defense officials confirm B-2 stealth bombers conducting strike operations against the Houthi (CNN) - HSTCSG strikes Houthi for [--] weeks straight - VINCSG transits Singapore Strait (5-7 days from CENTCOM) - Destroyer reinforces air defense capabilities at Diego Garcia - B-2 active weapons loading spotted on satellite More info below. Sources: @MT_Anderson @TheIntelFrog @Schizointel and others"
X Link 2025-04-04T22:30Z 83.4K followers, 349.8K engagements
"Elephant walk @ Kadena Air Base Japan 👀 24x USAF F-35As 8x F-15Es 6x HH-60 Jolly Green IIs 2x MQ-9 Reapers 2x MC-130J Commando IIs 6x KC-135 Stratotankers 1x RC-135 Rivet Joint 1x E-3G Sentry 2x U.S. Navy EA-18 Growlers 1x P-8 Poseidon + 2x U.S. Army MIM-104 Patriots"
X Link 2025-05-07T00:26Z 83.4K followers, 159.2K engagements
"🚨 Breaking today China deploys both operational aircraft carriers simultaneously to the Western Pacific for the first time Marking another significant milestone for the PLA CNS Liaoning (16) and CNS Shandong (17) - and a fleet of 20+ warships - are operating east of Taiwan"
X Link 2025-06-09T23:01Z 83.4K followers, 3.1M engagements
"🚨 U.S. Navy repositioning assets to defend Israel - Destroyer USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) moving to the eastern Med - [--] additional destroyers available in 5th + 6th Fleets - Vinson CSG still in CENTCOM (Nimitz CSG in INDOPACOM could be redirected) Tracking at least [--] ships:"
X Link 2025-06-14T01:30Z 83.4K followers, 619.9K engagements
"🚨 All U.S. Navy ships forward-deployed at NSA Bahrain leave port At least 1x Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) and 4x Mine Countermeasure (MCM) ships as well as special operations mothership M/V Ocean Trader are underway in the U.S. Central Command AOR. The port of Manama in Bahrain used by Bahraini UK US EU and CTF forces has been almost fully dispersed due to heightened tensions. Image 1: UK Naval Support Facility Image 2: June 9th Image 3: June 9th (Src: https://t.co/2Fp7xZtuPC) https://t.co/6HOAqJnQyy The port of Manama in Bahrain used by Bahraini UK US EU and CTF forces has been almost fully"
X Link 2025-06-17T18:04Z 83.4K followers, 1.6M engagements
"Update U.S. Navy ships deployed to the Middle East & Europe - NSA Bahrain cleared out; mine countermeasure ships underway - Command ship USS Mount Whitney in Baltic Sea - Vinson Carrier Strike Group (CSG) in Arabian Sea - 9-10 Aegis destroyers available - Nimitz CSG days away"
X Link 2025-06-18T00:37Z 83.4K followers, 245.5K engagements
"🚨 U.S. conducts massive precision strikes "obliterating" key Iranian nuclear facilities - USAF B-2 bombers dropped at least 6x GBU-57 MOP bombs on Fordo - U.S. Navy guided-missile sub USS Georgia (SSGN 729) fired [--] Tomahawk cruise missiles at Natanz and Isfahan What we know:"
X Link 2025-06-22T02:37Z 83.4K followers, 356.5K engagements
"Op. Midnight Hammer New Map + Report - 125+ aircraft + 1x guided-missile sub - Main strike package: 7x B-2 bombers - Employed decoy + deception tactics - 75+ precision-guided munitions (MOP TLAM HARM) targeted [--] Iranian nuclear sites Largest B-2 strike in U.S. history:"
X Link 2025-06-23T00:11Z 83.4K followers, 661.4K engagements
"Taiwan simulates Chinese invasion while the PLA practices launching one. As Taipei started exercise Han Kuang Beijing responded in kind. New video shows a PLA armored amphibious unit conducting "naval formation training at sea" in Fujiandirectly across the strait from Taiwan"
X Link 2025-07-10T23:00Z 83.4K followers, 2M engagements
"SOUTHCOM Snapshot: Potential strike package with a TLAM (Tomahawk Land Attack Missile) loadout via @vcdgf555 POTUS has options"
X Link 2025-09-01T00:35Z 83.4K followers, 675.5K engagements
"🚨 Marine F-35B stealth fighter aircraft landed in Puerto Rico yesterday as the U.S. significantly bolsters its airpower in the Caribbean following one of the largest naval deployments ever to the region. New SOUTHCOM update with a closer look at the air combat element:"
X Link 2025-09-14T21:04Z 83.4K followers, 942.7K engagements
"Puerto Rico has emerged as a key strategic hub and forward operating base for the U.S. military from which it can launch strike and ISR operations in support of the expanding counter-narcotics mission - USAF MQ-9 Reaper drones @ Borinquen - USMC F-35B Squadron @ Roosevelt Roads - USN surface combatants @ Port of Ponce - USN P-8A Poseidons @ Muiz - USCG cutters @ San Juan The tip of the spear in SOUTHCOM: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1969185399516856810 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1969185399516856810"
X Link 2025-09-19T23:42Z 83.4K followers, 135.6K engagements
"🚨 POTUS notifies Congress: U.S. engaged in "noninternational armed conflict" with drug cartels designates as "unlawful combatants" (NYT) New SOUTHCOM map and update: - U.S. Special Operations mothership MV Ocean Trader confirmed in theater spotted off St. Croix - USS Truxton chopped into U.S. 4th Fleet. Four destroyers remain on station in the Caribbean (Stockdale transited the Panama Canal and Sampson returned to San Diego) - "U.S. military officials are drawing up options to target drug traffickers inside Venezuela. Strikes could happen in the next several weeks. But the president has not"
X Link 2025-10-03T00:57Z 83.4K followers, 225K engagements
"🚨 Today the U.S. announced its 7th strike in SOUTHCOM destroying a boat affiliated with a Colombian cartel. The U.S. has massed 10000+ troops in the region with most in Puerto Rico and on [--] U.S. Navy ships. Also: - USAF B-52H bombers + USMC F-35B fighters conducted a bomber attack demo - Special forces spotted near Trinidad and Tobago - AC-130J Ghostrider gunships deployed to Puerto Rico - Additional ships arrived in theater: Military Sealift Command oilers USNS Henry J. Kaiser(T-AO 187) and USNS Kanawha (T-AO 196) U.S. Army landing craft utility USAV Wilson Wharf (LCU 2011) littoral combat"
X Link 2025-10-19T23:38Z 83.4K followers, 764.1K engagements
"🚨 U.S. "enhances force presence" in SOUTHCOM and redirects the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group - the "most capable adaptable and lethal naval mission package in the world" - from Europe to the U.S. Southern Command AOR. Aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) escorted by DESRON [--] with Carrier Air Wing [--] embarked deployed [--] months ago with [----] Sailors and will support the mission to "counter narco-terrorism in defense of the homeland" and "enhance and augment existing capabilities to disrupt narcotics trafficking and degrade and dismantle TCOs." (DOW) Composition sources and more"
X Link 2025-10-24T23:28Z 83.4K followers, 485.1K engagements
"America's newest and most advanced aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) departed Split Croatia en route to SOUTHCOM. After the carrier strike group crosses the Atlantic 19-23% of the deployed US Navy fleet will be in theater. Visualizing the shift in force posture:"
X Link 2025-10-26T23:35Z 83.4K followers, 178.8K engagements
"Mapping potential military targets in Venezuela Yesterday the U.S. announced Operation Southern Spear to "remove narco-terrorists from our hemisphere." With the Ford carrier strike group now on station in SOUTHCOM the U.S. could launch land strikes at any time. w/ @SA_Defensa"
X Link 2025-11-15T00:31Z 83.4K followers, 384.3K engagements
"Interactive U.S. Navy sub tracker live for @iejmedia subscribers. Note: Created using publicly available info and sources including government websites and releases DVIDS AIS and OSINT/ship spotter accounts. Precise locations not revealed for opsec"
X Link 2026-02-04T14:01Z 83.4K followers, 49.2K engagements
"The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group got underway yesterday for COMPTUEX training and operating [--] nautical miles off the east coast (as of [--] mins ago). Current composition: - USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) - USS Gonzalez (DDG 66) - USS Ross (DDG 71) - USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) - USS Mason (DDG 87) In January GHWBCSG conducted integrated underway ops and Group Sail in preparation for Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). One key evolution included an air-defense exercise conducted at the carrier strike group level - synchronizing sensors weapons systems and communications across"
