People keep asking if I'm back..Yeah I think I'm back...Open Comment Post. 14 July 2021

 

Open Comment Post. 9 July 2021

 

3d Marines will become the first Marine Littoral Regiment....A Division reduces to the size of a Regiment???

***What does this mean for the Marine Corps? What's happening to the 3rd Marines will happen to all our divisions. Does this mean that our Divisions are being reduced in size to Regiments? That's pretty damn stunning. To me that means my predicted end strength of 100K is almost certain (around that size anyway). The United States Marine Corps is being reduced to 3 Regiments? The hits keep coming and the tribe remains silent.***

Open Comment Post. 8 July 2021

GAO says F-35 still jacked up..."the percentage of time during which the aircraft can perform all of its tasked missions—improved from 32 to 39 percent".

GAO says F-35 still jacked up..."the percentage of time during which the aircraft can perform all of its tasked missions—improved from 32 to 39 percent". Article here...https://t.co/t3SKZF4HMU

— Solomon (@SnafuBlogspot) July 8, 2021

Open Comment Post. 7 July 2021

EFP Battlegroup in Lithuania

 

Another unit bites the dust....Combat Assault Company (CAC) gone...

U.S. Marine Corps Captain Mark R. Dougherty, company commander, Combat Assault Company (CAC), 3d Marines, speaks to his troops during the CAC deactivation ceremony on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, July 1, 2021. The ceremony commemorated the history and legacy of CAC, while representing progress toward Force Design 2030.

France's 7th RMAT participates in the preparation of materials.

DÉFILÉ DU 14 JUILLET : le 7e RMAT participe à la préparation des matériels. Les VBCI sont chargés sur le train prévu pour leur acheminement jusqu'à Paris. Ces matériels seront en « première ligne » lors de la Fête Nationale. #SoldatsDeLaNation #FiersDeNosSoldats #14Juillet pic.twitter.com/BOD0NcKiKK

— 7e régiment du Matériel (@7RMATofficiel) July 2, 2021

Afghanistan about to get "interesting"...Turkey to send Mercenaries to fight Taliban...

 

#Turkey will send #Syrian mercenaries to #Afghanistan against the Taliban

The human rights organization Afrin #Syria, citing its sources, reports that Turkey will soon send 2,000 Syrian mercenaries to Kabul. pic.twitter.com/pUWSpca1Nn

— Sukhoi Su-57 Felon 🇷🇺🇮🇳 (@I30mki) July 7, 2021

Just a plain weird fight. Now we see Turkey sending Syrian Mercenaries to Afghanistan to fight the Taliban? I thought they were good with Pakistan that I ASSUME (could most definitely be wrong) supported the Taliban. I really believe this was suppose to serve as a kind of back door in a fight against China but Turkey's interest in the country is just beyond me. Really curious move. Any ideas?