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Drunk attempts to buy more beer

2009-10-20T10:39:00.000-07:00

Don't leave cell phones plugged in while your vehicle is parked .... this could very well happen to you ...

2009-10-18T14:43:00.000-07:00

I pray whoever this happened too will regain their hearing again .. and that they were not burned too badly ..

HAMMAS IN THEIR OWN VOICE

2009-10-17T17:45:00.000-07:00

BLACKHAWK DOWN ... Ranger Sizemore identifying Ranger Kowalewski's body

2009-10-01T16:54:00.000-07:00

BLACKHAWK DOWN ... Rules of engagement .. sucked

2009-10-01T16:49:00.000-07:00

BLACKHAWK DOWN ... Hard to determine if your threat was hit or not

2009-10-01T16:41:00.000-07:00

BLACKHAWK DOWN ... Evaluating the threat .. SOMALIA was a family affair

2009-10-01T16:38:00.000-07:00

BLACKHAWK DOWN ... Having the right mind set

2009-10-01T16:32:00.000-07:00

BLACKHAWK DOWN ... Soldier witnesses chopper go down

2009-10-01T16:11:00.000-07:00

BLACKHAWK DOWN ... Mike Goodale on a Somali Shooting

2009-10-01T16:02:00.000-07:00

BLACKHAWK DOWN ... CRASH SIGHT TODAY

2009-10-01T15:41:00.000-07:00

The Navy's new LCS (Littoral Combat Ship)

2009-09-24T12:15:00.000-07:00

Launched last month, the USS Independence ... Built by General Dynamics, it's called a "littoral combat ship" (LCS), and the tri-maran can move huge weapons around faster than any ship in the Navy. Ironic that with all that high tech built in, the ship reminds us of the Merrimac ironclad from Civil War days. Littoral means close to shore, and that's where these fleet-hulled babies will operate, tailor-made for launching helicopters and armored vehicles, sweeping mines and firing all manner of torpedoes, missiles and machine guns. These ships were designed to be relatively inexpensive this one's a bargain at $208 million and the navy plans to build 55 of them. This tri-maran is the first of the new fire-breathing breed, ready to scoot out of dry dock at a rumored 60 knots.. It's like a speedy and heavily-armed aircraft carrier for helicopters.

ASTROID IMPACTS EARTH [REPOST] Credits to Chief - Multiply

2009-09-22T06:06:00.000-07:00

Future Weapons: The XM307 Auto Grenade Launcher

2009-09-21T16:04:00.000-07:00

GRAND CANYON

2009-09-10T10:24:00.000-07:00

An archeological team, digging in Washington D.C. ..has uncovered 10,000 year old bones and remains .. believed to be the first politicians

2009-08-24T17:57:00.000-07:00

Dropping Flares .. outstanding

2009-06-16T09:05:00.000-07:00

Dropping Flares

C-130 Hercules lands on Aircraft Carrier

2009-06-16T08:54:00.000-07:00

C-130 Lands On A Carrier

Aircraft Crashes

2009-06-16T08:42:00.000-07:00

Aircraft Crashes

JUNE 6TH [UNCLASSIFIED]

2009-06-06T00:20:00.000-07:00

Gents,

Saturday, June 6th is the 65th anniversary of the D-Day invasion at Normandy,
France. 160,000 Soldiers from nine Infantry Divisions (American, British and
Canadian) landed along 50 miles of French coastline to crack the 'Atlantic
Wall'. This was the start of the final push to liberate Europe from Nazi
Germany.

Friday, June 5th, 1944 (the day before D-Day) the 45th Infantry Division completed combat operations in Italy by crossing the Tiber River on the outskirts of Rome. During 11 months of combat the 45th had conducted three amphibious assaults since landing in Sicily on July 10th, 1943.

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General Eisenhower's message to his troops:

Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force! You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade, toward which we have striven these many months. The eyes of the world are upon you. The hopes and prayers of liberty-loving people everywhere march with you.
In company with our brave Allies and brothers-in-arms on other Fronts, you will bring about the destruction of the German war machine, the elimination of Nazi tyranny over the oppressed peoples of Europe, and security for ourselves in a free world.

Your task will not be an easy one. Your enemy is well trained, well equipped and battle hardened. He will fight savagely.

But this is the year 1944! Much has happened since the Nazi triumphs of 1940-41. The United Nations have inflicted upon the Germans great defeats, in open battle, man-to-man. Our air offensive has seriously reduced their strength in the air and their capacity to wage war on the ground. Our Home Fronts have given us an Overwhelming superiority in weapons and munitions of war, and placed at our disposal great reserves of trained fighting men.
The tide has turned! The free men of the world are marching together to Victory!

I have full confidence in your courage and devotion to duty and skill in battle. We will accept nothing less than full Victory!

Good luck! And let us beseech the blessing of Almighty God upon this great and noble undertaking.

