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US Paradrops 50 Tons Of Ammo To Syrian Rebels
As we noted over the weekend, the US has now thrown in the towel on the ill-fated (and that’s putting it lightly) strategy of training Syrian fighters and sending them into battle only to be captured and killed by other Syrian fighters who the US also trained.
The Pentagon’s effort to recruit 5,400 properly “vetted” anti-ISIS rebels by the end of the year ended in tears when the entire world laughed until it cried after word got out that only “four or five” of these fighters were actually still around. The rest are apparently either captured, killed, lost in the desert, or fighting for someone else.
This has cost the US taxpayer somewhere in the neighborhood of $40 million over the last six months.
Because this latest program was such a public embarrassment, the Pentagon had to come up with a new idea to assist Syria’s “freedom fighters” now that they are fleeing under bombardment by the Russian air force only to be cut down by Hezbollah.
The newest plan: helicopter ammo. No, really. The US has now resorted to dropping "tons" of ammo into the middle of nowhere and hoping the “right” people find it.
No, really.
Here’s CNN:
U.S. military cargo planes gave 50 tons of ammunition to rebel groups overnight in northern Syria, using an air drop of 112 pallets as the first step in the Obama Administration's urgent effort to find new ways to support those groups.
Details of the air mission over Syria were confirmed by a U.S. official not authorized to speak publicly because the details have not yet been formally announced.
C-17s, accompanied by fighter escort aircraft, dropped small arms ammunition and other items like hand grenades in Hasakah province in northern Syria to a coalition of rebels groups vetted by the US, known as the Syrian Arab Coalition.
And here's a bit more color from GOP mouthpiece Fox News:
The ammunition originally was intended for the U.S. military's "train and equip" mission, the official said. But that program was canceled last week.
"So now we are more focused on the 'E' [equip] part of the T&E [train & equip]," said the official, who described equipping Syrian Arabs as the focus of the new strategy against ISIS.
The Defense Department announced Friday that it was overhauling the mission to aid Syrian rebel fighters. After the program fell far short of its goals for recruiting and training Syrian fighters, the DOD said it would focus instead on providing "equipment packages and weapons to a select group of vetted leaders and their units so that over time they can make a concerted push into territory still controlled by ISIL."
The shift also comes as Russia continues to launch airstrikes in Syria, causing tension with the U.S. amid suspicions Moscow is only trying to prop up Bashar Assad.
Col. Steve Warren, spokesman for the U.S.-led anti-ISIS coalition, confirmed that coalition forces conducted the airdrop on Sunday.
"The aircraft delivery includes small arms ammunition to resupply counter-ISIL ground forces so that they can continue operations against ISIL. All aircraft exited the drop area safely," he said in a statement. All pallets successfully were recovered by friendly forces, a U.S. official said.
Yes, “friendly forces.”
Just let the hilarity of that sink in.
The US just paradropped 50 tons of ammo on pallets into the most dangerous place on the face of the planet with no way of ensuring that it falls into the "right" hands (it goes without saying that the term "right" is meaningless there). Meanwhile, the Russians are dropping bombs on the same extremists who are set to receive the guns the US is dropping.
Of course if it does somehow fall into the “wrong” hands, it wouldn’t be the first time (see Mosul and recall the $500 billion worth of weapons Washington “misplaced” in Yemen) and as we said a few days ago, this is at least great news for the military-industrial complex. It means more "terrorist attacks" on U.S. "friends and allies", and perhaps even on U.S. soil - all courtesy of the US government supplying the weapons - are imminent.
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Right next to the FIM-92'S, These are our friends for crying out loud. You are not just going to give them generic grocery store crap. 6.06
The MIC will do anything to make a sale........got to keep the spice flowing
Orange Fanta and Pork MRE's. Hope they are enjoying it all.
S300 bait.
Russia is right now putting S-300 to bed, it's replacement missile system is now going out to active units of Russian Anti Aircraft units.
