Thursday, July 07, 2011
USAF going MultiCam too.
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| More than 180 joint expeditionary tasking airmen assigned to provincial reconstruction teams in Afghanistan are now wearing the Air Force's new Operation Enduring Freedom Camouflage Pattern, or OCP, uniform, as their everyday uniform during their deployments, announced service officials, July 7, 2011. These are the first Air Force personnel to don it. The uniform, shown here, has a more advanced camouflage pattern, lighter weight flame-resistant material, and pre-applied bug repellant. Air Force photo by SrA. Sandra Welch |
About time. That Airman Battle Uniform was hideous and ineffective. Via Air Force Magazine.
82nd steppin' into the night sky...
The name "Rapid Deployment Force" might be dead but the need to have an Airborne Ready Brigade hasn't gone away and its awesome to know that the 82nd has brought it back.
Joint Operational Access Exercise 11-02 performed at Fort Bragg/ Pope Army Air Field, North Carolina during 06-20 till 06-29. JOAX is a two week exercise to prepare the US Army and Air Force to respond to worldwide crisis and contingencies. The joint effort includes the United States Army, Air Force, and others. It test the capabilities of the military to tactfully insert troops and cargo onto a drop zone and protect from mock enemy fire. The first week is scheduled as practices for the 36 hour exercise. Stringer includes: Paratroopers on a C-17 jump at night during JOAX. Produced by Senior Airman Giovanna C. LaMaestra
Joint Operational Access Exercise 11-02 performed at Fort Bragg/ Pope Army Air Field, North Carolina during 06-20 till 06-29. JOAX is a two week exercise to prepare the US Army and Air Force to respond to worldwide crisis and contingencies. The joint effort includes the United States Army, Air Force, and others. It test the capabilities of the military to tactfully insert troops and cargo onto a drop zone and protect from mock enemy fire. The first week is scheduled as practices for the 36 hour exercise. Stringer includes: Paratroopers on a C-17 jump at night during JOAX. Produced by Senior Airman Giovanna C. LaMaestra
A warning to the US via the British.
From the Lexington Institute.
The slow erosion of British military power, like the proverbial canary in the coal mine, is an important lesson for national leaders in this country. Once a mighty empire with fleets deployed in many oceans and an Army on which the sun never set, Britain is now reduced to a middling power that is unable to operate even close to the boundaries of Europe without substantial support from its allies. Whether it is maintaining a naval aviation arm, deploying a fifth generation tactical fighter force or sustaining a nuclear deterrent, Britain is dependent on that special relationship with the United States. The situation is likely to get worse as the military faces not only near term budget cuts of eight percent but the need to close a $60 billion gap between projected costs and planned funding over the next decade.Read the whole thing but that short paragraph should chill the bones of every fan of the British military and should shock and dismay the citizens of the UK.
A middling power and unless changes are made then it will surely become a minor one. Already the defense establishment of Europe is turning away from the UK. The Germans, Poles and French recently formed a Euro-Brigade with the Poles forming the bulk of the combat forces, the Germans providing logistical support and the French providing medical help.
From reading the press release its apparent that the Brits weren't even consulted.
Once a force in European military affairs, it now finds itself torn between maintaining a "special" relationship with the US, developing a cooperative defense force with the French and looming irrelevancy.
The UK's military is in a hurt locker.
This goofy shit has to stop.
I don't know why but this annoys the hell outta me. Why a reputable blog like "Battle Rattle" is posting videos of Marines making asses of themselves is beyond me but its downright disgraceful. Not only for the dummies posting this nonsense but for Battle Rattle to keep publicizing it.
Obviously, there’s a growing culture in which U.S. service members post videos online with pop culture ties, then find themselves in the national spotlight. Most recently, it worked for the Marines who produced a video of themselves lip-syncing Britney Spears’ “Hold it Against Me.” She posted the video on her Twitter page, and eventually met the Marines at a concert after their deployment in Afghanistan ended.Get some damn pride guys. This shit has to stop.
Moore hasn’t attained that kind of fame, but you still have to take your hat off to him. Not only is he clearly having fun, he’s cutting right to the chase. He wants Kunis, 28, a star in everything from “That 70′s Show” to “Black Swan,” at his ball. No lip-syncing. No dancing. Just a simple request.
Mila: If you’re reading this, Moore wants you to drop him a line at gowithmemila (at) gmail.com. What do you have to lose, really?
Pic of the day. July 7, 2011. 11th MEU gettin' ready.
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| CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit's maritime raid force use Navy rigid hull inflatable boats to board a cargo ship during training for an upcoming deployment here June 30. The MRF practiced boarding ships from air and sea. Photo by Cpl. Chad J. Pulliam |
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