Sunday, May 05, 2024
Enhancing Marine Corps Capabilities: ACV training course
Is it just chance or a plan? We've been seeing a whole bunch of stuff on the ACV lately. Is it because the debate about Force Design 2030 is still raging and the backers of that abomination are still trying to push the idea that the USMC is still capable of "force in readiness" missions? As a sidenote. When was the last time we heard the words "amphibious assault" coming from HQMC?
Saw this post online & makes me wonder why our advancement has slowed down...
That's actually factually correct. Development of all kinds has slowed dramatically. Did you know that the time period between the first flight of the Wright Brothers and the moon landing took place in what? About 60 odd years?
As far as military aviation let's be honest.
We've been riding the coattails of the designers from the 70's and mid 80's for decades now.
WTF happened to us?
Why is mankind stalling out?
Are we still progressing but its all black programs now?
I have no answers but from what we can see, something is wrong.
A pack of rampaging pit bulls. Everyday carry, proper bullets & solid bullet placement is a necessity against ANY predator..
Good reason to own a firearmI've personally never seen a pack of raging pit bulls. I've seen a couple of dogs go after people but this many? Never. Against this threat (and many of the two legged variety), that 17 round magazine in your Glock 45 begins to look kinda small doesn't it. Ya got to carry. Ya got to have a spare mag. I don't advocate it but its been pounded so hard thru out my life that I guess some type of first aid (especially one to stop the bleeding) is a must have too (my thinking is that I make holes, I don't plug them up...but liability & humanity shit I guess).
byu/EducationalCellist41 inFirearms
Back on task.
These dogs were acting on some type of instinct, training or both. They weren't shooting, just biting. Some animals shoot.
Your hip pocket training is now concluded.
Saturday, May 04, 2024
This Russian Commander is either a true believer, fatalistic as fuck, or just plain batshit crazy. If this is your motivational speech then shut the fuck up and let me do what needs to be done!
Friday, May 03, 2024
Wonder how long this Ukrainian general has to live after saying this to the Economist...
This dude has apparently reached the point in life where he has no more fucks to give. Wonder how long this generalA top Ukraine general in the Economist:
— Tymofiy Mylovanov (@Mylovanov) May 3, 2024
Ukraine is on the brink. A fresh Russian push’ll test Ukraine severely
It is a matter of time until Chasiv Yar falls; Dark days ahead for Kharkiv
This war will end with negotiations; they won’t happen until late 2025 or 2026 1/ pic.twitter.com/W0dzHNFlm3
1st MARDIV Marines learn to integrate, counter drones.....past time to yank Air Defense from the Wing & put it into the Ground Combat Element
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| U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Madden Chapman, center, a low altitude air defense officer with 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, teaches Marines during small unmanned aerial systems and counter-sUAS training at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, April 29, 2024. The purpose of the training is to improve the effectiveness and consistency of sUAS integration and C-sUAS tactics, techniques and procedures across 1st Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jaye Townsend) |
That's not what I want to talk about.
What I am proposing is that Air Defense needs to be part of the Ground Combat Element and not the Wing.
It might have made sense in the past. Hell it might make sense now, especially since the Marine Corps is no longer in the business of seizing ground.
Maybe a force that whose reason for being is to sense and make sense doesn't need Air Defense to be part of the Ground Combat Element if the Ground Combat Element no longer maneuvers.
But I believe that this "Force Design" 2030 concept has a shelf life that is expiring as we talk. It's days are numbered and the idea of the Marine Corps taking ground will come back in vogue.
With that in mind Air Defense needs to maneuver with the Ground Element and doesn't need the additional friction of confusing masters.
The Wing is morphing into a force that is at the beck of call of anyone and farmed out to any and all in penny packets galore. To be honest that's one of my biggest gripes with Force Design 2030.
The cohesive fighting unit that was once the Marine Air Ground Team that was zealously protected and arguments were held behind the scenes to see it fight as one is long over.
BUT when someone in Quantico gets their common sense back and sees the value of the MAGTF again and even before, Air Defense needs to be on call to protect Marine Ground.
Take the F-35s. That's part of the reason why the Marine pushed for a "stealth" ground support platform isn't it? Take the C-130s, use the V-22s for SOCOM, but at least have Air Defense available to protect the GCE when the rest of the Wing is playing pussy for the joint force (as in getting fucked).
