DEA Agent dies in shootout in Phoenix....

Read the story here...

Another tragedy for law enforcement. Everyday the brave warriors hit the streets to keep us all safe. Yesterday, @DEAPHOENIXDiv suffered a huge loss when GS Mike Garbo, SA Fox and a Task Force Officer from Tucson PD were shot. Sadly GS Garbo died from the attack.
RIP 🇺🇸🙏🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/FSpRnFldTu

— Derek Maltz Sr (@derekmaltz_sr) October 5, 2021

Heavy T-15 "BMP-KSh"

 

The same heavy T-15 "BMP-KSh" but with enhanced protection, namely two-layer reactive armor (double DZ boxes on the sides of the combat vehicle) (Screen 5, 6, 7). pic.twitter.com/YeF3rJf16F

— Su-57 5th Gen Fighter (@5thSu) September 27, 2021

Open Comment Post. 6 Oct 2021

 

Why a Forward‐​Deployed Military Posture Is Unnecessary, Outdated, and Dangerous (CATO Institute 2017)

Note. I've long been a critic of forward basing of our forces. I don't believe it deters aggression. Check out the video below and read the article here.

 

The part that caught my attention?

America’s forward‐​deployed posture is not intended to protect the nation from direct attack. Rather, its goal is to provide security for other states and protect against contingencies that, for the most part, would not involve vital U.S. interests. 

Make sure to read the whole thing. 

US Army's 3rd Battalion, 66th Armored Regiment at Eager Lion 21

Exercise #EagerLeopard21 is giving @NATO partners the tools they need to deter threats and adversaries as a team. Watch @BG_LTU_eFP in action. #WeAreNATO pic.twitter.com/X2deHyCHJb

— Department of Defense 🇺🇸 (@DeptofDefense) September 28, 2021

This is one HEAVILY armed unmanned ground vehicle!

 

Waiting to watch the Rafael / @OshkoshDefense Stryker turret fire off #UGV platform in both 30x173mm and 40x180mm. Great day at the range. @Ross_Coffman @NGCVCFT pic.twitter.com/5TiV5NDG1p

— Scott Gourley (@ScottGourley1) October 4, 2021

V23 Conducts Operations in Support of EABO

 

U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division, drive Utility Task Vehicles while conducting a force-on-force exercise during Noble Jaguar 2021 at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, Oct. 3, 2021. This portion of the exercise focused on coastal defense and counter-landing operations across a distributed maritime environment. III Marine Expeditionary Force executed these actions as a part of an integrated operation with joint forces to maintain readiness and demonstrate U.S. resolve to preserve regional security. 2/3 is forward-deployed under 4th Marines as part of the Unit Deployment Program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kree Laing)

V37 conduct company-level attack

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, disembark Amphibious Assault Vehicles during a live-fire range at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Sept. 20, 2021. The company-level training allows Marines to enhance their combat readiness and test their capabilities in a dynamic training scenario. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Quince Bisard)

British Royal Marines with Armoured Support Group Royal Marines 3 Troop familiarize on the USMC's Amphibious Combat Vehicle

 

Too many CIA Informants are being captured, killed or compromised...

 

"...informants who are discovered by adversarial intelligence services are not arrested, but instead are turned into double agents... Pakistanis have been particularly effective in this sphere..."https://t.co/k7Zn1wfayx

— Cap (@SlamWinder) October 5, 2021

I think its a culture thing. We (Americans) are loud, stick out like sore thumbs, dress in anything but the local garb (we can't even blend in when it comes to different regions of our own country) and did I say loud? Additionally (again a culture thing), we push the fighting for freedom thing hard but I have to wonder how many of these informants are true believers in the American way (ie...we can help them achieve their goals inside their country) or is it simply a cash grab to make it to the West? 

Maybe we need a division of labor with MI-6. We handle the technical intel stuff thru the NSA, DIA, and CIA. They handle the man in the loop stuff. Doing that on the ground James Bond shit (chill out CIA Direct Action guys...you still get to be pipe hitters but they seemingly handle of informants better...at least from the outside).