Syrian State Media is reporting that Israeli Special Forces have carried out a “Landing Operation” against several Sites previously operated by Iranian-Backed Militias and the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) in the Southwest of the Country, between the Quneitra and Daraa Governorates. Locals claim to have heard several Explosions, in addition to Helicopters, Drones and other Aircraft during the Operation.

Relations between Friedrich Merz, the Leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and incoming Chancellor of Germany, and U.S. President Donald J. Trump appear to be already off to a rocky start, following last week’s heated-exchange at the White House between U.S. President Donald J. Trump, Vice-President JD Vance and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, which Merz today called a “deliberate escalation” by the Trump Administration against Ukraine. Both Trump and one of his senior advisors, Elon Musk, had publicly praised both Merz and the CDU in recent weeks, following their success during the recent German Election, which showed a massive increase of support for conservative parties including the CDU.

The U.S. Senate has voted 51-47 to confirm Linda McMahon as the Secretary of Education.

U.S. President Donald J. Trump tonight has ordered a pause in all further military aid to Ukraine, with a senior administration official telling Fox News that aid will be halted “until the Ukrainians show a commitment to good faith peace negotiation.”

A senior Pentagon official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, told Bloomberg that the halt to military aid to Ukraine includes all military aid in transit and waiting in transit areas in Poland.

U.S. Republican Representative Brian Fitzpatrick, serving Pennsylvania's 8th Congressional District said earlier today in a post on 𝕏, that “We are 100% getting this train back on the tracks. This mineral deal will be signed in short order, which will lead to a strong long-term economic partnership between the United States and Ukraine, and which will ultimately and naturally lead to security assistance.” This post appears to have followed a conversation between Representative Fitzpatrick and Andriy Yermak, the Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine.

David Moore, the Son of Hal and Julie Moore the Namesakes for Fort Moore which was re-renamed today back to Fort Benning, as well as a Retired Colonel in the U.S. Army, told CNN that he has received a “Courtesy Call” earlier today from the Base Commander notifying the Moore Family of the change; with David Moore stating, “It’s the idea of their combined service to the Army, service to the community, and service to the nation, and the fact that Secretary of Defense Hegseth actively chose to look at that and reject that.”

Despite Defense Secretary Hegseth’s public call for Military Bases renamed during the Biden Administration to be changed back, the Moore Family had believed that Fort Moore would survive “given the reputation, character and contributions of Hal and Julie Moore.”

In his DoD Memorandum renaming Fort Moore earlier today, Secretary Hegseth directed the U.S. Army to “honor the legacy of Lieutenant General Harold (Hal) Moore's storied military service and Ms. Julia (Julie) Moore's family and casualty notification advocacy in a manner that celebrates their significant contributions to the local community and the Army.”

The Philippine Air Force (PAF) has announced that one of their FA-50PH multi-role fighter jets has gone missing after conducting tactical night operations early Tuesday morning. According to the PAF spokesperson Col. Ma. Consuelo Castillo, the jet lost communication with the other fighters in its flight before reaching the “target area.” The remaining fighters failed to reestablish contact and ended up returning to the PAF airbase on Mactan. Search and rescue operations are still ongoing and it’s yet unclear where the “target area” that the jets were headed to is located.
More to come.

Footage was posted earlier today, showing for the first time a French-provided Mirage 2000-5F Multirole Fighter operated by the Ukrainian Air Force in the sky over Ukraine, with this specific aircraft appearing to be equipped with two external fuel tanks.

Overnight, a number of Ukrainian Drones were reported to have struck the Syzran Oil Refinery in Russia’s Samara Oblast, which is located over 500 Miles from Ukraine. This same Oil Facility was targeted last month and in March of 2024, resulting in Significant Damage.

U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) has announced that it carried out Strikes at the request of the Republic of Somalia on March 1st, against Al-Shabaab Terrorists operating near the Town of Ceel Baraf in the State of Hirshabelle, resulting in the elimination of several Terrorists and a Vehicle.

In response to an additional 10% tariff on all Chinese goods from the U.S., the Chinese Ministry of Finance (MOF) has announced tariffs on imported U.S. goods starting on March 10, 2025. The MOF announced 15% tariffs on chicken, wheat, corn, and cotton imports and 10% tariffs on sorghum, soybeans, pork, beef, aquatic products, fruits, vegetables, and dairy product imports. The tariffs, different from the 10 and 15 percent tariffs that targeted U.S. energy exports and agricultural machinery, further target the U.S. agricultural industry.

In addition to the 10 and 15 percent tariffs on U.S. agricultural imports announced, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce has announced that 15 U.S. companies will be added to the Unreliable Entities List and will have export controls against them. The added companies are General Dynamics Land Systems, Skydio Inc., Group W, Leidos, Red Six Solutions, Sourcemap Inc., Aerkomm Inc., Gibbs & Cox Inc., Neros Technologies, Shield AI Inc., Rapid Flight LLC, IP Video Market Info Inc., HavocAI, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., and AeroVironment.

Fair to say that the trade war is on.

A U.S. Air Force B-52H Long-Range Strategic Bomber from RAF Fairford is currently operating over the Eastern Mediterranean, orbiting off the Coast of Israel and the Gaza Strip.

Ursula von der Leyen, the President of the European Commission announced this morning a €800B Plan to “ReArm Europe” with an additional €150B in Loans for European Defense Investments, stating, “We are in an era of rearmament - Europe is ready to assume its responsibilities. This is a moment for Europe, and we are ready to step up.”