Thanks to Gessler for the pic!
Friday, May 14, 2021
The ‘Mayaguez Incident’...a horrible day when we DID leave men behind...
via Stars & Stripes
And the time to find any remains or other clues appears to be slipping away, with plans by a Russian consortium, Monarch Investment Co. Ltd., to build resorts, hotels and luxury villas that it hopes would draw an estimated 300,000 tourists annually to the island that currently is manned only by a small contingent of Cambodian military personnel in flip flops and shorts.
Despite multiple JPAC missions to the island, survivors and family members are tortured by the lack of answers and looming construction, which they see as a closing window to bringing the fallen home.
“We are very concerned” they will bulldoze over the remains and keep going, according to Dan Hoffman, who said he and other survivors have fought alcohol and PTSD while suffering in silence over the violent clash and revelations that the three were left behind.
Janet Hall Meadows’ brother, Pfc. Gary Hall, was 18 when he was left behind on Koh Tang. He was taken to the mainland and executed by Khmer Rouge forces, according to Em Son, the Khmer Rouge commander of the island during the battle who talked to Stars and Stripes last year. Meadows said she hasn’t heard from U.S. officials in years even though they claim to have excavated sites in 1999 where Hall’s remains were said to be.
“I have no closure for him and that’s all I really wanted,” Meadows said. “They say never leave anyone behind, but they left him behind and the other two boys.”
Enough time has passed that the idea of "embarrassing" a senior official should no longer be a consideration.
The families of these men need closure.
The Marine Corps needs closure.
We all need accountability.
But more than even all that we need to learn the lesson of this incident. The tactical aspect of this assault cannot be ignored and in light of the moves being made, must be properly analyzed so that the same mistakes aren't made in the future.
Thursday, May 13, 2021
Politics talk. You do realize this Liz Cheney drama was all contrived nonsense don't you?
Sometimes things fit together a bit too neatly to be coincidence.
This Liz Cheney drama fits that bill.
So let me get this straight.
We have the Israelis and Palestinians engaged in combat that seems to be escalating on a daily basis (I can't even figure out how all that kicked off much less see where its going...this came out the blue...which is why I haven't been talking about it), our infrastructure got hacked and the company paid ransom to get it back online (wonder if the Feds approved that payment), inflation is raging like a monster in a cage with the door ajar and unemployment is looking just as bad and lagging as at any point recently.
During all this Ms Cheney decides to talk about a former President? Before the dust settles on that a few prominent Republicans are talking about a new party?
Complete setup and another psyops game being run on Americans.
Personally I'm getting tired of the fake drama.
Accident of the Chinese Z-8 Fire helicopter.
Accident of the Chinese Z-8 Fire helicopter.
— The Dead District (@TheDeadDistrict) May 13, 2021
10.05.2021 pic.twitter.com/AwUmTI9Ilj
Poland's Exercise Dragon 21 will be a certifying event for their 18th Mechanized Division...
W ćwiczeniu @DGeneralneRSZ pk. #Dragon21 weźmie udział ok. 1⃣0⃣0⃣0⃣0⃣ żołnierzy. W ramach ćwiczenia, @Zelazna_Dywizja zostanie poddana certyfikacji, która sprawdzi zdolność stanowiska dowodzenia do planowania i organizowania walki oraz współdziałania z innymi podmiotami. pic.twitter.com/kDF9Fnxs8r
— Ministerstwo Obrony Narodowej 🇵🇱 (@MON_GOV_PL) May 13, 2021
Army announces divestiture of the Stryker Mobile Gun System
The U.S. Army will divest all Stryker Mobile Gun Systems by the end of fiscal year 2022. This decision comes after a comprehensive analysis highlighted obsolescence and systemic issues with the system's dated cannon and automatic loader.
While updating and providing new capabilities is most commonly associated with modernization, the divestiture of obsolete systems is also an essential component because it frees up resources and manpower that can be applied to other critical capability needs.
“Decisions on when it is best to divest a system currently in the force are not taken lightly,” said LTG James F. Pasquarette, Army Deputy Chief of Staff, G-8 (Programs). “The Army has done its due diligence to ensure lethality upgrades will remain intact to provide our Stryker formations the capabilities they need in the future.”
In the early 2000s when it was developed, the Stryker MGS was state-of-the-art technology and provided needed capabilities to our Soldiers. For over 15 years, the Stryker MGS has enabled Stryker brigade combat teams to provide direct supporting fires to assault infantry by destroying or suppressing hardened enemy bunkers, machine guns and sniper positions in urban, restricted and open-rolling terrain.
It was the first Army system fielded with an autoloader, but over time it has become costly to maintain. In addition, the lethality capabilities provided by the Stryker MGS were based on the flat-bottom chassis, and the system was never upgraded against more modern threats such as improvised explosive devices or anti-tank mines.
After reviewing concerns and vulnerabilities of the Stryker MGS, Army officials made the decision to invest in other substantial modernization efforts to improve the lethality, survivability, maneuverability and maintainability of the Stryker fleet.
New and upgraded lethality efforts such as the Medium Caliber Weapons System, the Common Remotely Operated Weapons Station–Javelin, Anti-Tank Guided Missile updates, and the 30 mm cannon provide a better distributed capability than the limited number of Stryker MGSs. All of these enhancements have been developed and funded, and are ready to be fielded.
The divestiture of the Stryker MGS poses no impact to the industrial base as the system has been out of production for some time, and the majority of the sustainment supply chain for the MGS is included in other variants of the current Stryker fleet.
During the divestiture, the Army will continue to invest in more cost-effective solutions to meet the limited capability gaps that have not yet been met by other lethality improvements.
The Army will continue to support and field different variants of the Stryker platform, including the Double V-Hull and Lethality vehicles, until the MGS is fully divested.
For more information, contact Ashley John, PEO Ground Combat Systems at ashley.f.john.civ@mail.mil.
This is no big deal.
Quite honestly I'm looking forward to the new king of the medium caliber weapon systems to carry the mantle going into the future...
Forget the 30mm.
Forget the 40mm.
You'll soon see (I predict) the US Army standardizing on the 50mm cannon for its IFVs and 30mm will be for Light/Utility vehicles.
The gap vacated by the MGS will be filled by the new Light Tank they're building.
This divestiture makes nothing but sense.
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