The medical community (and Faucci) are gonna have to come clean to get full vaccine compliance...

Shout out to everyone who's jacked and unvaxxed

— Matt Stephens, Jacked & Tan General (@Matt_S_Stephens) July 18, 2021

When you go to the gym and you hear this....

When you look at the victims of this disease (meaning those killed) and its obvious two things were at work...obesity and a co-morbidity...

When you see the media/medical establishment ignoring the reality of said facts...

And finally you have experimental vaccines then you have the ingredients of vaccine non-compliance.

It's obvious.

It makes sense.

It's to be expected.

Is there pushback from some conservatives?  You betcha.  Do I agree with any of these camps?

Not in my case.  I have an elderly father and if I can lessen the chance of him catching this thing then I will ... I took the vaccine not for me but to safeguard him.

But we're at an inflection point for the country.

More draconian rules from whatever govt entity will result in hard times for the govt entity.  The societal chaos that we've seen so far will look like a bright clear spring day.

We really can't afford more lockdowns and we can't afford to see this thing mutate.

We're in a  terrible spot and I can't come up with a solution. 

Open Comment Post. 18 July 2021

 

Taiwan's army conducts live-fire drill to test combat readiness

 

via FocusTaiwan.tw

Taipei, July 17 (CNA) Taiwan's Army has recently carried out a live-fire artillery drill at a training ground in Pingtung County to demonstrate the combat readiness and firepower of the armed forces.

During the exercises, armored vehicles fired rounds of live ammunition in a simulated response to an enemy invasion at the Jioupeng Military Base in Pingtung.

A Facebook video posted this week by the Army Command Headquarters showed soldiers hitting their target drones using the American-made surface-to-air Dual Mounted Stinger missiles.

The other main highlight of the exercises included the RT2000 multiple launch rocket system, which was produced by Taiwan's National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology.

Shu Hsiao-huang (舒孝煌), an analyst at the government-funded Institute for National Defense and Security Research (INDSR), said the RT2000 was specifically created with the intention to attack invading enemy forces at sea.

The new Russian fighter(vid) exposed?

I'm not sure I'm buying this. Time will tell...

@RupprechtDeino @Strike_Flanker @TheDEWLine so finally someone recorded and saw the complete plane. https://t.co/s3scg0E0oE

— Granger (@GrangerE04117) July 18, 2021

General Dynamics UK Video..."Learn more about AJAX and its capabilities"

 

1st Bn., 5th Marines conducts water operations

U.S. Marines with 3d Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division (1st MARDIV), and 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st MARDIV, exit a military operations on urban terrain training area during amphibious raid training at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 1, 2021. The training was conducted to familiarize Marines with amphibious assault vehicle protocol, procedures and safety measures and how to best use them during an amphibious raid. 

I think aviation Twitter nailed the intakes on the new Russian fighter!

 

Possible drawings of New 5th Gen fighter 😍🇷🇺💪❤️✈️
Twitter Aviation Experts drawings.... pic.twitter.com/th37JnVn8L

— Sukhoi Su-57 Felon 🇷🇺🇮🇳 (@I30mki) July 17, 2021

Open Comment Post. 17 July 2021

 

HMLA-169 Arrives at NAF Misawa

 

Attached article...

OKINAWA, Japan. – Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 169 executed one of the longest maritime HMLA self-deployment flights in 1st Marine Aircraft Wing history during exercise Tiltrotor/Rotary Wing (TR/RW) 2107. TR/RW 2107 is a unilateral exercise at Misawa Air Base, Japan that demonstrates 1st MAW’s capabilities to maintain combat-readiness in a maritime environment.

“The significance of self-deploying HMLA-169 over 1,200 miles demonstrates our ability to execute Distributed Maritime Operations under the Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations (EABO) construct,” said LtCol Eric Fleming, Commanding Officer of HMLA-169.

TR/RW 2107 is part of the Aviation Training Relocation Program designed to integrate air capabilities in unfamiliar environments and further develop and refine tactics, techniques, and procedures within EABO operations. Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 36, to include Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262 and HMLA-169 are supporting with MV-22 Ospreys, UH-1Y Venoms, AH-1Z Vipers and 300 Marines and Sailors.

For this iteration of TR/RW, the squadrons are conducting a range of training evolutions from close air support (CAS) to Ground Threat Reaction (GTR). CAS is an offensive air support mission that integrates aviation with ground combat efforts; enabling swift and mobile firepower against enemies near friendly forces. GTR is designed to help Marines develop tactical maneuvering techniques.

