krd
Ylipäällikkö
On! Demolle tulee hintaa.
http://www.tekniikkatalous.fi/tekni...i-varaa-huippuaseistuksensa-ammuksiin-6597512
Uutisia Yhdysvalloista
- Viestiketjun aloittaja Museo
- Aloitus PVM
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- Tagit
- usa yhdysvallat
F-35 vaatii enemmän huoltotunteja kuin korvaamansa koneet, joten mekaanikot ovat loppuneet. Vajaus on 4000 henkeä.
Jotkut tukikohdat pyörii jo ulkoistettuna (siviili contractors), esim Luke, Arizona.
Tavallisia 18-19v alokkaita ei voi ihan heti päästää esim F-35 koneen kimppuun, joten tilanne ei ole helpottumassa, vaan pahentumassa, kun F-35 koko ajan korvaa vanhoja koneita.
Jotkut tukikohdat pyörii jo ulkoistettuna (siviili contractors), esim Luke, Arizona.
Tavallisia 18-19v alokkaita ei voi ihan heti päästää esim F-35 koneen kimppuun, joten tilanne ei ole helpottumassa, vaan pahentumassa, kun F-35 koko ajan korvaa vanhoja koneita.
Maidan
Respected Leader
U.S. lawmakers passed bills on Tuesday renewing sanctions on Iran for 10 years and imposing new sanctions on Syria, underscoring their determination to play a strong role in Middle East policy no matter who occupies the White House.
The House of Representatives voted 419 to one for a 10-year reauthorization of the Iran Sanctions Act, or ISA, a law first adopted in 1996 to punish investments in Iran's energy industry and deter Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons.
The House also passed by voice vote a bill that would sanction the government of Syria, and supporters including Russia and Iran, for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-nuclear-usa-sanctions-idUSKBN13A2WZ
Nyt senaatin hyväksyntä ja Obaman allekirjoitus. Jospa hän nyt tekisi pienen läksiaislahjan VVH:lle. (Vladimir Vladimirovich Huilo)
The House of Representatives voted 419 to one for a 10-year reauthorization of the Iran Sanctions Act, or ISA, a law first adopted in 1996 to punish investments in Iran's energy industry and deter Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons.
The House also passed by voice vote a bill that would sanction the government of Syria, and supporters including Russia and Iran, for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-nuclear-usa-sanctions-idUSKBN13A2WZ
Nyt senaatin hyväksyntä ja Obaman allekirjoitus. Jospa hän nyt tekisi pienen läksiaislahjan VVH:lle. (Vladimir Vladimirovich Huilo)
Kaverit oli lähdössä taisteleen isisin riveihin.
Suomeen voi palata, ja pääsee kaiken mahdollisen avun piiriin.
Kyllä on kaukana toisistaan oikeusjärjestelmät suomessa ja usassa
Judge sentences three men to decades in prison in ISIS trial
http://www.mprnews.org/story/2016/11/16/third-day-of-isis-trial
A federal judge today sent three young Twin Cities men to decades in prison for their roles in a plot to leave the United States to fight for the terrorist group ISIS.
Guled Omar, 21, who at one point was the group's leader and drew other young men into the conspiracy, received the harshest penalty of 35 years. His friends, Abdirahman Daud and Mohamed Farah, 22, will serve 30 years in prison.
Tässä loput
• Abdullahi Yusuf, 20, to time already served, plus 20 years' supervised release.
• Abdirizak Warsame, 21, to 30 months in prison.
• Zacharia Abdurahman, 21, to 10 years in prison.
• Hamza Ahmed, 21, to 15 years in prison.
• Hanad Musse, 21, to 10 years in prison.
• Adnan Farah, 20, to 10 years in prison.
Edit: ylellä sama uutinen
Kolme amerikansomalia vankeuteen 30-35 vuodeksi aikeista lähteä Isisin riveihin
http://yle.fi/uutiset/3-9297968
Suomeen voi palata, ja pääsee kaiken mahdollisen avun piiriin.
Kyllä on kaukana toisistaan oikeusjärjestelmät suomessa ja usassa
Judge sentences three men to decades in prison in ISIS trial
http://www.mprnews.org/story/2016/11/16/third-day-of-isis-trial
A federal judge today sent three young Twin Cities men to decades in prison for their roles in a plot to leave the United States to fight for the terrorist group ISIS.
Guled Omar, 21, who at one point was the group's leader and drew other young men into the conspiracy, received the harshest penalty of 35 years. His friends, Abdirahman Daud and Mohamed Farah, 22, will serve 30 years in prison.
