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Thanks to my bro Damian Ratka for the link! If you're not following his Twitter page you're missing out!

 

Virologist who told Dr. Fauci SARS-CoV-2 was 'potentially engineered' just deactivated his Twitter account after deleting 5,000 old tweets.

JUST IN - Virologist who told Dr. Fauci SARS-CoV-2 was 'potentially engineered' just deactivated his Twitter account after deleting 5,000 old tweets. pic.twitter.com/fyMmw0n2kn

— Disclose.tv 🚨 (@disclosetv) June 6, 2021

This is looking like a slow motion scandal of EPIC proportions! 

I can't put my finger on it but this new agreement the G-7 arrived at for a minimum global tax seems ominous...

 

I can't put my finger on why this feels like something that's gonna bite us all in the future but my spider senses are tingling.

Question.

If they can agree on a minimum tax rate for corporations could they do that for citizens?

Could the US be looking at a VAT tax in the future because of this?

A reader picked this up in an official Finish Defense Force video...did Rafale win that competition?

 

Stan Jordan picked this out and to be honest I missed it.

It's kinda weird to put a foreign airplane in an official video but at the 2:26 mark you can see bigger than life a Rafale flying high.

Quite honestly the vibe of the whole thing threw me off and I couldn't stomach much of it but "fought" thru the annoying parts and really enjoyed the action scenes.

I wonder what our HX expert (forget the bloggers name) will make of this!

Side note.  All that calling home on cell phones will get those troops killed in a real war.

Blast from the past. Allies conduct the largest amphibious assault in history also known as "D-Day"

This day in 1944, D-Day. Troops stormed the beaches as the Allied invasion of Normandy. June 6, 1944. #WW2 pic.twitter.com/cwWaiG369H

— WWII Pictures (@WWIIpix) June 6, 2021

Florida...the land of crazy... don't you ever change!

Naked Florida woman, 53, Tasered, charged with aggravated battery on law enforcement and felony criminal mischief after wrecking Outback Steak House and Moji Grill in Ocala #BecauseFlorida: https://t.co/tYyOFoOb5W pic.twitter.com/2TAY71XeUs

— Billy Corben (@BillyCorben) June 6, 2021

A Filipino baby and her family inside a human zoo in New York, US, 1906...via Historic Instagram Page

historic A Filipino baby and her family inside a human zoo in New York, US, 1906.

We live in a great country (talking to my fellow Americans) but there is no denying our barbaric past. 

Evolution is good. 

We've outgrown this barbarity.

Make no mistake.  We're not the only nation with a savage past.

The reality?

Mankind has come a long way.  

The mindfuck?

We have a long way to go.

EOS Defense Systems USA's "TITANUS"

Oshkosh Corporation a $942.9M contract to integrate a 30mm Medium Caliber Weapon System (MCWS) onto the Stryker Double V Hull Infantry Carrier Vehicle (ICVVA1)

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The U.S. Army Contracting Command – Detroit Arsenal (ACC-DTA) announced that it has awarded Oshkosh Defense, a wholly owned subsidiary of Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE: OSK), a $942.9M contract to integrate a 30mm Medium Caliber Weapon System (MCWS) onto the Stryker Double V Hull Infantry Carrier Vehicle (ICVVA1).  This upgrade will provide precision lethality capability to the Army’s Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT).

Oshkosh Defense teamed with Pratt Miller and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems to deliver an MCWS that provides increased lethality, accuracy, and range while maintaining the mobility and survivability of the Stryker ICVVA1.  Oshkosh will integrate onto the ICVVA1 chassis a 30mm weapon system based on Rafael Advanced Defense Systems’ proven SAMSON family of turrets.  The contract calls for the integration of the Oshkosh MCWS onto three Stryker Brigade Combat Teams (SBCTs) as well as a full spectrum of system technical support, interim contractor logistics support, and integrated product support.

“The Oshkosh team brought together best-in-class capabilities for weapon system design, manufacturing, and integration to provide a highly capable solution that meets the Stryker MCWS program requirements today and offers the flexibility to upgrade tomorrow,” said Pat Williams, Vice President and General Manager of U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps Programs for Oshkosh Defense.  “Our experienced team looks forward to supporting the Stryker program office to quickly field this capability to the Warfighter.”

The U.S. Army’s selection comes after the completion of the test and evaluation of Production Representative Sample Systems (PRSS) at Aberdeen Test Center in Maryland.  The PRSS were evaluated against stringent vehicle and turret performance requirements.

Hmm.

Not a fan of this system.  The mystery for me is "what are they looking for" and "what makes one system stand out above another"!

Procurement seems so hit and miss sometimes.  I'm looking at other offerings around the place and I just don't get this selection.

I'm nuts about the EOS T2000.

Manned or unmanned is available.  Integrated APS.  Integrated anti-tank missiles.  Ability to uparmor to STANAG 6.  It seems like a winner from the word go and I'm beyond confused why it isn't being gobbled up like crawfish on a hot sunday afternoon.

The Kongsberg seems good too.

I guess the bottom line is that I can't wrap my head around this selection.

If you have insight send it my way.

US Army Security Force Assistance Brigades are training in the jungle...

