Open Comment Post. 13 June 26

US Army's Infantry Squad Vehicle-Heavy

Now we're doing "kinetic strikes" in Venezuela...

I don't shed one tear for this dude. May he rot in hell. I have to wonder. Why did we move from bombing, or drone strike to "kinetic strikes". I hate the Pentagon and all this rebranding of shit.

🇺🇸🇻🇪 NEW: Niño Guerrero,” the alleged leader of the Tren de Aragua gang, has been killed in a U.S. kinetic strike inside Venezuela. pic.twitter.com/dng6K4PZoH

— Defence Index (@Defence_Index) June 13, 2026

Wow. Another "the Russians are coming" warning. This is getting old...

 

❗️🇷🇺⚔️ Russia may soon attack a NATO member state in order to test the Alliance’s collective defense — according to a report by the Swedish Parliament’s Defense Committee. The report notes that the invasion could occur in the relatively short term.

🔶 At the same time, the… pic.twitter.com/QDhutDMurM

— NSTRIKE (@NSTRIKE1231) June 12, 2026

Why do they keep trying to drum up fear in the populace with this insanity? The Russians aren't gonna attack NATO. They aren't gonna do something so stupid to test NATO's collective defense. Lastly, the politicians/think tanks that are pushing this idiocy need an enema.

I'm not bitchin or whining but this is why...

 Hey ya'll.  Posting has been light as hell cause I got nicked up and found out that I'm gonna have to get cut on (AGAIN!).  Still moving and getting stuff done but its kinda wearing me out so at the end of the day I'm dragging bad.  Gonna be like this for a little while longer (till probably mid July) till I get this fixed and get back to it so bear with me.

All that's hanging with me I appreciate it.

Open Comment Post. 12 June 25

 

Is the UK a reliable ally to Europe muchless the US?

BREAKING: A top U.S. defence official responds to the resignation of the UK's defence secretary John Healey by urging the UK to strengthen its military with "urgency, scale and determination".https://t.co/AIES4992pj

📺 Sky 501 pic.twitter.com/QcVcUtmc9M

— Sky News (@SkyNews) June 12, 2026

A resignation by a leader to save his organization? That was once the US Marines way, way back when...not so sure today but I'm off on a tangent. The UK's defense sec resigns because the budget for his organization is untenable.

Did you know that political leaders are promising a military brigade to go to Ukraine as a peacekeeping force once hostilities end?

Did you know that military leaders are cringing at the idea?  That they're not sure that they can support such a deployment.

Are you aware of the state of the Royal Navy?  How about the British Army?  From what I've read only their Air Force is anywhere near fit to fight.

Does it surprise you that only British Special Ops would be considered combat capable from a US Army or Marine Corps view (yeah I'm imposing my view on them but you get it...their Army is in trouble).

This is painful to watch but the total decline of the UK seems inevitable now.  I'm not talking about simply sliding into number two as far as militaries are concerned in Europe but all the way to the middle of the pack at best.

Want to know the nations that I would rate as being ahead of the UK at this time?

*  France

*  Germany

*  Poland

*  Italy

*  Switzerland (small active duty with a HUGE in European terms of active/reserve conscripts)

Who are they now on par with?  Spain and Greece with both in my estimation to be at least on par and probably a bit ahead at this time.

Just wow.

Impressive little one...

When I first saw the vid and saw her pre-lift shennanigans I was like WTF! Then I realized that her dad had taken the time to get her involved in the sport, probably by having her watch him workout and then by her WANTING to do it too and she was simply modeling his behavior before a heavy lift. So good on her and her dad. I consider this impressive by any standard. Well done.

New PR at The Arnold! pic.twitter.com/wr8SyiR1AA

— Gym Fiesta (@GymFiesta) June 7, 2026

Late Open Comment Post. 10 June 26

Photo by Cpl. Daniel Garcia...Video by Cpl. Avery Wayland

LCF-24: Fast-roping Drills...Photos by Cpl. Daniel Garcia

Open Comment Post. 9 June 26

 

Open Comments Post. 8 June 26

 

Sorry guys.  Been off on a tangent lately but I'm getting back on track.  I appreciate ya'lls patience with me.

