Got this from Military Photos.net. We need to remember that when we pull out of Iraq, the Turks will have free reign to deal with the Kurds. It won't be pretty when they do. I can even see them annexing part of Iraq to stop the attacks. Wouldn't that be ironic in light of current events?
The vid supposedly is of AH-1W Cobra's making runs against PKK targets. It isn't clear enough to get a definite id on the aircraft though.
Wednesday, June 02, 2010
Afghan Raid.
Unit unidentified. Interesting though. Multicam but no unit patches. Working with Afghan National Army---AND---they have two three combat camera men along for the ride! I wonder if they were documenting as well as covering this action?
Members of an Afghan-international security force prepare to exfil after
searching a compound and detaining two suspected militants in Logar
province, Afghanistan, May 24. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Daniel Maffett)
Members of the Afghan-international security force pull security on a
compound in Kudeza in the Zharay district, Afghanistan, May 28. (U.S.
Army photo by Pfc. Christian Palermo)
A member from the Afghan-international security force searches a room in
Lashkar in the Nahr-e Saraj district, Afghanistan, May 31. (U.S. Army
photo by Spc. Bao Huynh)
A member of an Afghan-international security force pull security on a
compound in Kudeza in Zharay district, Afghanistan, May 28. (U.S. Army
photo by Pfc. Christian Palermo)
Joe Stremph's Flickr Photos.
I recently found this guys photostream and if you're a fan of aviation photography then you'll be a fan of his work. It covers just about every service's air wings and even a few foreign ones. Its definitely worth checking out. You can find it here.
Sino-US MBT?
Viper Strike arming the KC-130J Harvest Hawk.
Via DefPro.com...
Under the terms of the contract, Northrop Grumman will deliver 65 Viper Strike munitions beginning this year to the Joint Attack Munition Systems Project Office within the Program Executive Office Missiles and Space at Redstone Arsenal for eventual integration onto the KC-130J platform.More info on Viper Strike and Harvest Hawk ....
http://www.es.northropgrumman.com/solutions/viperstrike/index.html
http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/Harvest-Hawk-Aims-to-Arm-USMCs-KC-130J-Aerial-Tankers-05409/
Just on a side note...check out our bureaucracy at work. They're going to deliver them to the Joint Attack Munitions Systems Project Office within the Program Executive Office Missiles and Space and that's before NavAir gets ahold of it which is before Headquarters Marine Corps does its thing...all of which is before the guys who will actually use the damn thing get a chance to even see what it looks like! Amazing!
Change of command in Helmand.
This is getting interesting. Read the story here, but note this passage...the last line in the story and perhaps a source of tension (remember that the US and Brits argued over the conduct of operations in Iraq)...
Reports have suggested that US commanders want British troops in Helmand to be redeployed elsewhere in southern Afghanistan.
Tuesday, June 01, 2010
Australian AF C-17 rough field landing.
Many A-400 proponents tout its rough field landing capability as the reason for being when it comes to choosing it over the C-17 despite the difference in cost being only 8-10 million dollars.
The Australians though seem quite pleased with the C-17's ability in the rough.
A Royal Australian Air Force C-17 Globemaster on approach to Multinational Base Tarin Kowt.
A Royal Australian Air Force C-17 Globemaster lands on the dusty
airstrip of Multinational Base Tarin Kowt.
A Royal Australian Air Force C-17 Globemaster lands on the dusty
airstrip of Multinational Base Tarin Kowt.
A Royal Australian Air Force C-17 Globemaster takes off from the
Multinational Base Tarin Kowt with its heavy load of cargo.
A Royal Australian Air Force C-17 Globemaster banks for home with its
payload of cargo from Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan.
A Royal Australian Air Force C-17 Globemaster takes off from the
Multinational Base Tarin Kowt with its heavy load of cargo.
The Australians though seem quite pleased with the C-17's ability in the rough.
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