#WhatsYourWarrior 13B Cannon Crewmembers
— 25th Infantry Division (@25thID) March 16, 2021
Our Cannon Crewmembers play a vital role during missions. They work with Howitzers to support our ground forces, handle ammunition, operate these weapons systems, and calculate targets. pic.twitter.com/tFdG08QzaE
Have you ever witnessed something so unexplainably batshit crazy that it leaves you unable to properly comprehend what's going on?
This is one of those times. I don't get the thinking.
via EpochTimes
The incident started with Fox News host Tucker Carlson’s recent criticism of the Biden administration’s handling of military priorities.
Carlson juxtaposed the Chinese communist regime addressing a lack of masculinity in Chinese boys as well as amassing the world’s largest Navy fleet with the Biden administration’s focus on accommodating women in the military.
In a recent speech Biden went over the efforts, such as tailoring uniforms specifically for women, designing “maternity flight suits,” and relaxing hairstyle regulations.
“Some of it’s going to take an intensity of purpose and mission to really change the culture and habits that caused women to leave the military,” Biden said.
Carlson commented: “So we’ve got new hairstyles and maternity flight suits. Pregnant women are going to fight our wars. It’s a mockery of the U.S. military.”
While some interpreted the segment as criticizing the administration for distracting the military from its warfighting mission, others interpreted it as Carlson opposing women’s playing a role in the military.
On March 12, the Twitter account of II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group posted a picture of a female Marine carrying a fellow Marine.
“What it looks like in current armed forces @TuckerCarlson,” the post said. “Get right before you get left, boomer.”
The tweet prompted a mixed response. Some people praised it for supporting women in uniform. Others found it unprofessional.
“Please focus on China and not Tucker Carlson,” one user commented.
The USMC account came back with a reply, “Come back when you’ve served and been pregnant.”
“Please focus on China and not me,” the user responded.
The Marine Corps has either lost its way or it was never what I thought it was. We're fucked.
Someone would have been blasted, smoked for days and probably bruised during the night if they fell for this. A SgtMajor "GENTLY" sent her on her way? I can't even imagine that. We need robots cause our military can't defend themselves from certain parts of society much less the enemy.A recruit just wandered in looking lost and said she had been sent to find the Commanding Officer's Tent. I asked her if she had been told to find out the Commanding Officer's Intent. She nodded. I wrote it down and gently sent her on her way. #mondaythoughts #BritishArmy pic.twitter.com/Nc200SdTzT
— Sgt Maj Norman French (@NormanF99621763) March 15, 2021
Don’t think I have tweeted these images before , this was a very rare catch of a Harrier in a very impressive full load out at low level , I believe carrying out air flow tests both at the carrying and release stages pic.twitter.com/eeDJuj4Hsj
— Gareth Jones (@gwjphantom) March 14, 2021
via Military.com
But his comments come two days after China's Central Military Commission Vice Chairman Xu Qiliang made a provocative statement about the likelihood of war with the United States.
"The top uniformed soldier in China, chairman of China's Central Military Commission, stated that war with the United States is inevitable," Coffman said. "That is the first time China has made that statement publicly."
Coffman, who oversees development of armored vehicles in the Army's modernization effort, such as the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle, warned that the Chinese are known for using armored forces and that they are likely to be the aggressor in a potential future conflict.
"If you are the head uniformed general in the Chinese military and you say 'it's inevitable,' what does that mean?" Coffman said. "I think that means that you are willing to strike first because, if it's inevitable, why would you wait for your adversary to strike first?"
That ladies and gentleman is a statement of intent.
Make no mistake about it.
The Chinese are coming and they'll be coming hard. There will be no playtime, no half measures, no mercy and no chance to "talk about it".
They will be mean, nasty and savage.
They will take heavy losses, will bleed us, will get in close and rip our forces apart.
We're not ready and in a few couple of years we'll be less ready.
We're gonna get slobber knocked.
