Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Team Timberwolf...the video!
Team Timberwolf website. Force Protection definitely keeps their cards close to the vest when it comes to their vehicles.
Force Protection's Timberwolf!
UPDATE:
Force Protection put out this press release...seems like we have their candidate for the Canadian TAPV contest.
Force Protection to Debut Team Timberwolf at CANSEC Exhibition~Team Includes CAE, Elbit Systems, Lockheed Martin Canada~ LADSON, S.C., May 31, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --
Force Protection Industries, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of FORCE PROTECTION, INC. (NASDAQ: FRPT),announced today the formation of Team Timberwolf on the eve of CANSEC, Canada's foremost defence and security technology showcase. Team Timberwolf is comprised of Force Protection Survivability Solutions Canada, CAE, Elbit Systems and Lockheed Martin Canada to compete for the Canadian Forces Tactical Armoured Patrol Vehicle (TAPV) project.
Team Timberwolf will offer a complete vehicle system and comprehensive in-service support solution. The vehicle is based on the battle proven Cougar vehicle with independent suspension, integrated C4ISR and dual remote weapons systems. Team Timberwolf will debut at CANSEC 2011 to be held June 1-2 at the Lansdowne Park in Ottawa. Visitors can see video of Timberwolf in action at CAE's booth (#3201) during the CANSEC exhibition, and also visit the Team Timberwolf outdoor display (#315).
Randy Hutcherson, Chief Operating Officer of Force Protection, said, "Team Timberwolf was formed to give Canadian Forces the best and most complete system offering available on the market today in terms of survivability, situational awareness, fighting capability and reparability. We are pleased that CAE, Elbit Systems and Lockheed Martin Canada are part of the team offering Canada the best solution for the TAPV project. The Industrial and Regional Benefits (IRB) developed through the growing Canadian team will be a direct benefit to Canadian companies in the regions responsible for delivering components for Team Timberwolf."
Force Protection Industries, Inc. previously announced that it has been selected by the Canadian Government as one of the competitor companies qualified to provide up to 600 wheeled combat vehicles and related long term support services. The Canadian Department of National Defence (DND) expects to award a contract to the final selected bidder by early 2012. Force Protection also previously announced that it has entered into teaming agreements with CAE, Elbit Systems and Lockheed Martin Canada for the TAPV project.
About Team Timberwolf
Team Timberwolf is a collaboration between Force Protection Industries, Inc., CAE, Elbit Systems and Lockheed Martin Canada to provide the Canadian Forces a complete vehicle combat system for the TAPV project. CAE would have overall responsibility for the comprehensive in-service support (ISS) solution. Elbit Systems will be the exclusive provider of the Dual Remote Weapons System (DRWS) while Lockheed Martin Canada would provide the integrated C4ISR system. For more information on Team Timberwolf visit www.teamtimberwolf.ca
About Force Protection, Inc.
Force Protection, Inc. is a leading designer, developer and manufacturer of survivability solutions, including blast- and ballistic-protected wheeled vehicles currently deployed by the U.S. military and its allies to support armed forces and security personnel in conflict zones. The Company's specialty vehicles, including the Buffalo, Cougar, Ocelot and related variants, are designed specifically for reconnaissance and urban operations and to protect their occupants from landmines, hostile fire, and improvised explosive devices (commonly referred to as roadside bombs). Complementing these efforts, the Company is designing, developing and marketing the JAMMA, a new vehicle platform that provides increased modularity, transportability, speed and mobility. The Company also develops, manufactures, tests, delivers and supports products and services aimed at further enhancing the survivability of users against additional threats. In addition, the Company provides long-term life cycle support services of its vehicles that involve development of technical data packages, supply of spares, field and depot maintenance activities, assignment of skilled field service representatives, and advanced driver and maintenance training programs. For more information on Force Protection and its products and services, visit www.forceprotection.net
Canadians prepare for NEO's.