X Link 2026-02-05T01:35Z 83.4K followers, 79.4K engagements
"During the darkest hours of [--] and [--] January the U.S. conducted operation Absolute Resolve a discreet precise mission to apprehend Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro. The special operations extraction force escorted by a U.S. Navy Marine and Air Force protection package arrived in downtown Caracas while maintaining the element of tactical surprise successfully took Maduro into custody and exfiltrated safely. A comprehensive review of everything we know to date: w/ @SA_Defensa @LatAmMilMVMTs @CJohnston https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2007610049686798634"
X Link 2026-01-04T00:28Z 83.4K followers, 1.1M engagements
"Today the U.S. confirmed the 4-ship Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group chopped into U.S. 5th Fleet-CENTCOM AOR. The most advanced air wing in the fleet joins forward-deployed squadrons of USAF F-15E Strike Eagles F-16 Fighting Falcons & A-10 Warthogs. Details & sources:"
X Link 2026-01-26T23:43Z 83.4K followers, 358.3K engagements
"Many Middle East developments over the past week as the U.S. military buildup continues: - Additional strike assets en route (F-35As in Rota EA-18Gs in CENTCOM) - NSA Bahrain cleared out: all forward-deployed ships (LCS USCG) got underway - Deploying THAAD battery + Patriots - Movement at Diego Garcia - RC-135 Rivet Joint operating out of KSA - ABECSG on station in the northern Arabian Sea - Iran cancels naval drills following CENTCOM warning More info and sources (recommend following) below. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2018122234150215683"
X Link 2026-02-02T00:40Z 83.4K followers, 322.5K engagements
""If a deployment order were issued today it would still probably be mid-March before an East Coast-based CSG could arrive on station. Even with truncated pre-deployment workups the ships would have to travel across the Atlantic to the Mediterranean Sea or even further through the Suez Canal to the Red Sea. Another CSG with its embarked tactical aircraft and Aegis-equipped escorts would certainly bolster the forces massing in the region for a potential conflict with Iran. As we have frequently pointed out there is not enough tactical airpower there now for a major sustained operation. A second"
X Link 2026-02-12T02:32Z 83.4K followers, 29.9K engagements
"As I and others have reported for months: USS George H.W. Bush is deploying next from the east coast. According to WSJ the crew was told to prepare to deploy to the Middle East on a potentially expedited timeline. Surging - at the expense of training - has always been an option"
X Link 2026-02-12T14:49Z 83.4K followers, 158.1K engagements
"With Nimitz decommissioning the U.S. carrier fleet is effectively down to [--] and stretched thin. Half are in current or upcoming maintenance. Two are deployed one is forward-deployed and two are preparing to deploy over the coming weeks and months. Not much room for error. As I and others have reported for months: USS George H.W. Bush is deploying next from the east coast. According to WSJ the crew was told to prepare to deploy to the Middle East on a potentially expedited timeline. Surging - at the expense of training - has always been an option. https://t.co/bdk2Shbg3t As I and others have"
X Link 2026-02-13T01:10Z 83.4K followers, 62.9K engagements
"Per NYT the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group will cross the Atlantic and join the Abraham Lincoln CSG in the Middle East. @EricSchmittNYT @johnismay Dual carrier coverage in CENTCOM is not uncommon: USS Nimitz and USS Carl Vinson were in the region together last summer"
X Link 2026-02-13T03:43Z 83.4K followers, 118.2K engagements
"New: Ford CSG retasked to CENTCOM Per NYT the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group will cross the Atlantic and join the Abraham Lincoln CSG in the Middle East. @EricSchmittNYT @johnismay Dual carrier coverage in CENTCOM is not uncommon: USS Nimitz and USS Carl Vinson were in the region together last summer. https://t.co/58tOVGM8ot Per NYT the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group will cross the Atlantic and join the Abraham Lincoln CSG in the Middle East. @EricSchmittNYT @johnismay Dual carrier coverage in CENTCOM is not uncommon: USS Nimitz and USS Carl Vinson were in the region together last"
X Link 2026-02-13T04:36Z 83.4K followers, [----] engagements
"According to @starsandstripes the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers from GRFCSG reportedly deployed in June with Anduril Roadrunner drones for the first time. Roadrunner-M is a variant model equipped with a high explosive warhead and Anduril seeker capable of intercepting surveilling and destroying fast-moving threats. It is effective against a wide range of threats including full-size aircraft that cost 100x more. Introducing: Roadrunner a compact VTOL drone powered by twin thrust-vectored turbojet engines with extraordinary speed range and payload capacity. & Roadrunner-M a"
X Link 2025-11-11T00:29Z 64K followers, [----] engagements
"Breaking: The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group chopped into SOUTHCOM per @samlagrone and @USNINews. @MT_Anderson spotted a destroyer escort this morning 1k nautical miles east of Puerto Rico. Many moving pieces in SOUTHCOM as the Ford Carrier Strike Group steams toward the Caribbean & POTUS considers striking land targets in Venezuela. Visualizing U.S. force posture w/ illustrative Tomahawk Land Attack Missile & Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile strike packages: https://t.co/fEEusUZFTe Many moving pieces in SOUTHCOM as the Ford Carrier Strike Group steams toward the Caribbean & POTUS"
X Link 2025-11-11T15:00Z 64.4K followers, 27.9K engagements
"Ford arrives in SOUTHCOM amidst a U.S. campaign of striking suspected narcotics traffickers in the Caribbean and the Eastern Pacific. Carrier USS Gerald R. Ford Now in U.S. Southern Command USNI News https://t.co/hqUilsEtun Carrier USS Gerald R. Ford Now in U.S. Southern Command USNI News https://t.co/hqUilsEtun"
X Link 2025-11-11T15:02Z 63.4K followers, [----] engagements
"1052 nm east of Puerto Rico [---] nm NE of Trinidad and Tobago @MT_Anderson first to the scene as usual 🚨Breaking: CSG [--] Update🚨 DDG-96 (USS Bainbridge) of CSG [--] popped up on AIS (12:54 UTC) [----] nm east of Puerto Rico or [---] nm NE of waters near T&T She reported [----] knots (perhaps an UNREP is in progress) at [---] degrees. Assuming a sustained 20-25 knots she is in https://t.co/28cWCWmWXi 🚨Breaking: CSG [--] Update🚨 DDG-96 (USS Bainbridge) of CSG [--] popped up on AIS (12:54 UTC) [----] nm east of Puerto Rico or [---] nm NE of waters near T&T She reported [----] knots (perhaps an UNREP is in"
X Link 2025-11-11T15:06Z 63.7K followers, [----] engagements
"First look @ the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group operating in SOUTHCOM "Eight F/A-18E/F Super Hornets assigned to Strike Fighter Squadrons [--] [--] [--] and [---] and a U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress operate as a joint force Nov. [--] 2025." (DVIDS)"
X Link 2025-11-14T04:03Z 64.1K followers, 36.5K engagements
""Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine returned to the White House on Friday for a second consecutive day of deliberations centered on potential military action in Venezuela as U.S. forces in the region prepared for possible attack orders. It remains unclear if President Donald Trump has decided to pursue such an escalation though high-level discussions over whether to strike Venezuela and how have been underway for days. An administration official said 'a host of options' have been presented to the president." (WaPo) 🚨Trump weighs Venezuela strikes as U.S."
