That's a crazy looking cat!
Tuesday, March 03, 2020
A tornado thru Nashville? Ok, this seems a bit unusual...
BREAKING: Nashville mayor, area sheriffs confirm unspecified number of deaths after tornadoes shred buildings across Tennessee. https://t.co/gTuEEdRNKI— The Associated Press (@AP) March 3, 2020
Most here know me. I don't go yelling "global warming" after every weather event. Having said that this seems unusual. May the memory of those that died be a blessing. God be with the survivors. Hopefully the rebuilding will be swift and sturdy.
US Special Operations Command needs a new 6x6...the solution is obvious!
#USSOCOM Seeks to Procure New Armored Tactical Vehicle Under #JAGMS Program. #AGMS https://t.co/JLTsAGzxWf pic.twitter.com/eUz22KneMq— DefPost (@defpostmedia) March 2, 2020
SOCOM needs a new ride? The solution is obvious in my opinion and they have a couple of choices. The first is the AMV...
The second is the S. Korean offering...
The last vehicle on my list would be the Brazilian rig just heavily modified by BAE for US forces (mostly upgraded armor)...
This ain't exactly a heavy lift. Actually we know what SOCOM wants. Probably a 6x6. More than likely nothing that's in use by American forces. It has to be air deployable by C-130 and it should be able to take a variety of weapons.
The above vehicles check all the boxes. Put some SOCOM bubbas on airplanes and send them around to evaluate those vehicles at their countries of origin, put forward an urgent request to Congress, start having them roll off the production lines in a couple of years and get this off the books.
Comment on the F-35's performance at the Finnish Air Forces' HX Challenge...
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Despite my delight at this news I'll wait for a more definitive statement on what's being said here.
One bubba said this might be lost in translation. Caution is advised...maybe.
As predicted the US (and presumably the Europeans) won't fight Russia/Syria for Turkey...
via Al Monitor.com
Geez. What's up with Graham and his fellow travelers? Those guys want the US involved in every conflict around the globe! What is their thinking? How can they look back over the past two decades and still think that they steered our foreign policy in the right direction?
Back on task.
Love it. Turkey made their bed. They get to lay it in alone. As it should be.
The US administration has ruled out retaliatory airstrikes in Syria after at least 34 Turkish troops were killed in an attack last week, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said today.Here.
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley, the US military’s top officer, said today that the United States "doesn't have clear, unambiguous intelligence on who was flying which planes." But the deadly strikes took place at night, and Al-Monitor’s Amberin Zaman reported on Sunday that only Russian pilots have the capability to fly in Syrian airspace after dark.
Esper and Milley’s comments appeared to further steer the US administration away from a possible military response in Syria, even after President Donald Trump ally Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-Sc., called for an immediate no-fly zone over Idlib on Thursday. Graham spent hours with Trump on Friday at a rally in his home state.
Geez. What's up with Graham and his fellow travelers? Those guys want the US involved in every conflict around the globe! What is their thinking? How can they look back over the past two decades and still think that they steered our foreign policy in the right direction?
Back on task.
Love it. Turkey made their bed. They get to lay it in alone. As it should be.
General Atomics Combat UAV - Aerial Air Defense Variant...
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Check out Tyler & Joseph's story here.
USMC Warfighting Exercise 2-20...A new better way of doing exercises....FREEPLAY in the Van Ripper style...
Wow. This is an extremely short vid but if they actually follow thru then this alone will spark massive churn in the system.
Instead of standardized hit all your check marks you have free play in the style that sent shock waves thru the DoD like Millenium Challenge did so many years ago?
How would you like to be the Battalion or higher Commander that gets body slammed by the opposition force (assuming its a rival Marine, or God forbid US Army, Royal Marine or other allied unit)? This could be career altering.
Even better it could identify "naturals" that could be the future ranking leaders of the Corps.
Sauce for the goose? If done correctly it could quickly and easily identify weapon systems that should be retained, modified or discarded. Same goes for warfighting concepts.
This! This right here!
These type exercises if they hold true to the promise should come LONG before any drastic changes in our force structure. It should determine how much of system X, Y or Z we should purchase. It should help us decide if we're resilient enough to last against a peer force.
My hope?
I hope they hold true to the promise. I hope the US Army, US Navy, US Air Force and every real ally we have decides to participate.
Doing exercises right could revolutionize the US military (and our allies) going into the future.
IF THEY DO IT RIGHT. IF THEY ACTUALLY ADOPT FREE PLAY WITH NO TIME LIMIT!
This could be thrilling.
MGS-25 "Aleksandar" Wheeled Self Propelled Howitzer (155/52 caliber).
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Is the answer to long range artillery simply to bring back 8in guns? We had them at one time and they could really reach out. Is it time to consider a return to that standard for ultra long range?
Monday, March 02, 2020
Well that didn't last long...Taliban end truce to resume operations against the Afghan govt...
#BREAKING Taliban ends partial truce, to resume Afghan 'operations': spokesman pic.twitter.com/tRA6gZBAVK— AFP news agency (@AFP) March 2, 2020
Sometimes despite the issues you just have to get up and walk away from a bad hand, bad relationship, bad deal or all three. The war in Afghanistan is all three.
Time to go.
Correction.
Past time to go. If the Afghan govt can't get it together after almost 20 years then they get hammered and we bounce rubble from distance to keep them from launching terror attacks.
But no more lost lives, injuries or misspent American treasure.
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