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Terminator: British Empire & U.S. Space Force, ‘Allied by Design’?

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Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado. U.S. Space Force photo by Senior Airman Danielle McBride, 07JUL2021.

“We are shifting to a mindset of ‘Allied by Design’ as we look at how we acquire future space systems to build out a robust and resilient space architecture. We know our commercial partners are moving at the speed of innovation and by working together through endeavors like our joint ISPD, both nations were able to develop a common set of requirements then seek the most cutting-edge technology from all across the globe.”-Deanna Ryals, U.S. Space and Missile Systems Center

Graphic by Justin Weisbarth.

On 15JUL2021, the Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) on Los Angeles Air Force Base, in California, hosted officials from the United Kingdom (the lead member of the British Empire known as Commonwealth of Nations) for a presentation (called a Space Pitch Day) designed to reinforce the U.K.’s role in the United States Space Force (USSF).

U.S. Space Force photo by Staff Sergeant Luke Kitterman, 15JUL2021.

“…my main role is to identify, establish and enhance partnerships between the U.K. Ministry of Defence and SMC.”-Wing Commander Ian Pamplin, U.K. Royal Air Force

U.S. Space Force photo by Staff Sergeant Luke Kitterman, 15JUL2021.

“The U.S. and the U.K. have collaborated together in multiple capability areas and initiatives. From the International Space Pitch Day held last November to efforts across satellite communication, Space Domain Awareness, and Space Command and Control, we have had some big wins, and I’m confident we have many more to come.”-Lieutenant General John F. Thompson, SMC

U.S. Space Force photo by Van Ha, 08JUL2021.

On 08JUL2021, officials from the Kingdom of the Netherlands also attended a USSF meeting at the SMC. The official press info openly stated that the USSF was part of a NATO plan “…to ensure space superiority.”

Graphic by Justin Weisbarth.

Trident of Poseidon: NATO’S NEW U.S. HQ NOW FULLY OPERATIONAL!

Terminator: U.S. ARMY SPACE FORCE LAUNCHES 3 GUNSMOKE-JACOB’S LADDER SATELLITES

Vehicle I-D: U.S. M109A7 PALADIN, ANOTHER ‘TOOL’ OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE!

2017: OBAMA TURNS BENEDICT ARNOLD, IS TOOL OF PRINCE OF EVIL BRITISH EMPIRE

2016: USAF REMINDS YOU THAT OUR MORTAL ENEMY IS THE BRITISH EMPIRE!

BRITISH POLITICIAN SAYS OBAMA IS A LOSER, ORDERED FALSE FLAG “PROJECT FEAR”!

International

Disaster 2021: U.S. military responds to German flood, knew flood was imminent

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As of 19JUL2021, more than 150, and almost 1-thousand-3-hundred missing or unaccounted for after a devastating flood along the German-Belgian border.  People working on a U.S. Air Force base, and a U.S. Army garrison, responded as soon as local governments issued the call for help: “A sign of the German-American friendship that is alive in our region.”-Peter Schneider, German Federal Parliamentarian

Binsfeld, Germany, 14JUL2021. U.S. Air Force photo by Technical Sergeant Warren Spearman.

Three months worth of rain fell in just three days, causing all the rivers to flood.  Yet personnel on a U.S. air base knew it was coming: “We knew the rain was coming so we were preparing to secure the base, which we did….  ….Our fence extends past this whole base. They are our neighbors. So if they are in need, whether it’s fire, whether it’s flooding, whatever happens, were are just here 24/7.”-Technical Sergeant Isaac Brenyah, 52nd Civil Engineer Squadron, Spangdahlem Air Base

Binsfeld, Germany, 14JUL2021. USAF photo by Technical Sergeant Warren Spearman.

On 14JUL2021, U.S. personnel with 52nd Civil Engineer Squadron, on Spangdahlem Air Base, got a distress call from the Binsfeld mayor; send lots of sandbags.

Binsfeld, Germany, 14JUL2021. USAF photo by Technical Sergeant Warren Spearman.

About 1-thousand-8-hundred sandbags were delivered to the communities of Binsfeld and Neiderkail.  It wasn’t just the 52nd CES that responded: “People came out to support and I have no clue what squadron or flight they belonged to because they were in civilian clothes, but I just want to give a big shout out to everyone.”-Technical Sergeant Isaac Brenyah, 52nd Civil Engineer Squadron

Kordel, Germany, 15JUL2021. Photo by Sebastian Schmitt.

