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  • Friday Fun

    Friday Fun

    Hi there! Welcome to Friday Fun, your one stop source for everything unserious.

    As usual, we start with a tweet err, post from the OKDWC. If anyone doesn’t get the reference, I’ll put it in the comments.

    Pearls before Swine

    Memes

    For the record, that moose is a monster. It looks like the antlers are at least 80″ across.

    Photos

    U.S. Army Soldiers with the 4th Battalion, 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) conduct walks at The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia on Jan. 15, 2024. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Ethan Scofield)
    LITTLE CREEK, Va. (Jan. 19, 2024) U.S. Navy Chief Gunner’s Mate Michael Strobeck, a combat systems leading chief petty officer assigned to the San Antonio class amphibious transport dock USS New York (LPD-21), loads a magazine into a M9 pistol during a weapons qualification course on Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek Fort Story, Jan. 19, 2024. This course provided Sailors the opportunity to demonstrate proficiency with a variety of weapons. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jesse Turner)
    A U.S. Marine with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fires an M240B machine gun out of a UH-1Y Venom during a close air support exercise as part of Realistic Urban Training on Fort Barfoot, Virginia, Jan. 20, 2024. RUT provides the 24th MEU the opportunity to operate in unfamiliar environments, integrate the units of the Marine Air Ground Task Force, and train towards being designated as special operations capable. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. John Allen
    A B-52H Stratofortress assigned to the 96th Bomb Squadron at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., lands on the flightline in support of exercise Prairie Vigilance and Bayou Vigilance 24-2 at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Jan. 4, 2024. Air Force Global Strike Command maintains a credible strategic capability that enhances deterrence of threats to the United States, its allies and partners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexander Nottingham)

    Got a meme? A cool photo? A bad joke? Drop it in the comments.

  • Friday Fun

    Friday Fun

    It’s time for your weekly journey into the Amusant and sublime, Friday fun. This week we kick off with a trio of posts from your favorite wildlife related account, the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation:

    Pearls Before Swine

    This is the place where I would normally put some political cartoons, however as I’m pinch hitting in the daily conversation slot, they’ve gone there this week. So you’re getting a couple of strips from Get Fuzzy. . .

    MEMES!

    Sorry, but if I saw this at the local playground I’d have a new rug . . .

    Photos

    U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to 1st Battalion, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, release heavy drop packages with a U.S. Air Force 86th Air Wing C-130 Hercules aircraft onto Frida Drop Zone at Pordenone, Italy on Jan. 9, 2024. (U.S. Army photo by Paolo Bovo)
    PACFIC OCEAN (Jan. 12, 2024) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Dustin McGuown, a native of Pasadena, California, signals to an AH-1Z Super Cobra helicopter, assigned to the “Hangman” detachment of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), during flight operations aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) as the ship steams in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 12, 2024. The Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, comprised of Boxer, USS Somerset (LPD 25), and Harpers Ferry (LSD 49), and the embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit are underway conducting integrated training and routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Connor Burns)
    U.S. Marines with Marine Corps Systems Command, fire a Stinger Missile from a Marine Air Defense Integrated System (MADIS) at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona, December 13, 2023. The MADIS Mk1, pictured, and Mk2 form a complementary pair and will be the basic building block of the Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD) Battalions’ ground-based air defense capability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Virginia Guffey)
    KC-135T Stratotankers from the 127th Air Refueling Group stands ready at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., Jan. 3, 2024. The KC-135T provides aerial refueling capability to nearly every aircraft in the U.S. military inventory, making it the vital force multiplier in global airpower. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tom Demerly)

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  • Friday Fun

    Friday Fun

    After a short hiatus, Friday Fun returns. It’s your weekly foray into faffery and frolic here at MilVets. As usual, we start with a tweet er, X from this editors favorite account the OK Dept of Wildlife Conservation.

    Alt text: A brave Rich Mountain salamander proudly stands on a mossy bed. Her HUGE round eyes take up a large part of her head. She is dark, with pretty white speckles. She is salamandHER

    Pearls Before Swine

    I really love the stupid puns and bad jokes . . .

    Political Commentary

    Memes!

    Damn, that looks like fun. . .

