Friday, July 08, 2011
Navy announces plans for its Reduction in Force (RIF).
Wow.
Another unintended consequence.
You're about to put several thousand service men from each service out in the cold...with an economy that has a real unemployment rate of 18%...with a veteran unemployment rate of over 23%...
Things are about to go from bad to worse. Read it about it here....
Another unintended consequence.
You're about to put several thousand service men from each service out in the cold...with an economy that has a real unemployment rate of 18%...with a veteran unemployment rate of over 23%...
Things are about to go from bad to worse. Read it about it here....
Check out this EOD's rifle...
ISAF is getting snippy!
I sent ISAF a note asking about the downed helicopter that they issued a press release on. The Major responding was obviously having a bad day. This was his response.
Classification: UNCLASSIFIEDI mean geez...all I asked was the type of helicopter, what nation its from, casualties and enemy action - if any.
Caveats: NONE
Sol,
You are right - we haven't released any further information as the
incident is currently under investigation.
I can confirm that there were no serious causalities and that there was
no enemy activity in the area at the time.
Regards,
Maj James.
TP JAMES - UK A
OF-3
Press Desk Chief
ISAF JOINT COMMAND
COMBINED JOINT OPERATIONS CENTER
This guy is acting like I was asking to date his daughter!
Anyway, the explanation that the incident is under investigation is shady as hell...if no enemy activity took place....if no serious casualties resulted from the crash (I would assume next of kin has been notified) then there is absolutely NO plausible explanation for them not releasing the aircraft type and the nation its from.
What's up with these ISAF guys? They're making a massive push to pump up these Afghan fluff pieces (all the US services are doing the same) but when it comes to getting information out that people are really interested in they go all quiet.
THIS IS BULLSHIT!
Did Australian Special Ops get more trigger time?
I ask because of this press release from ISAF...
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (July 8, 2011)– At least eight insurgents were killed after they attempted an attack against coalition Special Operation Forces (SOF) of Special Operations Task Force – South, in the Khakrez district of southern Afghanistan’s Kandahar province, July 1.The Australian Special Forces participated in the fighting in Kandahar earlier and although ISAF doesn't list Special Operations tasking or areas of operations the implications are clear.
Insurgents attacked SOF with small arms and machine gun fire during a meeting with village elders to promote ongoing village stability programs within the area.
The SOF team was able to positively identify the insurgents at which time they called for air support.
U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt aircraft responded and performed multiple gun runs on the insurgents. Afterword, coalition forces were able to confirm that eight insurgents were killed. Three of the killed insurgents were seen being carried away by insurgents in a truck, according to reports from the aerial reconnaissance team.
Following the engagement, the SOF team was able to recover several items from the insurgents, including multiple AK-47 rifles, multiple rocket-propelled grenade rounds, and components used to construct improvised explosive devices.
No civilian casualties or property damage resulted from these operations.
Textron's TAPV on a mobility course!
At the 56 second mark in this video you can just make out what appears to be a Patria AMV in the background
Thursday, July 07, 2011
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