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Biden’s War: Another North Carolina Guard unit deploying to Africa, and another to the O-I-R!

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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.

North Carolina Army National Guard photo by Captain Patrick Montandon, 17DEC2022.

Earlier, on 04DEC2022, North Carolina Army National Guard’s 112th Financial Management Support Detachment held a deployment party.

North Carolina Army National Guard Photo by Sergeant First Class Robert Jordan, 04DEC2022.

About 25 administrative soldiers (Financial Management Technicians) are deploying in 2023 for Operation Inherent Resolve, the apparently never ending war against so-called Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (and other places).

North Carolina Army National Guard Photo by Sergeant First Class Robert Jordan, 04DEC2022.

Local businesses and community leaders, of Siler City, gave the Financial Management Technicians early xmas gifts.

The North Carolina Army National Guard Photo by Sergeant First Class Robert Jordan, 04DEC2022.

Don’t forget, another North Carolina Army National Guard unit, the 258th Engineer Utilities Detachment, held a deployment party in November, they are also deploying in 2023, not to the Middle East but to the African continent.

The North Carolina National Guard, in 2022, deployed multiple units for federal missions in Europe, The Middle East, and Antarctica, and 560 Soldiers and Airmen spent a total of 9-thousand-355 days on State Active Duty.

Biden’s War: U.S. TAXPAYERS TO UPGRADE COLD WAR era Soviet T-72B FOR UKRAINE! THAT’S JUST THE TIP OF THE LATEST U.S. FUNDED WEAPON SYSTEMS GIVE-AWAY!

Technology

Cold War Vehicle I-D: Ultimate Gun-Truck, 20mm Vulcan

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U.S. Army photo by Staff Sergeant Arnold W. Kalmanson, 13MAY1985.

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 Staff Sergeant Arnold W. Kalmanson, 13MAY1985.

The photos were taken on Fort Eustis, Virginia, in May 1985. It was then that the U.S. Army (USA) held a technology exposition called Progress in Logistics, officially called ProLog ’85.

USA photo by Staff Sergeant Arnold W. Kalmanson, 13MAY1985.

The Vulcan gun was used for anti-aircraft defense. The Excalibur had a patented independent suspension system, was lighter and faster than the M113 based Vulcan gun system.

The original Excalibur Vulcan gun system was a tracked vehicle proposal (based on the M551 Sheridan) in the early 1970s, by a company called Sperry. Sperry ceased to exist in 1986.

USA photo, 24FEB1991.

Apparently the USA decided to go with its then new HMMWV M998, towing a Vulcan gun, as a lighter weight anti-aircraft gun system, just in time for Desert Storm.

Cold War: Approximately 1947 (due to U.S. President Harry Truman’s Truman Doctrine) to 1991 (Operation Desert Storm, collapse of Soviet Union).

Cold War Vehicle I-D: SHORT LIVED CHENOWTH F-A-V, U.S. ARMY vs U.S. NAVY

Idaho

18DEC2022, Chubbuck, Idaho

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11:00 hours, 18DEC2022, air temp 07°F(-14C), Chubbuck, Idaho. Love it! Want more of it! (as long as there is no evil wind)

Garage being used as storage unit.

June 2020: SOUTHEAST IDAHO PANDEMIC ROAD-TRIP (yes, there are beaches in land-locked Idaho)

December 2017: NO MORE XMAS LIGHTS FOR CHUBBUCK? THE TRUTH ABOUT GENTRIFICATION

International, U.S.

Biden’s War: North Carolina Militia deploys to Africa!

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On 19NOV2022, a deployment ceremony was held for the 258th Engineer Utilities Detachment, 505th Engineer Battalion, 130th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, of the North Carolina Army National Guard.

North Carolina Army National Guard photo by Sergeant First Class Mary Junell, 19NOV2022.

