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Christy Somos @christysomos.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

“Build lethality the only way that matters” is a weird sentence for an official military post. Remember that until May 2026 their Deputy Commanding General for operations was 🇨🇦 Brig.-Gen McBride, part of the exchange program between 🇺🇸🇨🇦

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Christy Somos @christysomos.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Side note: the Coast Guard made/served excellent cookies at the end of the tour

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Christy Somos @christysomos.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Reading the feedback to my recent piece, there’s a marked difference between the soldiers (who have been very positive) and the PAO/staffers (who seem unable to grasp the true issue of communication failures and are reacting defensively)

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Christy Somos @christysomos.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Got to see my first Herc in real life today! 🇨🇦❤️ #rcaf

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Christy Somos @christysomos.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Are you curious about what our Royal Canadian Navy fleet contains? I’ve got you! Check out the second chapter in my Reality Check series - on YouTube and my Substack ⚓️

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Christy Somos @christysomos.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

It’s almost time for boats! 🫡

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Latin American Military Aviation @latinmilitaryav.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Is any reasonable non-maple maga Canadian really surprised by this? This was always the American plan, a manufactured crisis straight out of the Russian Ukraine playbook. These people want to take us over, accept this fact once and for all. 1/ www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods take effect after trade talks collapse | CBC News

The Trump administration's latest round of tariffs against billions of dollars worth of Canadian goods took effect just after midnight Saturday, after the two countries failed to seal a last-minute tr...

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Christy Somos @christysomos.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

h/t @svdate.bsky.social on the other site: “In other words everyone aboard the real 747 AF1 — crew, guests, press pool — was considered expendable.” what a story

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Christy Somos @christysomos.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

It’s been 10 days since I asked the DND about Col. Turenne’s award and role as director at CAOC in Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar during the so-called “12 days war” in June 2025. No answer yet.

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Christy Somos @christysomos.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

NEW: In the hot debate about fighter jets - what the RCAF currently has isn't really known...until now. Using OSINT and comparing DND data @steffanwatkins.bsky.social and I are giving Canadians an unprecedented audit of what our fleet looks like in 2026 🇨🇦 m.youtube.com/watch?v=OkN9...

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RCAF Reality Check: What does Canada's Air Force actually have to work with?

YouTube video by The State of Things with Christy Somos

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The State of Things with Christy Somos @thestateofthings.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

WE'RE LIVE ON YOUTUBE! WE'RE LIVE ON SUBSTACK! www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkN9... Using OSINT and comparing data from the DND, we're giving you an unprecedented audit of what the Royal Canadian Air Force actually has to work with... A collab with @steffanwatkins.bsky.social

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RCAF Reality Check: What does Canada's Air Force actually have to work with?

YouTube video by The State of Things with Christy Somos

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Christy Somos @christysomos.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

My open source audit of the Royal Canadian Air Force with @steffanwatkins.bsky.social is LIVE on YouTube and Substack! Check it out: substack.com/@thestateoft...

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RCAF REALITY CHECK

In all the chatter about which fighter jet Prime Minister Mark Carney will choose, what the RCAF currently has to work with isn't known - until now.

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The State of Things with Christy Somos @thestateofthings.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

TOMORROW - a new series with @steffanwatkins.bsky.social With all the hot debate about which plane and partnership 🇨🇦 PM Mark Carney will choose, not much is known about what the RCAF are currently working with...until now.

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Steffan Watkins 🇨🇦 @steffanwatkins.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Christy Somos is the only Canadian journalist I'm aware of who is proactively asking the Canadian Department of National Defence about any CAF casualties in the Middle East, while DND assumes their usual passive media posture and don't tell Canadians anything proactively.

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Christy Somos @christysomos.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

“We are aware of reports of strikes in the vicinity of Ali Al Salem Air Base. All CAF personnel deployed in the region are currently safe and accounted for. For operational security reasons we do not discuss assessments of damage or impacts to military facilities.”

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Peter Vogel @petervogel.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Sikorsky Black Hawk C-FHKS joining RCAF refueler HUSK98 on FIFA World Cup patrol duties for Metro Vancouver. @steffanwatkins.bsky.social

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Christy Somos @christysomos.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

BTW: despite the tension between Ottawa and Washington, the CAF who are on exchange, liaison, embeds etc. with the U.S. military continue to fulfill their duties. For example, the Deputy Commanding General of Operations for the 18th Airborne Corps at Fort Bragg is 🇨🇦 Brig.-Gen. Sean French

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Christy Somos @christysomos.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

I’m just one journalist, who put this together over a few hours while watching the World Cup. Imagine if newsrooms with lots of resources invested in OSINT and stayed on top of this story

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Christy Somos @christysomos.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

The State of Things with Christy Somos Canada's lens on national security | extremism | mis/dis-information | global affairs | OSINT

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Christy Somos @christysomos.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

So excited to launch the next chapter of my project - made possible by supporters like you!

