tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5737853305204847838.comments2023-11-20T05:27:02.037+00:00GrogNewsBranthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07482746543829626805noreply@blogger.comBlogger2273125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5737853305204847838.post-54821030135435473142022-01-17T01:03:35.113+00:002022-01-17T01:03:35.113+00:00P is "practiced".
From FM 7-0: Practic...P is "practiced". <br />From FM 7-0: Practiced: P (Basic Task Proficiency). A Practiced proficiency rating means a unit is practiced.<br />It has attained basic task proficiency with shortcomings. The unit’s shortcomings may require significant training to meet the Army standard.sixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10530599681040214165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5737853305204847838.post-66878769727598199092020-11-06T04:37:42.994+00:002020-11-06T04:37:42.994+00:00I surely would love to see how this U.S.Army Offic... I surely would love to see how this U.S.Army Officer claims to be both the youngest Officer and the most decorated Officer of the Vietnam War. He claims to have won the <br />Combat Infantryman Badge<br /> Parachutist Badge<br /> <br /> Distinguished Service Cross<br />Silver Star (2)<br />Bronze Star (2) with "V" Device<br />Purple Heart (7)<br />Air Medal (2)<br />Army Commendation Medal<br />Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross (2) with Star and Palm<br /> Air Medal with oak leaf cluster<br /> Army Commendation Medal<br /> National Defense Service Medal<br /> Bronze star with oak leaf and V<br /> Vietnam Service Medal with three 3⁄16" bronze stars<br /> Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with star and palm<br /> Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation with palm and frame<br /> Republic of Vietnam Civil Actions Unit Citation with palm and frame<br /> Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal with 1960- device<br />and many more......<br /><br />But here is the catch.....was in the Army 3 years, became an Officer from Enlisted in one year to Lt. a Captain after medical retirement.<br /><br />So he was only in Vietnam 5 months then earning all these decorations within a month plus 7 Purple Hearts....HOW????? <br />His Name is David A. Christian. Sorry the timeline and information does not jive. The mission of October 29 1968 he earned the SS but he was in a hospital on that day in Japan. Can you be in two places at the same time?Ironhearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12831738162657215365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5737853305204847838.post-78276135402692697322018-06-15T23:37:04.657+01:002018-06-15T23:37:04.657+01:00Wheeled units have three circles on the bottom of ...Wheeled units have three circles on the bottom of the icon according to NATO. See APP-6 Table 3-6.Nate Kaufmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08755879216772761091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5737853305204847838.post-52452733323361833472016-06-05T02:54:11.118+01:002016-06-05T02:54:11.118+01:00The subway station Oberstein says she came out of ...The subway station Oberstein says she came out of must have been Bowling Green, not Rolling Green.Big Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08504010873486094505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5737853305204847838.post-35286125547163507222016-02-23T22:42:49.049+00:002016-02-23T22:42:49.049+00:00Thanks for reposting this.
I guess the Internet is...Thanks for reposting this.<br />I guess the Internet isn't always forever.<br /><br />BrianBrian Trainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14679901195609623306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5737853305204847838.post-62873878120658888592015-07-04T13:41:38.977+01:002015-07-04T13:41:38.977+01:00what kind of backstrap/frame plug do you have on t...what kind of backstrap/frame plug do you have on the Glock 36? I've been trying to find one like this that rounds down to the extended baseplates.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5737853305204847838.post-80884294779970360132014-12-03T23:03:38.522+00:002014-12-03T23:03:38.522+00:00I recall readingv "Not a Good Day to Die,&quo...I recall readingv "Not a Good Day to Die," Sean Naylor's book on Op Anaconda, the battle for TB. It seemed more journalism than history, though t was a good read. Anyone know of a better book on the subject?<br />Mad Padrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5737853305204847838.post-47667903276362635932014-11-13T18:31:25.603+00:002014-11-13T18:31:25.603+00:00Gary W. - One of our logistics instructors acquire...Gary W. - One of our logistics instructors acquired a copy, and it's been handed off to me to learn and then teach for a test play on 5 December. In the (admittedly unlikely) event you look back here, I'd be happy to be able to contact you with questions.