FRIYAY!!!
Sometimes I wish I was a bear. . .
Tag: memes
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Friday Fun
U.S. Army Soldiers with 9th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, supporting NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group Poland (eFP Poland), joined other multinational troops from Albania, Canada, Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Spain, and the United Kingdom with eFP Latvia for exercise Verboom in Adazi, Latvia, Oct. 28, 2023. During exercise Verboom, U.S. engineers supported eFP Latvia by constructing an improvised door handle charge to demonstrate how to infiltrate a locked door. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. H Howey) ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 24, 2023) An F/A-18 Hornet attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 106 lands aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) in the Atlantic Ocean, Oct. 26, 2023. George Washington is underway in support of carrier qualifications. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman August Clawson) A U.S. Marine with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division jumps from a C-130 Hercules during a free-fall parachute jump operation at Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan, on Oct. 26, 2023. Marines, Airmen, and Special Operations Soldiers practiced static-line and free-fall jumps to hone their abilities for airborne operations. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Bridgette Rodriguez An HH-60W Jolly Green II assigned to the 34th Weapons Squadron takes off to participate in a combat search and rescue training mission at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Oct. 23, 2023. One of the HH-60W’s primary missions is to conduct personnel recovery operations in hostile environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Rufus) -
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It’s Friday! and time for our weekly foray into the lighter side. . .
See, I told you the OKDWC was educational. I didn’t even know bat week was a thing. . .
In honor of Bat Week, here are some bat facts for your cranium:
- The U.S. and Canada are home to about 45 species of bats.
- Not all bats hibernate.
- Bats have few natural predators — disease is one of the biggest threats.
- Without bats, say goodbye to bananas, avocados and mangoes.
- Night insects have the most to fear from bats.
- Bats are the only flying mammal.
- Bats may be small, but they’re fast. Some can reach speeds over 100 miles per hour.
- Like cats, bats clean themselves.
- Baby bats are called pups, and a group of bats is a colony.
This week’s Pearls Before Swine
This strip right here, and others like it, are a big part of why I like Pearls so much. That and the fact I identify closely with Rat. . .
This week’s political commentary:
Memes!
This week’s Mil Photos
U.S. Army Soldiers, attached to 3rd Infantry Division maneuver a Bradley Fighting and other tactical vehicles on a road march into the Joint Multinational Readiness Center for Combined Resolve 24-01, near Hohenfels, Germany, Oct. 22, 2023. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Kenneth Rodriguez) ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 19, 2023) Lt. Sean Greiner signals the launch of an F/A-18E Super Hornet attached to the “Gunslingers” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 105 aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) in the Atlantic Ocean, Oct. 19, 2023. The Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment to provide the national command authority flexible, tailorable warfighting capability to maintain maritime stability and to ensure access, deter aggression and defend U.S., allied and partner interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Janae Chambers) U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Michael Melkonyan, a machine gunner assigned to Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fires an M240B machine gun while conducting Range 410A at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Sept. 12, 2023. Range 410A is a platoon live-fire and maneuver combined arms attack range designed to train units in tactics, techniques, and procedures required to provide a sustainable and operational unit across the conflict continuum. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aidan Hekker A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor performs maneuvers during a demonstration at the 2023 Seoul International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition media day at Seoul Air Base, South Korea, Oct. 16, 2023. Approximately 200 U.S. service members showcased a cross-section of U.S. military aircraft for static displays, flyovers and aerial demonstrations during Seoul ADEX 23. (U.S. Air Force by Master Sgt. Eric Burks) -
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FRIYAY!!!
It’s time for our weekly Faffery session.
As usual, the Oklahoma DWC kicks it off. This week’s thread is both funny and educational.
And that right there is why I love that account. Funny and educational. . . Also, DO NOT release any non-native species into your local bodies of water.
I feel this week’s Pearls strip . . .
This week’s political commentary:
MEMES!
