The Here, Now

[michaelmaltby]

Myanmar military prepares an onslaught for the ages

Sooner or later Myanmar’s military was bound to wheel out the big guns. Since March, when peaceful protest against the February 1 coup turned to armed resistance, the generals in Naypyidaw have wat…

asiatimes.com

 

[michaelmaltby]

Su-s over Sevastopol ....

 

[Wurger]

 

[michaelmaltby]

Asia Times
Chinese and Russian warships transit simulated mined sea area during the naval exercise Joint Sea-2021 on the morning of October 15. The China-Russia joint naval exercise kicked off in waters near Russia's Peter the Great Bay on the afternoon of October 14, which focused on such training subjects as communications, mine countermeasures, air defense, live-fire shooting at maritime targets, joint maneuvering and joint anti-submarine missions.Photo:Xinhua

 

[michaelmaltby]

AFT: Members of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 242 clear new F-35B aircraft on Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, on May 9, 2021. (Lance Cpl. Bryant Rodriguez/U.S. Marine Corps)
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Pride of America .... un-posed .....

 

[michaelmaltby]

AFT: The largest takeoff of a KC-135 fleet ever from Fairchild AFB was successfully launched by the 92nd Air Refueling Wing Sept. 29, 2021. (92nd ARW Public Affairs Office)

 

[Wurger]

 

[michaelmaltby]

AFT: Ready to Roll Senior Airman Clayton Roppa, 911th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, inspects the bottom of a C-17 Globemaster III before a flight out of the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pa., Oct. 1. (Joshua J. Seybert/Air Force) AFT:

 

[michaelmaltby]

Global Times
The Chinese-Russian joint naval flotilla that transited the Tsugaru Strait days ago has since sailed along the east side of Japan's main island to its south, almost making a circle around the island country, in a move Chinese experts said on Friday can bring balance to regional stability at a time when the US, Japan and other Western forces have been colluding to destabilize the Asia-Pacific region.

 

[michaelmaltby]

AFT: Members of the 121st Air Refueling Wing Maintenance Squadron perform an inspection on a KC-135 Stratotanker at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, Columbus, Ohio, Oct. 16, 2021. (Staff Sgt. Wendy Kuhn/Air National Guard)

 

[Gnomey]

Good shots!

 

[michaelmaltby]

AFT: A senior al-Qaeda leader was killed in a strike in northwest Syria by an MQ-9 Reaper drone like the one depicted. (Senior Airman Cory Payne/Air Force)

 

[ARTESH]

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AFT: A senior al-Qaeda leader was killed in a strike in northwest Syria by an MQ-9 Reaper drone like the one depicted. (Senior Airman Cory Payne/Air Force)

 

[michaelmaltby]

AFT: Damage Control Firefighters and sailors of the littoral combat ship Detroit respond to simulated fires during an integrated training team fire drill at Naval Station Mayport, Fla. (MC3 Aaron Lau/Navy)

 

[michaelmaltby]

AFT: Locked and Loaded An airman from the 2nd Munitions Squadron assembles a munition for the Air Force Global Strike Challenge at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Sept. 21. (Airman 1st Class William Pugh/Air Force)

 

[michaelmaltby]

The world according to Vladimir Putin

The plenary session is the traditional highlight of the annual, must-follow Valdai Club discussions – one of Eurasia’s premier intellectual gatherings. Vladimir Putin is a frequent ke…

asiatimes.com

 

[SaparotRob]

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AFT: Locked and Loaded An airman from the 2nd Munitions Squadron assembles a munition for the Air Force Global Strike Challenge at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Sept. 21. (Airman 1st Class William Pugh/Air Force)

That helmet should protect him in case of accidental detonation.

 

[michaelmaltby]

AFT: Baywatch Sailors aboard the Royal Australian Navy frigate Ballarat prepare to conduct a fueling-at-sea with the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier Carl Vinson as part of Maritime Partnership Exercise 2021 in the Bay of Bengal Oct. 16. (MCSN Emily Claire Bennett/Navy)

 

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[michaelmaltby]

AFT: Grass Eaters Marine 2nd Lt. Gregory Jones and 2nd Lt. Austin Kaulius, with 6th Platoon, Echo Company, The Basic School, provide security during a field exercise on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., Sept. 29. (Lance Cpl. D'Angelo Yanez/Marine Corps)