Category Archives: U.S.

International, U.S.

10th ConJeFAmer, May 1970: Your Cold War taxes at work making the ‘Generals of the Americas’ happy!

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I came across several silent color U.S. Air Force (USAF) films documenting the Tenth Conferencia de Jefes de las Fuerzas Aéreas Americanas (ConJeFAmer, Conference of the American Air Chiefs).  This ConJeFamer took place during the first half of May 1970 and not only included a demonstration of USAF air power but also lavish reception parties and trips to San Antonio, Vegas, the Hoover Dam and Disneyland! (at the end of the article find out when this Air Chief thing started and learn that it is still ongoing)

Remember, this conference was conducted while the U.S. was conducting war in a place called Viet Nam.

Cold War: Approximately 1947 (due to U.S. President Harry Truman’s Truman Doctrine) to 1991 (Operation Desert Storm, collapse of Soviet Union).

The films were silent so I added mood music.  The films were recorded by Airman First Class Snyder and A1C Wedgeworth.

The whole thing began with an aircraft display on Albrook Air Force Base (now Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport) in Panama, 01MAY1970:

Second, the generals were treated to a Department of State reception party in Washington DC, 02MAY1970. I edited from silent USAF film (I added music):

Next, a visit to Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, 03MAY1970:

The generals get ‘taken for a ride’ in San Antonio, Texas; the Tower, canals and Lone Star Beer. I edit film recorded on 07MAY1970:

The generals get rides in T-38 Talons, launching from Randolph AFB, Texas. This video I edited was recorded between May 6th and 8th, 1970. Check out the old (new) cars:

Off to California and Disneyland, check out the lack of traffic on California freeways! I edited film recorded on 10MAY1970:

The generals were transported across the U.S. on the VIP (very important person) VC-137 Stratoliner (a modified 707, it is not a version of the KC-135).  I edited this video to show the route flown from Andrews AFB, Maryland, to Randolph AFB, Texas, to Norton AFB, California, to Nellis AFB, Nevada.  The films were recorded between May 2nd and 12th, 1970:

The luggage of the generals was transported on a C-141 Starlifter.  I edited this video to show the route flown from Andrews AFB, Maryland, to Randolph AFB, Texas, to Norton AFB, California, to Nellis AFB, Nevada:

This video I put together shows a Lockheed C-130E Hercules performing Low Altitude Parachute Extraction System (LAPSE) and Short Take-Off & Landing (STOL) on Indian Springs Auxiliary Field (now Creech AFB) in Nevada, 12MAY1970:

This video I edited shows live ground attack runs by F-4D & E Phantoms on Indian Springs Auxiliary Field (now Creech AFB) in Nevada, 12MAY1970:

Next, it’s a visit to the Hoover Dam, 12MAY1970:

Finally, a tour of Las Vegas, with a reception party for the generals in the Sands hotel/casino, 12MAY1970:

The so-called ConJeFamer is still conducted today, through the System of Cooperation Among the American Air Forces (SICOFAA).  SICOFAA was proposed by the United States Air Force, which held the first meeting on Randolph AFB, Texas, in April 1961. The USAF is considered the ‘network control station’, operating out of Davis-Monthan AFB in Arizona. 

In June 2026, the ConJeFAmer host country was the Dominican Republic.

Cold War: China gets ‘The Bomb’! Blames U.S. imperialism.

Business/Economics, U.S.

U.S. farming death spiral: Tyson & Trump shutdown U.S. cattle ranching in favor of Mexico?

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In the name of fighting inflation, Tyson & Trump want to shutdown U.S. ranchers in favor of foreign cattle.  Ranchers do not set market prices for beef, the corporate commodity ‘free’ market place does that, yet what Tyson & Trump are doing directly attacks U.S. ranchers.

Make America Great Trump’s imported beef drops live cattle prices, yet wholesale beef commodity prices stay high: https://www.agrolatam.com/usa/livestock/cattle-futures-fall-mexico-imports-beef-prices/

Trump cuts a hole in the border wall to deliver Mexican cows, 24AUG2026:

What about the cattle infecting New World screwworms from Mexico?: https://www.agrolatam.com/usa/livestock/us-cattle-trade-mexico-screwworm-beef-prices/

Tyson selling-off largest beef operation in Pacific North West (PNW):

Make America Great Trump shocks Iowa ranchers:

Tyson to shutdown Illinois and Utah beef operations: https://www.democracynow.org/2026/8/24/headlines/over_3_000_workers_laid_off_as_tyson_foods_closes_meatpacking_plants

Tyson & Trump, double whammy for Illinois ranchers:

U.S. farming death spiral, August 16th – 22nd: Where’s the Make America Great Again-Beef?

Business/Economics, U.S.

U.S. farming death spiral, August 16th – 22nd: Where’s the Make America Great Again-Beef?

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Just scratching the surface.

