23SEP2023 auto-show in Pocatello, Idaho. Videos by AAron B. Hutchins, me.
Walkaround:
Going home:
23SEP2023: ‘SHOEBOX’ AND THE International Harvester COE
23SEP2023 auto-show in Pocatello, Idaho. Videos by AAron B. Hutchins, me.
Walkaround:
Going home:
23SEP2023: ‘SHOEBOX’ AND THE International Harvester COE
04 October 2023 (14:13-UTC-07 Tango 06) 12 Mehr 1402/19 Rabi ‘al-Awwal 1445/20 Ren-Xu 4721/04 Октябрь 2023 года
Health/fitness trackers have been in use since the 1980s, but the latest U.S. Army version takes ‘health tracking’ to a new level: “The HRAPS is a fantastic tool to help tactical commanders and frontline health care providers make critical decisions about Warfighters’ health and performance during both training and real-world operations. It is designed to help small-unit leaders and frontline medics identify possible health concerns before they become critical. It gives a snapshot of critical health and performance data about once a minute, so leaders can know their Soldiers’ location and vital signs at all times whenever the device is transmitting data.”-Emily Krohn, U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity-HRAPS program
During this year’s U.S. Army overall Best Squad Competition (2nd annual) a new device was tested, in the name of health. It is called HRAPS, Health Readiness and Performance System.
The HRAPS has a lightweight transmitter, about the size and shape of an earbud, that attaches to your chest. The HRAPS has been in development since 2018.
Your ‘bosses’ (officials, health providers, etc) get portable, handheld devices that display your health data, and location, in real time.
The U.S. Department of Defense is using the excuse of supposed ‘failures’ of medevac during the Iraq and Afghanistan occupations, and the expected coming Near Peer War, to justify HRAPS: “Because of the forecasted future nature of combat, it will be imperative to have modern, user-friendly, rugged, and expeditionary tools like HRAPS to help frontline commanders in the Joint Forces make more informed decisions. The reality is that medevac capabilities found during previous operations, like in Iraq and Afghanistan, will be stretched very thin due to the possible operating environments of the future, where small teams will deploy far from higher echelon care facilities in austere, remote locations. It will be a critical advantage to have tools like HRAPS that will help provide advanced warning for health concerns that can point to deeper issues before they become emergencies. Having real-time health information for the Warfighters on the frontlines will help inform field medical care and maximize the effectiveness of available resources.”-Emily Krohn, U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity-HRAPS program
Of course, this new device is being touted as a tool only for saving your life: “During emergency situations while treating injuries and casualties, every minute counts, and having a baseline of physiological data tracked over a period of time would help inform decision making while treating Soldiers in the field. We know that the effects of injuries compound over time, so being able to identify vital sign anomalies before they present in a patient is important to helping prevent possible complications with the onset of symptoms. If abnormalities do appear, we will be able to treat them early in the continuum, which would help mitigate injuries before they begin to escalate, and help providers apply a more holistic approach to casualty treatment, leading to better overall outcomes.”-Staff Sergeant Jesse Hylton, Best Squad competitor who is testing HRAPS
Operation Jupiter: U.S. & California GOVERNMENTs ORDERED COVER-UP OF CHINESE ‘GAIN-OF-FUNCTION’ LABS, FDA ISSUES WARNING!
I came up with the title Operation Jupiter after doing research on the anthrax fiasco of 2015. The research led me to discover a U.S. military experiment called JUPITR ATD.
23SEP2023 auto-show in Pocatello, Idaho.
At one time, way in the past, Garrett Freightways was a major employer in Pocatello. Video by me.
Walkaround:
International Harvester Cab Over Engine night-run:
23SEP2023: 5TH & FINAL GENERATION CHEVY EL CAMINO SS
The Republic of Bulgaria is now a member of NATO, during the non-declared Cold War (1947-1991) the People’s Republic of Bulgaria was a member of the Warsaw Pact. Warsaw Pact Bulgaria first received the MiG-29 during the last years of the Cold War, starting in 1989. Bulgaria joined NATO in 2004.
U.S. Air Force video report, from 13OCT2010, explaining wargame Thracian Star:
In May 2015, Louisiana Air National Guard F-15C Eagles trained alongside Bulgarian MiG-29s. Video by Master Sergeant Toby M. Valadie, edited by me to focus on the MiG-29:
USAF video, by Staff Sergeant Ashley Corkins, MiG-29s during NATO’s first ever ‘joint air policing’ (along with California & Massachusetts Air National Guard F-15 Eagles) of the Black Sea, on 09SEP2016:
NATO video released 13OCT2020, showing ‘air policing’ operations over supposed NATO Black Sea territory. Video was edited by me to highlight the MiG-29:
MiG-29UB excerpt from U.S. Air Force promo video (by Airman First Class Brooke Moeder, 15JUL2021):
USAF Airman First Class Brooke Moeder shows you MiG-29 action during wargame Thracian Star, July 2021:
In 2019, NATO-Bulgaria paid Lockheed Martin, in full, for eight U.S. made F-16 Falcons, however, on 17MAY2023, BulgarianMilitary.com reported that the United States government/Department of Defense canceled any additional F-16 purchases and told Bulgaria to continue using the MiG-29!