The US Navy, USAF, & USMC might think that the Pacific belongs to them (and the Chinese) but the US Army is pivoting hard to get into the action. Not only are they taking on responsibility for forcible entry, rapid response, crisis response and winning the ground fight in all climes and places, but they're also going to be a big part of the fight in the Pacific. 

The 25th is wearing out their Jungle Instructors and Air Assault cadres but they're also pushing thru SFABs now. My prediction on their response is coming true. Th 25th ID is all in and will be the Army's point of the spear in that region. I'm almost positive that a Special Forces Group is reorienting and I'd bet that we'll soon see a reorganization of the 2nd Infantry soon. 

Two Army divisions with ship killing missiles, a robust anti-air capability NOW (in the form of Patriot batteries) and mobility to get it all moving (especially since we're getting excess amphibious shipping capability leaving LHA/LHD/LPD available to transport Army units) means the Army SHOULD have a solid case for increasing its manpower. 

I'll make another prediction and I think it's early but it's coming. I fully expect to see Congressional action to chop the mandated size of the Marine Corps and I don't think you'll see pushback from Marine Corps leadership. 3 Divisions will within the next 10-20 years be a thing of the past.

Welcome to the Jungle!

Security Force Assistance Brigade Soldiers conduct Jungle Operations #Training Course at the @25thID Lightning Academy.

JOTC is a course that teaches Soldiers how to survive a jungle environment.

🎥 ➡️ Sgt. Gabriel Davis#Ready2Fight pic.twitter.com/ULBpDJqgkh

— U.S. Army (@USArmy) June 4, 2021

Jungle Warfare Exercise: U.S. Marines put littoral combat skills to the test during realistic force-on-force operations (Article)

via 3rd Marine Division

Story by 1st Lt. Benjamin Yoder

OKINAWA, Japan – The heavy blades of helicopters thud overtop of the thick jungle canopy where hundreds of U.S. Marines silently maneuver through the stifling terrain to gain a positional advantage against a peer-level adversary. Meanwhile, a platoon of Marines executes an amphibious assault into another remote part of the jungle – swiftly navigating through nearly 20 nautical miles of turbulent coastal waters, flanking the enemy, and immediately entering the fight to control the key maritime terrain. With sweat pouring silently down every green and brown-striped face, the Marines relentlessly battle against their foe across an island filled with mountains, mud, and dense vegetation where heat and humidity radiate endlessly.

These were but a taste of the scenes during the Jungle Warfare Exercise (JWX) spearheaded by 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division supported by elements from across III Marine Expeditionary Force and the Joint Force on Okinawa 24-28 May. This unscripted force-on-force exercise featuring more than 800 Marines operating in the field centered on the Northern Training Area (NTA) as its natural characteristics reflect much of the terrain within the islands of the Indo-Pacific region.

The exercise pitted two reinforced infantry companies against each other, one from 2d Battalion, 2d Marines, the other from 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, simulating a realistic fight across multiple domains against a thinking, adapting, peer-level adversary in distributed jungle and littoral environments. Marines from both units spent countless hours sharpening their skills in the harsh mountains of Okinawa’s NTA, moving themselves and their equipment miles over the jagged and thickly-forested peaks, and through steep and viscously muddy draws in the landscape.

The unique skills to be successful in this environment did not come to the Marines of 2/2 and 3/3 by chance. Rather, JWX displayed the culmination of nearly a year of training taking place during and prior to their deployments which enabled their forces to successfully execute what amounted to a complex, lengthy, and large-scale combat rehearsal for littoral warfare.

“All members of our team repeatedly practiced and became proficient operating in this type of terrain prior to JWX, which was a significant advantage in this combat rehearsal,” said Cpl. Justin Rohn, a squad leader with 3/3 and native of San Bernardino, California, who emphasized the value of training at the Jungle Warfare Training Center earlier in his deployment.

The exercise allowed both infantry battalions to showcase their aptitude to not only survive, but to effectively employ the skills and tactics required to gain and maintain control contested terrain in an incredibly unforgiving littoral environment.

“We train in austere environments, we survive, we sustain, and we do whatever is needed to win,” said Staff Sgt. Joshua Long, current operations chief with 4th Marines originally from Thurmont, Maryland.

“This type of training reinforces our ability to capture small islands,” added 1st Lt. Matthew Cole, a platoon commander with 3/3 and Grant Pass, Oregon, native who led the formation of combat rubber raiding craft in the amphibious assault.

Integration with joint partners provided opportunities to incorporate specialized capabilities from the U.S. Army 1st Special Forces Group, U.S. Air Force 33rd Rescue Squadron, U.S. Navy Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 85, and the U.S. Space Force monitoring operations and providing feedback in support of signature management assessment. Support from elements of III Marine Expeditionary Force included amphibious reconnaissance from 3d Recon Battalion, logistics support from Combat Logistics Battalion 4, long-range precision fires capabilities from 3d Battalion, 12th Marines, and assault support and casualty evacuation capabilities from 1st Marine Aircraft Wing.

“This exercise demonstrates that III MEF is ready right now to fight against a thinking enemy in defense of an island, incorporating littoral maneuver across domains,” said Col. Matthew Tracy, commanding officer of 4th Marines and seasoned combat veteran with experience in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kosovo, and the Western Pacific. “We are creating the most strenuous, difficult, and demanding training environments to grow our warfighting prowess.”

Open Comment Post. 6 June 2021