This deployment, as with the thousands of other National Guard deployments since 11SEP2001, was planned for well in advance: “I can tell you that this team is ready. I can tell you that countless hours, days, weeks, and months have been poured into planning, rehearsing, executing, and refining everything that needs to be done to ensure our Soldiers go do their mission and return home.”-Lieutenant Colonel Robert Felicio, the 505th Battalion Commander

North Carolina National Guard Specialist Daniel Nilssen, with the 258th Engineer Utilities Detachment, stands with his family after a deployment ceremony for his unit at the Soldier Memorial Sports Arena in Butner, North Carolina, 19NOV2022. North Carolina Army National Guard photo by Sergeant First Class Mary Junell.

The deployment for the 258th Engineer Utilities Detachment actually begins in 2023, they are deploying to somewhere on the African continent, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom-Horn of Africa/Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa.

Biden’s War, November 2022: U.S. TAXPAYERS TO UPGRADE COLD WAR ERA T-72B FOR UKRAINE! THAT’S JUST THE TIP OF THE LATEST U.S. FUNDED WEAPON SYSTEMS GIVE-AWAY!

YET ANOTHER DEPLOYMENT FOR INDIANA, THIS TIME FOR NATO OPERATION IN KOSOVO!

International, Technology

Remember the time the Serbs captured a NATO tank? Or, how your garage becomes a “weapon storage site”!

Image November 30, 2022 Hutchins AAron

In 1995(July?), ethnic Serb forces (Army of Republika Srpska) captured several NATO-Netherlands (Royal Netherland Army) armored personnel carriers, which were ‘in-country’ under a United Nations operation. Of course, the Western-NATO news media reported that they were “stolen”.

A tow bar is attached to the AWOL YPR-765, and then to a M88A1 Hercules. U.S. Army (USA) photo by Sergeant Angel Clemons, 12MAR1997.

USA photo by Sergeant Angel Clemons, 12MAR1997.

Two years later, in March 1997, NATO-United States forces made a true ‘barn-find’ when they discovered the ‘AWOL’ (Absent With Out Leave) YPR-765 (a variant of the M113) in a barn/garage in Bosnia & Herzegovina. Of course, the U.S. military referred to the barn/garage as a “weapon storage site”.

USA photo by Sergeant Angel Clemons, 12MAR1997.

USA M88A1 Recovery Vehicle tows the AWOL YPR-765 APC out of a “weapon storage site” in Karakaj, Bosnia-Herzegovina. USA photo by Sergeant Angel Clemons, 12MAR1997.

The U.S. Army (USA) press release also stated they were “confiscating” the YPR-765, referring to it as a Serb Army weapon, and adding that it made multiple confiscations in the first few months of the start of the SFor (Stabilization Force) mission.

The YPR-765 was towed to Camp Dobol, while soldiers with the Bosnian-Serb army watch helplessly. USA photo by Sergeant Angel Clemons, 12MAR1997.

Inside the YPR-765 was found a M2 .50 caliber heavy machine gun, and cans of 50-cal ammo. USA photo by Sergeant Angel Clemons, 12MAR1997.

The USA press releases also contradicted themselves when giving the location, sometimes saying it was Karakaj, sometimes saying it was Zvornik. Zvornik is a city in the Republika Srpska area of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Karakaj is a town north of Zvornik.

Soldiers from NATO-Luxembourg inspect the ammunition, which was destroyed under SFor rules. USA photo by Sergeant Angel Clemons, 17MAR1997.

The YPR-765 is about to be pulled onto a flatbed trailer. USA photo by Sergeant Angel Clemons, 17MAR1997.

The YPR-765 will be hauled to the Dutch (Netherlands) Sector of Bosnia-Herzegovina. USA photo by Sergeant Angel Clemons, 17MAR1997.

USA photo by Sergeant Angel Clemons, 17MAR1997.

On its way. USA photo by Sergeant Angel Clemons, 17MAR1997.

Some of the other captured YPR-765s were transferred to Serbia.