AAS student conduct ACV training
U.S. Marines at the Amphibious Assault School, conduct amphibious exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, April 11, 2024. The Operator Certification Course ensures Marines possess the technical knowledge, skills, and proficiency required to safely operate the Amphibious Combat Vehicle in waterborne operations. The Marine Corps is taking a deliberate approach to fielding the ACV to the Fleet Marine Force to ensure our Marines understand the platform’s capabilities and can operate it safely and proficiently. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Adrian Estrada)
Open Comment Post. 3 May 24
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| It's an anomaly. It's getting closer. Your team is dead and backup is an hour away. Your weapon is feet away and SCP - The Sun That Hates |
Can the US Army hang anything else on the turret of the new M2A4E1 Bradley?
Gotta have anti-missile systems on your armor (Hello USMC!!!!! you got that brand new ACV but no Iron Fist..WHAT THE FUCK!!!) but look at that thing!
I got a dose of OCD so all that clutter on the turret is doing something to me. I get it but geez!
B-Roll: 1st Bn., 11th Marines executes HIRAIN
U.S. Marines with Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, execute an M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System rapid infiltration from March Air Force Base to Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, May 1, 2024. HIRAIN is the process of identifying an enemy target from forward observation points and unmanned aerial vehicles, seizing key terrain for an aerial landing, inserting HIMARS using aircraft, destroying the target and retrograding back to a secure location. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Emeline Swyers)
So let me get this straight.
You're operating against a peer foe.
You're going to identify the enemy target from forward positions, then you're gonna fly in INFANTRY to seize KEY TERRAIN for an AERIAL LANDING....you're gonna unload HIMARS, you're gonna destroy the target and then you're gonna get the fuck outta dodge before the enemy locates and micro fragments everyone?
WHO THE FUCK COMES UP WITH THIS SHIT AND WHY AREN'T THEY GETTING DRUG TESTED DAILY!!!!!
Understand this isn't normal shit whoever came up with this fuckery are smoking. They're on psychedelics. This is pure fantasy shit!
30 Sailors, Marines Injured in LCAC ‘Incident’
via USNI News
An “incident” off Florida on Wednesday evening involving two Navy air-cushioned landing craft, or LCACs, left 30 sailors and Marines with injuries, including five treated at a Georgia hospital, the Navy announced late Thursday.
The service began its investigation into the mishap, which happened off the coast of Jacksonville, Fla., during a pre-deployment training exercise with amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD-1) and amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD-21), U.S. 2nd Fleet officials said in a statement posted online.
There were 18 sailors and 30 Marines aboard the two LCACs. Of the 30 who reported injuries, “five sailors were medically evacuated for further care at Savannah Memorial University Medical Center. Four of the five sailors have been released from the hospital after treatment,” according to the statement and a Navy official. “One sailor remains under medical care and is being assessed for further treatment. Sailors and Marines with minor injuries were treated aboard Wasp and New York.”
Fleet officials provided no further details about the incident.
An LCAC mishap? That's something you don't happen often. Wonder what was up with this. The obvious guess is that some type of collision happened between the two boats but who knows.
Wouldn't be the first time for something like that....happens all the time with LCUs but people don't talk about that.
They want to use the entire III MEF as a stand in force???
via Marine Corps News
“There’s been a lot of focus on the MLR, very appropriately so, what we were trying to do in Azure Dragon is validate our ability to stand in as a MEF, as a (Marine Air Ground Task Force),” Bierman said.
But having the force, a unit with 25,000 Marines, running as the stand in force sets up units such as the regiments to better exploit enemy weaknesses, Bierman said.
I was wrong.
I thought they were willing to sacrifice an MLR to the war god in order to pull the US into a war with China.
Nope.
They want to go big. They want to put an entire MEF in the line of unrelenting fire to make sure the American people react emotionally instead of rationally to China's effort to retake Taiwan.
Amazing.
Plus they're trying to use the example of the Houthis as proof that the SIF concept works? Grasping at fucking straws.
The entire Marine Corps leadership needs to be drug tested.
Thursday, May 02, 2024
If 5in guns are the future weapon of choice to destroy drones/missiles do we need to start adding more to our destroyers?
It kinda seems like the Navy is pushing hard to use a mix of microwave/laser and guns to handle the incoming drone/missile problem. If that's the case then do we need to start adding more 5in guns to our destroyers? Oh and on a sidenote let me remind you that once big deck amphibs had (I believe...doing this from memory) 3 on them on the old Tarawa class. 5in guns are back in style...at least for a little bit."We have fired over 140 Hypervelocity Projectile rounds from both 155mm & 5 inch guns both on land based firing events and at sea. Our objective is one shot one kill from a single #HVP projectile engagement" ~ Tate Westbrook BAE Systems Via @navalnewscom https://t.co/bFYOPedgnO pic.twitter.com/ofGSPRpxGO
— AirPower 2.0 (MIL_STD) (@AirPowerNEW1) April 21, 2024
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