Well decks for boats, not amphibious assault vehicles....

 

In December, elements of the UK Commando Force, led by 148 Bty, deployed on @RFAMountsBay to Ex FREEZING WINDS alongside the SRS to train with Finnish SOF, 2nd RECON @USMC, and other @NATO_SOF, allowing the teams to develop skills, understanding and build relationships. pic.twitter.com/9Ess0LDvWx

— UK Commando Force Operations (@Commando_Ops) January 9, 2024

I guess my biggest gripe is that the Marine Corps biggest claim to fame has been amphibious assaults. Seizing land from enemy forces. With that made up mantra of "returning to our amphibious roots" we've seen the Corps turn from Soldiers Of The Sea, and America's Shock Troops to a freaking missile shooting defense force. I don't recognize this new Marine Corps. I don't understand how a few Marines dispersed on a few pieces of land can influence a sea battle that involves large surface combatants engaging in a fight far out to sea. I don't get this recon-counter recon bullshit in an age of long range UAVs, and satellites. They can't make it sense and they've embarked on an evolutionary dead end. If the Marine Corps wants to get back to its roots then it needs to be a bargain for taxpayers. The Pentagon disease has infected it and serious cuts in all the fluff needs to be made poste haste.

Boats in well decks instead of amphibious assault vehicles.  

Disgusting.

Ukrainian Infantry about to enter Avdiivka....SOUND UP!

“Get in the cauldron, Mykola. You’ll love it. It’s a great cauldron. The best.”

(AFU reserves preparing to go in to Avdiivka. Sound up.) pic.twitter.com/UdIOuTTjPb

— Big Serge ☦️🇺🇸🇷🇺 (@witte_sergei) February 10, 2024

This has got to suck donkey dick. You're about to (I'm assuming) hump into an artillery barrage knowing that every UAV the Russians have is hunting you and you can't even see them? You have to assume that the Russians have signals intelligence aimed at this little city that has suddenly turned into a big fight so even a call for ANY assistance will be triangulated and you're gonna get hammered?

The only thing that could make it worse is close air support getting into the mix.  Luckily neither side seems to believe in that so I guess in a way it could be worse.

Still sucks.

Open Comment Post. 10 Feb 24

Mainstream Media is dying....we have actual numbers to confirm it...

BREAKING: Mainstream media is dying. 🔻 pic.twitter.com/5yirs3YJva

— DogeDesigner (@cb_doge) February 8, 2024

Open Comment Post. 9 Feb 24

 

Aviation Guys make me understand. We keep seeing Marines die in aircraft that meet the "minimum" requirements?

 

I saw this originally on Reddit and the refrain was that we keep losing brothers in aviation mishaps, and it might be possible that this video explains why. Its old. I don't know the context of this but the threat is there. A maintainer will not down an aircraft. If they do then the Senior enlisted will yank his qualifications.

I never knew it was this bad on the aviation side of things. Those guys are getting fucked over too.

My bad bros.  I laughed at the jokes too.  I guess everyone gets a chance to suffer in our magnificent Marine Corps.

But back on task.

I remember when Amos was trying to make the Corps aviation centric.  The weird thing is that Force Design 2030 ABSOLUTELY builds on that.  Maybe it triples the pressure because widely dispersed forces are gonna be a bitch to deploy, resupply, provide CASEVAC and either redeploy them to a new location or withdraw.

The USMC can pressure the Navy all it wants to build a "tailor made" ship but the real work horse will be rotary aviation.

Are they pushing them too hard?

Is the desire to get this plan proven causing everyone down the chain to take on unnecessary risk?

Meanwhile we have lost another 5 Marines in their prime.  Mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers...their entire family is in pain.

God bless them all and may the fallen rest in peace.

A bad plan, poorly executed...

A Palestinian armed with a knife attempts a sneak attack from behind on IDF, gets shot. pic.twitter.com/pcPpKg1dWy

— FUNKER530 (@FunkerActual) February 5, 2024

More from the flooding in California you're not hearing about...

DEVASTATION: This is the Scene in Los Angeles' Beverly Crest Neighborhood After Mudslides, Floodingpic.twitter.com/zPXRVegwQC

— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) February 5, 2024

This is what I'm talking about when I speak of "America first". Washington, DC is consumed with talk of aid to Ukraine AND EVEN Israel, while fellow Americans, misguided as they might be, are in a hurt locker. This should be the focus. Once home is sorted then we can help others.

Fox News is part of the deception campaign. We heard about the King Of England having cancer but nothing but massive flooding in California...

 

The modern news media, to include Fox News is just a massive deception campaign. Been watching off and on all day and they never touched on the flooding in California. Know what they did saturate the air waves with? The King Of England being diagnosed with cancer. If you're in the UK I get it. In America? We don't have a king. We do have fellow Americans, misguided as they are, in California taking a gut punch. Make it make sense.

🇺🇸🚨‼️Floods are ravaging California, with 38 million people receiving flood warnings and more than 500,000 customers without power.

Los Angeles reports 4,000 homes and businesses without power. pic.twitter.com/RDbvUoW6Tv

— Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) February 5, 2024

The US "has a duty to warn". We even warned Iran of a terror attack. So did we warn Israel on Oct 7th?

 Do you remember just a little while ago when terrorist attacked Iran and how our State Dept stated that the US has a duty to warn and notified Iran?

The attack on Iran was relatively minor.  Certainly much smaller than what we saw on Oct 7th.

We can assume that the US warned Israel.  We can assume that certain nations in the EU also got wind and even if we weren't aware they would have notified us, and then we would have notified Israel.

