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Yup, I’ll close the loop on my opinions on UAS/guns saying some control but not over control. Arming all the countries we can and pulling them into our orbit to give them multiple problems? Yes More IRBMs in theater to give them pause? Yes
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We should. We’ve been invaded.
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Looks like this thread continues on a couple parallel tracks. Agree with above. One game changer was the INF treaty going away allowing things like the Typhon Mid-Range Capability (combination of Tomahawks and SM-6s) for the Army. PRC tried intimidating the local countries including the Philippines in the South China Sea and the Philippines was only too happy to have the Typhon set up in their country. Putting as many of those mobile systems in that area should give the PRC some sleepless nights. Whether that results one day in a "Cuban Missile Crisis" of the Indo-Pacific is a whole other discussion.
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https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/06/department-of-defense-security-for-the-protection-of-department-of-homeland-security-functions/ Currently threatening to deploy active duty marines to California. Thanks geniuses.
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You’re right, it will impede some amount of freedom of the law abiding but overall the benefit IMO would be worth it Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Every unit that did this is a T in “perform expeditionary operations,” on the METL…. We actually executed work at transcom and locally doing rail head ops…. You understand we are demonstrating the ability to move our heaviest ground forces and have them execute on the other end of that move right? 1-17 Cav is one of the flyover units, and that is literally their last hurrah before casing the colors and disbanding, so what did that really cost us? Look if I can March in the Dothan peanut festival parade, we can damn sure put some effort into celebrating the Army’s 250s birthday. Let’s compare the price tag on Tdy and equipment movement of this to say, the Dayton Air Show. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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Still retarded, just like it was in field training/zoo/etc. Show me the real world training aspect that makes this worth it, Signed, Killjoy
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Like gun control, the restrictions you mention will only restrict lawful operators.
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The action of an in place turn or a single track turn can create a kind of twisting friction which would be concerning in certain kinds of loose terrain. There’s a video out there somewhere of an M88 getting stuck in a cobblestoned area of some German village and just doing everything wrong to get out, then tearing chunks of cobblestone up, only to get them lodged into the spaces between the road wheels and the track and break the track. Done properly it’s actually a way to have track vehicle dig it’s self a partial hull down position in certain types of ground, but asphalt isn’t gonna do that. It’s not going to remove the paint, and in fact the most concerning thing we have when we drive on a road is idiots curbing the raised pavement because they weren’t paying attention. A truck would do the same damage a tank would do in that case. You can watch along our 7 miles of motor pools heavy tracked vehicles cross streets to go from the motor pool to the tank trail. They don’t have any visible damage along any of those roads. Seriously there are dozens of very real economic cost analysis arguments, but the ones screaming about tanks are just ignoring those for sensationalist BS, and the media talking heads are part of it. The whole “special rubber pads” are standard on all our tracked vehicles, and we haven’t had an all metal track since my dad was in the military. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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I get the facts about psi etc. on a tank driving straight down a road, but what about when they turn and do tank things. How's the impact of that on asphalt/concrete. Also, to prevent any triggering, I'm just curious.
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Yup With the capes that non state actors have demonstrated lately and the level of support rogue states have been willing to give VEOs recently, we’re all three of lucky/blessed/well protected by professionals to not have this happen As with gun control, I’m for a certain amount, in relation to UAS, we probably need to expand the FARs and prohibit recreational flight in certain areas for that reason, require a UAS transponder always to tie back to an operator certificate, drone detection systems deployed, etc… Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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I’m thinking of how easily chemical/biological/radiological materials could be dispersed effectively across a dense population area. You could literally just get a coke can worth of something scary lethal on a drone that cost hundreds of dollars, and swarm it across a place like Wall Street at lunch time. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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It was planned in and programmed before he was elected president. The Army was always going to celebrate its 250th birthday. Clutch pearls harder and get outraged the next flyover you see while you’re at it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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No doubt, I think we believe it can’t/won’t happen to us but a novel attack is certainly on the bingo card Hard shelters, land setbacks, anti UAS systems, new Prohibited Areas around bases, jail time for violators, etc… nothing is 100% but you need to try to get there and overlapping defenses add up Not every base immediately but start now, this nation needs to get into a different place in terms of security mindset, it would give the enemy some insight into our sources and methods but declassifying some intel to tell the why for this shift to the public, like the Why We Fight movies in WW2, call them Why We Prepare, might shift the zeitgeist Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Cool. Now do Covid circa 2021 Or speaking at school board meetings, same time frame. And numerous other free speech actions, not twitter spats, but government actions taken to thwart free speech. I'll take Trump blustering and https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/ice-arrests-top-100000-under-trump-as-officials-expand-detention-efforts/ar-AA1GayKQ?ocid=BingNewsSerp for $200, please... Not high enough numbers, but a start combined with record low border crossings. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/05/25/trump-southern-border-crackdown-impact/83733347007/ And I'll put another $200 on that high horse you ride to win/place/show.
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Over the years, I’ve seen numerous discussions here about the potential impact of Cyber on warfighters, the threat posed by China, and what the AF and DoD should do. i highly recommend anyone interested in the current focus on 2027 and beyond should listen to a podcast called “To Catch a Thief.” There are 9 episodes and it is well worth listening to, especially if you have more than a 20 minute drive to/from work. If you can’t muster that much attention span, just listen to the last episode. Nicole Perleroth worked for the NYT, and reminds mo of the stories of a conservative being “a liberal who got robbed.” check it out, you should be able to use it for PME credit or CEUs if you have any computer certification. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/to-catch-a-thief-chinas-rise-to-cyber-supremacy/id1798267956
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I stayed in a different AFSC than I started because I enjoyed the mission, had an opportunity to lead, and felt like I was making a difference in my corner of the AF. I retired after 26 years when my family situation changed. Eventually everyone gets out, even the CJCS. You either get out when you decide to or when the service tells you to.
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Come on, it’s not like we let our adversary buy large plots of land adjacent to our military facilities… wait… it appears new information has just been handed to me. Fuck.
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This is a stupid argument. It's like arguing that amusement parks are a waste or zoos are cruel. Humans are not machines. They need entertainment and fanfare and first person contact with something for it to matter in their lives. Parades bring the military to the people we desperately need to support us. This type of thinking is why so many utopians and central planners keep failing over and over in their attempts to "improve" society. It may seem better to spend money on a hospital instead of a parade, just like a base theater is a "waste" of money when the runways needs new lighting. But entertainment is not optional; it's human nature.
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Just the president of the US directly threatening someone over free speech. Somehow this is both constitutional AND moral. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-elon-musk-consequences-funds-democratic-candidates-rcna211605
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Because it's a stupid parade. Like we need to spend $$$ on that shit. But I guess little Taco needs an ego stroke so he can look mighty like Un. Tards.
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What is to stop our enemies from getting into the US, buying some containers and rigs, and parking them a mile from a base? Other than good explosives, not much. Fleet composition doesn't stop this.
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Heard those years were great.. I was still in nav school however..
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Boss I’ve both been stationed in Germany, and driven down that exact road in Hohenfels. The autobahn is nothing particularly spectacular when it comes to actual aspects of road construction other than the abundant use of concrete over asphalt. The roads running between villages are nothing special. The point being the amount of inane noise being generated and pearls being clutched over this upcoming parade is ridiculous and serves as a good marker for people who just want to be upset whether they have a reason or not. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Well I was actually referring to How the Germans go about road construction compared to here in the US guess I should have added a sarcasm tag.
