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International, U.S.

Columbia invades Louisiana!

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17 August 2016 (16:15 UTC-07 Tango 01) 27 Mordad 1395/13 Dhu I-Qa’da 1437/15 Bing-Shen 4714

Sharkmouth FAC A-29 Super Tacano

Just days after unprecedented rainfall, causing ongoing deadly flooding, the air force of South American country Columbia seized Barksdale U.S. Air Force Base in Louisiana!

Columbian C-130 Herky Bird parked in front of USAF B-52 Stratofortress

A-29B Super Tucano COIN (COunter INsurgency) birds and C-130 transports of the Fuerza Aérea Colombiana touched down at Barksdale the day after the record flooding began.

National Guard F-16

 Don’t worry, It’s not a real invasion, it’s part of wargames called Green Flag East, and includes F-16s from the Alabama and Texas militias.  Video of FAC arrival:

U.S.

Paratroopers have their own official National Airborne Day! Video shows you why!

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In 2001 the U.S. Congress created National Airborne Day, which is every 16th of August:

VEHICLE I-D: C-17 DUMPS HMMWVS ON SOUTH CAROLINA, AWESOME VID!

WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THE 82ND AIRBORNE HITS THE GROUND?

45 YEARS OF C-130 MAFFS OPS. WHO WOULD’VE KNOWN WILDFIRES WOULD BECOME SUCH A PROBLEM?

U.S.

Louisiana Militia rescues flood victims & their pets!

16 August 2016 /21:17 UTC-07 Tango 01 (27 Mordad 1395/13 Dhu I-Qa’da 1437/15 Bing-Shen 4714)

Since 762mm (30 inches) of rain fell on 12 August 2016 more than 3-thousand 3-hundred Louisiana National Guard personnel are conducting rescues, security, aid and confort missions in response to the record flooding in The Pelican State.  Neighboring Mississippi has also sent state militia to help out.

Mississippi National Guard CH-47 lifting giant sand bags for use against the Louisiana flood

In one 24 hours period the National Guard rescued 5-hundred people and 61 pets, using 66 trucks, 20 boats and five helicopters!   Here’s video of rescues by militia Black Hawks, and aerials of the record level flood:

 

U.S. highway 190 through Denham Springs

Here’s video of Louisiana militia conducting rescues by truck:

SIGN OF THINGS TO COME: KENTUCKY MILITIA TRAINS FOR WATER RESCUES IN INDIANA!

U.S.

USAF admits Reserve Airmen not getting paid!

10 August 2016 /21:12 UTC-07 Tango 01 (21 Mordad 1395/07 Dhu I-Qa’da 1437/09 Bing-Shen 4714)

The U.S. Air Force has round-a-boutly admitted that Reserve unit personnel are not getting paid for travel expenses.  The revelation was made as the USAF boasted about a new voucher program that has significantly increased payouts.

The new program is being tested at Dover AFB in Delaware, by the 512th Airlift Wing.  According to the 512th Financial Management office, in August 2015 there were 113 Airmen who were owned money for travel expenses (this is just for Reserve Airmen who drill at Dover).  Under the new system that’s been dropped to 27 in July.

The new system has been so succesfull that Technical Sergeant Nathan Rivard wrote “Since August 2015, the office has seen a drastic increase in the amount of travel vouchers. The FM team of three has pushed through an average of 500 travel vouchers a month and regularly reviews approximately 650 vouchers a month….”

Remember, this new system is only being tested at one AFB. Who knows how many Reservists at other U.S. Air Force bases aren’t getting paid?  Of course senior level personnel have been accusing lower level personnel of not properly submitting payout requests, although finance managers admitted that it was a complicated process.

U.S.

More of your taxes going out-of-country: U.S. Office of Foreign Disaster!

10 August 2016 (09:39 UTC-07 Tango 01) 20 Mordad 1395/06 Dhu I-Qa’da 1437/08 Bing-Shen 4714

Near Miami, Florida, there’s a warehouse full of food and even vehicles paid for with your tax dollars, but none of it’s for you!

This is a pic of USAID ops being directed through DoD’s U.S. AfriCom (Africa Command)

It’s USAID’s Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) warehouse for Latin American countries.  But it’s not the only OFDA warehouse, the OFDA’s website boasts that during fiscal year 2015 your tax dollars were spent sending brand new products to 45 countries, including countries hit by wars instigated by the Obama-Bush regimes (like Iraq, Syria and Ukraine)!

In 2015, USAID-OFDA spent $717-million U.S. tax dollars on West African countries in the name of fighting ebola.   $303-million went to help refugees (supposedly) from Syria.  In total, USAID says its OFDA spent “more than $1.9 billion in assistance in FY 2015”, imagine if that money was spent here at home!

