B-Roll: Marines practice ship-to-shore with USS Harpers Ferry for Steel Knight

Stand-in Force Exercise: 1st Battalion, 2d Marines Air Insertion

First production IVECO MTV Manticore for the Netherlands

 

First production IVECO MTV Manticore for the Netherlands rolled out today. pic.twitter.com/PciU5hpr1R

— A-129 Mangusta (@NichoConcu) December 1, 2022

Zelensky banned the orthodox church but pagans can still do their thing...

Zelensky bans the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, but Azovites can still perform blood rituals to their pagan god. pic.twitter.com/6wKA6dNAaV

— sameera khan (@SameeraKhan) December 2, 2022

Boxer CRV’s joined the Australian Amphibious Force to take part in urban warfare training serials in Singapore.

 

As part of Indo-Pacific Endeavour, two #AusArmy Boxer CRV’s joined the Australian Amphibious Force to take part in urban warfare training serials in Singapore.

It marked the first time the vehicles have been deployed overseas.

📖 https://t.co/vY98BRUK1J pic.twitter.com/us9REbJM6F

— Australian Army (@AustralianArmy) December 3, 2022

In Germany, food prices increase by nearly 20% as the country witnesses highest inflation rate in 30 years.

In Germany, food prices increase by nearly 20% as the country witnesses highest inflation rate in 30 years.

Why would Brexit do this? 😱

— Chris Rose (@ArchRose90) December 3, 2022

Wow.

Germany is fucked and I don't care.

Food security, energy security, border security, national security...all that is important and all that should be a priority for our nation's govt.

Only EXCESS should be sent overseas.  Priority in all of the above and more should be withheld from other nations.

America first.

Brazil plays some interesting games...

This sport is full with adrenaline🔥 pic.twitter.com/XKXRn6xwXL

— Tansu YEĞEN (@TansuYegen) December 7, 2022

Did the Defiant lose because its so big and tall?

I'm not saying this was the dealbreaker, but one thing to note about Defiant is that it is very, very tall. (Shown here alongside an S-70/Black Hawk variant for scale.) pic.twitter.com/ArYUJEQ3w5

— Elan Head @elanhead@mastodon.world (@elanhead) December 7, 2022

Bahmut defenders!

 

Bahmut defenders!
Old traditional Ukrainian sign pic.twitter.com/m6k0uHxIef

— ZOKA (@200_zoka) December 9, 2022

Russian media is mocking the Biden admin (and American people)...

 

The Russians mock @JoeBiden for leaving behind a “hero, a decorated Marine” for “a black lesbian hooked on drugs”.

Is this effective propaganda?

pic.twitter.com/u4S8o2Na0v

— Bree A Dail (@breeadail) December 9, 2022

This hits hard.

But this is instructive.  If you don't know these folks have been hammering Putin on the conduct of this war (which is why I'm certain that whoever comes next will be hardcore as fuck!) but they've paused on that to weigh in on the Griner/MOD trade.

Additionally we've gotten reports that Whelan was offered in a trade for MOD but was turned down.

If true then this decision is political.

I stand by my initial assessment.

We got played.