Cold War Helicopters: Kamov 25 ‘Hormone’

Kamov 25, NATO reporting name Hormone, was developed in the late 1950s, first flight in April 1963, production from 1965 to 1977, numerous variants with the main variant being anti-submarine.

February or March 1972, Ka-25 shows-off for the crew of the USS Springfield (CLG-7), Mediterranean Sea, silent U.S. Navy (USN) film:

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Cold War Boats: Fiberglass & Wood, USS Avenger (MCM-1), Keel Laying to Commissioning.

Photo via Peterson Builders.

United States Ship Avenger (MCM-1) was the lead ship in a class of ‘mine sweepers’, the MCM stood for Mine Counter-Measure.  Built and launched at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, construction began 03JUN1983, commissioned on 12SEP1987.

A total of 14 MCMs were built between the mid-1980s and mid-1990s. Apparently, as […] Continue Reading…

Mother of all Money Pits: Why is Biden increasing military operations in Northern Iraq?

An 11NOV2021 Kurdistan24 news report reveals that the United States, United Kingdom, Netherlands and Germany have created a Multinational Advisory Group separate from the usual coalition operations. This is an attempt to de-politicize the leadership of Peshmerga forces. There are different organizations within Kurdish society vying for power, and this is directly affecting Peshmerga […] Continue Reading…

Cold War Ooops: Sea Harrier malfunction during 75th Anniversary of Naval Aviation

From February 1986 to February 1987, the U.S. Navy’s Memorial Museum (now National Museum of the U.S. Navy) celebrated the 75th Anniversary of Naval Aviation with airshows around the United States. Of course, the British Empire had to get involved and the Royal Navy sent at least one FRS Mark 1 (FRS.1) Sea Harriers […] Continue Reading…

Pandēmus Totalitarian: “We are the instruments of national power”, “achieving dominance of justice” D-o-D uses Pandemic as excuse to complete its takeover of State controlled Militias, Idaho latest victim?

“Ultimately, his role is to facilitate the unity of state and federal forces in achieving dominance of justice in disaster response.”-Major General Giselle Wilz, National Guard Bureau, a comment apparently made in 2018 during discussions concerning hurricane disaster response

12 November 2021 (19:02-UTC-07 Tango 06) 21 Aban 1400/06 Rabi ‘ath-Thani 1443/08 Ji-Hai (10th month) 4719

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Pandēmus Totalitarian: Yes Virginia, the I-R-S will be notified of every $600 transaction, starting January 2022, blame ARPA!

“It is going to be up to the taxpayer, if they receive a 1099 in any form for a nontaxable event, such as splitting rent among roommates, splitting a dinner bill, or even selling something on eBay for less than you paid for it, to explain to the IRS that the 1099 was received […] Continue Reading…

Pandemic Perfidy: Military medical teams deploy to FEMA Regions 4, 6, 8 & 10! Blame pre-Pandemic nursing shortage that will last until 2025!

“…every hospital in America has been saying this. It’s been said over and over nationally, as well as locally, it’s all about staffing.”-Coleen Niemann, Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center, December 2020

08 November 2021 (09:00-UTC-07 Tango 06) 17 Aban 1400/02 Rabi ‘ath-Thani 1443/04 Ji-Hai (10th month) 4719

Since September, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has […] Continue Reading…

Disaster 2021: Idaho Militia & Boise FD train for swift water rescues, without water!

Idaho National Guard photo by Thomas Alvarez.

On 02NOV2021, just days before the Idaho based 116th Cavalry Brigade deployed for Kuwait, the Idaho Army National Guard teamed up with the City of Boise Fire Department to conduct swift water rescue training (specifically; hoisting victims out of the water), without water (Idaho […] Continue Reading…

Cold War Battle Damage: All Hail the Hail Buster! What happens when you fly your C-130E through a hailstorm?

A case of ‘hail nose’. This is what happens when a Hurlburt Field, Florida, based C-130E gets hit by a hailstorm while in flight. March 1987, U.S. Air Force photo by Technical Sergeant C. A. Thompson.

The damaged C-130E Hercules landed at Naval Air Station New Orleans, […] Continue Reading…

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