Australian Defense Force helicopter conducts and overflight in Australia during exercise Talisman Sabre 21

 

TOWNSVILLE, QUEENSLAND, Australia (July 26, 2021) – An Australian Defence Force Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter Tiger conducts a flight over Lavarack Barracks during a Governor visit conducted by His Excellency the Honourable Paul de Jersey Companion of the Order of Australia, Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, Governor of Queensland, in Townsville, Queensland, Australia, July 26, 2021. The Governor's role encompasses a wide range of important duties and responsibilities including Constitutional and legal - such as appointing Ministers of the Crown and summoning and dissolving Parliament. TS21 is a large-scale, bilateral military exercise conducted biennially across Northern Australia designed to enhance the U.S.-Australia alliance which is an anchor of peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific. Exercises like this provide effective and intense training to ensure the forces are capable, interoperable, responsive and combat-ready.

F-16s and Kfirs conduct aerial training

A Colombian Air Force Kfir assigned to Comando Aereo de Combate No.1 (CACOM 1) prepares to take off during Exercise Relampago VI at Comando Aereo de Combate Number 5 (CACOM 5) in Rionegro, Colombia, July 26, 2021. Relampago VI provides joint training and improves readiness of U.S. and partner nation military personnel through interoperability training. 

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 79th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron flies over Colombia during Exercise Relampago VI, July 26, 2021. The United States is an enduring, reliable partner with a shared stake in the security and prosperity of the region, and this exercise will improve Colombian and U.S. forces’ capabilities to rapidly deploy and employ forces anywhere around the globe at any moment. 

ADF, U.S. and Japanese joint amphibious assault - Talisman Sabre 2021

3d Assault Amphibian Battalion conduct waterborne operations at Camp Schwab, Okinawa

31st Marine Expedition Department conducts night flights at the multilateral joint training "Talisman Saber 21"

PrSM (Precision Strike Missile) goes nearly a 1000 miles (potentially) and is learning to kill ships?

 

Lockheed Martin PrSM (Precision Strike Missile), a 499 km range missile (though since withdrawal from INF treaty they're looking at 1,000+ now) for precision deep strike fires. Near term, priority is leaning to ship killing #artillerytwitter pic.twitter.com/MoefA0Sqo6

— Jon Hawkes (@JonHawkes275) July 29, 2021

Open Comment Post. 30 July 2021

 

Most "hot takes" on Ms. Biles are WRONG...NineLineApparel gets it right!

 

ninelineapparel What if the NFL told Tom Brady his touchdown passes will only be 4 points because he was too good? Or the NBA gave MJ 1 point instead of 2 because he scores much better than the other players? There would be outrage on ESPN, boycotts , death threats against David Stern, etc.

But when the Olympics imposed this on Simone Biles… *crickets…* DEAL WITH IT and compete. No petitions, withdrawals from the US Olympics Committee.

So, after practicing your routine for years, you must mentally and physically alter your performance to be appropriately scored to keep everything “fair”. And when you realize you don’t align with their “standards” you make the hard decision to not hurt your teammates score (who, btw, showed out yesterday!!) or risk your health in a sport where 1 bad slip can mean paralysis.

You’re labeled egotistical, overrated and most of all a “quitter” because you won’t conform.

In all honesty, the IOC quit on Simone. Not the other way around. -K. Slade

If this wasn't happening to a real person in real life I'd find it funny.

But it isn't.

This is real and a young woman is being torn apart by hateful comments for a variety of reasons (I won't even touch on what I suspect those reasons to be).

The IOC did indeed do an injustice to Ms. Biles and the whole world to include the USOC sat back and seems to be enjoying the spectacle.

We've reached a point where the media has us hating people we should be supporting and supporting people we should be hating.

Open Comment Post. 29 July 2021

Weds' sad but funny...

 

Getting real tired of medical officials (unelected!!!) setting public policy!