Tag Archives: nato

Idaho, International

‘Operation Hawkeye Strike’, Jordan & U.S. bomb Syria! Florida, Idaho, Iowa & Kansas involved!

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A member of the Iowa National Guard signs a GBU-31, target Syria, 18DEC2025, non-disclosed location in Southwest Asia.

U.S. and Jordanian forces launched large-scale strikes (using more than 1-hundred munitions) on more than 70 targets belonging to the so-called ‘Islamic State In Syria’. This in response to recent ISIS attacks upon so-called ‘War on Terror’ coalition forces.

Idaho based (Mountain Home AFB) ‘Bold Tigers’ F-15E Strike Eagle gets bombed-up for Syria, 18DEC2025, non-disclosed location.

AH-64 Apache bombed-up with Hellfire missiles, 19DEC2025, non-disclosed location.

A-10C Thunderbolt-2 ‘Toad’, 19DEC2025, non-disclosed location in Southwest Asia.

I edited together videos released by U.S. Central Command on 19DEC2025:

HiMARS = High Mobility Artillery Rocket System

HiMARS belonging to Florida Army National Guard’s 164th Air Defense Artillery Brigade-3rd Battalion-116th Field Artillery Regiment, in a non-disclosed location in Southwest Asia.

Kansas Army National Guard’s 130th Field Artillery Brigade watches from a command center in a non-disclosed location in Southwest Asia.

HiMARS video released on 22DEC2025:

U.S. Department of State video from 23SEP2025, New York City, Secretary of State Marco A. Rubio meets with Syrian President, and former ISIS commander, Ahmed al-Sharaa:

Syrian Collapse:

Gaza? Lebanon? Syria? It has always been about Iran!

North Dakota B-52s and Idaho F-15Es over Syria, Truman strike group arrives!

U.S. Bradley IFVs on hi-alert after prisoner release!

 Idaho invades Syria!

International, Technology

Cold War relics get digital upgrades: Serbia’s new 2S1-M21 SPG & KOT1-V2 command post.

Video

Notice the anti-drone cage, and the remote controlled machine gun on the rear of the command post.

“The improved KOT1 V2 command post armored vehicle receives orders from the observation post, processes them and, in a split second, forwards them to the self-propelled howitzer, which, in a short time, computes firing data and is ready for all fire missions.”-Sergeant Major Mladen Miletić, Command Sergeant Major of the 23rd Self-Propelled Howitzer Artillery Battalion

Externally the ‘M21’ Gvozdika looks like any other Gvozdika.

Serbia spent the past few years upgrading their 2S1 self-propelled 122 millimeter (122mm) artillery system with the latest digital targeting and communications electronics.

U.S. Army vehicle I-D training image from the Cold War.

During the Cold War, NATO referred to the 2S1 as the ‘M-1974 SAU-122’.  The ‘M-1974’ refers to when NATO observers first noticed the SPG (Self-Propelled Gun), during a July 1974 parade in Warsaw, Poland. The SAU-122 refers to the diameter of the gun bore.

Side note; both NATO and former East Bloc countries call the 122mm gun a ‘howitzer’.  Technically this is incorrect as howitzer refers to short tubed, easily transportable by infantry, artillery guns.  Guns that had barrels which were much shorter than that of the old Soviet 122mm.

During the Cold War, NATO referred to the KOT1 V2 command post as the ‘M-1976’ command post, or as the MTLB-u.  Both the 2S1 and the command post are based on the MTLB chassis.

Serbian Defense Ministry video:

This has video of Serb 2S1s launching rounds: Serbian 2S1 Gvozdika

International

Germany brings back The Draft?

NATO-Germany just passed a law that says if their military fails to recruit 80-thousand men per year then ‘needs-based conscription’ (the draft) will be implemented. It is known as a ‘dual track system’, meaning if you don’t voluntarily join you will be forced into the military. Apparently this new law is because NATO-Germany is having problems achieving the number of personnel required by its NATO membership. Interesting that in this western-woke country they did not include women in their new law.

International, U.S.

Utah joins Red Coats to pound Michigan!

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The word howitzer refers to a short tubed artillery piece, the M109 obviously does not qualify as a ‘howitzer’!

Definitely not a short ‘tubed’ gun.

