U.S. Army 3rd Battalion, 501st Aviation Regiment, 1st Armored Division Combat Aviation Brigade:
AH-64D LONGBOW APACHE, GRAFENWOEHR
116TH SNAKE RIVER’S 2015 NTC ROTATION
60 YEARS ON THE KC-135 FLYS ON!
Videos
Vehicle I-D: AH-64D Longbow Apache, Grafenwoehr
World War Three: 116th Snake River’s 2015 NTC Rotation
Oregon National Guard photo by Major W. Chris Clyne.
D Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team (CBCT), Oregon Army National Guard. Oregon National Guard photo by Major W. Chris Clyne.
In August 2015, the 116th Cavalry (Cav-al-ry, not Cal-vary) Brigade Combat Team (Idaho, Montana & Oregon) deployed to Fort Irwin, California, for Total Force Warfare training.
Oregon National Guard photo by Major W. Chris Clyne.
Oregon Army National Guard photo by Specialist Michael Germundson.
126th Engineers, backhoes & bulldozers:
126th Engineers explainer:
M113 based M106 mortar carrier. Oregon Army National Guard photo by Specialist Michael Germundson.
M88A2 Hercules recovery vehicle. Oregon Army National Guard photo by Specialist Michael Germundson.
Logistics (lots-o-trucks), M2s and M1A2s arrive at Fort Irwin:
M2A3 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle. Oregon Army National Guard photo by Specialist Michael Germundson.
Oregon Army National Guard photo by Major W. Chris Clyne.
Idaho National Guard COLT (Combat Observation Lasing Teams) of the 1-148 FA (HQ in Pocatello), identified by the AN/TVQ-2 Ground/Vehicular Laser Locator Designator (G/VLLD, usually called a ‘glid’) mounted next to the .50 cal machine gun. Oregon Army National Guard photo by Major W. Chris Clyne. In 1998, I was at NTC representing the 1-148 FA as a FiST/V (Fire Support Team Vehicle) crewman.
Maneuvers:
Idaho Army National Guard UH-60, M240 door gunner with A Company, 1st Battalion, 183rd Aviation Reconnaissance Battalion. Oregon Army National Guard photo by Major W. Chris Clyne.
The August 2015 NTC rotation (15-09) also included National Guard units from six other states, providing air support through Task Force Talon:
Arkansas Army National Guard’s 1036th Engineer Company supports the 116th CBCT by detonating an M58 Mine Clearing Line Charge (MCLC, pronounced mic-lic). Oregon Army National Guard photo by Major W. Chris Clyne.
Video, Combined Arms Live Fire, “On the way!”:
The last time the 116th went to NTC was in 1998, with yours truly.
1998 Desert Avenger certificate of appreciation
“THIS IS WHERE ARMOR FIGHTS!” IDAHO NATIONAL GUARD
Russian Antonov delivers KC-130J simulator to U.S. Marines in Japan!
“We don’t do many jobs like this. It’s a great opportunity for our crew to carry some cargo for MCAS Iwakuni.”-Sergei Nenashev, radio operator of the Russian operated An-124
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Corporal Jacob A. Farbo.
08 August 2016/08 августа 2016 (15:14 UTC-07 Tango 01), 18 Mordad 1395/04 Dhu I-Qa’da 1437/06 Bing-Shen 4714
USMC photo by Lance Corporal Jacob A. Farbo, 02AUG2016.
USMC photo by Corporal Nathan Wicks, 02AUG2016.
USMC photo by Lance Corporal Jacob A. Farbo, 02AUG2016.
USMC photo by Corporal Nathan Wicks, 02AUG2016.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Corporal Nathan Wicks.
If Russia is the ‘bad guy’ to the United States, then why are U.S. tax dollars being paid to Russian companies to make deliveries to U.S. military personnel?
A large Antonov 124 Ruslan transport plane delivered a KC-130J simulator to the USMC at Air Station Iwakuni in Japan.
USMC photo by Corporal Nathan Wicks, 02AUG2016.
It’s part of Obama’s plan to dominate East Asia (‘Pivot to Asia’ ‘Pacific Pathways’): “This simulator delivery is part of a larger project of standing up the Operation Training Complex. When completed, it will be the largest flight simulator training complex in the Marine Corps and nearly the largest in Asia, providing training to our Navy and Marine Corps aviators.”-Tyler VandenBerg, engineer on MCAS Iwakuni
Here’s the official USMC video report:
WHAT’S IN A PROPHECY? MABUS NAMES WARSHIP AFTER HOMOSEXUAL LEADER WHO LIED!