    Photos

    A U.S. Army Soldier with 3rd Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, and members of the Lithuanian Parliament take a close-up look at M1A2 Abrams tanks during a tour of Camp Herkus, Lithuania, Jan. 4, 2024. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Oscar Gollaz)
    STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR (Jan. 5, 2023) The world’s largest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) transits the Strait of Gibraltar, Jan. 5, 2024. The U.S. maintains forward deployed, ready, and postured forces to deter aggression and support security and stability around the world. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jacob Mattingly)
    U.S. Navy Landing Craft, Air Cushion 76, attached to Assault Craft Unit 5, prepares to inflate after disembarking 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit personnel and cargo at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, for a simulated amphibious assault, Dec. 18, 2023. The 15th MEU is currently embarked aboard the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group conducting integrated training and routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joseph Helms
    U.S. Air Force operators assigned to the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron and Joint Personnel Recovery Center perform high altitude, low opening training jumps from a U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J Hercules cargo aircraft over East Africa, Dec. 27, 2023. HALO jumps are performed from altitudes with limited oxygen, requiring members to employ specialized training beyond standard parachute insertions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Allison Payne)

    Got a meme, photo or joke to share? Drop it in the comments below.

  • Friday Fun Christmas Edition

    Friday Fun Christmas Edition

    Christmas is Monday, so I hope you have all your shopping done. If not, you have 2 days to do so. Good luck and Godspeed. . .

    https://twitter.com/OKWildlifeDept/status/1735311156170866998?s=20

    Pearls

    Memes

    Guess what. . . Corgi butt

    Here’s some Christmas music for your earholes.

    Photos

    Soldiers assigned to the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, known as “The Old Guard,” and the U.S. Army Band, “Pershing’s Own,” conduct military funeral honors with funeral escort for Army Cpl. Gordon D. McCarthy at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Dec. 14, 2023. McCarthy’s unit was attacked by enemy forces near the Chosin Reservoir, North Korea. After the battle, McCarthy’s remains were not recovered and he was reported missing in action. He was officially accounted for on Feb. 13, 2023. His niece, Marilyn Stanton, received the U.S. flag from McCarthy’s funeral service. (U.S. Army photo by Elizabeth Fraser)
    PHILIPPINE SEA (Dec. 16, 2023) A wave breaks over the bow of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Hopper (DDG 70) while underway in the Philippine Sea, Dec. 16, 2023. Hopper is forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Leon Vonguyen)
    U.S. Marines with I Marine Expeditionary Force board a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 361, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation as part of Exercise Steel Knight 23.2 at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, Dec. 2, 2023. The MCCRE consisted of a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel exercise, high-altitude aerial refueling, aviation delivered ground refueling, and external lift exercises to ensure HMH-361’s operational and combat readiness before deployment. Steel Knight 23.2 is a three-phase exercise designed to train I MEF in the planning, deployment and command and control of a joint force against a peer or near-peer maneuver capabilities of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jackson Rush)
    A 920th Rescue Wing HH-60G Pave Hawk prepares to connect to the hose-and-drogue system of an HC-130J Combat King II aircraft during helicopter air-to-air refueling off the coast of California during exercise Distant Fury Stallion Dec. 5, 2023. This joint exercise presented a uniquely suited opportunity in remote, austere conditions to validate the wing’s interoperability within the joint team while reaffirming the wing’s lethality, precision and ability to fight and win. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nicole Koreen)

    As usual, if you have a meme or photo to share drop it in the comments below. Also feel free to post your favorite Christmas songs.

    MERRY CHRISTMAS MVAP

  • Friday Fun

    Friday Fun

    Welcome to our weekly trip to the lighter side of life, Friday Fun. Kicking off the faffery is a tweetX from the OKDWC.

    https://twitter.com/OKWildlifeDept/status/1734254461034365434?s=20

    You really need to click through and read the alt text for the images, they’re *chef’s kiss*. . .

    Pearls Before Swine

    Bonus Pearls. . .

    Political commentary

    Just because Christmas is 10 days away . . .

    If you have a favorite nontraditional Christmas song, drop it in the comments.

    Memes

    Don’t look back Timmy, it’s behind you

    Photos

    The U.S Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) in conjunction with local Fort Liberty and partner nations’ airborne organizations conduct the Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop 2.0, a combined airborne training event at Fort Liberty, NC from Dec. 4-15, 2023, to increase joint airborne proficiency and community relations. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Xavier Legarreta)
    ARABIAN GULF (Nov. 30, 2023) Fireman Trevor Mckee, left, and Hull Maintenance Technician Fireman John Williamson simulate fighting a fire aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) during a general quarters drill in the Arabian Gulf, Dec. 9, 2023. Deployed as part of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (IKECSG), the Philippine Sea is ready to respond to a range of contingencies in support of national security priorities. IKECSG is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to help ensure maritime security and stability in the Middle East Region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Keith Nowak)
    U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Alisson Tigreros, Ground Electronics Transmission Systems Maintainer with 2d Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, Maine Air Control Group 28, and a native of Humble, Texas, fires a M240B machine gun during a live fire machine gun range held by Combat Logistics Battalion 6, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group at Hasto Buso, Finland, Dec. 4, 2023. Combat Logistics Battalion 6 conducted the live fire range as part of a littoral distribution exercise with the aim of developing and refining tactics, techniques and procedures for providing sustainment in contested littoral environments.
    U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Christian Salazar

    If you have a meme, photo or anything else you’d like to share, drop it in the comments below.

