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Diogenes of NJ
Near Ong's Hat
Interests: Truth, justice and the American way.
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@Casey - troll somewhere else - or continue to waste your time here and make a fool out of yourself.
@LT Rusty - could really use some of those W70-3 about now.
Pershing Missile
After Word War II, with the capture of German V-2 rocket stocks, and with the assistance of German scientists brought to the US under Operation Paperclip, the US Army began an aggressive program to study and build its own ballistic missile systems. And as soon as nuclear weapons were designed th...
As most of you know, the Clinton administration made supposedly obsolete MaRV technology available to China. Two decades later we are confronting the DF-21 ASBM.
http://www.usni.org/news-and-features/chinese-kill-weapon
One of my favorite SRBM is Lance (MGM-52). Had the balloon gone up back in the '70s, the USA would have fried Ivan in his tanks with the W70-3 (neutron bomb)as they were streaming thru the Fulda Gap.
http://missilethreat.com/missiles/mgm-52-lance/
Pershing Missile
After Word War II, with the capture of German V-2 rocket stocks, and with the assistance of German scientists brought to the US under Operation Paperclip, the US Army began an aggressive program to study and build its own ballistic missile systems. And as soon as nuclear weapons were designed th...
The mulatto jackanapes will not go quietly. The plan is to force our hand before it is over. There will be regrets on all sides. My desire is to see to it that the preponderance of regrets fall on the side of the enemy.
Dallas
URR here. Two shooters, at least. No names announced yet. Of course. But here's betting neither are white Veterans who believe in God, smaller government, and the Second Amendment. This is precisely the racial foment that Barack Obama has intentionally and consistently fanned the flames o...
I meant to say tumbrels instead of carts, but a wise man has fathomed my meaning.
Just So You Know: Title 18 §793 (f) and (g)
(f) Whoever, being entrusted with or having lawful possession or control of any document, writing, code book, signal book, sketch, photograph, photographic negative, blueprint, plan, map, model, instrument, appliance, note, or information, relating to the national defense, (1) through gross negl...
When the establishment dispenses with the rule of law, they also dispense with whatever protection they were afforded by the aforementioned. They are a but tiny minority - vastly outnumbered by the population. The day approaches when they will be loaded onto the carts and paraded thru the streets on the way to the appointment with their destiny.
Just So You Know: Title 18 §793 (f) and (g)
(f) Whoever, being entrusted with or having lawful possession or control of any document, writing, code book, signal book, sketch, photograph, photographic negative, blueprint, plan, map, model, instrument, appliance, note, or information, relating to the national defense, (1) through gross negl...
Is there no form of perversion that can qualify as sufficiently deviant as to be considered a mental disease?
What this country needs is armed forces comprised of mental defectives. It will compliment an administration repleat with mental defectives.
Ash Carter Unilaterally orders DoD to allow Transgender Troops
Via Military Times: Any day now the Pentagon is expected to unveil new rules for transgender troops, ending the longstanding policy that deems them medically unfit for military service. Many service members and advocates are eager to see the new policy's details and how the Defense Department p...
Our Embassy Marines are not cannon fodder to be used at the whim of the Secretary of State. I would consider an order to enter a foreign country armed and not in uniform to be an illegal order. Special forces are an entirely different matter, as are CIA operations.
We can on longer rely on the integrity of individuals up the chain of command to accept the responsibility for their actions. When a few stars are placed on the table in these questionable circumstances, I may reconsider.
Of course Marines should be in uniform and armed.
Via the Marine Corps Times: Spain-based Marines trying to respond to the 2012 attack on a U.S. diplomatic post in Benghazi, Libya, were delayed for three hours as U.S. government officials debated whether they should wear their uniforms and carry weapons, according to Tuesday's report from the ...
@NaCl
And the Merchant Marine losses on the run to Murmansk were horrendous.
“The World Will Hold Its Breath” 75th Anniversary
(URR here. This is a re-post from 2012 on the 75th anniversary of the beginning of BARBAROSSA. This was also my very first post over here at XBRAD's place.) Those were Adolf Hitler’s words in December of 1940, as he revealed to his senior Wehrmacht Field Marshals and Generals his plans for t...
Missed it in 2012. A pleasure to read in 2016. Thanks for the re-post.
- Kyon
“The World Will Hold Its Breath” 75th Anniversary
(URR here. This is a re-post from 2012 on the 75th anniversary of the beginning of BARBAROSSA. This was also my very first post over here at XBRAD's place.) Those were Adolf Hitler’s words in December of 1940, as he revealed to his senior Wehrmacht Field Marshals and Generals his plans for t...
His term may come to an end in January next year, but he will continue to be a mulatto jackanapes in perpetuity.
