We were still using them in 1978 when I left Pet. I was a CC in 13F. 1st row, 2nd from left.That must have been close to the last time they used them. Two years later I was posted to 2 RCHA and all the 8CH had then that I saw were Lynx.
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Campaigns targets so far -
Leadership in Venezuela and Iran
Air Defences in Venezuela and Iran
Iranian naval assets
Shadow fleets
Drug Runners
Panama Canal
Oil
Critical Minerals
....
Chinaās air force has gone quiet around Taiwan. No one has a good explanation | The Strategist
After the US-Israeli attack on Iran began, the Chinese air force stopped flying around Taiwanāand the reason isnāt at all clear. Observers have offered various possibilities, but none seems convincing. The inactivity started the morning ...
Further to ...
China summons Maersk, MSC on shipping operations amid Panama saga, Iran war
Beijing gave no reason for order ā but both firms at centre of dispute after Panama ruled against CK Hutchisonās operation of two ports.
Exclusive | Trumpās China visit confined to Beijing due to schedule, security needs: sources
āGiven the situation [in the Middle East], the visitās security arrangements must be extremely carefulā.
Seems the department gets expensive tastes around September no matter who is president. Here is a article from the Daily Caller published through the Maine Wire. Seems like they have similar need of seafood and furniture.If Noemi got turfed because of the 220$m Ad contracts with her friends, I'm not sure how Petey-boy is going to fair with 47 on this sort of news.
Pete Hegseth Blew Billions on Fruit Basket Stands, Chairs, and Crab
Pete Hegseth Blew Billions on Fruit Basket Stands, Chairs, and Crab
The Defense Department went on a $93 billion spending spree in 2025.
Some of the frivolous September purchases made under Secretary Pete Hegsethās stewardship include a $98,329 Steinway & Sons grand piano for the Air Force chief of staffās home, $5.3 million for Apple devices such as the new iPad, and an astronomical amount of shellfish, including $2 million for Alaskan king crab and $6.9 million worth of lobster tail. (Lobster tail is apparently a favorite of Hegsethās Pentagonāthe department spent more than $7.4 million total on the luxury item in March, May, June, and October.)
In other pricey food purchases, the government decided to drop $15.1 million for ribeye steak (again, just in September), $124,000 for ice cream machines, and $139,224 on 272 orders of doughnuts.
One of the largest bulk expenditures was just for furniture, for which the Pentagon decided to shell out $225 million. That included $12,000 for fruit basket stands, and checks totaling more than $60,000 for Herman Miller recliners. All in all, the agency spent more on furniture in 2025 than it had in over a decade.
āUnder Secretary Hegseth, the Pentagon has consistently said its mission is to refocus on warfighting and lethality,ā Open the Books CEO John Hart said. āLast year, we highlighted the problem of wasteful use-it-or-lose-it year-end spending. We noted that this reform is fully within the secretaryās control and is a historic opportunity to make good on that promise.
Iām gonna call bullshit on framing the foodstuffs as extravagance. The occasional good meal in theatre/on deployment is long established as a creature comfort for the troops.
Campaigns targets so far -
Leadership in Venezuela and Iran
Air Defences in Venezuela and Iran
Iranian naval assets
Shadow fleets
Drug Runners
Panama Canal
Oil
Critical Minerals
....
Chinaās air force has gone quiet around Taiwan. No one has a good explanation | The Strategist
After the US-Israeli attack on Iran began, the Chinese air force stopped flying around Taiwanāand the reason isnāt at all clear. Observers have offered various possibilities, but none seems convincing. The inactivity started the morning ...
Further to ...
China summons Maersk, MSC on shipping operations amid Panama saga, Iran war
Beijing gave no reason for order ā but both firms at centre of dispute after Panama ruled against CK Hutchisonās operation of two ports.
Exclusive | Trumpās China visit confined to Beijing due to schedule, security needs: sources
āGiven the situation [in the Middle East], the visitās security arrangements must be extremely carefulā.
Considering that Iran has a fairly sophisticated UAV capability and considering that Ukraine has shown a competent way of adapting their technology to unmanned maritime strike vessels, what are the chances that Iran will not be able to strike whatever they want in the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz even when their ships and boats are all sunk?
At this rate there won't be a lot of oil coming out of that region any time soon.
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Possibly - the next step would be see where the food is actually being served. If 6$m in Lobster tail is appearing at only the Pentagon year in and year out, that looks to be an issue.
