July 2010 - Argghhh! - The Network of Care

Damn.

They stopped here for fuel two weeks ago, after an op in Mosul. The pilot said he'd heard good things about the IIMC Survival Course from the pilots I'd taught back in 2008.Last night, this. I'm not gonna post the pix of the crew -- their names haven't been officially released....

Published Wed, Jul 28 2010 7:32 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: GWOT Whatever it is..., Postcards from the Edgy

Hitting The Bong On Patrol

Don't harsh my mellow...

Published Thu, Jul 29 2010 6:50 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: GWOT Whatever it is...

On priorities, appearances, and just plain asshattery.

I know the issues involved with trying to improve the ability of deployed soldiers to actually get an absentee ballot in sufficient time to vote it and return it are multi-jurisdictional, cost money, require civil servants at the local level to actually *change* how they do things (shudder) and require the people who want to run for office to decide a little earlier, and politicians who want to convince voters to vote for a sales tax to actually draft the verbiage earlier, etc.None.the.less. These...

Published Sat, Jul 31 2010 8:45 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: GWOT Whatever it is..., Politics, Pugnacious Stupidity, Politicians Hit Bottom, Dig...

Camo War Birds

There was a time in which THIS was cutting edge technology in tactical communications. However they had their disadvantages...

Published Thu, Jul 01 2010 6:00 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Historical Stuff

Canada Day

We lurves our Canadian bretheren and sisteren . Even the tankers. In a world darkened by ethnic conflicts that tear nations apart, Canada stands as a model of how people of different cultures can live and work together in peace, prosperity, and mutual respect. - William Jefferson Clinton Canada is not really a place where you are encouraged to have large spiritual adventures. - Robertson Davies, 1913 - 1995 If the national mental illness of the United States is megalomania, that of Canada is paranoid...

Published Thu, Jul 01 2010 11:48 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: General Commentary, Birthday, Canada Day

The Disenchanted Corporal and Other COIN Issues

A Mudville posted link to A Handful of Dust, The Disenchanted Corporal.The term "strategic corporal" has become symbolic of COIN. Kilcullen first used it to urge commanders to use all of their resources, regardless of rank, to get the job done. Rank doesn't matter, talent does. It is also used to symbolize the need for every member of the company to buy into COIN and apply it every day. A Handful of Dust suggests that one of the problems may be "disenchantment", the daily...

Published Fri, Jul 02 2010 8:33 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Observations on things Military, Global War on Terror (GWOT), News from a forgotten war

Happy Birthday, Home!

For all of you who have ever received a flag from your "adopted" troops stationed in the various corners of the globe with the notation, "This flag was flown..."...it flew from a flagpole that looked a lot like this, in surroundings that looked a lot like this, in a sky that looked a lot like this.Fly it today. It wasn't meant to sit neatly folded, wrapped in plastic to protect it from the dust, tucked away in a desk drawer, out of sight.Celebrate the Nation it represents...

Published Sat, Jul 03 2010 11:11 PM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: GWOT Whatever it is..., Postcards from the Edgy, Bill's Excellent Adventure, Spirit of America

General Petraeus Assumed Command Today

Both his AoC address to the assembled members of the Coalition Forces and his letter to the IASF are worth the read. Protecting those we are here to help nonetheless does require killing, capturing, or turning the insurgents. We do not shrink from that...General Petraeus "gets it"......

Published Sun, Jul 04 2010 1:27 PM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Postcards from the Edgy, Global War on Terror (GWOT)

On SCOTUS Nominee - An O-3's Dress Down

Bring it home Capt. Hegseth

Published Tue, Jul 06 2010 7:28 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: General Disgust with Everybody

On the margins of Kansas politics...

That's where I sit. I'm actively supporting my first candidate in my life, Jerry Moran, a Republican currently representing the 1st Congressional District, who is running for the Republican nomination against Representative Todd Tiahrt.Interesting election cycle. After the election in November, Kansas will go from having three Representatives with some seniority (Moore, Tiahrt, Moran) and two long serving Senators (Brownback, Roberts) to having only one long-serving Senator (Roberts) and...

Published Wed, Jul 07 2010 6:39 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Politics, Citizenship, Stupid Politician Tricks, Politicians Hit Bottom, Dig...

Another view of the DShk from yesterday

Along with a nice view of the weapons carrier behind it! Again, courtesy reader NetBrad. We were actually hoping to inspire Bill to a TINS.... If you'd like a larger view, suitable for drooling purposes, click here .

Published Thu, Jul 08 2010 6:35 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Historical Stuff, Gun Pr0n - A Naughty Expose' of the fiddly bits, Machine Guns, Gun Pics, dshk, weapons carrier, m1919A4, m2 .50 cal, browning machine gun

August Professorial Attitude

With that attitude, no wonder we are in the stink we are in.

Published Sat, Jul 10 2010 6:00 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: General Disgust with Everybody

Another rare vehicle at the MVPA Convention

One I've not seen in the US before - the Steyr "Rauppen-schlepper Ost" tracked truck from World War II. The vehicle on the left is a "Schwimmwagen," or swimming jeep, also German WWII. I've seen a few of those in the US. Sorry, Sergeant B - consider this a cruel birthday present...

Published Mon, Jul 12 2010 6:05 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Historical Stuff, Castle Pr0n, Tanks and AFVs

Seeking Advice on a holster, and other news

Reader Jim B has a personal stake in the war, and sends us this request. In truth, I don't have an opinion or good knowledge. This stuff is too new for my interests or personal experience... I had a phone request for a shoulder hoster that would accomodate a Beretta 92 with a light. I need to get one and ship it to a friend in the 'Stan ASAP. The only purpose for a side arm is to buy time to fight your way to your rifle. When you are in a combat outpost, you sleep a little better (although...

Published Tue, Jul 13 2010 5:31 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Observations on things Military, GWOT Whatever it is..., Liberty...and its Detractors, Citizenship, Castle Pr0n, Defending the Homeland, Pistols

Well, this explains...

...the NRA's love affair with Harry Reid. I'm a little conflicted on this one, leave aside I don't have time to take issue with Chait's statistics.

Published Tue, Jul 13 2010 11:15 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Politics, Gun Rights

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