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Sunday, September 26, 2021

Dutch CV-90s against American Bradleys: during exercise EAGER LEOPARD 21

Open Comment Post. 26 Sept 2021

PNS Hangor & HMS Conqueror...The only two Submarines that have sunk ships since 1945

via War History Online

PNS Hangor would be the first submarine to sink an enemy ship since 1945. In late November 1971, the Pakistani submarine was dispatched into the Arabian Sea, where she discovered a large group of ships from the Indian Navy. She maintained her distance from the vessels and investigated their communications. Over the next few days, the Indian Navy would learn of PNS Hangor’s presence and sent two British-made frigates to find her.
PNS Hangor was a French-made Daphne-class submarine. She was 200 ft long and armed with twelve 550 mm torpedo tubes.
On December 9, PNS Hangor detected the two frigates approaching her and dived deep until they came into torpedo range. Once they were in range, Hangor fired a homing torpedo at one of the frigates, INS Kirpan, which missed. Kirpan hightailed it away from Hangor as soon as they realized they were being targeted. Meanwhile, the second frigate, INS Khukri, barrelled towards the submarine in an attempt to sink it, however, Hangor fired a second torpedo at Khukri, which hit.
This torpedo dealt a fatal blow to the Khukri, which sank in mere minutes, claiming the lives of 18 officers and 176 sailors. Kirpan returned for another attack, which Hangor responded to with a third torpedo. This failed to stop Kirpan but caused the Indian frigate to flee.
After the engagement, the Indian Navy launched a huge search and destroy mission to find and sink Hangor, but the submarine reached safe waters after remaining submerged for almost a week.
Today, PNS Hangor is on display at the Pakistan Maritime Museum, Karachi, Pakistan.

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11th MEU Conducts ship-to-shore TRAP exercise

210922-M-LE234-1030 ARABIAN GULF (Sept. 22, 2021) Marines assigned to Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/1, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), walk across the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock USS Portland (LPD 27) to CH-53E Super Stallions attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), 11th MEU, for a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel exercise. Portland and the 11th MEU are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and Pacific through the Western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Alexis Flores/Released)

Saturday, September 25, 2021

This is why I didn't post about the Border Patrol Horse Patrol...it wasn't what that ONE pic indicated...

Sorting through my footage from the border. I was in the river during the viral incident between a Haitian migrant and mounted CBP agent. It's shaky - but here's what I captured. pic.twitter.com/fnvxSU83tO
— Sarah Blake Morgan (@StorytellerSBM) September 24, 2021

Gonna make this real short and sweet. That one pic didn't cover the interaction. That's the problem with "emotional" leadership. It opines without having all the info. The public has that luxury. Leaders don't.

WTI 1-22: Close Air Support

A U.S. Marines Corps UH-1Y Venom aircraft, assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), conducts close air support during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-22, at WISS Airfield, near Indio, Calif., Sept. 23, 2021. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assist in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rachaelanne Woodward) )

3rd Brigade Combat Team CALFEX (3 of 3)

Paratroopers assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division engage in a Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise (CALFEX) on Fort Bragg, N.C., September 23, 2021. The CALFEX serves to sharpen tactical readiness in live fire situations. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Vincent Levelev)