The Tragic BETRAYAL of MARSOC Fox Company

 

These men were cleared but their careers were ruined. This was during the height of winning minds and hearts. Bush Jr and his administration did alot of harm to the military and the country during their tenure. His enablers in the military (we often forget that every administration has its pet generals that will do their bidding despite the damage to the troops/organization) were fully onboard.

Apologies are never given when you're wrongly accused and the expectation is that you move on with life.

These guys are so much better men than me.

Jeff Holly Art (Chinese Aircraft Carrier)

Weird war. Russia/Ukraine exchange prisoners while fighting still rages

Russia's Wagner mercenaries released footage of a reported prisoner exchange with Ukraine. Kyiv said 106 soldiers captured in Bakhmut were released. pic.twitter.com/ybP5iNu2Xd

— DW News (@dwnews) May 28, 2023

Why would you exchange prisoners while the fighting is still going on? You can expect soldiers from both sides to be back on the battlefield within a month or two. After the war is over? Yes, of course. While its raging? Someone is smoking crack. Its almost like winning isn't the objective. Continued warfare is.

This is cool if it works. Wonder why no one ever told me

 

"Unorthodox"

A conscript of Vietnam People Army wrapping a sanitary napkin (menstruation pad) around the insole of his shoes in preparation for a march. The practice is popular throughout the Army as it stops shoe bites, eliminates smell, etc. pic.twitter.com/MZxKrTo7nH

— Lee Ann Quann (@AnnQuann) October 11, 2021

I see Force Recon bubbas were keeping the good tips to themselves. Fuckers.

25th ID's 3rd Brigade Combat Team...from shoreline to objective

 

The DoD abhors a vacuum.  If the USMC won't do amphibious assaults then the US Army will.  Kinda crazy but wouldn't it be a kick in the pants to see Army vehicles filling the well decks of Navy ships and making use of those new LCACs?

I mean the USMC is gonna be slammed aboard Landing Ship Mediums right?

The USMC only operates in the littorals so if a push needs to be made inland it appears that only the Army is left to do the job.

If the Stryker replacement has amphibious capability it will be telling.

You focus on the sea battle instead of land combat then you can expect the Navy and Army budget to increase.  What good is a Stand In Force that is only good in one region against one foe?

Russia is claiming to have shot down a Brit Storm Shadow

 

Russian Air Defenses Destroy Kiev's UK-Supplied Storm Shadow Cruise Missiles https://t.co/dPdpfPhZiS pic.twitter.com/DRmaCbsUlb

— Sputnik (@SputnikInt) May 27, 2023

I'm definitely not a missile defense guy but I always thought that cruise missile made little sense UNLESS you sent a metric shit load of them at a target.

From my chair air defense on land seems to be much more difficult than at sea.

Take an assault against a fixed target on land.  It can't move.  You can pile up defenses to protect but then those defenses become targets.  It can get expensive but a coordinated attack against a range of fixed targets stand a better chance of success than the same against an old fashioned surface action group.

Against an SAG you're facing air defense destroyers that are all equipped with long and short range air defense missiles.  They can move at speed.  They're able to mask their emissions and send out decoys etc...

If Russia did destroy a Storm Shadow then that's bad news for Ukraine.

That means Russia has doped out the missiles metrics.  Ukraine only has a limited supply.  Even worse they probably running short of delivery aircraft.

If Russia pivots towards making a concerted effort to knock down the "archer" instead of the "arrow" then they can effectively nullify the Storm Shadow poste haste.

Question.  Can the F-16 even carry the missile?

Open Comment Post. 27 May 23

 

Alert Contingency Marine Air-Ground Task Force needs to transfer from III MEF over to II MEF

 Note.  Below is an article from Marines.mil that does a little chest thumping about the AC-MAGTF.  Haven't heard a word about it over the course of Berger's term until the Marines were left out of the Sudan operation.  Having said all that the III MEF is NOT where this capability should lie, it should move to II MEF.  

For better or worse (in my opinion worse) III MEF is fully engulfed in the SIF concept and won't be capable of performing the role. III MEF is without a doubt (probably the entire Marine Corps) a one region, one foe force.  Even in the article the AC-MAGTF is regionally aligned and not a worldwide force.

via Marines.mil

CAMP COURTNEY, Okinawa, Japan --

It is 3:00am on a Sunday morning. III Marine Expeditionary Force receives indications and warnings that a crisis is brewing. The order is given without hesitation, and the Marines and Sailors of the Alert Contingency Marine Air-Ground Task Force are geared up and ready to deploy with a full combat load within just a couple hours.

As a scalable unit, the ACM is always on standby to respond to a variety of mission sets – from humanitarian and disaster relief operations to full-scale combat operations. It is not a conceptual idea or something people just talk about, the ACM is employed routinely through a rigorous training schedule involving no-notice drills and even operational deployments within the region.

“Our ACM force is our most ready force,” said Col. Eric Clark, 4th Marine Regiment Commanding Officer, “and as you talk about the Marine Corps being a force in readiness, those Marines that are rehearsed, that are sourced, and that have mobility on standby to get them out quickly on that key maritime terrain; that's our bid for success within the region, whether you're talking about a humanitarian crisis or you are talking about actions by an adversary.”

Unique to III MEF, Marines across the force are sourced to provide a range of capabilities that can be coordinated and deployed within hours. The ACM allows the MEF to rapidly deploy a mission-specific force throughout the Indo-Pacific region that is responsive to the needs of a given crisis. Some of the capabilities within the ACM can include water purification, shock trauma care, emergency evacuation control, general engineering, airfield/port force protection, and embassy reinforcement.

Here

The Marine Corps is undergoing a culture change with the SIF concept and is rapidly losing its identity.

If Marines are no longer doing amphibious assault, being a force in readiness and capable of fighting on land then what is the Marine Corps?

Why have a Marine Corps.

The delay in naming the next Commandant is for one reason. Berger is trying to shore up his support WITHIN the Marine Corps.  The instant a successor is named is the instant he losing what power he has and all attention turns to the next guy.

Berger is the worst Commandant and worst leader the Marines have had in the big chair in my lifetime.

I guess the good folks in Norway don't like the "Ugly American" either...

 

What in th-
by u/ThePortlyNorseman in USMC

Hmm. Is there a disconnect in European countries between the elected and those that elect them? I know its big in the US, but never considered the same applied over there. I blame drama like this on the Ukraine/Russia war and our foreign policy of the last...50(?) years. But what if the commentors on this blog that are such big warhawks for continued fighting and shit on any idea of talks with a ceasefire are truly representative of European opinion or just a vocal minority?

Wow! SEALs use roids. Who knew? DAMN FUCKING NEAR EVERYONE!

 via AP

The investigation also dug deep into the longstanding problem of sailors using steroids and similar banned drugs as they try to pass the SEAL qualification course. The report recommends far more robust testing for the drugs — a move the Navy and the military more broadly have been slow to make — and better education for service members in order to prevent their use.

Story here 

Just plain wow.

I find this interesting.  SEALs use roids?  SEALs use meth to stay up for 5 days in a row and keep going?  Who knew?  DAMN FUCKING NEAR EVERYONE!

Anyone that's been around even a whiff of the Special Ops community knows that to do it at that level you're gonna need enhancement.

To be blunt I was told at one time that they were prescribing it for guys on certain types of missions and that the practice dated back to VIETNAM!

Make no mistake.  The training death is tragic but the reality is that this is nothing new.

What they're actually working toward is breaking the culture so they can get their first female SEAL.

This is by plan, not by chance and not out of concern about another death during BUDS.