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Once Again, Liberals Bleeding the Military…
Posted: 22 Apr 2014 in Axis of Idiots, Comarade Obama, Democrats, Failure, Government, Military, Politics, SCOAMF, Veterans, Video, WTF FilesTags: Axis of Idiots, Comrade Obama, Democrats, Military
Soldiers recall Vietnam firefight that led to posthumous MoH for Cpl…
Posted: 21 Sep 2013 in Hero, History, Meddal of Honor, Military, Military History, US Army, VeteransTags: Medal of Honor, Military, Military History
…a great read.
Soldiers recall Vietnam firefight that led to posthumous MoH for Cpl.
PHILADELPHIA — It was called a “fortress in the clouds.”
The 21st Regiment of the Second Division of the North Vietnamese Army had carved a stronghold into the steep slopes of Nui Chom, a mountain with rugged peaks covered by a towering jungle canopy that blocked the sky. There, the NVA had dug 250 machine-gun bunkers to defend a secret field hospital.
On Nov. 20, 1968, Michael J. Crescenz of Philadelphia walked into an ambush on Nui Chom. His squad was pinned down when he made a snap decision to grab an M60 machine gun and charge the bunkers. He took out three, killing six enemy soldiers who may have been dumbstruck in their last seconds to see a lone American running into their fusillade of bullets.
As he charged a fourth bunker, Crescenz, 19, was killed.
via Soldiers recall Vietnam firefight that led to posthumous MoH for Cpl. | Army Times | armytimes.com.
Jury Selected to Try Fort Hood Shooting Suspect…
Posted: 16 Jul 2013 in Domestic Terrorist, Military, Politics, Terrorism, US Army, WTF FilesTags: Army, Axis of Idiots, Fort Hood, Hassan Trial, Military
…and it’s about friggin’ time.
It’s time to get this over with. It’s been too long.
Jury selected to try Fort Hood shooting suspectF
ORT HOOD, TEXAS — A jury was selected Tuesday to hear the case against an Army psychiatrist accused in the Fort Hood shooting, whose long-awaited murder trial is set to begin next month.
The panel comprising 13 officers will hear the case against Maj. Nidal Hasan, who is charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder and 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder. Hasan faces the death penalty if convicted in the November 2009 attack at the Central Texas Army post.
There are nine colonels, three lieutenant colonels and one major on the panel, the Killeen Daily Herald reported. They were brought in from Army posts nationwide for questioning.
Two officers on the panel have said they are skeptical about the death penalty, the Austin American-Statesman reported. They did not appear to feel as strongly about capital punishment as two other officers who were dismissed Tuesday.
Col. Tara Osborn, the military judge overseeing the court-martial, agreed to dismiss one officer who admitted he had already decided on whether Hasan was guilty.
Prosecutors used their lone challenge to strike the second dismissed officer, the Statesman reported.
Death penalty cases in the military require at least 12 jurors, more than in other cases. All members of the panel must approve a death sentence.
via Jury selected to try Fort Hood shooting suspect | Army Times | armytimes.com.
Unit Overhaul: 10,000 Soldiers Must Move…
Posted: 16 Jul 2013 in Axis of Idiots, Buyers' Remorse, Comarade Obama, Democrats, Failure, Government, Military, Obama, Politics, SCOAMF, US Army, WTF FilesTags: Army, Axis of Idiots, Comrade Obama, Democrats, Idiots, Liberal, Liberalism is a mental disorder, Military, Neo-Marxist, Obama, Politics
…and the pain involved will be excruciating.
Sooo, how are those cuts going to be worked out in the Army?
Here’s a good clue.
Just like the last time a Democrat gutted the military, it’s going to be very, very painful.
This may even prevent the US from projecting its power abroad. That’s what they want you say? Maybe…
Unit overhaul: 10,000 soldiers must move
The Army will inactivate 194 units as part of a massive organizational overhaul slated to take place over the next four years.
The cuts are part of a comprehensive effort to shrink the active-duty force by 80,000 soldiers — bringing the force from a wartime high of about 570,000 to 490,000 — and reorganize the Army’s brigade combat teams.
