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Posted: 1/20/2024 2:50:51 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The truth hurts. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I swear to God, if one of you window licking mouth breathers says "this would never happen under Trump", we're dragging you out back and beating you with a hose. The truth hurts. Funny thing is, this exact thing happened under Trump to both Erbil and Al Asad a full year before he left office after we roasted their IRGC leader. We did nothing in response, despite multiple US service members receiving TBIs and being medically separated as a result. |
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Posted: 1/20/2024 2:56:19 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Funny thing is, this exact thing happened under Trump to both Erbil and Al Asad a full year before he left office after we roasted their IRGC leader. We did nothing in response, despite multiple US service members receiving TBIs and being medically separated as a result. From this....  Attached FileTo this  Attached File |
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Posted: 1/20/2024 2:56:39 PM EST
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Quoted: I was the last O-6 commander of AAAB before we reduced the structure there in 2021. When I arrived at the start of my tour, I was utterly appalled at the "go through the motions" force protection that was in place. Crumbling bunkers, or no bunkers at all. No hardening of facilities, wide open exterior windows to interior rooms, etc. Defensive systems oriented incorrectly, or with gaps in coverage over billeting, dining, or operations areas. You name the problem, I could find an example of it. Years of complacency and/or laziness had turned it into a forward Iraqi version of our various Kuwait bases. I spent 90% of my resources and wasta on force protection, rebuilding all that to the tune of thousands of truckloads of Class IV and delays to the new GreenBeans Coffee and mini PX while we rebuilt force pro assets instead. It pissed a lot of people off, to the tune of a "ya know, we don't need a colonel forward and can run this base with a lieutenant colonel who takes his instructions from the HQ in the rear" shift partway through my tour. I got done what I thought needed to be done, got reassigned, and retired in frustration shortly thereafter. I hope most of what I did is still there, and if so it likely saved some American lives again. I'm ok with that as a last tour accomplishment even though I left theater with almost no friends or supporters in my higher HQ. Are you responsible for the new doors on a bunch of the bunkers? If so, thank you, that should be a big improvement on blast overpressure injuries. Even if those bunkers won't stop a direct hit from a Shahab  I felt much better in the old Yugo-built hardened bunkers, but those things were in horrible shape. No ventilation, lights or anything, at least the ones I was in. I was contracting there in 22-23. |
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Posted: 1/20/2024 2:57:02 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: We need to start killing Iranians. In Iran Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted:
We need to start killing Iranians. In Iran Reagan style. Right down the Komeini household smoke stack. |
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Posted: 1/20/2024 2:57:28 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Why are we in Iraq? Well besides oil? Remember when ISIS started selling oil on the market for cheap. Can't have that. |
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Posted: 1/20/2024 3:00:33 PM EST
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Posted: 1/20/2024 3:02:54 PM EST
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Biden needs a war to boost those numbers…
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Posted: 1/20/2024 3:03:18 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Funny thing is, this exact thing happened under Trump to both Erbil and Al Asad a full year before he left office after we roasted their IRGC leader. We did nothing in response, despite multiple US service members receiving TBIs and being medically separated as a result. From this.... https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/84024/1000004045_png-3101023.JPG To this https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/84024/1000004044_jpg-3101024.JPG Lost a couple of aircraft on the ground, and a little over 100 servicemembers suffered TBIs of varying degrees. Multiple facilities damaged or destroyed. The only response was a falsely positive tweet and some economic sanctions from a country they already didn't do business with anyway. |
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Posted: 1/20/2024 3:05:46 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Waiting for @elcope to chime in. Nothing really that hasn't already been covered by multiple folks. TAP, thanks for at least giving a shit. Joes do notice that even if your senior rater didn't. One of these days the U.S. will realize that Iran has been at war with us since the mid 70's. Or not. |
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Posted: 1/20/2024 3:21:25 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Funny thing is, this exact thing happened under Trump to both Erbil and Al Asad a full year before he left office after we roasted their IRGC leader. We did nothing in response, despite multiple US service members receiving TBIs and being medically separated as a result. From this.... https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/84024/1000004045_png-3101023.JPG To this https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/84024/1000004044_jpg-3101024.JPG That was absolutely handled correctly at the strategic level. We killed their most important general, and his senior terrorist buddy. Guys who had been key to killing hundreds of our Soldiers, over 3 different presidents. In exchange, they injured a few more of our guys. They looked weak and incompetent, then shut the fuck up for a while. To attack again, further drag out the exchange and invite additional casualties and problems would have been a huge mistake. Sometimes you quit while you are ahead. If you wait for your WWII style victory parade, clear cut victory... Well how long were we waiting in Afghanistan? |