This video shows the Department of Defense’s U.S. Southern Command (SouthCom) inspecting the USAID-OFDA warehouse in Miami:

South Africa accuses Obama regime USAID of coup attempt!

USAID and Coca-Cola’s Africa Foundation spend millions on Nigerian Shadow Government?  

USAID global drug dealer?

Idaho, U.S.

World War Three: 116th Snake River’s 2015 NTC Rotation

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Oregon National Guard photo by Major W. Chris Clyne.

D Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team (CBCT), Oregon Army National Guard. Oregon National Guard photo by Major W. Chris Clyne.

In August 2015, the 116th Cavalry (Cav-al-ry, not Cal-vary) Brigade Combat Team (Idaho, Montana & Oregon) deployed to Fort Irwin, California, for Total Force Warfare training.

Oregon National Guard photo by Major W. Chris Clyne.

Oregon Army National Guard photo by Specialist Michael Germundson.

126th Engineers, backhoes & bulldozers:

126th Engineers explainer:

M113 based M106 mortar carrier. Oregon Army National Guard photo by Specialist Michael Germundson.

M88A2 Hercules recovery vehicle. Oregon Army National Guard photo by Specialist Michael Germundson.

Logistics (lots-o-trucks), M2s and M1A2s arrive at Fort Irwin:

M2A3 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle. Oregon Army National Guard photo by Specialist Michael Germundson.

Oregon Army National Guard photo by Major W. Chris Clyne.

Idaho National Guard COLT (Combat Observation Lasing Teams) of the 1-148 FA (HQ in Pocatello), identified by the AN/TVQ-2 Ground/Vehicular Laser Locator Designator (G/VLLD, usually called a ‘glid’) mounted next to the .50 cal machine gun. Oregon Army National Guard photo by Major W. Chris Clyne. In 1998, I was at NTC representing the 1-148 FA as a FiST/V (Fire Support Team Vehicle) crewman.

Maneuvers:

Idaho Army National Guard UH-60, M240 door gunner with A Company, 1st Battalion, 183rd Aviation Reconnaissance Battalion. Oregon Army National Guard photo by Major W. Chris Clyne.

The August 2015 NTC rotation (15-09) also included National Guard units from six other states, providing air support through Task Force Talon:

Arkansas Army National Guard’s 1036th Engineer Company supports the 116th CBCT by detonating an M58 Mine Clearing Line Charge (MCLC, pronounced mic-lic). Oregon Army National Guard photo by Major W. Chris Clyne.

Video, Combined Arms Live Fire, “On the way!”:

The last time the 116th went to NTC was in 1998, with yours truly.

1998 Desert Avenger certificate of appreciation

“THIS IS WHERE ARMOR FIGHTS!” IDAHO NATIONAL GUARD

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Republicans block your access to military bases!

09 August 2016 (12:46 UTC-07 Tango 01) 19 Mordad 1395/05 Dhu I-Qa’da 1437/07 Bing-Shen 4714

According to a recent U.S. Air Force news report residents of three U.S. states, and one U.S. territory, can no longer use their locally issued drivers licesense as identification to enter a U.S. military base.

It’s because Minnesota, Missouri, Washington and American Samoa are considered non-compliant with the Orwellian police state Real ID act passed by Republican controlled Congress, and signed into law by Republican George W. Bush in 2005.

To access the military installations in those areas (where many people have to work) you need an Enhanced Drivers License, valid Passport or Department of Defense Common Access card.  To this date there is no proof that the Real ID law has prevented any crimes!

U.S.

Obama deploys Texas militia on historic Middle East dominating mission!

08 August 2016 (15:44 UTC-07 Tango 01) 18 Mordad 1395/04 Dhu I-Qa’da 1437/06 Bing-Shen 4714

“It’s the first time that an engineer brigade headquarters has had this type of mission within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. We have had other engineer brigades in Iraq and Afghanistan other times but they have had different types of missions. This mission will be a pure engineer brigade headquarters mission where we will be overseeing and providing command and control for specific engineer missions throughout the theater…..    Our mission is so diverse and covers such a wide variety of sovereign countries, with each having its own set of rules, it will require us to stay on top of it and we have a process that will ensure we get to where we need to go.”-Colonel Charles M. Schoening, Texas National Guard 176th Engineer Brigade Commander

Over the next nine months, besides expanding the U.S. military presence in the Middle East through the construction of more permanent military installations, one of the historic missions of the 176th will be to track 1-thousand 7-hundred Active Duty, Reserve and National Guard personnel throughout the region.