Air and Army National Guard units from dozens of states deployed to Texas to deal with the aftermath of Harvey. Some units have returned home, some were shifted to Florida when Irma hit, but even now Harvey Rescue Recon operations are still ongoing in Texas.
Three weeks later property in Orange, Texas, […] Continue Reading…
Ever want to ride in one of those AmTracks (aka Assault Amphibious Vehicle or AAV)? Some unlucky victims of Harvey, near Beaumont, Texas, got lucky and were rescued by Charlie Company, 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, 4th Marine Division, USMC Reserve.
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Incomplete list of U.S. Federal/State/Local Government self-destruct announcements for August 2017:
Hurricane Harvey slamming Texas and Louisiana. Texas getting record level rain/floods. According to federal law produce grown on land hit by flooding cannot be sold for human consumption!
California: Who’s the fascist now you commie pinkos? Leftist pinko bullies introduce a state bill that would make it a crime […] Continue Reading…
More proof you brick-n-mortar store owners can’t directly blame the internet/high-tech competition for your demise. Incomplete list of U.S. internet/high-tech/communications job destruction announcements in August 2017:
Moody’s Investor Service revealed what I’ve been saying for years; internet retail is highly overrated. In fact, so called retail giant Amazon is not a giant at all, accounting for only 10% […] Continue Reading…
Incomplete list of off-shoring of U.S. jobs, and immigrant labor increases, since Donald Trump began his job as President of the United States on 20 JAN 2017.
“Companies are not going to leave the United States anymore without consequences. Not going to happen.”-Donald Trump, December 2016
“They’re taking our jobs. They’re taking our manufacturing jobs. They’re […] Continue Reading…
Incomplete list of healthcare related layoffs and shutdowns, announced in August 2017:
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: 500-thousand fewer people enrolled in ObamaCare-ACA than the previous year. Many people were “automatically re-enrolled” from the previous year. 38% crash in ObamaCare insurance providers for 2018!
National Business Group on Health: In 2018 ObamaCare-ACA mandated employee health […] Continue Reading…
“An army marches on its stomach.”-Napoleon Bonaparte
And a modern army rolls with fuel.
Texas Army National Guard personnel fuels-up a HMMWV at Logistical Staging Area Brenham. Utah Army National Guard photo by Sergeant Scott Wolfe, 09SEP2017.“In the beginning, this place was pretty hectic. Units were all excited about getting in and getting to work.”-Major Luke Reynard
The […] Continue Reading…
Video, Texas A&M Emergency Veterinary Team deploys to save animals:
HARVEY: WHAT HAPPENS TO YOUR PETS?
Video, U.S. Border Patrol rescue on British empire’s Jost Van Dyke island, British Virgin Islands, 07 SEP 2017:
U.S. Border Patrol and Virginia State Urban Search and Rescue Team deploy to U.S. Virgin Islands, 08 SEP 2017
Video, U.S. Navy med-evac ops 08/09 SEP 2017:
Video, U.S. Marines deploy from amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge to U.S. Virgin Islands, 09 SEP 2017: