MW3

Hmm.  Might seem crazy but an outbreak of Islamic attacks in Western Europe with a couple of false flag attacks thrown in?  Seems plausible and would probably tip us toward what MW3 is tossing our way (if my reading of its plot is correct)....anyway, awesome graphics.  Another game to add to the Christmas list.

Major hat tip to Endo-Tactical.

Old Guard Sniper

Staff Sgt. Christopher Rance, Continental Color Guard, 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), looks for a target through his weapons scope, Oct. 6, at Fort A.P. Hill, Va. Rance and his partner, Cpl. Christopher Stevens, Continental Color Guard, will be the first team of snipers from The Old Guard to compete in a sniper competition, Oct. 14-16, in Elk Garden, W.Va.
3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment “The Old Guard”
Photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew Coffee

Even more of the F-35B at sea....

EADS NA Armed Scout Contender. Great helo, wrong contest.

EADS NA has been hammering away that its helicopter is the right one for the US Army's next generation scout.

It offers twin engines, an ASSEMBLY plant in the US and commonality with a helo in production for the US Army, the UH-72.

If the Army operated its helicopters in the same way that the Marine Corps does (or if the Marine Corps was looking for an off the shelf replacement for the Huey) then the AAS-72 would be a no brainer.

Dropping off a recon team and then being able to fly out and provide fire support or over watch for a unit is an awesome capability.

But the US Army Scouts don't operate that way.  They're more like light weight Apache's than utility helicopters.

That's why EADS won't win this contest.

They will put up one helluva fight though and in the end I bet the Army ops for a simple upgrade rather than new helicopters.

AESA for ground forces...HAMMR!

Navistar Defense's Saratoga

Hat tip to Jonathan...thanks...via Navistar Defense

Ricardo presents a fuel efficient Humvee type vehicle..

Thanks Jonathan...appreciate the article....via Automobile

Combat Weather...is it time to do away with this special ops unit?

I don't know a thing about this unit.  Never ran across one in real life.  But is this a unit that needs to be?

Say it out loud.

Combat Weather Technician.

In the 21st Century with satellite coverage world wide.  With UAV's providing real time intelligence...with most units having Path Finder trained personnel.

Do we really need this unit?

Warrior Talk discusses awareness and street survival.

Warrior Talk has an excellent article on avoiding...and if necessary winning a confrontation on the streets.

It hasn't happened yet but with the economy still limping along and with people hurting and desperate you can bet that violent crime will increase.  Are you living in condition white or yellow?  Do you even know what I'm talking about?  Check out his 3 articles here, here and here and see if you don't learn something! 

Company I conducts long-range raid

PACIFIC OCEAN-Petty Officer 3rd Class Richard A. Reveles adjusts his glasses aboard USS Makin Island here before a long range helicopter raid Oct. 6. Reveles, a Bell Gardens, Calif., native, is a corpsman with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Battalion Landing Team 3/1. The unit embarked the amphibious assault ship Makin Island, the amphibious transport dock New Orleans and the dock landing ship Pearl Harbor in San Diego Sept. 28 and is participating in its final exercise before deploying in November., Cpl. Gene Allen Ainsworth III, 10/6/2011 10:01 AM

PACIFIC OCEAN-Lance Cpl. Manuel R. Morin, loads blank ammunition in USS Makin Island’s hangar here before a long range helicopter raid Oct. 6. Morin, a Houston native, serves with Battalion Landing Team 3/1, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The unit embarked the amphibious assault ship Makin Island, the amphibious transport dock New Orleans and the dock landing ship Pearl Harbor in San Diego Sept. 28 and is participating in its final exercise before deploying in November., Cpl. Gene Allen Ainsworth III, 10/6/2011 10:09 AM

PASO ROBLES, Calif. -An AH-1Z Cobra with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Units aviation combat element, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268 (Reinforced), lifts off to support a training raid here Oct. 6. The unit embarked the anphibious assault ship Makin Island, the amphibious transport dock New Orleans and the dock landing ship Pearl Harbor in San Diego Sept. 28 and is participating in its final exercise before deploying in November., Cpl. Gene Allen Ainsworth III, 10/6/2011 1:12 PM

PASO ROBLES, Calif.-1st Sgt. Carey R. Wells takes accountability of his Marines before a helicopter training raid here Oct. 6. Wells, a Christchurch, New Zealand, native, serves as the first sergeant for Company I, Battalion Landing Team 3/1, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The unit embarked the amphibious assault ship Makin Island, the amphibious transport dock New Orleans and the dock landing ship Pearl Harbor in San Diego Sept. 28 and is participating in its final exercise before deploying in November., Cpl. Gene Allen Ainsworth III, 10/6/2011 1:59 PM

Harriers perform vertical landings on USS Essex

Finally the 31st MEU steps up to the plate.  Thank you PAO!

"Wings of a Marine" - 1965 US Marine Pilot Training

Video courtesy of THINKDEFENCE.  Thanks buddy...