World War Three, 2016: Snake River M1A2 SEP, Live Fire Romania!
08 August 2016 (00:11 UTC-07 Tango 01) 18 Mordad 1395/04 Dhu I-Qa’da 1437/06 Bing-Shen 4714
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sergeant Corey Baltos, 07JUL2016.
My ‘alma matter’ 116th Armored Cav in Cincu, Romania, July 2016. (SNAKE RIVER IFVS INVADE ROMANIA!)
USA photo by Staff Sergeant Corey Baltos, 28JUL2016.
Idaho Army National Guard photo by Staff Sergeant Kyle J. Warner, 02AUG2016.
During the last days of Saber Guardian 2016, Idaho, Montana & Oregon Army National Guard’s 116th CBCT M1A2 SEP tanks conduct live fire with their 120mm Rheinmetall guns, and there’s some vid of Canadian infantry firing their personnel weapons:
Small UAV (R/C drone) aerial video:
116th Cavalry (pronounced Cav-al-ry, not cal-vary) Brigade Combat Team Colonel Farin Schwartz and Romanian Colonel Julian Daniliuc comment about Saber Guardian:
Oregon Army National Guard photo by Captain John Farmer, 06AUG2016.
Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team (Oregon chapter) shooting up the Romanian Land Forces Combat Training Center. (OREGON CAPTAIN EXPLAINS WHY IDAHO BASED MILITIA INVADED ROMANIA!)
USAF F-35A “COMBAT READY” IN UTAH
OBAMA DEPLOYS INDIANA BLACKSNAKES A-10s TO SLOVAKIA
C-17 DUMPS HMMWVS ON SOUTH CAROLINA, AWESOME VID!
Snake River 116th’s 2015 NTC rotation on video (including Combined Arms Live Fire)
Vehicle I-D: USAF Florida ‘Surge Week’ F-35A Lightning-2
05 August 2016 (00:43 UTC-07 Tango 01) 15 Mordad 1395/01 Dhu I-Qa’da 1437/03 Bing-Shen 4714
Crews of the expensive, and long delayed, F-35 completed extensive mission training at Eglin AFB, Florida:
TAXPAYER PARIAH F-35A CALLS IDAHO HOME!
Brand new Black Hawks: Canucks join Snake River militia, Air Assault Move to Contact, Romania!
01 August 2016 (17:12 UTC-07 Tango 01) 11 Mordad 1395/26 Shawwal 1437/29 Yi-Wei 4714
Idaho Army National Guard photo by Private First Class Jessica L. Pauley, 31JUL2016.
Saber Guardian 2016: British empire’s Charlie Company, 1st Battalion Royal Canadian Regiment, links up with Snake River’s Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 1/116th CBCT in Sibu, Romania. FYI, the British empire spells Saber S-A-B-R-E.
The new UH-60M had almost everybody’s attention. Oregon Army National Guard photo by Captain John Farmer, 30JUL2016.
UH-60M Air Assault load up:
The below boring Move to Contact Vid is mainly Snake River guys, the Canucks wearing the darker green camo. Move to Contact is usually boring, unless you actually make contact:
Oregon Army National Guard photo by Captain John Farmer, 30JUL2016.
Black Hawk pilot explains the brand new UH-60M (and the company commander gives the usual ‘It’s so great to work with other country’s militaries’ speech):
Oregon Army National Guard photo by Captain John Farmer, 30JUL2016.
MONTANA MILITIA ENJOYS BEING THE ‘BAD GUY’ IN ROMANIA!
VEHICLE ID: SNAKE RIVER IFVs INVADE ROMANIA!
VEHICLE ID: OREGON CAPTAIN EXPLAINS WHY IDAHO BASED MILITIA INVADED ROMANIA!
BLACK HAWK DOWN JAPAN: U.S. ARMY TRAINS YOKOHAMA TO RESCUE DOWNED UH-60 CREWS
SIGN OF THINGS TO COME: KENTUCKY MILITIA BLACK HAWKS TRAINS FOR WATER RESCUES IN INDIANA!
116TH SNAKE RIVER’S 2015 NTC ROTATION, with CALFEX video
World War Three, 2016: Montana militia enjoys being the ‘Bad Guy’ in Romania!