Gunners of the 2nd Battalion-222nd Field Artillery Regiment, Utah Army National Guard, and with 214 (Worcestershire) Battery-104th Regiment Royal Artillery from United Kingdom, joined forces during wargame Northern Strike in Grayling, Michigan, during the month of August 2025.

I edited together videos via Sergeant Brayden Stephan and Staff Sergeant Daniel Garas:

Approximately 7-thousand-5-hundred military personnel participated in the multinational wargame.

May 2025: Red Coats invade Montana?

January 2023: U.S. Armor Division quietly in the hands of Red Coats?

February 2022: U.S. dollar controlled by the Red Coats? 

June 2017: U.S. Army commanded by Red Coats?

Cold War & beyond: Royal Navy handed keys to U.S. Navy nukes!

Technology

U.S. Space Force: It’s all about Power Projection, by controlling your cyberspace?

Video

From September 22rd through 24th, 2025, the Air & Space Forces Association (AFA) conducted their Air, Space & Cyber Conference.  The conference took place in the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor, Maryland.  The theme of the military dominated conference was, of course, ‘Achieving Decisive Advantage in an Age of Growing Threats’.

I edited together highlight videos (via Staff Sergeant Anthony Nin Leclerec and Tenelle Marshall) recorded on 23SEP2025. It is clearly stated that the cyberspace, which the public takes for granted, is now the primary ‘National Security’ concern:

U.S. Space Force: Confirms Iran’s ballistic missile program is formidable! Beware of System Delta-84!

International, Technology

U.S. Space Force confirms Iran’s ballistic missile program is formidable! Beware of System Delta-84!

Video

U.S. Space Force reveals their Mission (Space) Delta-4 and System Delta-84 early warning platforms came online just in time for Iran’s massive missile attacks! They also admit they did not expect such a massive attack from Iran!

Video report via Tenelle Marshall, recorded on 22SEP2025:

System Delta-84/FORGE (Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution) is not just an early warning platform, according to this Space Systems Command video report (recorded 23SEP2025) “It empowers the government to have access to the latest industry innovations”:

February 2025: Gaza? Lebanon? Syria? It has always been about Iran!

January 2025: ‘Democracy & Inclusion’ equal new anti-Iran/Russia military pact!

April 2024: Iran conducted test attack on Israeli F-35 base, two months prior!

1976: U.S. ally Shah of Iran gave a warning about Israel, reported on CBS 60 Minutes, but nobody believed him!

1946: Covert U.S. occupation plans for Iran?

International, U.S.

Western War Hawks, another sampling!

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United Nations Security Council Thematic Debate on Human Rights; Nikki Haley’s official view of Human Rights, as UNSC President, 18APR2017:

Congresswoman, and Army National Guard officer, Tulsi Gabbard spoke with the U.S. Army’s Sister in Arms, relating her experiences as a Soldier on the battlefield and in the halls of Congress, 21JAN2014:

Tulsi Gabbard, 21JAN2014, what it takes to be a leader:

NATO Secretary General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, praises Japan as one of NATO’s most important Partners, especially in Afghanistan, during a signing ceremony in Tokyo, 15APR2013:

Prime Minister of Japan, Abe Shinzo, praises NATO, during a signing ceremony in Tokyo, 15APR2013:

A senator and a USAF-Reserve officer, Lindsey Graham, deploys to Afghanistan, August 2009:

Famous last words, Lindsey Graham touts Afghanistan’s 2nd Presidential elections, 25AUG2009:

Senators Susan Collins (Republican, Maine), John McCain (Republican, Arizona), and Hillary Rodham Clinton (Democrat, New York) visit members of the U.S. Marine Corps’ 133rd Combat Engineer Battalion in Fallujah, Iraq, 20FEB2005:

Part-1: Western War Hawks! Just a sampling.

U.S.

Oregon Snipers!

