The Israel Defense Force (IDF) has announced that after an “assessment of the situation, it was decided to increase military readiness and operational readiness in the area surrounding Gaza.” The full release only added that no changes have been recommended for the home front as of yet. The decision did not provide any details on potential plans for an increase in the IDF’s posture around the Gaza Strip and what that might look like. More to come.

The Department of Defense (DoD) has now released an official statement and response to last night’s email sent by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), under the direction Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), to all federal employees, noscriptd “What did you do last week.” The DoD has instructed all employees to not respond and/or pause any responses to the email, stating “The Department of Defense is responsible for reviewing the performance of its personnel and it will conduct any review in accordance with its own procedures.”

Following an assessment earlier today with Israeli Minister of Defense Israel Katz and IDF Chief of General Staff Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi, the decision has been made by the IDF Homefront Command to lift all restrictions for communities in Northern Israel, near the border with Lebanon. The Homefront Command has adjusted the activity scale in the northern frontier communities from “partial activity” to “full activity,” with residents able to begin returning to their homes in the North on March 2nd.

The Department of State, Health and Human Services, and Homeland Security have now followed the Department of Defense’ lead, advising their employees to ignore the email noscriptd “What did you do last week.” sent out last night to all federal employees by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

Results from the German Bundestag Elections show a major increase in turn out by conservative parties, with the center-right Christian Democratic Party, CDU/CSU coming in first place sitting at 28% of the vote, while the far-right populist party, Alternative for Germany or AfD has come in second with roughly 20% of the vote. It is expected that Friedrich Merz, Leader of the CDU, will be the next Chancellor of Germany. Merz has recently advocated for German and European Independence from the United States, claiming that the Trump Administration is aligning its self with Russia and that NATO could be dead within months.

A U.S. Navy P-8A “Poseidon” Maritime Patrol and Surveillance Aircraft from Naval Air Station Jacksonville, is currently doing rounds along the U.S-Mexico Border in Southeastern Texas, between Laredo and Brownsville.

President Donald J. Trump has announced his nomination of Dan Bongino, former special agent for the U.S. Secret Service and conservative political commentator, as Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

Hamas has announced that they will not continue Negotiations with Israel for Phase 2 of the Ceasefire, until the 600+ Palestinian Prisoners meant to be released on Saturday are released from Israeli Prisons.

The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen and several other European Leaders have arrived this morning in the Ukrainian Capital of Kyiv, on the 3-Year Anniversary of the Russian Invasion.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, and the Leaders of the Baltic Nations have now also arrived in Kyiv, as European and NATO Allies attempt to show solidarity with Ukraine on the 3-Year Anniversary of the Full-Scale Russian Invasion.

e imagery, and pictures/videos as Russia launched a full-scale invasion against the the sovereign nation of Ukraine, beginning the largest and most important war in Europe since the end of WWll. Advancing from Belarus, Crimea, and Western Russia into the country, as air and missile strikes rained down on Ukrainian cities; initial expectations were grim, the Russian military was larger and more advanced, with some expecting Kyiv and a vast majority of Ukraine to fall within days if not hours. However, through the strength and determination of the Ukrainian people, and with support from allies and partners in the United States, Europe and across the world, Ukraine has held, pushing Russian forces out of Northern Ukraine and away from cities and region in the East and South. These battles and offensives will live on in history books, as civilian and military casualties in the war have well surpassed a million, with it remaining ongoing over 1,000 days later. Ukraine continues to fight the Russians in the East, and until Russia decides to finally withdraw or a peace settlement is agreed upon, Ukrainians will continue to fight and die for their homeland while Russians will continue to fight and die for nothing except the ego of Vladimir Putin.

U.S. Air Force B-52H Long-Range Strategic Bombers from RAF Fairford are currently flying over the Baltic Sea heading North towards Finland, likely as a “Message” to Russia on the 3-Year Anniversary of their Invasion of Ukraine.

The B-52s are now doing laps over Eastern Estonia, less than 50 Miles from the Russian Border, with them likely to participate in the Estonian Independence Day Parade today in Tallinn.

The United States voted today with Russia, North Korea, Belarus and 14 other Moscow-friendly countries, against a resolution condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and calling for its occupied territories to be returned, which passed overwhelmingly in the U.N. General Assembly.

A U.S. Air Force B-52H Long-Range Strategic Bomber accompanied by 4 F-35s as well as 2 F/A-18 Hornets with the Finnish Air Force, flew over Estonia today in celebration of Estonian Independence Day.

Notably China, Iran and Cuba abstained, yet the United States and Israel still voted alongside Russia and North Korea.