From the released specs on it, it looks very bad news for any potential attacker on Russia.
https://www.rt.com/news/vityaz-air-defense-russia-984/
One reason that Russia has stopped backing down to the West , after over 2 decades of surrender to US power, is, I believe the confidence that Russia now has that it can defend it's nation and forces from the US Air Power. US military power stems greatly from it's superior aircraft. Russia believes that their newest A.A. missiles and electronics negates this former total domination that US Air Forces have enjoyed.
Since the USA has not seen a modern A.A. missile system since 1972 over Hanoi North Vietnam, there is no way to know if US aircraft are immune to 21st century missile and radar technology.
We appear to have a tactic of locating the launchers, sending in drones to attack, then safe use of fighters. The S-300 missiles are v. large, hence expensive.
Capable of being overwhelmed by more numerous, smaller, and faster drones?
Logical. That is why all Russian systems including the radars are mobile, and accompanied by many decoy units. Also, each large A.A. complex has it's own shorter range mobile A.A. systems. TOR-M2u wull defend the larger systems, and the Pantsir-1, will deal with drones. The three systems combined operate to negate the threats you mention. Pantsir and TOR both have totally new missiles and radars in place, making them top of the line 2015 AA systems.
Pantsir-1 is shorter range, and ideal to kill drones.
If interested, just google these systems, there is endless information on them to be found.
I know the US Navy is the one service in the USA that admits that fixed wing strike aircraft may be unable to perform. The NAVY has little faith in the US Air Force being the owner of the battle field. Or at least, that was my experience in the USA. They are very up front in their recognition of Russian modern A.A. systems.
And nerv forget the role of decoys. The Serbs attracted US air strikes in the NATO air war using old micro wave ovens! Yep, all you needed was a good radation source in the right bandwidth. And in come the guided bombs and cruise missiles to blow up granny's old micro wave. Google Serbian Airwar/decoys, for a real education!
Russia never honored it's contract to deliver the S-300 to Syria or Iran. They were left helpless against the foreign jets.
Russia will never fire one on NATO until there is a confirmed Russia jet taken down by a NATO fired missile. If Russian jets go down from high tech supplied to the proxy army I would think Russia will still not use the S-300/350/400 against NATO. Russia will be stuck only striking back at the ISIS proxy types. Russian helicopters may start getting hit soon.
Russia is still being cautious to avoid NATO. The bold step to take is to have Assad officially announce only Russia is allowed to fly over Syria in accordance with international law. Then have Russia enforce it by delcaring Syria a nofly zone for all but Russia as requested by Syria. And then enforce it. Otherwise the west will creep back in and stall or reverse the gains.
Bait...
That was my thought. How soon before we find the serial numbered and chipped supplies in Ferguson?
It would be only fair.
So this is what leadership looks like? We get gun free zones while he simultaneously gives them free gun zones?
Sick.
This is what mass apathy looks like.
Close, mass sociopathy.
I thought Russia had a no fly zone established over Syria? US went in with with big C-17's and fighter escorts and dropped weapons? I am not so sure of this, seems rather risky? I guess we will find out tomorrow on "As The Wars Turn".
Well, now the UK/NATO instructions that it's okay to engage Russian aircraft make perfect sense.
LMAO! "As The Wars Turn"...it's still early...we could see the democracy spreaders strutting their stuff in the Spratly's before long.
I am not aware of Russia declaring a nofly zone. Instead I thought Russia indicated they would cooperate with the west to avoid crossing paths. It was some in the west who claimed Russia had in effect created a no fly zone.
The C17s dropped the weapons in the far east of Syria, outside the range of all but the Su 24s. This is the area bordering Iraq, heavily infested by ISIS, and key to breaking the land route between Iran and Lebanon.
A key item.
breaking the land route between Iran and Lebanon.
The west may be concentrating on east Syria (and Iraq) with plans to break east and west portions and keep Syria, Iraq and Iran bonded with a land passage.
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Shoulda dropped it into the middle of downtown Chicago.
At least his buddy Rahm might have scored a case or two.
If you mean by "they", the US military you get a down vote.
If you might consider "they" as Russian military locating and blowing up what was just dropped I would give you an up vote.