Tässä loput
• Abdullahi Yusuf, 20, to time already served, plus 20 years' supervised release.
• Abdirizak Warsame, 21, to 30 months in prison.
• Zacharia Abdurahman, 21, to 10 years in prison.
• Hamza Ahmed, 21, to 15 years in prison.
• Hanad Musse, 21, to 10 years in prison.
• Adnan Farah, 20, to 10 years in prison.
Edit: ylellä sama uutinen
Kolme amerikansomalia vankeuteen 30-35 vuodeksi aikeista lähteä Isisin riveihin
http://yle.fi/uutiset/3-9297968
Viimeksi muokattu:
Tango-Mike-Heavy
Kapteeni
Wow! Olen kyllä kuullut useasti kun joku sanoo että "mä taidan alkaa pikkuhiljaa liueta tästä" mutta tämä sälli toteutti homman sanamukaisesti. Aikamoista...
http://www.iltalehti.fi/ulkomaat/201611172200028788_ul.shtml
Iltalehti kirjoitti:
http://www.iltalehti.fi/ulkomaat/201611172200028788_ul.shtml
Guderian
Kapteeni
News
Nov 17 2016, 7:09 pm ET
Director of National Intelligence James Clapper Resigns
by Ken Dilanian and Corky Siemaszko
Director of National Intelligence James Clapper delivered some reassurance Thursday to Americans worried about the Trump transition — along with his resignation.
"I know a lot of people have been feeling uncertain about what will happen with this Presidential transition," Clapper said. "There has been a lot of catastrophizing, if I can use that term, in the 24-hour news cycle and social media. So, I'm here with a message: It will be okay."
The exit of Clapper, who submitted his resignation Wednesday evening, is not a surprise.
In interviews with NBC News over the last year, Clapper said he was counting down the days to stepping down at the end of President Obama's final term in office. He started as a young intelligence officer reporting to his father during the Vietnam War and said that after than 50 years of service it was time to go.
Clapper's resignation, which is effective Jan. 17, comes as the Trump team has been struggling to put together a cabinet and mulling what's likely to be a change in national security direction once Obama departs.
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/director-national-intelligence-james-clapper-resigns-n685301
Nov 17 2016, 7:09 pm ET
Director of National Intelligence James Clapper Resigns
by Ken Dilanian and Corky Siemaszko
Director of National Intelligence James Clapper delivered some reassurance Thursday to Americans worried about the Trump transition — along with his resignation.
"I know a lot of people have been feeling uncertain about what will happen with this Presidential transition," Clapper said. "There has been a lot of catastrophizing, if I can use that term, in the 24-hour news cycle and social media. So, I'm here with a message: It will be okay."
The exit of Clapper, who submitted his resignation Wednesday evening, is not a surprise.
In interviews with NBC News over the last year, Clapper said he was counting down the days to stepping down at the end of President Obama's final term in office. He started as a young intelligence officer reporting to his father during the Vietnam War and said that after than 50 years of service it was time to go.
Clapper's resignation, which is effective Jan. 17, comes as the Trump team has been struggling to put together a cabinet and mulling what's likely to be a change in national security direction once Obama departs.
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/director-national-intelligence-james-clapper-resigns-n685301
John Hilly
Ylipäällikkö
Lisää Clipperin jäähyväispuheesta:
http://www.longwarjournal.org/archi...alSiteWide+(The+Long+War+Journal+(Site-Wide))
http://www.longwarjournal.org/archi...alSiteWide+(The+Long+War+Journal+(Site-Wide))
Bushmaster
Greatest Leader
en oikeen keksinyt mihin tämän laittaisin joten täällä lepää:
https://theaviationist.com/2016/11/...a-fake-town-in-the-arizona-desert-looks-like/
Here’s what U.S Marine Corps Urban Close Air Support at a fake town in the Arizona desert looks like
Nov 16 2016 - 4 Comments
By David Cenciotti
Some stunning photographs show U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venoms engaging targets at “Yodaville” during an urban close air support exercise.
The shots in this post were taken on Sept. 30, 2016, during an Urban Close Air Support exercise held during the Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course (WTI) 1-7 hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1).
The WTI is a seven-week course was held at “Yodaville” near Yuma, Arizona, within the Urban Target Complex or R-2013-West, a “fake” town surrounded by terrain similar to that you can find in the Middle East or Asia that provides the most realistic target environment for pilot and ground controllers to improve their skills in CAS conducted in urban area.
