Tuesday, June 21, 2022

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 173rd Brigade Support Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade, conduct an airborne operation at Dandolo range and Juliet Drop Zone in Pordenone, Italy

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SpearUAV Ninox 40 MT...

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The new head of the British army, Patrick Sanders, has called for an army capable of defeating Russia.

Wow, not even the BAOR units talked of being able to do this solo. That's when they were at their strongest.  Smack talk or is he serious? 

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Three vessels from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) interacted in an unsafe and unprofessional manner as U.S. Navy ships transited the Strait of Hormuz

Three vessels from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) interacted in an unsafe and unprofessional manner as U.S. Navy ships transited the Strait of Hormuz, June 20.

Patrol coastal ship USS Sirocco (PC 6) and expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Choctaw County (T-EPF 2) were conducting a routine transit in international waters when three Iranian fast inshore attack craft approached.

One of the IRGCN vessels approached Sirocco head-on at a dangerously high speed and only altered course after the U.S. patrol coastal ship issued audible warning signals to avoid collision. The Iranian vessel also came within 50 yards of the U.S. Navy ship during the interaction, and Sirocco responded by deploying a warning flare.

The full interaction among all vessels lasted one hour and ended when the IRGCN craft departed the area. U.S. Navy ships continued their transit without further incident.

The IRGCN’s actions did not meet international standards of professional or safe maritime behavior, increasing the risk of miscalculation and collision.

U.S. naval forces remain vigilant and will continue to fly, sail and operate anywhere international law allows while promoting regional maritime security.

Ya know what has me a little disturbed. We have forces forward deployed all over the world, and incidents like this raise eyebrows.

Quite honestly we should be see MANY more of these type incidents.

Forward presence comes with a price.  Those units out front have to be prepared to get hit and give hits if the concept is gonna truly be effective.
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Monday, June 20, 2022

Open Comment Post On The Economy. Where do you think we are headed in the next 3-12 months?

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1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, refuels a Japan Self-Defense Force V-22 Osprey @ Pacific Amphibious Leaders Symposium 2022

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Battalion Landing Team 2/6, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit @ BALTOPS 22

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With no word on his whereabouts from ANY source can we assume this Marine volunteer to Ukraine is KIA?

Is it going too far to assume that this Marine has been KIA? 

I monitor quite a few Russian websites, follow several people that cover the Ukraine/Russia war and have at least a couple of Russian readers on this blog yet we have seen nothing. With the two others we had that news before the rest of the media. Hope is not high that this man has survived.

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Sunday, June 19, 2022

This might save women's sports...

I find the trans issue interesting. Biological males competing against biological females in sports (IMO) never made sense. It would wreck already fragile women's sports. Luckily this might be a step toward saving it. I'm a women's track and field fan. I would hate to see the 200th ranked college biological male transition and suddenly jump up into the top ten women's sprinters, long jumpers, hurdlers etc...
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Boris Johnson: 'We need to steel ourselves for a long war'

 via The Herald

BORIS Johnson has told the UK to prepare for a "long war” in Ukraine.

The Prime Minister, who made a surprise visit to Kyiv on Friday, warned that “no nation anywhere would be safe” if Russia was successful in its bid to secure territory, because “every dictator would feel emboldened to pursue their own ambitions by force”.

Writing in The Times, Mr Johnson said: “I am afraid that we need to steel ourselves for a long war, as Putin resorts to a campaign of attrition, trying to grind down Ukraine by sheer brutality.

“The UK and our friends must respond by ensuring that Ukraine has the strategic endurance to survive and eventually prevail.”

“Everything will depend on whether Ukraine can strengthen its ability to defend its soil faster than Russia can renew its capacity to attack,” he added.

“Our task is to enlist time on Ukraine’s side.”

The first measure on the Prime Minister’s four-stop plan is to provide “weapons, equipment, ammunition and training more rapidly than the invader”.

He said the UK is aiming to work with allies in training up to 10,000 soldiers every 120 days to support Ukraine.

Mr Johnson describes step two as providing “constant funding and technical help,” while the third is developing alternative overland routes to overcome the Russian blockade on ports including at the southern city of Odesa.

Mr Johnson said 25 million tonnes of corn and wheat is being “held hostage” by Russia – and the fourth step of the plan is to free these supplies.

Why would Russia allow that corn and wheat to go out?  Its not in their best interests.

Is this the avenue that is taken to lessen the sanctions?  Possibly end the war?

Me and a VERY few others have been warning about the consequences of the ill advised sanctions.  We've been shouted down.  

Now?

Those chickens are coming home to roost and several leaders are getting nervous.  

The problem?

This could lead to NATO attempting to break the blockade.  This could lead to a wider war.  While Biden's camp probably wouldn't blink an eye with a view to the midterms (they need something to distract the public and the Jan 6 hearings ain't working), I'm sure many, many others would be alarmed. 

Things will probably get worse.  Additionally he's trying to sign NATO up to HIS plan because the UK military isn't capable of doing all he's suggesting.

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Taliban are having a nasty little dust up with the NRF

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NATO members. Talk tough but default to doing nothing to contribute to common defense

Hmm. Where would America be if we followed the lead of some of our NATO partners and decreased our defense spending? I'm sure our infrastructure would probably rise to equal Europe's in a decade or so. Meanwhile, we'll pay to defend others while they complain, whine, bitch and spend money on their internal needs while we provide for their defense.
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Ukrainians fled from Liman, but were not told that bridge had already blown up . Watch to the end.

Geez. What a waste. They thought they were on the way outta of the zone and probably died while evac-ing.
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Random acts of crime...

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Open Comment Post. 19 June 22

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Saturday, June 18, 2022

Royal Australian Air Force EA-18G (A46-305) from No. 6 Squadron conducts air-to-air formation flying

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A CGI comparison of the various PLAN flattops in the water, by 大包

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An incredibly sobering account of the battle of Severodonetsk from an American volunteer with the Ukrainian army.

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Kherson is more important but since Donbas is Putin's priority that's where everyone is focused?

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West Coast-based Naval Special Warfare (NSW) perform a military freefall from a CMV-22B Osprey

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