If this stuff gets used or blown up it is good for the International Military Industrial Complex. Our military justifies ordering more and Russians get to order more rockets and jet fighter parts. Its all good for employment numbers.
Maybe the US and Russia have a deal to blow stuff up and put people to work making more.
You're actually correct in that the Russians will be all over this (especially as the US pallet drop will have contained stingers, man-pads and anti tank equipment), will follow and track who does the pick up and and where it goes. 2 weeks from now those same Yallah Yallah Snackbarists will be absolutely hammered by the Russians.
Bait, or booby trapped weapons, or tagged with rfid trackers, or remote detonation weapons, or trucks with remote kill buttons, their use would all indicate some sort of bizarre US NSA State Dept CIA learning curve after giving Stingers® to the Taliban.
I assure you the have no such learning curve, if anything we're even looser with advanced missiles.
Some of this equipment may end up with Tea Party members.
"Lets just dump the tags and keep al the weapons and cash, OK"
How they gonna know?
Puutie's mouthpiece, Zerohedge, again distorts the headlines.
It evidently was not a blind drop of ammunition into a blank location. It evidently was dropped spot on where the aid reached the intended forces.
All 5 of them ?
Good plan for the Russians.
How brilliant. The Russians watch who picks it up and where they go.
Bait. They watch who picks it up and where they take it to.
Operation Slow and Full Retardious
There is no shame now. Pathetic...
I hope Russia has the co-ords and blows the shit up as firing exercises....
I'm really tempted to take the 51st states name again, just for the heck of it.
But I won't...
Is Real?
Cui bono?
This?
Ammo drop?
;-)
We have people here living under bridges and old cars, schools with holes in the roof, and lots of hungry children. But all they think about in Washington is how to give another billion $ away to some terrorists so they can kill more people somewhere on the other side of the planet.
Time to clean house in D.C.
Don't forget the potholes, broken bridges ready to collapse, decimation of the middle class, and some of the worse public shcool education money can buy!
Couldn't they just load a freight truck full of money and deliver it to the MIC instead of flushing war materials down some shit-hole in the ME.
Obama's military is bad fucked up but they can suck a cock in the barraks without fear of reprisal.
Vlad probably already got this stuff in a warehouse taking inventory. Amidst huge belly laughs at BO.
I agree...Iraq army released videos yesterday of the supplies dropped to ISIS.
Is this President Obama's new gun control program, by any chance?
what could possibly go wrong...
Sounds like a waste. Maybe they should save us some money and ship them the billions of rounds purchased by various .gov agencies over the past few years.
I think that is what they dropped.
Maybe they should give it to Americans who will be needing it soon
Fuckin A we paided for that shit.
Can't do that. Wrong caliber. All that 9mm and .40 cal. is for use on civillians.
Surprised a bunch of shit did not land on a wedding.
What makes you think they didn't try?
They tried, couldn't find a wedding to drop it on, so what the heck, they gave it to ISIS. They certainly couldn't fly back and land safely with that load.
"Your Tax Dollas at Work!"
~ Barry Hussein O"Bama
Your great grandchildren's tax dollars at work.
There, fixed that for ya.
At least with ZIPR/NIRP policies, our tax dollars might finally start paying for something else other than interest on fedgov's debt.
#winning
Exactly Doctor! The Dollar Hegemony and ability to Print Wealth is all that allows these policies to go on. Unlimited money from Loans from our Grand Kids and Reserve Currency printing. Cut the Money, the crazy policies go away on their own.
I am expecting taxes to go up big time very soon. They will hit pension plans and small retial investors who have no real vocie/lobby in the government. Then income taxes and property taxes. So far, RE has been safe due to their massive manipulation and powerful NAR lobby but that will change I think as presusre builds to raise money for moar war and feeding the ever-expanding FSA.
I don't think so. With incomes of the 99.9% in decline, I think if even one DC weenie so much as suggests raising taxes there WILL be a revolution.The support for Trump is telling.
Moar free shit..un believable...
wish they would dump this free shit on my farm. I would put it to good use in DC.
