Argghhh!

Administration proposal for a new tank to replace the Abrams - perfect for a hollow army configured for peacekeeping, and can deploy a battalion of them via one FMTV.

Though the Stenographical Pool Main Stream Press, won't follow-up on this...

And all of 'em disabled, unable to perform to original specifications. Museum pieces. Obsolete. Discarded. Abandoned. Empty, inert. Unmoving. Like me.

This....

There are nineteen Medals awarded for actions on this day, four of them posthumous. They span the Civil War, Philippine Insurrection, World War II, Korea, and Vietnam.Civil War. The relentless pressure of the Army of the Potomac continues against the Army of Northern Virginia.CAMPBELL, JAMES A. Rank and organization: Private, Company A, 2d New York Cavalry. Place and date: At Woodstock, Va., 22 January 1865; At Amelia Courthouse, Va., 5 April 1865. Entered service at:------. Birth: New York, N.Y...

...given my tepid defense of "moment of time" gotcha pictures. But there *are* expections. And this example of self-absorbed clueless twittery is one of them.

No, he wasn't handling a bayonet. The other guy was, apparently. No, I have no idea how many stitches. Yes, he does look like The Joker. He is a very grumpy cat. But happy to be home. Now we have to figure out how to keep him indoors for a week...

From Strategy Page, used with permission, all rights reserved.USN Wants To Replace F-35s With UAVs by James DunniganSeptember 26, 2011Six months after the U.S. Navy’s first full size combat UAV made its first flight, the U.S. Navy leadership has ordered naval aviation leaders to examine the possibility of reducing orders for the new F-35B and F-35C, and use that money to buy the new X-47B, and similar robotic combat aircraft. That move was probably helped along by DARPA (the Department of Defense’s...