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins says the beef situation is getting worse, blames the Biden regime:

Cheyenne, Wyoming, expanding agricultural use of land rules due to to the city’s increasing land annexations:  https://capcity.news/community/city/2026/08/21/cheyenne-considering-code-updates-to-protect-agricultural-rights-of-newly-annexed-landowners/

Montana cattle ranchers hit hard by Tyson shutdowns, Tyson blames lack of cows, Montana ranchers blame the Trump regime:

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association says the Trump regime is actually destroying ranching:  https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-beef-prices-cattle-ranchers-farmers-2026-8

Oregon rancher saves his property by refusing to evacuate, and letting fire crews use his own firetruck and bulldozer:

Minnesota hog farmers went to California to learn about pork production: https://www.nationalhogfarmer.com/farming-business-management/minnesota-pork-leadership-cohort-explores-california-agriculture

Frozen blueberries latest to be declared unsafe to eat:

State of Georgia warns about a new social media farmers market scam: https://www.cbsnews.com/atlanta/news/georgia-agriculture-officials-warn-of-fake-atlanta-state-farmers-market-vendor-scam/

Veggie Boys claim they’re having problems due to weather and cows:

Kansas farmers hit hard by fuel cost, while state officials just blah, blah, blah: https://www.kake.com/home/kansas-farms-struggle-with-rising-fuel-costs-as-state-agriculture-officials-talk-solutions/article_5ee25d7c-f118-4851-96d9-138cdf286a31.html

Rain is now the problem in North Dakota:

New York City wants to go back to farming:

U.S. Department of Energy continues to push for farmers to switch to harvesting electricity:  https://www.energy.gov/cmei/systems/usda-doe-solar-energy-and-farming-initiatives

U.S. farming death spiral? August 9th – 15th.

Business/Economics, U.S.

U.S. farming death spiral? August 9th – 15th.

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Farm suspected of being at center of cyclospora outbreak says 20 additional products are contaminated:

Is Taylor Farms bribing Team Trump?:

U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) fails to conduct required inspections of foreign farms:

What if foreign farms refuse USFDA inspection?:  https://www.fda.gov/media/109635/download

In January 2026, Western Growers Association gave a warning about USFDA inspections of foreign produce:  https://www.wga.com/news/a-call-for-stronger-fda-enforcement-of-imported-produce-at-the-border/

Team Trump wants more deregulation:  https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/trump-administration-pushes-agriculture-deregulation-to-support-farmers-and-rural-growth/

The U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade deal is in limbo, threatening $60-billion of U.S. agricultural exports: https://www.fb.org/newsline/usmca-trade-negotiations-vital-to-u-s-agriculture-success

U.S. Department of Homeland Security now considers the New World screwworm to be a terrorist:  https://texasfarmbureau.org/usda-dhs-sign-new-mou-to-safeguard-agriculture/

What is the Common Ground movement?:

Record high beef prices result in more cattle rustling in Montana: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWGHEAMke2E&pp=ygUIcmFuY2hlcnM%3D

Level 3 ‘Go’ evacuations for western Idaho ranches threatened by the Big Grass Fire: https://idahonews.com/news/local/big-grass-fire-burns-513437-acres-new-level-3-evacuations-ordered

Ranchers in North & South Dakota hit with high cost of dealing with drought:

Cows are still being found mutilated in Colorado:

Think U.S. food prices are high now? Farming death spiral, August 1st – 8th, 2026.

Business/Economics, U.S.

Think U.S. food prices are high now? Farming death spiral, August 1st – 8th, 2026.

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Just a little of the farming crisis hitting the United States, reported during the first week of August, 2026.

Is the current farm crisis similar to the crisis of the 1980s?: https://www.agweek.com/farm-finances/comparing-the-current-farm-economy-to-the-1980s-farm-crisis

Farm rents are going up:

Iceberg Lettuce crisis in the U.S. originated in Mexico? Update: https://www.fda.gov/food/outbreaks-foodborne-illness/investigation-15-state-outbreak-cyclospora-illnesses-iceberg-lettuce-july-2026

California reports higher than usual cyclospora infections not related to iceberg lettuce, blames it on people traveling to other countries?: https://www.kqed.org/news/12094247/cyclosporiasis-cyclospora-outbreak-rise-californaia-cases-symptoms-parasite-explosive-diarrhea-lettuce

Iowa reports increases in cyclospora infections:  https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/health/2026/08/07/lettuce-parasite-cyclospora-outbreak-iowa/91202500007/

So called ‘experts’ blame the modern food supply system for cyclospora outbreak:  https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/27/cyclospora-outbreak-food-industry-consolidation.html

Arkansas joins states dealing with cyclospora outbreaks:  https://arkansasadvocate.com/2026/08/05/arkansas-added-to-list-of-cyclospora-outbreak-states/

U.S. suspends agricultural inspections in one Mexican state, halting imports to the U.S. market.  It’s blamed on ‘National Security’, but is it actually about money?:

Arkansas farmers quit because they can’t earn enough, blaming operating cost inflation and crashing commodity prices (the so called ‘free market’):

Beef crisis U.S.A. as Make Isra… America Great Again, Border King Trump restarts imports of cattle from Mexico:

Heat/humidity deaths of cattle continue to increase in South Dakota:

Desperate people are stealing cows in Alabama:

Blind Bat News:

U.S. Army deals with high cost of food and low morale among Cooks.