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Posted: 1/20/2024 3:28:04 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Let's be clear on the timeline. Trump killed one of the most important military commanders. In response, Iran gave us a warning so and then struck a couple of empty buildings. And then they shot down their own airliner killing hundreds of their own citizens and visitors and then the whole thing died down. You think this isn't in response to us bombing in Yemen? Both are responsive attacks, and both times we will be lacking in proper leadership to handle it properly. |
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Posted: 1/20/2024 3:29:14 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: That was absolutely handled correctly at the strategic level. We killed their most important general, and his senior terrorist buddy. Guys who had been key to killing hundreds of our Soldiers, over 3 different presidents. In exchange, they injured a few more of our guys. They looked weak and incompetent, then shut the fuck up for a while. To attack again, further drag out the exchange and invite additional casualties and problems would have been a huge mistake. Sometimes you quit while you are ahead. If you wait for your WWII style victory parade, clear cut victory... Well how long were we waiting in Afghanistan? Trump SAID any attacks on US troops in response to the their General was a redline. Nice try with the cope logic. lol |
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Posted: 1/20/2024 3:30:51 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: That was absolutely handled correctly at the strategic level. We killed their most important general, and his senior terrorist buddy. Guys who had been key to killing hundreds of our Soldiers, over 3 different presidents. In exchange, they injured a few more of our guys. They looked weak and incompetent, then shut the fuck up for a while. To attack again, further drag out the exchange and invite additional casualties and problems would have been a huge mistake. Sometimes you quit while you are ahead. If you wait for your WWII style victory parade, clear cut victory... Well how long were we waiting in Afghanistan? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Funny thing is, this exact thing happened under Trump to both Erbil and Al Asad a full year before he left office after we roasted their IRGC leader. We did nothing in response, despite multiple US service members receiving TBIs and being medically separated as a result. From this.... https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/84024/1000004045_png-3101023.JPG To this https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/84024/1000004044_jpg-3101024.JPG That was absolutely handled correctly at the strategic level. We killed their most important general, and his senior terrorist buddy. Guys who had been key to killing hundreds of our Soldiers, over 3 different presidents. In exchange, they injured a few more of our guys. They looked weak and incompetent, then shut the fuck up for a while. To attack again, further drag out the exchange and invite additional casualties and problems would have been a huge mistake. Sometimes you quit while you are ahead. If you wait for your WWII style victory parade, clear cut victory... Well how long were we waiting in Afghanistan? This is also a fair take, and is also what my opinion has always been of that particular situation. Doesn't change the reality of our response/lack thereof. Simple fact of the matter is, the truth is that this exact scenario happened under Trump, and we did nothing substantial in response. My line of posting was in response to the dude who was callously posting, "The truth hurts." So, I posted the truth of what happened. My opinion that we strategically 100% did the correct thing in response to that attack is disconnected from the truth that we did nothing kinetically in response. The reality of that situation is that correct thing for us to do in response to that attack was effectively nothing, considering that the only people they killed during that particular course of events were a bunch of people on an airliner taking off from their own country when a nervous air defense crew shot it down with a SAM thinking it was an American cruise missile launched in a retaliatory attack, which as you said only makes them look incompetent. |
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Posted: 1/20/2024 3:32:02 PM EST
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Posted: 1/20/2024 3:35:35 PM EST
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The only outlet I can find with coverage -
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12987179/Iraq-missiles-Asad-airbase-injured-Iran.html No Fox, CNN |
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Posted: 1/20/2024 3:35:37 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Biden can't afford to/wont before election. Iran knows this and knows it's open season on Americans worldwide. If you're around anywhere they could be or their proxies keep your head on a swivel. You won't be defended well. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted:
