Tuesday, July 07, 2020
Royal Air Force 3 Joint Air Delivery Test and Evaluation Unit (JADTEU) with the Helicopter and Training team test new fast roping/rappelling gear...
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| 3 Joint Air Delivery Test and Evaluation Unit (JADTEU) photographers, along with the Helicopter and Training team, were recently invited to capture video and still images of a complex trial series involving two different aircraft types from two different services, operating out of two different units, testing two different pieces of equipment. Firstly we travelled to RAF Odiham in Hampshire where a newly fitted ladder system was being trialled, with military personnel making the climb up to The Boeing Company Chinook aircraft. After that, new version fast ropes were then deployed by the crewmen who were assessing the operational capabilities of both dry and wet ropes, interoperability with current equipments and confirming utility by the JADTEU supporting troops. Next it was a similar trial, though this time the trials were being conducted by a Royal Navy, Fleet Air Arm Merlin helicopter. The helicopter used RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire as the testing site for its part of the trial with crewmen again assessing capabilities of various lengths of rope with both dry and then submerged ropes to replicate operating them in wet conditions. Trials such as this are vital for the operational effectiveness of the Chinook, Merlin and wider Ministry of Defence with the results being used to ensure the employment of ropes and ladders on operations and exercises is done as efficiently, effectively and as safely as possible. Working alongside Joint Helicopter Command, Fleet Air Arm, RAF Brize Norton and RAF Odiham, JADTEU has again supported an increase in Defence Capability. |
12th Marines conduct HIMARS live fire...pics by Cpl. Donovan Massieperez
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U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, conduct a fire mission with a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during an Expeditionary Advance Base Operation exercise at the Northern Training Area, Okinawa, Japan, June 18, 2020. This 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment-led exercise also features participation from 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion and HIMARS from 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment.
(@marines photo by Cpl. Donovan Massieperez)
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Monday, July 06, 2020
Bus driver left BRAIN DEAD after being BEATEN for refusing to allow passengers to board without masks in France
via RT
A bus driver in France was declared brain dead after being beaten by a group of people he had refused to let on board because they were not wearing mandatory face masks amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.Here.
Police in the city of Bayonne have reportedly arrested five people involved in the brutal beating.
France made face masks compulsory on public transport in April. The driver, who is in his fifties, abided by the rule and refused to transport a group of maskless people, who also reportedly had no tickets.
The lockdowns, the restrictions and the demands by govt...towards free people.
And now the backlash in the form of wearing masks.
I get it...sorta.
People have lost their jobs/livelihoods, been forced to isolate and now instead of getting back to normal its being done in baby steps and the govt still has demands.
Of course its batshit stupid and goes against societal good but I get where the anti-maskers are coming from.
The solution is to provide masks, launch a well thought out propaganda campaign to get their use, setup sanitizing stations.....and to leave it alone.
Enough have died from the disease. We don't need further confrontation because a few in society would prefer to act in a childish way rather than safeguard their own health.
Side note. I don't think we're even getting proper information on the masks. Shouldn't we be washing these things after every use? Shouldn't we be disinfecting our hands after touching them? That early mistake of saying they were useless for the public is coming back to haunt officials today.
INDONESIA buys MV-22C's?????
Epic day for US armed sales notifications: MV-22s for Indonesia, E-2Ds for France and UH-60Ms for Lithuania. https://t.co/2hNO3t1mz1 pic.twitter.com/pnbRDl2nHu— Steve Trimble (@TheDEWLine) July 6, 2020
Wow! DID NOT SEE THAT ONE COMING!
This lady is experiencing genuine pain...she finished though...
She did good.
But don't lie.
You laughed a bit. You're ashamed (a little) but you laughed.
Adversary Force Company...a good beginning but we need the US Army's assets to make this really useful
I keep hearing that the pacing threat is China. I keep hearing that the USMC is going to rip itself apart, rebuild and focus on China.
I don't agree ONE BIT on how the Commandant is doing it but ok. I don't get to call shots, he does (and woe to him and our nation if he's wrong but that's a different discussion) and this is the path we're on.
Which brings me to this Adversary Force Company.
Great idea birthed at 2nd MARDIV.
It needs to go Corps wide and we need to do it big. An Adversary Company ain't big enough.
We need an adversary brigade...maybe even division. Which means we need US Army assets (already established at NTC) to play red team for us. The question is whether or not they could mimic Chinese motorized/mechanized forces. Would the US Army allow a battalion of 82nd come out for a big exercise to play Chinese paratroops? Could we get SOCOM to release the Rangers to play the role of Chinese SpecOps to attack our FARPs?
You get the idea.
If we're not gonna do it big...do it right then what use is it? How do we validate this drastic change of course?