I've been worried about this inevitable war. Now I'm absolutely worried to the Nth degree. The only saving grace is that they probably won't invade the mainland. Would we go nuclear over Hawaii?
via CBS
The government said it has issued a combined total of over 900 search warrants and the investigation has included more than 15,000 hours of surveillance and body-worn camera footage from multiple law enforcement agencies. The government has also gathered approximately 1,600 electronic devices, the results of hundreds of searches of electronic communication providers, over 80,000 reports and 93,000 attachments related to law enforcement interviews and other investigative steps, authorities said in a filing Friday.
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At least five of those arrested were employed as law enforcement officers at the time of the riot, and at least three of those arrested had previously worked as police officers. Prosecutors also charged one current firefighter and one retired firefighter.
Of the five police officers, four have since lost their jobs. An officer in North Cornwall Township, Pennsylvania was suspended without pay after he was charged with, among other crimes, obstruction of law enforcement during civil disorder. Houston police officer Tam Dinh Pham and Monmouth County correctional police officer Marissa Suarez both resigned after they were arrested, and two Virginia police officers were fired after prosecutors charged them for their alleged conduct at the Capitol.
Laura Steele, a member of the Oath Keepers militia indicted for conspiracy, worked for the High Point Police Department in North Carolina for 12 years before she was terminated for conduct toward superior personnel, absence from duty, and violating a communications policy, a spokesperson for High Point Police said. Her husband, Kenneth Steele — who was not alleged to be at the Capitol riot — retired on January 1 as assistant police chief. Thomas Webster, who prosecutors said is a former New York Police Department officer, was charged after he allegedly lunged at a Capitol Police officer with a metal flagpole during the Capitol riot.
Nicholes Lentz — who the Florida Department of Law Enforcement said is a former officer in the North Miami Beach and Fort Pierce police departments — was charged after posting videos from inside the Capitol. In a video, he said, "We're not here to hurt any cops of course. I love my boys in blue, but this is overwhelming for them."
Additionally, firefighter and paramedic Andrew Williams was arrested for his participation in the riot, and retired firefighter Robert Sanford was arrested and accused of throwing a fire extinguisher that hit three police officers in the head.
A few things....
* Still think that most got swept up in the drama of the mob. Probably some "good" people in this thing but they did some really bad shit. They got to pay the price for this oh shit moment.
* Kinda surprised by the oath keepers being designated an extremist group. Why? Because they might have X number of members but they have a metric shit ton of "affiliates", associates and simply people that identify with them. Pretty big organization if they're gonna actually go after them and its gonna take them in unexpected directions.
* I'm a bit dismayed at how many people were riled up by the message here. Information warfare is real and if it can get this many people to commit a criminal act (while thinking they're defending freedom) then we're more vulnerable than I realize. We might need a domestic psyops agency to blunt this kinda thing to keep civil disturbances down.
* No one is saying it out loud but this is a serious security breach and shows how vulnerable the highest echelons of our govt actually are. I'll keep saying it. A well trained and motivated squad could tear the capitol apart. A terror squad that's mission was to kill and terrorize the country would have easy pickings.
We need to fix that security situation asap. It might mean the capitol is off limits for a bit but it must be fixed. Suicide vest wearing terrorist could have killed alot of congress critters and plunged the nation into chaos. We must make sure that can't happen.
Wow. Sucks for the Metroplitan Police in London. They're facing tough times. Stuck between politicians playing to the protests and bosses saying to hold the line. Interesting times in Europe. I didn't cover it but their were massive protests in Copenhagen a little bit ago and now this in the UK, the continued drama in France...I still think these are knock on effects of the covid lockdowns but time will tell. No one, anywhere likes being constrained...even if they're in so called guilded cages.Difficult to argue with this statement by the chairman of the Met Police Federation. “Damned if we do; damned if we don’t.” Police officers are in an “impossible position”. Politicians need to start taking responsibility for the laws they impose. https://t.co/UtzaoN7YQW pic.twitter.com/Qjt9Mi4Iip
— Paul Embery (@PaulEmbery) March 14, 2021
There is a battle in the area of #Donetsk airport. The #Ukrainian Armed Forces 🇺🇦are shelling DPR positions with heavy weapons.
— Su-57 5th Gen Fighter (@5thSu) March 13, 2021
Around 19.30 local time, a series of kicks took place in the direction of the DAP.#Donbass pic.twitter.com/zS23ZVYjet
