Shot Show 2012 was unbelievable and we thank you for visiting us.
We also thank Military.com Kit Up blog writer Bill Janson for stopping by as well.
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NEEDLESS ARMY REGULATION KILLING AMERICAN TROOPS IN AFGHANISTAN
The United States Army is following medical evacuation procedures that are needlessly putting combat infantry members in danger and were a contributing factor in at least one combat death recently, Soldier of Fortune reports.
An article in the magazine’s latest edition by Dalton Fury, former Delta Force Commander and author of Killing Bin Laden is bringing this issue to national attention.
Army regulations require that medical evacuation (medevac) helicopters follow the Geneva Convention by flying unarmed and clearly marked with the ubiquitous red cross. Enemy troops make a mockery of the Convention and are known to purposely target these conspicuous markings. Air Force, Navy and Marine rescue helicopters have dispensed with the red cross, recognizing both the danger and the folly of adhering to a treaty ignored by the enemy.
Army regulation thus requires armed escort for medevac sorties, usually by Apache helicopter gunships. If armed escort is unavailable the medevacs stand down. This can create a dangerous situation for injured infantrymen in need of immediate attention.
These needless regulations played out to deadly effect in Afghanistan recently when Army Specialist Chazray Clark, an IED casualty, succumbed to his wounds. Precious minutes were lost because Medevac helicopters a mere 25 miles away could not find Apache gunship escort. Armed Air Force helicopters were available immediately, but Army regulations specified the Apache.
Source: Soldier of Fortune Magazine
There is much to be said about this car and the video…
Belgian Malinois
Commonly used by search and rescue, law enforcement, military and dog sports. This is a very loyal and driven breed.
Victor Davis Hanson
January 12, 2012
President Obama just ordered massive cutbacks in defense spending, eventually to total some $500 billion. There is plenty of fat in a Pentagon budget that grew after 9/11, but such slashing goes way too far, according to the Victor Davis Hanson of the Chicago Tribune.
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The percentage of each past President’s cabinet who had worked in the private business sector prior to their appointment to the cabinet
- T. Roosevelt - 38%
- Taft - 40%
- Wilson - 52%
- Harding - 49%
- Coolidge - 48%
- Hoover - 42%
- F. Roosevelt - 50%
- Truman - 50%
- Eisenhower - 57%
- Kennedy - 30%
- Johnson - 47%
- Nixon - 53%
- Ford - 42%
- Carter - 32%
- Reagan - 56%
- GH Bush- 51%
- Clinton - 39%
- GW Bush - 55%
- Obama - 8%
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PJTV Rant and Rave - Troops Put the Freedom of America Ahead of Themselves
Watch Video: PJTV Rant and Rave - You really need to watch this just to shake off any dust affecting clarity on the appreciation we should have of the world’s warfighters.
“Our men and women in uniform protect our rights and ask for little in return. Stephen Kruiser honors our nation’s armed services, and takes issue with self-centered complainers who take these rights for granted.”
You will always be what you have always been if you always do what you have always done.
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California Parolee, 1994
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