After 29-thousand-985 flight hours, and 25 years of service, the U.S. Coast Guard retired HC-130H #1503 on 21JUN2019. Its final flight was from Clearwater, Florida, to Elizabeth City, North Carolina. Video of final take-off, by Petty Officer Second Class David Micallef:
Then, on 10FEB2021, it was revealed that 1503 had been saved from certain […] Continue Reading…
The Active Aeroelastic Wing (AAW) program (aka Boeing Phantom Works X-53) sought to determine the advantages of twisting flexible wings for primary maneuvering roll control at transonic and supersonic speeds, with traditional control surfaces such as ailerons and leading-edge flaps used to aerodynamically induce the twist. The idea is to design lighter, more flexible […] Continue Reading…
Once again, Toyota is involved with supplying vehicles for military forces, and this time they’re openly being paid for by U.S. taxpayers!
U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sergeant Armando Vasquez.On 26JAN2021, almost U.S.$1-million worth of militarized Toyota four-by-fours were given to Iraqi ‘security’ forces, paid for through the U.S. […] Continue Reading…
On 27JAN2021, the U.S. Embassy in Georgia presented 15 vehicles, made by Suzuki and MAN, to the Georgian Border Police.
DTRA photo by Andrea Chaney.The vehicles were funded through the U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s (DTRA) Proliferation Prevention Program (PPP). […] Continue Reading…
Welcome to borderland hell under the new U.S. President, incomplete list of links to main stream news reports from 04-11 February 2021:
New study says more than 14.4 million people are living in the United States illegally, and they have given birth to nearly 5 million children while in country!
Alaska:
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Since the end of 2019, agricultural analysts have been warning of a global sugar shortage and thanks to a combination of pandemic, logistics, market and labor shenanigans, it is now upon us. Here’s a list of links to news reports and food industry analysis, as of 10FEB2021.
New medical study says sugar promotes cancer killing […] Continue Reading…
10 February 2021 (16:26-UTC-07 Tango 06) 22 Bahman 1399/27 Jumada t-Tania 1442/29 Wu-Yin 4718
After decades of wasting taxpayer’s money on ‘advanced’ aircraft projects that went nowhere, U.S. Air Force officials have finally pulled the heads outta the….clouds and approved the purchase of a much more practical fighter aircraft, or have they?
04FEB2021, U.S. Army Paratroopers assigned to 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, learn how to operate their new Army Ground Mobility Vehicle (AGMV) at Dandolo Training Area, Italy.
Photo by Paolo Bovo.Video interview by Davide Dalla Massara, AGMV (or GMV) driver training in […] Continue Reading…
On 29JAN2021, it was announced that armored vehicles assigned to 3rd Squadron of the 278th Armored Cavalry (Cav-all-ry, not cal-va-ry) Regiment, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, are being shifted to Texas Army National Guard, to support The Lone Star State’s military alliances with Chile, Czech Republic, and now Egypt: “The Texas Military Department is proud to […] Continue Reading…
On 22JAN2021, a Kuwaiti C-17 Globmaster-3 landed on Dover Air Force Base (AFB) in Delaware, United States.
USAF photo by Senior Airman Christopher Quail, 22JAN2021.According […] Continue Reading…