X Link 2025-11-15T00:48Z 64.1K followers, 17.6K engagements
"Special thanks to @SA_Defensa hes one of the best in the business. 📍#UnitedStates () U.S. Secretary of War @PeteHegseth has just announced the start of Operation SOUTHERN SPEAR. The mission is defined as: - "Defending our Homeland" - "To remove narco-terrorists from our Hemisphere" - "Secure our Homeland from the drugs " https://t.co/1Ktz3Ri4bZ 📍#UnitedStates () U.S. Secretary of War @PeteHegseth has just announced the start of Operation SOUTHERN SPEAR. The mission is defined as: - "Defending our Homeland" - "To remove narco-terrorists from our Hemisphere" - "Secure our Homeland from the"
X Link 2025-11-15T01:17Z 80K followers, 15.5K engagements
"We were able to add detailed radar and ISR targets thanks to the excellent OSINT work by @gris_area. He geolocated the main CODAI (Comando de Defensa Aeroespacial Integral) radar surveillance network as well as other rotational and temporary radar sites. Scroll his timeline for a deep dive. Geographical location of the CODAI surveillance radar network utilizing OSINT sources. #OSINT #Venezuela #EEUU #Caribe #Maduro @Arr3ch0 @ConflictsW @SerbinPont @SA_Defensa @MT_Anderson https://t.co/sWBeml3ytB Geographical location of the CODAI surveillance radar network utilizing OSINT sources. #OSINT"
X Link 2025-11-15T01:56Z 80K followers, 19.1K engagements
""Fighter pilots aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford an aircraft carrier thats beendispatched to the region have been studying Venezuelan air defenses though they did not yet know whether theyll be ordered to attack" WaPo reported. If you want to read up on Venezuela's AD capabilities I suggest this recent primer by @thewarzonewire: Status Of Venezuelas Air Defense Capabilities Growing tensions in the Caribbean could lead to a confrontation between U.S. combat aircraft and Venezuelas hodgepodge of air defense systems. Rundown: https://t.co/WYSBSVA1rA Status Of Venezuelas Air Defense Capabilities"
X Link 2025-11-15T04:12Z 63.8K followers, 11.9K engagements
""I sort of have made up my mind" about the administration's next steps in Venezuela POTUS told CBS News aboard Air Force One but "I can't tell you what it would be." via @JenniferJJacobs @JimLaPorta Trump says he's "sort of" made up his mind on Venezuela after top officials spent 3rd day mulling options - CBS News https://t.co/Icfy4HasOc Trump says he's "sort of" made up his mind on Venezuela after top officials spent 3rd day mulling options - CBS News https://t.co/Icfy4HasOc"
X Link 2025-11-15T13:05Z 64K followers, 14.2K engagements
"Not bad for a first draft but as my MDs used to say: pls fix @memphisbarker @Telegraph"
X Link 2025-11-18T23:00Z 64.1K followers, 29K engagements
"@Master_Precel more info here and on @AirAssets profile Thanks to @AirAssets a new addition: radar surveillance anomalies (represented by red triangles) - strong radar signals that show up on another platforms imagery (with some patterns that have also been observed in Ukraine). These constantly fluctuate but there have been three Thanks to @AirAssets a new addition: radar surveillance anomalies (represented by red triangles) - strong radar signals that show up on another platforms imagery (with some patterns that have also been observed in Ukraine). These constantly fluctuate but there have"
X Link 2025-11-18T23:55Z 63.8K followers, [---] engagements
"Super Hornets from the Ford carrier strike group were spotted operating off the northern coast of Venezuela today - the first time with transponders on (via @SA_Defensa) Approx. 20% of the deployed U.S. Navy fleet is now in SOUTHCOM. New report with illustrative strike options:"
X Link 2025-11-21T00:00Z 74.9K followers, 425.2K engagements
"Breaking today from @SA_Defensa: F/A-18 Super Hornets spotted some [--] miles north of Venezuela. First time they have had transponders on but has been a normal occurrence since this crisis began just usually with transponders off. Recon assets also nearby. 📍Coast of #Venezuela () Cleaner screenshot. Gives us a great look at the key Venezuelan intelligence targets that the U.S. () has been looking at. PARTY11 for example is over the last position of USS Iwo Jima while ALBUS39 is near the tense Guyanese border. https://t.co/VIZr7hzx3R 📍Coast of #Venezuela () Cleaner screenshot. Gives us a"
X Link 2025-11-21T00:37Z 64.1K followers, 14.8K engagements
"@SA_Defensa Also breaking news today @LatAmMilMVMTs is tracking at least one USAF MQ-9A Reaper drone repositioned from Puerto Rico to El Salvador. The U.S. is conducting Pacific strikes out of CSL Comalapa and to date has used an AC-130J gunship transiting between PR and ES. (1/3) On [--] November the US transferred at least one MQ-9A (19-4390) from Aguadilla PR to CSL Comalapa El Salvador in support of counternarcotics operations in the Pacific. (1/3) On [--] November the US transferred at least one MQ-9A (19-4390) from Aguadilla PR to CSL Comalapa El Salvador in support of counternarcotics"
X Link 2025-11-21T01:44Z 64.3K followers, 11.4K engagements
"@SA_Defensa Yesterday a pair of B-52H bombers out of Minot AFB carried out another Caribbean operation flying as far south as Suriname. This is the 6th bomber mission (that we know about) per @SA_Defensa. 📍Coast of #Suriname () The @usairforce () B-52H (#: 60-0023) as TIMEX11 was spotted off the coast of Suriname after last appearing off the coast of Louisiana earlier today https://t.co/A6BUQ7ejjI 📍Coast of #Suriname () The @usairforce () B-52H (#: 60-0023) as TIMEX11 was spotted off the coast of Suriname after last appearing off the coast of Louisiana earlier today https://t.co/A6BUQ7ejjI"
X Link 2025-11-21T19:36Z 64.1K followers, [----] engagements
"USNI also reports the number of U.S. Navy ships deployed and underway. As of [--] November approx. 1/3 of the "underway" fleet was operating in SOUTHCOM. (14/41=34%) For the latest positions of the 287-ship strong battle force (and much more) see links above and @iejmedia. Super Hornets from the Ford carrier strike group were spotted operating off the northern coast of Venezuela today - the first time with transponders on (via @SA_Defensa) Approx. 20% of the deployed U.S. Navy fleet is now in SOUTHCOM. New report with illustrative strike options: https://t.co/QhzxpUIpRO Super Hornets from the"
X Link 2025-11-22T01:03Z 64.4K followers, 230.9K engagements
"Source/more info @USNINews USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Nov. [--] [----] USNI News https://t.co/Vh5XBPdUEx https://t.co/A2ftXbbuOW USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Nov. [--] [----] USNI News https://t.co/Vh5XBPdUEx https://t.co/A2ftXbbuOW"
X Link 2025-11-22T01:08Z 64.1K followers, 11.7K engagements
"Calcs and more info: @Aviation_Intel Calculations: Per USNI [--] Nov: - [--] ships deployed (USS [--] USNS 30) - [--] ships underway (41 deployed [--] local) Ships in SOUTHCOM: - 12-14 USS - 2-3 USNS - % of ships deployed: 12-14/66 = 18%-21% (approx. 20%) - % of ships deployed and underway = 14+/41 = 34% (approx. 1/3) https://t.co/gLmF738hJa @Aviation_Intel Calculations: Per USNI [--] Nov: - [--] ships deployed (USS [--] USNS 30) - [--] ships underway (41 deployed [--] local) Ships in SOUTHCOM: - 12-14 USS - 2-3 USNS - % of ships deployed: 12-14/66 = 18%-21% (approx. 20%) - % of ships deployed and underway ="
X Link 2025-11-22T18:43Z 64.1K followers, [----] engagements
"ABECSG quietly left San Diego last week for a WESTPAC deployment per @USNINews: "Less than a year after its last deployment USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) quietly departed Friday from Naval Station San Diego Calif. for a Pacific deployment USNI News has learned." @samlagrone"
X Link 2025-11-24T22:10Z 64.7K followers, 49.8K engagements
"Abraham Lincolns deployment is a break from the Navys Optimized Fleet Response Plan (OFRP) which dictates a 36-month schedule of maintenance training and deployment. USS Abraham Lincoln Quietly Deploys from San Diego USNI News https://t.co/JhQLEG9H9R https://t.co/5ZA6HY9uuy USS Abraham Lincoln Quietly Deploys from San Diego USNI News https://t.co/JhQLEG9H9R https://t.co/5ZA6HY9uuy"
X Link 2025-11-24T22:12Z 64.1K followers, [----] engagements
"ABECSG is self-styled as the most capable in the fleet. 🚨 Special report Why the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is the most capable in the fleet Equipped with F-35C stealth fighters next-gen technology & state-of-the-art weaponry @CVN_72 brings unrivaled capability & capacity to the Middle East. What we (publicly) know: https://t.co/cdbF9VXLS6 🚨 Special report Why the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is the most capable in the fleet Equipped with F-35C stealth fighters next-gen technology & state-of-the-art weaponry @CVN_72 brings unrivaled capability & capacity to the Middle"
