Thursday, June 03, 2010

Wonder what happens when you use a .50 cal round as a rock?


Follow this link.  Warning, extremely graphic. 

Major Hat Tip to the Firearm Blog.

PS.  Recruiting standards are definitely going down.

US State Dept receives S-61T's.


via ASDNews.com
Sikorsky Aerospace Services today announced that the U.S. State Department has accepted the first two modernized S-61TM aircraft that will support missions for the U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan. Sikorsky Aerospace Services (SAS) is the aftermarket division of Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp.

Wednesday, June 02, 2010

Turkey fighting the PKK.

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.

US Marines train on HMS Ark Royal.

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 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) 
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)

US Air Force. Fighters refueling.

USAF official photos.  Staff Sergeant Brian Ferguson.

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?

Military-Today.com has recently posted an article claiming that the US and China once developed a prototype of a joint Main Battle Tank!  Amazing!