SFor, 1997: HOW TO USE C-4 & THERMITE TO KILL A ZOMBIE TANK

Cold War Battle Damage: STEEL INFERNOS OF DESERT STORM

Technology

How to use C-4 & Thermite to kill a Zombie Tank

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Yes, Virginia, steel will burn!

A captured Serbian T-55 awaits destruction by C-4 ‘plastic’ explosives, and thermite grenades, in the field artillery area of Camp Dobol, Bosnia & Herzegovina. U.S. Army (USA) photo by Sergeant Angel Clemons, 15MAR1997.

Planks of C-4 plastic explosive duct-taped to the turret ring, just wanted to see what would happen. USA photo by Sergeant Angel Clemons, 15MAR1997.

C-4 was placed inside the turret. The next day, Thermite was placed in the barrel, engine, and transmission. USA photo by Sergeant Angel Clemons, 15MAR1997.

Boom! USA photo by Sergeant Angel Clemons, 15MAR1997.

Apparently, the C-4 plastic in the turret was set-off first. USA photo by Sergeant Angel Clemons, 15MAR1997.

USA photo by Sergeant Angel Clemons, 15MAR1997.

A U.S. Army First Lieutenant tries to extinguish flames caused by the C-4 explosions, so they can try-out the Thermite. USA photo by Sergeant Angel Clemons, 15MAR1997.

Is it safe to install the Thermite? USA photo by Sergeant Angel Clemons, 15MAR1997.

Thermite grenades placed on the ‘powerpack’ (motor/transmission), then mud was packed on top in the hopes it would direct the thermite plasma downward. USA photo by Sergeant Angel Clemons, 16MAR1997.

The Thermite was set-off next. In the foreground you can see the hands operating an electrical blasting/firing device. You can see the electrical cord leading into the main gun barrel, to set-off the Thermite. USA photo by Sergeant Angel Clemons, photo is dated 16MAR1997.

A blurred knife in the foreground. Engineers used the knife to attach the electrical cord to the firing device. USA photo by Sergeant Angel Clemons, 16MAR1997.

Checking-out the damage. USA photo by Sergeant Angel Clemons, 16MAR1997.

2-thousand-200 degrees (F) of heat that oozed out of the thermite hand grenades onto the transmission. USA photo by Sergeant Angel Clemons, 16MAR1997.

End result. USA photo by Sergeant Angel Clemons, 16MAR1997.

Vehicle I-D: COLD WAR ZOMBIE TANK T-54/55, THEY’RE EVERYWHERE!

Peacekeeper ’95: Remember when Russia invaded the U.S., in preparation to invade Bosnia-Herzegovina?

Technology

Cold War Battle Damage: Steel Infernos of Desert Storm

Image November 28, 2022 Hutchins AAron

Cold War: Approximately 1947 (due to U.S. President Harry Truman’s Truman Doctrine) to 1991 (Operation Desert Storm, collapse of Soviet Union).

Operation Desert Storm, 17JAN1991–28FEB1991

Just a smattering of armor destruction from Desert Storm:

A shot-up Iraqi Faun Herkules, hauling a ZSU-23-4, failed at trying to escape Kuwait via the Basra-Kuwait Highway. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate Holmes, 28JAN1991.

Iraq used a lot of Soviet and Chinese armored ground vehicles, including both the T-55 and Type 69-2. The Chinese Type 69 series is the result of combining hull parts of a T-62 and a T-54, then adding an infrared spotlight and laser range finder over the main gun mantlet, and headlight groups on the both fenders. The Type 69 retained the roof mounted ventilator of the T-54. Early versions of the Type 69 series did not have the turret mounted stowage racks, which were actually a stand-off armor design that doubled as stowage racks. The main gun of the Type 69-1 was a Chinese designed 100mm with smooth-bore (bore evacuators on the guns varied in their position), the Type 69-2 has a 100mm rifled bore. The Type 69-2 had fender skirts, but it seems that most of the Iraqi Type 69s did not use the skirts.