2011: Farming Family in North Dakota first in the U.S. to be arrested after being hunted down by Predator UAV. 

 

Technology, U.S.

The controversial VC-25B ‘Bridge’.

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Even though it was donated by oil rich Qatar, supposedly at least $400-million was spent on U.S. military upgrades for the venerable Boeing 747-8i.  Despite the upgrades the presidential plane is considered a temporary vehicle, which is why it has been officially named Bridge.  The latest controversy involves the Secret Service telling the President of the U.S. (PotUS) to stop using it because it lacks ‘security protections’ (defensive countermeasures).

First flight with PotUS onboard, 01JUL2026. Destination Medora, North Dakota, to attend the dedication of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library.

It has been reported that President Donald John Trump chose the red, white, gold and blue livery, however the initial blue and white livery renderings were issued with a statement saying that the “President of the United States selected the livery design.”

Was the livery for VC-25B supposed to be similar to the older VC-25? USAF rendering of the VC-25B, dated 10MAR2026.

 Here is the timeline of decision making; this airliner was donated during Trump’s first term in office and it was then that the red, white, gold and blue livery was chosen. Then, Joseph Robinette Biden Junior became President and changed the livery to the old blue and white scheme. Trump is now President again, so naturally…

Upgrades and flight testing complete, the naked VC-25B takes-off to get a new red, white, gold and blue livery.

The ‘Bridge’ arrives in Waco, Texas, for its new paint job.

With the addition of the new VC-25-Bridge, to the growing fleet of ‘Air Force One’ aircraft (Presidential Airlift Group aka PAG aka 89th Airlift Wing), the old VC-25’s nomenclature was changed to VC-25A.  ‘Air Force One’ is actually an air traffic control  call-sign used to identify any aircraft carrying the PotUS.

Freshly painted Bridge on its new home of Joint Base Andrews, Maryland.

Check out those hyper expensive Secret Service limos, video via Technical Sergeant Isaac March, location Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, 01JUL2026:

Can you tell the difference between the VC-25B & VC-25A?  The USAF’s VC-25B and VC-25A,  assigned to the 89th Airlift Wing, take-off from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, during the Freedom 250 celebration 04JUL2026.  Compilation of videos via First Lieutenant Alexis Kula, Technical Sergeant Sean Evans and TechSgt Isaac March:

Even Mount Rushmore couldn’t escape the Freedom 250 flyover!

Sometime after the Freedom 250 flyover the Secret Service determined that the VC-25B lacked ‘defensive countermeasures’ and insisted that the PotUS not use it for international flights.  This resulted in a delay in retirement of the VC-25A, which Trump used on his NATO visit to Turkey.

VC-25B arrives on RAF (Royal Air Force) Mildenhall, but not with the President?

Fraud, Waste & Abuse: U.S. Navy, 1st quarter 2026.

Technology, U.S.

Fraud, Waste & Abuse: U.S. Navy, 1st quarter 2026.

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While the civilian population struggles with a bad economy, the U.S. Navy (USN) revealed it spent billions of tax dollars on failed projects, as well as discovered that their hi-tech Tomahawk systems could be missing thousand of missiles!

List of links to news reports:

Proof that throwing money at a problem isn’t the answer; after ‘investing’ $1.6-billion of your money trying to fix the USS Boise, the USN gives up!

The upcoming decommissioning of four Ohio-class SSGNs revealed the USN will lose more than 2-thousand Tomahawk cruise missiles!

USN wants $3-Billion for new Tomahawks and $4.3-Billion for Standard Missile-6!

USN settles three years long lawsuit over Pandemic vaccine mandate, will ‘correct’ service member’s records!

Captain accused of rape surrenders merchant mariner credentials!

Nine Sailors arrested for violent crime:

Sailor convicted of spying for China:

Former U.S. Navy Sailor Sentenced to 200 Months for Spying for China

Commander arrested for child sex crimes:

Sailors caught up in sham marriage scheme to get Chinese nationals into the U.S.:

Operation Jupiter 2024: U.S. Navy fires commander of bio-research labs!

Operation Jupiter 2021: Project Sea Raven, USN searching for new diseases in Cape Verde.

U.S.

U.S. Army deals with high cost of food and low morale among Cooks.

