As Americans ruled by a managerial class...

Editor's note: ...that despises them (their hubris is now intolerable) and insists on controlling every aspect of their lives, how are we supposed to comprehend or reconcile the prostitution of the U.S. military into fighting for interests fundamentally opposed to America's own? This is the anarcho-tyranny Samuel Francis diagnosed decades ago, a managerial elite (see Anarcho-Tyranny: The Dialectic of Disorder and Control in Western Governance) who governs its own citizens with an iron fist while pointing the nation's actual military power at causes that have nothing to do with defending the country footing the bill. It really comes down to "liars and thieves are constitutionally incapable of recognising the truth of their own work." A recent alleged incident aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, in which reports claim seven sailors were killed, only lays bare the deeper rot within the US military, even as the Pentagon demands a so-called defense budget of $1.5 trillion. The entire spectacle is preposterous and has reached outrageous proportions. In addition to this, Russia is apparently now going on the offensive in the Pacific region. Given Russia's Pacific Fleet posture with its Yasen-M SSGNs, Kalibr/Zircon/Onyx-armed submarines, and stated readiness to target commercial shipping, how is the US military planning to counter Russia's potential threat to navigation in the Pacific?

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Asbestos, mold and crumbling walls: The US military's Pacific bases are falling apart

By Michael Peck | August 12, 2026

Mold, asbestos and crumbling walls are only some of the issues plaguing the U.S. military’s Pacific bases, according to a Pentagon watchdog.

At Camp Courtney and Kadena and Yokota Air Bases in Japan, investigators with the Defense Department Office of Inspector General found "visible corrosion, visible mold, visible fire damage, visible cracks on the building exterior and interior, visible concrete spalling and exposed rebar, water intrusion, lead‑based paint, asbestos‑containing material and inoperable communication connections."

The findings came during an audit of Pacific Command infrastructure, during which IG investigators visited 11 PACOM bases in May 2025. They examined operations and communications infrastructure, as well as base housing.

Though the report is heavily redacted, the descriptions — and the photographs — show some structures on the verge of collapse, including two photos of homes at Kadena with crumbling ceilings and living room furniture strewn with debris.

"DoD officials told us that in some areas, falling debris — ranging from small fragments to large slabs — poses an ongoing risk to personnel safety," the report states.

The audit was originally aimed at assessing the state of "mission-critical systems," such as operations and communications infrastructure. Investigators determined that housing and water infrastructure are “critical to support the Service members in the USPACOM AOR as they complete their mission.” Their examination of those facilities revealed numerous problems.

Corroded steel fenders, damaged concrete and damaged beam support columns on Tengan Pier at Camp Courtney, Japan. (Screenshot/DoD Inspector General) One Kadena building had eight inches of standing water on the roof, asbestos and cracked pillars and walls.

A Kadena aircraft hangar had holes in the walls.

A 50-year-old water pipe at Kadena had a 12-foot crack. Broken pipes at Kadena and Yokota have caused flooding and collapsed sidewalks.

At Kinser Tower base housing at Kadena, concrete damage has affected 544 homes, according to the IG.

Sebille Manor Housing at Kadena received 100 reports of mold, and dozens of Kadena residents were forced to move due to mold and concrete concerns.

DoD officials told IG investigators that "aging infrastructure, construction choices, or environmental conditions caused accelerated degradation." In addition, facilities in Japan experience the effects of typhoons, earthquakes and tsunamis.

DoD officials also blamed the problems on a lack of funds and the high cost of services in places like Japan.

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Can't maintain a US dollar empire without a massive budget :

Hegseth Says Congress Should Pay Tribute to Lindsey Graham by Approving $1.5 Trillion Military Budget

It just keeps escalating and escalating with this mechanism having access to unlimited amounts of credit created out of nothing with a national debt now reaching $40 trillion:

Trump's $23 billion ship will be outdated before it even hits water

This is only going to lead to debasement of the currency which is exactly what happened under the Roman empire:

Congress To Kill the Penny and Debase the Nickel To Fund Overextended Empire

Editor's note: The Navy has reinstated flu vaccine requirements (it's the repackaged Covid injection) for select groups after a force-wide mandate was scrapped in April 2026 by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who framed the change as restoring "medical freedom" for troops. That policy proved short-lived after a flu outbreak at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas sickened over 200 recruits and hospitalized several by late June. The Navy responded with updated guidance released July 27, requiring the flu shot for recruits headed to boot camp, sailors in Officer Candidate School and other officer accession programs, Naval Academy midshipmen, and those in the academy prep program. The mandate also covers deployed active-duty sailors, Reserve sailors in Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear response roles, reservists mobilized under presidential Title 10 orders, and personnel involved in direct or indirect patient care, along with civilian employees in child development and youth services programs. Everyone else in the Navy is encouraged but not required to get vaccinated. Covered personnel have until January 15 to receive the 2026-27 vaccine, with exemptions still available for religious accommodations or at a local commander's discretion.

Big profits for General Dynamics. Who cut this contractor and do taxpayers get a refund?

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