Tuesday, July 12, 2011
"We are an agile, lethal force going down range"
Produced by Sgt. Elyssa Quesada.
Sgt. Quesada's been busy. I hope she keeps up this pace once the deployment starts. I'm pretty happy with the effort they're taking to get the word out about all the work that's done to just get ready to deploy.
Impressive.
Monday, July 11, 2011
Chinook recovery op.
Remember the post I did here? It covers the news from ISAF that a coalition helicopter had gone down in Afghanistan. I wrote them to try and get further info but they wouldn't give.
I think I have it here. Check it out.
Photo Credit: Sgt. Richard Wrigley, 1st ACB, 1st Cav. Division Public Affairs
I think I have it here. Check it out.
Photo Credit: Sgt. Richard Wrigley, 1st ACB, 1st Cav. Division Public Affairs
173rd Airborne in the breeze.
Nice photos but why is the 173rd still jumping the old parachutes? I thought that everyone would be using the T-11 by now. If you have any knowledge on it, then hit me up.
Check out the guy in the bottom pic closest to the ground. He must be experiencing ground rush from hell...I'd pay money to see his PLF!
Operation Hammer Down II
F-35A first flight of AF-12
Lockheed Martin test pilot Bill Gigliotti flew the seventh production model of the F-35 Lightning II, F-35A AF-12, on its inaugural flight on 9 July 2011 from NAS Fort Worth JRB. |
Lockheed Martin test pilot Bill Gigliotti was at the controls for the first flight of the fifth production model of the F-35 Lightning II, F-35A AF-10, on 29 June 2011 from NAS Fort Worth JRB. |
Good for you buddy...you won...the ball is going to be a bust.
Guess what dumbass.
She said yes, now the ball will be a bust.
Every news camera in the social world will be at your ball, no one will be allowed to let their hair down and have a good time.
You won, everyone else lost.
Sunday, July 10, 2011
11th MEU's maritime raid force
Saturday, July 09, 2011
75th Ranger Regiment Combat Jumps.
Did you know that the Rangers have conducted several combat jumps during the war on terror? I had in passing seen gold stars on jump wings and figured they were at Tora Bora.
Ok, awesome.
I get that.
What I didn't know is that they had conducted several other "listed" jumps in addition.
via the Ranger website.
Special Combat recognitions (Combat Jump Operations)
* Regimental Reconnaissance Detachment Tm 3 conducts combat military freefall parachute drop onto Wrath Drop Zone in southeast Afghanistan on 10 November, 2001. In order to establish a Flight Landing Strip for follow on combat operations.
* Regimental Reconnaissance Detachment Tm 3 conducts combat static line parachute drop onto Shiloh Drop Zone in southeast Afghanistan on 21 November, 2001. In order to establish a flight Landing Strip for follow on combat operations.
* Regimental Reconnaissance Detachment Tm 3 conducts combat military freefall parachute drop onto Tillman Drop Zone in southeast Afghanistan in July, 2004 in order to emplace tactical equipment.
*Regimental Reconnaissance Company Tm 1 conducts combat military freefall parachute drop with tandem passenger in Afghanistan on 11 July, 2009 in order to emplace tactical equipment.
Like I said previously. These are the acknowledged combat jumps. The after action of these wars is going to make for some fantastic reading. Its going to be interesting to see the modifications to uniforms that are going to come once this stuff comes in out of the dark.
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