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    Joint Base MLewis-McChord Colonel Accused of Beating His Wife

    Here is a colonel who was on his way to be a BG [my opinion] but threw that away when he beat his wife in front of their kids. I hope she files for divorce immediately. Joint Base Lewis-McChord colonel accused of beating wife during police stand-off - U.S. - Stripes
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    UH-60 With The M-139 Volcano Mine Delivery System

    Interesting that the Volcano has been in storage for 20 years. If we are to face the Russians who are tank heavy and The Chinese who are prone to human wave attacks the Volcano works well against both, now all we need to do is increase our stockpile of napalm.
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    U.S. Dept. of Defense Releases List of 5 “Trusted” Drone Options

    Drone Life or a day in the life of a Pentagon Staff Officer . :)
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    MRAD The Sniper Rifle Changes Caliber

    This rifle is made by Barrett Firearms.
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    F18 Ski Jump Test

    I think this test was done for the Indian Navy. F/A-18 Super Hornet Ski Jump Test - YouTube
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    Precision Fires

    Target hit at 43 miles, being able to hit an enemy before he can is essential on the modern battlefield. New Army cannon hits target 43 miles away in test - U.S. - Stripes The ERCA cannon relies on a M109A7 Paladin howitzer chassis and uses a 58-caliber gun tube, as opposed to the 39-caliber...
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    Merry Xmas !!

    thank you
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    Merry Xmas !!

    Merry Christmas to one and all :salute:
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    The Last Platoon

    Yes I have based on your suggestion. Very interesting. In keeping with my interest in history I read a book about The naval war on the Great Lakes vs the French and the attack on Ft Niagra. Quite a logistics challenge. Eventually the British pushed the French out of North America.
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    Military Civics: The Many Armies of the United States

    Our system may be odd but it has worked since our founding. During the Civil War the need for competent officers saw the start of Brevit promotions. Custer went from Lt to general. I knew a Regular Army Colonel on his retirement was appointed a Major General as State Adjutant General. IDuring...
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    70 West Point Cadets Accused of Cheating

    The studenTs must have thought it was an open book test.  ;D https://www.stripes.com/news/us/70-west-point-cadets-accused-of-cheating-while-studying-remotely-during-pandemic-1.656108
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    6th Gen Fighter

    The next fighter will be a game changer for sure. https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/america%E2%80%99s-new-6th-generation-stealth-fighter-self-regenerating-174775
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    General Takes Responsibility

    Gen Perna head of warpseed took responsibility for the vaccine roll out. Its unusual to see a senior officer take personal responsibility and I salute him for his courage to do so. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/general-apologizes-vaccine-miscommunication
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    101st Abn in Germany

    The crew chief saw a vehicle roll over as their Chinook flew by. He called it in and the pilot asked for permission to land and it was approved. https://www.stripes.com/news/europe/soldiers-spot-car-accident-from-the-air-land-helicopter-to-aid-injured-man-in-bavaria-1.655788 Mod's please move...
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    The Last Platoon

    The book is written by Bing West and I will read it soon. CBS news dif a piece with Bing in Afghanista. One interesting line he said a soldier asked if he wanted a weapon? His reply was if he needed a weapon the GI's had screwed up.  ;D...
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    A Canadian Rangers reset would help Armed Forces keep pace with a changing North

    I can see some value using artillerymen in the FDC and as forward observers.
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    A Canadian Rangers reset would help Armed Forces keep pace with a changing North

    Are artillerymen assigned to mortar crews ? ;)
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    A Canadian Rangers reset would help Armed Forces keep pace with a changing North

    Trick question why does the CF consider mortars as artillery ? ;)
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    US hacked December 2020

    Speculation is that the cause of the breech was a failed firewall.
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