US Fed Paradrops Nuclear Tipped Reverse Repo money to Bankster Rebels fighting the Main Street Regime in Democratic America
Panic-driven false flags on US soil is a recipe for disaster for TPTB/MIC. Panic breeds sloppiness and a couple wrong moves that reveal the actors combined with social media could collapse this government like the house of cards it is. The fact that they're seizing people's phones after violent events speaks volumes.
I am not sure they even care anymore. Look at Sandy Hoax with Gene Rosen and Robbie Parker.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkCB2Ee9cqw
The supposed teachers cars in the parking lot all parked in one direction and they were impound cars and all had expired livense plates. some of the plates were not even CT.
This isn't even funny anymore.
Snowden, if you are listening, drop every last bit of information you have about Benghazi and the Rat Line running arms to the liver eaters.
We will stop at nothing to create chaos.
pods
What goes around comes around.
If they want to drop something deadly, they should have dropped a crate of nailguns.
This is a practice for Yellens Helicopter money too.
So if we are Sunni terrorist we get free ammo too? There are a lot of rather humorous conspiracy theories out there that 0bama is a muslim, not that it's really relevant, and supports their interests over ours...well, unfortunately I have not seen any evidence to the contrary.
An army don't move without logistics.
http://www.military.com/daily-news/2015/05/20/isis-captures-hundreds-of-...
you simply cannot make this shit up
just like we were "hoping" those armored/armed humvees we left behind would 'find their way into the right hands'.
Wish they would drop a few pallets at my house......
So, those 50 tons are like a bait in a trap, whoever comes to get them will be bombed by Russians. Nice move USA, exceptionally farsighted.
It's probably rather easy to scan the ground with satellites using some visible or non-visible radio waves to find the coords.
We just cargo culted' some folks.
Hopefully the Russians and Syrians are watching where the gun runner products are going and then will bomb them to hell.
And the USG wants to restrict guns in the ussa while they give tons to the worst of the worst. What a freaking joke.
Nuremberg hell,,, we need a Washingtonberg.
John "war-monger McCain" must be congradulating Obuma on that one.
Impossible to understand.
Jesus Motherfucking Christ......PA-FUCKING-THETIC
I see you purchased the industrial sized container of lighter fluid. Smart. Mayhem follows the US everywhere.
Oh well, when you can print-up loads of fiat and purchase infinite amounts of ammo, why not? No end to the stupidity here. Of course, it's been this way forever. I remember Gordon Duff once relating his experiences in Vietnam as a Marine officer. He said they would often go out in the bush and get lost for several days...turn off their radios and claim they could not maintain comm. I suppose even some Marines figured out that the war was not worth losing your life or limb for.
Well, at least America is consistent in it's lunacy!
mmmm guns are bad ok
So now we know how ISIS gets their black flag material.
Here's an article last year showing an army order for 100+ of these black GPS guided parachutes.
http://www.militaryaerospace.com/articles/2014/04/computer-parachute-air...
I'm serious, ISIS is being all green and whatnot and doing a bit of battlefield recycling, as has been the default since the dawn of man I'm sure! LOL
ISIS1.jpg and http://www.motherjones.com/files/isis_militants_with_flag.cropped.jpg
Lookit that shet right there! lmao
$272K each!
If you are going to lead from behind... shut it down. Stop wasting our resources and let Russia and Iran tale over the region. It is too late for any other result. The outcome was decided 18 months ago.
If they used Amazon..they could have used their new drone delivery system
Two observations.
First, as some other ZH commentators wrote, do not expect the USA new world order to give up. When its puppets (or gay bath house aficionado presidents) come out and say that we are 'pulling out', that should be a major warning signal that a counter attack is coming.
Second, since the powers that be have slid into pretty astounding pits of I don't know what, they don't even have competent minions anymore. Dropping pallets of weapons, cash, porno, inter alia, will be watched in short order by Russia. I suppose one can argue that 'that is the plan' to 'test Russia's capabilities.'
Indeed, I would argue that after the cruise missile show that Putin performed gratis for the whole world, there is no point to 'testing' Russia.
