National Guard is here at the Capitol after being activated by @GovKemp following a weekend of deadly shootings in Atlanta over the weekend. Troops are protecting state buildings tonight. pic.twitter.com/jDTP9AupoQ— Matt Johnson (@MattWSB) July 7, 2020
Sad day for the 1st Tank Battalion, United States Marine Corps with its last tank leaving the RAMP πΊπΈ⚔️ I trust those Tankers will excel in their next chosen profession. God Speed Marines #29Palms #USMC #SteelOnTarget #1stTanks Rah ππΌ pic.twitter.com/wsrOGNCK2w— AussieTanker (@TankerAussie) July 6, 2020
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via ZULUFUCXS instagram pageJoe Hooper was nothing short of fucking legendary. Enlisting in the Army in 1960, after a brief stint in the Navy, was assigned to the 501st Infantry/101st AB. He served 2 combat tours in Vietnam, a small part of his 17 year career. On top of earning 37 citations for valor, to include 8 Purple Hearts, he retired as a Captain (even though he never went to college and only had a GED). While in Vietnam he was credited with 115 enemy kills, 22 of which occurred in one single day.On Feb. 21 1968, his team began assaulting a heavily defended enemy position along a river bank when it encountered a withering hail of fire. Hooper rallied several men and stormed across the river, overrunning several bunkers on the opposite shore. With utter disregard for his own safety, he moved out under the intense fire again and pulled back the wounded. During this, he was seriously wounded, but he refused medical aid and returned to his men. He then single-handedly stormed 3 enemy bunkers, destroying them with hand grenades and rifle fire, and shot 2 enemy soldiers who had attacked and wounded the Chaplain (You just don’t fuck with the Chaplain). Hooper then destroyed 3 more buildings housing enemy riflemen. At this point he was attacked by an NVA officer whom he killed with his knife. Finding his men under heavy fire from a house to the front, he proceeded alone to the building, killing its occupants with rifle fire and grenades. Despite the multiple wounds and loss of blood, he continued to lead his men. He then took out 4 more bunkers by himself and raced across an open field, still under enemy fire, to rescue a wounded man who was trapped in a trench. Upon reaching the man, he was faced by an armed enemy soldier whom he killed with a pistol. Moving his comrade to safety and returning to his men, he neutralized the final pocket of enemy resistance by fatally wounding 3 North Vietnamese officers with rifle fire. . Hooper then established a final line and reorganized his men, not accepting treatment until this was accomplished and not consenting to evacuation until the following morning. He was awarded the MOH along with every accolade given by hot young females. |
Turkey vows 'retribution' for attack on its positions at al-Watiya airbase in Libya— RagΔ±p Soylu (@ragipsoylu) July 6, 2020
• “The only thing I can say is this: whoever did this made a big mistake,” a Turkish official familiar with the issue told Middle East Eye. “There will be retribution.”https://t.co/kEh96wxTUG
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| 3 Joint Air Delivery Test and Evaluation Unit (JADTEU) photographers, along with the Helicopter and Training team, were recently invited to capture video and still images of a complex trial series involving two different aircraft types from two different services, operating out of two different units, testing two different pieces of equipment. Firstly we travelled to RAF Odiham in Hampshire where a newly fitted ladder system was being trialled, with military personnel making the climb up to The Boeing Company Chinook aircraft. After that, new version fast ropes were then deployed by the crewmen who were assessing the operational capabilities of both dry and wet ropes, interoperability with current equipments and confirming utility by the JADTEU supporting troops. Next it was a similar trial, though this time the trials were being conducted by a Royal Navy, Fleet Air Arm Merlin helicopter. The helicopter used RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire as the testing site for its part of the trial with crewmen again assessing capabilities of various lengths of rope with both dry and then submerged ropes to replicate operating them in wet conditions. Trials such as this are vital for the operational effectiveness of the Chinook, Merlin and wider Ministry of Defence with the results being used to ensure the employment of ropes and ladders on operations and exercises is done as efficiently, effectively and as safely as possible. Working alongside Joint Helicopter Command, Fleet Air Arm, RAF Brize Norton and RAF Odiham, JADTEU has again supported an increase in Defence Capability. |
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U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, conduct a fire mission with a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during an Expeditionary Advance Base Operation exercise at the Northern Training Area, Okinawa, Japan, June 18, 2020. This 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment-led exercise also features participation from 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion and HIMARS from 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment.