On June 25, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno announced the Army will cut 10 BCTs and reorganize the rest by adding a third maneuver battalion to most of the infantry and armored BCTs and boosting the engineer capabilities in each.
Under the Budget Control Act, the Army is required to cut$170 billion between now and 2020.
The Army also will relocate, convert and move various detachment- and platoon-level units through corps and component command headquarters, said Army spokesman William Layer.
There also are plans to “adjust” personnel levels at Army schools, garrison headquarters and training facilities at 36 installations. This includes increasing the number of personnel assigned to the Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention program, he said.
via Unit overhaul: 10,000 soldiers must move | Army Times | armytimes.com. (Subscription)
China on the Rise…
Posted: 7 May 2013 in China, Communism, Foreign Policy, International, Military, PoliticsTags: Asia, China, International, Military, Politics, War
…and it’s investing heavily in their military capabilities, specifically their submarine and missile forces.
Is this a prelude to another cold, or even hot, war?
Red China Power
China expanding submarine, missile forces with advanced systems, Pentagon annual report says.
China is building two new classes of missile submarines in addition to the eight nuclear missile submarines and six attack submarines being deployed as part of an arms buildup that analysts say appears to put Beijing on a war footing.“
In terms of China’s submarines, they’re investing heavily in a robust program for undersea warfare, developing submarines that are both conventional, diesel-electric powered, air- independent propulsion and nuclear-powered attack submarines,” David Helvey, deputy assistant defense secretary for East Asia, told reporters at a briefing on release of the Pentagon’s annual assessment of Chinese military power.
China has yet to conduct an underwater test firing of its submarine-launched missiles but is deploying new missile submarines and planning advanced versions.
“We see China investing considerably in capabilities for operations in this area,” he said.
The Pentagon’s latest annual report to Congress also includes new details of China’s deployment of an aircraft carrier-killing ballistic missile, two new stealth jet fighters, and a new road-mobile intercontinental ballistic missile in addition to three other new ICBMs.
VFW Responds…
Posted: 25 Jan 2013 in Constitution, Gun Rights, Guns, Military, Politics, Second Amendment, VeteransTags: Military, Second Amendment, Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars, VFW
…to my email within 4 minutes of my submission.
The question:
What is your position on the Second Amendment? I don’t see it anywhere on your website.
The response:
1IDVET,
Thank you for contacting VFW National Headquarters. Once details emerge, this issue will be a very interesting debate in the Congress as well as between media pundits and others who have never walked in harm’s way. Please rest assured that your VFW fully supports the Second Amendment. Thanks for your service and for caring enough to write.
William C. Bloomquist
Assistant Director, Administrative Operations
Phone # 816-968-2730
Fax# 816-968-1149
Few Marine Females Volunteer for Infantry…
Posted: 26 Nov 2012 in Axis of Idiots, Military, Political Correctness, Politics, US MarinesTags: Axis of Idiots, Female Infantry, Infantry, Liberalism is a mental disorder, Marines, Military
…and their experiment in ‘diversity’ seems to be hitting a wall.
Women in the infantry is a bad idea.
Here’s what’s happened so far:
Few female Marines step forward for infantry
By Kristina Wong
Female Marine officers are unlikely to join the infantry anytime soon, in part because of a lack of volunteers for the Marine Corps‘ Infantry Officer Course, which was opened to women in September.
Only two of about 80 eligible female Marines have volunteered for the course — a grueling, three-month advanced regimen conducted at Quantico, Va., that was opened to women to research their performance.
Of the two female volunteers, one washed out on the first day, along with 26 of the107 men, and the other dropped out two weeks later for medical reasons, a Marine Corps spokesman said.
The research effort was launched after the Pentagon opened to women more than 14,000 jobs that could place them closer to front lines and combat.
The Marine Corps wants to test at least 90 more women in the course before making any decision about women serving in infantry roles, the spokesman said.
Getting 90 more female volunteers may be difficult. About 125 female officers each year enter the Basic School, a prerequisite and candidate pool for the Infantry Officer Course, the spokesman said.
Since September, women in every new class of the Basic School have been given the opportunity to volunteer for the Infantry Officer Course, and they will continue to be offered the chance, he said.
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