Hundreds Die in Mass Shooting, Several Americans Among the Victims
(URR here.) Thing is, the shooting isn't over yet, and these uncounted hundreds continue to grow daily. And the guns being used were bought and paid for by the American taxpayer. They were allowed to be brought into Mexico, in violation of Federal law, by the Obama Justice Department. Wher...
QM,
Agreed. I read him, but I won't post over there for just that reason. His Thursday efforts are a step in the right direction however. I'll make allowances; he's a young man from where I see it.
More on Islamic Terrorism, Gay Pride, the Media, and "Official Statements"
(URR again) A man was arrested in Santa Monica earlier today, reported to be heavily armed with rifles and tannerite. His destination, he informed officials, was the LA Gay Pride parade. The article in the LA Times had some unsurprising tid-bits. The man's name has not been released. Hmmm....
Our enemies know that they don't have much time left. The mulatto jackanapes destruction of our country has gone about as far as the American people will allow. Push back on all fronts is imminent. There will be more such incidents. The Jihad plans to make this Ramalamadingdong a most memorable month. That will help motivate Americans in much the same way that Pearl Harbor brought WW II into focus.
Throw away the old playbook, those plays won't work anymore. Political correctness is on the way out (keep it up Sal). Establishment politicians and media won't get it either. For once in my life I can agree with Dylan - the times they are a changin'.
We hold a good hand - now it's time to play Trump.
More on Islamic Terrorism, Gay Pride, the Media, and "Official Statements"
(URR again) A man was arrested in Santa Monica earlier today, reported to be heavily armed with rifles and tannerite. His destination, he informed officials, was the LA Gay Pride parade. The article in the LA Times had some unsurprising tid-bits. The man's name has not been released. Hmmm....
Our countrymen live in a fools paradise. I desire neither their congratulation nor their sympathy. All I desire is the knowing quite company of my comrades and shipmates (alive and dead) that will allow me to reflect.
Please Don't.
URR here. At the risk of sounding curmudgeonly, and somewhat ungracious, I ask something from all of you out there. Please, do not wish me, or anyone else a "Happy Memorial Day". Memorial Day is a day for honoring the memories of all those who traded their tomorrows so that we might have o...
The Aegis Ashore SPY-1 radar does not search for anything. It remains in a standby condition until it receives a cue from other BMD sensors in the event a ballistic missile is launched into the space that the radar is capable of tracking. SM-3 can be launched before the radar has a local track based on the cue. This was demonstrated by the shoot down of USA-193 back in 2008.
Under the current Aegis Ashore CONOPS there is no AAW capability as a consequence of the manner in which the radar operates. If the Spetsnaz were to undertake an assault similar to the one which took out OBL, the Aegis Ashore facility would never see them coming. The VLS cells are a good distance from the facility. I'd give the Russians even odds on making off with one using a heavy lift helicopter. I suspect that the Russians have an excellent idea of where the holes are in the Romanian air defense and might even have a few folks on the inside to help out.
Aegis Ashore in Romania
The build here, ship there approach was interesting.
Russian artillery maintains an approximate 3:1 size advantage over the Army’s artillery, and they have a capability advantage as well with their use of dual-purpose improved conventional munitions and submunitions. For the Army to be competitive, the DoD must repeal then-Secretary of Defense Robert Gates’ 2008 directive to comply with the provisions of the Ottawa Treaty, which resulted in the removal of all submunitions from the Army’s inventory.
Gates, his boss and all of the service secretaries should be hanged for TREASON.
Russia’s New-Generation Warfare | ARMY Magazine
The military conflict between Russia and Ukraine is now in its 25th month. What began as a relatively bloodless superpower intervention in Crimea and morphed into a proxy “separatist” insurrection in the Donbass region has turned into a two-year-long, real war. Despite repeated attempts to negot...
What do you figure the over/under is for when Putin sends in the Spetsnaz to take out this site? If they're good, they might get away with a few SM-3s still in the box.
I'd pull it off when the mulatto jackanapes is over in Hiroshima apologizing for the greatest generation. The MSM would really be in a quandary about which story to report.
Aegis Ashore in Romania
The build here, ship there approach was interesting.
The soft bigotry of low expectations flourishes at universities including out military academies.
The West Point Nontroversy
So, there’s a kerfuffle about black cadets at West Point posing with their fists raised in celebration of their graduation. I was a little surprised to see calls from a host of people (virtually none of whom had any connection to West Point, the Army, or the military in general) calling for th...
If there was any connection to or support for Black Lives Matter then the statement that this picture entails is entirely inappropriate. How many more Fergusons will it take for the Black Lives Matter movement to be recognized as the subversion that it obviously is? It also appears that the cadets are members of a segregated organization by both race and gender. I thought that this type of "exclusion" is to be frowned upon in "diverse" organizations.
If the Army were to kick these cadets out - they would be way behind on their quotas.