  • Friday Fun

    Friday Fun

    Welcome to MVAP’s weekly foray into the ridiculous and sublime, Friday Fun. As usual, we start with a Tweet X from my personal favorite account the OKDWC:

    https://twitter.com/OKWildlifeDept/status/1730613301283819773?s=20

    I have to admit, this one hit me in the feelz. Miss you Dad. . .

    This weeks political cartoons

    MEMES!

    Bumbles bounce- Yukon Cornelius

    An M142 High-Mobility Artillery Rocket System from 3rd Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment, 18th Field Artillery Brigade, 18th Airborne Corps, fires a rocket during a HIMARS rapid infiltration exercise at Camp Adazi, Latvia, Dec. 2, 2023. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Oscar Gollaz)
    PHILIPPINE SEA (Dec. 1, 2023) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) fires its Mark 45 5-inch lightweight gun during a live-fire exercise while operating in the Philippine Sea, Dec. 1, 2023. Dewey is forward-deployed and assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Greg Johnson)
    U.S. Marines assigned to Charlie Battery, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, load an M777 towed 155 mm howitzer during a Supporting Arms Coordination Exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 18, 2023. The purpose of SACEX was to test the artillery Marines’ ability to coordinate and execute fire missions efficiently while located away from the rest of the MEU. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Garrett Kiger
    A B-52H Stratofortress taxis on the flightline at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Nov. 27, 2023. In a conventional conflict, the B-52H can perform strategic attack, close-air support, air interdiction, offensive counter-air and maritime operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexander Nottingham)

    Got a meme, GIF or pic you want to share? Drop it in the comments below.

  • Friday Fun

    Friday Fun

    U.S. Army Soldier, Staff Sgt. Justin Reeb, squad leader assigned to 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), transports in a boat after a platoon-level jungle mock-reconnaissance on an island in Oiapoque, Brazil, during Exercise Southern Vanguard 24, Nov. 13, 2023. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Joshua Taeckens)

    VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (Nov. 27, 2023) Naval Air Station Oceana commanding officer Capt. Steve Djunaedi pets military working dog Misa during her retirement ceremony. Misa served for nine years as an explosive detection dog and deployed with her handler to Kuwait and Syria. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Megan Wollam)
    U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft attached to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 225, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct carrier qualifications aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer in the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 11, 2023. The 15th MEU is currently embarked aboard the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group conducting integrated training and routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joseph Helms
    C-17 Globemaster IIIs from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, and Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, prepare for a heavy equipment airdrop at Pōhakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, Nov. 4, 2023. The Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center is the Army’s newest Combat Training Center and contributes to readiness in environments and conditions where joint forces are most likely to operate. (U.S. Air National Guard photo byMaster Sgt. Mysti Bicoy)

  • Friday Fun

    Friday Fun

    Welcome to our weekly excursion into the absurd and sublime, Friday Fun. I’d like to make two quick notes before we get to the fun.

    First, I really want to thank you, constant reader, for being a part of this community. I feel that I don’t thank y’all for putting up with us enough, so Thank You.

    Second, this Editor went on his yearly deer hunting trip yesterday. There was a time when he hunted all season long, but of late it seems to have lost some of its luster. This year however, despite not getting to the spot until nearly 0900, your editor killed a spindly little 6 point. For whatever reason, that shot seems to have rekindled some of the passion your editor had for deer hunting.