They're alot less 'dynamic' in this type of training than the Marine Corps...having your air-ground components being able to train together is something that can't be overlooked.
Monday, May 30, 2011
A question for Northern Command.
Question.
How can the US military respond to crisis in other countries...From Haiti, to Japan, to the Tsunami's in God knows where...to the flooding in Pakistan and have no forces available to assist overwhelmed local authorities in Alabama, Oklahoma and other states hit by natural disasters?
It makes no sense for the US Government to have established a Northern Command to respond to disasters here in the states and to not have that Command forward leaning when such situations strike.
But wanna know what the Commander of Northern Command got for what I consider a lack of leadership?
Promotion to the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs.
On May 16th they (Northern Command) were bragging about an exercise in which all major players in the disaster relief community assembled and drilled for contingencies. The next day Tornadoes devastated the heartland.
On the 25th after the President was in the middle of his trip to Europe and just days before his arrival in the zone of destruction, Northern Command got off its collective ass and made this announcement.
Sorry Admiral but that just won't do. Not only is it too little but its too damn late. But even accounting for a bloated bureaucracy, why are you sending Liaison Officers instead of activating Medical Personnel to help out? Why are you not sending an Engineer Battalion or two to help with clean up?
The point is this.
We sent ships at flank speed to help the Japanese and Haitians. We extended an MEU to help Pakistan.
But when it comes to our military helping our own citizens its just too big a burden?
Say it out loud Admiral and see if it makes sense.
NOTE: Since the beginning of this year the US has been hit with savage storms, tornadoes, flooding of the nations largest river and we're not even halfway thru yet. Want to see the list? Go here.
How can the US military respond to crisis in other countries...From Haiti, to Japan, to the Tsunami's in God knows where...to the flooding in Pakistan and have no forces available to assist overwhelmed local authorities in Alabama, Oklahoma and other states hit by natural disasters?
It makes no sense for the US Government to have established a Northern Command to respond to disasters here in the states and to not have that Command forward leaning when such situations strike.
But wanna know what the Commander of Northern Command got for what I consider a lack of leadership?
Promotion to the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs.
On May 16th they (Northern Command) were bragging about an exercise in which all major players in the disaster relief community assembled and drilled for contingencies. The next day Tornadoes devastated the heartland.
On the 25th after the President was in the middle of his trip to Europe and just days before his arrival in the zone of destruction, Northern Command got off its collective ass and made this announcement.
May 25, 2011
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Northern Command activated the Defense Coordinating Officer and Defense Coordinating Element for FEMA Region VII and extended the DCO and DCE for FEMA Region VI today in support of response efforts to the severe weather in the Midwest.
U.S. Army North DCO and DCE for FEMA Region VI was initially activated to support flood relief in the south and have been extended with the activation of FEMA Region VII to provide assessment and coordinate DoD assets as required in the Midwest. DCOs and DCEs work very closely with federal, state, tribal and local officials to determine what unique DOD capabilities can be brought to assist in mitigating the effects of severe weather.
Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officers from U.S. Fleet Forces Command, U.S. Air Forces Northern and Marine Forces North will deploy to FEMA Region VII to assist the DCO assess and plan Department of Defense support of civil authorities.
The Department of Defense has capabilities that can be used to save lives as well as many other unique support capabilities such as air lift, medical, communications, and catastrophic planning.
USNORTHCOM is the joint combatant command formed in the wake of the Sept.11, 2001 terrorist attacks to provide homeland defense and defense support of civil authorities.
U.S. Army North provides defense support of civil authorities as the Army component of USNORTHCOM, the combatant command at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., that is responsible for homeland defense and civil support.
Sorry Admiral but that just won't do. Not only is it too little but its too damn late. But even accounting for a bloated bureaucracy, why are you sending Liaison Officers instead of activating Medical Personnel to help out? Why are you not sending an Engineer Battalion or two to help with clean up?
The point is this.
