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Archive for October, 2010
Jalisco, Mexico: Mexican Troops Seize Cartel Arsenal
Posted by Jack Sinclair in News on 15/Oct/2010 15:30
“Army troops confiscated drugs and an arsenal including rocket-launchers from a house in the western state of Jalisco, Mexico’s defense department said.Soldiers discovered the weapons after receiving a tip about the presence of armed men at the home in the Agua Blanca neighborhood of the city of Zapopan.
The cache included 51 rifles and 49 handguns, two rocket-launchers, 20 grenades and nearly 38,000 rounds of ammunition, the defense department said.”
http://www.borderlandbeat.com/2010/10/mexican-troops-seize-cartel-arsenal.html
Chihuahua, Mexico: Ambush Kills 6 Prison Task Force Officers
Posted by Jack Sinclair in News on 15/Oct/2010 15:27
“CHIHUAHUA, Chihuahua – Six members of the prison system’s Immediate Reaction Task Force (CERESO’s Grupo Especial de Reacción Inmediata), including the commander, José Miguel GarcÃa de la Cruz, were ambushed & killed next to the Omnibus station at Pistolas Meneses park on the north side of Chihuahua City.
The ambush began around 7:20 Wednesday morning just after the officers left the home of a fellow member they had picked up to begin their daily duties.
Two officers died in the cab of the truck & another in the bed of the PU, while three officers managed to get out of the PU bed & tried to run for cover, but were gunned down several meters away in the street.
The attackers drove a blue Dodge Durango, a white Dodge Nitro & a maroon Ford Expedition. At least 10 gunmen opened fire on the officers. More than 300 rounds of .223 & 7.62mm ammunition were fired at the scene.”
http://www.borderlandbeat.com/
EP3 Sonic Defenders Now In Black
Posted by Gary in Accessories, Comms, Medic, Warrior Tools on 15/Oct/2010 14:42
Remington 870 or Mossberg 590? Which shotgun is best for you?
Posted by Jack Sinclair in Mossberg, Opinion, Remington on 15/Oct/2010 00:42
If you surf around gun forums you’ll see that “discussions” about “the best” shotgun can get pretty emotional. It’s like guys arguing about Fords or Chevys; not always objective.
Here’s a collection of observations by shotgun users that I found helpful, not just guys ranting, but helpful information that may make your decision a bit easier.
As always, understand this is opinion and anecdotal information, bear that in mind. We’re not making any claims on accuracy of info, just passing along some discussion.
(spelling and text formatting kept as it was on the forums)
Severed head of Investigator “delivered to military in suitcaseâ€
Posted by Jack Sinclair in News, Threat Watch on 14/Oct/2010 11:44
Tiffany Hartley with husband David, who has been missing since September 30. The lead Mexican investigator in his case has been beheaded Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1319997/Severed-head-Mexican-police-officer-Rolando-Armando-Flores-Villegas.html?ito=feeds-newsxml#ixzz12LuGglMR
Lead Mexican investigator Rolando Armando Flores Villegas was hunting for the men who killed a U.S. citizen, a Texas man who was jet-skiing on Falcon Lake, in Texas.
The Investigator’s decapitation is a ‘message to White House’: Mexican drug cartels are declaring that the U.S. ‘no longer controls border’.
“The lead Mexican investigator hunting for an American man who disappeared after he and his wife were ambushed on Falcon Lake has been beheaded, a Texas lawmaker claimed today.
The severed head of Rolando Armando Flores Villegas was delivered to the Mexican military in a suitcase, Aaron Pena said today.
His wife Tiffany has told police she and her husband were ambushed by pirates while jet-skiing on the popular lake on September 30.
They shot her husband in the head, she claimed. She tried to rescue him but was forced to abandon his body when the pirates opened fire at her.
His body still has not been found.”
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1319997/Severed-head-Mexican-police-officer-Rolando-Armando-Flores-Villegas.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
ATF Tries to Scuttle Plan to Reimport Surplus Rifles
Posted by Brad in Law, Springfield on 13/Oct/2010 10:45
In this story from World Net Daily, author Bob Unruh reveals how the Bureau of Alchol, Tobacco, and Firearms is blocking a plan for South Korea to return thousands of surplus M-1 Garand rifles and M-1 Carbines to the US for resale to the public. The ATF cites a “threat to public safety” as the reason to block the return of these classic American-made weapons.
NATO’s Lack of a Strategic Concept
Posted by Brian in News, Opinion, Threat Watch on 12/Oct/2010 16:14
NATO’s Lack of a Strategic Concept is republished with permission of STRATFOR.
By Marko Papic
Twenty-eight heads of state of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will meet in Lisbon on Nov. 20 to approve a new “Strategic Concept,†the alliance’s mission statement for the next decade. This will be NATO’s third Strategic Concept since the Cold War ended. The last two came in 1991 — as the Soviet Union was collapsing — and 1999 — as NATO intervened in Yugoslavia, undertaking its first serious military engagement.