SIGNED: Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Soldier of the future

2009-05-29T14:26:00.000-07:00

It's the year 2030. As a soldier enters a crowded marketplace, sensors mounted on his helmet automatically scan faces in the crowd, identifying a known insurgent; a cursor in the heads-up display highlights the target and cues the weapon, which can be set to stun or kill; a simple voice command unlocks the trigger. PETERS: GENERAL RAY ODIERNO WAS RIGHT ABOUT IRAQ Aided by "smart drugs," enhanced with prosthetics, and protected by a lightweight suit of armor, this soldier of the future possesses near super-human capabilities and weapons that would make even Iron Man jealous. He's suited up in an "exoskeleton" - essentially a Storm Trooper-esque external shell - that allows him to carry heavy loads. Electronics integrated in his outfit allow for simultaneous language translation, automatic identification of potential foes, and video-game-like targeting. If the soldier is tired, overworked, or injured, neural and physiological sensors automatically send an alert to headquarters. It's all part of the Army's starry-eyed vision of grunts 20 years from now, and it's just one aspect of the Pentagon's ambitious thinking about technologies that will transform the way the military fights. There are also plans for advanced robotic aircraft; missiles that travel seven times the speed of sound; and ship- and aircraft-based laser weapons that could blast missiles out of the sky. These aren't fantasy. Many of these technologies are plausible, or in development. Whether the military can afford them is an entirely different question. Each branch of the military has its own plans, but the Army concept of tomorrow's soldier borrows heavily from nearly every genre of science fiction. Dubbed "Future Soldier 2030," the vision is the brainchild of the Natick Soldier Systems Center in Massachusetts, an Army organization responsible for researching and developing new technologies for the individual fighter. The idea driving this vision is a "soldier as a system," a sort of man-as-machine concept that looks at soldiers as you would an aircraft or tank. "We're building an F-16 [fighter] on legs," says Natick's Dutch DeGay. Does that vision run the risk of making soldier look like some sort of science fiction villain? DeGay notes the Army is aware of this potential pitfall: "We work hard to be cognizant of what the overall ensemble looks like." While some of the technologies are already under development - prototype exoskeletons exist, for example - others, such as an elaborate, light-weight power system needed to power all these fancy gadgets, are still many years away. There are also some provocative ideas behind the plans: the Army envisions "neural prosthetics" and drugs that aid cognitive ability. Such things may be "controversial now, but perhaps ubiquitous in 2030," officials note.CONTINUED With all those advanced sensors, electronics, and weapons systems, such a suit, the Army realizes, would be a potential bonanza for enemies if captured. For that possibility, the Army has another solution: If a soldier is killed, the outfit will "zeroize" itself - that is, wipe out its own electronic systems - so the equipment can't be exploited by enemy forces. Beyond individual soldiers, the Pentagon has other big ideas: the Air Force, for example, is working on a hypersonic missile that could strike anywhere in the world in less than an hour; a prototype, dubbed the X-51 "waverider," will be flight tested later this year. Laser weapons are also popular. The Pentagon plans for a megawatt-class laser that would fit on the nose cone of a Boeing 747 and capable of blasting North Korean or Iranian ballistic missiles out of the sky. After over a decade of work, the Pentagon plans to finally test the weapon against missiles later this year. The Navy is also working on its own missile-blasting weapon that would go on ships, called the Free Electron Laser. Another major initiative for the future is replacing manned aircraft with drones. In Pakistan, for example, armed Predator drones are conducting air strikes that would have once been carried out only by piloted aircraft. But these unmanned aircraft are still ultimately controlled by human operators. In the pipeline are armed drones that could operate with no human intervention. Northrop Grumman is working on a Navy-funded project called the X-47B, which would take off and land from carriers ships, and Boeing recently unveiled Phantom Ray, another unmanned combat aircraft that the company hopes will interest the Air Force. This is not to say that that the future military will necessarily be equipped with the latest and greatest in weaponry. With the costs of weapons skyrocketing, and the Pentagon under pressure to fund ongoing military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, many of the military's big ideas have simply proved too costly. The Army's Future Combat System, a $160 billion program that included robots, sensors, drones and ground vehicles, is now slated for cancellation. Likewise, the Navy's dreams for its future fleet have been dramatically scaled back. And the Air Force's plans for a new bomber are also on the chopping block, another victim of the latest round of cutbacks in the new Pentagon budget. Even equipment for the commander-in-chief is in jeopardy: the Navy recently canceled plans to buy a fleet of new presidential helicopters. So how much, for example, would the outfit for the future soldier of 2030 cost and can the Army really afford it? The Army won't say. Although many of the component technologies are under development through various research efforts, the Army isn't actually putting any money into the full ensemble yet. But history may be a guide. One of the Army's more recent attempts to create a high-technology soldier outfit, called the "Land Warrior System," produced mixed results and a price tag of over $30,000 each. After spending over 10 years and half a billion dollars, the Army was forced to scale back or cancel many of the technologies. That brings to mind an old joke that cynics use about all-ambitious technologies, be they laser weapons, hypersonic missiles, or super-human soldier suits: These are the weapons of the future - and they always will be.

2007-07-22T23:03:00.001-07:00

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