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When I started work as a DoD civilian and as a military retiree I found out I was eligible for government housing on installations around the NCR. I was a geographic bachelor so all I wanted was a simple BOQ room at 20 per day so I could save some bucks. Problem: the military went to leased...

Aegis ashore installations is an interesting idea.

It's about time. Currently our continental air defense consists of fighters, but this is not the answer against SRBM/MRBMs such as Israel faces every day. The admin wants something like the Iron Dome, which if memory serves, we helped develop. I grew up near a SAC base which was protected by...

Thanks for the input. I noted that the type 59 had an L7 type gun as shown in your lead photo, but all T-55s we encountered in the Gulf War and later had the standard 100mm gun. I don't think I ever saw an L7 on a T-55 in Iraq. The Israelis put an L7 into captured T-55s and called it the...

I'm confused. It seem the Type 59 designation and the T-55 are interchangeable in the article. There were no Type 59s in Iraq, only T-55s.

We don't get Fox on our provider but I will always watch Gutfeld the next morning on YouTube.

It will happen. Once the President officially designates groups as terrorists a whole host of options open up including SOF. I would say we are seeing more intel being gathered and it wouldn't surprise me if JSOC elements are already there. However, we can't fool around this time and conduct...

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More of a light recon vehicle in combination with the Scimitar et al in recon units. Naturally, they are forced into the tank role when noting else is available in the area.

I agree. In a previous life I was flying in and out of DCA since the late 80s. When landing don't look out the windows because you'll see how close the aircraft is to the concrete barrier when it stops and turns around. If there is a weather hold, the number of planes lined up on the taxiway...

This is very informative, I think.

You're right. The helicopter belongs to the 12th Avn Bn out of Belvoir and the bn is for transporting VIPs. I don't know about the 200 foot limit. I imagine it varies dpending on the area. When I was doing a lot of helicopter riding in Germany we would often go above the clouds if necessary.

Holy crap!

As in if you are standing at the Port of Dammam it's the Arabian Gulf. If you are located in Bushehr Iran, it's the Persian Gulf. So why shouldn't it be the Gulf of America from our perspective?

If you have the inclination, go to www.whitehouse.gov. The site has been completely revamped and has a menu where you can view executive actions, cabinet nominees, etc. What I found interesting is the sub-ocabinet interim appointments and the status if Biden's incumbents; i.e., they resigned...

In ??? Tx we're down to the mid-teens at night and getting to low 30s in the day. Not like the horrendous cold from three years ago thank goodness. My Dad was from Northwood/Larimore ND. I don't know how they handled it.

This could prove interesting for Milley and his dealings with the Chinese. From the Manual for Courts Martial 2024. Section 802, Article 2, Persons subject to jurisdiction: "Retired members of a regular component of the armed forces who are entitled to pay." And from the UCMJ: Applies to...

Another of Biden's preemptive pardons. Fauci, Milley, Jan 6 committee members. In essence, he's saying they are guilty.

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Nice article. My only comment would be that 1965's movie Battle of Bulge not only took liberties with the type of vehicles it was also one of the worst war movies ever made along with Anzio.