U.S. Marines with 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, operate Amphibious Combat Vehicles during launch and recovery drills with the USS Germantown (LSD 42), a Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship, off the coast of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 7-9, 2024. The sustainment drills allowed the Marines to increase their proficiency in amphibious maneuvering by practicing launch and recovery procedures. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Logan Courtright)
Saturday, August 17, 2024
Large Scale, Long Range Air Assault to JRTC @ Night
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| 101 Combat Aviation Brigade sling loads an Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV) for the 2nd Mobile Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) at the Joint Regional Training Center (JRTC) at Ft. Johnson, LA as part of a large scale, long range air assault (L2A2) that the 101st launched from Ft. Campbell, KY to JRTC on the night of August 15, 2024. L2A2 means delivering one brigade combat team over 500 nautical miles in one period of darkness, arriving as a cohesive element where the enemy least expects it, capable of fighting behind enemy lines for 14 or more days. |
Berger gave it all away in order to chase his China whale and its gonna cost the Marine Corps.
The Pentagon will not tolerate a void and the US Army happily picked up everything Berger gleefully threw away.
That bastard thought he could see the future but he couldn't see how fucked up and arrogant he really was.
Friday, August 16, 2024
US Army is making 7th ID part of the ground force designated for the Pacific (25th ID is in play too)...
I'm on the outside looking in but it appears that the US Army is taking hardcore changes to make itself the decisive ground force in the Pacific.
Note that I did not say Korea, but the Pacific.
The 2nd ID (which is headed toward being understrength) is still tasked with the fight in Korea, but seems to be off the table for other areas.
The same definitely can't be said for the 25th ID which was the first Army unit to make a full throated swing there. Now we can the 7th ID to the mix.
So what does that leave us with?
25th and 7th IDs dedicated to a potential fight with China (biased toward that fight?), 2nd ID tasked with Korea and 11th Airborne taking on the arctic fight.
These bastards are out Marining the Marine Corps.
The Army can tailor forces to regional fights. The Marine Corps must be ready to swing to any fight in any region at anytime.
Force Design was a huge mistake.
The Army got started late but ya got to give the fuckers credit. Once they took a beat and a heading they're on track.
Thursday, August 15, 2024
Let's get real about the Ukrainian invasion of Kursk...
The narratives that I'm hearing/reading about the Ukrainian invasion of Kursk has me spinning...
* We've heard about manpower shortages on the Ukrainian side.
* We've heard about entire battlegroups being encircled by the Russians.
* We've heard that the Ukrainians need more of basically everything including retired F-16 pilots not to mention more artillery, anti-air missiles, etc...
* We've seen a fool hardy counter offensive before.
So why isn't anyone questioning this move?
Why am I on an island wondering how a force that has had to take to the streets to force conscription is all of a sudden able to gather forces to take and hold territory?
A reader chided me (low key) for wondering if this thing is a PR stunt.
I'm still there so tell me how I'm wrong.
Wednesday, August 14, 2024
Is the Ukrainian "Kursk Offensive" just a PR stunt???
NOTE! I realize this guy is a sympathizer of the Russians but we can't just rely on Western news media to get the real deal on this stuff. Its up to you to decide but let's be honest. The idea that the Ukrainians could muster forces to launch an offensive at this stage of the fighting seems far fetched. To be even more blunt it seems more like a PR stunt than an actual action to change the course of the war. I'm smelling another ill timed offensive instead of a well conceived battle plan.
🇷🇺🇺🇦 Some of today’s toll on Ukraine in Kursks.
— Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) August 14, 2024
Marines from the 810th Brigade of the Black Sea Fleet captured a Canadian-made Roshel Senator combat armored vehicle of the Ukrainian Army during a battle in the Kursk region, the Defense Ministry reported
1/ pic.twitter.com/xVMcUQMNXz
Wait what? Ukrainian forces without air, artillery or armored support are being picked off wholesale by Lancet attack drones???
Ukrainian troops with no air, artillery or armored support are being picked off wholesale in Kursk.
— Chay Bowes (@BowesChay) August 14, 2024
lancet attack drones are easily identifying and destroying the NATO light vehicles being sent forward on what are essentially suicide missions.
The remaining ones are taken as… pic.twitter.com/EkKCHkCusr
Monday, August 12, 2024
Would Russia use battlefield tactical nukes to destroy Ukrainian forces on its own land?
You read the headline.
I think its possible. It would stun and frighten the West and yet NO ONE COULD PLAUSIBLY do a thing about it.
They used tactical nukes on their own land against an enemy force.
How do you justify attacking a country for nuking its own land? NATO would be on the sidelines. The US could posture but in the end do nothing.
The only real question, because I'm sure its been considered is if its worth it.
Do the Russians have neutron bombs? High radiation levels that should rapidly dissipate if I remember correctly. This sounds almost tailor made especially since structural damage would be limited.
What do ya'll think?
Don't know if this is correct but if so then modern Islam has subjugated its believers...