During the Cold War, the presence of 50 Soviet and Warsaw Pact armored divisions and nearly 2 million troops west of the Urals spoke far louder than mission statements. While Strategic Concepts were put out in 1949, 1952, 1957 and 1968, they merely served to reinforce NATO’s mission, namely, to keep the Soviets at bay. Today, the debate surrounding NATO’s Strategic Concept itself highlights the alliance’s existential crisis. Read the rest of this entry »
Capt. Emily Naslund, USMC
Emily Naslund in Iraq
Capt. Emily Naslund, the commander of the Female Engagement Team posted this to a Minnesota running blog back in 2008 when she was a 1st Lt. and deployed to Iraq
My job title is 1st Platoon Commander, Truck Company, I MEF Headquarters Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force. How’s that for a mouth full? I’m stationed at Camp Fallujah, Iraq which is located about 3km (or as we call it 3 clicks) east of the city of Fallujah, and about 24 clicks west of Baghdad International Airport.
I have 37 Marines under my charge and our mission is to conduct tactical logistics convoys all over Al Anbar Province to deliver supplies such as ammo, food, water, fuel, etc. – and for the Air Force Bases, ice cream. I have run well over 100 convoys, traveling around 17,000 miles on the Main Supply Routes of Iraq.
We are here on a year-long deployment, but since we showed up as the advance party, and are leaving with the last wave, my time spent in Iraq will be 13 month and 2 days by the time we leave. When I return home I plan on first sleeping for a week straight – waking up only to eat American (non-chow hall) food. Then, hopefully I will start training for a deployment to Afghanistan.
… My Marines are amazing, hard-working, and genuine people who continue to amaze me on a daily basis. Please keep them in your prayers. This year has been hard on them, but they still have challenges coming up. Getting adjusted back to life in the civilian world will be difficult and will take some time.
Thanks again for the support and Semper Fi,
1stLt Emily Naslund
“Top Gunâ€
Petraeus orders probe into failed rescue operation.
Posted by Jack Sinclair in News on 11/Oct/2010 19:31
Linda Norgrove was seized in the province of Kunar on 26 September
“The US commander in Afghanistan, Gen David Petraeus, has ordered an investigation into the death of a British aid worker held hostage.
Linda Norgrove’s death on Friday as US forces tried to rescue her was initially blamed on her Afghan captors.
But Prime Minister David Cameron said she may have been accidentally killed by a US grenade.”
How do special forces minimize risks in hostage rescue missions?
Posted by Jack Sinclair in News on 11/Oct/2010 19:26
“British aid worker Linda Norgrove may have been accidentally killed by US forces during a rescue mission in Afghanistan. It’s not the first time such a perilous task has ended tragically. So how are they planned and what are the key considerations?
Questions were already being asked as to why the operation failed, after it was initially reported that she had been killed when one of her captors detonated a suicide vest.
UK Prime Minister David Cameron’s announcement that the 36-year-old Scot may have been killed by a US grenade has now put the mission under closer scrutiny.
All such missions are inherently dangerous. But how do special forces minimise the risks?
“Typically, you want to do the rescue operation as quickly as you can, with as much speed as possible because you want the captors to be confused as to how to respond.”
However, he says this is difficult because every operation is unique.
And no matter how well-planned is the operation, unexpected deviations are almost inevitable.
“You tend to have to make a lot of adjustments. You need people who are well trained at assessing situations and making spot decisions,” he added.”
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-11513568
Military Inflation: Russia’s inventive way to deceive the enemy – inflatable weapons.
Posted by Jack Sinclair in News on 11/Oct/2010 19:22
The inflatables are stitched together at a former hot-air balloon factory
“The Russian military has come up with an inventive way to deceive the enemy and save money at the same time: inflatable weapons.
They look just like real ones: they are easy to transport and quick to deploy.
You name it, the Russian army is blowing it up: from pretend tanks to entire radar stations.
The decoys are a hundred times cheaper than the real thing, which means Moscow will save a lot of money by blowing up its own weapons.”
Video here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11511886
The Eyes in the Sky
Posted by Jack Sinclair in News on 11/Oct/2010 18:57
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Sgt. Richard Knuth (left), Sgt. Winston Chin (middle) and Pfc. Anthony McCormack, all assigned to "A" Company, Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, load an unmanned aerial vehicle on to a launcher, Jan. 25, at Forward Operating Base Kalsu, Iraq. UAV's are so heavy they require three Soldiers to load them.
Mississippi Guardsmen Deliver Gifts for Rhode Island Town
Posted by Jack Sinclair in News, Warriors on 11/Oct/2010 18:56
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Spc. John W. Day, a gun truck commander from Williston, Tenn., serving with A Company, 2nd Battalion, 198th Combined Arms, 155th Brigade Combat Team, out of Hernando, Miss., jokes with Iraqi children as he guides his vehicle through Jedallah Anuk, a village near COL Q-West, during a humanitarian mission to deliver care packages, Feb. 1. The Mississippi Guardsmen, who serve as the Q-West force protection company, were delivering packages in behalf of the city of Barrington, R.I. Since 2003, Barrington has been sending clothing, school supplies and other items to Jedallah Anuk in an Adopt-a-Village program initiated by the 101st Airborne Division.
Panic in Social Security clinic in Ciudad Juarez, gunmen kill three
Posted by Jack Sinclair in News on 11/Oct/2010 18:46
“CIUDAD JUAREZ, October 11 .- An armed group killed three people last night outside the clinic 6 Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS), two of whom were shot while trying to enter the emergency area.
North Zone Prosecutors said in a report that the attack occurred about 23:15 pm on Sunday, which caused panic among patients and personal Medical hospital.
Early indications are that the victims were targeted by gunmen and sought refuge in the hospital.”
