The US Marines are missing a huge moment in Australia...

Thanks to the Republic of Singapore Air Force who are on their way to join our Multi-National Rotary Wing Task Group.

Both Singapore (Chinooks) and @NZAirForce (NH-90s) joining #YourADF Rotary Wing team means a lot.@CDF_Aust @lindareynoldswa @comdforcomd @AustralianArmy pic.twitter.com/eM7SHdBB5u

— CO 5 Avn Regt (@5AvnRegtAusArmy) January 7, 2020

Australia has mobilized its military (most publicly its Navy) to help fight massive wildfires in their country.

New Zealand and now Singapore are rushing to assist.

US Marines are stationed there and have made no move (that I can see) to join the effort.

We're missing a huge moment.  Seeing US Marines rushing to assist would be a great publicity move but for some reason the powers that be seem to be unable to commit to a modest action.

Hell you could have Marines passing out relief supplies if nothing else.

HA/DR is suppose to be one of our missions.  Australia is suppose to be a valuable ally in the Pacific.

This should be a no brainer.

Blast from the past. Erprobungsträger mit 3-achs Stabilisiertem Turm, a German project from 1966

 

https://captain-price-official.tumblr.com/post/190105239348/erprobungstr%C3%A4ger-mit-3-achs-stabilisiertem-turm-a

 

Batman says the A-10 is better!

Thanks to Freder for the pic!

How long before the F-35 mafia demands this pic be modified to something more favorable to their favorite plane!?

Quick hit. We're pulling out of Iraq? AWESOME!

#Breaking: US military tells Iraqi Joint operations command that they are preparing to move out. pic.twitter.com/yqoFiEIHBD

— Mustafa Salim (@Mustafa_salimb) January 6, 2020

We're pulling out of Iraq?  FUCKING AWESOME!

The idea of deploying hundreds of soldiers in individual bases worldwide in a bid to "deter" aggression has failed miserably and should be placed in the dust heap of failed concepts.

US troops have served as a magnet for terrorists and acted as a platform to allow people in foreign lands to declare us oppressors instead of liberators.

Iraq wants us out then let's go.

They'll be begging for us to return in due time and I hope we say no.  Deal with it yourselves.

A return to the past where we had credible forces afloat that could respond to quickly developing situations (talking the US Navy/Marine Corps team) along with US Army paratroopers served us well and we should return to that status quo.

There is no need to station our troops in these lands.  The European model just doesn't work worldwide...especially in austere locations.

To the Iraqi people.  Good luck.  Your govt made a decision that I believe will lead to your next civil war.  I think much blood will be spilled the second we're gone.

To the critics and doomsayers.  They want it.  They get it.  It's their country. If its a stupid decision like I believe it is then they pay.  Not us.

Les primo-formateurs Griffon en stage à Canjuers

Army's New Semi-Autonomous Vehicles....

Note.  The US Army did not provide the name of the creator of this video so he/she was not credited.

Getting Back To Our Roots...U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Branden J. Bourque

Exercise Raider Fury...U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Kenny Gomez

The Pride of the Pacific...U.S. Marine Corps video by Staff Sgt. Donald Holbert

Egyptian Amphibious Assault Exercise (pics)...

Note.  Pics are from a variety of twitter accounts covering the Middle East/Egypt...

Quick Rant. Some politicians/commentators fear Iran? Why? Have we become so weak that we fear bluster, and bravado?

I've been monitoring the news and reading some of the comments posted on this blog regarding the aftermath of the killing of the Quds Force Commander.

Just plain wow.

My question.  What are you afraid of?  This dude has the blood of our forces on his hands.  Everyone seems to forget that the Quds Force was active in Iraq and carried out MANY attacks on our forces.  Its open source material and you can find it easily.

Additionally the bluster coming from Iran is comical.  It's understandable because they understand the divisions in our society, the weariness of the public after more than two decades of continuous warfare and to be blunt, our failure to achieve any kind of victory.

I blame the generals, two previous administrations, this administration and a feeble Congress that has served as a rubber stamp to foolishness, plus the idiocy of the American public to focus on the bread/circuses instead of the real issues facing our nation.

Long story short?

Let Iran bring it on.

We don't have to do a rerun of the past two decades.  They attack us, we launch a massive air strike against something important to them.

We don't invade, conquer and try and nation build.

We bomb them.

We bounce rubble.

We bomb them again.

We take out leaders.

We make them hurt till they say mommy make the bad man stop. We fight on our terms.  We put aside the legalize and we go after them hard.

Could we take casualties?  Yes.  But a return to the past is in order.  In one battle we lost more troops than we have in two decades of war.  Hell we lost more people in A TRAINING EXERCISE than we have in two decades of war.

We need a serious blast from the past.  They attack, we punish them.  They attack again, we increase the punishment.  They go after us again then we send them back to the beginnings of their religion.

We have nothing to fear.

They do.

Late Open Comment Post. 6 Jan 2020