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Here's some video from Afghan PRTs.
More of this, please.
If you really want to know what's going on in Iraq, GO READ THIS. It's from Michael Yon.
Our guys are tough. The enemy in Baqubah is as good as any in Iraq, and better than most. That’s saying a lot. But our guys have been systematically trapping them, and have foiled some big traps set for our guys. I don’t want to say much more about that, but our guys are seriously outsmarting them. Big fights are ahead and we will take serious losses probably, but al Qaeda, unless they find a way to escape, are about to be slaughtered. Nobody is dropping leaflets asking them to surrender. Our guys want to kill them, and that’s the plan.
Bookmark his site and check it every day. Go back and read what he wrote yesterday and the day before that and before that. He is in the thick of it in Baqubah. If you REALLY want to know, go. Read.
x-posted Some Soldier's Mom
BANGOR — Five hundred thirty-one soldiers stopped for a layover Tuesday afternoon at Bangor International Airport, but not one of them ate a piece of Debbie Bickford’s decadent peanut butter fudge — nor did any indulge in a homemade chocolate brownie or a Maine-famous whoopie pie.Homemade treats long provided by the area’s volunteer Maine Troop Greeters disappeared at the airport about a month ago after BIA began enforcing a ban on such giveaways.
Last I checked Airports are funded primarily by Federal Taxes. Someone at the White House (I mean you George) needs to pick up the phone and call someone at the FAA and the Dept of Homeland Security and FIX this nonsense NOW.
One thing you can say about Marine leadership, they are clear, direct, and well - Marines.
Marines are getting too comfortable at their dug-in bases in Iraq, the Corps’ top officer told an audience at the Naval War College on June 13.“Due to the available infrastructure in the Al Anbar and the longevity of our presence, Marines are getting used to living at fixed bases and with more comforts of life than we really need,” Commandant Gen. James Conway said in comments provided to Marine Corps Times.
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“The comforts and the infrastructure of large bases in Iraq are a byproduct of our sustained presence there, and certainly do contribute to the morale of our Marines. However, Marines must guard against complacency and the expectation that tomorrow’s fight be marked by equally hospitable operating bases,” he said.
Given the choice, I suspect more than a few Air Force folks would forego the new Airman Battle Uniform (ABU) in favor of walking around in their underwear alone. While it looks fine, the ABU is heavier than even the heaviest winterweights of days gone by. Here (in mil-speak) is the bad news for any who hoped in vain for a lightweight edition suitable for, say, a desert climate:
The ABU will have a permanent crease and will be offered in 50-50 nylon-cotton blend permanent press fabric eliminating the need for winter and summer weight uniforms.Great if we invade Siberia, but it's especially unfortunate that people have to wear the damn things in the 120-plus degree heat imminent over here. (Those lucky enough to have them are still sporting the DCUs.)
Ask an Air Force guy how they like the new threads and they'll tell you in one word "hot". And the worst of summer is still to come.
Signed,
Not just looking cool in my ACUs.
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