As the images show, the layout of Yodaville was designed in such a way it appears to be similar to villages in Iraq, Syria or Afghanistan.
Urban CAS (UCAS) is a specific kind of mission flown by fixed- and rotary-wing assets with the aim to assist friendly ground forces in contested urban areas. UCAS sorties are also launched as part of MOOTW (Military Operations Other Than War) to assist civilians during NEOs (Non-combatant Evacuation Operations), as happened in the past, in Saigon or Tirana.
Training like WTI prepares aircrews to operate at low altitude in a small, possibly highly lethal airspace while cooperating with JTACs (Joint Tactical Air Controllers) that provide guidance to the helicopters so that these can properly engage the enemies, preventing blue-on-blue incidents.
Those in the photographs are UH-1Y Venom choppers, a rebuilt and highly modified version of the famous UH-1 Huey. The UH-1Y, or “Yankee”, carries 12.7-mm or 7.62-mm machine guns, or 7.62-mm Gatling guns installed in the open doors on either side of the fuselage; it can also carry Hydra 70r rockets pods or APKWS laser guided anti-armor missiles, used for self-defense to soften-up enemy defenses before landing.
Image credit: U.S. Marine Corps
Massachusetts college refuses to fly Old Glory on campus
College Stops Flying US Flag Entirely After Flag-Burning Incident
The school responded to Trump’s victory by keeping the U.S. flag at half-staff, as if in mourning Then, on the night before Veterans Day, somebody took the flag down and set it on fire.''
Hampshire College in Massachusetts has announced that it will no longer fly the U.S. flag at all in response to an incident where the flag was taken down and burned. The president of the college says that by getting rid of the flag the school will be able to focus on other issues like halting Islamophobia and promoting gay rights.
http://dailycaller.com/2016/11/20/c...ly-after-flag-burning-incident/#ixzz4QrArVlkK
College Stops Flying US Flag Entirely After Flag-Burning Incident
The school responded to Trump’s victory by keeping the U.S. flag at half-staff, as if in mourning Then, on the night before Veterans Day, somebody took the flag down and set it on fire.''
Hampshire College in Massachusetts has announced that it will no longer fly the U.S. flag at all in response to an incident where the flag was taken down and burned. The president of the college says that by getting rid of the flag the school will be able to focus on other issues like halting Islamophobia and promoting gay rights.
http://dailycaller.com/2016/11/20/c...ly-after-flag-burning-incident/#ixzz4QrArVlkK
John Hilly
Ylipäällikkö
Erinomainen juttu Kenraali "Hullu koira" Mattisista, joka tapasi Trumpin puolustusministeriehdokkaana.
Kannattaa lukea!
Gen. James Mattis in Kabul, Afghanistan in 2011. U.S. Embassy Kabul photo
In 2008, actor Robert Burke chewed the scenery as Mattis in the mini-series Generation Kill.
https://warisboring.com/appointing-...trump-s-best-decision-1de5070065ed#.12seaoqh4
Kannattaa lukea!
Gen. James Mattis in Kabul, Afghanistan in 2011. U.S. Embassy Kabul photo
Appointing ‘Mad Dog’ Mattis to Lead the Pentagon Could Be Trump’s Best Decision
But the president-elect may not like that the battle-hardened Marine believes in strong alliances and hates torture
by KEVIN KNODELL
“It’s fun to shoot some people. I’ll be right up there with you. I like brawling.”
For many Americans that’s the quote that has come to define James “Mad Dog” Mattis, a retired U.S. Marine general who has emerged as a front runner to take over the Pentagon under a Donald Trump administration.
It’s a quote his detractors and fans have used for years to paint him as a trigger happy maniac. The image is no doubt part of Mattis’ appeal for Trump, who has cultivated an image for himself on the campaign trail as a tough guy who’s plan for ISIS is to “bomb the shit out them,” implement torture “worse than waterboarding” and kill the families of suspected terrorists.
But Mattis is a complicated and interesting leader. Many of his fellow officers have called him a “warrior monk,” owing to his love of reading and understanding of history, politics and world cultures.
While Mattis has never been shy about expressing his love for battle, he’s also said that “if in order to kill the enemy you have to kill an innocent, don’t take the shot. Don’t create more enemies than you take out by some immoral act.”
Mattis is an avid reader of history and philosophy while Trump has boasted that he “doesn’t have time to read.” Mattis even wrote a widely circulated e-mail expressing his thoughts on being “too busy to read.”