We need to start killing Iranians. In Iran Biden can't afford to/wont before election. Iran knows this and knows it's open season on Americans worldwide. If you're around anywhere they could be or their proxies keep your head on a swivel. You won't be defended well. If Biden isn't willing to defend American forces, he needs to be removed from office...by force if needed. Fuck his election campaign...our guys are taking fire and he isn't will to do anything to help? Then he needs to go. Period. Him not taking swift, violent action in response send the message to the world that we aren't going to do anything if we are attacked. I assume his position would be the same if we were attacked in the CONUS. |
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Posted: 1/20/2024 3:36:12 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Were you the base commander that was trying to kick the unvaxxed contractors out before the final word from DoD? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I was the last O-6 commander of AAAB before we reduced the structure there in 2021. When I arrived at the start of my tour, I was utterly appalled at the "go through the motions" force protection that was in place. Crumbling bunkers, or no bunkers at all. No hardening of facilities, wide open exterior windows to interior rooms, etc. Defensive systems oriented incorrectly, or with gaps in coverage over billeting, dining, or operations areas. You name the problem, I could find an example of it. Years of complacency and/or laziness had turned it into a forward Iraqi version of our various Kuwait bases. I spent 90% of my resources and wasta on force protection, rebuilding all that to the tune of thousands of truckloads of Class IV and delays to the new GreenBeans Coffee and mini PX while we rebuilt force pro assets instead. It pissed a lot of people off, to the tune of a "ya know, we don't need a colonel forward and can run this base with a lieutenant colonel who takes his instructions from the HQ in the rear" shift partway through my tour. I got done what I thought needed to be done, got reassigned, and retired in frustration shortly thereafter. I hope most of what I did is still there, and if so it likely saved some American lives again. I'm ok with that as a last tour accomplishment even though I left theater with almost no friends or supporters in my higher HQ. Were you the base commander that was trying to kick the unvaxxed contractors out before the final word from DoD? Nope, that woulda been the guy before me... |
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Posted: 1/20/2024 3:37:06 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Trump SAID any attacks on US troops in response to the their General was a redline. Nice try with the cope logic. lol Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: That was absolutely handled correctly at the strategic level. We killed their most important general, and his senior terrorist buddy. Guys who had been key to killing hundreds of our Soldiers, over 3 different presidents. In exchange, they injured a few more of our guys. They looked weak and incompetent, then shut the fuck up for a while. To attack again, further drag out the exchange and invite additional casualties and problems would have been a huge mistake. Sometimes you quit while you are ahead. If you wait for your WWII style victory parade, clear cut victory... Well how long were we waiting in Afghanistan? Trump SAID any attacks on US troops in response to the their General was a redline. Nice try with the cope logic. lol Attacking again, and expanding the fight is retard logic. And the initial reports to Trump and everyone else was that there were no injuries. At what point do you stop beating up the retarded kid and take your win? Or just keep fighting, because he took a swing at me? That's some dipshit 20 year old at a bar fighting over a girl level thinking. |
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Posted: 1/20/2024 3:39:07 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Nope, that woulda been the guy before me... Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: I was the last O-6 commander of AAAB before we reduced the structure there in 2021. When I arrived at the start of my tour, I was utterly appalled at the "go through the motions" force protection that was in place. Crumbling bunkers, or no bunkers at all. No hardening of facilities, wide open exterior windows to interior rooms, etc. Defensive systems oriented incorrectly, or with gaps in coverage over billeting, dining, or operations areas. You name the problem, I could find an example of it. Years of complacency and/or laziness had turned it into a forward Iraqi version of our various Kuwait bases. I spent 90% of my resources and wasta on force protection, rebuilding all that to the tune of thousands of truckloads of Class IV and delays to the new GreenBeans Coffee and mini PX while we rebuilt force pro assets instead. It pissed a lot of people off, to the tune of a "ya know, we don't need a colonel forward and can run this base with a lieutenant colonel who takes his instructions from the HQ in the rear" shift partway through my tour. I got done what I thought needed to be done, got reassigned, and retired in frustration shortly thereafter. I hope most of what I did is still there, and if so it likely saved some American lives again. I'm ok with that as a last tour accomplishment even though I left theater with almost no friends or supporters in my higher HQ. Were you the base commander that was trying to kick the unvaxxed contractors out before the final word from DoD? Nope, that woulda been the guy before me... Attaboy. |
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Posted: 1/20/2024 3:39:10 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted:
Just for clarity, is that red line in the sand? |
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Posted: 1/20/2024 3:39:18 PM EST
[#21]
Good grief. The TDS in GD is astounding.