X Link 2025-11-24T22:53Z 64.1K followers, [----] engagements
"DVIDS: "USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) flagship of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd/7th Fleet area of operations demonstrating the U.S. Navys long-term commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific." (posted [--] Nov)"
X Link 2025-11-24T23:28Z 64.1K followers, [----] engagements
"Meanwhile USS Nimitz (CVN-68) is wrapping on its final operational deployment after departing the South China Sea last week. Following the conclusion of the more than eight-month long deployment the Bremerton-based carrier is set to be decommissioned and dismantled on the East Coast. (USNI News) 🔎USS Nimitz Departs West Philippine Sea Enters Philippine Sea Spotted on @VesselFinder prior to a NB transit (overnight UTC) of the San Bernardino Strait which separates the Bicol Peninsula of Luzon to the north from the island of Samar to the south Along with USS Nimitz https://t.co/RPF50JXYno 🔎USS"
X Link 2025-11-25T01:38Z 64.4K followers, [----] engagements
"As of [--] mins ago CVN [--] was 100nm SW of San Diego:"
X Link 2025-11-25T03:36Z 64.4K followers, [----] engagements
"Tracking U.S. Navy carrier strike groups With little fanfare the Lincoln CSG departed San Diego on Friday for a Pacific deployment. On the tail end of its 22nd and final deployment USS Nimitz is transiting the Pacific. Ford CSG and Iwo Jima ARG on station in the Caribbean"
X Link 2025-11-25T23:59Z 64.5K followers, 63.4K engagements
"See latest @USNINews fleet tracker for a deep dive: USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Nov. [--] [----] USNI News https://t.co/eYztAJEsdW https://t.co/W9WJVzvvMw USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Nov. [--] [----] USNI News https://t.co/eYztAJEsdW https://t.co/W9WJVzvvMw"
X Link 2025-11-26T00:17Z 64.4K followers, [----] engagements
"@USNINews USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) is taking on aircraft including F-35C Lightning II fighters attached to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) [--] approx. 250nm SW of San Diego (as of [--] mins ago)"
X Link 2025-11-26T02:08Z 64.4K followers, [----] engagements
"Modified map of potential military targets in Venezuela with an overlay of U.S. flight operations in the region - 7x "bomber attack demos" from CONUS (4x B-1B 10x B-52H) - 14x F/A-18 2x E-2D from CVN [--] briefly turned transponders on - RC-135 off the east coast w/ @SA_Defensa"
X Link 2025-11-27T02:13Z 80.6K followers, 334.7K engagements
"POTUS: "To all Airlines Pilots Drug Dealers and Human Traffickers please consider THE AIRSPACE ABOVE AND SURROUNDING VENEZUELA TO BE CLOSED IN ITS ENTIRETY." (29NOV2025 07:43ET) Modified map of potential military targets in Venezuela with an overlay of U.S. flight operations in the region - 7x "bomber attack demos" from CONUS (4x B-1B 10x B-52H) - 14x F/A-18 2x E-2D from CVN [--] briefly turned transponders on - RC-135 off the east coast w/ @SA_Defensa https://t.co/44rli0nyNW Modified map of potential military targets in Venezuela with an overlay of U.S. flight operations in the region - 7x"
X Link 2025-11-29T15:11Z 64.4K followers, 58.5K engagements
"After embarking Carrier Air Wing (CVW) [--] USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) is steaming west last spotted 1k nm from San Diego. USS Nimitz (CVN 68) on its last deployment before decommissioning arrived in Pearl Harbor. Despite some speculation CVN [--] is heading west (not south)"
X Link 2025-12-01T01:10Z 80.4K followers, 31.7K engagements
"Four U.S. carriers are currently deployed. Tracking U.S. Navy carrier strike groups With little fanfare the Lincoln CSG departed San Diego on Friday for a Pacific deployment. On the tail end of its 22nd and final deployment USS Nimitz is transiting the Pacific. Ford CSG and Iwo Jima ARG on station in the Caribbean. https://t.co/sJZ7Ecmp9E Tracking U.S. Navy carrier strike groups With little fanfare the Lincoln CSG departed San Diego on Friday for a Pacific deployment. On the tail end of its 22nd and final deployment USS Nimitz is transiting the Pacific. Ford CSG and Iwo Jima ARG on station in"
X Link 2025-12-01T01:13Z 64.4K followers, [----] engagements
"CVN [--] departed San Diego on [--] November. ABECSG quietly left San Diego last week for a WESTPAC deployment per @USNINews: "Less than a year after its last deployment USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) quietly departed Friday from Naval Station San Diego Calif. for a Pacific deployment USNI News has learned." @samlagrone https://t.co/YfDRyIWhNt ABECSG quietly left San Diego last week for a WESTPAC deployment per @USNINews: "Less than a year after its last deployment USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) quietly departed Friday from Naval Station San Diego Calif. for a Pacific deployment USNI News has"
X Link 2025-12-01T01:23Z 64.4K followers, [----] engagements
"CVN [--] moored at Pier H3/H4 in Pearl Harbor yesterday. USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Nimitz-class aircraft carrier coming into Pearl Harbor - November [--] [----] SRC: TW-@reverseops808 https://t.co/NW7x1Mo0VI USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Nimitz-class aircraft carrier coming into Pearl Harbor - November [--] [----] SRC: TW-@reverseops808 https://t.co/NW7x1Mo0VI"
X Link 2025-12-01T03:08Z 71.5K followers, [----] engagements
"U.S. strikes against alleged narco-terrorists have slowed considerably with no attacks announced in 2+ weeks - representing the longest lull since ops began in early September. Three months in [--] vessels have been destroyed with [--] KIA [--] survivors and [--] MIA/presumed dead"
X Link 2025-12-01T22:45Z 74.4K followers, 68.8K engagements
"Update: HEGSETH: HAVE HAD A PAUSE IN STRIKES BECAUSE IT'S HARD TO FIND BOATS RIGHT NOW HEGSETH: HAVE HAD A PAUSE IN STRIKES BECAUSE IT'S HARD TO FIND BOATS RIGHT NOW"
X Link 2025-12-02T19:45Z 71.5K followers, [----] engagements
"Two new salient data points related to yesterday's post: - According to POTUS "drugs coming in by sea are down 91%" - SECDEF specifically addressed the slowdown characterizing it as a "pause" . "because it's hard to find boats to strike right now which is the entire point." U.S. strikes against alleged narco-terrorists have slowed considerably with no attacks announced in 2+ weeks - representing the longest lull since ops began in early September. Three months in [--] vessels have been destroyed with [--] KIA [--] survivors and [--] MIA/presumed dead. https://t.co/MbbkchopDn U.S. strikes against"
X Link 2025-12-02T23:43Z 64.7K followers, 15.5K engagements
"Live @IndoPacPodcast tonight at 7pm ET featuring two guests who need no introduction @BonnieGlaser and @YamagamiShingo to talk about the firestorm from Beijing that Japan's PM ignited following remarks made about Taiwan. The story and rise of Japan's first female PM and arguably Asia's most consequential leader right now Sanae Takaichi is remarkable and masterfully told by @HanakoMontgome1 in Ep. [---]. Takaichi has not wavered amid China's intense pressure campaign and at times violent rhetoric. She's seen a bump in the polls as a result which speaks for itself. A rare opportunity to hear from"
X Link 2025-12-03T22:00Z 71.5K followers, 11.3K engagements
"As of yesterday Reuters reports that 90+ Chinese ships are operating in the region - down from 100+ earlier this week - surpassing China's"mass naval deploymentin December last year" in the "largest maritime show of force to date." A high-level visual (notes + sources below):"
X Link 2025-12-06T01:32Z 75.6K followers, 365.8K engagements
"The Chinese ships have massed in waters stretching from the southern part of the Yellow Sea through the East China Sea and down into the contested South China Sea as well as into the Pacific according to four security officials in the region. Their accounts were corroborated by intelligence reports from a country in the region which detailed the deployment. Reuters reviewed the reports on condition it did not name the country. As of Thursday morning there are more than [--] Chinese ships operating in the region coming down from more than [---] at one point earlier this week the documents showed."