31 July 2016 /22:47 UTC-07 Tango 01 (11 Mordad 1395/26 Shawwal 1437/29 Yi-Wei 4714)
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sergeant Corey Baltos, 30JUL2016.
Company D, 1st Battalion, 163rd Infantry Regiment, Montana Army National Guard playing Opposing Forces (OpFor) at the Romanian Land Force Combat Training Center.
National Guard M1A2 SEP(System Enhancement Package) plays the ‘Bad Guy’ in Romania:
USA photo by Staff Sergeant Corey Baltos, 30JUL2016.
How to hide your M1A2 SEP in Romania.
“This is kind of neat for our unit. This is the first time the National Guard has been asked to conduct Saber Guardian as the OpFor, and for them to call on the state of Montana it means a lot to us, it makes us proud. We take a lot of pride where we are from, and to come here and provide a legitimate challenge to the BlueFor for this mission is challenging and rewarding. We are proud for our unit and proud for our state.”-First Sergeant Mathew Kemp, Delta Company, 1/163 Infantry, Montana National Guard
Montana OpFor Bradley’s (and a M113) ‘invading’ Romania. USA photo by Staff Sergeant Corey Baltos, 30JUL2016.
Montana’s 1/163 Infantry Regiment is part of the National Guard’s ‘Snake River’ 1/116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team’s ‘invasion’ of former Warsaw Pact member Romania.
USA photo by Staff Sergeant Corey Baltos, 30JUL2016.
Montana’s Bravo and Delta infantry companies are playing the role of Opposition Forces (OpFor, OPFOR) during Saber Guardian 2016. The U.S.-NATO wargame concludes by 07 August 2016.
‘Combatants’ are using MILES (multiple integrated laser engagement system), it’s one of the first laser tag systems, developed by the military decades ago: “The MILES gear provides a realistic force on force training opportunity. This realistic training gives our guys an idea of what they need to work on, what skills they need to develop and what they are proficient at.”-Staff Sergeant Joseph Thacker, Delta Company, 1/64th Armor Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division
Me at a rare Pocatello Airport air show, in 1999, wearing my OPFOR shirt that I got after Idaho’s NTC wargame at Fort Irwin in 1998.
“THIS IS WHERE ARMOR FIGHTS!” IDAHO NATIONAL GUARD
National Guard spends U.S. tax dollars fixing dilapidated Soviet kindergarten in Latvia!
31 July 2016 (17:17 UTC-07 Tango 01) 10 Mordad 1395/25 Shawwal 1437/28 Yi-Wei 4714
EuCom (U.S. European Command) Humanitarian Civic Assistance Program:
45 years of C-130 MAFFS ops. Who would’ve known wildfires would become such a problem?
31 July 2016 (14:35 UTC-07 Tango 01) 10 Mordad 1395/25 Shawwal 1437/28 Yi-Wei 4714
IDAHO WILDFIRES 16 AUGUST 2012: MAFFS C-130s RETURN TO POCATELLO AIRPORT
MAFFS 2 & 6: USAF RESERVE & NATIONAL GUARD C-130 WATER BOMBERS @ POCATELLO AIRPORT
Me sleeping on Idaho militia C-130 mattress, on the way back from a ‘friendly’ with Canadian armor in Alberta, 2002.
Some of my other C-130 trips (click pics to make bigger):
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- 1971: Preppin’ for our first C-130E trip, Rhein Main AFB, Germany. You might be able to make out my younger sister’s (Tina) head in lower right corner. Photo by William L. Hutchins.
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- 1977: My little brother, Ernie, enjoying his tour of a C-130 during the Edwards AFB ‘Open House’. Photo by William L. Hutchins.
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- 1986: C-130H on the flight line, Dyess AFB, where I was a C-130 IsoDock Crew Chief.
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- 1995: Me and fellow Delta Company 1/185th Armor personnel loading up C-130 for our trip to Idaho, for M1 Abrams Transition training.
“C-130 rolling down the strip!
Airborne Ranger gonna take a little trip!
We gonna stand up, hook up, shuffle to the door!
We gonna jump right out, and then count to four!
My main don’t open, I use my reserve!
My reserve don’t open, I loose my nerve!”-U.S. Army running cadence I used to sing during Army Basic Training at Fort Leonard Wood in 1982