Thursday, September 17, 2026

Battalion Landing Team 1/8 | Amphibious Raid

Ok. This is gonna sound crazy as hell but hear me out. Amphibious raids are a staple of Marine Corps ops. So is heliborne raids. In this day and age would it make sense to have a reinforced company of Marine Airborne to square this circle? If too expensive then should we attempt to integrate (as needed and as available - hopefully alot in testing and training) an airborne company from the 82nd/11th or 101st (I believe the 101 has a company of airborne qualified Soldiers). I think back to the Russian assault on the airport. Elite units led it BUT it was all heliborne. The slow speed of the helicopters (along with warnings from US intel agencies) gave the Ukrainians time to gather forces to repel the assault. In the Marine Corps while an amphibious raid can presumably deliver a harder punch (especially when the ACV-30 comes online), its slow...add in the missile threat and you're trying to do instream launches of ACVs from LCACs (if that's even possible). The Russian experience explains the heliborne issue. But couple some "Para" Marines (or a company from Army Airborne) deployed from MV-22s, escorted by F-35s then I think you MIGHT have the right mix to do the deed with your heliborne or amphibious assault units reinforcing or extracting those Marines/Soldiers from the drama. While raids are supposed to be short duration missions I think the Russian experience indicates that is probably no longer the case. Just my thinking. Feel free to shoot holes in it.
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Lockheed Martin Vectis™

 

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I don't think I have ever seen a cop have to execute anyone point blank (good shoot)

More info on this incident
In 2025, Jamari Akins robbed a Family Dollar store at gunpoint. Officer was in the process of handcuffing him on the ground when Akins rolled over, pulled a gun, and fired two shots, striking Mercado in the leg. Mercado returned fire and killed Akins. 

Mercado applied a tourniquet to himself and was treated at a hospital; he survived in stable condition. Akins had a lengthy criminal record
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Low-Cost Cruise Missile Move from Spain

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Rafale with full pylons

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U.S. intelligence is raising serious concerns over Washington’s planned $24 billion sale of F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia (overblown in my opinion)

Overblown. China has such good intel and cyber services that once we released this jet to export they have LONG been able to get everybit of info about it with a quickness. The recent spat of Chinese stealth fighters point to this obvious conclusion. All nations act in their own interest and (GOD I hate to go down this rabbit hole cause I despise it when others do it SO FUCKING MUCH), but I highly suspect that Israel seeks to remain the only operator of the F-35 in the Middle East and even the relatively peaceful Saudis (as far as Arab countries go) are still seen as a threat.
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DRIZZLE from @IndraCompany

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Overland AI

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Latvian Armed Forces will receive Czech Morana 155mm SPH

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Bell AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter (No. 0488) and a Bell UH-1Y Venom utility helicopter (No. 0492) of the Czech Air Force

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Air National Guard F-16C Fighting Falcon fighter jet has crashed

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Marines with the @26MEU conduct dive training

 

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Luftwaffe ace Oberleutnant Joachim Poehs strapped into the cockpit of the Me-163 Komet, and before his day was done he was liquefied inside his aircraft

...as they reached the aircraft to congratulate Poehs, the celebration instantly turned into a scene of pure horror. Throwing open the canopy, they found no survivor to pull out. All they found was a horrific slurry of dissolved organic material. Ace Joachim Poehs had been melted alive inside his own cockpit

Pretty horrible way to die.  To be "melted"...just plain sucks.  Read the entire tweet below to get the details.
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Open Comment Post. 17 Sep 26

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Tuesday, September 15, 2026

The GÜRZ Air Defense System, developed by ASELSAN appears to be a heavy weight all-in-one air defense system

 

So this bad boy has AESA radar, missiles and guns all in one package? Just two of these systems could replace (while being able to strike further out) than a whole company of MADIS vehicles. At the end of the day which is more cost effective or dispersion with limited firepower mean more.
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Have the saudis began attacking houthi positions asked to Google AI.

 You see the question above.  Here is the answer for the slow kids in class that don't believe the earth is round...

AI Overview
Yes, Saudi Arabia and its coalition have started launching airstrikes against Houthi positions in Yemen following a sharp escalation in cross-border missile and drone attacks, as detailed by the Associated Press. [1, 2, 3]
Recent Attacks and Response
  • Houthi Strikes: The Houthi group launched drones and missiles targeting several Saudi cities, including Khamis Mushait, Abha, and Taif, which injured civilians and damaged buildings. [1, 2]
  • Saudi Airstrikes: In response, the Saudi-led coalition vowed a firm reaction and carried out dozens of airstrikes hitting Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen. [1, 2, 3]

So now that I've debunked the terrorist that are the pages attempting to imply that I'm full of shit, even though I'm simply posting shit from citizen journalist?????

I POLITELY, invite you to eat shit and die (its really been too long since I've used that phrase....) feels good man! 

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Iran on high alert

Note. Trump is in a jam. He willingly entered this war but it could be the biggest mistake of his two terms in office. Unless the war is ended quickly then he can kiss the House Of Representatives good bye and unless he's lucky the Senate too. He had both houses and barely got any of his agenda items thru. His constant verbal missteps or maybe his purposefully made statements ARE NOT moving the needle even with his base. The biggest issue? No. Its not gas. Its food prices! Well hell they are connected a bit aren't they? Long story short? I don't believe the Israelis walked Trump into this fight. I seriously believe it was part of an agenda that started with Venezuela, was supposed to smash thru Iran and then blaze thru Cuba. Didn't work out. Now he's scrambling for his political survival.

What does this have to do with the tweet below?  Damn near everything.  He has to get this over with yesterday and then hope that prices rapidly fall.
 
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Never before seen pics of E3 Sentry (Low Density/High Demand airplane) smashed to pieces.

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The late Bronze Age Collapse & who were the "Sea People"? Did Atlantis really exist?

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The K9A3 is gonna be a beast of a Mobile Strategic Cannon

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