    Anyway, on to the fun. . .

    https://twitter.com/OKWildlifeDept/status/1726631854474994038?s=20

    Pearls Before Swine

    Political Commentary

    Memes

    Photos

    U.S. and Brazilian Army Soldiers move south along the Oyapock River during Exercise Southern Vanguard 24 in Oiapoque, Brazil, on Nov. 12, 2023. Southern Vanguard is an annual exercise at the operational and tactical levels to increase interoperability between U.S and Western Hemisphere forces, in this instance, Brazil. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Joseph Liggio
    PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 17, 2023) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from the ÒWildcardsÓ of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 approaches the flight deck of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) during flight quarters while underway in the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 17, 2023. Somerset is part of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, with the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) and the embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, underway conducting integrated training and routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Evan Diaz)
    U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Ian Mendoza, a company commander with 3rd Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, communicates using a radio during a live-fire and maneuver range at the Marine Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Nov. 3, 2023. Live-fire and maneuver ranges give Marines the opportunity to engage and destroy targets in a dynamic environment. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Eric Dmochowski
    F-35A Lightning IIs assigned to the 95th Fighter Squadron, Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., fly over the Gulf of Mexico during exercise Checkered Flag 24-1, Nov. 7, 2023. The 325th Fighter Wing recently transitioned missions, progressing towards a combat-ready F-35 mission with more than 70 aircraft projected to call Tyndall AFB home. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Betty R. Chevalier)

  • Friday Fun

    Friday Fun

    Welcome to our weekly foray into the ridiculous and sublime, Friday fun.

    As has become tradition, we start with a couple of tweets from my personal favorite Twitter/X account, the OKDWC.

    I’m not 100% sure, but I believe this deer is from the Seneca Army Depot
    U.S. Army Spc. Collin Hall, assistant gunner, and Spc. Areg Safari, M240 gunner, assigned to Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, observe their assigned sector of fire from their defensive fighting position while they wait for the opposing force to attack their defensive positions at the Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, Nov. 9, 2023, during the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center (JPMRC) 24-01 rotation. JPMRC is the Army’s newest Combat Training Center (CTC) and generates readiness in the environments and conditions where our forces will most likely operate. JPMRC 24-01 includes over 5,300 training participants across the U.S. Joint Force, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Indonesia, and Thailand. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Angelo Mejia)
    MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Nov. 3, 2023) Ships from the Gerald R. Ford and Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Groups (CSG), U.S. Sixth Fleet command ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), and Italian Navy frigates Carlo Margottini (F 592) and Virginio Fasan (F 591) sail in formation in the Mediterranean Sea, Nov. 3, 2023. The two carrier strike groups are operating in the area at the direction of the Secretary of Defense to bolster deterrence in the region. The ships from the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group include the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60), and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage (DDG 61) and USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117). The ships from the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group include the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea (CG 58), and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Gravely (DDG 107) and the USS Mason (DDG 87). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Janae Chambers)
    NOV 14, 2023
    U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Ryan Burton, an Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician, with EOD Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 6, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, fires a M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper Rifle during a live-fire sniper rifle range in Hanko, Finland, on Nov. 9, 2023. Marines and Sailors conducted live-fire training to refine their marksmanship techniques and enhance the unit’s combat effectiveness. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Mary Kohlmann
    An F-15E Strike Eagle assigned to the 4th Fighter Wing flies over the Appalachian Mountains near Linville, N.C., Oct. 16, 2023. The 4th Fighter Wing performs routine flight training ensuring abilities to project agile combat airpower for the United States and its allies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Rebecca Sirimarco-Lang)

  • Friday Fun

    Friday Fun

    Welcome to our weekly foray into the lighter side of the interwebz, Friday fun.

    It’s Gar week, so here’s the latest gar related content from the OKDWC:

    https://twitter.com/OKWildlifeDept/status/1722659332947394673?s=20
    https://twitter.com/OKWildlifeDept/status/1722662140530598074?s=20
    https://twitter.com/OKWildlifeDept/status/1722664683193151700?s=20

    U.S. Army Sgt. Curtis Wright, a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter repairer and crew chief assigned to Golf Company, 3rd Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment, Hawaii Army National Guard, prepare for medevac operations during the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center 24-01 (JPMRC) Exercise at Wahiawa, Hawaii, Nov. 4, 2023. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Lianne Hirano)
    PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 3, 2023) Lt. Cmdr. Charles Kollar, the training officer aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), awaits to signal aircraft from the flight deck, Nov. 3, 2023. Theodore Roosevelt is currently conducting routine training and certifications in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Thomas Gooley)
    U.S. Marines with the Combined Anti-Armor Team (CAAT), 3rd Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division fire a TOW missile from a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle during a range on the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Grounds, Arizona, Oct 21, 2023. CAAT utilizes various weapon systems to neutralize enemy armored assets. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Eric Dmochowski)
    Maj. Kristin Wolfe, F-35A Lightning II Demonstration Team pilot and commander, flies an F-35 assigned to the 421st Fighter Generation Squadron at the Wings Over Houston Airshow, Texas, Oct. 15, 2023. The airshow showcases vintage World War II aircraft alongside modern aviation and has supported a variety of local and national charities during its 39-year history. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kaitlyn Ergish)