Looks like the Italian Air Force has shown up for JRTC

Zoomed by the area airport and what am I seeing? An A-400 and a C-295.  Seems like the Italian Air Force is playing at this rotation at JRTC. The Airboys are acting an ass and JRTC ain't picking up the phone so no quality pics.

Open Comment Post. 12 Jan 2022

 

NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg warned that if negotiations with Russia fail, the Western military alliance "will be ready for a new armed conflict in Europe."

Brinkmanship is back in style. 

God save us all. 

A self contained conflict is being threatened to turn into a regional one all because...I really don't know...

🇷🇺⚡️🇺🇸🇪🇺NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg warned that if negotiations with Russia fail, the Western military alliance "will be ready for a new armed conflict in Europe." pic.twitter.com/rRRD5WnxQQ

— The RAGE X (@theragex) January 11, 2022

The deer....My God, they're learning to fight back!

Ouchhh… #chasseurs pic.twitter.com/cpwIv0HnBJ

— ⓃⒺⓌⓈ—ⒾⓃⓉ·۰•●🌐 (@NewsInt_) January 10, 2022

Let's see. 200 pound deer running at approx 30mph hits a 250 pound stationary hunter equals how much pain?

M1A1 Main Battle Tank during a simulated chemical weapon attack on Exercise Gauntlet Strike at Puckapunyal Training Area, Victoria. ... CPL Jarrod McAneney

 

Are the Ukrainians trying to goad Russia into attacking them?

 

I don't know if Putin has already decided to use force, but there are now a number of events that would likely lead to a significant escalation (e.g. another Ukrainian TB2 strike in the Donbas, CIVCAS in the Donbas, etc.). Russia now has the capability to strike on short notice. https://t.co/pECGbxswsd

— Rob Lee (@RALee85) January 11, 2022

Rob is right!

I've been monitoring events and the Ukrainians are taking every opportunity to plink Russian artillery. 

This will not end well.

My opinion?  The best we can hope for is that Russia will at  "self moderate" and not decide to make an example of that nation.

PLA amphib exercises. CCTV7, Junshi Baodao, 2Jan

"Most of the armada would be civilian ships". You do realize that means that we'll have even less of a reaction time if the Chinese do it right don't you? Unless we have max coverage of their ports that means that Marine/Army vehicles could be loaded far from Taiwan and simply hover (I guess what I mean to say is sail in circles) until called into action without us even noticing.

PLA amphib exercises. CCTV7, Junshi Baodao, 2Jan. As I noted in my recent Insider piece, a Chinese lunge across the Taiwan Strait would involve a very wide variety of vessels and light craft. I expect most of the armada would be comprised of civilian vessels. pic.twitter.com/zCyC0CscdQ

— Lyle Goldstein (@lylegoldstein) January 4, 2022

Absolutely horrifying footage. Onboard video from a Ukrainian Mi-24P helicopter as it was shot down by an anti-aircraft missile near Lugansk on August 20, 2014.

Absolutely horrifying footage. Onboard video from a Ukrainian Mi-24P helicopter as it was shot down by an anti-aircraft missile near Lugansk on August 20, 2014. Both crew members, Major Oleg Biryukov & Captain Anton Rodiono, were killed. Four seconds from impact to crash. pic.twitter.com/Td5yCsI8zw

— Hugo Kaaman (@HKaaman) January 7, 2022

Taiwan Navy showcases PGG-169 Ta Chiang

Australia's covid detention camps...

Marketing vs reality. pic.twitter.com/MMUTs55tMs

— James Lindsay, concepts jams (@ConceptualJames) December 2, 2021

It’s jarring to hear fascism in an Aussie accent. In the movies they always had a German accent. pic.twitter.com/TkpmvUPKHu

— Ezra Levant 🍁 (@ezralevant) December 3, 2021