On 11AUG2023, The Sofia Globe reported that NATO-Bulgaria is paying NATO-Poland 9.5-million Euros to rebuild six MiG-29s!
Cold War & Beyond: Микоян и Гуревич (Mikoyan & Gurevich) МиГ-29 (MiG-29)
Post Cold War: NATO’s MiG-21s (including Bulgaria)
A 1980s Chevrolet El Camino SS at the 23 September, 2023, auto-show in Pocatello, Idaho. Video by me.
SS El Camino on the move:
23SEP2023: PETERBILT VISITS POCATELLO
A Peterbilt tractor decided to take part in the auto-show on 23 September 2023, in Pocatello, Idaho. Video by me.
Night rollout:
Day & Night:
23SEP2023: OLDS 442 CUTLASS
Cold War: Approximately 1947 (due to U.S. President Harry Truman’s Truman Doctrine) to 1991 (Operation Desert Storm, collapse of Soviet Union).
During the Cold War it was known as Mikoyan & Gurevich (Микоян и Гуревич), hence MiG (МиГ). The MiG-29 began military service in 1983. NATO reporting name Fulcrum.
From 1983 to 1985 the MiG-29 was kept out of public sight, then the leadership of the Soviet Union changed, adopting a concept called Glasnost which resulted in public demonstrations of the MiG-29 all over the world.
In 1989, the Soviet Union was trying so hard to be ‘open’ that they sent one of their new MiG-29s to an airshow in NATO-Canada.
(See more in Desert Storm: AIRCRAFT GRAVEYARD)
Post Cold War, Balkan Wars, War on Terror, Battle for Ukraine, 1992 to present. Since the end of the Cold War the company is known as Mikoyan and is now part of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), but the aircraft are still referred to as MiGs.
In the late 1980s, MiG developed a ‘K’ navalized version of the MiG-29 (first flight 23JUL1988), but there were no takers. In 2004, India decided they wanted the MiG-29K for their small aircraft carrier fleet. The training version MiG-29KUB first flew in 2007. The KUB version can also act as an electronic warfare aircraft.
Apparently, the fact that India liked the MiG-29K influenced the Russian Military Maritime Fleet to buy their own MiG-29Ks in 2009.
In 2011, California Air National Guard F-16s flew to Ukraine to take part in wargame Safe Skies. This video, by Senior Master Sergeant Christopher Drudge, shows a Ukrainian MiG-29UB taxiing past the California F-16s:
In 2016, UAC-Mikoyan introduced a new ‘MiG-29’ called the MiG-35 (which looks a lot like the navalized MiG-29K). NATO calls it the Fulcrum-F.
This is from a NATO promotional video about Poland’s MiG-29 (edited by me), released in Spring 2018:
U.S. Department of Defense video claiming to show Russian MiG-29s operating over war-torn Libya, 05JUN2020:
Indian Air Power, 2021: Includes the MiG-29KUB
NATO-Bulgaria MiG-29 escorting U.S. Air Force B-52H, 24MAY2021, video (no audio) by Senior Airman Daniel Hernandez:
Ukraine Crisis, 2022: SLOVAKIA SUDDENLY RETIRES THEIR MiG-29 FULCRUM, AT NATO’S BEHEST
NATO video, 21MAR2023, NATO-Poland’s MiG-29UB launching from Malbork Air Base in Poland, and flying over the Baltic Sea:
On 16SEP2023, for the first time Republic of Serbia MiG-29s took part in an airshow in Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia. Serbian Air Force-Air Defense video:
Post Cold War: NATO’s MiG-21s
Oldsmobile seen at the 23SEP2023 auto-show in Pocatello, Idaho. Video by me:
Olds 442 on the move:
September 2023: 1937 PLYMOUTH DELIVERY WEBCO CUSTOM
Seen at the 23SEP2023, auto-show in Pocatello, Idaho. Video by me:
September 2023: OLD FORD Cab-Over-Engine U.S. POSTAL SERVICE, Pocatello
Chubbuck Days, Idaho: CARS & CANDY, August 2023!
This former USPS Ford 1960s though 1980s C (Cargo) series Cab Over Engine (COE) truck has been in use as a static billboard for more than 30 years, by a re-sale store in Pocatello called Westwood Discount. I do not know the exact year of this truck. In Canada, this truck was known as the ‘M’ series because Ford trucks were sold under the Mercury brand-name in Canada.
Chubbuck Days, Idaho: CARS & CANDY, August 2023!