Tuesday, January 21, 2020
South Korea to integrate MBDA’s Meteor missile onto KF-X fighter aircraft
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Russian Engineer troops practice river crossings....
#Видео Переправа техники через реку, прокладка путей и отработка водолазных спусков: военнослужащие учебного центра инженерных войск под Волгоградом показали, как проходят занятия по подготовке младших специалистов https://t.co/R7BBkVVoMz #ЮВО #ИнженерныеВойска #БоеваяПодготовка pic.twitter.com/miNcnYYJvb— Минобороны России (@mod_russia) January 21, 2020
British Army's 2nd Infantry Training Battalion...Controlled Aggression
I think we’re getting #ArmyConfidence spot on. This is what CONTROLLED aggression looks like - if you know, you know! @Para_Training @TheParachuteReg @schinf @BritishArmy @16AirAssltBde pic.twitter.com/8iPVYCMjxC— 2nd Infantry Training Battalion (@2ITB_Catterick) January 20, 2020
All Offense, No Defense!
They call it controlled aggression. I call it -- I see why they wild out in bar fights!
Jokes aside. Good stuff!
Turk Coast Guard is going hardcore against immigrants at sea...
Turkish coastguard deliberately ramming a boat carrying Syrian refugees #Syria #Turkey pic.twitter.com/Hv0sCRmsKb— CNW (@ConflictsW) January 19, 2020
Wow.
Wonder what the back story is behind this. We get the story of Syrian refugees but our own experience says that smugglers always get involved in this activity. Additionally this movement of people always ends up getting mixed with drugs, sex slaves, etc....
Looks bad but we don't know what we don't know.
Monday, January 20, 2020
JGSDF Experimental Future Tracked IFV Platform
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JGSDF Type 10 and Type 90 MBT together on exercise with Type 16 Maneuver Combat Vehicle.
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— きりしま (@phantom2navy) January 20, 2020 |
Gun rights people are sometimes their own worst enemy...
Lots of armed people today at the gun / militia rally in Richmond pic.twitter.com/clB0dzYLIj— Will Sommer (@willsommer) January 20, 2020
Just wow.
Talk about totally misplaying an issue. My opinion of course but let me lay it out.
The Governor of Virginia is trying to impose draconian anti-gun laws (is there any other kind...not sure but that's a different discussion). In response, gun rights folks have used local govt to institute "sanctuary" cities for guns.
That's beyond awesome (in my opinion) because its in essence hoisting anti-gunners on their own petard.
That's the good.
The bad?
This rally.
Not the rally itself, but the way gun rights folks are showing up to it. Arriving in casual dress to protest the decision is one thing. Showing up like you're about to go to war is something else entirely.
Some of the jokers I'm seeing is just plain sad. Warrior wallet but without putting in the work of crushing it in the gym? That probably indicates the range time they're doing too.
Are they engaged in a lifestyle, a hobby or just symbolism?
I'm personally leaning toward symbolism and a chance to show toys. Long story short? They're doing it wrong. They're not taking this seriously and thinking things thru. They're doing more to harm the cause than to push the agenda.
That's how I see it and I'm a pro gun guy. What do you think?
Sunday, January 19, 2020
Well deserved, I just hate the break with naming convention & the false symbolism...
Let me just say that this has been the best naming decision the USN has made in a very long time. By a mile.https://t.co/3630VpDHJT— Alex Luck (@AlexLuck9) January 18, 2020
This is well deserved. On this point it's full stop.
What I have an issue with is the Navy's psycho naming convention they've adopted. They're all over the place. Politics has entered the thing and to name a warship after a congress person that was shot or other members of congress or even civil rights leaders is a box that we shouldn't have allowed to be opened...soon we're gonna have a hodgepodge of ships that have no lineage, no history and divide the public. An outrageous example? To certain segments of the population the Oklahoma City Bomber is a hero. What happens if we devolve to a point where that portion of the population gets to be represented with the naming of a ship?
The other issue I have is with the false symbolism of this move. A black American is a war hero but you have to link it with Dr King's birthday?
In my opinion that's bad form...one tiny step away from pandering. This dude deserves much better. You don't treat a pure dee stud this way. He should get his own time in the sun without any linkage.
So we have a good thing that's somewhat tarnished because of poor decisions (in my opinion) in the past, mixed with symbolism (in my opinion) currently.
Great stuff bad form. I'm still happy. I'm pleased with this well deserved honor, but I don't like the backdrop that's around it.
This is my opinion and you're welcome to disagree.
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