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Christy Somos @christysomos.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

It’s here! 🎙️📝 Thank you @youcaughtscott.com for having me on The North State podcast to talk all things press freedom, govt obfuscation, media accreditation + CANSEC 2026 🪖🫯 (still haven’t heard back from @cadsi.bsky.social btw)

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Steffan Watkins 🇨🇦 @steffanwatkins.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

🇬🇧 Three Royal Navy members died when their Merlin HC.4 crashed while training on June 3, 2026. Several publicly knowable details were not in the articles published by the British news media, so I wrote a backgrounder. steffanwatkins.medium.com/creating-the...

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Creating the timeline of a fatal helicopter crash from their transmitted data.

Analyzing June 3 Mode-S/MLAT data from Royal Navy Merlin HC.4 “SWORD01"

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Steffan Watkins 🇨🇦 @steffanwatkins.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

The Ontario government paid $23,730,000 USD cash money to Bombardier, and then asked for it back, but that money is nowhere in the 2025 or 2026 Ontario budget. We now know Doug Ford's black budget has at least $30M in it for discretionary spending, how much more is off the books?

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Laura Babcock 🇨🇦 @laura-babcock.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Mark Carney plays the Trump MAGA card brilliantly in NYC while Doug Ford takes Toronto Island Aiport amid his growing Gravy Plane and FOI Scandals on #FightFord protest weekend! Watch @markevans.bsky.social @steffanwatkins.bsky.social on the OShow! #Cndpoli #Onpoli 🇨🇦 youtu.be/L0kww6vuAe4?si…

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THE OSHOW: CARNEY PLAYS TRUMP MAGA CARD, FORD TAKES AIRPORT AMID GRAVY PLANE SCANDAL, NEW PROTESTS!

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Steffan Watkins 🇨🇦 @steffanwatkins.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

I dug into Doug Ford's #GravyPlane docs and went over the parts that seemed important to me. "Receipts show Doug Ford had been in the process of buying this jet since January, at least." steffanwatkins.medium.com/receipts-sho...

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Receipts show Doug Ford had been in the process of buying this jet since January, at least.

Specifically 2016 Bombardier Challenger 650 Serial № 6063

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Christy Somos @christysomos.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Not every tip off results in the story you think it will. When someone approached me to look at "how the RCMP is reliant on the U.S." for training and intel, what the story actually became was 'how has our federal police force managed whilst being too small and underfunded for the threats we face’

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Christy Somos @christysomos.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Good morning! Don’t forget to tune in👇🏼

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Christy Somos @christysomos.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Catch me on CKFR’s “The Early Edition” tomorrow morning 9:35 am est/ 6:35am pst - talking about my story in @thewalrus.ca about Canada’s involvement in the U.S. -Israeli war on Iran 🎧

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Christy Somos @christysomos.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

I confirmed that at least one CENTCOM role is filled by an CAF intelligence liaison officer…so how is it Ottawa can claim they were caught off guard when everyone and their mother was open-source tracking the mass U.S. military mobilization on social media?

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Steffan Watkins 🇨🇦 @steffanwatkins.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

🇨🇦⚓️ Royal Canadian Navy Media and Public Awareness Update (Week 18) showing the state of the RCN, and last reported locations of the fleet. Journalists should know at least this much info is publicly available. (24 Page PDF distributed via Patreon) www.patreon.com/posts/rcn-me...

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Steffan Watkins 🇨🇦 @steffanwatkins.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

🇨🇦⚓️ Royal Canadian Navy Media and Public Awareness Update (Week 17) showing the state of the RCN, and last reported locations of the fleet. Journalists should know at least this much info is publicly available. (24 Page PDF distributed via Patreon) www.patreon.com/posts/rcn-me...

map of the world showing where the RCN are deployed roughly

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Christy Somos @christysomos.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

EXCLUSIVE: DND admits Canadians working in organization responsible for Op. Southern Spear DND acknowledged my previous reporting and admits Canadian personnel are working in SOUTHCOM and JIATF-South, but deny our involvement in Op. Southern Spear itself. My latest: substack.com/@thestateoft...