Securing your base via The Art Of Manliness...
Note. I tried to embed the post from The Art Of Manliness Instagram page but failed. Make sure to follow him...he writes some good stuff!
In the novel Moonraker, Ian Fleming writes that in rigorously preparing for another dangerous and uncertain mission, James Bond “had achieved Clausewitz’s first principle. He had made his base secure.”Is your base secure?
Fleming’s paraphrase of the famous war strategist’s philosophy is worth adopting not only by military generals, or secret agents, but ordinary citizens as well.
Securing your base means establishing a self-sustaining, shock-resistant “headquarters” that is well-defended against disruptions from external forces.
The foundation of a secure base begins with good health; life is invariably more precarious when one is not physically strong and resilient.
Because debt enslaves, so that what is “yours” is not your own, financial independence further stabilizes your footing.
Skills of all kinds, whether mechanical, domestic, or combative, allow you to rely less on others and more on yourself. Though security doesn’t equal complete self-reliance; tight relationships with family and friends solidify your base too.
Business owners should avoid “entangling alliances”; partnerships, no matter how apparently promising, rarely work out. This includes “partnering” with the overlords of social media, who, with a tiny tweak of their algorithms, can destabilize an entrepreneur’s entire enterprise.
Finally, a secure base requires secure beliefs. While philosophic and political positions can and should evolve over time, they should not be so unexamined, so lacking in well-studied context, that every current of change knocks you into an incapacitating stupor of confusion and cognitive dissonance. You should know *why* you believe what you believe.
The purpose of creating this kind of personal garrison isn’t to passively retreat from the theater of life; rather, it is to create a fortification from which to better launch your offensive operations.
As one of 007’s worthy antagonists explains: “Mister Bond, power is sovereignty. Clausewitz’s first principle was to have a secure base. From there one proceeds to freedom of action.”
Puma 30 mm remote turret on Boxer.
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Thought the German Army had terrible issues with this turret. Wonder why Nicholas seems to be so enthralled by it. Too many better options on the market unless the Germans are giving them away at a massive discount.
Chinese city sounds alert for bubonic plague
Chinese city sounds alert for bubonic plague— The Times Of India (@timesofindia) July 5, 2020
Bubonic plague is a bacterial disease that is spread by fleas living on wild rodents such as marmots. It can kill an adult in less than 24 hours if not treated in time, according to the WHO.
Read--https://t.co/EBPJEQNNIc pic.twitter.com/iniL5c2OPC
Jesus! If we're not careful China is gonna kill us all...
The hits keep coming for the UK's Armed Forces (except their Navy & Air Force)...Fury at plans to 'cut British Army by 20,000
via Express.co.uk
Welsh Liberal Democrat leader Jane Dodds said reported plans to “gut” army manpower from 74,000 to 55,000 would “diminish” the UK’s “standing on the world stage” and “jeopardise” Britain’s place in NATO. Ms Dodds accused the Prime Minister of “planning huge cuts in the shadows” after The Sunday Times published a report at the weekend.Here.
Security and defence bosses are said to be considering scrapping RAF air bases and a fleet of Hercules planes and Puma helicopters in a bid to save cash, according to the article.
Ms Dodds said: “If these reports are true, then the Conservatives have a lot to answer for.
“Just 8 months ago they were promising to protect our armed forces, now they are planning to gut them.
I have plenty of Brit readers so they can fill you in on the details of this story...I'm just touching on the response to the news from what we would call "liberals" in the US.
I'd also chest thump a bit and talk shit...except I strongly suspect we're one, maybe two years max from massive cuts hitting our own forces (but we do tend to use our military in some ways as a social program so by the grace of God we MIGHT be able to dodge some of it).
Regardless this is bad news and the British Army is gonna be eviscerated. Unfortunately they've suffered the same indecisiveness in weapons procurement that our forces have (or worse just made terrible decisions) so procurement of weapon systems that should have been completed long ago might suffer the craziness of being only partially completed.
The manpower cuts are disgusting, infuriating and dangerous.
The British Army will be a non-factor. At best they'll be able to provide a full strength Brigade to any action.
In essence they'll be a support force, not an actual warfighting organization.
We are seeing a once mighty nation and Army being rendered irrelevant. The Royal Marines will be only capable of raids...and light ones at that. The UK's armed forces are officially retreating from the world stage.
The UK is considering reducing its Army's manpower from 74k to 55k, disbanding the Royal Marines commando brigade (losing its artillery, engineers, and landing craft), cutting RN minesweepers, closing several airbases, and shedding Puma helos and C-130.https://t.co/Zu0tr5nyAR— Rob Lee (@RALee85) July 5, 2020
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