Weeks before leaving office, America’s first Secretary of Defense listed a mysterious “Grand Joint Operation” among his 22 accomplishments. What was he talking about? On March 13, 1949, James Forrestal listed “Plans for Grand Joint Operation” among his 22 greatest "Accomplishments" as the first Secretary of Defense in American history. Yet zero contemporaneous evidence exists anywhere online to corroborate the historical reality of any such "Grand Joint Operation" (or any related "Plans") wit...

On March 13, 1949, weeks before officially leaving office, James Forrestal personally prepared a two-page list consolidating his 22 signature “Accomplishments” during his 18-month tenure as the first Secretary of Defense in United States history. This list enumerates, from Forrestal’s perspective, the 22 most significant new organizational reforms, major policies, and coordinating agencies created between September 17, 1947 (Forrestal’s swearing-in date) and March 13, 1949. For what it’s wort...

Just finished Jay Stratton's Out of the Shadows, and I really enjoyed it. Honestly, one of the most interesting UFO books I've read, especially considering Stratton's background and how involved he was in the government's UAP investigations. What I found most interesting was getting a look at how the alleged legacy UFO program operates, who's involved, and just how much resistance Stratton and others apparently faced while trying to investigate all of this. I was also surprised by how directl...

Former U.S. intelligence official Jay Stratton’s new memoir, Out of the Shadows, is out today. Here’s what Christopher C. Miller, the former U.S. secretary of defense, says. “Jay Stratton is an American hero. He fought for what’s right, regardless of the personal and professional price.” https://t.co/8bUJ2AhuMK

This post raises profound questions about the conventional history/historiography of James Forrestal’s final 13 months. Specifically: What happened to Forrestal that left Arthur Hill, then-Chairman of the National Security Resources Board (NSRB), saying he was “like everyone else, shocked and stunned” at Forrestal’s April 1948 Bethesda hospitalization? Why did a hospitalization of the sitting Secretary of Defense—an event that left NSRB Chairman Arthur Hill “shocked & stunned”—disappear from...

[Retweeted] Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a memorandum that was publicly released on Friday with updated policies to expedite counter-drone technology deployments across U.S. military bases, critical infrastructure, and other domestic assets, as unmanned systems continue to disrupt national security and transform global warfare. The five-page directive, dated Sept. 28, targets specific administrative and procedural bottlenecks that have historically slowed the Defense Department’s cou...

[Retweeted] Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a memorandum that was publicly released on Friday with updated policies to expedite counter-drone technology deployments across U.S. military bases, critical infrastructure, and other domestic assets, as unmanned systems continue to disrupt national security and transform global warfare. The five-page directive, dated Sept. 28, targets specific administrative and procedural bottlenecks that have historically slowed the Defense Department’s cou...

Chris Mellon, via the Debrief (April 2025): "As I sometimes reminded DoD colleagues when drafting security policy for the Secretary of Defense, we certainly did [Quoted] 🧵 1/6 The Disclosure Foundation calls on The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) to correct errors in its June 2025 UAP reporting and on the National Press Club (@PressClubDC) to rescind the journalism award given to the articles’ authors. In a formal letter, Foundation Chairman Christopher Mellon (@ChrisKMellon) details concerns abo...

In 1948, Bradley Dewey urged Defense Secretary Forrestal to defend the US with “very powerful radar stations,” 16 months before the FBI confirmed such systems helped crash the UFOs flying over New Mexico.