Right after that slaughter on 60 minutes to.
What do you mean by slaughter on 60 minutes?
Did Steve Kroft actually ask a tough question instead of the usual CBS fellatio?
the 60 minutes piece - i just read a commenter on sfgate on the Bill Graham (music promoter) inheritance case OT that sfgate had the story up for only a few hours before they took it down - apparently it was a Slaughter - maybe bookend watching that before/after watching Putin's UN speech
How is this not straight up aiding terrorism and punishable under the "Patriot Act"? FFS, what a complete joke. The repressive, hospital bombing, war loving regime in D.C. reaks of desperation. It's time for change they can believe in.
Because Washington exempts itself from all laws, national and international.
Remember,,, we're exceptional.
When Keynesian economics meets the military industrial complex...
I wish the US would stop supporting terrorists and instead kill them, as the Russians do.
I wish the US would stop supporting terrorists and instead kill them, as the Russians do.
Not to forget the Taliban also got their frist weaponry supplied by the US, just check
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Wilson%27s_War
The CIA's anti-communism budget evolves from $5 million to over $500 million (with the same amount matched by Saudi Arabia), startling several congressmen. This effort by Charlie ultimately evolves into a major portion of the U.S. foreign policy known as the Reagan Doctrine, under which the U.S. expanded assistance beyond just the mujahideen and began also supporting other anti-communist resistance movements around the world.
MI-24P Russian helicopters are standing by for the ammo pick up.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_KnT2yTsLI
So you know what happens next.
As soon as Peace Prize's Syrian Unicorns* scurry out of their rat's nests to collect their goodies, Putin blows them to smithereens
*Moderates
Oh, they did use parachutes after all? LOL. I swear as Allah is my witness I thought ammunition could fly.
I know exactly what this is, saw it on Tom & Jerry countless times!
There's a mousetrap, equipped with cheese.
But at some point the russians ....err, Jerry smells the real cheese, and the rest is history as they say.
Ami go home!
The G-ds must be crazy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCQIGiXf0JA
This proves that Iraq Parliament members were right when they said the USA was air dropping arms to ISIS in Iraq, right along the battle lines. Iraqi army watched US and British Helicopters drop arms right onto ISIS.
So the same plan is now in force in Syria. The USA now claims Al-Nusra and Al-Qaeda both as Moderate Rebels with whom the USA is allied and will support going forward.
How many of you remember the Bush claims to hunt Al-Qaeda down, "Dead or Alive", remember CNN and FOX parroting this call to arms! Do any of you recall that Washington said "Al-Qaeda did 9/11"?
How far we have come.
What does all this say? It says we on ZH who have claimed the USA support all forms of Islamic Terror were right. Even ISIS could never exist without the years of US run training camps in Turkey and Jordan, In fact, that is where most ISIS were armed and equipped.
This policy of supporting radical Islam by Neocon Washington has it's roots in the great victory the US gained in Afghanistan when the USSR was kicked out by US backed Taliban.
And for those keeping score at home... "Al-Qaeda" translates into English as "The Base," as in "The Database," as in the CIA database of jihadist recruits that was created in the 70s in order to lure Russia into Afghanistan.
So, not only allied now, but ALWAYS.
So ISIS/Al Nusra are goons in service of certain Western interests.
Now the Ruskies are beating up those goons.
If the West lets this happen it is over with all this NWO talk. Over.
Resulting in openly arming liver eaters and head choppers. Let's see if the Western White Blob accepts this.
We have always been at war with Eastasia, not Eurasia.
Grouchomarxist politics, unicorns & qualludes is all you need for a good strategy
Government grows, military contractors make bank, mission accomplished.
It has become a total embarrassment for Americans to say that the Pentagon belongs to us.
That would be because it doesn't, and it never did.
What sort of American pilots would deliberately arm Al-Qaeda?
Monty Python has now taken over.
GLTA
Go to any major city and see the homeless,hungry and sick vets laying in the streets.
And we have the money to dropping 50 tons of ammo hoping the right people find it.
It's embarrassing and humiliating....