This week’s Mil photos
U.S. Soldiers assigned to 299th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division observe for simulated enemy movement during Decisive Action Rotation 23-10 at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif., Sep. 13, 2023. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Ryan Gosselin) NAVAL STATION NORFOLK (Oct. 14, 2023) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) deploys from Naval Station Norfolk, Oct. 14, 2023. The Ike Carrier Strike Group will conduct a scheduled deployment to the U.S. European Command area of responsibility in support of enhanced vigilance activities and operations with NATO allies and partners. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Anderson W. Branch) U.S. Marines with the Silent Drill Platoon, Marine Barracks Washington, perform for the citizens of Philadelphia during Navy-Marine Week Philadelphia at Independence Hall, Philadelphia, P.A. on October 12, 2023. Marines are participating in numerous events throughout the city of Philadelphia to increase awareness and establish lasting relationships with communities throughout the area. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Kelsey Dornfeld Air Force Reserve aircrews land at Bradshaw Army Airfield in a C-130H Hercules to practice rapid transfers of equipment with minimal ground time during the Rally in the Pacific 2023 exercise in Hilo, Hawaii, Sept. 13, 2023. The team was able to effectively offload cargo with less than five minutes of time on the ground. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Ellie Mayo) -
Friday Fun
Friday fun is going to be a little longer than usual. This editor needs the distraction.
Leading off Friday fun, a post from my fave account, The Oklahoma DWC:
A couple of bonus tweets:
This week’s Pearls Before Swine:
This week’s political commentary
Memes!
This week’s Mil Photos. Just a quick note, these images are all the highest definition available and are suitable for wallpaper and screensavers.
Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters fly over the Potomac River in Washington during the 39th Annual Army Ten-Miler, Oct. 8, 2023. The race promotes the Army, builds esprit de corps, supports Army fitness goals and enhances community relations. (U.S. Army photo by Bernardo Fuller) PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 10, 2023) A Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM ) 161 lands on the flight deck of the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) during a training exercise while underway in the Pacific Ocean during Pacific Partnership 2024-1, Oct. 10, 2023. Now in its 19th iteration, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jacob Woitzel) TLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 11, 2023) U.S. Marine Corps test pilot Maj. Paul Gucwa, from Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23, flies an F-35B during the final first of class sea trials for F-35B test (DT-3) aboard the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales (R09), Oct. 11, 2023. The Queen Elizabeth-class (QEC) Prince of Wales’s participation in WESTLANT 23 encompasses a range of United Kingdom and U.S. naval aircraft trials in the western Atlantic Ocean throughout the autumn of 2023. Prince of Wales continues to push the boundaries of naval aviation capabilities and operations from QEC aircraft carriers, including increasing the range and lethality of F-35 operations. The U.K. is the only Tier I partner in the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Program. U.K. and U.S. interactions during this deployment are characterized by cooperation and reinforce international relationships, as well as enhance interoperability between the U.S. Navy and the Royal Navy. The F-35 Joint Program Office is the Defense Department’s focal point for the 5th-generation strike aircraft for the Navy, Air Force, Marines, and our allies. The F-35 is the premier multi-mission, 5th-generation weapon system. Its ability to collect, analyze and share data is a force multiplier that enhances all assets in the battle space, with stealth technology, advanced sensors, weapons capacity, and range. The F-35 has been operational since July 2015 and is the most lethal, survivable, and interoperable fighter aircraft ever built. (U.S. Navy photo by Dane Wiedmann) A U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk assigned to the 33rd Rescue Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan, flies alongside a Royal Brunei Air Force Sikorsky S-70i Black Hawk during exercise Pacific Angel 23-3, Rimba Air Force Base, Brunei, Sept. 12, 2023. This iteration of Pac-Angel is focused on regional search and rescue and humanitarian assistance/disaster response capacity-building interoperability with partnering nations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Shelimar Rivera Rosado) -
Friday Fun
FRIYAY!!!! Time for a bit of faffery.
And just as they were getting educational . . .
And a couple of the replies, just for fun. . .
As mentioned by the OKDWC in their tweet, it’s fat bear week at Katmai NP. You can vote on the fattest bear Here
This week’s Pearls strip is a little deep. . .
Political Commentary
MEMES!