I don’t swing on Trump’s nuts like many. But it’s time for a few of the TDS sufferers to ride the bus on out of here to DU. Prayers for the injured & their families, peace to the dead, death to Iran & FJB. |
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Posted: 1/20/2024 3:39:58 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Attacking again, and expanding the fight is retard logic. And the initial reports to Trump and everyone else was that there were no injuries. At what point do you stop beating up the retarded kid and take your win? Or just keep fighting, because he took a swing at me? That's some dipshit 20 year old at a bar fighting over a girl level thinking. I'd been fine with the non-response. If dumbass didn't tell the whole planet he was going to strike back if attacked. And he did that retarded shit many times in office with different attacks on us forces or allies. |
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Posted: 1/20/2024 3:41:27 PM EST
[#23]
An aside to this -
We need a Houthi sub forum
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Posted: 1/20/2024 3:42:11 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Are you responsible for the new doors on a bunch of the bunkers? If so, thank you, that should be a big improvement on blast overpressure injuries. Even if those bunkers won't stop a direct hit from a Shahab I felt much better in the old Yugo-built hardened bunkers, but those things were in horrible shape. No ventilation, lights or anything, at least the ones I was in. I was contracting there in 22-23. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I was the last O-6 commander of AAAB before we reduced the structure there in 2021. When I arrived at the start of my tour, I was utterly appalled at the "go through the motions" force protection that was in place. Crumbling bunkers, or no bunkers at all. No hardening of facilities, wide open exterior windows to interior rooms, etc. Defensive systems oriented incorrectly, or with gaps in coverage over billeting, dining, or operations areas. You name the problem, I could find an example of it. Years of complacency and/or laziness had turned it into a forward Iraqi version of our various Kuwait bases. I spent 90% of my resources and wasta on force protection, rebuilding all that to the tune of thousands of truckloads of Class IV and delays to the new GreenBeans Coffee and mini PX while we rebuilt force pro assets instead. It pissed a lot of people off, to the tune of a "ya know, we don't need a colonel forward and can run this base with a lieutenant colonel who takes his instructions from the HQ in the rear" shift partway through my tour. I got done what I thought needed to be done, got reassigned, and retired in frustration shortly thereafter. I hope most of what I did is still there, and if so it likely saved some American lives again. I'm ok with that as a last tour accomplishment even though I left theater with almost no friends or supporters in my higher HQ. Are you responsible for the new doors on a bunch of the bunkers? If so, thank you, that should be a big improvement on blast overpressure injuries. Even if those bunkers won't stop a direct hit from a Shahab I felt much better in the old Yugo-built hardened bunkers, but those things were in horrible shape. No ventilation, lights or anything, at least the ones I was in. I was contracting there in 22-23. Yes, the "why the hell are there no doors?!" project was one of mine. Stupid expensive and uncertain quality to be honest, but a whole lot better than the nothing that was there prior. |
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Posted: 1/20/2024 3:45:28 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I'd been fine with the non-response. If dumbass didn't tell the whole planet he was going to strike back if attacked. And he dud that retarded shit many times in office. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Attacking again, and expanding the fight is retard logic. And the initial reports to Trump and everyone else was that there were no injuries. At what point do you stop beating up the retarded kid and take your win? Or just keep fighting, because he took a swing at me? That's some dipshit 20 year old at a bar fighting over a girl level thinking. I'd been fine with the non-response. If dumbass didn't tell the whole planet he was going to strike back if attacked. And he dud that retarded shit many times in office. It's called strategic messaging. Do you think they toned down their response, considering that we might evaporate their military if they over do it? They had to respond. Everyone knows that. Trump was telling them to not fuck around too much and find out. Then they didn't. Now they are attacking our guys, because it's Saturday or whatever. And Alzheimer's Jimmy Carter and his JV Obama team is saying and doing what exactly? |