“This exercise is an excellent example of the capabilities of the H-1s in the Indo-Pacific. It proves that we can range any adversary in the Pacific theater and conduct missions such as command & control, close air support, deep air support, and aerial reconnaissance with expeditionary and distributed sustainment support,” said Fleming.

EABO’s are not tied to any specific piece of terrain. The forward posture and advanced level of readiness means that 1st MAW can establish expeditionary advanced bases at the time and place of its choosing.

1st MAW trains continuously in challenging and realistic environments and scenarios. The TR/RW events provide an opportunity for 1st MAW to train in different environments and benefit from the advanced training ranges and capabilities in mainland Japan.

Rostec’s Sprut-SDM1 Light Tank to Undergo Firing Trials on the Black Sea

 

The Sprut-SDM1 light amphibious tank, created by the High-Precision Weapons holding company of the Rostec State Corporation, has passed the first stage of state trials in maritime conditions. The second stage, which includes testing firing capabilities when afloat, will begin shortly.

via ROSTEC

As part of the first stage of sea trials, the vehicle demonstrated both high navigation capability during tests in the Black Sea and the ability to be transported by large landing ships. During the second stage, it has to pass firing trials using its 125-mm self-propelled anti-tank gun 2S25 in sea states of up to 3 points.

“Sprut-SDM1 is not inferior in firepower to tanks such as T-80, T-90, and its mobility on land and water is at the level of BMD-4M. The tank is capable of completing complex tactical missions, in particular, reconnaissance, working as part of raid or forward detachments, defense maneuvers, attacking through water obstacles, amphibious operations, and territory control. The main operator or Sprut is the Russian Airborne Forces, but I am sure it will also interest foreign customers. First of all, we are focusing on the markets of India, Asia and the Middle East”, said the Industrial Director of Weapons, Ammunition and Special Chemistry at Rostec, Bekkhan Ozdoev.

In the fall of this year, we are commencing climatic tests: the light amphibious tank has already proven its performance in high temperatures, now it has to withstand operation in cold conditions. Currently sea trials of the Sprut-SDM1 are underway. The tank must travel 8,000 km, which is the full range of its mileage warranty, while maintaining full reliability of its systems. Firing trials are also planned during each stage of the testing period. 

The full cycle of state trials is scheduled to be completed in early 2022. According to their results, the design documentation for a light amphibious tank will be assigned with the label "O1", which allows to start serial production, and Sprut-SDM1 will be recommended for adoption by the Russian army. 

Created at the Kurganmashzavod, Sprut-SDM1 is equipped with a 125-mm 2A75 cannon and corresponds to the T-90MS tank in terms of firepower. The cannon can fire modern armor-piercing sub-caliber, cumulative, high-explosive fragmentation shells, as well as ammunition with remote detonation. It can destroy targets at up to 5 km. The UTD-29 500-horsepower multi-fuel diesel engine outputs power required to move an 18-ton combat vehicle with a crew of three at speeds up to 70 km/h on land and up to 10 km/h on water.

1st Bn., 5th Marines Conduct AAV Training

 

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Co. A, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division (1st MARDIV), and Co. B, 3d Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st MARDIV, jump off a P7/A1 assault amphibious vehicle (AAV) into the Pacific Ocean during a surf qualification at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, June 30, 2021. The qualification training included a 1,000-meter swim to shore from an AAV.

China tests its reusable spaceplane!

 

China says it conducted a successful suborbital test of a reusable spaceplane:https://t.co/Adj20iPkbg

— Tyler Rogoway (@Aviation_Intel) July 16, 2021

Space will be a battlefield.

I can't even imagine the implications of that.  Land based warfare was bad enough.  Sea based is (in my estimation) barely manageable.  Aerial warfare is tilting toward being outside the realm of human activity and will be ruled by robots.

But space warfare?

The implications are ominous.

Knock out a few key sats and you can bring a nation to its knees.  

Blind it.

Leave it open to attack.

Does a prudent leader launch nukes out of an abundance of caution?

How do you defend essential sats against enemy activity?  Space stations would seem to be juicy targets.

Do we need a base on the moon to simply ensure being capable of being able to adequately defend ourselves?  And if the Chinese build one does that mean that we're talking about ground combat on the moon?

This will escalate and it will get out of control!  I'll be dead and gone but it will be a fascinating future (notice I didn't say good) once this gets going good.