On the 15th-16th of March 2024, Idaho State University (ISU)-College of Technology Automotive Program held its ‘Chrome in the Dome’ car show, probably for the last time in ‘Holt Arena’. That’s because in January 2024, the first in the U.S. fully enclosed colligate sports arena got a name change, for the third time since […] Continue Reading…
Making an appearance at the March 2024, Idaho State University ‘Chrome in the Dome’ car show, none other than The Duke! Of course not the dead guy, but a car honoring the dead guy (John Wayne, aka Marion Robert Morrison).
Believe it or else, it took a crazy Idahoan three years to kit-bash one unique, […] Continue Reading…
12 March 2024 (12:43-UTC-07 Tango 06) 22 Esfand 1402/02 Ramadan 1445/03 Ding-Mao 4722/12 март 2024 года
For many years the U.S. National Security Affairs (NSA) and the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) have used the code phrase Great Power Competition to refer to World War Three. Since 2021, the People’s Republic of China has been […] Continue Reading…
“By their deeds you will know them…..”-Matthew 7:16, New Messianic Version Bible
Adir=Mighty
U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter, and Israeli Minister of Defense Avigdor Lieberman, stand by one of Israel’s first two F-35 ‘Adir’ jets during a ceremony on Nevatim Air Base, Israel. U.S. Air Force photo by Technical Sergeant Brigitte […] Continue Reading…
Countries that are taking part in Steadfast Defender: Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom and United States.
NATO’s largest wargame in decades (NATO itself calls it “unprecedented”) is meant to frighten ‘Near Peer’ threats like China and Russia. NATO announced that the departure of United States Ship […] Continue Reading…
Biden’s Borderland 2022: BOAT PEOPLE, 200% INCREASE IN OCTOBER! ALL FROM CUBA?
Cuba Rising 2014: NEW DEALS WITH EUROPE, ASIA, NORTH & SOUTH AMERICA WILL LEAVE THE U.S. ECONOMICALLY ISOLATED?
Just two more late Christmas model car gift builds to go!
Video part-1, Great State of New York? Get a rope:
Part-2, snap-together is really a glue-together:
Part-3, looks pretty good:
Part-4, I got other plans:
Model Gift Build: LATE XMAS #3 UPDATE
Just the tip of the iceberg, for February 2024:
Royal Thai Air Force to host wargame with Hawaii, Oregon and Washington Air National Guards. Arkansas, Idaho and Montana Air National Guards consider taking part.
U.S. Regular Army Soldiers, assigned to three NATO units headquartered in Spain and Portugal, are making sure they are ready for deployment. […] Continue Reading…
“I am proud to lead the Strategic Systems Programs team as the U.S. Project Officer, working with our U.K. partners committed to maintaining strategic deterrence, peace, and stability today, tomorrow, and long into the future.”-Vice Admiral Johnny Wolfe Junior, Director U.S. Strategic Systems Programs, 14DEC2023
The Joint Steering Task Group trains-up Royal Navy ballistic missile […] Continue Reading…
Update on the third late Xmas gift build.
Blaming my personal blend of coffee beans for procrastinating what should have been a fast/easy build:
Monogram messin’ with me, glue together versus snap-together:
Where I say “exactly the same” replace with ‘close enough (for government work) to be considered the same’:
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