Sunday, January 20, 2019
Saturday, January 19, 2019
US F-16 Aggressor Painted In Russian Su-57 Stealth Fighter Camouflage
Story here.
Interesting. It usually takes a bit for the new hot thing to trickle down to the rest of the DoD and this news just proves it.
Russia is so last two years. I have a post going up tomorrow which talks about Navy leadership talking about doing a freedom of navigation exercise with a carrier battle group in order to blunt all the talk coming from China about sinking one.
China is the threat, not Russia.
Small side note. Everyone talks about NATO being an institution that is necessary to continue to guarantee our freedom. My question continues to be why? Think about it. NATO was developed because the WARSAW PACT existed, not because of the USSR. Since the WARSAW PACT ceased to be then why should NATO continue?
1st CEB Amphibious Breach Training (B-Roll)...Video by Pfc. Frank Cordoba
U.S. Sailors and Marines conduct amphibious breach training at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Jan. 12, 2019. The exercise consisted of Marines and Sailors who participated in embarkation, overseas movement, breach assaults, and support of forces ashore.
Iron Fist....Photo by Cpl. Cutler Brice
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Soldier of 1st Amphibious Rapid Development Regiment, directs the assault amphibious vehicle (AAV) during urban operations clearing tactics using an AAV during Iron Fist Jan. 16, 2019 on U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, CA. Exercise Iron Fist is an annual, multilateral training exercise where U.S. and Japanese service members train together and share techniques, tactics and procedures to improve their combined operational capabilities.
Legally-Carrying Woman Kills Would-be Robber
via All Outdoor.
About 5:45 a.m., [the crook] approached the woman, 25, in the 500 block of West 103rd Street, displayed a weapon and tried to rob her, according to Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.Story here.
The woman, who was a concealed carry holder, took out her own weapon and fired one shot at [him], striking him in the neck, authorities said.
[The thief] left the scene and was found a block away, officials said. He was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he died.
[He] lived about a block away from where he was shot, the medical examiner’s office said. An autopsy Wednesday found he died of a gunshot wound to his chest and his death was ruled a homicide.
He had been arrested this past June after he was found in possession of a controlled substance and attacked a police officer, police said.
I took a beat to think about this story. The basics of it are simple. The robber could have at most probably stumbled upon a couple hundred dollars if he had been successful.
Many will think about the amount of money involved in a successful robbery and think that it's a shame that he died, but you have to expand it out.
Think about the victim that he chose. A lone female (not playing knight here...but biology is a fact, not a social movement). Additionally look at the weapon he used. He was using the threat of serious bodily harm or death to achieve his goal.
Even if she only carried 10 dollars in cash in her purse and if she handed it over, can we be certain that he would have been satisfied?
I'm not.
Long short? He needed to die. She was equipped to prevent herself from being seriously injured, raped and/or robbed.
She did good. Real good.
More low level fast roping...pics by Sgt. 1st Class Joel Gibson
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska (Jan. 16, 2019) - Soldiers from 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, U.S. Army Alaska, train USARAK and 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne) Soldiers on the Army Fast Rope Insertion/Extraction System at Bryant Army Airfield on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER). USARAK Soldiers conducted three FRIES descents from a UH60 Blackhawk helicopter in sub-freezing temperatures.Interesting. Maybe I haven't noticed it before but we're seeing fast roping at some really low levels lately. So low that it almost makes you wonder why do the training at all. Just taking a guess but I'd bet that isn't even 2nd story building tall. I wonder why? Is this another indication that the US military is becoming so risk averse that they're worried about the bumps, bruises and potential breaks from "training how you fight"?
Let's be honest. If you're fast roping from this high up then the helicopter can either land or more likely get close enough for you to jump.
Analysis: Irish Rangers to deploy to Mali by Jamie Reed...
via News Rep
Mali is a difficult place in which to have a first deployment. Geographically, the area is predominantly flat desert into some high, short, and sharp mountain regions, without much access to water and food or anything else for that matter. This place is what Mars would look and feel like.Story here.
Now according to the Irish press, the Rangers will send a 12-man team to conduct long-range patrols as part of a counter-terrorism strategy. The real questions are how effective this team is and how much of a difference this small team will make. I think on a large scale, the team will have little difference in the overall security situation. Regardless, the effort will undoubtedly be a positive one for the team to have this type of operational tempo to conduct counter-terrorism activity in what I would regard as the most dangerous conflict in the world.
No amount of training or pre-deployment packages could prepare you for what these men will face in Mali. There’s high risk of IEDs, indirect fire, and ambushes. They’ll be up against well-trained and organized groups that know no boundaries. These groups can operate across borders and at this time, seem to have an unlimited number of weapons at their disposal. The Irish Army Rangers are in for hard time..
Wow. Don't know who this Reed dude is but that's a hard core take in a very short article. Definitely gonna try and follow his writing. Big take? I hope he's wrong but they're going in real light. I can only hope they're gonna attach to French or British or American Special Ops and leverage their support infrastructure.
Just looking at this on the face of things these bubbas could be in for a very rough ride.
FNSS Savunma Sistemleri PARS III 6x6
PARS III 6X6 is the new generation wheeled armored combat vehicle (WACV) designed and developed by FNSS Savunma Sistemleri A.Ş. PARS III 6X6 has been developed with a special emphasis on mobility, protection, payload and growth potential. The vehicles employ the latest designs and technologies with a focus on the performance and durability of modern military operational requirements. The vehicles are available in 4X4, 6X6 and 8X8 configurations. The “PARS” family of vehicles takes its name from the “Anatolian Leopard”.I am not a fan of the Turkish govt. But the people? Yeah I'm with it. The food? Yeah I'm with that too. It's defense sector and the strides they're making? Oh yeah. You want to see "walk, crawl and run" done the right way? Then look at the strides they're making here and especially with FNSS.
They've cracked the code (Poland seems to be doing much of the same with their industry). They're doing smart partnerships and pushing homegrown innovation.
More specifically they're doing it without the cheating that we're seeing from the likes of China. Of course that's my opinion but I'm a fan...especially of FNSS.
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