The Tiger-1 in these pics is not a real Tiger-1 tank (Panzerkampfwagen-6E), it’s a 1:1 scale model weighing 2.7 metric tons.
It was built by Tarnen and Täuschen for the Munster Tank Museum. The museum was losing the real Tiger tank that had been on temporary loan since 2013, but proved to be such an […] Continue Reading…
It’s pronounced Cav-all-ry, not calvary (calvary is the name of the hill where supposedly somebody named Jesus of Nazareth was executed), and today’s German army still trains up old fashioned horse riders.
Video with soothing music in which male and female German mountain-soldiers (Gebirgsjäger) profess that their blond-haired horses are their comrades:
Video with more upbeat […] Continue Reading…
In June 2019, Germany began test-firing its new MG6 minigun from its H145M special forces helicopters.
Bundeswehr video of H145M armed with MG6 minigun, posted in August 2020:
Night-fire of minigun:
HI-TECH FAIL: NATO GERMANY PROVES MULES STILL RULE MOUNTAIN WARFARE
VEHICLE I-D: NATO GERMANY SHOWS OFF ARMORED FIGHTING VEHICLES, IST KOOL!
C-ERFP stands for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN) Enhanced Response Force Package (ERFP). It happened in Illinois at the end of July 2019. Did you hear about it?
The Illinois National Guard’s CERFP unit is responsible for Search and Extraction, Decontamination, and Medical Treatment of victims of human-made or natural disasters.
They conducted CERFP training at […] Continue Reading…
On 19JUL2019, Kentucky Air National Guard’s Master Sergeant Rudy Parsons checks out para-rescue dog Callie after a skydive. She’s carried in a bag strapped to […] Continue Reading…
C-5 delivers the CBP […] Continue Reading…
“We are going to have to stop being the policemen of the world.”-Donald Trump, August 2015 interview with Hugh Hewitt
Idaho Army National Guard photo by Thomas Alvarez, 27APR2019.At the end of April 2019, Idaho Army National Guard’s 1-183rd Assault Helicopter Battalion deployed to Guatemala in support of operation Beyond the […] Continue Reading…
Incomplete (tip-o-the iceberg) list of main-stream-news links about global immigrant/border operations affecting the United States taxpayers, July 2019.
The Guatemalan City Fueling the Migrant Exodus to America
French state-run news media reports Mexico deports 33% more migrants after deal with U.S.
Mexico’s newly created National Guard preventing illegal immigrants from crossing into United States. Is the new National Guard the […] Continue Reading…
174th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, Iowa Air Guard, Sioux City Sue RF-84F, photo taken in 1960, aircraft retired 1961.
Iowa Air National Guard Photo by Master Sergeant Vincent De Groot, October 2013.Sioux City Sue, 2013
Iowa Air National Guard […] Continue Reading…
Incomplete list of seismic/natural disaster reports from around the Pacific Ring of Fire, July 2019. Not only is quake and volcano activity ramping up around the Pacific Ring of Fire, it’s ramping up around the planet.
A new business report says seismic surveys “can grow into the most important market in the world that has played an important […] Continue Reading…