Now the experts are warning that the next covid-19 mutation could kill 1 in 3 people...

 

JUST IN - SAGE, the UK's health "expert panel," warns next Covid "super mutant variant" could kill up to one in three people, and the "vaccine roll-out may even speed up mutant strain's emergence." (Daily Mail)

— Disclose.tv 🚨 (@disclosetv) July 30, 2021

Geez...

This monster is gonna roam the planet for at least another decade before its put in its cage by this rate.

We just can't get away from it and the authorities keep trying the Chinese solution on free people.

When this is said and done there will be massive fingerpointing. This WILL affect the elections next year and we can see governors lose badly because of how they handled this thing.

If that expert health panel is correct then the draconian lockdowns we've had in the past will be nothing compared to what we will be required to do in the future.

The terrible thing?

Too much political capital has been spent too soon.  The govt has a messaging problem and the flip flops are making some believe they're dishonest.

The worst thing?

The predicted re-set will be in full effect if we see 1 in 3 people killed by this thing.  Entire sectors of economy will be ravaged.  We'll see a massive die off of expertise in many fields.

Hell it'll be a baby resurrection...people will wonder where everyone went.  That's 33 percent of the human race gone.  That's huge.

Gone too soon...Not only will we "not forget" but we will also learn...

 

On July 30, 2020, 8 Marines and a Sailor with Battalion Landing Team 1/4, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, lost their lives during an assault amphibious vehicle training mishap off the coast of Southern California.
During this one year anniversary we take an extra pause to reflect on the sacrifice and bravery of our brothers. We will never forget Corporal Wesley A. Rodd, Corporal Cesar A. Villanueva, Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class (Fleet Marine Force) Christopher Gnem, Lance Corporal Marco A. Barranco, Lance Corporal Jack-Ryan Ostrovsky, Lance Corporal Guillermo S. Perez, Lance Corporal Chase D. Sweetwood, Private First Class Bryan J. Baltierra, and Private First Class Evan A. Bath.

I hope we learn! Not forgetting is not enough. Lessons learned must be applied to every tragedy. Combat is one thing. Training? It's inherently dangerous but we should do our best to minimize it.

The Biden Administration is unable to provide any proof that Delta variant is real and White House Deputy Press Secretary @KJP46 just admitted in a press briefing that she has no idea if there's even a test for it!

The Biden Administration is unable to provide any proof that Delta variant is real and White House Deputy Press Secretary @KJP46 just admitted in a press briefing that she has no idea if there's even a test for it!

— Emerald Robinson ✝️ (@EmeraldRobinson) July 30, 2021

IS THIS SHIT REAL!

The Soviet Union won.  We are living in the land of mirrors and no longer know the difference between what's true vs false.

Sidenote.  I seriously hope that this is just a case of the Press Sec not being properly prepared to answer this question.  If that's the case then a "I don't know" is entirely appropriate.  Perhaps she should have added that she'll get back with the info...and maybe next time they'll have an expert out there with her to catch stuff like this.

The Taliban are trippin hard now...weird propaganda play...

the Taliban recreating the iwo jima pic with their own flag and captured gear lmao pic.twitter.com/wsAGd1CYb4

— Hans (@BurgerPilled) July 30, 2021

Spartan Brigade’ paratroopers conduct simulated Airborne Assault (Forcible Entry Operation) during Exercise Talisman Sabre 21

 

U.S. Army paratroopers with the 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), jump onto a drop zone as part of a simulated Joint Forcible Entry Operation during Exercise Talisman Sabre 21 in Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia, July 28, 2021. This event is part of a larger simulated JFEO overseen by the U.S. Army’s 4th Infantry Division Forward Command Post acting as the Combined Land Forces Component Command headquarters for this portion of TS21. TS21 supports the U.S. National Defense Strategy by enhancing the ability to protect the homeland and provide combat-credible forces to address the full range of potential security concerns in the Indo-Pacific.

Embraer C-390 Millennium conducts operation tests on unpaved track

 Thanks to Kobudo for the link!

