September 2013 - Argghhh! - The Network of Care

Passing observation...

Yanno, one of the things I find myself chuckling about as we watch the Syria fiasco unfold... is the role reversals. Even some of my staunch "We are a Republic, not a democracy!" friends are all "You must follow the will of the people!" I.e., bend like a reed in the storm of public opinion polling. And not a few of the "You must utterly submit to the will of the 51%!" are now all, "Hey, we elected you to be a *leader* - so firm up, and lead, damn you! Ignore the...

Published Thu, Sep 05 2013 6:46 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: GWOT Whatever it is..., Moonbat Watch, Politicians Hit Bottom, Dig..., Obama, Syria, Kerry, Hagel

Why did the turkey cross the road?

Soldiers in a Stryker vehicle stop for a muster of turkeys crossing the road in the outskirts of Mosul November 3, 2006. The Soldiers are with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division. (Sgt. Antonieta Rico, 5th Mobile Public Affairs Det.)

Published Mon, Sep 23 2013 5:58 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Observations on things Military, GWOT Whatever it is..., turkeys, strykers, infantry

Things that make ya go, "Hmmmm..."

Interesting approach. 09/17/2013 - French soldiers prepare to fire a French TRF1 155 mm self-propelled howitzer as part of a live-fire exercise for Combined Endeavor 2013 at the Joint Multinational Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area in Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sept. 17, 2013. Combined Endeavor is an annual command, control, communications and computer systems exercise designed to prepare international forces for multinational operations in the European theater. (DoD photo by Gertrud Zach...

Published Tue, Sep 24 2013 7:20 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Historical Stuff, Observations on things Military, Artillery, Gun Pr0n - A Naughty Expose' of the fiddly bits, Grafenwoehr, trf1, dien bien phu

How sad is this?

If the 537 people who make up Congress and the Executive can't be adults, at least some financial institutions will. Financial Institutions to Advance Pay If There Is a Government Shutdown.

Published Wed, Sep 25 2013 6:21 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Politicians Hit Bottom, Dig..., screw the troops, government shutdown

Sheepdogs

They come in all sizes and shapes. It's an attitude. "DON'T MESS WITH MY TRIBE!

Published Thu, Sep 19 2013 4:57 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Something for the Soul, Defending the Homeland, Furry Family Members, elephants, self-defense, sheepdogs, protection

Witold Pilecki

Someone you should know. Respect.

Published Sun, Sep 08 2013 6:57 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Historical Stuff, Something for the Soul, Pilecki, Polish Home Army, Auschwitz

Hey, waidaminnit...

Looks like there's a buncha rednecks at Graf... Soldiers with Reaper Troop, 4th Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, fire a TOW missile during a range mission Aug. 29, 2012 at Grafenwoehr training area. The troopers prepared for an upcoming Training Mission. US Army Photo by SPC Joshua Edwards Read more here, at DVIDS .

Published Sun, Sep 08 2013 7:13 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Observations on things Military, Gun Pr0n - A Naughty Expose' of the fiddly bits, Grafenwoehr, rednecks, Graf, TOW, Stryker

American foreign policy fail..

Screwing over our allies, yet again! Ruh-roh! If you've lost * Cher* ... the Prez is totes hosed. H/t Duffelblog for the Screwed US Ally.

Published Mon, Sep 09 2013 6:43 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: GWOT Whatever it is..., al qaeda, Syria, Cher, Duffelblog

Dueling Cut-aways on Facebook

Since I seem to be in a competition on Facebook, I figured I might as well stick one up here, too.

Published Sun, Sep 01 2013 2:54 PM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Gun Pr0n - A Naughty Expose' of the fiddly bits, Castle Pr0n, Pistols, Nagant pistol, cut-away

PIATs! Because you can't ever have too many PIATs.

...2 each. The Projector, Infantry, Anti-Tank. No, it doesn't toss grunts at tanks. It's essentially a spigot mortar that tosses bombs at tanks. And has a 200lb recoil. Basically proving that the British *hated* their WWII infantry, who had an average weight of about 160lbs... Here's a pic of both basic PIAT variants - one with the very familiar adjustable monopod (the one in back) and the one with the early, non-adjustable bipod/monopod. I suppose it's technically a monopod, as it...

Published Mon, Sep 30 2013 5:56 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, Castle Pr0n, PIAT, infantry, Projector, anti-tank

I do love the guy who drives the BBT...

New goodness in the Arms Room. Israeli 81mm training round (completely inert, d-uh). Flanked by Brit 3in (aka, 81mm) rounds (also completely inert). The two shiny ones flanking the light blue Israeli are Brit mid-production rounds - i.e., what they looked like after they'd been cast and machined and given a laquer protective coating, before being shipped off to be filled and painted and packaged for service. Usually shipped with plugs, but I've got two inert training fuzes in there, as when...

Published Thu, Sep 05 2013 6:38 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Gun Pr0n - A Naughty Expose' of the fiddly bits, Ammunition, Castle Pr0n, Israeli, british, 3in mortar, inert, 81mm mortar

True that.

But you haven't put this in Powerpoint, therefore your point is invalid. I learned that from being an Army staff weenie.

Published Thu, Sep 19 2013 5:03 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Observations on things Military, I think it's funny!, briefing, Staff officer, Battle Update Brief, powerpoint, BUB

Meh. A pox on politics.

Proponents of Obamacare, on why dissent against the law is nigh unto... unlawful: "‘It’s the law of the land.” Hmmm. Much of that same demographic rejected that argument regarding DOMA... Yes, I understand, DOMA finally ran afoul of the Supreme Court, and Obamacare thus far has not. Yet many of that same demographic assert that the Supreme Court was wrong on Heller, and seek to find ways around that, and to find a case to take to SCOTUS that might strike Heller, or better yet...

Published Fri, Sep 27 2013 8:55 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Politics, Petulant Pundits, Politicians Hit Bottom, Dig...

Uniformed Fail

This is wrong, sailor. You can have your opinion, but you don't get to express it in uniform. You signed up to fight where the CinC sends you to fight. It is that simple, in the end. If you think what you are being told to do is illegal or immoral, remove the piece of paper, make your statement, take your lumps. You can refuse illegal orders and defend yourself in court. Otherwise, put on your big boy pants and Missiles Away! But wait! There's more!

Published Sun, Sep 01 2013 8:06 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Observations on things Military, GWOT Whatever it is..., Syria

Sequester Impacts

MATS shifts from a land and unload passenger deliver to a "drop ship" paradigm. Bill's stop is coming up...

Published Mon, Sep 30 2013 9:38 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: I think it's funny!, Aircraft

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