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The Carrier Air Wing of the Future (pdf, CNAS)

How to Annex Another Nation's Territory: The Crimean Invasion in 6 Steps (Popular Mechanics) Red Lines in Crimea (American Interest) Russian Aggression Merits a Response (Commentary) U.S. Spies Said No Russian Invasion of Ukraine—Putin Disagreed (Daily Beast) Russian moves in Ukraine's Crimea a familiar pattern (USA Today) Russia's Putin claims authority to invade Ukraine (Reuters)

A thread for events related to the ongoing racket in Ukraine. Russian Fleet Poses No Threat to Ukraine Senior Official (RIA Novosti) Ukraine Accuses Russian Soldiers in Crimea of 'Invasion' (RIA Novosti) Yanukovych Escorted to Russia By Fighter Jets – Report (RIA Novosti) Russian Lawmakers Push to Simplify Annexing New Territories (RIA Novosti)

28 February 1998 First flight of the Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk high altitude, long endurance unmanned aerial vehicle.

The Future of Chinas Expeditionary Operations (CIMSEC)

27 February 1942 At the Battle of the Java Sea, the American-British-Dutch-Australian (ABDA) strike force, sailing northeast from Surabaya to intercept a convoy of the Japanese Eastern Invasion Force approaching from the Makassar Strait, is defeated by the task force protecting the convoy. 10 Allied ships and more than 2,000 Allied sailors were lost, ending significant Allied naval operations in Southeast Asia, and with Japanese ground forces invading Java the following day.

INS Sindhuratna tragedy: Two feared lost, seven injured (India Today)

Bogdan Warns Of Possible Six-Month F-35 Slip After Development Ends (Aviation Week)

Russia Launches Construction of New Patrol Ship Class (RIA Novosti)

F-35′s ALIS ‘Way Behind,’ Bogdan Says; One Step Forward Last Week (Breaking Defense)

What's Next After LCS? (USNI News)

26 February 1955 The Iowa class battleship USS Missouri (BB-63) is decommissioned for the first time. In the summer of 1984, she begins reactivation, and thirty-six years after being decommissioned that first time (virtually to the day), she was performing gunfire support off the coast of Kuwait.

This story has been covered by several outlets in the past while: Pacific Fleet's War Diaries Now Available Direct link to the US Naval War College collection here.

Modified J-20 seen being prepared for maiden test flight (Jane's)

Hagel: Navy to Lay Up 11 Cruisers, Carrier Cut Decision Delayed until 2016 Budget (USNI News)

Scope of Navy's LCS program uncertain, despite no clear replacement (Stars and Stripes)

One of These Mean Little Ships Could Be the Navys New Frigate (War is Boring blog)

25 February 1991 The Warsaw Pact, a mutual defense treaty made in May 1955 between the communist states of eastern and central Europe, is disbanded at a meeting of Pact officials in Hungary.

Pentagon Caps LCS at 32 Hulls, Hagel Directs Navy to Evaluate Capable and Lethal Frigate Designs (USNI News)

PLA Officer: China Must Establish South China Sea ADIZ (The Diplomat, Flashpoints)

24 February 1813 During the War of 1812, the American sloop of war USS Hornet sinks the British sloop HMS Peacock off the northern coast of South America.

KC-46A Tanker Gets New Name: Pegasus (DefenseNews)

Lockheed F-35 for Marines Delayed as Test Exposes Cracks (Bloomberg)

Strategic Depth & Israel's Maritime Strategy (Real Clear Defense)

Australia signs up for Poseidon (Jane's)