The Russia and Trump drama is about to come to an end that will piss off liberals...

via CNN.

The FBI and other US agencies have been combing through information obtained through that FISA as part of its ongoing investigation into the Trump campaign's links to Russia.

Intelligence analysts and FBI investigators who analyzed various strands of intelligence from human sources to electronic and financial records have found signs of possible collusion between the campaign and Russian officials. But there is not enough evidence to show that crimes were committed, US officials say.

Story here.

So this is a HUGE HINT that the investigation into Trump/Russia ties are about to come to an end.

While that's good news, the bad is that the liberals are about to go ape shit. We have witnessed the savaging of an administration that was coordinated between main stream media, establishment Republicans/Democrats and deep state operatives.

We can only wait patiently for the next drama to raise its head but this is the best indication that I've seen that the FBI is close to wrapping this up with no prosecutions.

Atlantic Trident. Red vs. Blue.

So let me get this straight.  THE USAF IS PUTTING UP F-15Es and T-38s against Typhoons, Rafales, F-22s, and F-35s?

This shit is so rigged they might as well not even do the exercise!  I need more info!!!!!

Not a Chevy guy but this K-5 Blazer is sweet!

Russia's May Day Practice is happening...Watch Vitaly's page for Russian armor updates!

Russia is already practicing for its May Day and if you want to keep up on the latest and greatest from them then I advise you to watch Vitaly Kuzmin's Blog.

The dude takes fantastic pics and if you play "CIA Analyst" then you can pick out details and changes to their kit.

Small side note.  Did you know that every intel agency in the West used coverage of the parade during the cold war to see what the Soviet Union was up to?  Consider it an old form of "open source" material!  Anyway his blog is here.

US Army's Next Gen Combat Vehicle to sport 50mm Cannon!

Special Thanks to my "inside" source for this!


Note:  Below are PDF conversions to JPG for posting on the blog...still viewable and can be enlarged by clicking on the pic.  The original is going up on the Google Hangout later today....

Are you freaking seeing that????  The Army is going for a 50mm cannon on this beast!

Award by end of this fiscal year???  Army is cooking with gas!  They really want their new ride and lethality upgrade!

Three things stood out....

1.  Mobility is getting its just due.  They want a 1000 Horsepower engine???This puppy should move!

2.  Protection isn't being sacrificed...yet.  I want to see how they accomplish this part.  They want lighter weight but better protection than the Bradley/Stryker?  How can that be done?  The USMC tried an underbody blast kit on the EFV when IEDs changed the view of the Pentagon to get that vehicle "up to spec".  Will the Army succeed?

3.  Up Gunning is now the rage.  The Army dawgs are seeking to maintain parity with the Russians.  A 50mm cannon?  That's intense.  IFV guns are making leaps ahead in lethality.  The Brits thought that everyone would standardize on the work they did with the 40mm but that seems to be a nonstarter out the box.  I wonder how long it takes for IMI to rebirth the 60mm HyperVelocity Gun they built so many years ago?

Boeing T-X Instagram Page...

#NewBoeingTX

USMC HIMARS doing work...pics Cpl. AaronJames B. Vinculado

Modest proposal.  Insert Air Defense Artillery into our Artillery Battalions so that they're fully integrated with the GCE and no longer a stepchild.  It's past time for Marine Air to give up ground based air defense and a changing battlefield now demands it.

Marines conduct FARP operations at WTI ...pics by Cpl. Harley Robinson

Note:  Everyone does this but no one practices security for it.  I wonder why?  During the Cold War almost every book I've ever read talks about the threat of Soviet Spetsnaz, Paratroopers and Naval Infantry operating behind the forward edge of battle.  Is this another forgot lesson of the past?  Regardless it doesn't apply to this training evolution (WTI maintains standards and "trains the trainers").  I was just wondering out loud.

Open Comment Post. April 21, 2017

Jimmy van Drunen...Great Aviation Photographer from The Netherlands....

Check him out here and here....

Russia's FSB got lucky....

Thanks to Drinas for the link!

🆘‼️😯🔥 The moment when the #Russia'n FSB arrest the brother of the organizer of St. Petersburg subway suicide bombing. Watch out for his bag! pic.twitter.com/V6kFCdhclr

— Onlinemagazin (@OnlineMagazin) April 20, 2017

Am I seeing things or did this terrorist try and reach for his grenade?  The FSB has the "jump out boys" (that's what they call police street narcotics teams in the "hood") technique down pat....still....they went in light.  Only 3 or 4 guys to take down a suspected terrorist? Plain clothes with only sidearms and bulletproof vests?  Russian FSB got lucky or they trust the FUCK outta their training.  One missed arm control and they would be dead right there...

That's either ballsy, crazy or both!

Massive protests in Venezuela....a failed state in the Southern hemisphere?

via USA Today.

Venezuela’s opposition is looking to keep up pressure on President Nicolas Maduro by taking to the streets again Thursday hours after at least two people were killed and hundreds arrested in the biggest anti-government demonstrations in years.

Billed as "the mother of all protests," tens of thousands of protesters demanding elections and denouncing what they consider increasingly dictatorial government were met by a curtain of tear gas and rubber bullets as they attempted to march to downtown Caracas on Wednesday. Dozens even had to slide down a concrete embankment and into the Guaire River to escape the noxious fumes.

Across the country the clashes were intense. Pro-government militias, some of whose members were armed, were blamed for the two deaths, including that of a teenager in Caracas who was heading to a soccer game with friends. In several cities, protesters described being terrorized by militia members, some of them armed and circling the protesters in motorcycles.

Story here. 

If I didn't know better I'd think this has the flavor of the "color" revolutions that we saw during the Arab Spring.  But surely this isn't being caused by outside forces...God knows the current govt has done absolutely everything wrong when it comes to that country's economy.

But forgetting that nonsense, the reality is stark.  We could be looking at a failed state in the Southern hemisphere and mass migration to all quadrants of the map.