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Russia's Secret Kill Squad Exposed After Operative Caught Using Google Translate

An investigation by The Insider exposed Center 795, Russia's newest assassination directorate established in late 2022 under cover of the Kalashnikov arms company. The 500-officer unit, staffed by FSB and GRU veterans, was designed for political assassinations, sabotage, and battlefield operations.

Senior operative Denis Alimov was arrested in Colombia on February 24 after the FBI read his murder-for-hire communications in real time through Google Translate server logs. He faces life imprisonment and extradition to the United States. (Read More)​

Pentagon Sends 2,200 Marines to Middle East

The Pentagon ordered the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit aboard the USS Tripoli from Japan to the Middle East, adding roughly 2,200 Marines with F-35Bs, attack helicopters, and amphibious assault capability. The deployment responds to Iran's sustained attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.

Only 77 ships have crossed the strait this month compared to 1,229 during the same period last year. At least 16 merchant vessels have been attacked since late February. (Read More)​

All Six KC-135 Crew Confirmed Dead as U.S. Loses Fourth Aircraft This Month

CENTCOM confirmed all six crew members aboard the KC-135 that went down in western Iraq on March 12 were killed in what is believed to be a midair collision between two tankers. Images posted online show the second KC-135landed in Tel Aviv with significant vertical stabilizer damage.

The crash is the fourth manned U.S. aircraft loss during Epic Fury, following three F-15Es downed by Kuwaiti friendly fire on March 1. At least 10 MQ-9 Reapers have also been lost. (Read More)​

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➤ A French soldier was killed and six others wounded in an Iranian drone attack on a military base near Erbil, Iraq, marking France's first combat death in the Middle East war. President Macron called the strike "unacceptable." (Read More)​

➤ Defense Secretary Hegseth said Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei is "wounded and likely disfigured" from strikes on the war's first day, noting Khamenei issued only a written statement with no video or photo. (Read More)​

➤ U.S. intelligence agencies reportedly assess Iran's government is not at risk of collapse despite nearly two weeks of strikes. The regime retains public control, and the Assembly of Experts named Khamenei's son Mojtaba as the new supreme leader. (Read More)​

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➤ Four Skydio X10D drone systems were stolen from Fort Campbell's 326th Engineer Battalion in November, with suspects now identified after the Army offered a $5,000 reward. Each drone is valued between $28,000 and $100,000. (Read More)​

➤ Hungary seized $82 million in cash and gold from Ukrainian state bank employees transporting funds between Austria and Ukraine. President Zelenskyy called the seizure "banditry," while Orban is using it as leverage over a pipeline dispute. (Read More)​

➤ KadNap malware has infected over 14,000 routers and edge devices to build a stealth proxy botnet, primarily targeting ASUS routers with 60% of victims in the United States. (Read More)​

TECHNOLOGY UPDATES

➤ The U.S. Navy conducted live-fire tests of its electromagnetic railgun at White Sands in February 2025, reviving the shelved program to support the planned Trump-class battleship. The 35,000-ton warships will carry railguns alongside missiles and directed energy weapons. (Read More)​

➤ Japan released official photos of its new EC-2 standoff jammer aircraft, a Kawasaki C-2 transport modified with electronic warfare systems to disrupt adversary radar and communications from outside threat range. (Read More)​

➤ Palantir demonstrated how its AI platform uses Anthropic's Claude chatbot to generate military war plans,allowing operators to request drone reconnaissance, attack options, and communications jamming through a chat interface. (Read More)​

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➤ U.S. lawmakers are pushing for a permanent American moon base, framing a sustained lunar presence as a national security imperative driven by a growing space race with China rather than a purely scientific endeavor.

➤ A $1 million Vietnam War memorial in Orange County is being torn down after former Supervisor Andrew Do pleaded guilty to bribery and funneling $10 million in COVID relief funds. Visitors report that the memorial had shoddy construction and lacked wheelchair access.

➤ Colorectal cancer is now the leading cancer killer of Americans under 50, with those 65 and younger accounting for 45% of new cases, up from 27% in 1995. Health agencies now recommend screening begin at age 45.

On this day in history: On March 14th, 1879, Albert Einstein was born in Ulm, Germany. By age 26, he published his theory of special relativity and the equation E=mc2, reshaping modern physics. He received the 1921 Nobel Prize and remains one of history's most recognized scientists.
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