(@marines photo by Cpl. Donovan Massieperez)
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A bus driver in France was declared brain dead after being beaten by a group of people he had refused to let on board because they were not wearing mandatory face masks amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.Here.
Police in the city of Bayonne have reportedly arrested five people involved in the brutal beating.
France made face masks compulsory on public transport in April. The driver, who is in his fifties, abided by the rule and refused to transport a group of maskless people, who also reportedly had no tickets.
Epic day for US armed sales notifications: MV-22s for Indonesia, E-2Ds for France and UH-60Ms for Lithuania. https://t.co/2hNO3t1mz1 pic.twitter.com/pnbRDl2nHu— Steve Trimble (@TheDEWLine) July 6, 2020
In the novel Moonraker, Ian Fleming writes that in rigorously preparing for another dangerous and uncertain mission, James Bond “had achieved Clausewitz’s first principle. He had made his base secure.”Is your base secure?
Fleming’s paraphrase of the famous war strategist’s philosophy is worth adopting not only by military generals, or secret agents, but ordinary citizens as well.
Securing your base means establishing a self-sustaining, shock-resistant “headquarters” that is well-defended against disruptions from external forces.
The foundation of a secure base begins with good health; life is invariably more precarious when one is not physically strong and resilient.
Because debt enslaves, so that what is “yours” is not your own, financial independence further stabilizes your footing.
Skills of all kinds, whether mechanical, domestic, or combative, allow you to rely less on others and more on yourself. Though security doesn’t equal complete self-reliance; tight relationships with family and friends solidify your base too.
Business owners should avoid “entangling alliances”; partnerships, no matter how apparently promising, rarely work out. This includes “partnering” with the overlords of social media, who, with a tiny tweak of their algorithms, can destabilize an entrepreneur’s entire enterprise.
Finally, a secure base requires secure beliefs. While philosophic and political positions can and should evolve over time, they should not be so unexamined, so lacking in well-studied context, that every current of change knocks you into an incapacitating stupor of confusion and cognitive dissonance. You should know *why* you believe what you believe.
The purpose of creating this kind of personal garrison isn’t to passively retreat from the theater of life; rather, it is to create a fortification from which to better launch your offensive operations.
As one of 007’s worthy antagonists explains: “Mister Bond, power is sovereignty. Clausewitz’s first principle was to have a secure base. From there one proceeds to freedom of action.”
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Chinese city sounds alert for bubonic plague— The Times Of India (@timesofindia) July 5, 2020
Bubonic plague is a bacterial disease that is spread by fleas living on wild rodents such as marmots. It can kill an adult in less than 24 hours if not treated in time, according to the WHO.
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Welsh Liberal Democrat leader Jane Dodds said reported plans to “gut” army manpower from 74,000 to 55,000 would “diminish” the UK’s “standing on the world stage” and “jeopardise” Britain’s place in NATO. Ms Dodds accused the Prime Minister of “planning huge cuts in the shadows” after The Sunday Times published a report at the weekend.Here.
Security and defence bosses are said to be considering scrapping RAF air bases and a fleet of Hercules planes and Puma helicopters in a bid to save cash, according to the article.
Ms Dodds said: “If these reports are true, then the Conservatives have a lot to answer for.
“Just 8 months ago they were promising to protect our armed forces, now they are planning to gut them.
The UK is considering reducing its Army's manpower from 74k to 55k, disbanding the Royal Marines commando brigade (losing its artillery, engineers, and landing craft), cutting RN minesweepers, closing several airbases, and shedding Puma helos and C-130.https://t.co/Zu0tr5nyAR— Rob Lee (@RALee85) July 5, 2020
‘Mr. Trump, you’re either a coward who can’t stand up to an ex-KGB goon or you’re complicit’ — These veterans are calling out Trump for allegedly ignoring the paid killings of U.S. troops pic.twitter.com/ftvTgTn4zq— NowThis (@nowthisnews) July 5, 2020
