In 1999, a U.S. Presidential Executive Order (issued by William Jefferson Clinton) created the Joint Task Force-Civil Support (JTF-CS) with the goal of responding to terrorist attacks within the United States. JTF-CS is an operation run by the U.S. Northern Command (USNorthCom).
U.S. CBRN Marines participate in a demonstration during JTF-CS’s […] Continue Reading…
The Boeing P-8A Poseidon is based on the 737NG passenger plane (86% commonality).
Finally ashore, 03DEC2023. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sergeant Julian Elliott-Drouin.On 02 & 03DEC2023, the downed […] Continue Reading…
Incomplete list of federal government response to the ongoing wildfires on the Hawaiian Islands.
On 28DEC2023, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)-Honolulu District revealed plans for a temporary campus for displaced students of King Kamehameha-the-Third elementary school. USACE video by Charles Delano:
USAEC was ordered in September, by FEMA (Federal Emergency Management […] Continue Reading…
I discover the modern Chinese made Monogram 1955 Ford F-100 is not the same as the original made-in-the-U.S.A. (in 1978) Monogram Ford F-100!
Part-1, made in China:
Part-2, trip down memory lane:
Model Gift Build: SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!
Japan Meteorological Agency is investigating why they are getting greatly differing seismic readings.
01 January 2024 (06:31-UTC-07 Tango 06) 11 Dey 1402/19 Jumada t-Tania 1445/20 Gui-Chou 4721/01 январь 2024 года
Noto Peninsula (能登半島, Noto-hantō) is the epicenter of a 7.6 magnitude Richter scale (7-Japan Meteorological Agency [JMA] scale) earthquake that struck at 16:10 Japan time. An earthquake warning was issued just before the quake. Evacuations underway for Ishikawa Prefecture […] Continue Reading…
27 December 2023 (03:13-UTC-07 Tango 06) 06 Dey 1402/14 Jumada t-Tania 1445/15 Jia-Zi 4721/27 Декабрь 2023 года
A-10C on Gowen Field, Boise Airport, Idaho, 20DEC2023. Idaho Air National Guard photo by Master Sergeant Becky Vanshur.Both the A-10 Thunderbolt-2 and the F-16 Falcon were developed during the same decade; the 1970s.
This year’s Yuletide runs from 21st December 2023 to 1st January 2024.
Two down and four to go, oh well.
Part-1:
Part-2:
Model Gift Build update: BOUGHT MYSELF A NEW KIT, 1ST TIME SINCE 2019!
While trying to build too many gifts at once, I took a break and bought another model kit!
Part-1, “you better get in there!”:
Part-2, my son sends money, “holy crap!”:
Part-3, “I like bar-b-que.”:
Part -4, the unboxing begins:
Part-5, “oh, they’re wimpy ones!”:
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Will any get built in time for Xmas?
Part-1, old Airfix bomber problems:
Part-2, what else is going to go wrong:
Model Gift Build update: WHY MODEL BUILDERS NEED TO BUY THEIR OWN HOUSE!