Alpha-2: New U.S. MLRS arrives in NATO-Europe

The M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) was a creation of the Cold War, going into service in 1983.  It wasn’t until 2005 that the first big upgrade took place, creating the Alpha-1 MLRS (M270A1).  In 2019, the Alpha-2 (M270A2) upgrade began.

U.S. Army Garrison Bavaria, Grafenwöhr, NATO-Germany.

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BSU joins forces with USACE, it’s about water!

“This system has lost its channel-forming flows. Without seasonal inundation, we’re seeing a decline in riparian vegetation like black cottonwood forests and an overall loss of biodiversity.”-Marve Griffith, USACE Walla Walla District

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and Boise state University (BSU) are joining forces to tackle the dying Barber Pool Conservation Area […] Continue Reading…

Syrian Collapse: North Dakota B-52s and Idaho F-15Es over Syria, Truman strike group arrives!

On the 16th of December 2024, Pentagon officials announced that airstrikes had been launched against religious extremists in Syria.

F/A-18F Super Hornet, Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 11, launches from Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75).

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Syrian Collapse: U.S. Bradley IFVs on hi-alert after prisoner release!

“[The prison camp situation] presents a significant security concern in the sense that, were ISIS able to affect some type of breakout of any detention facility, that would be a significant setback and something that would be very concerning. [That’s] why we continue to work very closely with the SDF [Kurds] to ensure that […] Continue Reading…

NATO: Finland’s 155 PsH K9 Moukari SPG

In 2017, Finland began buying ‘surplus’ Korean K9 Thunder SPGs (Self Propelled Gun).  Finland calls it the 155 PsH (Panssari-Haupitsien) K9 Moukari (Sledge-Hammer).  In April 2023, Finland became a full member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

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NATO: Sweden’s Archer pounds Finland!

In March 2024, Sweden became a full member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

I edited down a U.S. Army video (recorded on 18NOV2024, via Sergeant First Class Kyle Larsen) of Swedish made autoloading Archer SPG (Self Propelled Gun) during NATO’s Dynamic Front wargame in Finland (wargames also in Estonia, Germany, Poland, and Romania).

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Tennessee Air Guard boasts about a year of Reaper drone ops!

Tennessee Air National Guard’s 118th Wing shows-off some of its military accomplishments, during 2024.

MQ-9 Reaper combat UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle):

Cyber Security:

Targeting Group:

Medical Group:

Mission Support Group:

There was more video, but it was getting pretentious.

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National Guard, older than the United States itself! Tools of the British empire?

The first militia units of the British empire’s Massachusetts Bay Colony were formed on 13DEC1636, three hundred and eighty eight years ago! Today, such militia units are known as National Guard. Air National Guard video by Master Sergeant Amber Monio:

Michigan Air Guard: A year of deployments & vaccinations.

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Michigan Air Guard: A year of deployments & vaccinations.

Michigan Air National Guard’s 127th Wing reminds you what they were up to with your tax dollars, in 2024. Video report/interview by Technical Sergeant Andrew Schumann, released on 04DEC2024:

January 2024: Arizona National Guard attacked in Jordan?!

Birthday P-47D Thunderbolt: Family connection, and made in U.S.A. Monogram -vs- made in China Revell!

In April 2024, I decided to build a birthday present, for somebody whose B-day had already come-n-gone!  It was finally finished by mid-November 2024!

Shenanigans part-1:

Shenanigans part-2:

Shenanigans part-3:

Can I use original made in U.S.A. parts to fix the made in China parts, how about some pancakes?:

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