82nd Airborne Hookin' and Jabbin'!

A U.S. Army paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team fires his M4 carbine at insurgents during a firefight June 30, 2012, Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. The vehicle he is using for cover is a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod, Task Force 1-82 PAO)

Check out that ANA in the background.  I'd put a foot in his ass and tell him to get in the fight.  Notice I said ANA.  The Para-trooper is on the radio calling in the contact. 

Long Beach Police Raid.

If these guys were Iraqi's and Marines had conducted the raid....and of course they would have weapons and they wouldn't comply like these men did, but if they were Iraqi's and Marines hit the shop and the vid hit YouTube then before you know it, LCpl's would be busted to Privates, Cpl and Sgt's busted to LCpl's, Gunny's given double signers and the Skipper would get a letter of reprimand.

That's if they're lucky enough not to have discharged a weapon or used breaching tools to take down the door.  Add that to the mix and time would be spent in the brig....no matter what the Marines had to say about intel indicating this that or the other thing.

It will be interesting to see how civilian law enforcement is treated in this situation.  Oh I got off on a tangent.  Read the story here.

IDF river crossing.

RAW VIDEO: Marines Fight Known Insurgents

UK Ministry of Defence

Hey Commandant. Make me a believer.

I saw your video Commandant and SgtMajor.

I now know why everyone was sending me e-mails saying that women in combat is gonna happen now.  Its obvious by your presentations.

Make me a believer.  Integrate the Silent Drill Team right now!

Yeah they're an infantry outfit but they have a mostly ceremonial mission.  Integrate them and make it work at 8th and I before you send this bullshit out to the fleet.  Put some females on the burial detail at Arlington.  C'mon.  You're shoving this down our throats why don't you do it in your own back yard first!

I dare ya!

Marines test aviation capabilities at Geiger Fury

Lord Sweetman. Riiiiiiise.....

He's back.  The dark lord rises from the depths of Aviation Week and is again attempting to rally his evil Horde of Goons to strike back at the F-35.

Read his latest here.

Did you see what I did there?  That little jab at AirPower Australia?  Damn sometimes I impress myself!