<br /><br />james.sterrett@gmail.comJames Sterretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17382552161682219244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5737853305204847838.post-76560103763400562192014-11-08T05:00:02.888+00:002014-11-08T05:00:02.888+00:00No, we are NOT going down to 8 frigates and 4 dest...No, we are NOT going down to 8 frigates and 4 destroyers. The lowest we are going is the current 13 frigates & 6 destroyers. The number of ships in the picture is completely wrong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5737853305204847838.post-4725454199732228992014-10-23T20:12:47.208+01:002014-10-23T20:12:47.208+01:00A bad but extravagantly made movie with Anthony Qu...A bad but extravagantly made movie with Anthony Quinn and Oliver Reed called Lion of the Desert. It was made in 1981 in Libya with Gaddafi's support and lots of oil money. Quinn plays a rebel Bedouin leader, Reed plays General Graziani, and Rod Steiger is Mussolini! (for the second time; Steiger played Mussolini in 1974 in The Last Four Days)<br />Lots of battle scenes; good for when you are stuck in bed with the flu as I was, and popped in this 50 cent VHS tape to watch.<br /><br />Oh, and the old TSR-era issue of S&T featuring the Target Libya game (#109). Too much system for what it was, IMO.brtrainhttp://brtrain.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5737853305204847838.post-60350637764951140552014-09-27T04:36:05.488+01:002014-09-27T04:36:05.488+01:00It was also a huge experiment for climate sciences...It was also a huge experiment for climate sciences, for there were almost no contrails in the air for days over North America. This hadn't been true in decades, and no scientist could have dreamed of having such an experiment before 9/11.<br />The role of contrails in greenhouse effect had been less well-understood previously.S Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03359796414832859686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5737853305204847838.post-59998010782933732012014-09-22T21:57:21.051+01:002014-09-22T21:57:21.051+01:00One of my more vivid memories of the days after 9/...One of my more vivid memories of the days after 9/11 was the night sky. At the time I lived under an approach route for Pearson Airport in Toronto and it was weird to see only stars at night. I actually called my wife out on night 2 and said look up, we may never see the night sky like this again. When I saw my first civil airliner in the air again, it was a tangible relief that things were getting back to normal.Mad Padrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5737853305204847838.post-28300887633909624252014-08-25T21:23:42.172+01:002014-08-25T21:23:42.172+01:00There are no walls.
The Equadorian embassy in Lond...There are no walls.<br />The Equadorian embassy in London is a flat.S Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03359796414832859686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5737853305204847838.post-76901800013367486862014-08-22T21:37:03.025+01:002014-08-22T21:37:03.025+01:00Not to diminish the accomplishments of the 442nd, ...Not to diminish the accomplishments of the 442nd, but about 14,000 men served in the Regiment over the course of the war, not just 3,800. 18,143 awards by about 14,000 men is still very impressive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5737853305204847838.post-63984755228989648892014-08-18T00:45:43.635+01:002014-08-18T00:45:43.635+01:00Canada's deployments to the Balkans in the 199...Canada's deployments to the Balkans in the 1990s could not have been done without reservists - up to a quarter of unit strengths were reservists, usually from regiments that were historically associated with the regular units deploying there. Individuals volunteered, underwent the same pre-deployment training as the regulars integrated with them, and performed the same tasks. And unless you work for the public sector (and maybe not even then) there is no protection for your job while you are away. It was much the same in Afghanistan; reservists of all ranks served - in fact, the last Canadian to leave Afghanistan was a reserve LCOL (who took a demotion to MAJ) who had been training the ANP (I know, because he was my company commander, Back In The Day).Brianhttp://brtrain.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5737853305204847838.post-52976219708519368402014-08-01T19:50:14.171+01:002014-08-01T19:50:14.171+01:00Are these the last ones, I wonder?Are these the last ones, I wonder?Briannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5737853305204847838.post-36283258888168597712014-07-30T21:34:41.012+01:002014-07-30T21:34:41.012+01:00Sounds like you're certainly getting your info...Sounds like you're certainly getting your info from both sides. After all, there's only one side to every story - if you've got a friend in the Ukrainian MoD, that is. <br /><br />At least I know where your heavy bias comes from. It's not a leftover cold war grudge. You actually have "friends" on one side of the conflict. <br /><br />Ask your friend about how much Ukraine gets paid for overflight rights, and why they didn't shut down that airspace. Could it be the $200 million they'd lose as a result?<br /><br />Letting people fly over a WAR ZONE just because you don't want to deny overfly rights (and thereby make some cash) is wrong. USS Vincennes knocked down an Iranian airline in '88 under far more egregious circumstances, and that was an exceptionally well-trained crew with the entire intelligence apparatus of the USA at its disposal. So, if some rebel guys trying to shoot down what they thought was another bomb-laden SU-25 was an evil act, exactly where does that leave us? We incinerated exactly 290 unarmed Iranian civilians. By your standards, the US is some kind of evil country, and I take issue with that.Erichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17438621463266503313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5737853305204847838.post-69433695184964686842014-07-29T11:45:13.218+01:002014-07-29T11:45:13.218+01:00Yep, actually I do. Quite a bit in fact, and gett...Yep, actually I do. Quite a bit in fact, and getting reports from at least 2 people on the ground there, including one working with the Ukrainian MoD.