Then on 15JUL2021, firefighters and lifeguards working on U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz were dispatched to several locations in the Baumholder area.

Kordel, Germany, 15JUL2021. Photo by Sebastian Schmitt.

“Everything was blocked off, so we only met those who were coming into the emergency shelter. They were in a daze. One gentleman had to leave his house so fast he was only wearing his underwear. He didn’t have time to grab any other clothing.”-Christoph Himbert, firefighter with Baumholder Military Community

So far it has been only small German towns that have asked for help from the U.S. military, the state of Rheinland-Pfalz has not officially requested aid from the U.S. Air Force/Army, so far.

Global Disaster prep: U.S. Navy TO SPEND $5-BILLION UNDER NEW ‘INNOVATIVE CONTINGENCY CONTRACT’

Hurricane 2021: U.S. ARMY LOVES GIANT MAPS, FEMA PREPS FOR NATION-WIDE DISASTERS + PANDEMIC!

June 2021: U.S. ARMY SPENDS YOUR MONEY BUILDING disaster response STATIONS FOR ARMENIA!

May 2021: U.S. MILITARY GLOBAL DISASTER PREP/RESPONSE

2019: GERMANY ROCKED BY MAJOR EARTHQUAKE?

U.S.

U.S. Medical Disaster: For 1st time Military Medics operate on City Streets!

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“A lot of the medics had never been in the back of an ambulance….  …They are able to learn the new equipment, different ways of using it and get out on the streets to use it on actual patients in the field.”-Master Sergeant Gregg Hecathorn, 150th Special Operations Wing

New Mexico Air National Guard photo by Airman First Class Lauren McMullen.

For the first time, Air National Guard (ANG) medics from Maine, and New Mexico, conducted real-life operations on city streets, riding along civilian counterparts in the city of Greenville, Mississippi, during the first two weeks of July 2021.

New Mexico ANG photo by Airman First Class Lauren McMullen.

“At first, it was a little intimidating because we are not really used to doing civilian EMS of any kind….  My favorite part of today was being able to calm patients down and seeing their relief when I was talking to them. It was really nice to see someone in crisis and be able to help take away the panic.”-Technical Sergeant Cailee Salerno, 101st Air Refueling Wing

It was an part of operation Delta Wellness Mission 2021, which is presented as an Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) event for disaster response, however the ‘training’ involves dealing with real medical situations, and is an excuse to help out communities that are suffering economically.  

“I came from a reservation and small town; being in Mississippi, getting to help a new community on an ambulance is surreal.”-Master Sergeant Shannon Myhre, 150th Special Operations Wing

New Mexico ANG photo by Airman First Class Lauren McMullen.

Delta Wellness isn’t just about training-up the military, for some reason civilian operated Pafford Emergency Medical Services employees went through military combat medical training: “A partnership between IRT and Pafford was established to expose military personnel to real world emergency response and further their readiness to support domestic and overseas missions. This is the first time in IRT’s history with such collaboration, which was also of benefit to Pafford as their personnel attended a couple of military organized trainings to include Tactical Combat Casualty Care, K9 First Aid, Land Navigation, and Combatives.”-Captain Adrian Mateos, 150th Special Operations Wing

Captain Adrian Mateos conducted the ‘combatives’ training part of Delta Wellness 2021, in July. New Mexico ANG photo by Airman Tyler Catanach.

Why would silly-vilian Emergency Medical Technicians require ‘combative’ training?

Biden’s War: VERMONT MILITIA’S MEDICAL & ECONOMIC MISSIONS IN FOREIGN LANDS

Disaster prep 2021: ALASKA GETS NEW D-R-M-K-T

Title 5: FOR FIRST TIME, AIR NATIONAL GUARD HIRES CIVILIAN COPS! COVERT OP TO EXPAND FEDERAL POLICE FORCE?

Technology, U.S.

Disaster prep 2021: Alaska gets new D-R-M-K-T

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Alaska is known for Ring of Fire earthquakes and volcanoes, so far this year lots of quakes, and the United States Geological Survey/Alaska Volcano Observatory lists five volcanoes as “restless” and even raised alert levels for some.

Alaska Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sergeant Julie Avey.

On 09JUL2021, the Alaska Air National Guard tried a new-to-them piece of disaster response equipment; the Disaster Relief Mobile Kitchen Trailer (DRMKT).

Alaska ANG photo by Senior Master Sergeant Julie Avey.

The 168th Wing Services trained-up on the DRMKT by preparing lunch for fellow Guard personnel.

Alaska ANG photo by Senior Master Sergeant Julie Avey.