Having said that. THANKS AGAIN!

Issues to discuss?

1.  The war in Iran.  We gotta get Netanyahu on a leash.  Dudes is spinning and on a different kind of mission.  We want this over for NUMEROUS reasons but he can't find a fight he doesn't want to send his troops into.

2.  The economy.  We are inching toward something....weird.  I can't place it and it might be another conspiracy theory (I'll take that bashing) but high oil affects alot more than just gas.  Fertilizer which affects food, plastics etc...We need this war over and yesterday.

3.  Is anyone noticing that the old playbook that we ran on the USSR is being rolled out again for China?  Maybe its just me.

4.  What did I miss?

Baltic Shield 26

 

Borsuk fighting vehicle

 

So now the Marine Corps is building a Littoral Combat Force out of MEUs???? When did we start doing this?

 

Ok. I'm trying to make heads and tails of this thing.  In the old Corps (guess I have to call it that now), MEF is the biggest, MEB is your medium/flex force for major combat, MEU is your crisis response show the flag force and SPMAGTF is for special circumstances/don't require a full up MEU.

So when did this Littoral Combat Force come into being?  We've done "single ship amphibious operations" for a little while now but they flew under the banner of the MEU.

Screw it.  Read the announcement (click on it to expand) and some brainiac tell me where I'm going wrong with this.  FUCK MAN they even use SPMAGTF in the description of this thing!  I don't get it.  If this is just more fucking branding then HQMC needs an enema.

Either he's off his meds, being goofy or just revealed classified information...

The sad thing about this is that the title could cover any of those circumstances. Yeah I don't dismiss the idea that some "organization" launches drones from the roof as part of their security measures but that covers the "revealed classified information" of the title of this blog post.

AND YEAH I KNOW I post goofy shit from time to time but I'm a nobody.  Not president.  

Whoever is in control of his social media needs to be fired.  If he's in charge then someone needs to take it away from him.

This kinda shit does not inspire confidence.

Let me get this in before I get roasted.  YES!  Being president is a high profile, high stress job and a sense of humor is necessary just to survive the pressures (I would think anyway).  But how about keeping the humor confined to a circle of close friends and confidants?

Late Open Comment Post. 30 May 26

Canada to go with a mixed fleet of F-35s and Gripens...

It's being reported that the decision around the F-35/Gripen has effectively been made, with sources telling La Presse that it will be a mixed fleet of ~30 F-35s and ~60 Gripens.

The remaining decision is about the timing of the announcement.https://t.co/yoyILDvS5K

— 🇨🇦 Policy Hawk (@CDNPolicyHawk) May 30, 2026

Interesting. Read somewhere that a mixed fleet would be a more expensive option than going pure Gripen but I guess --- POLITICS? But having said that a hi-lo mix is or rather was all the rage and I guess you could say that even the US Air Force is doing the same by buying F-XX, F-22, on the high end...F-35 as middle and F-15EX as the new low end on our mix.

Our missile stockpile is in serious trouble

❗️❗️🇺🇸 A new analysis indicates that the United States will require 3 to 5 years to replenish its critical missile stockpiles, which were significantly depleted during the recent conflict with Iran. This situation has raised serious concerns about America’s military readiness in… pic.twitter.com/oabbrFOYwv

— NSTRIKE (@NSTRIKE1231) May 27, 2026

Notice how the focus is on the operations in Iran and not one mention of the ongoing war in Ukraine. One thing is obvious to me. We're coasting on reputation. We are no longer the "factory of freedom". The real question is this. Do we take care of ourselves or do we try and supply the rest of the world? Ya know what has me spinning? The Chinese have fully automated missile, rocket and cannon artillery facilities. Those factories run 24hrs a day, 7 days a week. Why can't we?