Saturday Humor! The High Tech Engineering Project!!

To do this Project in the United States, we would need a work contract, a geo-technical and engineering report, a scope of work, a risk assessment study, a project management team, 3 HR consultants, 4 safety officers, 3 site engineers, 2 foremen, 3 leading hands, 10 laborers, an oversize pile driver, a huge crane, 2 trucks, 6 traffic controllers, a site office, 3 politicians making speeches, a “Living Wage” agreement and, of course, a consultation with the local community board. 

 

 

Follow-Up To The TFB Beretta A300 Patrol Shotgun Review; The 500 Round Torture Test - AND - Part 4 Of the Defense One Series 'The State of The 5 Branches of The US Armed Forces

So James from TFB TV brings us his patented 500 Round Burndown of the Beretta A300 Shotgun Torture Test. Sit back and watch the fireworks guys.

 

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Defense One Series

Part 4 Covers the current state and the

future plans for the US Navy over the next Decade.

 https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2023/03/state-navy-2023/383547/

 

Low Tech Warfare By The Russians in Ukraine - AND - Part 3 Of The Defense One Series 'The State of The 5 Branches of The US Armed Forces

 “The lethality of the standard-issue MPL-50 entrenching tool is particularly mythologised in Russia,”

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MPL-50

The Brits said dryly, and noted, “Little changed since it was designed in 1869, its continued use as a weapon highlights the brutal and low-tech fighting which has come to characterize much of the war.” The apparent use of these land war shovels for close-quarters combat in Ukraine “is probably a result of the Russian command continuing to insist on offensive action largely consisting of dismounted infantry, with less support from artillery fire because Russia is short of munitions,” according to the Brits.

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This second item is reminiscent Russian tactics in WW2 (and apparently earlier wars as well).

www.warhistoryonline.com/instant-articles/soviet-minefield.html?firefox=1&Exc_D_LessThanPoint002_p1=1

One key to Russia’s recent successes approaching Bakhmut:

“Wave after wave of near-suicidal assaults” from the Wagner group’s “disposable penal battalions,” the Wall Street Journal’s Yaroslav Trofimov reported from the nearby city of Chasiv Yar on Sunday

 

 

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Defense One Series

Part 3 Covers the current state and the

future plans for the US Army over the next Decade.

 

 

 https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2023/03/state-army-2023/383485/

Sunday With Blackthorn - TFB Reviews The Beretta A300 Patrol Shotgun - And - Part 2 Of The Defense One Series 'The State of The 5 Branches of The US Armed Forces

 Today, James from TFBTV discusses the new A300 Patrol Shotgun From Beretta, and how it compares against the Beretta 1301. Enjoy!

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Defense One Series

Part 2 Covers the current state and the

future plans for the USMC over the next Decade.

 

https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2023/03/state-marine-corps-2023/383481/

 

Some Friday Humor - AND - Part 1 Of A 4 Part Series From Defense One About The Current And Future State of The 5 Branches of The US Armed Forces

 Here's a review of the New MacDonalds Veggie Burger.

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This first in a 4 part series from Defense One  Covers not just the current state of the 5 US Military Branches (Unfortunately the Coast Gurad gets shorted and is not included) but also the future plans for their expected roles going into the next decade. Part 1 covers the USAF and the latest of the Branches, The US Space Force (USSF).

https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2023/03/state-air-force-and-space-force/383486/

The USMC Have Outdone Themselves This Time - AND - U.S. Marshal Service Hacked

File under "You Can't Make This Shit Up"

OCRAP!

The U.S. Marine Corps would like to introduce you to “OCRAP,” which is one of the service’s newest acronyms. It stands for Overseas C-sUAS and Routing Approval Package—in true Marine Corps fashion, the acronym contains another acronym. That nested acronym stands for counter-small unmanned aerial systems. The Marine administrative message from which this delightful acronym came is about protecting USMC installations from small drones.

From The Defense One Website

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U.S. Marshal Service Hacked 

https://www.govexec.com/technology/2023/03/us-marshals-service-hacked-major-incident/383471/

TFB TV Reviews The New S&W FPC 9mm Folding Carbine - Some Old Guy Humor - The Defense One Daily D-Brief For 3-1-23

 Well, not only is The Pistol Caliber Carbine apparently here to stay,  but it seems to be the "Next Big Thing" in firearms ownership. New models for various companies and numerous upgrades abound. Here we have a review of Smith & Wesson's latest offering.

  

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Old Guy Humor

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The Daily D-Brief for 3-1-2023

As always, a lot of material here, so find something you're interested in.

 https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2023/03/the-d-brief-march-01-2023/383470/

 

 

 

5 Kinds Of People You Meet At Gun Shows - And The Defense One Daily D-Brief For 2-27-23

 Yeah, this video is pretty spot-on. 

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The Daily D-Brief for 2-27-2023

As always, a lot of material here, so find something you're interested in.

 https://www.defenseone.com/threats/

Sunday With Blackthorn - The U-2 Spyplane, Still In Service After 7 Decades

 It's hard to believe, but since it's introduction in 1956, the U-2 is still operational and considered a viable surveillance asset in the 21st century. Improvements have been made in both the airframe, engines and the surveillance gear, and for now it looks as though the u-2 is not going anywhere.

I'm sure you guys will enjoy the article.

The U-2 Spy Plane Is Still Flying Combat Missions 60 Years After Its Debut

Watch a video of our flight above 70,000 feet to learn why America’s oldest working spy plane is still in action

 

 U.S. pilot Francis Gary Powers, shown in this undated photo, was shot down in a U-2 plane while on a mission over the Soviet Union in 1960, thrusting the then-secretive plane into the international spotlight.Photo: Allied Museum/Associated Press

 

 https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-u-2-spy-plane-still-flying-combat-missions-60-years-after-debut-1528382700

El Salvador Puts 2,000 Gang Members In New Super Max Prison

 Most are from MS 13 and Barrio 18. The photographs are unbelievable.

 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-64770716