Could be two topics.

Things appear to be ramping up on both fronts.

First the DOW released video of an engagement that is clearly an AC-130J engaging a Narco Boat. The first round is the 105MM and it functions slightly low and aft. You can see a larger area in the center with most of the frag but it has "tails" off to the side which create the smiley face. You will note the sensor immediately offsets (two-shot) and begins engaging with 30MM from the MK-44 Bushmaster. The first 30MM round appears to hit a gas can or something flammable. Another 105MM prox with offset is a direct towards the end.

Next we have an engagement against what I would call a semi-submersible carrying drugs, my liberal friends would no doubt call it a fishing submarine. Oh no, it was a double tap...

Finally - recent images show what appears to be 5 MC-130Js and 9 CV-22s operating out of Puerto Rico.

29 minutes ago, ClearedHot said:

fishing submarine

Carrying an undocumented immigrant.

Damn, water really kills the wow factor of an explosive.

Well. Most of them. Next phase?

Great way to clear out the GIUK Gap of submarines in the event of war.

2 hours ago, Lord Ratner said:

Damn, water really kills the wow factor of an explosive.

Not when you HOB a prox round.

It's crazy that we have about 10 billion dollars worth of aircraft sitting stacked together in the open in these areas now days. A couple half brains with 50k worth of drones and equipment could wipe out a squadron of F-35s.

In that first video, the boat was not under way. Was any info given as to why?

Saw another news report that we have planes in El Salvador, wonder if they're flying out of Ilopango. We took an AC-H in there back in the day. Looked like an airplane junkyard where they parked us, tight fit too.

Over on main stream media (WSJ) is a 4+ min long vid showing off the planes and people (with nametags) highlighting capes and recent destruction. If my mug was in any of those vids, I'd be livid. Why show who and how?

11 hours ago, disgruntledemployee said:

Over on main stream media (WSJ) is a 4+ min long vid showing off the planes and people (with nametags) highlighting capes and recent destruction. If my mug was in any of those vids, I'd be livid. Why show who and how?

Concur...why invite the negative consequences.

I wonder why they chose 30/105 over PGMs..

But honestly I feel for the crews having the entire world armchair quarterbacks their engagements and having no idea wtf they're talking about.

Edited December 26, 2025Dec 26 by Chicken

Looks like Operation Just Cause 2.0 has officially kicked off.

That escalated quickly. Hope people thought through the transition better than we have the last couple times. Good work by the 160th.

I figured he had a Hellfire in his future. Now my guess is he'll sing for his supper just to avoid Supermax.

13 minutes ago, fire4effect said:

I figured he had a Hellfire in his future. Now my guess is he'll sing for his supper just to avoid Supermax.

I guess he will be a guest of my neighboring town of Florence ATX.

Will he end up as "Born Again" Maduro?

4 hours ago, Smokin said:

That escalated quickly. Hope people thought through the transition better than we have the last couple times. Good work by the 160th.

Watched the press brief...doesn't look like it.

1 hour ago, 17D_guy said:

Watched the press brief...doesn't look like it.

concept of a plan

I found it interesting that the FBI CIRG was on hand to make the actual arrest (due to the types of charges for the perps - LOL).

Little bit of info trickling out

Air & Space Forces Magazine

US Airpower Paved Way for Special Ops to Capture Venezuel...

U.S. forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in a high-stakes military operation on Jan. 3 supported by extensive U.S. airpower.

Interesting that there were LE present in the force that captured Maduro.

This one made me chuckle

https://www.instagram.com/rmsthornton/reel/DTCtoyhjWQP/

Edited yesterday at 02:10 AM1 day by uhhello

1 hour ago, Prosuper said:

I guess he will be a guest of my neighboring town of Florence ATX.

Your view of the mountains will be much better.😁

I'm sure the cockroaches in Central and South America are scattering. With ISR watching.