Hope the Russians destroy it or get the government forces to sieze it!!!
Guess that makes it pretty obvious we are in the same camp as Riyadh and the Wahhabi'ists.
They should parachute in a couple pallets of 5.56, 9mm, 45ACP, and .40 ammo to my property. I'll even reuse the chutes for a tree nursery.
A man (or woman) can never have too many books, too much red wine, or too much ammunition.
what if it hits your roof? are you properly insured?
I have about 100 acres. I'll mark a drop point / LZ away from the house in a nice open field.
Check your policy. Acts of war are not covered unless your last name is Silverstein and then you get paid twice
It is a clear provocation against Russian efforts. Russia will have no choice but to bomb the deliveries and those receiving the goods. Russia won't shoot down the C17's unless they are fighter protected and the US shoots first, but, when haven't we shot first. The government is determined to start a really big war with Russia and China.
"Let's you and him fight!"
Friendly forces another term for mercenary middle man?
So, I should be long General Dynamics?
Long in the tooth for the GD rally, maybe. Thats how that chart looks to me. But so does just about everything at this point. Unless you believe we are heading for the big one.
https://www.google.ca/finance?cid=14131
Anyone wondering what the Gov. did with those Millions of rounds of ammo that the they bought the last couple of years needs to wonder no longer
"The newest plan: helicopter ammo. No, really. The US has now resorted to dropping "tons" of ammo into the middle of nowhere and hoping the “right” people find it. "
LOL, lets drop tons of equipment and leave it to a every man for himself, first come first serve basis. So we have deteriorated from helicoptering money to the banks to helicoptering ammo and granades to whoever has the balls to go into the field and pick it up.
Long helicoptors.
Maybe the equipment is loaded with tracking devices?
I know I would have done that, but that is just me.
I have to take into consideration the sociopaths running around in Washington.
Obama will not finish his second term! Current Events Linked to Ancient Biblical Prophecy!
http://motivationdose.com/is-america-babylon/
u know I had that thought randomly cross my mind yesterday while taking a long walk
checked the astro - 10/20-10/22 an emotional surprise then VERY powerful #$%^&* 11/25-11/26 probably having to do with relationship
Current events linked to other current events!!!
Let me guess...it's all .22 LR? Terrific....
Yes. See James Wesley Rawles' evaluation of 22LR from his www.survivalblog.com post
JWR Replies: I have to disagree. .22 LR has a rainbow trajectory, and very poor energy at long range. The ballistic trajectory of .22LR makes it suitable for shooting at only 100 yards or less.
Here are the trajectory drops in inches for a typical high velocity .22LR with a 40 grain bullet traveling at 1,050 feet per second, if zeroed for 50 yards:
75 yards: -2.6?
100 yards: -7.6?
125 yards: -15.2?
150 yards: -25.6?
175 yards: -38.8?
200 yards: -55?
225 yards: -74.5?
250 yards: -97.2?
Thus, at 200 yards you would need to hold over your target nearly “a full man’s height”, and at 250 yards you have to hold over almost “a man and a half.” And the bullet’s energy at 200 yards is barely 1/2 of what it had at the muzzle.(54.9 ft.-lbs., versus 97.9 ft.-lbs.)
In my estimation your .22 LRs should be relegated for small game shooting at 100 yards or less. If your goal is “suppression” (to make noise and keep the enemy’s head down), then you will need a noisy, high power rifle. (.22LR does not sound sufficiently threatening.) If you want to do that inexpensively, then I recommend that you buy a used SKS.
Thanks, but I should have typed in the (sarc). I was referencing the neckbearding of the .22LR ammo going on...implying the government was doing it. My apology for not being clear.
I perfectly understand. I thought your comment was great and I gave it a thumbs up. I loved the sarcasm right from the start! The whole idea is so ridiculous-sending in ammo like that which will only weigh them down /slow them down in their retreat. (Ammo is very heavy to carry-even a 30 mm ammo can for the .223). If they drop their weapons and run, what makes you think they will stop uncrate and resupply any ammo?