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Posted: 1/20/2024 3:47:08 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: It's called strategic messaging. Do you think they toned down their response, considering that we might evaporate their military if they over do it? They had to respond. Everyone knows that. Trump was telling them to not fuck around too much and find out. Then they didn't. Now they are attacking our guys, because it's Saturday or whatever. And Alzheimer's Jimmy Carter and his JV Obama team is saying and doing what exactly? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Attacking again, and expanding the fight is retard logic. And the initial reports to Trump and everyone else was that there were no injuries. At what point do you stop beating up the retarded kid and take your win? Or just keep fighting, because he took a swing at me? That's some dipshit 20 year old at a bar fighting over a girl level thinking. I'd been fine with the non-response. If dumbass didn't tell the whole planet he was going to strike back if attacked. And he dud that retarded shit many times in office. It's called strategic messaging. Do you think they toned down their response, considering that we might evaporate their military if they over do it? They had to respond. Everyone knows that. Trump was telling them to not fuck around too much and find out. Then they didn't. Now they are attacking our guys, because it's Saturday or whatever. And Alzheimer's Jimmy Carter and his JV Obama team is saying and doing what exactly? Taking a page from Trump's playbook. |
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Posted: 1/20/2024 3:51:24 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Biden will hide it. He's on the phone right now with cnn, cbs, msnbc, etal instructing how to report it on tonight's news. Can't tell the peeps the truth. |
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Posted: 1/20/2024 4:23:32 PM EST
[#28]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Yes, the "why the hell are there no doors?!" project was one of mine. Stupid expensive and uncertain quality to be honest, but a whole lot better than the nothing that was there prior. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: I was the last O-6 commander of AAAB before we reduced the structure there in 2021. When I arrived at the start of my tour, I was utterly appalled at the "go through the motions" force protection that was in place. Crumbling bunkers, or no bunkers at all. No hardening of facilities, wide open exterior windows to interior rooms, etc. Defensive systems oriented incorrectly, or with gaps in coverage over billeting, dining, or operations areas. You name the problem, I could find an example of it. Years of complacency and/or laziness had turned it into a forward Iraqi version of our various Kuwait bases. I spent 90% of my resources and wasta on force protection, rebuilding all that to the tune of thousands of truckloads of Class IV and delays to the new GreenBeans Coffee and mini PX while we rebuilt force pro assets instead. It pissed a lot of people off, to the tune of a "ya know, we don't need a colonel forward and can run this base with a lieutenant colonel who takes his instructions from the HQ in the rear" shift partway through my tour. I got done what I thought needed to be done, got reassigned, and retired in frustration shortly thereafter. I hope most of what I did is still there, and if so it likely saved some American lives again. I'm ok with that as a last tour accomplishment even though I left theater with almost no friends or supporters in my higher HQ. Are you responsible for the new doors on a bunch of the bunkers? If so, thank you, that should be a big improvement on blast overpressure injuries. Even if those bunkers won't stop a direct hit from a Shahab I felt much better in the old Yugo-built hardened bunkers, but those things were in horrible shape. No ventilation, lights or anything, at least the ones I was in. I was contracting there in 22-23. Yes, the "why the hell are there no doors?!" project was one of mine. Stupid expensive and uncertain quality to be honest, but a whole lot better than the nothing that was there prior. Nice  We were base defense UAS. Still are actually, but I'm done with Iraq now I believe, heading elsewhere. Hope we helped make some difference in the security situation 
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Posted: 1/20/2024 4:33:25 PM EST
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Posted: 1/20/2024 5:14:51 PM EST
[#30]
Very little coverage
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Posted: 1/20/2024 5:30:07 PM EST
[#31]
Quote HistoryQuoted: An aside to this - We need a Houthi sub forum
 Attached FileThis is what has them all butthurt. They can fuck off and die. |
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Posted: 1/20/2024 5:30:31 PM EST
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"At approximately 6:30 p.m. (Baghdad time) time Jan. 20, multiple ballistic missiles and rockets were launched by Iranian-backed militants in Western Iraq targeting al-Assad Airbase. Most of the missiles were intercepted by the base’s air defense systems while others impacted on the base. Damage assessments are ongoing. A number of U.S. personnel are undergoing evaluation for traumatic brain injuries. At least one Iraqi service member was wounded."