The West Point Nontroversy
So, there’s a kerfuffle about black cadets at West Point posing with their fists raised in celebration of their graduation. I was a little surprised to see calls from a host of people (virtually none of whom had any connection to West Point, the Army, or the military in general) calling for th...
I like the concept of an all male crew. Probably no space to accommodate women. I did see a shot of one snipe wearing a bun. As low sweat as frigate live could be, I doubt that it has gotten to the point where man buns were de rigueur.
The Navy sent out some destroyers to WestPac in the early '60 with all single men aboard. They had quite a time on liberty (or so I've been told at the AmLegion post bar.
Life on a frigate.
Sadly, the Figs are all gone now. But for over thirty years, the Oliver Hazzard Perry guided missile frigates provided stalwart service to the Navy and the nation as the low end of the warship spectrum. With relatively small crews (compared to other combatants) it was inevitable that the crews w...
Why does it look like a surfaced diesel boat and what will prevent the enemy from coming along side and boarding? Aside from that, they ought to make excellent targets for everything from speed boats to fighter aircraft.
US Navy tests world's largest self-driving warship: 'Sea Hunter' will scour oceans | Daily Mail Online
The military is launching tests on the world's largest unmanned surface vessel. Dubbed the 'Sea Hunter', the 132ft ship is designed to travel thousands of miles out at sea without a single crew member on board. Experts say the vessel has the potential to revolutionise not only the military's mar...
Well the Chinamen seem to be coming up to speed with rap culture. But they appear to be lagging behind in the area of feminism. I didn't see many broads in that flick, except one as a hostage. Get with it hop-sing. Women in combat - the new wave of the 21st century.
Chinese Hip Hop Moto Video
This just in: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/30/us/green-beret-who-beat-up-afghan-officer-for-raping-boy-can-stay-in-army.html?_r=0
Good news for Sgt. First Class Charles Martland; however after having to deal with cluster fuck, why would he want to stay?
There is an entire chain of command, from JAG officers up to and including the mulatto jackanapes who holds himself out as above the fray, who deserve prosecution.
A very thorough house cleaning of GOFOs will be required if we are ever to get our country back.
"Do You Consider Yourself Free of Responsibility?"
Salamander has a superb piece over at the USNI blog. He makes critical examination of Admiral McRaven's recent commentary on the politicization of the Inspector General's process, and in doing so, asks the most pertinent question imaginable. Where were all those First Flag Officer in the Chain ...
If it ain't broke - don't fix it!
The Quija Board
The controlled chaos on the flight deck is managed by a host of young men and women with an average age of around 19. But the movement of aircraft on the flight and hangar decks is the responsibility of The Handler, usually a Lieutenant Commander. To map out the movement of the aircraft and thei...
@Krag - some excellent points. Fighting a war, especially a war at sea is by no means an economical endeavor. There is nothing more expensive however, than losing a war. The economic ramification persist for generations (the Confederate South comes to mind). That said, I think that most here will agree that that current world conditions and the outlook on the horizon dictate that US Military forces MUST be increased; especially our Navy and most of all our Submarine Force.
One of the most intensive areas of training in submarining is the care and feeding of the nuclear reactor. Fully one half of an attack boat's crew are nucs. Elimination of the nuclear reactor also eliminates the need for this training regime. As you know submariners are the best trained of all crews. The safety of the boat requires thorough and extensive crew cross training. WWII diesel boat crews were slightly smaller than modern attack boat crews, and there was a time when the number of non-nucs dominated sub personnel (not sure if that’s still the case, but clearly the nuc ratio has increased). As for maintenance and shore establishment, IMHO it's about time that the Navy bring back tenders (both sub and surface craft); an invaluable asset for forward deployments.
Conventional Submarines an Answer for the US Navy?
Historian Torsten Heinrich at The Diplomat makes some excellent points. The United States hasn’t produced any conventional submarines since the Barbel-class in the late 1950s; every submarine class since then has been nuclear powered. This might have made sense in the context of the Cold War,...
The Pacific is an exceeding large ocean. Nuclear power allows for high speed transits and permits SSNs to get to where they are needed quickly. Such as been a major part of the US Navy's rational to employ an exclusively nuclear submarine fleet for the latter part of the 20th century, up to the present day.
As talented as a modern nuclear submarine is, the one thing that it is unable to do is to be in two places at once (whereas the enemy can). If we could have significantly larger numbers of modern capable SS attack boats as opposed to many fewer SSNs, then I'd agree with GBW. With many more boats and modern communications we could experience a revival of wolf pack tactics.
A less distinguished man once stated: "Quantity has a quality of it's own."
Conventional Submarines an Answer for the US Navy?
Historian Torsten Heinrich at The Diplomat makes some excellent points. The United States hasn’t produced any conventional submarines since the Barbel-class in the late 1950s; every submarine class since then has been nuclear powered. This might have made sense in the context of the Cold War,...
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