<br /><br />And the rebels still shot down the plane. Branthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07482746543829626805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5737853305204847838.post-49447512453369459672014-07-25T12:30:02.436+01:002014-07-25T12:30:02.436+01:00Do you have even the slightest clue about some of ...Do you have even the slightest clue about some of the historical complexities re: the relationship between Ukraine and Russia?<br /><br />Not so long ago, your new friends were busily collaborating with the Nazis and throwing flowers on their panzers.<br /><br />If you think Russians are the kind of people that forget that kinda thing, you're just another typical 'murrican, easily manipulated by the Company Line coming out of Washington. I guess it feels good for everything to be so darn simple out there. Hey, I'm from Tennessee - I get it.<br /><br />But lemme tell you, the air smells a whole lot better if you'll pull your head outta your a$$ and maybe read a little. Just saying.Erichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17438621463266503313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5737853305204847838.post-78890229692243499152014-06-25T13:01:41.356+01:002014-06-25T13:01:41.356+01:00http://strayvoltage.blogspot.com/2006/06/well-look...http://strayvoltage.blogspot.com/2006/06/well-looks-like-they-found-some.html<br /><br />They found stockpiles in 2006.<br />And yes, I'm the author of both posts.Branthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07482746543829626805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5737853305204847838.post-49687952664680114762014-06-25T13:01:01.086+01:002014-06-25T13:01:01.086+01:00Nope. We noted in 2006 that Bush's team found...Nope. We noted in 2006 that Bush's team found them and everyone ignored the news:<br />http://strayvoltage.blogspot.com/2006/06/well-looks-like-they-found-some.html<br /><br />The point was more poking at the people that insisted that "Bush lied and there were no WMDs in Iraq"<br />They were there all along, and now that they're in unfriendly hands, suddenly they're a problem for the same people who insisted that they never existed in the first place.Branthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07482746543829626805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5737853305204847838.post-31427209403665539862014-06-23T19:24:55.404+01:002014-06-23T19:24:55.404+01:00Um... the article you posted says the US State Dep...Um... the article you posted says the US State Department said: “We do not believe that the complex contains CW materials of military value and it would be very difficult, if not impossible, to safely move the materials.” and one US official said “The only people who would likely be harmed by these chemical materials would be the people who tried to use or move them,” <br /><br />So, while you may disbelieve the opinion of the people quoted, or even believe they are lying, the article does not contain any real smoking gun to disprove the assertion that Saddam Hussein had no chemical weapons capability in 2003-2004 when the US invasion happened.<br /><br />Bad Guy? Yes. Threat outside the regian? Nope.StevenWarblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12697680166430879676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5737853305204847838.post-14165676810879104052014-06-22T22:03:05.268+01:002014-06-22T22:03:05.268+01:00So you think Bush's team was too stupid to fin...So you think Bush's team was too stupid to find noteworthy chemical weapons quantities in Iraq while looking for it for years, but ISIS did in a few days?<br /><br /><br />Maybe Occam's Razor rather suggests ISIS has gained squat in there and the telegraph merely reported nonsense.S Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03359796414832859686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5737853305204847838.post-43649399234848985752014-06-07T00:33:42.571+01:002014-06-07T00:33:42.571+01:00"The thing is, if they didn't make the de..."The thing is, if they didn't make the deal, and it got out, you just know - I mean really know - that the republicans would've come out swinging at the administration for "abandoning" a soldier to the enemy."<br /><br />Where exactly has any republican or anybody else been complaining about Obama abandoning not doing him PRIOR to this happening? Besides the fact that Obama broke the law in not giving Congress notice.liontooth.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16147438083855984367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5737853305204847838.post-41459301766588638742014-06-04T02:19:29.612+01:002014-06-04T02:19:29.612+01:00Is there any way we can give that Karzai asshole b...Is there any way we can give that Karzai asshole back? Would anyone actually take him?<br /><br />Longest damn war we've ever fought and pretty much the entire time we've had to put up with him. Doug Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14782846735047080442noreply@blogger.com