“By reading, you learn through others’ experiences,” Mattis wrote. “Generally a better way to do business, especially in our line of work where the consequences of incompetence are so final for young men … It doesn’t give me all the answers, but it lights what is often a dark path ahead.”
Mattis and Trump are very different men.
Mattis, at right, on the road to Baghdad in 2003. U.S. Marine Corps photo
Mattis attained a near mythic stature over the course of his career, particularly among Marines. The satirical website Duffel Blog frequently features stories that treat Mattis like an action hero and Marine turned-cartoonist Maximilian Uriarte has depicted “Mad Dog” as a heavenly being with supernatural powers in his web comic series Terminal Lance.
In 2008, actor Robert Burke chewed the scenery as Mattis in the mini-series Generation Kill.
Mattis is no doubt an aggressive commander who values “violence of action.” But he’s careful about when to take action. He led the troops at the tip of the spear during the 2003 invasion of Iraq, and saw first hand what happens when leaders over-rely on force and don’t consider the long-term consequences of their actions.
Mattis co-authored the U.S. military’s counter-insurgency manual with David Petraeus based in no small part on their experiences dealing with the invasion’s fallout. Petraeus — who oversaw the Surge — has often received the most credit, but Mattis has been a key player in rethinking how America fights.
Though he’s a warrior by trade, he knows there’s a wide range of tools countries can use to interact with the world and resolve conflicts — military force being just one.
“In this age, I don’t care how tactically or operationally brilliant you are, if you cannot create harmony — even vicious harmony — on the battlefield based on trust across service lines, across coalition and national lines, and across civilian/military lines, you need to go home, because your leadership is obsolete,” he once said.
“We have got to have officers who can create harmony across all those lines.”
Pres. Barack Obama appointed Mattis to lead U.S. Central Command overseeing all U.S. forces in the Middle East, where he won nearly universal praise among military officials and the civilian diplomatic corps. He also formed close friendships with regional military leaders and diplomats — particularly in the United Arab Emirates.
However, the Obama administration fired him, apparently as a result of his contentious relationship with several civilian appointees. It wasn’t a result of his “Mad Dog” reputation. It was because he asked pressing questions about the long-term consequences of American policies. And kept pressing.
In particular, he was critical of the Obama administration’s handling of Iran and Syria. He pushed for a tougher stance against the Iranian regime, arguing that its terror network and proxies pose a serious threat to U.S. troops, civilians and regional allies.
Mattis was angered by a 2011 plot by Iranian agents to assassinate Adel Al Jubeir, Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to the United States. Mattis considered Al Jubeir a friend, and the attack — which would have been carried out with explosives in a Washington, D.C. restaurant — would have certainly killed Americans, too.
However, Mattis voiced skepticism of pushing a no-fly zone in Syria as he argued that regime artillery — not aircraft — were responsible for far more of the killings. As he saw it, a no-fly zone was a cop-out that wouldn’t actually solve anything.
Though he said he was moved by the plight of Syrian refugees, who he called “the most traumatized [refugees] I’ve ever seen,” he didn’t want to see a half-baked intervention without a proper end plan. He’d seen that before.
Mattis talks to wounded Marines in Iraq, 2006. U.S. Marine Corps photo
During a 2013 conference at the Aspen Institute, the then-newly minted civilian Mattis laid out his thoughts on the wars in a discussion with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer. In his remarks, Mattis made clear that he’s a strong proponent of working closely with allies, particularly those in the Middle East.
“Understand that there are people in this region that have bet everything on sticking with the United States,” he said. “So as you look at these situations you have to remember that we are not alone and there are a lot of people with us.”
His remarks at the conference are instructive about his views on war, diplomacy and America’s role in the world. Though he spoke highly of friends and colleagues that were members of the U.A.E. and Saudi elite, Mattis also spoke of the importance of the Arab Spring and youth-led democracy movements.
He referred to the forces of the Syrian regime as “thugs” for firing on unarmed pro-democracy activists — in contrast to Trump’s avowed admiration for Bashar Al Assad’s unapologetic brutality.
Mattis stressed that it’s important for Americans to understand that many people in the region — millions of them — want democratic reforms, and that it would be likely through education and diplomacy that these movements take form. “It’s not enough to be against something,” he warned.
The conference was held shortly before the Obama administration reneged on a promise to give air support to the Free Syrian Army in a critical push — leading to a crushing defeat, demoralizing the Syrian rebels and providing an opening that the Islamic State was able to exploit.