It’s all part of efforts to prepare for natural disasters in the Arctic-Pacific region.

Alaska ANG photo by Senior Master Sergeant Julie Avey.

“The DRMKT provides us with the remote capabilities we need to include generator and water sources. We are always training, and with this new DRMKT, we are even more prepared to respond when called upon.”-Technical Sergeant JeanPaul Williams, 168th Services Superintendent

The company that makes the DRMKT, Babington Technologies, retails the disaster response kitchen for $750-thousand.

Hurricane prep 2021: GEORGIA MILITIA WARMS-UP THE D-R-M-K-T

U.S. Wildfire prep 2021: ALASKA AIRBORNE RED CARD

Pacific Ring of Fire, May 2021: WARNINGS FOR ALASKA, HAWAII & WASHINGTON

Idaho, U.S.

Locust Plague 2021: Fat Hopper, and the ghost of its former self

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13 July 2021 / 23:44-UTC-07 Tango 06 (23 Tir 1400/04 Dhu l-Hijja 1442/05 Yi-Wei [5th month] 4719)

Chubbuck, Idaho, 13JUL2021. Photo by AAron B. Hutchins.

The fattest grasshopper I’ve seen in the 25 years I’ve lived in Southeastern Idaho was trying to get in my back door.

Photo by AAron B. Hutchins.

Despite the extreme dry heat, these grasshoppers are looking well fed. This guy had left behind a little something near my apple tree.

Photo by AAron B. Hutchins.

A ghost of his former self, his molt.  Apparently he (or she or it?) had just shed its skin.

Photo by AAron B. Hutchins.

I’ve already written about the Grasshoppers and Mormon Crickets seemingly joining together to wreak havoc upon Pacific Northwest farmers.  Here’s some links to the most recent news about the worsening situation: Grasshoppers Are Descending on the West in Swarms

Plagues of Grasshoppers Hit Western U.S.
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CANADA, Alberta: Farmers battle surge in grasshoppers, “They’ve been really bad”

CANADA, Manitoba: Agricultural emergency declared!

SOUTH AFRICA: Farmers brace for another locust plague

UNITES STATES, Minnesota: Local Farmers turn crickets into protein

U.S., New Mexico: Is there anything grasshoppers won’t eat?

U.S., Oregon: Ranchers plead for help with grasshopper plague

U.S., Utah: Drought brings grasshopper invasion

U.S., Wyoming: Natrona County reports outbreaks of grasshoppers

Mormon Crickets & Grasshoppers: “…A PERFECT TERRIBLE STORM.”

Technology

NATO Weapons: Apaches & Hinds, for the first time?

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U.S. Army (USA) photo by Major Robert Fellingham.

During NATO wargame Saber Guardian-21/DEFENDER-Europe 21, Hungarian Mil 24s and U.S. AH-64s conducted live fire training, together for the first time.

U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Matthew Cole can’t help but grin from ear to ear, getting a ride in the gunner’s seat of a Hungarian Hind. USA photo by Major Robert Fellingham, 03JUN2021.

USA photo by Major Robert Fellingham, 03JUN2021.

Hungarian Defense Force Brigadier General József Koller gets situated in the gunner’s seat of an AH-64D. USA photo by Major Robert Fellingham, 03JUN2021.

USA photo by Major Robert Fellingham, 09JUN2021.

It’s not the first time NATO Hinds and Apaches worked together, but apparently (according to U.S. Army, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade’s Major Robert Fellingham) it is the first time they’ve exchanged crews and taken part in ‘live fire’ wargames together.

USA photo by Major Robert Fellingham.

USA photo by Major Robert Fellingham.

USA photo by Major Robert Fellingham, 09JUN2021.

Near Szolnok, Hungary, June 2019. USA photo by Sergeant Brandon Brashere.

In 2019, U.S. Apache crews got to look over Hungarian Hinds during Saber Guardian-19, and vice versa.

Near Szolnok, Hungary, June 2019. USA photo by Sergeant Brandon Brashere.

Iraq, May 2006, USA photo.

In May 2006, a Polish Mil 24 and U.S. AH-64D Apache shared a forward refueling/arming point somewhere in Iraq.

Zombie ‘Copter:  HOW THE HIND RETURNED TO AFGHANISTAN, AND WHY IT WON’T DIE

May 2020:  APACHE FIGHTS THROUGH PANDEMIC

U.S.

Hurricane Michael: U.S. Navy to spend $9-million+ to repair 2018 damage!