Video

In September 2025, the first ever State Sniper Qualifier on Raymond Rees National Guard Training Center and Boardman Training Area was conducted. It is a three-day, nine-stage competition challenging participants with complex problem-solving scenarios testing marksmanship, decision-making, and adaptability under time pressure, going beyond traditional range training. The winning team will represent Oregon at the prestigious Winston P. Wilson competition.  Video via Major Wayne Clyne:

3rd Battalion snipers (who are part of the Idaho based 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team) took part in the Winston P. Wilson Sniper Championship, on Fort Chaffee, Arkansas. Video via Major Wayne Clyne, 11DEC2024:

1st Battalion-186th Infantry Regiment Sniper Section shoots-up Yakima Training Center, Washington, 16JUN2022.  Video report via Major Wayne Clyne:

1-82 Cavalry-41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT), Oregon Army National Guard, trains with M10 and M107 sniper rifles on Orchard Combat Training Center (OCTC) in Idaho. Video via Master Sergeant Tom Hovie, 01JUN2014:

In February 2012, Oregon snipers trained with the Royal Thai Army, video via Master Sergeant Tom Hovie:

2024: Oregon gets new weapons, shoots-up Idaho? More proof the U.S. military is owned by foreigners!

International, U.S.

Western War Hawks! Just a sampling.

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Congresswoman/Hawaii Army National Guard Captain Tulsi Gabbard during the ceremonies at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, Hawaii, Veterans Day, 11NOV2013 (bad audio):

In 2012, U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sergeant Josh Hauser questions NATO boss Anders Fogh Rasmussen about the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) plans to hand more control over to the U.S. installed Afghan government:

30NOV2012, U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sergeant Josh Hauser interviews South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley about a cyber security breach dating back to 1998, in which information from electronically filed state tax returns (affecting many military personnel) was stolen by international hackers:

Nikki Haley presides over South Carolina National Guard’s Change of Command, 09JAN2011:

Senators John McCain, Joe Lieberman, Kirsten Gillibrand and Lindsey Graham are briefed at the Base Operations Center on Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan, 11NOV2010. Photo by Staff Sergeant Lasonya Morales.

The August War, aka The 2008 Russo-Georgia War.  Joe Lieberman, Lindsey Graham & Chris Smith visit Tbilisi, Georgia, 21AUG2008.  Videos via Gary Boucher, part-1:

Part-2:

Part-3:

John McCain & Lindsey Graham visit Mosul, Iraq, 21MAR2008:

1943, United States President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) went on a world tour after joining the Second World War on the side of the United Kingdom:

30NOV1943, United Kingdom’s Winston Churchill visits Commonwealth troops occupying Tehran, Iran:

What the Cold War was/is truly about: United Nations Security Council, year one; 1946 Iran-Soviet Problem! Actually covert U.S. occupation plans for Iran & control of Middle Eastern oil?

Technology

In Action: A-10 Thunderbolt-2 ‘Warthog’!

Video

While watching these videos realize that the U.S. Air Force (USAF) is getting rid of the A-10 Thunderbolt-2 and replacing most of them with the highly expensive flying super computer called the F-35.

In April 2015, 354th Fighter Squadron A-10Cs from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (AFB), Arizona, were in NATO-Romania shooting up some cars in the countryside. I edited this down from video via Staff Sergeant Jonathan Porter:

The 422d Test and Evaluation Squadron’s A-10 Division tested the Operational Flight Program 12 to verify weapons software functionality. They used bombing/gunnery range facilities in Nevada and Utah.  I edited together several videos via the 53rd Wing. Video was recorded between March and June 2024, using the unit’s new OTTER-CAM (Operational Test & Training Exterior Recording Camera).

Cluster Bomb Units, 2.75” Hydra rockets, 30mm Target Practice (TP) rounds, and AGM-65 mavericks. Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, 27MAR2024:

2.75” Hydra rockets, Small Diameter Bombs (SDB), Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM), and 30mm Target Practice (TP) rounds. Nevada, 01APR2024:

Small Diameter Bombs (SDB), Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM), Laser Guided Bombs (LGB), and 30mm Target Practice (TP) rounds.  Nevada, 02APR2024:

Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM), Laser Guided Bombs (LGB), and 30mm Target Practice (TP) rounds.  Nevada, 03APR2024:

ADM-160 Miniature Air Launched Decoy (MALD) Utah Test & Training Range (UTTR), 11JUN2024:

Replacements: Is the combat proven A-10C being replaced by a crop-duster on steroids?

Battle Damage: Idaho A-10s are a bunch of dirty Pigs!