What I'm saying is that the attack was horrific, but we're missing a very important piece in all this.

Someone screwed up big.

It was either incompetence, politics, pure evil or maybe all three.

Another thing bothers me.

Netanyahu was in big time trouble before the attack.  He was about to be ousted.

Everytime I think about this thing it keeps circling back to Netanyahu and those around him.

If you have the means to stop an attack or at least warn those of being attacked and do nothing that makes you a monster.

Enough musing.  What I'm saying is that I find it difficult to believe that Netanyahu and/or the Army Chief didn't know this was coming.  If they knew and did nothing to protect their people then they're worse than the terrorists.

The only thing I can't figure out is why aren't more people in Israel asking ANY questions on this.

Open Comment Post. 5 Feb 24

UNWRA is a filthy organization...and we're funding them!

1/ Meet 🇺🇸-funded UNRWA teacher Elham Mansour. On Facebook she writes: “By Allah, anyone who can kill and slaughter any Zionist & Israeli criminal, and doesn’t do so, doesn’t deserve to live. Kill and pursue them everywhere. All Israel deserves is death.” https://t.co/xCy56AiJd3 pic.twitter.com/7Nk74k9FV9

— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) July 15, 2022

We, meaning the USA, are playing a dangerous game. We are funding the very people that would luv to gut us and watch us die a slow painful death. We need to get our house in order. I don't know when it happened but our govt is broken, possibly beyond repair, but we've got to at least try and fix this. If you disagree then make this make sense!

Danish Leopards 2A7DK during exercise

 

Danish Leopards 2A7DK during exercise. Some of them are equipped with Saab Barracuda camouflage nets. pic.twitter.com/2Vf1wSvMTB

— Daniel of Bohemia 🇨🇿 (@Danny_elMayor) February 3, 2024

PARS Alpha 8x8

Am I wrong in saying that outside of Rhienmetall & Arquus, and then I'm not sure, the Turks have the most active armor corporations in Europe? Quite honestly while we've been sleeping the Koreans, Turks, and Chinese are all zooming ahead with new offerings. I don't know what's happening but at least when it comes to open programs even our aviation seems to be stuck...resting on its laurels. We got to do better. We're getting fat and nasty and they're working out hard.

İşte karşınızda... Türkiye'nin Yeni Zırhlı Muharebe Aracı: PARS ALPHA!

— FNSS, PARS Taktik Tekerlekli Zırhlı Araç Ailesi'nin en yeni üyesine 'PARS ALPHA 8x8' ismini verdi.

— PARS ALPHA, kapılarını bugün açan Suudi Arabistan'daki World Defense Show'da ilk kez tanıtıldı.

—… pic.twitter.com/CHwTbi6MIS

— SavunmaSanayiST.com (@SavunmaSanayiST) February 4, 2024

Straight Black Men are the White people of Black people....Uh...Wow....

If you’re a black man, and you aren’t sucking dick, you’re privileged. I don’t make the rules. pic.twitter.com/PkM0CbufSJ

— 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐠 🏳️‍🌈 (@HarmfulOpinion) February 2, 2024

If Toyota was allowed to bring this truck to America it would destroy the US auto industry in a year...especially if you're able to turn a wrench on it yourself

 

Just give us the fooking 10k truck. pic.twitter.com/7BsExHwosf

— BreakingNewsJackMeridan (@JumpJackMeridan) January 21, 2024

OTOKAR Tulpar with Leonardo Hitfact MK2 Turret

 

I cannot share the photo as of now but Leonardo and OTOKAR will be showcasing the Turkish Kuplar platform equipped with the Italian Hitfact MK2 turret very soon. 😉 pic.twitter.com/ByWrIr8rDu

— A-129 Mangusta (@NichoConcu) February 2, 2024

Tulpar with a Hitfact 120mm Mk2 turret looks great, but I think it is just a marketing trick.
The Turks can easily develop a domestic version of such a turret in a short time and with low recoil 120mm cannon. Turkey is rapidly moving forward with technologies and may soon be a… https://t.co/PXHzeXuNdN pic.twitter.com/PW8XI0IXbb

— Junsupreme (@RyszardJonski) February 2, 2024

Open Comment Post. 3 Feb 24

 

Dr Fauci.  We're not done with him yet.  He did some very evil things while in office and he will pay. He won't be protected forever.  He will go down in history as a monster, even if his masters protect him in life.

Raking the forest...

 Weird days.  Sorry for the light posts.

Example.

Driving thru the backwoods.  Come across this lady raking the freaking forest.

I stop.  Ask her..."are you ok".  She says yes.  I ask her, what are you doing...she says "raking the forest and looking at rocks".

You know what this is.  I know what this is.  She's not dancing in the middle of the road, not howling at the moon.  Just raking leaves and looking at rocks.

Ok.  Be careful.  You got family around here?  Yeah they're about a mile down the road.  Ok.  Gonna check back on you in an hour ok? Yeah sure but I'm good.

Mental note added.  Drive further down and I get flagged down.  Geez.  What is this bullshit.  Not up for any shenanigans today.

Hey Deputy.  I saw where you coming from and no worries.  So and so is my mom.  I'm gonna let her do her thing before I go get her in a few so don't you worry ok.

She's about 20...been told about this family before.  Alright then...ya'll take care of business but if you need me call me.  Oh we got it don't you worry.

On to the next episode.

Raking leaves and looking at rocks in the forest.

Meth is a helluva drug.

Back to regular posts after this weekend.

Open Comment Post. 2 Feb 24