The below pics are from the flooding in the midwest. If this had occurred in some far off land then you would see the US Navy sending ships at flank speed to the crisis.
Even if everyone involved knew that they could do very little.
The USMC would be assembling a SPMAGTF to deal with the situation and Marines would be brought back from leave or schooling to make sure that it was filled out...
The US Army would be gathering a Brigade Task Force to help out.
The USAF would be boasting of how its C-17's are flying supplies into the trouble spot while other forces are getting assembled.
This is happening in the center of the US and it barely gets mentioned. Celebrations are held for 'gay rights'...the so called budget impasse is debated...but people who have or are in the process of losing all their worldly possessions are ignored.
America, you attempt to take care of the world yet ignore your own. We should be ashamed.
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Kevin Neish Blogspot.
Kevin Neish's blog is worth reading even if you're like me and strongly disagree with the guy. I can't properly describe his politics or his view points. You'll have to go to his blog for that, but what will be interesting is his 'inside' coverage of the Flotilla 2 on course to Israel.
The Israeli Commandos got a bit of rough handling the first time.
I'll be watching to see how they handle it this time. Ole' Kevin will be my inside, twisted point of view, reporter on this.
Interesting stuff and interesting times we live in.
The Israeli Commandos got a bit of rough handling the first time.
I'll be watching to see how they handle it this time. Ole' Kevin will be my inside, twisted point of view, reporter on this.
Interesting stuff and interesting times we live in.
The Marine Corps turns towards Asia.
Thanks for the article Heidi.
This article by Nathan Hodges is titled "Marines aim to avoid post-war identity crisis" is in my opinion a rehash of subjects already debated.
Nothing new in it at all but here are some highlights.
Marine Commandant Gen. James Amos, the service's top officer, sees renewal in the region where Marines experienced their most devastating losses and most heroic victories: "We're going to reorient in the Pacific," he said during a recent swing through bases in Japan and South Korea.and this...
The reorientation is in part because of the coming contraction of the defense budget, in part because of the shifting balance of power in the world, and in part because of a historical fear embedded in Marine culture.
In meetings with Marines, Gen. Amos said it was his intent, post-Afghanistan, to return the Corps to its mission as a crisis-response force in the Pacific. The commandant envisions keeping about 20,000 Marines stationed at Pacific Ocean bases, plus another 3,000 at an air station in Japan. About 5,000 Marines are based in Hawaii, tens of thousands more in California.This debate has been had and the answers already found.
Shifting back to the Pacific would be in line with U.S. strategic objectives. Military planners note that the region is an economic center of gravity—80% of the world's shipping passes through the geographic area covered by the U.S. Pacific Command—and preserving power in the region is a national-defense priority. "We are a Pacific power and intend to remain a power in the Pacific," Mr. Gates said on a recent visit to Asia.
Once the war in Afghanistan is wound down then you'll see a move toward the Pacific.
Nothing to see here. Move along.
Monday, June 27, 2011
First Operational Test P-8A Arrives at NAS Patuxent River
German Army is combat IN-effective.
That's right. According to an article in the Daily Beast the German Army is combat in-effective.
First this...
The most powerful economy in Europe is no longer capable or willing to defending itself.
AMAZING.
Thanks Jonathan! Much appreciated. Read the entire article but here's some highlights.
First this...
Then this..."German soldiers mostly don’t know how to use their weapons.” They “have no or little experience driving armored vehicles.” For German field commanders, “the necessity and ways [to protect their units from roadside bombs] are to a large extent either unknown or incorrect.”
The secret reports bemoan German soldiers’ outdated training and antiquated, insufficient equipment. German forces could not operate if it weren’t for Ukrainian cargo planes and American helicopters and their U.S. Army crews, most crucially the Chinook troop transports and Black Hawk MedEvac helicopters that ensure Bundeswehr soldiers can get into and out of their battles quickly and safely. Considering Obama’s announcement about the beginning of the pullout of U.S. forces, the Bundeswehr couldn’t even fight in terrain like Afghanistan’s if it wanted to. “If the Americans pull out of the north, the Germans will stand there in very short skirts,” says Bundeswehr General and former NATO Commander Egon Ramms.
I wish I could lay my hands on the actual report. This is damning.
The most powerful economy in Europe is no longer capable or willing to defending itself.
AMAZING.
Hyundai Rotem's Wheeled Armored Vehicles.
The Koreans have been busy developing and expanding their armored vehicle lines. Everyone pays attention to the K-21 and the K-1 MBT but Hyundai is attempting to meet its competition when it comes to Wheeled Armored Vehicles.
I wondered why no wheeled vehicle from the West has turned up in Asia. Now I know. Between the offerings from Singapore, Taiwan and S. Korea...not to mention China, this market is closed.
KW1
KW2
I wondered why no wheeled vehicle from the West has turned up in Asia. Now I know. Between the offerings from Singapore, Taiwan and S. Korea...not to mention China, this market is closed.
KW1
KW2
Militarized Police.
A no knock raid.
On US soil by law enforcement officers decked out like an Infantry unit.
Amazingly, they always seem to go against people that don't have the training or the will to resist. The real hard cases always seem to be missed in these raids (Recall the mobster that is accused of killing 19 plus people? No SWAT raid...just a ruse to get him out the house...and many suspect him of being the gray haired bandit that was robbing banks in the Los Angeles area).
Militarized Police forces is a problem. I don't have a position on legalizing drugs. I do have a position on abuse of police power.
Major hat tip to Every day, No days off blog.
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