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Loved the LRF. We did not have TTS. The first time I heard of TTS on Sheridans was Desert Shield/Storm with 72d Armor of the 82d Airborne, but I never had personal experience with it.

Thankfully, by 1976 we had the full belly armor kit installed and, as the schematic notes, retained the functionality of the escape hatch. BTW, the 551A1 still moved out martly with no degradation to mobility IMO. Yes, the swim requirement was a joke. The flotation barrier was a maintenance...

The numbers of troops on psycho-tropic drugs before we went into Iraq would shock you just as I was shocked during an AMEDD AAR in the fall of 2003. Another shock was that they didn't discuss root causes of this scandal, but rather how to get more pills into theater. I imagine after the Gulf...

If possible, don't ration water; conserve it. I.e, use it wisely. Rationing should be a last resort.

I've fired .308 and milspec NATO 7.62x51 from different sources in my L1A1 and never had a problem.

When they start questioning a brigade of the 82d Airborne sent to Detroit in the late 60s then I'll pay attention.

Houston, whoda thunk?

In the post Sep. 25, 2025, a great discussion abour cross-eye, aka Dominant Eye theory. My first assignment in 1964 at Ft. Knox, Ky. was "Training Company Commander" USATCA. On the rifle range one day I observed a recruit having difficulty (M-14). Many of my troops were from West Va. or...

I'll wager he won't change a whit.

Tsushima was the last decisive engagement of battleships? I must have missed something: - Bismark vs. HMS Hood and Prince of Wales - Bismark vs. KGV and Rodney - USS George Washington vs. IJN Kirishima The last engagement mentioned brings to light that US battle wagons and heavy cruisers held...

That's not what happened. Ukraine had about 170 ICBMs and about 1700 warheads on its soil but never had operational control over them. I.e., Ukraine never had its own nukes. Under a 1994 agreement, all of the weaponry was returned to Russia but many don't know Ukraine retained a portion of...

And Ben Stein is rolling in his grave.

Umm...sort of. First, it was rare that I watched Carson at all. When one is active duty you are either on duty, in the field or catching up on sleep. I think Rush said the competition in late night TV was kind of silly because the audience was very small compared to prime time. Second, I...

The key thing is if the shows are on the big three or affiliates they are classified as broadcast networks vs. strictly cable. They are required to follow FCC regulations about broadcasts in the public interest or will lose their license. I don't know if Kimmel was losing money for the network...

Here is something to ponder given the previous rampant illegal immigration across our southern border: Cuba was actually the USSR's distant second choice to Mexico to spread communist influence in our hemisphere. The COMINTERN thought that Mexico was far more politically savvy and were in a...

Two teachers Two teachers in this supposedly conservative area of Texas were fired for expressing similar thoughts on fakebook. You have a right to free speech, but your employer frowns on those who make horrendous comments which will reflect on the business. Especially if you are teaching...

Was doing contract work for Hickam AFB and was staying downtown Honolulu due to return home the next day. Wife called me at 4AM and told me about the attack and to turn the TV on. Stunned. As soon as the sun rose I went out to the beach and the fleet left Pearl ASAP; they weren't going to get...

Almost forgot. Someone / something filmed this encounter. Miraculously, his reticle just happened to be pointing right at the object. Was this the laser designator? Satellite? A squirrel with optics?

Since the UFO craze started (in 1947 BTW near Mt. Rainier) we've been obsessed with "we are not alone." I would recommend the movie Ad Astra with Brad Pitt which asks us to consider that we are alone, or the first, or maybe the last.

Thanks, did not know that, but since it was behind a wall of secrecy forgive my dated knowledge.