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Second Breakfast: Venezuela, Shutdowns, PE Plus Army, E.B. Sledge

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Bryan Clark
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology
Bryan Clark
CARIBBEAN SEA (Oct. 14, 2025) U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ryan Reyes, assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), participates in a live-fire range on the flight deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) while underway in the Caribbean Sea, Oct. 14, 2025. U.S. military forces are deployed to the Caribbean in support of the U.S. Southern Command mission, Department of War-directed operations, and the president’s priorities to disrupt illicit drug tr
US marines participate in a live-fire range on the flight deck of the USS Iwo Jima in the Caribbean Sea on October 14, 2025. (US Navy photo)

Bryan Clark appears on ChinaTalk to discuss submarine detection and naval Strategy, recent United States strikes on drug boats in Venezuela, and how the government shutdown is affecting military operations.

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