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Panama City, Florida, October 2018. U.S. Army Corps of Engineer photo by Brennon Claus.

Back in 2018, category 5 Hurricane Michael severely damaged Building 544 on Naval Support Activity (NSA) Panama City, Florida.  Building 544 is a research and development facility for Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC).

Damage assessment by Naval Facilities (NavFac) Engineering Command, October 2018. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer Third Class Devin Bowser.

Now, two and a half years later, the U.S. Navy (USN) announced it will spend $9.3-million to re-build Building 544.  It is hoped the project will be completed by September 2022.

Hurricane 2018: MOTHER EARTH (Hurricane Michael) GROUNDS U.S. AIR FORCE

Hurricane 2021: SOUTH CAROLINA PREPS MILITIA!

U.S.

U.S. Wildfire prep 2021: Oregon mobilizes for Red Card!

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Camp Rilea, Warrenton, Oregon. Oregon National Guard photo by Master Sergeant John Hughel.

Oregon National Guard photo by Master Sergeant John Hughel, 24JUN2021.

From 21 through 25 June, 2021, the Oregon National Guard conducted federal level Red Card (Incident Qualification Card) wildfire training for more than 110 militia personnel, apparently the last group to go through the Red Card training for 2021: “Everyone being trained this week is one of the last groups we have prepared for the season. We’ll have over 5-hundred people ready to go if we get called up, so right now is just coordinating all the moving pieces, going from the classroom stage to the final hands-on live burn exercise before we send everybody home.”-Master Sergeant Chris Ross

Oregon National Guard photo by Master Sergeant John Hughel, 24JUN2021.

Oregon National Guard photo by Master Sergeant John Hughel, 24JUN2021.

During the pandemic-panic-attack of 2020, the U.S. state of Oregon suffered devastating wildfires; more than one million acres (404686 hectares) of land burned, including homes and businesses, 11 people killed.  The Oregon National Guard supplements fire fighting efforts by the Oregon Department of Forestry.

Oregon National Guard photo by Master Sergeant John Hughel, 24JUN2021.

Oregon National Guard video by Master Sergeant John Hughel:

Oregon National Guard photo by Master Sergeant John Hughel.

 

Widlfires 2021: U.S. ARMY SPENDS YOUR MONEY BUILDING FIRE STATIONS IN FAR EASTERN EUROPE!

U.S. Wildfires 2021: SIERRA FIRE

U.S. Wildfire prep 2021: ALASKA AIRBORNE RED CARD

Rogue One ExEval: OREGON MASS-CASUALTY EVENT!

Technology, U.S.

Hurricane 2021: WC-130J WX hunters deploy

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U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sergeant Kristen Pittman.

On 17JUN2021, the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron (U.S. Air Force Reserve) began launching their WC-130J hurricane hunters from Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, for the 2021 Atlantic Hurricane season.

Planning an ‘LLI’ mission. USAF photo by Staff Sergeant Kristen Pittman, 17JUN2021.

The first WC-130J mission of the 2021 Hurricane season was a ‘lower level invest’ (LLI) over The Gulf of Mexico.

USAF photo by Staff Sergeant Kristen Pittman, 17JUN2021.

LLIs are flown by WC-130Js at a lower altitude than regular storm missions, whenever weather satellites are having a hard time finding the center of a tropical system.

Hurricane History: AIRBORNE HURRICANE HUNTERS, WHEN DID IT ALL START?

Hurricane 2021: U.S. ARMY DEPLOYS EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION VEHICLES!

U.S.

Hurricane 2021: USMC preps for Destructive WX Event!

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USMC photo by Corporal Karina Lopezmata.

On 16JUN2021, the United State Marine Corps (USMC) began preparing for what it calls DWX (Destructive Weather), for the 2021 hurricane season (officially June 1st thru November 30th).

Tarawa Terrace Elementary School, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. USMC photo by Corporal Karina Lopezmata.

On Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, three locations (including the elementary school) were picked for use as DWX shelters.

USMC photo by Corporal Christian Ayers.

Preparations were also taken on Air Station New River, North Carolina.

USMC photo by Corporal Christian Ayers.

New River Marines and silly-villians conducted DWX response in the Emergency Operations Center.

Hurricane 2020: ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON BEGINS EARLY, AGAIN,1ST WC-130J HURRICANE HUNTER LAUNCHED!

Hurricane 2018: FLORIDA National Guard DISCOVERS A MAJOR CAUSE a slow disaster relief, NEW PREPS FOR HURRICANES!