This week’s Military photos
Sgt. Jake Phillips, a native of West Chester, Pennsylvania, and Spc. Chancellor McGuire, a native Georgetown, Texas, representing the U.S. Army Special Operations Command, prepare to evacuate a casualty during the 2023 Army Best Squad Competition at Fort Stewart, Georgia, Sept. 28, 2023. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Theron Smith) IONIAN SEA (Oct. 4, 2023) The world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), center, the Italian navy aircraft carrier ITS Cavour (C 550), the Blue Ridge-class command ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), the destroyer ITS Ciao Duilio (D 554), frigate ITS Virginio Fasan (F 591), and the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60) steam in formation in the Ionian Sea, Oct. 4, 2023. Gerald R. Ford is the U.S. Navy’s newest and most advanced aircraft carrier, representing a generational leap in the U.S. Navy’s capacity to project power on a global scale. The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. 6th Fleet to defend U.S., allied, and partner interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jacob Mattingly) OCT 4, 2023
U.S. Marines from across III Marine Expeditionary Force perform a variety of tasks to operate a combat rubber raiding craft during a coxswain course at White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 19, 2023. The coxswain and operations course hosted by Expeditionary Operations Training Group trained Marines in advanced boat handling skills necessary to operate a combat rubber raiding craft.Capt. Samuel Larson, F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team commander and pilot, flies an aerial demonstration during the 2023 William Tell Air-to-Air Competition over Tybee Island, Ga., Sept. 13, 2023. After a 19-year hiatus, the competition returned in full force at the Air Dominance Center in Savannah. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kaitlyn Ergish) Would you intercept me? I’d intercept me. . . IYKYK
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Before we get to the usual faffery, there are a couple of items from the sports world that I’d like to touch on, both from Baseball. As some of you may know, this Editor is a huge fan of America’s pastime, and as such it pains me to know that Brooks Robinson, the Orioles 3rd baseman died. Robinson was the GOAT at 3rd. He was a 16 time gold glove, 18 time All Star and World Series MVP in 1970. Godspeed Brooks.
On another sad note, it’s been announced that Red Sox lefty, Tim Wakefield has been diagnosed with brain cancer. We wish Tim a speedy recovery.
Now, on to the jollity and frolic.
TWO posts from my fave social media account this week! One funny one, and one serious one, posing as a funny one.
This week’s Pearls strip has a lot of applicability to today’s world. It’s sad, really. . .
This week’s political commentary:
MEMES!
Fish heads, fish heads, rolly-polly fish heads. . . At least it’s not 404 Not Found It’s a recycle panda!
Random Dad Joke:
What did the Ginger miss most about the Party?
The invitation.
This weeks Mil photos. Thanks to all the hard working and talented military photogs for their fine work.
Soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment ‘Red Currahee,’ 1st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, supporting the 3rd Infantry Division, conduct live-fire training on a confined space light anti-armor weapon as part of anti-tank weaponry training in Adazi, Latvia, Sept. 17, 2023. The 3rd Infantry Division’s mission in Europe is to engage in multinational training and exercises across the continent, working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, America’s forward deployed corps in Europe. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Cesar Salazar Jr.) A landing craft utility boat departs the well deck of amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) in the Arabian Gulf, Sept. 5, 2023. Components of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit are 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 3rd Class Riley Gasdia) SEP 25, 2023
A U.S. Marine assigned to the Battalion Landing Team 1/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (26MEU(SOC)), pilots a Skydio Unmanned Aerial System during an amphibious landing for Northern Coast 2023 (NOCO 23) in Ventspils, Latvia, Sept. 12, 2023. NOCO 23 is a German-led multinational exercise that strengthens military and maritime combat readiness through realistic training in order to sharpen interoperability with our Allies and partners. The San Antonio-class amphibious ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19), assigned to the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 26MEU(SOC), under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied, and partner interests. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Jesus Sepulveda Torres)Aircrew assigned to 22nd Airlift Squadron perform pre-flight inspections on C-5M Super Galaxies at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., Sept. 22, 2023. The C-5 is the largest aircraft in the Air Force inventory and has a wingspan of 222 feet and nine inches. (U.S. Air Force photo by Chustine Minoda) -
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Our weekly foray into the lighter side is back after a week’s hiatus.
See the OKDWC twitter/X can be educational. . .
Don’t get me wrong, this is really, really unsafe, but your editor has hunted out of ‘treestands’ like that in his youth. Also, refresher hunter safety courses are a good thing. After hunting for like 20 years, I took the NY course again when my son took it. (Re)Learned a bunch of stuff.
While we’re on the topic of the outdoors, I have a warning for all of you in Moose country (I suppose this could go for elk as well): Steer clear of the moose.The reason I bring this up is a story out of Ward Colorado. A woman was walking her dog in a park when she was attacked by a moose. The Shiras moose came out of the woods and headbutted and stomped the woman. She survived, but any time a 1000lb + critter decides it doesn’t like you, your life could end in seconds. Moose are not like Bullwinkle and can/will stomp a mudhole in your @ss.
