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Here’s an excerpt from a really good article highlighting the war in Afghanistan and the part that Army Aviation has to play. Via The Danger Room FORWARD OPERATING BASE SALERNO, Afghanistan — Chief Warrant Officers Keith Lacy and David Fleckenstein were hunting an insurgent mortar team from the sky when news came over the [...] How’s that, Mo-Mo? You lied about your adopted daughter dying to make the US look like baby killers back in ’86. Have fun in exile and/or hanging from a noose like Mr. Hussein. Pun’ (“punk,” as translated from the Bronson dialect). The adopted daughter of Muammar Gadafy, whom he claimed died as an infant in [...] Former Army Staff Sgt. Matthew Blain, 25, right, was recognized last Saturday with the “Soldier’s Medal,” for heroism not in combat for a river rescue in Afghanistan. The Orange County Register has the story: That’s what he did when word crackled over the radio that a vehicle had flipped into the river. Blain sprinted [...] As rebels ransack Moammar Gaddhafi’s compund… it appears our boy had a bit of a secret crush: Among the many bizarre items uncovered as Libyan rebels ransacked Muammar Gaddafi’s Tripoli compound: an album filled with photos of former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. The discovery was perhaps not surprising given Gaddafi’s much-professed [...] Sure, we all have our various and respective problems with President George W. Bush, but have not one with how he reacted and immediately dealt with the attacks on 9/11. DVR set and looking forward to the National Geographic Channel’s interview with the former President next Monday, 10 PM EST/PST. National Geographic Channel presents [...] Think AI stands for “artificial intelligence”? Not in the niche market of sniper rifles. There it stands for UK arms maker Accuracy International. Wired.com’s Danger Room blog has a fascinating piece on AI’s latest sniper rifle model and how it came about. Fletcher opens a box of .338 ammunition and takes out five shining [...] In the fight! My unit, First Attack and a story posted at Army.Mil FORWARD OPERATING BASE SHARANA, Afghanistan, Aug. 10, 2011 — “When the challenge is drawn in the sand, the Soldiers step up,” said Maj. Paul Berg, executive officer of Task Force Attack. No statement could be closer to the truth when [...]
The Crew of Extortion 17… RIP Soldiers I understand that this was not intentional on anyone’s part that they leave these Soldiers out when they have been talking about the brave people this nation lost over the weekend but I think it’s important that we remember everyone, not just some. Here’s a statement from the [...] OK, BarryO, as I seem to recall you (per half your standard BO MO) demanding we get 100% behind President Obama no matter in taking out Osama bin Laden (however strange it was you amazingly didn’t want to rearview and give credit to President Bush for his admin’s role in the War on Terror leading [...] From the The Houston Chronicle By SOLOMON MOORE Associated Press © 2011 The Associated Press Aug. 6, 2011, 7:42AM KABUL, Afghanistan — A military helicopter crashed in eastern Afghanistan, killing 31 U.S. special operation troops and seven Afghan commandos, the country’s president said Saturday. An American official said it was apparently shot down, [...] From Stars and Stripes FOB AIRBORNE, Afghanistan – In the command center, the men were laughing. A donkey-borne IED. Who would do that? Who would load a donkey with explosives and send it tottering down the road, an unwilling, unwitting suicide bomber? But the soldiers also knew the Taliban, knew they might try anything. And [...] Since you probably won’t see this on the news where you are at… WACO — A criminal complaint unsealed Friday states AWOL Fort Campbell, Ky., Pfc. Naser Jason Abdo, 21, intended to build two bombs and detonate them at a local restaurant frequented by soldiers. When interviewed by investigators from the FBI Wednesday, Abdo [...] Here’s an interesting story from Businessweek on the cyber arms race: In the early morning hours of May 24, an armed burglar wearing a ski mask broke into the offices of Nicira Networks, a Silicon Valley startup housed in one of the countless nondescript buildings along Highway 101. He walked past desks littered with [...] Whatever you do — don’t hit the space bar. No really. It has had a few what can only be described as technical glitches. The Navy’s latest multi-million pound drone has the unfortunate feature of starting to self-destruct if the pilot accidentally presses the space bar on his keyboard. And it has gone wrong [...] From CBS, Via BlackFive Nicki Bunting brings her sons Connor and Cooper to Arlington National every Sunday. Her husband Brian’s headstone, like so many here in Section 60, marks a life cut short, a young family torn apart. But two-year-old Cooper is proof life is stronger than death… …”At the time he was killed we [...] Apparently we’re cutting $800 million in military aid to Pakistan. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-14099402 Saving money fever BHO! Catch it! Share on Facebook The first Apache Longbow to reach 10,000 hours Aircraft 35394, flown by Task Force Attack (the first unit in the United States Army to receive the AH-64D) in Afghanistan. This aircraft is now the high time Longbow in the world. ATTACK! Share on Facebook Sure hope Mr. Petty doesn’t mind me using his song here, neither. Share on Facebook From The Defense Video and Imagry Distribution System comes this story from Afghanistan. PAKTIKA PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Task Force Gambler, a battalion-sized element under 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, transferred authority to Task Force Attack, which is comprised of soldiers with 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, during a ceremony held [...] |
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