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Tuesday, October 05, 2021

Too many CIA Informants are being captured, killed or compromised...

"...informants who are discovered by adversarial intelligence services are not arrested, but instead are turned into double agents... Pakistanis have been particularly effective in this sphere..."https://t.co/k7Zn1wfayx
— Cap (@SlamWinder) October 5, 2021

I think its a culture thing. We (Americans) are loud, stick out like sore thumbs, dress in anything but the local garb (we can't even blend in when it comes to different regions of our own country) and did I say loud? Additionally (again a culture thing), we push the fighting for freedom thing hard but I have to wonder how many of these informants are true believers in the American way (ie...we can help them achieve their goals inside their country) or is it simply a cash grab to make it to the West?

Maybe we need a division of labor with MI-6. We handle the technical intel stuff thru the NSA, DIA, and CIA. They handle the man in the loop stuff. Doing that on the ground James Bond shit (chill out CIA Direct Action guys...you still get to be pipe hitters but they seemingly handle of informants better...at least from the outside).

Monday, October 04, 2021

The British Army can't fulfill it's NATO commitment? MUST READ TWEET THREAD!

Hearing that some alarm bells are starting to ring @BritishArmy that the ability to generate and declare a high readiness (Armd/Mech) brigade to NATO in 2024 is looking less likely.

Now, should it be "difficult" for a 75,000-person Army to train and equip "a mere" 5-6,000 unit?
— Francis Tusa (@FTusa284) October 4, 2021

3. Warrior CSP is gone, and even had it been signed for production last year, there wouldn't be two, TRAINED BGs by H1 2024.
4. Ajax, if fixable (looking not that good), won't see unit (ie regt) service before 2025, if then.
— Francis Tusa (@FTusa284) October 4, 2021

So, what would such a bgde deploy? A half-regt of CR2, CVR(T), FV430s, maybe Bulldog, and Warrior, topped up with Jackal etc. Arty from a handful of 155mm, some MLRS, and maybe a Lt Gun btty? Is this ORBAT an act of war, or a collection of enactment enthusiasts?
— Francis Tusa (@FTusa284) October 4, 2021

The British Army is turning into the US Marine Corps! My prediction? Challenger 3 will be canceled. AJAX? Canned too. Warrior will not be resuscitated. You will start hearing a new emphasis on being light and lethal. Heavy vehicles out (they'll still keep those all terrain vehicles...snow/marshes etc..demand it) and missiles will be the new mantra...along with unmanned vehicles. I'm also guessing that the US Army and British Army will do some type of teaming where they perform the high readiness mission as a joint force and spin it with the idea that it's another step in partnering that other NATO countries should be following.

The rub in all this if I'm right?

British Nationalists should be pissed. It really looks like they're becoming a HUGE vassal state of the US. Independent operations seem to be slipping away. I highly doubt they have the capability...at least not right now.

The Brits tied themselves at the hip of the US. Was this the inevitable outcome? Will we see a further slide in their capabilities?

IF WE DO SEE A FURTHER SLIDE, then will they continue to be seen as a ~~capable~~ worthy partner or a liability whose partnership is no longer worth the cost?

Special Operations (US Army's 10th Special Forces Group-Airborne) and LCACs

Wow. I guess they can add seaborne to the airborne tag now.

Students and instructors assigned to Assault Craft Unit Five (ACU-5) conducted small boat training in Southern California with Soldiers from the 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne).

Australian Army's 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment conducts a simulated minefield breach in the Townsville Field Training Area

Verified

Combat Engineers from #AusArmy’s 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment conducted a simulated minefield breach in the Townsville Field Training Area, while under fire from notional enemy troops.

The breach included clearing the Bishop Creek Crossing of enemy forces, navigating through an active minefield, laying detonation cord and clearing the field of dangerous explosives.

Peruvian Marine Amphibious Assault Vehicles Land on the Beach...they swim LAV-25's in the open ocean???

Peruvian Marine amphibious assault vehicles land on Las Salinas Beach as part of the amphibious assault during UNITAS LXII, Oct. 2, 2021. UNITAS is the world’s longest-running maritime exercise. Hosted this year by Peru, it brings together multinational forces from 20 countries and includes 32 ships, four submarines, and 26 aircraft conducting operations off the coast of Lima and in the jungles of Iquitos. The exercise trains forces to conduct joint maritime operations and focuses on strengthening partnerships and increasing interoperability and capability between participating naval and marine forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Mitch Meppelink/Released)

Kearsarge is conducting surface warfare advanced tactical training (SWATT)

An AV-8B Harrier attached to Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 542 waits to be refueled on the flight deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) Sept. 23, 2021. Kearsarge is conducting surface warfare advanced tactical training (SWATT). SWATT provides the fleet opportunities to complete the reps and sets required for increased lethality and tactical proficiency. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Taylor Parker)

U.S. Marines conduct fire missions during Exercise Noble Jaguar 2021

U.S. Marine Corps High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems with 3d Battalion, 12th Marines conduct a fire mission during Exercise Noble Jaguar 2021 within the Central Training Area on Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 29, 2021. The Marine Corps and Navy leveraged integrated command and control and joint sensors to expand battlefield awareness, share targeting data, and conduct long-range precision strikes in support of sea control and sea denial in contested maritime environments. III Marine Expeditionary Force executed these actions as a part of an integrated operation with 7th Fleet to maintain readiness and demonstrate U.S. resolve to preserve regional security. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ujian Gosun)