This week’s Pearls before Swine strip:
I have to say, I like dogs more than I like people. . .
Some political commentary:
MEMES!!!!
An Army Special Forces Soldier parachutes during Exercise Super Garuda Shield in Banyuwangi, Indonesia, Aug. 30, 2023. The annual exercise is a joint, multinational event focused on maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Austin Berner) PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 19, 2023) Fire Controlman 2nd Class Lucas M. Ribeiro, from Zebulon, Georgia, uses a sound-powered phone during a live-fire exercise on the fan tail aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), Sept. 19, 2023. Boxer is a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship currently underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Connor Burns) A U.S. Marine with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines and Republic of Korea Marines with 3rd Battalion, 1st Regiment, 2nd Marine Division participate in a combined patrol during Korean Marine Exercise Program 23.3 at Rodriguez Live-fire Complex, Republic of Korea, March 28, 2023. KMEP is a series of continuous-combined training exercises designed to enhance the ROK-U.S. Alliance, promote stability on the Korean Peninsula, and strengthen combined military capabilities and interoperability. 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3rd Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Mario Ramirez An MQ-9 Reaper, piloted by the 556th Test and Evaluation Squadron, fires an Air-to-Ground Missile-114 Hellfire missile over the Nevada Test and Training Range, Nev., Aug. 30, 2023. The 556th TES performs all software and physical testing to improve the combat capabilities of the MQ-9 Reaper. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Victoria Nuzzi) -
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Once Again, the Week is ending, time for some tomfoolery.
It’s hard to believe this is an official government agency account sometimes. . .
This week’s Pearls strip. For the record, your Editor spends far, far too much time doomscrolling Twitter/X, he feels this strip on a very deep level. . .
This week’s Political commentary:
MEMES!!!
Really, do not pet the fart squirrels. Or the danger kitties. . .
For this week’s photos I’m doing something a bit different for the Army photos. There were two big events in the Army this week. First, a 100 year old WWII Vet got his Green Beret. Ellsworth “Al” Johnson was a member of the OSS during WWI, and was presented with his Beret and Tab as a ceremony on 1 September. Second, Captain Larry Taylor was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in Vietnam. Taylor used his AH-1 Cobra gunship to extract a 4 man LRRP team from a hamlet near Ap Go Cong, Republic of Vietnam.
World War II Army veteran Ellsworth “Al” Johnson receives an Army Special Forces’ tab and Green Beret during a ceremony at an assisted living center in Zeeland, Michigan, Sept. 1. Johnson was recognized for his contributions during the war while serving in an Office of Strategic Services’ operational group, a precursor to Army Special Operations, and became eligible for the honor after an update to the Army awards regulation in 2019. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Dominique Cox) Photo captions L-R: 1st Lt. Larry L. Taylor in his UH-1 “Huey” helicopter. Taylor served in Vietnam from 1967 to 1968 with D Troop (Air), 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry, 1st Infantry Division. He flew over 2,000 combat missions in UH-1 and Cobra helicopters. (Photo courtesy of Lewis D. Ray.):Larry and Toni Taylor are retired now and live in Signal Mountain, Tennessee. (Photo courtesy of the Taylor family.);1st Lt. Larry L. Taylor at his base camp north of Saigon. He served in Vietnam from August 1967 to August 1968. (Photo courtesy of Lewis D. Ray.) ADRIATIC SEA (Sept. 6, 2023) Lt. Bryan Goodman, left, from Wellington, Florida, and Chief Warrant Officer 3 William Sum, from Panorama City, California, both assigned to the air department of the world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), signal to launch an E-2D Hawkeye attached to the “Bear Aces” of Airborne Command and Control Squadron (VAW) 124 during flight operations in the Adriatic Sea, Sept. 6, 2023. VAW-124 is deployed aboard CVN 78 as part of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8. Gerald R. Ford is the U.S. Navy’s newest and most advanced aircraft carrier, representing a generational leap in the U.S. Navy’s capacity to project power on a global scale. The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied, and partner interests.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jackson Adkins)
U.S. Marines with Force Company, 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, under tactical control of Task Force 61/2, and soldiers with a long-range reconnaissance platoon in the Norwegian Army conduct a simulated beach insertion in Norway on August 11, 2023. Task Force 61/2.5 provides naval and joint force commanders with dedicated multi-domain reconnaissance and counter reconnaissance capabilities. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Emma Gray.Two U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs from the 421st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron taxi on the runway at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Sept. 5, 2023. In coordination with regional allies, partners and the U.S. Navy, the F-35s partnered with A-10 Thunderbolts and F-16 Fighting Falcons in the U.S. Central Command theater to monitor the Strait of Hormuz. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Leah Ferrante) -
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Another week is ending, it’s Friday! Time for some rascality and monkey-business.