Destroyed Chinese made Iraqi Type 69 (indicated by the T-62 style rear end) inside Kuwait. Photographer unknown, photo dated 01FEB1991.

This shows the squared-off butt of a Soviet built T-55. Photographer unknown, dated 01FEB1991.

This appears to be a T-55 with skirts. No evidence of turret top ventilator, no laser ranger, no stand-off/stowage racks. The Iraqis did modify their vehicles. Photographer unknown, dated 01FEB1991.

A Chinese built Iraqi Type 69-2 (note ventilator on turret roof and remains of stowage rack/stand-off armor, barely visible is evidence of fender mounted light groups), charred by an air strike. U.S. Army photo by Specialist Elliot, 07FEB1991.

The remains of an MTLB(?) on a highway south of Kuwait City. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sergeant Kit Thompson, 27FEB1991.

Photo dated 28FEB1991, an Iraqi tank explodes after an attack by the First United Kingdom Armoured Division. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate Holmes.

Photo dated 28FEB1991, a Type 69 burns after an attack by the First United Kingdom Armoured Division. Photographer unknown.

One tank was trying to tow the other out of Kuwait, when they were both hit. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sergeant Robert Reeve, 28FEB1991.

Same T-55 tanks, different angle. Turret has no roof ventilator, and has the single T-55 headlight group on the front slope. The ‘ring’ sticking out of the ground behind the T-55 is the mount for the 12.7mm heavy machine gun. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sergeant Robert Reeve, 28FEB1991.

Iraqi T-72 in Kuwait. Destroyed or abandoned? U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sergeant J.R. Ruark, 01MAR1991.

Bullet hole to an Iraqi T-55, Jalibah Airfield, Kuwait. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sergeant Otero, 02MAR1991.

Type 69 destroyed by the French Sixth Light Armored Division. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sergeant Dean Wagner, 02MAR1991.

This T-55 died on Al Mutla Pass, north of Kuwait City. U.S. Air Force photo by Technical Sergeant Perry Heimer, 02MAR1991.

Same T-55 still on Al Mutla Pass, more than one month later, covered by graffiti. U.S. Air Force photo by Technical Sergeant Joe Coleman, 18APR1991.

Stopping to check out a burned-out T-72. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sergeant Dean Wagner, 03MAR1991.

Just outside Kuwait City, a T-55 failed to escape on the Basra-Kuwait Highway. U.S. Army photo by Specialist Bill Mohl, 04MAR1991.

Same tank, different angle. U.S. Army photo by Specialist Bill Mohl, 4MAR1991.

A line of destroyed armor, Euphrates River Valley, Iraq. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sergeant Dean Wagner, 04MAR1991.

A destroyed BMP-1 and what is left of a T-72, Euphrates River Valley, Iraq. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sergeant Dean Wagner, 04MAR1991.

Chinese made YW-531 (Type 63 family) followed by a Soviet made MTLB, Euphrates River Valley. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sergeant Dean Wagner, 04MAR1991.

What happened to the main gun? U.S. Army photo by Staff Sergeant Robert Reeve, 04MAR1991

The rear end indicates this is a Chinese Type 69 flipped on top of a U.S. made Chevy van. U.S. Army photo by Sergeant Billings, 06MAR1991.

MTLB, U.S. Army photo by Sergeant Billings, 06MAR1991.

Iraqi T-55, indicated by single headlight group on front slope. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sergeant Robert Reeve, 27MAR1991.

A Chinese made Iraqi Type 69 (note laser ranger on the mantlet, turret-top ventilator, but no stand-off armor/stowage racks, has the fender mounted light groups) and a Chinese made YW-701 (Type 63 family) Command Post. The Type 69 was towing the YW-701 when they were both hit. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sergeant Robert Reeve, 27MAR1991

T-72 with dozer blade. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sergeant Robert Reeve, 27MAR1991.

Iraqi T-72 near Ali Al Salem Air Base. U.S. Air Force photo by Technical Sergeant Joe Coleman, 18APR1991.