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Posted: 1/20/2024 5:31:37 PM EST
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Posted: 1/20/2024 5:42:42 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I think patriots need to go to Ukraine. Besides they are old and paid for so it’s free I really hope this is a joke. |
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Posted: 1/20/2024 5:48:47 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/327183/IMG_1739_jpeg-3101269.JPG This is what has them all butthurt. They can fuck off and die. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: An aside to this - We need a Houthi sub forum
https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/327183/IMG_1739_jpeg-3101269.JPG This is what has them all butthurt. They can fuck off and die. Just a week or two ago they were bragging about fighting even if they only had their heads left. Seems like they got what they wanted. Of course this might all be bullshit. Brandon/Blinken/Loyd/Jake Sullivan are constantly talking about fear of escalation. Get some fake news out that they killed Iranians and maybe the US will quit bombing. |
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Posted: 1/20/2024 5:49:07 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/327183/IMG_1739_jpeg-3101269.JPG This is what has them all butthurt. They can fuck off and die. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: An aside to this - We need a Houthi sub forum
https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/327183/IMG_1739_jpeg-3101269.JPG This is what has them all butthurt. They can fuck off and die. |
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Posted: 1/20/2024 5:54:28 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: You member that time hezbollah killed 241 Marines, soldiers and sailors? And reagan did fuck all? He left Lebanon, and then invaded Club Med. |
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Posted: 1/20/2024 5:58:05 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: FJB is Iran's bitch. no.. FJB is Jarrett's bitch. Jarrett is an Iranian puppet. |
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Posted: 1/20/2024 5:58:08 PM EST
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U.S. Central Command
@CENTCOM Iranian-backed Militants Attack Al-Assad Airbase, Iraq At approximately 6:30 p.m. (Baghdad time) time Jan. 20, multiple ballistic missiles and rockets were launched by Iranian-backed militants in Western Iraq targeting al-Assad Airbase. Most of the missiles were intercepted by the base’s air defense systems while others impacted on the base. Damage assessments are ongoing. A number of U.S. personnel are undergoing evaluation for traumatic brain injuries. At least one Iraqi service member was wounded. |
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Posted: 1/20/2024 6:04:24 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I was the last O-6 commander of AAAB before we reduced the structure there in 2021. When I arrived at the start of my tour, I was utterly appalled at the "go through the motions" force protection that was in place. Crumbling bunkers, or no bunkers at all. No hardening of facilities, wide open exterior windows to interior rooms, etc. Defensive systems oriented incorrectly, or with gaps in coverage over billeting, dining, or operations areas. You name the problem, I could find an example of it. Years of complacency and/or laziness had turned it into a forward Iraqi version of our various Kuwait bases. I spent 90% of my resources and wasta on force protection, rebuilding all that to the tune of thousands of truckloads of Class IV and delays to the new GreenBeans Coffee and mini PX while we rebuilt force pro assets instead. It pissed a lot of people off, to the tune of a "ya know, we don't need a colonel forward and can run this base with a lieutenant colonel who takes his instructions from the HQ in the rear" shift partway through my tour. I got done what I thought needed to be done, got reassigned, and retired in frustration shortly thereafter. I hope most of what I did is still there, and if so it likely saved some American lives again. I'm ok with that as a last tour accomplishment even though I left theater with almost no friends or supporters in my higher HQ. There in 2018 with Task Force Lion? If so, Slugger 6 from Al Qaim sends his regards. |
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Posted: 1/20/2024 6:08:52 PM EST
[#41]
If someone gives weapons to my enemy to kill me I'm sure not going to just retaliate and wipe out my enemy. It'll be anyone who supports my enemies too.
Iran needs a good glassing. |
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Posted: 1/20/2024 6:12:04 PM EST
[#42]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Lloyd Austin will make it happen. He won't be pulling plans out of his ass any time soon though. |
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Posted: 1/20/2024 6:21:21 PM EST
[#43]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I'd been fine with the non-response. If dumbass didn't tell the whole planet he was going to strike back if attacked. And he did that retarded shit many times in office with different attacks on us forces or allies. Then chemicals were used, and we did nothing? same thing right? Good times |
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Posted: 1/20/2024 6:38:43 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Can we not at least put some Patriot batteries around these bases? How hard would that be? They probably got sent to Ukraine… |
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Posted: 1/20/2024 6:50:43 PM EST
[#45]
Time to queue up Ride of the Valkyrie’s and go get some.
