F-35 carrier variant CF-2 flies to NAVAIR at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., from Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., June 25 for Jet Blast Deflector testing. |
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
F-35 arrives at Lakehurst
Russia's Army can't be in this bad a shape can it?
English Russia has a pretty damning photo expose' on the Russian Army. If things are this bad then the Russians are a threat only to themselves.
Gates still placing foot in European ass.
via AFP.
Gates brings up a legitimate shortcoming in the alliance and instead of being taken seriously, is accused of being a tired, retiring old man.
This outcome is predictable. This 'war' will drone on for a while (unless someone gets lucky and kills Khadaffi) and both sides will sue for peace.
The alliance will be exposed for the sham that it is but everyone will continue to pretend that it isn't and will continue business as usual --- building bigger and more elaborate headquarters buildings...doing dog and pony exercises that serve no real purpose....and creating staff billets for generals and admirals.
NATO is useless. When they go against a second tier military its lights out. NATO will be routed unless the US participates in full.
"The Libya air war has exposed serious shortcomings among NATO allies and European governments will have to agree on joint defense budget priorities to rectify the problem, Gates told AFP in an interview.Of course the designer and main cheerleader for this fiasco in Libya, the President of France had this to say...Translation by Google...
The Pentagon chief, who is due to retire this week after more than four years in the post, reiterated views he expressed in a blunt speech in Brussels earlier this month, in which he warned the alliance faced a potentially "dismal" future.
"The truth is, as I said in Brussels, there is a lot of military capability and a lot of money being spent in Europe," Gates said on Thursday."
THE PRESIDENT - Mr. Gates was retiring, apparently it does him no pleasure. So do not blame someone who is retiring to be a little bitter. I think his retirement did not have to closely observe what was happening in Libya, because you can say whatever you want but I do not feel in Libya most of the work done by our American friends. You were speaking of Libya at the same time is to say that our American friends have two drones, a number of tanker aircraft, we are very sensitive but it would not come to the idea of a man as responsible and intelligent than President Obama to say that it is America that is the main work in Libya.Awesome.
This was especially moved by Mr. Gates saying that. And more completely wrong, given what is happening in Libya. There were certainly other moments in history when he could have said it, but not when the Europeans, bravely took the case of Libya, where mainly the French, the English and their allies are the work! I will not allow me to make this statement when, after 15 days the Americans have decided to reduce their aircraft. So it's a statement that is unfair for them falls ill and does not correspond to reality.
Gates brings up a legitimate shortcoming in the alliance and instead of being taken seriously, is accused of being a tired, retiring old man.
This outcome is predictable. This 'war' will drone on for a while (unless someone gets lucky and kills Khadaffi) and both sides will sue for peace.
The alliance will be exposed for the sham that it is but everyone will continue to pretend that it isn't and will continue business as usual --- building bigger and more elaborate headquarters buildings...doing dog and pony exercises that serve no real purpose....and creating staff billets for generals and admirals.
NATO is useless. When they go against a second tier military its lights out. NATO will be routed unless the US participates in full.
F-22's still grounded.
From ASD News.
WASHINGTON - The US Air Force has grounded its entire fleet of F-22 fighters, the most sophisticated combat aircraft in the world, after problems emerged with the plane's oxygen supply, officials said Friday.Wow.
The radar-evading F-22 Raptors have been barred from flying since May 3 and Air Force officials could not say when the planes would return to the air.
Bad news for the F-22 program. Worse news for the USAF.
I know that the problem will be solved but while they're doing it I hope they go back and take another look at the F-22 crashes...particularly the one involving the Lockheed Test Pilot that they blamed a loss on. I think it was ruled partial G-Loc. If nothing else his record needs to be cleared and these planes fixed and put back into service.
YAT-YAS onboard the USS Whidbey Island.
Team Timberwolf...the extended video.
Team Timberwolf has released an extended video with better views of their vehicle. Interesting.
USAF Maj. Gen. C.D. Moore upbeat on F-35 test progress.
Pound sand Air Power Australia! Your prediction of program failure is wrong again.
Northern Command continues it legacy of failure.
The below pics are from the flooding in the midwest. If this had occurred in some far off land then you would see the US Navy sending ships at flank speed to the crisis.
Even if everyone involved knew that they could do very little.
The USMC would be assembling a SPMAGTF to deal with the situation and Marines would be brought back from leave or schooling to make sure that it was filled out...
The US Army would be gathering a Brigade Task Force to help out.
The USAF would be boasting of how its C-17's are flying supplies into the trouble spot while other forces are getting assembled.
This is happening in the center of the US and it barely gets mentioned. Celebrations are held for 'gay rights'...the so called budget impasse is debated...but people who have or are in the process of losing all their worldly possessions are ignored.
America, you attempt to take care of the world yet ignore your own. We should be ashamed.
Even if everyone involved knew that they could do very little.
The USMC would be assembling a SPMAGTF to deal with the situation and Marines would be brought back from leave or schooling to make sure that it was filled out...
The US Army would be gathering a Brigade Task Force to help out.
The USAF would be boasting of how its C-17's are flying supplies into the trouble spot while other forces are getting assembled.
This is happening in the center of the US and it barely gets mentioned. Celebrations are held for 'gay rights'...the so called budget impasse is debated...but people who have or are in the process of losing all their worldly possessions are ignored.
America, you attempt to take care of the world yet ignore your own. We should be ashamed.
Kevin Neish Blogspot.
Kevin Neish's blog is worth reading even if you're like me and strongly disagree with the guy. I can't properly describe his politics or his view points. You'll have to go to his blog for that, but what will be interesting is his 'inside' coverage of the Flotilla 2 on course to Israel.
The Israeli Commandos got a bit of rough handling the first time.
I'll be watching to see how they handle it this time. Ole' Kevin will be my inside, twisted point of view, reporter on this.
Interesting stuff and interesting times we live in.
The Israeli Commandos got a bit of rough handling the first time.
I'll be watching to see how they handle it this time. Ole' Kevin will be my inside, twisted point of view, reporter on this.
Interesting stuff and interesting times we live in.
The Marine Corps turns towards Asia.
Thanks for the article Heidi.
This article by Nathan Hodges is titled "Marines aim to avoid post-war identity crisis" is in my opinion a rehash of subjects already debated.
Nothing new in it at all but here are some highlights.
Marine Commandant Gen. James Amos, the service's top officer, sees renewal in the region where Marines experienced their most devastating losses and most heroic victories: "We're going to reorient in the Pacific," he said during a recent swing through bases in Japan and South Korea.and this...
The reorientation is in part because of the coming contraction of the defense budget, in part because of the shifting balance of power in the world, and in part because of a historical fear embedded in Marine culture.
In meetings with Marines, Gen. Amos said it was his intent, post-Afghanistan, to return the Corps to its mission as a crisis-response force in the Pacific. The commandant envisions keeping about 20,000 Marines stationed at Pacific Ocean bases, plus another 3,000 at an air station in Japan. About 5,000 Marines are based in Hawaii, tens of thousands more in California.This debate has been had and the answers already found.
Shifting back to the Pacific would be in line with U.S. strategic objectives. Military planners note that the region is an economic center of gravity—80% of the world's shipping passes through the geographic area covered by the U.S. Pacific Command—and preserving power in the region is a national-defense priority. "We are a Pacific power and intend to remain a power in the Pacific," Mr. Gates said on a recent visit to Asia.
Once the war in Afghanistan is wound down then you'll see a move toward the Pacific.
Nothing to see here. Move along.
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