X Link 2025-12-06T01:42Z 74.8K followers, 21.6K engagements
"The Hainan amphibious task group was last spotted 500nm north of Palau. Australia is closely tracking the ATG but its unclear how far south the group will transit. @SinoTalk unpacks why the PLA might conduct a second circumnavigation op and what it would look like: Satellite imagery by @vantortech and published by @AndrewBGreene @thenightlyau shows the Peoples Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) flotilla sailing at least [---] nautical miles (926 kilometers) north of Palau on December 3rd. https://t.co/3awhUQfeoa Satellite imagery by @vantortech and published by @AndrewBGreene @thenightlyau shows the"
X Link 2025-12-06T02:04Z 74.8K followers, 18.2K engagements
"While my focus recently has been on the SOUTHCOM buildup theres a lot going on in the Indo-Pacific. The Liaoning carrier task group entered WESTPAC today on its 2nd far east deployment of [----]. The U.S. Navy is also moving assets in - new INDOPACOM map out tomorrow. As of yesterday Reuters reports that 90+ Chinese ships are operating in the region - down from 100+ earlier this week - surpassing China's"mass naval deploymentin December last year" in the "largest maritime show of force to date." A high-level visual (notes + sources below): https://t.co/1mcLOmJg66 As of yesterday Reuters reports"
X Link 2025-12-06T22:13Z 74.9K followers, 52.2K engagements
"Lincoln + Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) [--] moved from 3rd to 7th Fleet sometime between [--] and [--] December per DVIDS"
X Link 2025-12-08T23:48Z 74.6K followers, 19.6K engagements
"Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Robert Smalls (CG-62) and America-class amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7) with embarked elements of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) [--] and Commander Task Force (CTF) [--] arrived in Da Nang Dec. [--] reads a statement from the Navy. (USNI News) USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Dec. [--] [----] https://t.co/bt04V7c5LH USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Dec. [--] [----] https://t.co/bt04V7c5LH"
X Link 2025-12-09T02:10Z 74.9K followers, 29.8K engagements
"The U.S. is entering the endgame of its military buildup in the Caribbean moving high-value assets critical for combat ops into SOUTHCOM. - Deploying additional strike and electronic attack aircraft including VANG F-35As and VAQ [---] Growlers - Repositioning USAF assets from CENTCOM and INDOPACOM such as CSAR HH-60W Jolly Green II helos and HC-130J aircraft - Six KC-135 tankers forward deployed to the Dominican Republic - MQ-4C Triton drone confirmed conducting ops in the AOR - Advanced AN/TPS-80 radar set up in Trinidad & Tobago + Carrying out more frequent flight ops in closer proximity to"
X Link 2025-12-12T23:04Z 80K followers, 1.4M engagements
"GRFCSG is underway in the central Caribbean Sea per @MT_Anderson: 🔎Pushing South: USS Gerald R. Ford Strike Group Moves Deeper into Caribbean Basin OSINT Confirmed (Dec 12): CSG [--] (CVN-78) has shifted her operating area significantly southward. The Location: Sighted [---] S/SW of Ponce. This is the furthest south we have tracked the https://t.co/KOI713KUQ1 🔎Pushing South: USS Gerald R. Ford Strike Group Moves Deeper into Caribbean Basin OSINT Confirmed (Dec 12): CSG [--] (CVN-78) has shifted her operating area significantly southward. The Location: Sighted [---] S/SW of Ponce. This is the"
X Link 2025-12-12T23:47Z 74.9K followers, 39.8K engagements
"Six EA-18G Growlers with expeditionary Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) [---] (The Scorpions) out of Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island Washington landed in Puerto Rico this week. @SA_Defensa VAQ-132 was the first operational squadron to transition the Electronic Attack community into the new EA-18G Growler. The EA-18G Growler aircraft we fly represents the most advanced technology in airborne Electronic Attack and stands as the Navys first line of defense in hostile environments. Avariant of the F/A-18F Super Hornet Block II the EA-18G Growler combines the capability of the combat-proven"
X Link 2025-12-13T01:03Z 74.9K followers, 30.9K engagements
"The U.S. is also repositioning USAF assets from CENTCOM and INDOPACOM into SOUTHCOM including combat search and rescue (CSAR) HH-60W Jolly Green II helos and HC-130J aircraft. Will know more in the coming days as more flights arrive. Via @LatAmMilMVMTs RCH575's cargo was USAF HH-60Ws from Kadena Air Base in Japan. Credit: Ricardo Arduengo/Reuters. https://t.co/58ibWbFbzr RCH575's cargo was USAF HH-60Ws from Kadena Air Base in Japan. Credit: Ricardo Arduengo/Reuters. https://t.co/58ibWbFbzr"
X Link 2025-12-13T02:46Z 74.9K followers, 31.9K engagements
"The U.S. seized sanctioned oil tanker MT SKIPPER on [--] December. The operation launched from carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) was led by the U.S. Coast Guard supported by the U.S. Navy and involved two helicopters special operations forces [--] USCG members and [--] Marines according to CBS News. "The boarding team was composed of the Coast Guard's Maritime Security and Response Team an elite maritime interdiction unit based in Chesapeake Virginia." Vessel track + new @mercoglianos video below U.S. Seizes A Shadow Fleet Super Tanker off Venezuela The Skipper Has Been Arrested Video:"
X Link 2025-12-13T21:13Z 75K followers, 34.1K engagements
"Current composition of U.S. 7th Fleet the Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet. Put this together for @grok since he replied to my last map and said "around [---] ships were operating in the region and assigned to the Pacific Fleet." Out of a total battle force of [---] ships [---] (35%) are deployed [--] ships are in U.S. 7th Fleet AOR (deployed or forward-deployed) 20% of the fleet is in maintenance sea trials or post-deployment with the remaining 45% in port but active/available or conducting local ops @elonmusk Happy to provide Grok access to the latest @iejmedia military database for"
X Link 2025-12-16T00:08Z 75.1K followers, 112.8K engagements
"Big deck update: USS George Washington (CVN 73) returned to Yokosuka Japan on [--] December after a 2-month patrol USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) + strike group were in Guam for a port call from 11-13 December As far as I can USS Tripoli (LHA 7) is still in the South China Sea but that's a few days stale Confirmed today: The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group currently sailing west in the Pacific on a surge deployment chopped into U.S. 7th Fleet. Amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7) entered the South China Sea and recently stopped in Da Nang. New INDOPACOM snapshot:"
X Link 2025-12-16T00:22Z 75.1K followers, 11.1K engagements
"@USNINews U.S. Navy fleet snapshot @iejmedia [--] ships in 4th Fleet/SOUTHCOM [--] ships in 5th Fleet/CENTCOM [--] ships in 6th Fleet/EUCOM [--] ships in 7th Fleet/INDOPACOM"
X Link 2025-12-16T02:00Z 75K followers, [----] engagements
"China moving fast to become the "most powerful space force on the planet" @mikestudeman "They intend on dominating this frontier. If they have two taikonauts that plant the Chinese flag in [----] the 80th anniversary of the CCP taking over they're going to make a big deal about it in the information domain. And the perception will be that the Americans are slipping behind and maybe in fact your descent is all but inevitable." "The Chinese ambitions are more than just putting two taikonauts on the moon and then moving on to Mars. Their concept is much bigger than what we appear to be talking"
X Link 2025-12-16T02:20Z 75.1K followers, 19.6K engagements
"Alongside carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Spruance (DDG 111) USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) and USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121) made port calls in Guam between [--] and [--] December. "ABECSG composed of the air wing of the future and a modernized Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer as the integrated air and missile defense commander (IAMDC) is capable of conducting simultaneous operations in multiple domains and warfare areas operating the most advanced technology with skilled and highly trained personnel." (DVIDS)"