A big bullet hole (probably a SABOT) in an Iraqi T-72. U.S. Air Force photo by Technical Sergeant Joe Coleman, 18APR1991.

Iraqi T-62 near Ali Al Salem Air Base. U.S. Air Force photo by Technical Sergeant Joe Coleman, 18APR1991.

Same T-62, from behind. U.S. Air Force photo by Technical Sergeant Joe Coleman, 18APR1991.

Cold War Battle Damage: ALL HAIL THE HAIL BUSTER! WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU FLY YOUR C-130E THROUGH A HAILSTORM?

USS TRIPOLI LPH-10 DESERT STORM

THE HIND-END OF DESERT STORM

STEEL SKELETONS OF SOVIET AFGHANISTAN

Iraq 2003: ARMOR BATTLE DAMAGE (Déjà vu)

October 2008: IRAQI T-72, LIVE FIRE BESMAYA GUNNERY RANGE

March 2011: U.S. ARMY BLOWS-UP BRITISH MADE IRANIAN CHIEFTAIN IN IRAQ!

Cold War to Ukraine Crisis: M1117, GUARDIAN OF SECURITY OR A FRANKENSTEIN?

Vehicle I-D: COLD WAR ZOMBIE TANK T-54/55, THEY’RE EVERYWHERE!

Business/Economics, International, U.S.

Biden’s Oil War: U.S. taxpayers subsidize Yemeni Natural Gas for NATO Europe?

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03 November 2022 (13:08-UTC-07 Tango 06) 12 Aban 1401/08 Rabi ‘ath-Thani 1444/10 Xin-Hai 4720/03 ноября 2022 года

Photo via Yemen Press Agency, 02NOV2022.

The Yemen Press Agency reported on 02NOV2022, that the recently (and suddenly) appointed governor of oil and natural gas rich Hadramawt Governorate, Mabkhout bin Mubarak Maree Yaslam bin Madi, was paid a visit by a delegation of U.S. military personnel (who did not wear any identifying insignia or name plates on their uniforms, as can bee seen in the photos, Yemen news media referred to one of the personnel as ‘Major Kevin’). Their non-named source inside the provincial government said it was an “acceleration” of pressure tactics by the NATO members United States, United Kingdom and France, to force the puppet government in Yemen to sell its petroleum resources only to Western-NATO buyers.

One of these guys is supposed to be Mabkhout bin Madi. Photo via Yemen Press Agency, 02NOV2022.

This is apparently part of U.S. President Joseph Robinette Biden Junior’s plan to help NATO Europe with obtaining cheap natural gas, as a result of the Ukraine Crisis.

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) now controls the most important oil port in Yemen, the Dhabba Oil Terminal, which is on the coast of Hadramawt Governorate!

A LNG (natural gas) tanker ship at the Dhabba Oil Terminal, Yemen.

On 21OCT2022, many news sources reported that Saudi-led air forces attacked an area near the Dhabba Oil Terminal in Hadramawt Governorate. The claim was that rebels were trying to steal the oil. Hadramawt Governorate is the largest province in Yemen, but is no where near rebel held territory, it is in the eastern part of the country next door to Al Mahrah Governorate, which has also been taken over by the militaries of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and UAE.

Mabkhout bin Mubarak Maree Yaslam bin Madi (aka Mabkhout bin Madi) was suddenly appointed governor of Hadramawt Governorate at the beginning of August 2022. He was not elected. It was part of several appointments to important provincial positions throughout Yemen made by the new U.S.-Saudi puppet government in the capital city of Sanaa.

The sudden appointment of what should be elected officials came at the same time that taxpayer funded U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced “…$431 million in additional humanitarian assistance for the people of Yemen. …brings the total amount that the U.S. government has provided to the Yemen humanitarian response to more than $1 billion in FY 2022.” Is there a connection between a sudden and massive $1-billion in U.S. taxpayer funding and the sudden appointment of U.S.-NATO friendly officials? Are U.S. taxpayers subsidizing cheap oil/natural gas sales to NATO Europe?