Apollo 15 Launches – July 26, 1971

 

This week is the 50th anniversary of Apollo 15, which launched in 1971 from pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center carrying astronauts David Scott, Alfred Worden, and James Irwin. The mission objectives were to explore the Hadley-Apennine region of the Moon, set up and activate lunar surface scientific experiments, make engineering evaluations of new Apollo equipment, conduct lunar orbital experiments, and photographic tasks. This was the first of three missions to employ use of the Lunar Roving Vehicle – which designed and developed at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center – to enhance exploration and geological investigations on the Moon. In a series of special events beginning in July 2019, NASA began marking the 50th anniversary of the Apollo Program -- the historic effort that sent the first U.S. astronauts into orbit around the Moon in 1968, and landed a dozen astronauts on the lunar surface between 1969 and 1972. Today, Marshall is playing a vital role in the Artemis program by developing the Space Launch System, the backbone of NASA’s exploration plans and the only rocket capable of sending humans to the Moon and Mars. The NASA History Program is responsible for generating, disseminating, and preserving NASA’s remarkable history and providing a comprehensive understanding of the institutional, cultural, social, political, economic, technological, and scientific aspects of NASA’s activities in aeronautics and space. For more pictures like this one and to connect to NASA’s history, visit the Marshall History Program’s webpage.

The Taliban are back to committing atrocities...

#Kandahar: Video of martyred Nazar Mohammad, the famous Kandahari comedian, has been circulating on social media showing the moments when the Taliban took him away from his home and eventually martyred him. #Afghanistan pic.twitter.com/JSkWaAmnHB

— RTA World (@rtaworld) July 27, 2021

I hoped...yeah to hope is to be a fool...that the Taliban would moderate themselves. 

They aren't.

I've read stories of not just translators but others being beheaded, shot execution style etc...

But even with all that I believe we were right to end our involvement in that country.

The Afghanistan govt had 20 years to develop its military power and its Officer/NCO Corps.  They were lavishly equipped.  They were given enormous amounts of aid to develop their institutions and infrastructure.

They failed.

Now they reap the whirlwind.  I regret that their are victims here but its a failure of their people, not a failure on our part.

Tell me why I'm wrong.

M1 Abrams Block III Tank Test Bed (TTB)...The American "Armata" before the Russian Armata!

 

After the Tiger II yesterday, we jump ahead several decades to the M1 Abrams Block III Tank Test Bed (TTB). Designed in the 1980s and tested in the 1990s, the TTB had a remote operated turret with an autoloaded 120mm main gun. The three-man crew sat side by side in the hull. pic.twitter.com/JIOYYoeFVF

— U.S. Army Armor & Cavalry Collection (@ArmorCollection) July 29, 2021

Navy conducts first MQ-4C Triton test flight with multi-intelligence upgrade

 

via NAVAIR

Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md.

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The Navy conducted its first test flight of the MQ-4C Triton in its upgraded hardware and software configuration July 29 at NAS Patuxent River, beginning the next phase of the unmanned aircraft’s development. 

The MQ-4C Triton flew in its new configuration, known as Integrated Functional Capability (IFC)-4, which will bring an enhanced multi-mission sensor capability as part of the Navy’s Maritime Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Targeting (MISR&T) transition plan.

Triton's Integrated Test Team (ITT) comprised of the U.S. Navy, Australian cooperative partners, and government/industry teams completed a functional check flight and initial aeromechanical test points, demonstrating stability and control of the MQ-4C after a 30-month modification period.  

“Today’s flight is a significant milestone for the program and a testament to the resolve of the entire ITT, their hard work, and passion for test execution and program success,” said Capt. Dan Mackin, Persistent Maritime Unmanned Aircraft Systems program manager. “This flight proves that the program is making significant progress toward Triton’s advanced multi-intelligence upgrade and it brings us closer to achieving the initial operational capability (IOC) milestone.” 

Multiple Triton assets have been modified into the IFC-4 configuration in support of IOC in 2023.  A single test asset is in the current IFC-3 configuration to support sustainment of deployed systems as well as risk reduction for IFC-4. 

Currently, two MQ-4C Triton aircraft in the baseline configuration known as IFC-3 are forward deployed to 7th Fleet in support of early operational capability (EOC) and Commander Task Force (CTF)-72 tasking. VUP-19 will operate Triton to further develop the concept of operations and fleet learning associated with operating a high-altitude, long-endurance system in the maritime domain.

“The MQ-4C Triton has already had a tremendous positive impact on operations in USINDOPACOM and will continue to provide unprecedented maritime intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities which are especially critical to national interests with the increased focus in the Pacific,” Mackin said.

Triton is the first high altitude, long endurance aircraft that can conduct persistent Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions to complement the P-8 in the maritime domain. The Navy plans to deploy Triton to five orbits worldwide.