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EuCom (U.S. European Command) Humanitarian Civic Assistance Program:
Videos
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
World War 3: Obama deploys Indiana Blacksnakes to Slovakia
Indiana Air National Guard’s 122 Fighter Wing deploys A-10 Thunderbolt 2s to Slovakia. No, those are not ‘warthog’ art painted on their noses, they’re supposed to be snakes. And there’s some vid of Slovakian MiG-29s.
Vehicle I-D: C-17 dumps HMMWVs on South Carolina, awesome vid!
Hummvees look like toys being tossed out the back of a C-17, includes point of view from a HUMMWV:
Vehicle I-D: Arctic Thunder 2016 air show Alaska
World War Three, 2016: Snake River I-F-Vs invade Romania!
IFV=Infantry Fighting Vehicle
116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team Bradley IFV, 30JUL2016. Oregon Army National Guard photo by Sergeant Corey Grogan.
30 July 2016 (17:08 UTC-07 Tango 01) 09 Mordad 1395/24 Shawwal 1437/27 Yi-Wei 4714
Video of National Guard 116th CBCT (Idaho, Montana, Oregon) M2A3 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles and M113 support vehicles, as well as Snake River mech-infantry inside Romania:
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sergeant Corinna Baltos, 28JUL2016.
Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team, Idaho Army National Guard.
Wearing the Snake River patch. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sergeant Corinna Baltos, 28JUL2016.
Montana chapter of the 116th Cav plays ‘bad guy’ in Romania. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sergeant Corinna Baltos, 30JUL2016.
M2A3 of 1st Battalion, 163rd Infantry Regiment, Montana Army National Guard, at the Romanian Land Force Combat Training Center.
OREGON CAPTAIN EXPLAINS WHY IDAHO BASED MILITIA INVADED ROMANIA!
Black Hawk Down Japan: U.S. Army trains Yokohama to rescue downed UH-60 crews
30 July 2016 (16:47 UTC-07 Tango 01) 09 Mordad 1395/24 Shawwal 1437/27 Yi-Wei 4714
Video report by U.S. Army Garrison Japan
Operation Pacman: U.S. Army takes NAZI era robot tanks to new levels!
30 July 2016 (16:17 UTC-07 Tango 01) 09 Mordad 1395/24 Shawwal 1437/27 Yi-Wei 4714
During the Second World War the Germans used several types of small robot kamikaze tanks to blow up enemy fortifications.
A damaged German R-C Goliath demolition tank, somewhere in the Balkans, 1943(?). Photo via Bundesarchiv.
In Hawaii, the U.S. Army is testing advanced versions of similar robot tanks during the Tiger Balm Command Post Exercise. But instead of being used as bombs they’re being used for more practical things like heavy machine gun carriers. By the way, the program is officially called PACMAN-1.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sergeant Christopher Hubenthal.
And any garage mechanic/R-C hobbyist could build one in their own home! Is that why Australia declared R-C toys to be weapons of terror in 2014?
World War Three, 2016: Oregon Captain explains why Idaho based militia invaded Romania!
Idaho Army National Guard photo, 28JUN2016.
Snake River armor moves through Romanian town of Cincusora (Cincu), June 2016.
Oregon Army National Guard photo by Staff Sergeant Anita VanderMolen, 24JUL2016.
116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team (CBCT) M1A2 SEP at the Romanian Land Force Combat Training Center, July 2016.
Video interview with officers explaining why they’re in Romania:
IDAHO’S SNAKE MILITIA DEPLOYED TO UKRAINIAN BORDER!
Oregon Army National Guard photo by Staff Sergeant Anita VanderMolen, 24JUL2016.
Snake River 116th CBCT’s M1A2 SEP and M2A3 congregate at the Romanian Land Forces Combat Training Center, July 2016.
The video below shows Snake River Brigade’s M1A2 SEPs & Bradleys, then ends with Romanian BTRs and infantry.
2011, CLUE THAT U.S. PLANS ON STAYING IN IRAQ & AFGHANISTAN: U.S. taxpayers to fund new Afghan/Iraq mission support base in ROMANIA!
Snake River militia deployed near Ukrainian border!
“Once we were assigned the mission, we were all over it!”-Lieutenant Colonel Jim Harper, 116th CBCT
116th Snake River Brigade M1A2 SEP arriving in Romania. U.S. Army photo by Specialist Devone Collins, 24JUN2016.
116th M1A2 ‘license plate’. USA photo by Specialist Devone Collins, 24JUN2016.
The 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team (CBCT) currently offloading hundreds of armored vehicles, and performing other logistical ops in the former Warsaw Pact country of Romania (Rumania): “The biggest challenge I faced was trying to find the right contact for our operation. Working stateside to move a unit overseas can be a challenge, but once we identified the right contacts they were extremely helpful. We loaded the equipment staged in Montana onto railroad cars on April 23, and the equipment in Idaho on May 9. Upon the vessel’s arrival in Constanta on 20 June we put into effect 24-hour operations with 52 soldiers. Those soldiers were responsible for offloading all tracked vehicles, staging and preparing equipment for onward movement by rail or line haul. We were able to offload the vessel within 36 hours which came as a surprise, as often the vessel offload is completed in 72 hours.”-CWO2 Steven Howell, 116th CBCT
116th Snake River Brigade M1A2 SEP moving through Cincu-sora, Romania. Idaho Army National Guard photo, 28JUN2016.
It’s part of preparations for U.S. led NATO’s (and the Orwellian titled Partnerships for Peace alliance) 2016 Saber Guardian wargames, right near the border with Ukraine.
The personnel of the 116th Cavalry can be identified by the Snake River patch on their shoulders. These Snake River guys are from the Montana chapter, and the photo was taken by a Snake River guy from the Oregon chapter. Oregon Army National Guard photo by Sergeant Cory Grogan, 29JUL2016.
Snake River patch on one of my old uniforms. I served with 116th Cav from 1996 to 2003.
U.S. Army video by Specialist Devone Collins, 116th Cav M88A2 Hercules arriving in Cincu, Romania, 05JUL2016 (apparently to fix a broke M113):
The 116th Cav (aka Snake River Brigade) is made up of National Guard personnel mainly from Idaho, Oregon, Montana. Personnel from South Carolina’s National Guard also taking part in this year’s Saber Guardian, which begins on 27 July and ends on 07 August. It’s being hosted by the Romanian Land Force Combat Training Center in Cincu.
COUP IN TURKEY HALTS IDAHO AIRSTRIKES AGAINST ISLAMIC STATE!
WORLD WAR 3: “THIS IS WHERE ARMOR FIGHTS!” IDAHO NATIONAL GUARD RETURNS TO COLD WAR ERA “TOTAL FORCE” WARFARE TRAINING!