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Vehicle I-D: M1A1 ‘Day at the Range’ with the USMC

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U.S. Marine Corps photo by Corporal Clarence A. Leake.

USMC 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division, during a Large Scale Exercise (LSE) on Twentynine Palms, California, August 2016.

USMC photo by Corporal Clarence A. Leake.

Being a ‘tanker’ is more than just ‘humping’ rounds; there’s lots of busting wheel hubs and tracks, fueling, a little mine/lane clearing and then finally some live fire:

USMC photo by Corporal Clarence A. Leake.

USMC photo by Corporal Clarence A. Leake.

Notice the 120mm round has a shell casing made of clear combustible plastic/cellulose, the silver-grey color is the explosive charge.  The steel end-cap on the combustible shell-casing is called the afcap, it contains the primer charge.  The afcaps get recycled onto new 120mm rounds.  Kit bashers note that USMC M1A1s have features not found on U.S. Army M1A1s.

USMC photo by Corporal Clarence A. Leake.

A Mine Clearing Line Charge (MCLC, pronounced mic-lic) fired from an amphibious AAV.

USMC photo by Corporal Clarence A. Leake.

MCLC explosion.

In this video a Marine officer tells you how proud he is of his tankers:

USMC photo by Corporal Clarence A. Leake.

USMC photo.

USMC photo by Corporal Clarence A. Leake.

M1A2: 116TH SNAKE RIVER’S 2015 NTC ROTATION

U.S.

ObamaCare Fail: U.S. Army provides free vision care for desperate Texans!

17 August 2016 (17:33 UTC-07 Tango 01) 27 Mordad 1395/13 Dhu I-Qa’da 1437/15 Bing-Shen 4714

“Beginning Sunday night there was a line of cars and people waiting to get their vouchers to be seen the following day. These patients slept in their cars and on the concrete outside the fence line of the high schools in hopes to be provided free health care!”-Major Brad Cunningham, U.S. Army optometrist

Desperate Texans lined up at Juarez-Lincoln High School in Mission, for free eye exams provided by the U.S. Army

If ObamaCare (Affordable Care Act) is so good why has the U.S. military ramped up free medical services for U.S. silly-vilians?

At the end of July the Brooke Army Medical Center took part in a Remote Area Medical mission in Rio Grande Valley.  986 full eye exams were conducted, 885 glasses made, and 58 people had to be refered to civilian specialists because of more severe eye problems.

OBAMACARE FAIL: U.S. MILITARY DEPLOYED TO RENDER FREE MEDICAL HELP TO 13-THOUSAND U.S. CITIZENS!

International, Technology, U.S.

World War Three, 2016: B-1, B-2 & B-52, the new ‘Integrated Bomber Force’, B-B-B-B-BAAD to the Bone!

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17 August 2016 (17:05 UTC-07 Tango 01) 27 Mordad 1395/13 Dhu I-Qa’da 1437/15 Bing-Shen 4714

Bomber Assurance And Deterrence = BAAD

As a show of force against ‘enemies’ in the oil rich South China Sea area (anybody remember the U.S. occupation of Vietnam?) The U.S. Air Force is conducting strategic bomber ops using all three of its strategic bombers for the first time.

“The unique thing about our opportunities here as part of the continuous bomber presence is we really have the chance to train across all of the mission sets that the B-1 is capable of. We will routinely, on a day-in and day-out basis, get to train with the land, air and naval forces of both the US and our allies and partners in the region. It’s really an unmatched training opportunity for our squadron.”-Lieutenant Colonel Seth Spanier, commnader 34th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron

B-1B Lancer (aka Bone) from South Dakota takes part in bomber operations at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam

“It also gives us the chance to work with other bomber aircraft we have inside Air Force Global Strike Command as well as some of our regional allies and partners for national security and deterrence in this part of the world.”-Lieutenant Colonel Keith Butler, 13th Bomb Squadron director of operations for the B-2

B-2 Spirit from Missouri taking part in bomber operations at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam

“We’ve been out here the past six months flying Pacific Power Projection sorties, so all over the Pacific area of responsibility doing assurance deterrence missions.”-Captain Kaitlin Tardieu, B-52 driver

B-52 Stratofortress from North Dakota takes part in bomber ops at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam

The B-1, B-2 and B-52 have been to the U.S. Territory of Guam before, but not as a combined bomber team.    The U.S. Pacific Command’s area of operation covers 52% of the world!

Video of B-1, B-2 & B-52 take-offs from Guam:

USAF news report on BAAD:

OPERATION PACIFIC PATHWAYS: OBAMA PREPS FOR WAR WITH CHINA, AT SAME TIME SELLS CHINA NUCLEAR MATERIALS!

U.S., AUSTRALIA & JAPAN INVADE VIETNAM, AGAIN! PREPS FOR WAR WITH CHINA!

