I was 23. My wife was 20. We got married 5 months prior (and only 2 months after getting home from my other deployment).
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I was 23. My wife was 20. We got married 5 months prior (and only 2 months after getting home from my other deployment).
Thumpalumpacus
Major
On the other hand, I had "no deeds to do, no promises to keep." Without an attachment at home, it was fun, until the 21-hour days hit. I liked and volunteered for Prime BEEF duty.
I can understand why a family man might disagree.
FLYBOYJ
"THE GREAT GAZOO"
They can. They can also work in coordination with bomb carrying aircraft. Remember, there are many Russian aircraft in Ukrainian airspace, making it harder for the Russians to support their troops will make it that much easier on the outnumbered Ukrainian forces. I'm not sure how the Polish MiG-29s are configured, but the way the Ukraine forces have been fighting, I'm sure they'll make good use of what ever they can get. I'm sure J J_P_C can give some good insight on how Polish MiG-29s are configured.
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On the other hand, I had "no deeds to do, no promises to keep." Without an attachment at home, it was fun, until the 21-hour days hit. I liked and volunteered for Prime BEEF duty.
I can understand why a family man might disagree.
I went off to Kosovo on a NATO peace keeping mission for 10 months, came home for 5 months (during which I got married, spent a month at Primary Leadership Development Course (PLDC), spent a month in the field training, and a month at the range re-qualifying and practicing door gunnery) and then flew off to Iraq for a year. I felt burnt out.
Don't take me wrong. I made the best of it, and I will always cherish the brotherhood and camaraderie, but overall that was 22 months of suck.
Thumpalumpacus
Major
I ain't taking you wrong, brotha, and I sure respect your service.
I had the luxury of a girlfriend back home while I was off gallivanting. Different thang.
I'm following this situation very closely.
My daughter works as a scheduler for a organisation called Mercy Chefs, they feed first responders , and victims, at floods and other disasters.
I didn't think they had ever deployed internationally , but they now have people in Poland, or Romania, or both.
They co-ordinate with local churches, in the areas where they deploy.
She is wanting to go, and her 21 year old daughter. The arrangements will take at least over a week or more , I hope.
I know how she feels, I felt the same need a 50+ years ago.
Sometimes you can't just stand by and watch.
I advised her, right now Romania, and Poland seems safe, and the refugees will probably be there for quite some time even after whatever happens in the Ukraine, happens.
But if things go bad, they'll go very bad, very fast.
Maybe I'm about to get a better understanding of what my parents went through when I was in Vietnam.
My daughter works as a scheduler for a organisation called Mercy Chefs, they feed first responders , and victims, at floods and other disasters.
I didn't think they had ever deployed internationally , but they now have people in Poland, or Romania, or both.
They co-ordinate with local churches, in the areas where they deploy.
She is wanting to go, and her 21 year old daughter. The arrangements will take at least over a week or more , I hope.
I know how she feels, I felt the same need a 50+ years ago.
Sometimes you can't just stand by and watch.
I advised her, right now Romania, and Poland seems safe, and the refugees will probably be there for quite some time even after whatever happens in the Ukraine, happens.
But if things go bad, they'll go very bad, very fast.
Maybe I'm about to get a better understanding of what my parents went through when I was in Vietnam.
Once again, I'm reminded that I was very lucky to be a cold war only soldier. My M-60A3 TTS tank in Germany never had to do it's mission, I trained for years later in the guard and reserves and even when Gulf One came up we weren't called up and I spent it at the BN S2 level Intel Analyst school at Ft Huachuca instead.
They did cut me orders for Kosovo but rescinded them when it was realized I was too short and that with my 2 permanent profiles (back and knee injuries) I wasn't going to be re-enlisting any more.
I'm glad I was there, I'm glad I got to enjoy the fun parts but equally I'm glad it never came down to it for real for me.
They did cut me orders for Kosovo but rescinded them when it was realized I was too short and that with my 2 permanent profiles (back and knee injuries) I wasn't going to be re-enlisting any more.
I'm glad I was there, I'm glad I got to enjoy the fun parts but equally I'm glad it never came down to it for real for me.
Thumpalumpacus
Major
May she be well and do good work. We never stop worrying, do we?
one of my friend in US send me message that both of this thing will be done - a wing of F15 will be assigned as a temporary boost of air defence of Poland and meanwhile used F16 will be refurbished for PAF - i hope will be rised to the V standard as well but who knows
this are pretty much standard early 9.12 series machines with modificatiions added to the communication gear and IFF system to make this airplane more NATO compatible. except medium raenge R27 missiles (very few left on stock), it may carry R73 - very effective one, working with helmet mounted sights. for the A/G weapon except ex soviet stuff may be transferred couple polish made - mainly thermobaric bombs, cluster bombs and mine laying containers similar in function to MW1 designed for Tornado.
Admiral Beez
Captain
If there's one thing for certain as I watch vids from this war is that VVS is now wholly adopted. Turn your phone folks.
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Glider
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Phillips O'Brien, a professor of strategic studies at the University of St Andrews has noted that Russia's takeover of the Ukraine is stalling, with a key weakness likely being a lack of trucks to transport supplies to forces on the ground.
"So they have certain very fancy pieces of equipment, what they lack is the ability to operate the complex operations needed to utilise those,"
"There was far too much obsession with weapons and numbers of weapons, and not looking at the fundamentals of military power on which the campaign would be waged, and that's a general problem," said the author of How the War was Won.
When you remember I think it was General Zhukov who once observed that the most valuable piece of Lend Lease, was the trucks supplied by the USA. It makes you believe that lessons were not learned.
"So they have certain very fancy pieces of equipment, what they lack is the ability to operate the complex operations needed to utilise those,"
"There was far too much obsession with weapons and numbers of weapons, and not looking at the fundamentals of military power on which the campaign would be waged, and that's a general problem," said the author of How the War was Won.
When you remember I think it was General Zhukov who once observed that the most valuable piece of Lend Lease, was the trucks supplied by the USA. It makes you believe that lessons were not learned.
In my opinion, their primary task would be air defence. As of today, RF's ground offensive stalled in most places and they switched to missile launches from different platforms. The last raid on Vinnytsia was done from the Black Sea, most probably. 8 cruise missiles.
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Can they be effective against low flying cruise missiles, what do you think?
Escuadrilla Azul
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Dimlee
the red lines are the roads actually ocupied by RF?I mean, they don't control the terrain outside them?
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Agree wholeheartedly. In the history of the Russian Civil War, there is a famous quote that can be translated as "even with the devil but against the Bolsheviks". It is attributed to different persons as Pyotr Wrangel, Pyotr Krasnov, Andrei Shkuro and also to Marshal Pilsudski.
East/Central Europe is a bit luckier today as we need no "devil" to be allied with. Just react fast and decisively, help your (de-jure and de-facto) allies. Stand for your values, - against new "bolsheviks" or whatever they are called today.
Yes, that is exactly the point. They don't have enough troops to control the terrain and villages and small towns of no strategic value.
I mean, they don't control the terrain outside them?
One of my business acquaintances operates a factory in the south. RF's units arrived 2 days after the Ukrainian force has left. Entered the office and declared they will set up their base on the territory. All factory personnel refused to cooperate and went home. A few hours later, Russian units left the factory and the town and headed north, leaving no troops in that area.
