On 17DEC2022, North Carolina Army National Guard’s 2-130th Airfield Operations Battalion held a deployment ceremony, in Salisbury. They are deploying to support operations of the U.S. Africa Command (AfriCom).
North Carolina Army National Guard photo by Captain Patrick Montandon, 17DEC2022.Children of the deploying soldier-airmen were given early xmas gifts.
It is armed with the M15 remote controlled weapon station (RCWS), with a 12.7mm heavy machine gun, or a much larger turret with a 30mm gun.
Photo via Ministry of Defense of Republic of Serbia, 21DEC2022.The infantry inside […] Continue Reading…
In the mid-1980s, a company called Standard Manufacturing (not to be confused with today’s firearms manufacturer of the same name) created what might be the ultimate ‘gun-truck’; the Excalibur, armed with a 20mm Vulcan gun.
USA photo by […] Continue Reading…
26 December 2022 (11:51-UTC-07 Tango 06) 05 Dey 1401/02 Jumada t-Tania 1444/04 Ren-Zi (12th month)4720/26 Декабрь 2022 года
Ever hear of the non-governmental organization (NGO) EcoHealth Alliance? Most people haven’t, but on 06DEC2022 a former vice president of the NGO released a ‘tell-all’ book about how taxpayer funded EcoHealth Alliance was directly involved with gain-of-function […] Continue Reading…
Cold War: Approximately 1947 (due to U.S. President Harry Truman’s Truman Doctrine) to 1991 (Operation Desert Storm, collapse of Soviet Union).
The Avro Vulcan was a Cold war era NATO-United Kingdom nuclear bomber, first flying in 1952 (70 years ago).
Avro Vulcan B.1A, flying over Las Vegas, Nevada, during the World Congress of Flight air show, April […] Continue Reading…
Canada began using the original M113A1 (Diesel powered version) in the late 1960s, it is not to be confused with the earlier M113 Command & Recon Lynx, which was a shortened, lightweight version of the gasoline powered M113.
A derelict M113C&R Lynx is used for vehicle recovery training, in Valcartier, Québec, […] Continue Reading…
22 December 2022 (00:35-UTC-07 Tango 06) 01 Dey 1401/28 Jumada l-Ula 1444/29 Ren-Zi 4720/22 Декабрь 2022 года
The ‘B3M’ upgrades to the Cold War/Soviet era T-72 include new 125mm gun, new power-pack (motor/transmission), new armor, new digital ballistic computer for the gunner, and a new panoramic sight for the TC (tank commander).
The ‘3M’ is an upgrade […] Continue Reading…
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Armenia joined NATO’s North Atlantic Cooperation Council in 1992, joining NATO’s Partnership for Peace program in 1994. But, it was not until 2015 that Armenia was officially certified to take part in NATO ‘peacekeeping’ operations.
Incomplete list of armored ground vehicles.
BMP-1:
Armenia Defense Ministry photo, […] Continue Reading…
21 December 2022 (13:58-UTC-07 Tango 06) 30 Azar 1401/27 Jumada l-Ula 1444/28 Ren-Zi 4720/21 Декабрь 2022 года
Is this the real reason they didn’t want to cancel the Olympics? Yet more proof The Olympics is nothing more than a scam-job to steal from taxpayers: Government cost of Tokyo Olympics proven to be several billions of […] Continue Reading…
National Weather Service claims Blizzard about to hit East/Southeast Idaho, air temps climbing into the 20s Fahrenheit, but the evil winds are howling back, with gusts up to 55mph, wind chills down to minus 25F! Starting tonight, 20DEC2022.
18DEC2022, CHUBBUCK, IDAHO