NIMR Multi-Mission Vehicle

NIMR Multi-Mission Vehicle...Thanks for the info Jonathan!

Devil Doc wins the Silver Star.

This guy is hardcore.  Check out this part of the story...

Another incident Nov. 8, 2010, involved the treatment of an Afghan National Army soldier who stepped on an IED. Angell was following a Marine handling a minesweeper to get to the wounded soldier when the Marine struck an IED. Angell assessed the Marine’s injury before moving toward the soldier, where he applied tourniquets to both amputated legs, administered intravenous fluids and stabilized the soldier. As he was treating the soldier, an explosive ordnance disposal Marine working onsite also struck an IED, receiving minor blast injuries. After treating the three injured men and ensuring the safe evacuation of the soldier, a firefight broke out, resulting in a local resident being shot in the head. Angell treated the civilian promptly and saved his life.
Angell wasn’t done yet. On Dec. 20, 2010, it was his combat skills that shined. During a firefight, Angell killed two insurgents at distances up to 400 meters. As the firefight continued, Angell also acted as the assistant mortar gunner. By the end of the day, he had fired 17 mortar rounds at enemy positions.

Read the rest of the story here.  A life taker and a life saver.  Wow.

The discussion continues at USNI Blog...

The conversation on USNI Blog continues.

Much to the surprise of the blogger, the Female Major Cobra Pilot, her views are not carrying the day.  She assumed that the military is so politically correct, so inept, so forgetful of its position in the nations defense, that no matter how nonsensical her views are, the "establishment" would agree.

Nope.

Didn't happen lady.  You can have all the people in the world throw up their fingers in the wind and try to be on the popular side of the issue but in the end warriors know the truth.

And you don't like that one bit do ya?  So in the end .....



NOTE:
The slack jaw cowards that run that shop are moderating my comments.  I replied to BJ Armstrong and its still being embargoed.  It follows....

• Sol Says: Your comment is awaiting moderation. Really BJ?
  (Some of the folks in the milblog world appear to have studied in the Schools of Classical Misogynism, complete with women in the kitchen and serve me coffee references as well as accusations of misquote when they consistently do the same. And we wonder why there’s discussion of the death of the milblog genre?)
  Is that the best you can come up with?
  You have a Marine Corps Officer. An Aviator that is wanting to take time off not so that she can further her education (which is a benefit to the Marine Corps) but to help raise her kids.
  She is identifying herself as being female through her own statements. Her hook>>>her words not mine>>>>and the general tone of her entire presentation showed one thing.
  She wants it all and the Marine Corps is not providing her an avenue to do it.
  Now say it out loud. Look in the mirror when you do and ask yourself is that in the best interests of the Marine Corps or is it better for her to do like so many others have.
  Enjoyed their time in service and moved on.
  Your argument is lacking, your bias obvious and your attempt at chivalry unconvincing (if males are running to defend a female in a debate…no matter how heated, then what will happen in combat?).
  You have the audacity to throw stones at me, yet shrivel at the thought of challenging others that don’t agree with your viewpoints. You and the good Major have that in common. Freaking amazing.
  I’ll do you this favor cowboy. I’ll back off this blog (I don’t like the smell—speaking clearly, plainly and forcefully is definitely out of style) and you and the others can duke it out. But make sure that you challenge their more “reasoned” statements.
  I don’t think you will but it’ll be fun to watch if you do.
  May 8th, 2012 at 10:41 PM

Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group

LCS-3 Strikes Back

I keep going back and forth on these ships.

Are we in essence seeing the rebirth of what Destroyers were originally?  PT Boat destroyers or in the case of the LCS, small boat destroyers?  If that's the plan then the Navy needs to say it loud and proud.  It would help explain the high speed of these ships and would justify the rapid firing 57mm cannon.  I just don't know.  Either way check out the vid.

Brian "The Beast" Stann...

No bitching.  No crying.  No whinning allowed.  I bet his PT sessions are pure dee hell! 

AMERICAN BAD ASS!

45 Commando on exercise at Scottish Lion

Mythical Fleet. JHSV as a multirole platform.

Lee (thanks buddy) sent me info on the JHSV and its performance on its builders trials. 

It performed magnificently.  But check out this release...

USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1), the innovative high-speed catamaran transport ship under construction by shipbuilder Austal in Mobile, Alabama, successfully completed Builder's Sea Trials (BST) on April 19 in the Gulf of Mexico. The trials encompassed over 50 demonstration events that enabled the shipbuilder to rigorously test the ship and all of its systems in preparation for final inspection by the United States Navy before delivery.

Notable achievements during the trials included a demonstration of major systems along with first-of-class standardization and maneuverability trials, reaching a top speed in excess of 35 knots.
A series of high-speed ahead and astern maneuvers in the Gulf of Mexico demonstrated the effectiveness of the ship’s four steerable waterjets. In the course of repeated high-speed turns the ship demonstrated the stability and agility of the catamaran hullform, with the JHSV exhibiting virtually no heeling motions throughout the radical turns.
Upon returning from the full-power trial, Joe Rella, President and Chief Operating Officer of Austal USA, remarked: “The successful first run trials for this prototype vessel validates the quality and reliability of Austal’s shipbuilding know-how. I have never witnessed a more problem-free Builder’s Sea Trial than USNS Spearhead’s. The global Austal organization successfully participated in the design, procurement, and production of this ship with a great outcome, all being accomplished while locally, Austal USA continues to hire new workers and expand our facilities. This is a telltale sign of the dedication of our team of shipbuilding professionals.

On this one I'll admit that my views are "evolving"...

I think it has merit as a multirole ship.  Mike at New Wars must be laughing hysterically right now.  My conversion to his Fords not Cadillacs Navy is almost complete.  But my thinking on this I believe is sound.

If we're going to a containerized, module type system for various tasks then why not use a ship that can carry numerous models of the same?

It has the deck space to easily perform the anti-mine mission set, the only stopping point might be a need to reorganize the interior .

It should be capable of mounting missile launchers on it fantail/landing platform so that it can fire whatever missile the Navy chooses to fight off small boats at distance and of course it can act as a mother ship for Riverines/a fast transport for Marines conducting raids and a host of other missions.

Every mission that the LCS is designed to do with the exception of close combat can probably be better handled with a ship the size of the JHSV.

Conversion complete.