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Posted: 1/20/2024 7:05:17 PM EST
[#46]
Time to target Iranian leadership like Reagon did in Libia.
We'd get to use some new toys like the F-22, F-35, B-21. |
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Posted: 1/20/2024 7:11:36 PM EST
[#47]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Are you responsible for the new doors on a bunch of the bunkers? If so, thank you, that should be a big improvement on blast overpressure injuries. Even if those bunkers won't stop a direct hit from a Shahab I felt much better in the old Yugo-built hardened bunkers, but those things were in horrible shape. No ventilation, lights or anything, at least the ones I was in. I was contracting there in 22-23. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I was the last O-6 commander of AAAB before we reduced the structure there in 2021. When I arrived at the start of my tour, I was utterly appalled at the "go through the motions" force protection that was in place. Crumbling bunkers, or no bunkers at all. No hardening of facilities, wide open exterior windows to interior rooms, etc. Defensive systems oriented incorrectly, or with gaps in coverage over billeting, dining, or operations areas. You name the problem, I could find an example of it. Years of complacency and/or laziness had turned it into a forward Iraqi version of our various Kuwait bases. I spent 90% of my resources and wasta on force protection, rebuilding all that to the tune of thousands of truckloads of Class IV and delays to the new GreenBeans Coffee and mini PX while we rebuilt force pro assets instead. It pissed a lot of people off, to the tune of a "ya know, we don't need a colonel forward and can run this base with a lieutenant colonel who takes his instructions from the HQ in the rear" shift partway through my tour. I got done what I thought needed to be done, got reassigned, and retired in frustration shortly thereafter. I hope most of what I did is still there, and if so it likely saved some American lives again. I'm ok with that as a last tour accomplishment even though I left theater with almost no friends or supporters in my higher HQ. Are you responsible for the new doors on a bunch of the bunkers? If so, thank you, that should be a big improvement on blast overpressure injuries. Even if those bunkers won't stop a direct hit from a Shahab I felt much better in the old Yugo-built hardened bunkers, but those things were in horrible shape. No ventilation, lights or anything, at least the ones I was in. I was contracting there in 22-23. Sounds a lot like what Col Hackworth did for us in VN and the condition of the 39th Regiment when he came onboard.  |
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Posted: 1/20/2024 7:11:46 PM EST
[#48]
Quote HistoryQuoted: FJB is Iran's bitch. AYK they must be allowed to get The Bomb to negate or attack Israel and sew chaos, even Terror A Bomb USA Dems on board for it all |
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Posted: 1/20/2024 7:20:10 PM EST
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Posted: 1/20/2024 7:23:55 PM EST
[#50]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I was the last O-6 commander of AAAB before we reduced the structure there in 2021. When I arrived at the start of my tour, I was utterly appalled at the "go through the motions" force protection that was in place. Crumbling bunkers, or no bunkers at all. No hardening of facilities, wide open exterior windows to interior rooms, etc. Defensive systems oriented incorrectly, or with gaps in coverage over billeting, dining, or operations areas. You name the problem, I could find an example of it. Years of complacency and/or laziness had turned it into a forward Iraqi version of our various Kuwait bases. I spent 90% of my resources and wasta on force protection, rebuilding all that to the tune of thousands of truckloads of Class IV and delays to the new GreenBeans Coffee and mini PX while we rebuilt force pro assets instead. It pissed a lot of people off, to the tune of a "ya know, we don't need a colonel forward and can run this base with a lieutenant colonel who takes his instructions from the HQ in the rear" shift partway through my tour. I got done what I thought needed to be done, got reassigned, and retired in frustration shortly thereafter. I hope most of what I did is still there, and if so it likely saved some American lives again. I'm ok with that as a last tour accomplishment even though I left theater with almost no friends or supporters in my higher HQ. I bet javaman and Draco was a pain in the ass for you that year |
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