This week y’all get two posts from my fave Tweeps at the OKDWC, one funny and one educational:
This week’s Pearls strip:
A few Political ‘toons:
For those unaware of the context of the last one, a Pauite tribal cop in Nevada went all GTA on some climate protesters earlier this week. They blocked a highway on Tribal lands that was packed with vehicles trying to get to this year’s Burning Man festival. They found out at a pretty high level.
MEMES!!!!
Yah, this is real. You can read about it here
Here are this week’s Mil Photos:
Soldiers sling-load an M777 howitzer onto an Army CH-47 Chinook during Fireball at Fort Liberty, N.C., Aug. 22, 2023. The exercise is designed to prepare, train and execute a mission to measure readiness and lethality. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Lilliana Magoon) (It will always be Bragg to me) PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 25, 2023) An E/A-18G Growler from the “Cougars” of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 139 makes an arrested landing aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is underway conducting routine operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Justin McTaggart) U.S. Marine Corps Pvt. Bruno, the mascot of Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) San Diego, conducts a pull-up on the training grounds at MCRD San Diego, Aug. 28, 2023. The mascots job is to boost morale, participate in outreach work, and attend events and ceremonies. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua Dreher) Three F-22 Raptors assigned to the 3rd Wing at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, fly next to a KC-46A Pegasus assigned to the 133rd Aerial Refueling Squadron, Pease Air Force Base, N.H., during exercise Red Flag-Alaska 23-3 over the Joint Pacific-Alaska Range Complex, Alaska, Aug. 18, 2023. The JPARC provides more than 77,000 square miles of airspace, one conventional bombing range and two tactical bombing ranges containing 510 different types of targets and 45 threat simulators. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Andrew Britten) Got a meme, pic or joke to share, drop it in the comments below.
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Cheers to the Weekend! It’s Friday again and time for some faffery and shenanigans.
Kicking off this weeks fun, as has become tradition, with a post from my fave account on Twitter/X, the Oklahoma DWC:
And a few of the replies:
While we’re (tangentially) on the subject of wildlife, there’s a story out of Germany that I found amusing. It seems that the raccoons there have taken to stealing beer. ‘Coons aren’t native to Germany, or the rest of Europe for that matter, having been introduced in the mid 1930’s. Called waschbären (washing bears) by the locals, the masked nuisances have raided their kitchens, causing thousands of dollars worth of damage in the process, including killing household pets and stealing any beer they can find. On less frustrating occasions, the raccoons have been seen at city parks, knocking over discarded beer bottles so they could drink whatever booze was left inside.
Here’s some Pearls Before Swine:
A bit of political commentary:
And now some memes:
What do we say to the god of death? Not today. . . For those who don’t know, both India and Russia had scheduled landings on the moon this week. India successfully landed near the lunar south pole. Russia left a 10+ meter crater. . .
Now here’s this week’s Mil Pics:
A Soldier launches an RQ-11B Raven small, unmanned aircraft system during tactical training at Fort Irwin, Calif., Aug. 22, 2023. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Jason Elmore) PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 24, 2023) An F/A-18E Super Hornet from the Eagles of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 115 launches off the flight deck of the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), during flight operations in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 24, 2023. VFA-115 conducts carrier-based air strikes and strike force escort missions, as well as ship, battle group, and intelligence collection operations. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel Providakes) U.S. Marines with 3rd Littoral Combat Team, 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, conduct a Multi-Purpose Anti-Armor Anti-Personnel Weapons Systems range at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, August 21, 2023. The purpose of this training is to sharpen the LCT’s weapons handling skills and increase their readiness for future exercises and operations. Master Sgt. Chase Plumley, 235th Air Traffic Control Squadron chief of operations, walks on the landing zone in front of a KC-130F Hercules at the Holland Drop Zone Pass in Vass, N.C., July 19, 2023. The 235th ATCS led a two-week Landing Zone Safety Officer course for Airmen across the Air National Guard. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech Sgt. Mary McKnight)