X Link 2025-12-16T03:27Z 75.1K followers, [----] engagements
"Of the [--] (or so) ships in U.S. 7th Fleet [--] are underway conducting routine ops. Americas forward-deployed carrier in Japan USS George Washington (CVN 73) along with the majority of DESRON [--] returned to Yokosuka. USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) is on station as the sole U.S. carrier deployed in the Western Pacific. Current composition of U.S. 7th Fleet the Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet. Put this together for @grok since he replied to my last map and said "around [---] ships were operating in the region and assigned to the Pacific Fleet." Out of a total battle force of"
X Link 2025-12-16T23:39Z 80.3K followers, 17.2K engagements
"USS Nimitz (CVN 68) just returned from its final deployment which included operations in U.S. 7th Fleet prior to Lincolns arrival. Carrier USS Nimitz Returns to Bremerton Wraps Final Deployment USNI News https://t.co/EbK4VV20dz https://t.co/8v3eiJAyEb Carrier USS Nimitz Returns to Bremerton Wraps Final Deployment USNI News https://t.co/EbK4VV20dz https://t.co/8v3eiJAyEb"
X Link 2025-12-16T23:47Z 75.1K followers, [----] engagements
"Yesterday POTUS ordered a total and complete blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers going into and out of Venezuela. The largest armada ever assembled in the history of South America will enforce the blockade/embargo/quarantine and it will only get bigger"
X Link 2025-12-18T00:01Z 75.1K followers, 100.9K engagements
"As @CraigMSingleton said today on an unreleased @IndoPacPodcast a blockade is an international legal term with international legal significance. Since I dont comment on things I dont understand Ill let others decide if this is technically a blockade or more akin to an embargo or quarantine. Scroll @mercoglianos for thoughtful and apolitical analysis: Blockade: The Ultimate Guide to an Act of War US Law Explained This does not fit the definition of a blockade but more like an embargo. https://t.co/bWDhXEdQ1q Blockade: The Ultimate Guide to an Act of War US Law Explained This does not fit the"
X Link 2025-12-18T01:20Z 75K followers, 20.6K engagements
"@iejmedia Inspired by @RhodesMaps to take a different view and show Venezuela from the vantage point of the blockading forces and where they are staging from in Puerto Rico. Another map for Pearl Harbor Day from six years ago. Originally inspired by Japanese maps that put the Pacific (east) at the top another inspiration was thinking about the Great Circle route from Japan to Hawaii and forcing a new perspective of the Central Pacific. https://t.co/21MqnLW2M3 Another map for Pearl Harbor Day from six years ago. Originally inspired by Japanese maps that put the Pacific (east) at the top"
X Link 2025-12-18T02:43Z 75K followers, [----] engagements
"As the U.S. enforces & expands its blockade additional strike & support assets arrived in SOUTHCOM: + [--] VTANG F-35As deployed to Puerto Rico + 921st Contingency Response Squad @ SDQ + USAF U-28A Draco EC-130H Compass Call MC-130J Per POTUS M/T Bella [--] is still on the run"
X Link 2025-12-23T00:05Z 80.5K followers, 314.1K engagements
"14 F-35A Lightning II stealth fighters with the Vermont Air National Guard (VTANG) 158th Fighter Wing (158 FW) deployed last week to Roosevelt Roads (RVR) Puerto Rico. 📍Jos Aponte de la Torre Airport #UnitedStates () What a photo. F-35As from the Vermont ANG are now officially in Ceiba. 📸: @Arduengo787 https://t.co/1n2WFKvFlv 📍Jos Aponte de la Torre Airport #UnitedStates () What a photo. F-35As from the Vermont ANG are now officially in Ceiba. 📸: @Arduengo787 https://t.co/1n2WFKvFlv"
X Link 2025-12-23T00:21Z 75.1K followers, [----] engagements
"The 921st Contingency Response Squadron executes open-the-airbase mission sets for austere wartime operations: @CJohnston 621st Contingency Response Wing photos from Las Amricas International Airport Dominican Republic. CRW comes with attached meteorological security logistics and traffic control capability. Airmen from the 621st CRW and 921st CRS built up the airfield from 12/04 to 12/09. https://t.co/TMLjMU7oIZ 621st Contingency Response Wing photos from Las Amricas International Airport Dominican Republic. CRW comes with attached meteorological security logistics and traffic control"
X Link 2025-12-23T00:29Z 75.1K followers, 10.1K engagements
"Breaking today from @LatAmMilMVMTs: [--] USAF MC-130Js spotted in Puerto Rico @ BQN. The Commando II flies clandestine or low visibility single or multiship low-level infiltration exfiltration and resupply of special operations forces by airdrop or airland and air refueling missions for special operations helicopters and tiltrotor aircraft intruding politically sensitive or hostile territories. (USAF) A Sentinel-2 pass on [--] December of Rafael Hernndez International Airport (BQN/TJBQ) in Puerto Rico shows the presence of five USAF MC-130Js parked on the southeast side of the airport. The"
X Link 2025-12-23T01:15Z 75.6K followers, [----] engagements
"USAF EC-130H also operating out of Puerto Rico/SJU via @LatAmMilMVMTs. The EC-130H Compass Call is an airborne tactical weapon system using a heavily modified version of the C-130 Hercules airframe. The system disrupts enemy command and control communications and limits adversary coordination essential for enemy force management. The Compass Call system employs offensive counter-information and electronic attack (or EA) capabilities in support of U.S. and Coalition tactical air surface and special operations forces. (USAF) A video posted to social media yesterday (20 Dec) shows the arrival of"
X Link 2025-12-23T03:04Z 75.6K followers, [----] engagements
"@LatAmMilMVMTs In response to a question asking if the sanctioned M/T Bella [--] had been seized yet POTUS said: No its moving along. Well end up getting it"
X Link 2025-12-23T03:19Z 75.1K followers, [----] engagements
"Ford carrier strike group recently spotted operating 300km west of Dominica in the Caribbean Sea via @MT_Anderson 🔎Eastward Shift: USS Ford Moves to the Flank of the Windward Islands OSINT Confirmed (Dec 21): The USS Gerald R. Ford (CSG 12) has shifted its operating area to the eastern flank of the Caribbean while simultaneously conducting distributed logistics operations. The Carrier: https://t.co/hX4b0Om9Lb 🔎Eastward Shift: USS Ford Moves to the Flank of the Windward Islands OSINT Confirmed (Dec 21): The USS Gerald R. Ford (CSG 12) has shifted its operating area to the eastern flank of"
X Link 2025-12-23T04:07Z 75.1K followers, [----] engagements
"New: [--] U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) CV-22B Ospreys moved into SOUTHCOM per @shelbyholliday @laraseligman exclusive. The 27th Special Operations Wing and 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) (SOAR) have been operating in the region. The CV-22 is the Special Operation Forces variant of the U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey. This versatile self-deployable aircraft offers increased speed and range over other rotary-wing aircraft enabling AFSOC aircrews to execute long-range special operations missions in austere environments. The mission of the CV-22 is to"
X Link 2025-12-23T22:49Z 79.4K followers, 45.6K engagements
"The U.S. moved large numbers of special-operations aircraft troops and equipment into the Caribbean area this week giving Washington additional options for possible military action in Venezuela according to U.S. officials and open source flight-tracking data. (WSJ) CV-22 Ospreys flew in from Cannon AFB and C-17s from Ft. Stewart and Ft. Campbell also arrived Monday. The moves indicate specialized forces trained to execute high-risk infiltration and extraction missions and seize airfields could be in the region: https://t.co/G09druJVC5 CV-22 Ospreys flew in from Cannon AFB and C-17s from Ft."
