Idaho, Technology

Vehicle I-D: 1-148 Field Artillery gate guards

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Photo by AAron B. Hutchins.

M1 57mm Anti-Tank gun from World War-2 (clicking the pics makes them bigger:

World War-2 M4A3 Sherman:

Cold War era M109A5(?) Self Propelled Howitzer:

Related: POKEY AIRPORT, IDAHO ARMY NATIONAL GUARD M109

Cold Ware era M548 cargo carrier:

Cold War era M60A3:

116th Cav, 1-148th FA, Pocatello, Idaho. […] Continue Reading…

Technology

Vehicle I-D: New armored ECM vehicle

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Currently known as Electronic Warfare Tactical Vehicle (EWTV), testing began in September 2018 at Yuma Army Proving Grounds, in Arizona.

In January 2019, testing shifted to Fort Irwin National Training Center, in California.

Testing is being conducted by the U.S. Army 1st Division’s 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team ‘Greywolf’.  The EWTV is based on a MRAP […] Continue Reading…

Technology

“ending operations effective immediately.”: U.S. Hi-Tech/Communications breakdown, January 2019

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Incomplete list, mainly links to main stream news media reports, of U.S. internet/high-tech/communications job destruction and cyber-chicanery announcements in January 2019:

At the end of January, U.S. led NATO countries converged on Estonia to conduct cyber warfare ops.  Cyber operations included attempted attacks on industrial control systems, physical security systems, unmanned aerial vehicles and maritime […] Continue Reading…

U.S.

U.S. Navy & Air Force hit by California quakes!

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Military housing personnel making hasty repairs, 07JUL2019.

Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, and Edwards Air Force Base, were also hit by the 6.4 and 7.1 quakes in California, over the July 4th weekend.

Repairing base water lines damaged by the quakes, 06JUL2019.

Air Force Radio report about Edwards Air Force Base,  $1-billion in damages?:

 

Checking the […] Continue Reading…

U.S.

“Long hours, employee turnover, equipment failures, wage hikes”: U.S. Food Crisis, February 2019

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Incomplete main-stream-news links of announced United States food supply shutdowns, emergencies, outbreaks and recalls for the month of February, 2019:

Over one weekend, 03-04FEB2019, three USAFR C-17 Globemaster transport aircraft delivered food to three of the countries flooding the U.S. with illegal immigrants;  Guatemala, Haiti, and Honduras.  The U.S. Air Force Reserve described the food […] Continue Reading…

U.S.

Arkansas hit by unknown substance, USAF scrambled!

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“Our job could be the difference between people surviving or not.”-Airman First Class Sydney Eleuteri, 19th Civil Engineer Squadron

While parts of Arkansas were hit by floods in June, 2019, Little Rock Air Force Base was hit by an ‘unknown substance’ that sent emergency responders scrambling.

19th Civil Engineer Squadron emergency management journeyman, takes a sample […] Continue Reading…

Technology

Vehicle I-D: Last ‘Spooky’ days of the AC-130U Gunship?

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On 08JUL2019, some of the last AC-130U ‘Spooky’ with the 4th Special Operations Squadron returned from a recent deployment.

AC-130Us have been on constant deployment since 2001, but are supposed to soon be replaced by the new AC-130J Ghostrider.

U.S. Air Force video report by Staff Sergeant Marleah Cabano:

A Spooky […] Continue Reading…

Kit Bashing, Technology

Vehicle I-D: Normandy painted C-130 Hercules

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On 02JUL2019, a ‘Normady’ striped USAF C-130J paid a visit to Belgium, to give some firefighters a ride.

The 37th Airlift Squadron, 86th Airlift Wing, landed on Chièvres Air Base, to help U.S. Air Force 424th Air Base Squadron firefighters train-up, and asked the Belgians if they wanted to tag-along.

Plastic space […] Continue Reading…

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