The traditional dress is so colorful and almost stunning. I wonder how and why modern Islam has gone to the "all black" attire? Additionally I have to wonder why we no longer here about the stress between Shia and Sunni.Remember, all these countries once had their own culture and traditions before Islam. pic.twitter.com/uAliEwsfpR
— Dr. Maalouf (@realMaalouf) August 7, 2024
How many of ya'll are gonna have memories after watching the vid?
Does this bring back memories for anyone?Ukrainian soldiers being rotated on the frontlines near Pokrovs in the Donetsk region while under fire.
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) August 11, 2024
The soldiers are hit by the Russians on their way out but their American MaxxPro MRAP does its job. Nobody is hurt
pic.twitter.com/WpX8UfRrzk
Wednesday, August 07, 2024
Damn! Putin looks like he's ready to put a bullet in the head of his general during the briefing
🇷🇺🇺🇦‼️🚨 Putin is angry and knows that Gerasimov is lying.
— Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) August 7, 2024
Watch his face, it tells you everything.
He’s furious inside. pic.twitter.com/gEAKjou71i
Interesting. Ukraine has launched an offensive near Kursk?
This makes no sense. But its working so fuck me. How is a force that has suffered the casualties that the Ukrainians have, suddenly launched an offensive? Is it a real offensive or an attempt to take pressure off another front? There are encircled Russian forces. Will they attempt to keep them supplied by air (drone) or will they attempt a breakout? Weird war. Weird strategies. Is this an independent Ukrainian effort or are they taking the advice of pick your country?URGENT Kursk Front Update
— OSINT Aggregator (@AggregateOsint) August 7, 2024
1. Russian Troops Expelled: Russian sources report that their forces were driven out of the village of Sverdlikovo overnight.
2. Encircled Russian Soldiers: An unknown number of Russian soldiers are nearly encircled in Oleshnya, with escape routes… pic.twitter.com/rPL0LFbw96
This is gonna be a law suit from hell...
Without government who would point guns at an unarmed woman, break her vehicle's window, drag her to the ground, arrest her, and hold her in jail for 5 days for an expired registration sticker?
— Mrgunsngear (@Mrgunsngear) August 6, 2024
Even worse, it was the chief of police that did this...
"news" article on the video:… pic.twitter.com/PPPwOjb8rZ
The West is screwed economically.
Noble wrote a comment on another blog post that paused me in track.
Long story short?
The West is screwed economically. I'm no economist but just trying to suss out the trend lines and we either develop a new economic system or we're gonna be faced with invading armies (no, not immigrants either but actual armies) coming to the resource rich US and Canada.
Doing my little mind exercise I'm actually beginning to wonder if it wouldn't make more sense to retreat to fortress America NOW and build up a huge nuclear arsenal cause I'm beginning to wonder if the trend lines aren't pointing to us simply being spent into dust just like we did the USSR.
Enough of my musing. Check out what Noble had to say along with the graphics he posted...
Just want to share a view graphics to paint a picture of "why the Pacific":
G7's declining share of global GDP Take-away: the handful of North American and Western European countries don't have the economic clout that they did when the Soviet Union collapsed.
Population Density of Asia Take-away: India, China, Indonesia, Pakistan...these places have MASSIVE populations, growing industrialization, growing technology, etc.......60% of the 8 billion humans live here. I think I read once that for almost all of recorded history minus the last few hundred years, China and India were >75% of global GDP. We are returning to that baseline.
World's 10 busiest ports Take-away: How do you pry the planet away from Chinese influence when they are the factory supplying everyone with needed goods? And is it any surprise that they are aggressively trying to secure their maritime trade links and build out overland alternatives?
We should have killed China in the crib. MacArthur was right. A terrible fight then would have prevented a terrible loss in the near future.
But do we have time to get them before they turn into a monster from the depths of hell?
Maybe if we got serious. But they've penetrated too many of our institutions and govt. Confidence is not high. The nuclear arsenal that can destroy all comers is probably the best choice at this time. Conventionally I just don't think we have the national will.
If an ally starts a fight we don't want do we have to support them?
You read the title now let me get to the point.
A reader posted a video that stated that Israel is pushing beyond the justifiable (in my opinion) fight in Gaza to include Iran, Hezbollah and maybe even Syria.
I hate to say it but it sure seems like that's the case.
Don't get me wrong. I understand the fight in Gaza. That makes nothing but sense to me. Its ugly but it had to be done. But if Israel is pushing a fight against Iran at THIS TIME does it make sense?
Not to me. Not in any way.
Our munitions supplies have been drained. We are running on empty and open hands from Israel and Ukraine should have long ago gone by the wayside in order to ensure our own security.
Next the world economy is on the brink. A major war and the disruption of oil from the middle east could have unexpected knock effects.
In short it could plunge the world into a terrible recession.
But my biggest issue is that we have countries that are our allies and they're wagging the dog.
You can't engage in activity that will require support without consultation. If you're gonna start a gun fight and then ask me for ammo I think I get a call in you starting that damn gun fight!
I support Israel but they're starting to land in the Ukraine camp to me. Yeah we will support you but don't be stupid about it.
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