"Peace through strength"...

Editor's note: ...can be translated to open for business. Thankfully, the pilots were rescued, however, $80 million in naval assets are now sitting on the bottom of the South China Sea. President Trump flew into Yokosuka Navy Base in Japan aboard Marine One along with Japan's newly elected Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi landing on the deck of the USS George Washington. "Peace Through Strength" read the banner hanging on the lower deck of the USS George Washington as Trump and Takaichi took the stage together speaking to Japan Self Defense Forces and US Navy personnel. Japan then announced they are open for business by removing Japan's "defense" export ban.

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The Houthis "didn't show up for the war," but the US Navy aircraft carrier Nimitz still suffered losses.

October 28, 2025 | By Alexey Volodin

Experts are commenting on the dual incident that occurred on the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier. As Military Review previously reported, the warship's air wing lost an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter and an F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet within 30 minutes of each other.

Experts were particularly concerned by the fact that the carrier strike group led by the USS Nimitz was returning to Naval Air Station Kitsap (USA) after "completing a mission to combat the Yemeni Houthi group." This is a completely official statement.

Moreover, this return occurred several months after Trump's statement that "the war against the Houthis ended in victory and an agreement that those vessels off the coast of Yemen will no longer be attacked." If the US "defeated" the Houthis, then what was the American strike group doing in Middle Eastern waters? What kind of fight was it waging against them?

It's also important to note that no strikes from the carrier strike group have been recorded recently. This creates a truly paradoxical situation: the Houthis were defeated (one), but the fight against them still needs to continue (two); the Houthis "failed" to fight the carrier strike group (three); and yet the US Navy carrier strike group suffered losses (a helicopter and an aircraft) (four).

The Indian Express notes that the cost of a single F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet is at least $60 million. Add to this at least another $20 million for the lost helicopter. Based on this, the Nimitz's Yemen mission is already becoming one of the most expensive of all its recent "missions."

The US Navy is currently keeping quiet about the reasons for the MH-60R and F/A-18 losses. Testimonies from the pilots rescued from the water are also not being released.

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Getting them ready for war:

The Neocons Have Finally Found a Way Into MAGA Hearts

TASS presents its interpretation of the new Prime Minister of Japan Sanae Takaichi. You have to wonder to what extent Russia will trust Japan as Takaichi's backers have decided to increase "defense" spending that looks more like rebuilding the Imperial Japanese Army:

Moscow welcomes Japanese government's desire to make peace with Russia — Kremlin