We sent ships at flank speed to help the Japanese and Haitians. We extended an MEU to help Pakistan.
But when it comes to our military helping our own citizens its just too big a burden?
Say it out loud Admiral and see if it makes sense.
NOTE: Since the beginning of this year the US has been hit with savage storms, tornadoes, flooding of the nations largest river and we're not even halfway thru yet. Want to see the list? Go here.
Fleet Week...a good idea gone bad.
Fleet Week had the potential to be nothing but great.
Instead the Marine Corps has shitted on its most fervent supporters and did the "Politically Correct" thing.
If I were to bet money, I would say that most Marine Corps recruits come from the South, Mid West and parts of the West. Where have we seen Fleet Weeks? New York City? Really? A bastion of liberal politics and anti-military types and thats where you hold a Fleet Week? Chicago? Same. San Fran? Oh the same on steroids!
St. Louis is an improvement but say it out loud! Look at the statistics! Does that even make sense?
The Marine Corps needs to re-orient its focus. Dallas. Atlanta. Phoenix. Austin. Denver. Oklahoma City. Miami. Birmingham. Heck anywhere but the usual urban spots they've picked.
Places in the heartland is where the focus should be. But don't hold your breath for a change. Tradition is trumping changing demographics, recruiting reality and common sense.
Want some half baked opinion sprinkled with alot of facts on why the South is the recruiting mecca for the services? Go here.
Instead the Marine Corps has shitted on its most fervent supporters and did the "Politically Correct" thing.
If I were to bet money, I would say that most Marine Corps recruits come from the South, Mid West and parts of the West. Where have we seen Fleet Weeks? New York City? Really? A bastion of liberal politics and anti-military types and thats where you hold a Fleet Week? Chicago? Same. San Fran? Oh the same on steroids!
St. Louis is an improvement but say it out loud! Look at the statistics! Does that even make sense?
The Marine Corps needs to re-orient its focus. Dallas. Atlanta. Phoenix. Austin. Denver. Oklahoma City. Miami. Birmingham. Heck anywhere but the usual urban spots they've picked.
Places in the heartland is where the focus should be. But don't hold your breath for a change. Tradition is trumping changing demographics, recruiting reality and common sense.
Want some half baked opinion sprinkled with alot of facts on why the South is the recruiting mecca for the services? Go here.
Mirage 2000 recovery.
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| 5/26/2011 By Staff Sgt. Theresa E. Seng 2nd Marine Logistics Group An M88 Recovery Vehicle hoists the body of a downed French Mirage 2000 aircraft during a recovery mission May 27, 2011. U.S., French and Italian forces conducted an 81-mile combat logistics patrol from Regional Command Southwest to retrieve the French jet without incident in the Bakwa district of Regional Command West in Afghanistan May 27, 2011. Combat Logistics Battalion 8, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward) took the lead on the mission. In direct support of the battalion were teams from 2nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, 2nd MLG (Fwd.), along with the Army's 129th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion providing heavy equipment transport capabilities, an Aircraft Recovery Fire Fighting team from Marine Wing Support Squadron 272, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, a French aircraft recovery team and an Italian team escorting the convoy from the RC boundary to the crash site where they continued to provide security for the duration of the operation in support of the International Security Assistance Force. |
A successful catch..
I'm posting this just because I thought it was cool. Notice the spider even using its legs as weapons...I never knew...
MARSOC needs Marine Air?
Epton-AY06-9816
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Quote of the day. May 29, 2011.
Those aircraft will still possess "a lot of capability . . . that is very impressive," he said. Plus, those units will be training and developing tactics, techniques, and procedures, and the logistics infrastructure will be maturing, he said. Depending on the circumstances, "we would, with all the safety considerations, be ready to go,"
Lt. Gen. Herbert Carlisle, Air Staff Lead for Operations, Plans, and Requirements-speaking about the USAF F-35A Block 2B.
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