Wednesday, November 02, 2022

This is what a child must do to get to school in an undeveloped country. WE ARE SO FORTUNATE (and incredibly ungrateful)

We've forgotten the hierarchy of needs in our abundance of plenty. A bit of hard time coming will perhaps remind many of how fortunate we are. I don't want bad times but maybe the West needs to suffer a bit to get our priorities right.

Open Comment Post. 2 Nov 22

U.S. Army MH-47G Chinook prepares to receive fuel from a U.S. Air Force HC-130J Combat King II assigned to the 26th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron over an undisclosed location

 

Tuesday, November 01, 2022

Russia is accusing the UK of blowing up the Nordstream pipeline.

Right off the top. 

I'm just passing along news that I find. Spare me with the propaganda bullshit. 

Next is the fact that its kinda amazing how that subject has just disappeared from the news with NO evidence provided by the US that the Russians did it (as many pundits claimed). I've stated on this blog that US intel knows exactly who did this deed and voiced suspicion that they didn't point the finger directly at Russia. 

Last. This fits the actions of the Biden admin. They hate fossil fuels and will do anything to cut off Europe from Russian oil...the people of the EU be damned.

Wow! Obama is being reminded of past actions...

This is the biggest canary in the coal mine that is being ignored by many. Luckily a FEW Americans remember 2014 and what happened that year.

Saudi Arabia and U.S. on high alert after warning of ‘imminent Iranian attack’

 

Marine training unit partners with Coast Guard to conduct search and rescue training

A CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Heavy Marine Helicopter Training Unit 302, Marine Corps Station New River, North Carolina, flies over the Gulf of Mexico during a training exercise, Oct. 25, 2022. The CH-53E can carry a 26,000 pound light armored vehicle or 16 tons of cargo for 100 miles. The helicopter is compact enough to deploy on amphibious assault ships and has the armament, speed and agility to qualify as much more than a heavy lifter.

Is this the first admission that they were wrong on the covid lockdowns?

 

Not only no, but FUCK no. I got preached to on my own blog about how the greater good was being served by these morons that pushed fear over commonsense. Fuck them all!

I consider this to be the most important vehicle being delivered to ground forces this decade...

Luv the Redback IFV. Like the Boxer and the Lynx. The Patria 8x8 will always be a favorite. The Turks are putting out some fierce and quite capable armored vehicles. The ACV looks awesome on land but I'm unsure about it crossing the surf and its swim speed.

All of the above is good and I'm betting will only get better.

BUT!

In light of the drone threat I believe the bad boy at the top of this blogpost is the most important vehicle to hit US land forces this decade.

The only problem?

The USMC probably won't get any (and FD2030 almost requires it!) and it doesn't swim.

Then again those anti-ship missiles on JLTVs won't swim either so maybe we don't need to reinvent the wheel or even put it on another platform.

Just add Strykers to the setup or integrate Army vehicles/anti-air units into our formations.  I mean we're doing it with tanks right?

Polish 6th BG Sosabowski’s Airborne Brigade completes its order of Aero 4x4's..