X Link 2025-12-23T22:51Z 79.5K followers, [----] engagements
"It isn't clear what types of troops and equipment the aircraft were transporting. Cannon is home to the 27th Special Operations Wing while the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment an elite U.S. special operations unit and the 101st Airborne Division are based at Fort Campbell. The first battalion of the 75th Ranger Regiment is based at Hunter Army Airfield at Fort Stewart. (WSJ) EXCLU: The U.S. moved a large number of special-operations aircraft & multiple cargo planes filled w troops & equipment into the Caribbean area providing more options for military action in the region according"
X Link 2025-12-23T23:30Z 75.7K followers, [----] engagements
"The presence of these aircraft provides a drastic expansion of special operations aerial support capability for Operation Southern Spear. The CV-22s offer greater range and speed compared to their traditional rotary-wing counterparts. This allows them to penetrate deeper into contested territory without tanker support which could prove highly beneficial for a country as large as Venezuela. They also get to where they are going faster and in any weather. This is especially important for combat search and rescue (CSAR) duties where every minute counts. Typically USAF CV-22s execute special"
X Link 2025-12-24T02:57Z 75.7K followers, [----] engagements
"The U.S. continues to bolster its airpower in the Caribbean with at least [--] MQ-9A Reaper drones [--] CV-22B Ospreys [--] MC-130J Commando IIs and [--] fighter aircraft now forward deployed to Puerto Rico. BQN: Special ops + drone hub RVR: Strike assets + IWOARG ACE SJU: C2 ISR EW PSE: Navy + USMC port w/ @LatAmMilMVMTs https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2005439992034672759 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2005439992034672759"
X Link 2025-12-29T00:45Z 80K followers, 79.5K engagements
"Last SOUTHCOM update (posted prior to the news that 11x U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) CV-22B Ospreys were repositioned): As the U.S. enforces & expands its blockade additional strike & support assets arrived in SOUTHCOM: + [--] VTANG F-35As deployed to Puerto Rico + 921st Contingency Response Squad @ SDQ + USAF U-28A Draco EC-130H Compass Call MC-130J Per POTUS M/T Bella [--] is still on the run. https://t.co/vgZuwQ71O5 As the U.S. enforces & expands its blockade additional strike & support assets arrived in SOUTHCOM: + [--] VTANG F-35As deployed to Puerto Rico + 921st"
X Link 2025-12-29T00:57Z 79.5K followers, 17.4K engagements
"Breaking: China launches exercise Justice Mission [----] dispatching PLA fighter aircraft bombers drones & warships to approach Taiwan in close proximity from different directions & conduct rapid maneuvers form all-dimensional posture & execute systemic blockade & control"
X Link 2025-12-29T03:49Z 80K followers, 95.9K engagements
"As @SinoTalk notes a key question is whether (and to what extent) China Coast Guard (CCG) ships practice Visit Board Search and Seizure (VBSS) drills during the exercise. The yellow areas on the map are where the CCG vessels will be deployed on December 30th where they will conduct drills related to controlling which ships can enter the zones. Specifically the CCG ships could practice notional or actual VBSS drills during the exercise. The yellow areas on the map are where the CCG vessels will be deployed on December 30th where they will conduct drills related to controlling which ships can"
X Link 2025-12-29T04:52Z 80K followers, [----] engagements
"Over the past [--] hours China surrounded Taiwan and executed large-scale live-fire military exercises featuring simulated decapitation strikes and the seizure of key ports. It is a noose-style blockade. The operational scope is no longer limited to symbolic isolated shows of force but has evolved into a coordinated and interconnected blockade network practicing the tactics to choke off the islands vital supply lines the official PLA press account stated bluntly. With a potential Day [--] on the horizon heres everything you might have missed: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2006153309749453230"
X Link 2025-12-30T23:59Z 80.6K followers, 340.3K engagements
"The PRC designated seven exercise zones in the Taiwan Strait and areas to the north southwest southeast and east of Taiwan. From 09:00 to 11:00 the PLA established an 8th training area to the east of Taiwan (per @MoNDefense). [--] [--]. [--]. [--]. [--]. https://t.co/LONwsRMKZA https://t.co/UC4VuVAq20 [--] [--]. [--]. [--]. [--]. https://t.co/LONwsRMKZA https://t.co/UC4VuVAq20"
X Link 2025-12-31T00:36Z 79.5K followers, 16.7K engagements
"Day [--] synopsis posted on the PLAs English website: NANJING Dec. [--] -- Starting from December [--] the Chinese PLA Eastern Theater Command has been dispatching its Army Navy Air Force and Rocket Force troops to conduct the joint military drills code-named "Justice Mission 2025" in the Taiwan Strait and areas to the north southwest southeast and east of the Taiwan Island focusing on subjects of sea-air combat readiness patrol joint seizure of comprehensive superiority blockade on key ports and areas as well as all-dimensional deterrence outside the island chain. With vessels and aircraft"
X Link 2025-12-31T01:08Z 79.4K followers, 10.6K engagements
"Of the [--] rockets the PLA fired from Pingtan and Shishi [--] splashed down in Zone [--] outside Taiwans [--] nautical mile contiguous zone and [--] landed in Zone [--] inside the 24nm CZ. None of the projectiles flew over Taiwan proper. By comparing Taiwans contiguous zone with the exercise areas designated by the PLA Eastern Theatre Command we have mapped the estimated impact area of the PLA-A's live rocket artillery firing conducted on Dec. [--]. Source: https://t.co/Ebf4VliFVi. https://t.co/TBA2nADRPT By comparing Taiwans contiguous zone with the exercise areas designated by the PLA Eastern Theatre"
X Link 2025-12-31T05:04Z 79.7K followers, 11.2K engagements
"In a statement posted on [--] December the spokesperson for PLA Eastern Theater Command announced the formal conclusion of Justice Mission [----]. For detailed PLA data see @iejmedia database"
X Link 2025-12-31T22:40Z 80K followers, [----] engagements
"Chinas military activities and rhetoric toward Taiwan and others in the region increase tensions unnecessarily. We urge Beijing to exercise restraint cease its military pressure against Taiwan and instead engage in meaningful dialogue. The United States supports peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait and opposes unilateral changes to the status quo including by force or coercion. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2006824314260148454 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2006824314260148454"
X Link 2026-01-01T20:26Z 80K followers, [----] engagements
"At approximately 01:00 ET on [--] January @SA_Defensa and @LatAmMilMVMTs were among the first to report on explosions in Caracas the capital of Venezuela. Minutes later they confirmed those reports with public/firsthand audio and video. While most of the country slept the much anticipated land strikes POTUS teased for weeks were underway. Looks like Fort Tiuna got hit HARD https://t.co/LbJmpa3BuV Looks like Fort Tiuna got hit HARD https://t.co/LbJmpa3BuV"
X Link 2026-01-03T11:48Z 79.9K followers, 22.7K engagements
"@SA_Defensa @LatAmMilMVMTs @CJohnston Initial reports indicated that Fort Tiuna a major military stronghold in Caracas was targeted - and hit hard. Sharp eyes quickly identified U.S. Army 160th SOAR (Airborne) MH-47G Chinooks in other videos. This is an MH-47G belonging to the US Armys 160th SOAR (A). https://t.co/o16FU70h1q This is an MH-47G belonging to the US Armys 160th SOAR (A). https://t.co/o16FU70h1q"
X Link 2026-01-03T12:11Z 80K followers, 28K engagements
"Over the course of the night aircraft began launching from [--] different bases on land and sea across the Western Hemisphere. In total more than [---] aircraft bombers fighters intel recon and rotary wing aircraft were in the air. The 150+ aircraft worked in close coordination all coming together. to layer effects for a single purpose: to get an interdiction force into downtown Caracas while maintaining the element of tactical surprise. As the operation began the helicopters with the extraction force which included law enforcement officers took off and began their flight into Venezuela at 100"
X Link 2026-01-04T02:52Z 80.6K followers, 34.1K engagements
"Per Gen. Caine 160th SOAR helos came under fire and they replied with overwhelming force in self-defense. This is the single best 160th SOAR clip from the entire night. Just an unreal POV. https://t.co/YBsYreBtyy This is the single best 160th SOAR clip from the entire night. Just an unreal POV. https://t.co/YBsYreBtyy"
X Link 2026-01-04T04:51Z 80.5K followers, 34.2K engagements
"The U.S. forces deployed for the operation included [--] F-22s from Joint Base Langley-Eustis Va. Publicly available imagery shows Air Force F-22s are on site at Roosevelt Roads Naval Station Puerto Rico alongside Vermont Air National Guard F-35As U.S. Marine Corps F-35Bs and other U.S. military aircraft. During the Trump administrations buildup of military might in Latin America the U.S. has also been using air bases elsewhere in Puerto Rico the U.S. Virgin Islands the Dominican Republic El Salvador and other locations in the region including the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier and the USS"
