Terminator: One Ring to Rule them all; Global Information Dominance ‘Experiment’

An Anduril Industries battlefield management tower. Photo by Staff Sergeant Sean Carnes.

U.S. Northern Command (NorthCom) and North American Aerospace Defense Command (aka Nor-ad) conducted what they call a Global Information Dominance Experiment (GIDE-3), part of an Architecture Demonstration and Evaluation (ADE-5).

Michigan ANG A-10C. Photo by photo […] Continue Reading…

Disaster prep 2021: Alaska gets new D-R-M-K-T

Alaska is known for Ring of Fire earthquakes and volcanoes, so far this year lots of quakes, and the United States Geological Survey/Alaska Volcano Observatory lists five volcanoes as “restless” and even raised alert levels for some.

Alaska Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sergeant Julie Avey.

On 09JUL2021, the Alaska […] Continue Reading…

Biden’s War: Virginia deploys to Kuwait, again

In the middle of June 2021, Virginia Army National Guard’s 29th Infantry Division (ID) completed Operation Spartan Shield training on North Fort Hood, Texas.

Virginia Army National Guard Army photo by Staff Sergeant Marc Heaton.

They will be deploying to Kuwait as part of Task Force Spartan, it is not their first […] Continue Reading…

Biden’s War: Alaska Hurons fly to Kuwait

On 09JUL2021, five Alaska Army National Guard personnel from the 2nd Battalion, 641st Aviation Regiment, said good bye as they headed for deployment training in Texas.  Their final destination is in Kuwait, as part of Task Force Spartan.

Tennessee National Guard photo by Staff Sergeant Timothy Cordeiro.

They will join other C-12 […] Continue Reading…

Locust Plague 2021: Fat Hopper, and the ghost of its former self

13 July 2021 / 23:44-UTC-07 Tango 06 (23 Tir 1400/04 Dhu l-Hijja 1442/05 Yi-Wei [5th month] 4719)

Chubbuck, Idaho, 13JUL2021. Photo by AAron B. Hutchins.

The fattest grasshopper I’ve seen in the 25 years I’ve lived in Southeastern Idaho was trying to get in my back door.

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U.S. Medical & Food Disaster: This is not a drill! Military drug dealers take over local high schools?

New Mexico Air National Guard photo by Airman First Class Lauren McMullen.

On 07JUL2021, active duty military, and National Guard medical personnel from across the United States, took over Greenville High School, in Mississippi.

New Mexico ANG photo by Airman First Class Lauren McMullen.

New […] Continue Reading…

Hurricane prep 2021: Georgia Militia warms-up the D-R-M-K-T

Georgia Air National Guard photo by Technical Sergeant Jeff Rice.

The official 2021 Atlantic Hurricane season has begun, and the U.S. state of Georgia warmed-up the latest in emergency field kitchen technologies.

Georgia ANG photo by Technical Sergeant Jeff Rice.

It’s known as Disaster Relief Mobilized Kitchen Trailer (DRMKT).  […] Continue Reading…

Terminator: U.S. Army Space Force launches 3 Gunsmoke-Jacob’s Ladder satellites

“If the Gunsmoke experiments are successful, then this work could lead to future systems, which would enhance long-range precision fires in support of the warfighter.”-Rebecca Nagurney, Gunsmoke deputy program manager

NASA photo.

On 30JUN2021, Grumman built Cygnus class SS (Space Ship) Katherine Johnson deployed a U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command […] Continue Reading…

Idaho’s heritage A-10C ‘8N’

Idaho Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sergeant Joshua C. Allmaras. P-47D Thunderbolt bubble-top 8N-X.

“It’s more than just history, it’s our heritage, it’s who we are.”-Major Tom Silkowski, Idaho’s 190th Fighter Squadron

P-47D Thunderbolt ‘Black Jack’ code 8N-O, 371st FG-405th FS.

Towards the end […] Continue Reading…

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