Within a year, the Islamic State and other hardline militant groups had either killed or absorbed much of the remnants of the FSA.
During the presidential race, Mattis was briefly tapped by a group of “Never Trump” conservatives as a potential independent presidential candidate. He ultimately declined to run. Other than Mattis’ fiscally conservative views, he speaks little about his political beliefs outside of foreign policy and military affairs, and seemed to have little enthusiasm for the prospect of the sitting in the Oval Office.
As news came out that Trump had met with Mattis, a faction of Trump’s supporters who were energized by the campaign’s rhetoric about terrorism have lashed out on social media at Mattis’ potential appointment. Guess why — it’s because of his emphasis on working with Muslim allies.
These critics seem to be under the impression that wanting alliances makes Mattis — a man who once told insurgents “do not cross us, because if you do, the survivors will write about what we do here for 10,000 years” — too soft to take on jihadist terrorists.
However, Mattis is a favorite for the posting, and he enjoys nearly universal admiration from elected Republicans and Democrats alike. There are some legal hurdles to getting him appointed — he technically hasn’t been out of the military long enough to be Defense Secretary.
“Having Mattis run the Defense Department would put the Marines in their most powerful position ever,” Thomas Ricks wrote at Foreign Policy. “They’d have the Secretary of Defense, the Chairman Joint Chief of Staff and the commandant. If I were the Army I’d hunker down and plan for the future for a few years.”
It’s unclear how Trump’s inner circle feel about Mattis. According to several sources, Trump’s proposed National Security Adviser and confidant, retired Lt. Gen. Mike Flynn, allegedly tried to cross Mattis’ name off the list of potential cabinet members.
Ricks noted at Foreign Policy that Mattis outranks Flynn, “even in retirement.” He added, “Mattis also is far smarter, and better educated, than Flynn. That will help contain Flynn.”
During Trump’s meeting, he was surprised to learn that Mattis opposed torture. Mattis told him “I’ve never found it to be useful” and argued interrogators would do better with “a pack of cigarettes and a few beers,” according to Trump.
Trump told The New York Times that his meeting with Mattis has prompted him to reflect on his torture stance, but stressed “I’m not saying it changed my mind.”
It remains to be seen whether Trump would actually be receptive to Mattis’ advice or recognize his expertise. Trump has previously bragged about “knowing more about ISIS than the generals.”
Mattis’ dismissal for asking tough questions and speaking his mind under Obama could easily be repeated under Trump, who is notorious for his furious reactions to criticism.
If Trump’s plans consist of re-energizing torture programs and mass killings of civilians as he talked about during his campaign, Mattis may have a lot to say. As Mattis once told his troops, the U.S. military is “the world’s most feared and trusted force. Engage your brain before you engage your weapon.”
https://warisboring.com/appointing-...trump-s-best-decision-1de5070065ed#.12seaoqh4
Soldierblue
Ylipäällikkö
USS Zumvalt on saanut teknisiä ongelmia, se laiva maksaa 35 miljardia kruunua!
http://www.svd.se/forsta-bilderna-pa-usas-monsterjagare#sida-5
http://www.svd.se/forsta-bilderna-pa-usas-monsterjagare#sida-5
Bushmaster
Greatest Leader
Ilmeisesti "koneingenjööri" somaliasta...
https://www.facebook.com/jussi.hallaaho/posts/1154308801355979:
Mutta aseet pitää kieltää...
Muistaakseni joku kehoitti oikeita muslimeja tekemään iskuja autolla ja veitsillä.?
Tälläkään ei ole ilmeisesti taaskaan mitään tekemistä islamin kanssa...?
https://www.facebook.com/jussi.hallaaho/posts/1154308801355979:
Mutta aseet pitää kieltää...
Muistaakseni joku kehoitti oikeita muslimeja tekemään iskuja autolla ja veitsillä.?
Tälläkään ei ole ilmeisesti taaskaan mitään tekemistä islamin kanssa...?
Bushmaster
Greatest Leader
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-38136658
US & Canada
Ohio attacker Abdul Ali Artan is of 'Somali descent
US & Canada
Ohio attacker Abdul Ali Artan is of 'Somali descent
Mattis herättää Tunteita
http://warontherocks.com/2016/11/i-love-mattis-but-i-dont-love-him-as-secdef/
Esim John Schindler taas kritisoi tätä yllä olevaa perustelleen että Pentagoniin tarvitaan rakenteiden muuttaja
Aika moni lujasti Pentagonia pienempikin organisaatio tarvitsee rakenteiden ravistelua.