X Link 2026-01-04T05:12Z 80K followers, 24.9K engagements
"SOUTHCOM force posture following joint operation Absolute Resolve: 150+ aircraft from [--] bases participated Ground force of [---] U.S. personnel "went downtown in Caracas" Unprecedented employment of OWA drones and layered CYBERCOM + SPACECOM effects The final update"
X Link 2026-01-06T02:35Z 80.6K followers, 183.8K engagements
"Special thanks as always to @SA_Defensa @CJohnston @LatAmMilMVMTs @TheIntelFrog @MT_Anderson @mercoglianos @vcdgf555. For detailed military data check out @iejmedia. Press and hold to load/save in 4K for easier viewing. Operation Absolute Resolve mission brief: During the darkest hours of [--] and [--] January the U.S. conducted operation Absolute Resolve a discreet precise mission to apprehend Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro. The special operations extraction force escorted by a U.S. Navy Marine and Air Force protection package https://t.co/8CsIgvXK1U During the darkest hours of [--] and 3"
X Link 2026-01-06T02:47Z 80K followers, 13K engagements
"New operational details out today about the size of the U.S. ground force that entered Venezuela during Absolute Resolve: Nearly [---] of our greatest Americans went downtown in Caracas. @SecWar Hegseth just revealed the ground force size used to take President Maduro in a speech in Newport News: "We saw three nights ago in downtown Caracas in Venezuela as nearly [---] of our greatest Americans went downtown in Caracas . seems those Russian air defenses didn't @SecWar Hegseth just revealed the ground force size used to take President Maduro in a speech in Newport News: "We saw three nights ago in"
X Link 2026-01-06T03:09Z 80K followers, 11.2K engagements
"POTUS gave the official go order at 22:46 EST on [--] January but the mission began and B-1Bs launched hours earlier around 19:00 (0000z). The raid force was in motion before POTUS gave the 'go' order. Bombers tankers and fighters were all airborne en route to the Caribbean at the time the order was given. The raid force was in motion before POTUS gave the 'go' order. Bombers tankers and fighters were all airborne en route to the Caribbean at the time the order was given"
X Link 2026-01-06T04:06Z 80K followers, 12.6K engagements
"After arriving in the Caribbean the B-1Bs linked up with a joint fighter and electronic attack support package including: - U.S. Navy: F/A-18E/F Super Hornets + EA-18G Growlers - U.S. Air Force: [--] F-22 Raptors - VTANG [---] FW: F-35A Lightning IIs (CTOL) - U.S. Marine Corps: F-35B Lightning IIs (STOVL) CONUS and forward-deployed tankers patrol and reconnaissance AEW&C AWACS and BACN aircraft supported the mission throughout the night including: - USN: P-8A E-2D - USAF: E-11A EC-130H RC-135V/W E-3G KC-135 KC-46A CN-235 RQ-180 Over the course of the night aircraft began launching from 20"
X Link 2026-01-06T18:18Z 80.5K followers, [----] engagements
"My coverage began on [--] August following the announcement that Americas Rapid Response Force the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit embarked was deploying to SOUTHCOM. IWOARG had been working up for months to prepare for a regularly scheduled deployment but the expectation was a EUCOM/CENTCOM tasking and the southern transit was a surprise. @natashabertrand reported that 4000+ Sailors and Marines would deploy to the waters around Latin America and the Caribbean to combat drug cartels and provide POTUS with a broad range of military options in a dramatic"
X Link 2026-01-06T23:52Z 80K followers, 10K engagements
"By the end of August the 3-ship Iwo Jima ARG and [--] destroyers USS Sampson (DDG 102) USS Gravely (DDG 107) and USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) a cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG 70) and fast attack sub USS Newport News (SSN 750) chopped into U.S. 4th Fleet/SOUTHCOM AOR. After the first U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon and USAF MQ-9A Reaper drones arrived in Puerto Rico the U.S. was positioned to begin striking cartel-affiliated boats. SOUTHCOM Snapshot: Potential strike package with a TLAM (Tomahawk Land Attack Missile) loadout via @vcdgf555 POTUS has options. https://t.co/9ForwEHosq SOUTHCOM Snapshot: Potential"
X Link 2026-01-07T01:11Z 80K followers, [----] engagements
"During a predawn operation today the U.S. with U.K. support seized sanctioned oil tanker M/T Marinera (fka M/T Bella 1) after a 2+ week pursuit. U.S. Coast Guard national security cutter USCGC Munro (WMSL-755) shadowed the dark fleet tanker across the Atlantic 160th SOAR MH-6M Little Birds embarked the special operations interdiction force and a U.S. Navy P-8A provided overwatch monitoring Russian submarine activity. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2009048657597809109 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2009048657597809109"
X Link 2026-01-07T23:45Z 82K followers, 152.4K engagements
"A comprehensive [--] min review of the takedown by @mercoglianos: US Seizes 'Russian' Russian Tanker Marinera (ex-Bella 1) How the US Could Have Seized Marinera Seizure of M Sophia in the Caribbean What does this mean going forward Video: https://t.co/AeKvuDtsew https://t.co/jJAlpDpaVY US Seizes 'Russian' Russian Tanker Marinera (ex-Bella 1) How the US Could Have Seized Marinera Seizure of M Sophia in the Caribbean What does this mean going forward Video: https://t.co/AeKvuDtsew https://t.co/jJAlpDpaVY"
X Link 2026-01-08T01:47Z 80K followers, 10.1K engagements
"Initial reports indicate ABECSG will move from INDOPACOM to CENTCOM. Based on prior redirects the transit would take 1-3 weeks. The USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) which was just ordered to the Middle East was spotted Wednesday on satellite imagery in the eastern portion of the South China Sea sailing roughly 200NM to the south of the Scarborough Shoal. The USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) which was just ordered to the Middle East was spotted Wednesday on satellite imagery in the eastern portion of the South China Sea sailing roughly 200NM to the south of the Scarborough Shoal"
X Link 2026-01-15T00:45Z 80.6K followers, 23.4K engagements
"Though there are currently no aircraft carriers in the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) region the Navys top admiral said he would seek alternatives to extending the deployment of the USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (CSG) for any potential operation against Iran. The strike group which most recently took part in the Operation Absolute Resolve mission to capture Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro is currently in the U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) region. It has been away from home since leaving its homeport of Norfolk on June [--] [----]. Extending deployments has a cascading effect on the"
X Link 2026-01-15T00:56Z 80.6K followers, 22.6K engagements
"The F-15Es especially those from RAF Lakenheath are a staple in the Middle East and have maintained a near constant presence in Jordan for nearly a decade. They also were at the tip of the spear when it came to defending against multiple instances of Iranian drone and cruise missile barrages on Israel. They are now more capable of that mission than ever before. Their departure to the Middle East was largely expected due to the current instability and saber rattling. Beyond its offensive capabilities if Iran were to launch a major attack on Israel and/or U.S. assets in the region preemptive or"
X Link 2026-01-23T00:34Z 82.2K followers, 14.5K engagements
"Aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) escorted by three destroyers USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121) (IAMD Commander) USS Spruance (DDG 111) and USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) left the Strait of Malacca on 19-20 January and is currently underway in the Indian Ocean approaching the U.S. Central Command/5th Fleet area of responsibility (AOR). ABECSG is the most capable strike group with new technologies including the Next-Generation jammer one of the most advanced Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121) as the integrated air and missile defense"
X Link 2026-01-23T02:07Z 82.5K followers, 12K engagements
"@Polymarket JUST IN (2023) DOD confirms it hasdirected energy capabilitiesthat can be used to protect U.S. forces in the Middle East ⚡ "We have a wide variety of missile defense systems which does include directed energy capabilities." https://t.co/SQ7LPZ26Gs DOD confirms it hasdirected energy capabilitiesthat can be used to protect U.S. forces in the Middle East ⚡ "We have a wide variety of missile defense systems which does include directed energy capabilities." https://t.co/SQ7LPZ26Gs"
X Link 2026-01-24T02:32Z 82K followers, [----] engagements
"A7 I spent [--] weeks backpacking and getting destroyed by the sun in Thailand so I rewarded myself at a resort in Phuket #passionpassport"
X Link 2017-03-23T18:41Z 74.9K followers, [--] engagements
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