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EXCLUSIVE: DND admits Canadians working in organization responsible for Op. Southern Spear

The DND has acknowledged my reporting and admitted there are Canadian personnel working within USSOUTHCOM and JIATF-South, but deny involvement in Op. Southern Spear itself.

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Steffan Watkins 🇨🇦 @steffanwatkins.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

I'm very pleased to have been able to work with CBC News on this short about Doug Ford's $28.9M 2016 Bombardier Challenger 650 C-FBBW #C002D5 (Serial № 6063) CBC News, “Tracking down Doug Ford’s $28.9M jet,” YouTube video, April 21, 2026, youtube.com/shorts/LVab1...

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Tracking down Doug Ford's $28.9M jet

YouTube video by CBC News

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Steffan Watkins 🇨🇦 @steffanwatkins.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

🇺🇸 #USNavy E-2D Advanced Hawkeye fleet (75); last reported locations 2026-04-12Z Prince Sultan Air Base🇸🇦 (5) ➢ 169869 ➢ 169080 #AE2FD7 ➢ 169874 ➢ 169075 #AE744D ➢ 169077 ➢ #AE5E5B NB: They are not using their normal Reg/Mode-S pairs

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Steffan Watkins 🇨🇦 @steffanwatkins.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

🇺🇸 USAF E-4B Nightwatch fleet (4); last reported 2026-04-12Z How serviceable is the fleet? ➢ 4 are in the fleet, per the #USAF. ➢ 4 (100%) identified in the past year. ➢ 2 (50%) identified in the past 4 weeks. ☢️ "THE DOOMSDAY PLANE" 😱

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Steffan Watkins 🇨🇦 @steffanwatkins.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

🇺🇸 #USAF E-3G Sentry fleet (15); last locations 2026-04-12Z Prince Sultan AB 🇸🇦 ➢ 82-0007 #AE11F0 (15d) ➢ 75-0556 #AE11D6 (14d) ➢ 78-0578 #AE11E6 (4d) ➢ 76-1604 #AE11DB (3d) ➢ 76-1605 #AE11DC (2d) ➢ 79-0001 #AE11E7 (1d) Kadena AB 🇯🇵 ➢ 75-0558 #AE11D8 (3d) Elmendorf AFB 🇺🇸 ➢ 80-0137 #AE11EA (4d)

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Steffan Watkins 🇨🇦 @steffanwatkins.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

🇺🇸 #USAF E-11A BACN fleet (6); last reported locations 2026-04-12Z 🥓 Prince Sultan Air Base 🇸🇦 (6) ➢ N770AG (11-9355 #ae4de1) #AA690E (52d) ➢ 22-9046 #ae77a3 (40d) ➢ 22-9047 #ae77a4 (20d) ➢ 12-9506 #ae54b4 (16d) ➢ 23-9048 #ae77a5 (15d) ➢ N898M (24-9049 #af83f0) #AC641F (2d)

screenshot of spreadsheet of the last known locations of the E-11A BACN fleet

flight path of 21-9045 returning to CONUS

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Christy Somos @christysomos.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

“Are there any Canadian soldiers on exchange with U.S. military units involved in Operation Total Extermination” is a real question I’ll have to ask in 2026

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Christy Somos @christysomos.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

CAF and RCAF often train with the 82nd down at Fort Bragg (now Fort Liberty) and personnel exchanges happen as well. Background here: substack.com/@thestateoft...

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What are we doing at Fort Bragg?

Another day, another weird, murky overlap between the CAF and what's happening in Minneapolis.

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Christy Somos @christysomos.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

How many CAF personnel are on this base as part of CENTCOM?

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Steffan Watkins 🇨🇦 @steffanwatkins.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

The Canadian Press. "Minister Says CAF 'Not Engaged' in Iran War as Questions Are Asked about Support Role." National Newswatch, March 17, 2026. nationalnewswatch.com/2026/03/17/c....

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Minister says CAF 'not engaged' in Iran war as questions are asked…

National Newswatch: Canada's most comprehensive site for political news and views.

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Christy Somos @christysomos.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

If you, a loved one or a friend were one of the CAF members serving and working within CENTCOM up to the and during the U.S. and Israel launching on Iran, or serving and working on on Ali Al-Salem Air Base - I want to hear your story. Your identity will be protected.

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