The Here, Now

[michaelmaltby]

Military Daily News
In this handout photo taken from video released by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021, a long-range Tu-22M3 bomber of the Russian Aerospace Forces takes off to patrol in the airspace of Belarus, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

 

[michaelmaltby]

Asia Times An Airbus H225 has performed the first helicopter flight using 100 percent sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at Airbus Helicopters's headquarters in Marignane, France, with the unblended SAF burned in one of the helicopter's two Safran Makila 2 engines. Credit: Airbus.Times

 

[Gnomey]

Nice shots guys!

 

[michaelmaltby]

AFT: Greenlighted Army Green Berets ready to perform a freefall jump during a training exercise at Fort Bragg, N.C., Oct. 27. (Army Spc. Garrett Whitfield/Army)

 

[michaelmaltby]

Two U.S. Navy sailors stand watch on the starboard bridge wing as the amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27) departs Eilat, Israel, Nov. 5, 2021. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Devin Kates)

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[michaelmaltby]

The Coast Guard Ice Breaker Polar Star (WAGB 10) working the ice channel near McMurdo, Antarctica. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Rob Rothway)

After Pandemic Hiatus, America's Only Heavy Coast Guard Icebreaker Returning to Antarctica

The nation's only heavy icebreaker, the 46-year-old Polar Star, supports the annual resupply mission for McMurdo Station.

www.military.com

 

[Wurger]

 

[Dimlee]

Polish eastern border.

 

[ARTESH]

Be careful about Suicide Attackers (and other "hidden" terrorists) on both sides of border!

 

[michaelmaltby]

... weaponized refugees. We must learn. Palestine, Syria, North Africa. If we can't find answers - jobs and 'prosperity' - you can't blame them for seeking a better life.
i see this each night on BBC America, and it's heart breaking.

 

[imalko]

Serbia restores warship that fired first shots of WW1 - check the article:

Serbia restores warship that fired first shots of World War One

Serbia has finally recalled to service as a floating museum a warship that fired the first shots that began World War One, following years of lobbying from navy ship enthusiasts who wanted it restored.

www.reuters.com

 

[michaelmaltby]

AFT: An airman assigned to the 605th Maintenance Squadron marshals in a KC-46A Pegasus after arriving at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. on Nov. 9, 2021. (Staff Sgt. Sabatino Dimascio/Air Force)

 

[Airframes]

That shot immediately reminded me of the scene in the movie "Airplane", where the 747 ends up crashing through the front of the terminal building !!!

 

[ARTESH]

Serbia restores warship that fired first shots of WW1 - check the article:

Serbia restores warship that fired first shots of World War One

Serbia has finally recalled to service as a floating museum a warship that fired the first shots that began World War One, following years of lobbying from navy ship enthusiasts who wanted it restored.

www.reuters.com

A new destination ... Added to wish list.

 

[michaelmaltby]

AFT: Sunset Scene Sailors watch the sun set from the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship America in the East China Sea Nov. 3. (MC2 Thomas B. Contant)

 

[michaelmaltby]

AFT: Sunset Scene Sailors watch the sun set from the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship America in the East China Sea Nov. 3. (MC2 Thomas B. Contant)

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

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AFT: Sunset Scene Sailors watch the sun set from the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship America in the East China Sea Nov. 3. (MC2 Thomas B. Contant)

Umm they are not on a flight deck of an amphibious assault ship. They are the land. Look at the grass. And it does not look like they are watching the sunset…

 

[SaparotRob]

Umm they are not on a flight deck of an amphibious assault ship. They are the land. Look at the grass. And it does not look like they are watching the sunset…

New Navy flight deck camouflage scheme.

 

[Airframes]

Caption repeated from previous photo posted - either that, or it's extremely effective camouflage !!!!

 

[michaelmaltby]

AFT: formation Friends Royal Saudi Air Force F-15s, left, and U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons, right, fly beside U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers above the Red Sea in U.S. Central Command Nov. 11, 2021. (Tech. Sgt. Christopher Ruano/Air Force)