Graphic vid of an assault on an outpost in Aleppo (Arabic Speaker Needed!)

Thanks to Info Infantry for the vid!



I have so many questions about this vid.  I question the source (even though I posted it), I question the content, and I even question what we're seeing.

Has the combat devolved into basically hits on anyone carrying a gun?  If so then this isn't war, this is simply nation wide anarchy (and yeah there is a difference).

From what I could see the people being assaulted didn't appear to be Syrian Soldiers, YPG or any other group.  Just some people carrying weapons in a war zone (which makes sense in my opinion).

Which brings me back to my title.  I need that "foreword" deciphered on this one.  I want to see what the bastards are claiming here.  Any help is appreciated.

NOTE:  I keep watching this and from my chair either they're changing their "marketing" of these vids or this is fake.  I have never seen ISIS hesitate to show blood and gore in their vids.  As a matter of fact they revel in it.  Additionally we're talking about people being hit with rifle and machine gun fire.  I'm not seeing the type of "body damage" even in the limited views we get of their victims.  Something is off here.

Blast from the past. Concept artillery 1940

And the Brits call us savages!

 

http://graf-spectre.tumblr.com/post/145412678338/hank0331-apocalyptic-genderpunk

 

Military training during inclement weather....must we push it even during the wild stuff?

Everyone is "reflecting" on the life and times of Muhammad Ali.  He was a great man and athlete and his contribution to American society is not to be underestimated.  While I'm a fan, there is nothing I can add to that conversation.  Besides.  He has people worldwide thinking of him and his family during this time.

But what about those soldiers that died at Ft Hood yesterday?

I believe that they are heroes.  I believe that they tried to do the right thing even if it all went bad.  I believe they were trying to accomplish their training mission.

But I wonder.

Was it right to send them out on training while the base was experiencing record rain fall?  Oh and yes I've heard the mantra.  If it ain't raining, it ain't training.  The other one is the enemy doesn't call time out because of bad weather...the list goes on.

But to see soldiers lose their lives because of a flash flood that was easily foreseen....it just doesn't seem right.

What is the answer here?  Must the military push training even in wild weather so that its ready for its occurrence on a future battlefield?

The mysterious and weird "Chicken Church" in Indonesia

pics via Graf-Spectre Tumblr Page.

This mysterious “chicken church” is located in the middle of the Indonesian jungle. The abandoned building itself is quite bizarre but even more bizarre is the fact that there are 12 underground chambers.

2nd Cavalry Regiment Dragoon Ride II....Photos by: Staff Sgt. Jennifer Bunn

Note:  This has turned full dog and pony.  The national flags, all the people in attendance to watch the soldiers...even the display of vehicles.  This is more public relations than a tactical exercise.

Boeing Sikorsky - SB-1 Defiant Joint Multi-Role High Speed Helicopter Simulation

Female Trump supporter assaulted. Where were the male supporters?

There is so much wrong in the above video.  First our politics have devolved into this type of nonsense.  Second, this was predictable.  Trump opponents were assaulted at first, now its the supporters turn.  No one could see this coming?  The next step will be shootings.  Am I being chicken little?  Nope.  When you see mob action like this you're gonna get a response.  Unless SOMEONE, SOMEWHERE dials this down then you're gonna see people get shot at American Political Rallies!

Last.  A woman can be assaulted for wearing a political t-shirt?  Where were the so called patriotic male Trump supporters?  Why didn't someone step up to protect her from that drama?

Is this the current state of Manhood in America?  Have feminist actually achieved their dream?

Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank Upgrade...too conservative, too mild...

via DefenseNews.

BAE Systems has teamed with General Dynamics UK and several other industry partners to compete in a program to breathe new life into the British Army’s Challenger 2 main battle tank fleet.
The companies said they have joined with Leonardo-Finmeccanica, Moog Inc., QinetiQ and Safran Electronics in a partnership called Team Challenger 2 to respond to a British Ministry of Defence (MoD) request for proposals to undertake a life extension program on the tank.
The British extended the out-of-service date of the tank by 10 years to 2035 in last year’s strategic defense and security review, and the planned life extension program is required mainly to address obsolescence issues on the aging vehicle, although there is the possibility to install some capability enhancements.

With the names involved in Team Challenger 2, I expected something a bit more substantial.  What we're getting is too conservative, too mild to be competitive in 5 years much less out to 2035.

What is the British Army thinking?

A terrible day for the US military stateside...

via Stars and Stripes.

Three soldiers are dead and six are missing after an Army troop truck was washed from a low-water crossing and overturned in a rain-swollen creek at Fort Hood in Central Texas.
A statement from the Texas Army post says the accident happened about 11:30 a.m. Thursday in an area near Cold Springs and Owl Creek.

Three soldiers were rescued from the swift water. They're in stable condition at Coryell Memorial Healthcare System in Gatesville.
Army aircraft, canine search teams, swift-water rescue watercraft and heavy trucks are being used in the search for the six missing soldiers. The names of the dead are being withheld until their relatives can be notified.

Add to the above a Blue Angels Pilot killed during practice and a Thunderbird going down (pilot ejected safely).

Today has been a terrible day for the US military.  Not in the war zone, but stateside. 

Germany Thwarts Alleged Mass Terror Plot

Thanks to William for the link!

via USNews

Germany has arrested three Syrian citizens on suspicion of plotting an Islamic State group terror attack.

The group allegedly had planned to carry out an attack in the city of Düsseldorf, according to The Wall Street Journal, and the three arrests occurred in three different German states on Thursday.

Story here. 

The EU is gonna burn....summer is here....I'm just waiting for it to kick off.

Boy Hero of Jutland

via Tanks-A-Lot Tumblr page.

Boy Hero of Jutland - Mortally wounded and with his ship ablaze around him, 16-year old Jack Cornwell remained at his post manning a gun on the cruiser Chester. He was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross.