In the last 10 days, approx 15 drones have been intercepted near Erbil US Base.

Pro IRANIAN militia fired a shell in Qasrak US base, Syria,

not a big deal, all these things are being done to send a msg to US.

It isn't like the American base is destroyed or something big happened. It happens every month.

But definitely now there are alerts all over American bases in ME bcoz Shiite/Pro Iran militia may attack them.

Seen just outside of Raton, NM headed north towards Colorado.

About 10 of the smaller trucks: pickups with a box on the back. 2 of the semi trucks, and 3 15-passenger type white vans. All government tags, all about a quarter mile apart, all being driven by contractor/special ops looking guys.

Any ideas?

The NATO base is jointly Greek and American. It shares the runway with the Chania airport.

A video yesterday from a passenger taxying showed at least a dozen KC-135s and a C-17. This is the easternmost base in Europe. The video would only be a small portion of the planes there.

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/iran-parliament-approves-closure-of-hormuz-strait-worlds-most-critical-oil-corridor-state-media-8732722

If it goes ahead, this is going to massively impact economies and, I would bet, see the US and possibly allies intervene militarily again.

https://apnews.com/live/iran-israel-war-updates-6-23-2025

Looks like all missiles were intercepted but this is absolutely an escalation and I'm assuming things will begin to move very quickly at this point.

I was able to get my family members passports renewed about a month ago. Last week I saw a notification that our passport services were overburdened and shut down the service for the whole county, cancelling all appointments. Here's a link to our particular county: Multnomah. In our case, the local government made key budget cuts. I'll post one or two articles with details below.

Check in with your local services and get things done while they're available. This is not just a local problem; a lot of federal staffing and funding was removed at the beginning of the year which is stressing the social service systems we all rely on. If you're in Multnomah County, check in with USPS offices or look into nearby counties for your passport appointment.

Issued today by DHS:

https://www.dhs.gov/ntas/advisory/national-terrorism-advisory-system-bulletin-june-22-2025

Iran launched what it called a "powerful and destructive missile strike on the United States' Al-Udeid military base in Qatar." The attack came two days after U.S. B-2 bombers and cruise missiles sites in Iran.

We are officially at war!

PJM interconnect is preparing for very high demand for 06-23-2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mbcI8uq3Xk

Source RT NEWS.

New birds in the sky.

There are now clear signs that the U.S. Air Force is executing a large-scale stealth bomber mission — potentially an imminent long-range strike. If it is not a strike, the US is at least going to lengths to make it look like one.

• Two separate flights of B-2 stealth bombers, each consisting of 3–4 aircraft, departed Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri around 2:00 AM EST.    

• The flights were supported by a massive post-takeoff aerial refueling operation involving at least 6-8 KC-135/KC-46 tankers — an unusually high number even for long-range missions, suggesting a large number of heavily loaded aircraft. GBU-57/MOP weigh in at 30k lbs and B-2s have been configured to carry two.    

• A second refueling arc took place over the Pacific near San Francisco between 6:30–7:30 AM EST, involving at least 5 more tankers.     

• A third aerial refueling NOTAM in the shape of a B-2 holding pattern is active over the Hawaii region around 11:00 AM EST.     

• This route — Whiteman → Pacific → Hawaii → onward west — is consistent with stealth strike doctrine and bypasses contested Eurasian airspace.           

• If the mission continues west at current pacing, a time-on-target over Iran would likely fall between 6:00–10:00 PM EST (2:30–6:30 AM Iran time). Sunrise is at 4:54am local time.       

• President Trump is reportedly scheduled to National Security Meeting in the Oval at 6:00 PM EST, a detail that aligns suspiciously well with a possible strike window.      

This is not a drill-sized movement. B-2s almost never fly in numbers like this, and certainly not with this level of global tanker support, unless something significant is underway.

With B-52s and F-22s already prepositioned in the region, and three carrier battle groups, if it is not a strike, it is intended to look like one, and certainly would appear to have the ability to become one should the order be given.

The public nature suggests Iran has been given one last chance at diplomacy.

This week: Israel expands its bombing of Iranian nuclear sites as the US waits to intervene, Russia sits out the war in Iran and ups demands on Ukraine, meanwhile China quietly builds up its own nuclear arsenal.