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Recently the United States Army released videos which reveals the problem of a high rate of ‘burn-out’ among the Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) 92G (Culinary Specialist), and also revealed that the high cost of food is a problem for the Army.

I edited a video report via Sergeant First Class Rodney Roldan, which shows efforts to fire-up burnt out 92Gs:

“Our Soldiers are going to get fed by the same people that do the cooking and the feeding for the University of Alabama athletic department. These are the same experts that feed the Louisiana State University Tigers. We listened to our Soldiers, and we want to make this better for them. We have to.”–Lieutenant General Chris Mohan, Army Materiel Command Commanding General, leading push to shift to contracted ‘Campus Style’ food service 

Fort Hood, Texas, 10FEB2026.

For February 2026, the U.S. Army unveiled a new cafeteria facility in an attempt to save money on the higher costs of food. Basically the U.S. Army is hoping that shifting to contracted food service (with the foreign United Kingdom based Compass Group, through their U.S. subsidiary Compass Group USA) will save tax dollars. The ‘Campus Style’ eateries will be open from 06:30 hours to 20:00 hours, seven days per week, and will have seven stations of food prepared using more than 3-thousand recipes.

Fort Hood, Texas, 10FEB2026.

I edited together video via Specialist Steven Day, recorded on 11FEB2026, unveiling a new 42 Bistro dining facility on Fort Hood, Texas:

The Army also claimed, in a round-a-bout way, that their in-house food service had become so bad that Soldiers were spending their own money eating at civilian operated food venues.  For those of you who don’t know, part of the incentive to get people to enlist in the U.S. military is that their meals are paid for by the taxpayers.  The Army is also considering allowing Compass Group to sell beer/wine to Soldiers: “We tell our soldiers, ‘hey, look, go carry a rifle, but on Friday night, you can’t have a beer in a restaurant’. I think that we have to take a step back and trust our soldiers.”-Lieutenant General Chris Mohan, Army Materiel Command Commanding General, leading push to shift to contracted ‘Campus Style’ food service

2026: NLOS, more proof the U.S. military is controlled by foreigners!

Vehicle I-D 2025: M88A2 HERCULES (another tool of the British empire?)

National Guard 2024: Older than the United States itself! Tools of the British empire?

U.S. Food Crisis 2023: W-O-T-U-S will take your water? E-P-A & U.S. Army join forces! Blame Idaho?

Georgia continues 20 years of non-stop National Guard Deployments! Is it about food?

Why is the U.S. military so intent on protecting bats, globally?

U.S. Food Crisis 2022: Food hand-outs now include Gun Locks? More proof you need to grow your own! U.S. Army preps for Soylent Green?

Ukraine Crisis 2022: NATO Poland’s new U.S. Army tank academy & more proof U.S. taxpayers are controlled by foreigners!

Technology, U.S.

DARPA’s RACER self-drive system; replacing human drivers with robots!

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RACER = Robotic Autonomy in Complex Environments with Resiliency

DARPA = Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (I remember ‘back in the day’ when people who talked about DARPA were called conspiracy theorists)

Carnegie Mellon University, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and the University of Washington participated as RACER Teams.  The intent is to create a self-driving system that can be integrated into many existing, human operated, military ground vehicles.

On 16SEP2022, the first test-run of the self-driving system (integrated into a Polaris RZR S4-1000) on Fort Irwin, California, was conducted. Video via Tom Shortridge:

A third test-run was conducted on 22MAR2023, on Fort Irwin. Video via Tom Shortridge:

The program to apply self-driving systems to all ground vehicles was started in 2021.  At the end of 2025, the RACER test program for the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps was concluded. One of the requirements of the RACER system is that it does not rely on GPS or planned/pre-mapped routes. Video via Tom Shortridge:

RACER tank towing an M58 MiCLiC on Fort Hood, Texas.

MiCLiC = Mine Clearing Line Charge

More robot vehicles: Militarized Chevy Silverado Diesel Hybird!

Technology, U.S.

Militarized Chevy Silverado Diesel Hybird!

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During wargame Ivy Sting-4 on Fort Carson, Colorado, 4th Infantry Division Soldiers employed the new General Motors (GM) ‘Infantry Squad Vehicle–Heavy’.  Video via Specialist Jonathan Reyes, 30JAN2026:

According to GMDefense, the ISV-Heavy is based on the Chevy Silverado platform, making it larger than the ISV-Utility yet using the same 2.8 liter Duramax Diesel electric hybrid power train.

GM-Defense photo of the prototype ISV-Heavy.

GM claims the ISV-H can be configured to act as a two seat pickup, a six seat transporter or as a driverless cargo carrying robot.  The truck can also be used as a electricity generator for external applications.

2023: Robot HEMTT update

2022: China turns to robots & drones to supply its military!

2019: The U.S. Army has been testing driverless supply trucks for the past several years!