False Flag, October 2022: 1ST TIME EVER, NATO & UN PREP FOR NUKE ATTACK ON OIL INFRASTRUCTURE!

Oil Prices, March 2022: DON’T BLAME RUSSIA, BLAME U.S./SAUDI PROXY WAR AGAINST IRAN IN YEMEN!

Hunger Games, November 2022: STARVATION IN YEMEN? 36-TONS OF FOOD THROWN AWAY, FISHERMEN in Al Mahrah Governorate PREVENTED FROM FISHING!

World War 3, December 2015: MORE U.S. based BLACKWATER MERCENARIES KILLED IN YEMEN!

Technology, U.S.

Terminator: Space Force joins N-A-S-C-A-R!

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30 October 2022 (15:43-UTC-07 Tango 06) 08 Aban 1401/04 Rabi ‘ath-Thani 1444/06 Geng-Xu (10th month) 4720/30 октября 2022 года

Space Force photo by Randy Martin, 29OCT2022.

On 29OCT2022, the joint U.S.-British empire Space Force (Semper Supra) debuted its NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing) race car, at the Xfinity 500 race.

Space Force photo by Randy Martin, 29OCT2022.

The U.S. Air Force (USAF) has always used NASCAR as a recruiting event, now the Space Force is following in the tracks of the USAF.

Space Force photo by Randy Martin, 29OCT2022.

U.S. Air Force photo by Randy Martin, 18SEP2021.

The USAF used the Bristol Motor Speedway, in Tennessee, as a swearing-in event during the Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race NASCAR Cup Series, in September 2021.

U.S. Air Force photo by Randy Martin, 18SEP2021.

USAF photo by Joe Juarez, 20MAR2016.

USAF Space Systems Command (precursor to Space Force) recruits are sworn in during a NASCAR event at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California, March 2016.

Terminator, 2021: BRITISH EMPIRE & U.S. SPACE FORCE, ‘ALLIED BY DESIGN’?

USAF, 2021:

Colonel Brian Laidlaw signed an agreement with Florida’s Bay County to create a permanent county tax collection operation on the federal air base! USAF photo by Airman First Class Bailee A. Darbasie, 03JUN2019.

U.S. Air Force NOW COLLECTS LOCAL TAXES & PATROLS FLORIDA HIGHWAYS, IS IT A COVERT Operation TO EXPAND THE FEDERAL POLICE FORCE?

2019:

USAF photo by Airman First Class Gage Daniel, 26MAY2018.

SOVIET MIG 17 vs U.S. NAVY FERRARI, ONLY IN ‘AMERIKA’

JOIN THE U.S. MILITARY GET A CLASSIC CAR?

2016: NHRA SPONSORS RACING IN IRAN, CHEVY vs BMW!

Technology, U.S.

U.S. Army preps for “austere environments” using “phantom” dogs!

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U.S. Army photo, 29SEP2022.

At the end of September, 2022, U.S. Army’s (USA) Medical Materiel Development Activity (USA-MMDA)-Medical Test and Evaluation Activity-Medical Logistics Command-72nd Medical Veterinary Service Support Detachment (whew, is that enough titles?) tested some new experimental medical devices on a couple of dogs. The new equipment was developed for what the USA is preparing for; military operations in “austere environments”, I assume that means combat/disaster areas where all basic infrastructure has been wiped out.

USA photo, 29SEP2022.

Don’t worry, the so called dogs used in the testing are not real, they are themselves mechanical training devices. These fake-news dogs were developed, along with fake-news children, to specifically test a new experimental, and revolutionary, X-ray device. The fake dogs and children are officially called manikins, or more ominously “simulator phantoms”.

Small emaciated looking phantom dog gets x-rayed using a tablet device. USA photo, 29SEP2022.

They were testing an experimental medical device which looks like something you would see the future doctors of Star Trek using; a large tablet looking device called the Vet X-ray Apparatus-Small.