U.S. Army/Marines use ‘fake news’ MiG-23 BAT

In 2005, the U.S. Marines, and other NATO members, launched what they called a MiG-23 Bandit, in Egypt.  It was built as a target drone for man-portable Stinger anti-aircraft missile training.

According to the info that came with these pics, five MiG-23 Bandits were launched, and all five were shot down during Exercise Bright Star.

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Vehicle I-D: Sukhoi 27/30

Venezuelan Sukhoi 30 shadowing a U.S. Navy EP-3, July 2019.

Thermal camera video of Venezuelan Su-30:

Ukrainian Su-27/30, Starokostiantyniv Air Base during NATO wargame Clear Sky 2018.

F-15 Eagle taxis past Sukhoi 27s.

Video, Russian Su-27s sneak a look at U.S. Navy EP-3E, January 2018:

Su-30, the main difference between the Su-27UB and […] Continue Reading…

Soviet era tanks now in use by NATO: Bulgarian T-72

U.S. Army photo by First Lieutenant Ian Fischer, 27MAY2021.

30MAY2021, live-fire during NATO Saber Guardian-Defender Europe war game, U.S. Army video by Specialist Christian Cote:

USA photo by First Lieutenant Ian Fischer, 27MAY2021.

Louisiana Army National Guard photo by Sergeant Megan Zander, […] Continue Reading…

Soviet era tanks now in use by NATO: Slovenian M84A4

The M84 was a Cold War era Yugoslav development of the Soviet T-72, upgraded with ‘western’ style sighting system and wind sensor.  The prominent wind sensor on the front-top of the turret is the giveaway identifier.

NATO video of M84 during wargame Combined Resolve, Hohenfels, Germany, September 2020:

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Does the ‘C’ in C-130 stand for CoViD?

“FEMA notified the Coast Guard of the need March 27, and we worked collectively for a whole of government response to expedite the timely delivery.”-Captain Craig O’Brien, U.S. Coast Guard 14th District

Video, HC-130 load-up at Air Station Barbers Point, Hawaii, 31MAR2020:

Under Federal Emergency Management Agency direction, a U.S. Coast Guard HC-130 […] Continue Reading…

Operation CoViD-19: FEMA’s emergency airlift revealed!

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has been conducting a nationwide ‘Air Bridge’ in response to pathogen CoViD-19, since the end of March, yet why no coverage by the main stream news-media?

Don’t forget, all you happy taxpayers are paying for it.

UPS (United Parcel Service) 747 at Louisville International Airport, Kentucky, 05APR2020. More than 1.19-million […] Continue Reading…

CoViD Oddities-4: “This is just nuts…..Life was good two weeks ago”

CoViD-19=CoronaVirus Disease-2019

Pandemics reveal the strangest things about how humans act.  Incomplete list of links to ‘real’ news media articles.

The liberal news source The Atlantic published an article saying Don’t Believe the CoViD-19 Models

Canada and United States fighting over masks

CANADA:  Marijuana is declared ‘essential’ during Pandemic!

CHINA:  Yet another study saying your pets can get infected!

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Florida gets a new Combat King

Just in time for the 2020-2021 hurricane season, a lucky U.S. Air Force Reserve SAR (Search And Rescue) unit in Florida got a brand new HC-130J Super Hercules-Combat King-2.

The first HC-130J for USAF Reserves in Florida, takes off from its birthplace in Marietta, Georgia, 02APR2020.

FL-892 will call Patrick Air Force Base its home, cared […] Continue Reading…

Operation CoViD-19: NATO supports Operation RESCRIPT

NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) began prepping for CoViD-19 back in February.  Its Interallied Confederation of Medical Reserve Officers (CIOMR) held its Mid-Winter Congress in the third week of February, the subject was how to deal with an expected increase in medical problems involving refugees flooding into the Mediterranean Sea.

Also revealed; the massive medical […] Continue Reading…

European Tornados and Typhoons strike Nevada!

NATO Spain Eurofighter Typhoon launches from Nellis Air Force Base, 11MAR2020. U.S. Air Force photo by William R. Lewis.

In March 2020, NATO European air forces battled for control of the airspace over the U.S. state of Nevada.

USAF photo by William R. Lewis, 26MAR2020.

Eurofighter Typhoons were flown […] Continue Reading…

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