Just a few questions I'd love answers to...
1. Why do Navy SEALs trace their ancestory to UDT instead of Navy Scouts and Raiders?
2. Why did JSOC choose to go with the 160th instead of AFSOC?
(a)
Is it because AFSOC chose the wrong platform? (CV-22 instead of
MH-47)
(b) Does this indicate that the 160th is considered a higher
tiered unit?
(c) How have they been able to keep a top secret
aircraft under wraps in the middle of Kentucky?
3. What was the backup
force? Army Rangers? More SEALs?
4. How did SEAL Team 6 get the mission instead of DELTA?
5. What has DELTA been doing? SEAL TEAM 6 has been all over the news lately...what are the other Supermen in the DoD doing.
6. Was a package of fast movers available to provide assistance? How many, what type, what branch?
7.
How big a force was the SEALs thought capable of engaging? If a
platoon of terrorist were inside the compound...detected 10 minutes
before landing would that have scrubbed the mission?
8. Is it
common for the President to personally observe these type missions? I'm
fairly certain that they've thought that they had "him" before.
9.
What other assets were dedicated to this mission? A commenter on ARES
suggests that jammer aircraft, command and control platforms etc were
assisting. Is this true? If so then why is that considered a secret?
10.
Once it was determined that the helicopter was not completely
destroyed, why wasn't an airstrike called in to finish the job. Could
the remnants give clues to our enemies about our classified aircraft?
11. Who was in control of this mission? JSOC? Central Command? CIA? Or was it run out of the Sec of Defense's office?
Just a few quick questions. If you have more then send them my way.
Thursday, May 05, 2011
They should have named an aircraft carrier after him.
Thanks Craig for sending me this vid.
Remember this post on the naming of a new Destroyer after LT Murphy? They should have named an aircraft carrier after this American hero.
This is the story that the Navy should be shouting to the rooftops.
Remember this post on the naming of a new Destroyer after LT Murphy? They should have named an aircraft carrier after this American hero.
This is the story that the Navy should be shouting to the rooftops.
Wednesday, May 04, 2011
A proper tribute.
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| WASHINGTON (May 7, 2008) A photo illustration of the guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112). The ship will be named after Lt. Michael P. Murphy (Sea, Air, Land) who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during combat in Afghanistan on 27 and 28 June 2005. U.S. Navy Photo Illustration by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jay Chu (Released) |
F-35B hits another milestone.
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NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. –
Lockheed Martin test pilot David “Doc” Nelson flies F-35B test aircraft
BF-3 on its first flight in short take-off and vertical landing mode
(STOVL) in an Atlantic operating area April 25, 2011. BF-3 is a test
aircraft dedicated to structural loads evaluation; its first STOVL
flight and subsequent first vertical landing April 29 demonstrated
growing maturity in STOVL mode flight for the F-35B. The F-35B is a
supersonic stealth fighter with next generation mission systems capable
of short take-offs and vertical landings suitable for the U.S. Marine
Corps expeditionary environment. The F-35B is undergoing test and
evaluation at NAS Patuxent River in preparation for delivery to the
fleet. (Photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin)
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NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. –
U.S. Marine Corps test pilot Lt. Col. Fred “Tinman” Schenk lands F-35B
test aircraft BF-4 on its first vertical landing April 27, 2011. BF-4
is a test aircraft dedicated to evaluating mission systems and currently
flies with Block 1.0 software. With this milestone, the F-35B test
aircraft at NAS Patuxent River demonstrated growing maturity in short
take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) mode flight with all four aircraft
completing STOVL flights. The integrated test force at NAS Patuxent
River has completed all of the vertical landings and more than eighty
percent of the short take-offs needed for upcoming shipboard testing
this year. The F-35B is a supersonic stealth fighter with next
generation mission systems capable of short take-offs and vertical
landings suitable for the U.S. Marine Corps expeditionary environment.
The F-35B is undergoing test and evaluation at NAS Patuxent River in
preparation for delivery to the fleet. (Photo courtesy of Lockheed
Martin)
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Posted by David Cenciotti...he's got a serial number from the downed helo!
You have got to go to David's Blog to read the story on this. His reporting on the air war in Libya is second to none and his coverage of this 'stealth' helo ranks up there as well.
MASSIVE HAT TIP TO YOU DAVID!
CAD of the damaged MH-60 tail section.
David sent me this CAD of the tail section of the MH-60. Now if this doesn't grab your attention nothing will. According to the comments section on this website, it originated on Military Photos.
Thanks David! This is beyond interesting.
Thanks David! This is beyond interesting.
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