In early May 2011, one of the U.S. taxpayer funded Russian built Afghan Mil 17B(V)-5 crashed in Nuristan Province, Afghanistan. Nine people onboard were slightly injured.
The Hip was part of the first deliveries of U.S. taxpayer funded Russian made helicopters between 2009 and 2010. NATO/ISAF (International Security Assistance Force) reported the Mil-17s sent to Afghanistan cost about $15-million each! Dozens more were given to Afghanistan in the years after this crash, in fact the United States signed a new delivery contract with Russia about a week after this crash.
U.S. Army Pathfinders were ordered to remove ‘sensitive’ equipment from the NATO reporting-name Hip, and then dismantle and burn it to the ground.
USAF photo by Technical Sergeant Brian Christiansen, 12MAY2011.
Parts of the Mi-17, that could be reused, were sling loaded away by CH-47 Chinook.
USAF photo by Technical Sergeant Brian Christiansen, 12MAY2011.
The fire was started using phosphorus grenades. When aluminum gets hot enough it burns like paper, almost nothing is left but ash.
This was not the first time a U.S. taxpayer funded ‘Hip’ was blown-up by U.S. forces.
U.S. Army photo by Corporal Patrick Gleason, 23DEC2010.
On 23DEC2010, a contracted Mi-17 was blown-up by U.S. forces on Combat Out-Post (COP) Spera in Khowst Province. The Hip actually crashed on COP Spera several years earlier.
The result of packing an Mi-17 with excess ammo, and then blowing it up. USA photo by Corporal Patrick Gleason, 23DEC2010.
The Hip was packed with ‘left-over’ munitions, which were detonated. The destruction of the derelict Hip was an excuse to get rid of excess ammo, as COP Spera was being shut-down.
CH-47 CHINOOK LOVES COLLECTING MIL 8 ‘HIP’ BONES
MAINTAINING SATAN’S CHARIOT (Afghan Mi-24V)
AFGHANISTAN GETS MORE U.S. TAXPAYER FUNDED HELICOPTERS & GUNS!
TAXPAYER FUNDED AIRCRAFT ABANDONED THEN TURNED INTO SCRAP METAL!
U.S. TAXPAYERS TO RESCUE “DONATED” C-130
U.S. TAXPAYERS DELIVER MD-530F CAYUSE WARRIOR TO KENYA
U.S. TAXPAYERS SEND AUSSIE PRIME MINISTER A MODEL BOAT!
U.S. TAXPAYERS FUND POLICE TRAINING & CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN VIETNAM!
Hangers at Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport are being considered, 29APR2020.
Even the Hafa Adai Bingo Hall is a potential ACF site at Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport, 29APR2020.
FEMA officials, along with Guam’s governor, toured the U.S. Navy’s Expeditionary Medical Facility (EMF), 29APR2020.
The Navy’s EMF was built for “expanded” use for military personnel infected with CoViD-19, but FEMA wants it to be expanded further in case of a massive ‘Civil Authorities Mission’. Currently the EMF holds 150 patients.
Guam’s Air National Guard have already been busy prepping buildings for uptake of homeless people, under the guise of fighting CoViD-19.
However a reduced scale model of the Full Scale Wind Tunnel was also built: “The excellent energy ratio obtained in the new wind tunnel of the California Institute of Technology suggests that before proceeding with our full scale tunnel design, we ought to investigate the effect on energy ratio of such factors as: 1. Small included angle for the exit cone; 2. Carefully designed return passages of circular section as far as possible, without sudden changes in cross sections; 3. Tightness of walls. It is believed that much useful information can be obtained by building a model of about 1/16 scale, that is, having a closed throat of 2 ft. by 4 ft. The outside dimensions would be about 12 ft. by 25 ft. in plan and the height 4 ft. Two propellers will be required about 28 in. in diameter, each to be driven by direct current motor at a maximum speed of 4500 R.P.M. Provision can be made for altering the length of certain portions, particularly the exit cone, and possibly for the application of boundary layer control in order to effect satisfactory air flow. This model can be constructed in a comparatively short time, using 2 by 4 framing with matched sheathing inside, and where circular sections are desired they can be obtained by nailing sheet metal to wooden ribs, which can be cut on the band saw. It is estimated that three months will be required for the construction and testing of such a model and that the cost will be approximately three thousand dollars, one thousand dollars of which will be for the motors. No suitable location appears to exist in any of our present buildings, and it may be necessary to build it outside and cover it with a roof.”-Elton W. Miller, 26JUN1929
MX-334 flying wing glider, 1943.
Bell XP-77 1:1 scale model, 1943.
Mercury space capsule, January 1959.
Testing the proposed parawing landing system for space capsules.
Testing one of the proposed Lunar Excursion Module (LEM) models.
In 1999, NASA (National Aeronautics Space Administration) decided to test a 1:1 scale model of the Wright Flyer, for aerodynamic data. However, the full-scale Wright Flyer was built stronger than the original for fear it wouldn’t hold up in the wind tunnel (it was tested at only 30mph/48kmh).
For some reason U.S.-led NATO Forces held a massive riot control training event at Hohenfels, on 04MAR2020.
But wait, U.S.-led NATO forces also held a riot control training event, at the same location, on 27FEB2020!
New Jersey Air National Guard conducted riot control training in Egg Harbor Township, 07MAR2020, in preparation for “Domestic Operations”!
My favorite. A 1951 Chevy truck mounted on empty 55 gallon drums. The riders actually attempted to drive it to the U.S. The U.S. Coast Guard intercepted the boat-truck in July 2003.
In the pic note how many layers of 100% heavyweight (nothing less than true heavyweight, like what you’d get with a t-shirt made for construction workers) cotton is used, and how each layer is placed so the ‘grain’ of the fabric crosses the other. One or two pieces of light weight cloth will not work. The multiple layer t-shirt mask was tested against an N95, the conclusion was that 
USS Bataan (LHD 5), Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28, MH-60S ‘Knight’ Hawk, somewhere in the Atlantic, November 2019.
Picky, picky, picky. USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 74, somewhere in the mid-Atlantic, September 2019.
Cleaning up after cleaning up, 1st Assault Helicopter Battalion, 150th Aviation Regiment, New Jersey Army National Guard, July 2019.
Don’t forget to brush your teeth!
Wipe that ass!
USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 14, MH-60S ‘Knight’ Hawk, somewhere in Philippine Sea, November 2018.