OBAMA SENDING 60% OF NAVAL FLEET TO SOUTH CHINA SEA OIL FIELDS!

International, U.S.

Columbia invades Louisiana!

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17 August 2016 (16:15 UTC-07 Tango 01) 27 Mordad 1395/13 Dhu I-Qa’da 1437/15 Bing-Shen 4714

Sharkmouth FAC A-29 Super Tacano

Just days after unprecedented rainfall, causing ongoing deadly flooding, the air force of South American country Columbia seized Barksdale U.S. Air Force Base in Louisiana!

Columbian C-130 Herky Bird parked in front of USAF B-52 Stratofortress

A-29B Super Tucano COIN (COunter INsurgency) birds and C-130 transports of the Fuerza Aérea Colombiana touched down at Barksdale the day after the record flooding began.

National Guard F-16

 Don’t worry, It’s not a real invasion, it’s part of wargames called Green Flag East, and includes F-16s from the Alabama and Texas militias.  Video of FAC arrival:

International

God is Evil: U.S. military leaders meet with Zionist Terrorist Avigdor Lieberman!

17 August 2016 (14:55 UTC-07 Tango 01) 27 Mordad 1395/13 Dhu I-Qa’da 1437/15 Bing-Shen 4714

Video of U.S. Army General Curtis Scaparrotti, of U.S. European Command and NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander for Europe, meets known Israeli terrorist Avigdor Lieberman, Minister of ‘Defense’ for Israel:

Video of U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff General David L. Goldfein meeting Israeli Air Force Commander Major General Amir Eshel:

GOD IS EVIL : NATO OFFICIALLY INVITES ISRAEL TO JOIN! TARGETS U.S. CIVIL SERVANTS?

God is Evil: Jews caught in False Flag op, recruiting Muslims for Islamic State!

GOD IS EVIL, AND STUPID: Israelis! YOUR TAXES SUPPORT THESE GENOCIDAL IDIOTS!

False Flag: In June 2015, Israeli news media revelaed that the Zionist terrorist Israeli government was supporting Islamic State and Nusra Front! The revelation came when Israeli Druze turned their guns on Israeli ambulances carrying wounded Islamic State insurgents from Syria!   

WORLD WAR 3: U.S. SENATOR FROM IDAHO SAYS THE WAR AGAINST ISLAMIC STATE IS NOT ABOUT PROTECTING YOU, IT’S ALL FOR ISRAEL!

Technology

NASCAR contender? USMC Pit Stop maneuver for E-2C Hawkeye

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17 August 2016 (14:27 UTC-07 Tango 01) 27 Mordad 1395/13 Dhu I-Qa’da 1437/15 Bing-Shen 4714

Grounds crews at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, conduct ‘pit stop’ on USN E-2C Hawkeye.  The electronics warfare aircraft was on its way to U.S. Naval Air Facility Atusgi.

U.S. TAX DOLLARS PAY RUSSIANS TO DELIVER C-130 SIMULATOR TO U.S. MARINES IN IWAKUNI

U.S.

Paratroopers have their own official National Airborne Day! Video shows you why!

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In 2001 the U.S. Congress created National Airborne Day, which is every 16th of August:

VEHICLE I-D: C-17 DUMPS HMMWVS ON SOUTH CAROLINA, AWESOME VID!

WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THE 82ND AIRBORNE HITS THE GROUND?

45 YEARS OF C-130 MAFFS OPS. WHO WOULD’VE KNOWN WILDFIRES WOULD BECOME SUCH A PROBLEM?

Idaho

Car show & Helicopter forced landing: Chubbuck Days Cotant Park 2016

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13 August 2016 /18:55 UTC-07 Tango 01 (24 Mordad 1395/10 Dhu I-Qa’da 1437/12 Bing-Shen 4714)

The highlight at Cotant Park was when the helicopter ride force landed, twice, and looking very much like it would crash into neighboring Chase Park playground, due to passenger overloading.  However, the main attraction had arrived and most people were thus busy getting baptized by the Chubbuck Fire Department, so they missed the ‘copter excitement.   (I try not to include repeat offenders, I mean cars that were in previous Chubbuck Days), Clicks the pics to make bigger, photos by AAron B. Hutchins:

2015 CHUBBUCK DAYS CAR SHOW

2014 CHUBBUCK DAYS CAR SHOW

The job I had in 2013 caused me to miss Chubbuck Days.

6TH ANNUAL CAR SHOW, 2012 CHUBBUCK DAYS (PART 1)

6TH ANNUAL CAR SHOW, 2012 CHUBBUCK DAYS (PART 2)

11 AUGUST 2012: BUSIEST CHUBBUCK DAYS EVER!

I was out-o-town for 2011 Chubbuck Days.

2010 (when I started taking pics of the cars) CHUBBUCK DAYS CAR SHOW IN IDAHO