At this point, miltary caliber ammo airplane drops (.308, 5.56, 7.62, 50 BMG etc) are about as useless as dropping 22LR which you have correctly assessed.
On the contrary, it is I who can not figure out why I got so many down votes for agreeing with your sarcasm, giving some incidental facts that might make the post a little more interesting and informative.
Finally, if the US were air dropping 22LR, it could explain the relative shortage of 22LR here in the US (sarc).
I am familiar with humping ammo over long distances (prior 0351 here). At least rifle ammo is a little easier to carry than the DRAGON I used to carry, and occasionally a SAW (when it was my turn).
The SAW, with the plastic rattling drum, the weapon equivalent of maracas, saying I am here, over and over, with every step. I once was in a helicopter forced landing at night, found one of my men stumbling around the area, I asked him what was he doing, he was picking up the pieces of his SAW as he found them. Dam thing fell apart from the force of the landing. I was in the first group to get the SAW, mine fell apart in my arms on the first road march. Not a fan, I guess you could say. By the way, we didn't "take turns" carrying the SAW, in the US Infantry, the SAW is assigned to the automatic riflemen, two per squad. Your comment reminds me of a female MP I talked to once, she said she was a "60 gunner". I asked her who humped the spare barrel, tripod etc. She didn't know what I was talking about.
This is a weekly event in Chicago. Where do you think these gangbangers get their supplies? Gun stores? LOL. They are better armed than the police.
Here's the funny thing about that whole operation.
50 tons is less than two C-17 max cargo loads - two planes.
You fly C-17 into hostile airspace with a fighter escort you have two choices.
One, you fly low enough that your payload actually reaches the "friendlies" opening yourself up to manpads, etc. The effective range of just the old SA-7 is less than 4000 meters. Iran has some varieties to 5000 meters. - No-mans airspace just like AfPak.
The second option is to drop above that ceiling and hope the weather does not let your package drift too far.
Sure its a desert and there is a lot of science in high speed drops to get on target, but consider the size of the convoy to move 50 tons of ammo and anti-tank launchers. That's a lot of targets sitting in the desert without air support.
Russia will certainly put more Su-34 on station going forward.
The real calamity is why this is even being made public - thanks CNN.
This public action will certainly drive all parties to secure Syrian airspace in northern Syria and Iraq and against Kurd territory as these fights are being sent in from Germany or Italy and otherwise drive Iranian assets deeper into theater from Iraq.
Seems Obombo is channeling Tricky Dick Nixon and all the Cambodia/Menu secret bombing missions or Reagan Yellow Fruit/Contras.
It created the Khmer Rouge, it Created "ISIS." What Frankenstein creature will Obama make next in his Middle East Laboratory?
The games Presidents play.
Do you think CNN will open that topic up at the next Democratic "debate?"
I was a ground pounder during the Vietnam era. So, I never personally used the following device that I first came across in 1969:
An altimeter is attached to a carbondioxide cartridge, which is attached to a pin that keeps the parachute contained in its kit. The altimeter was accurate to about 100 feet. At the designated altitude (set in 100-foot increments) the altimeter is set to trigger the carbon dioxide cartridges, which in turn blow out the retaining pins in the parachute kits. For human beings the altimeter would be set for 1200 feet (operations) or 2000 feet (training). For cargo it would be set around 600-800 feet.
The use of such devices would limit the size and dispersion of the impact area. Further, if the time and target zone of the air drop is known in advance, it can be secured in advance and the bulk of the cargo can fall into the hands of the "right" people.
If there is an Air Force loadmaster among our readership, maybe he could expand on this description; and correct as necessary.
You can't train if the trainers and training camps have all been 'E'[liminated].
"The shift also comes as Russia continues to launch airstrikes in Syria, causing tension with the U.S. amid suspicions Moscow is only trying to prop up Bashar Assad."
How idiotic are the 'Murikins? Putin has said from the start, LOUD'N CLEAR, that he was helping his old ally Assad.
Why don't you bloody LISTEN to Putin instead of "suspecting"?
I mean, the utter, sheer dimwittedness is astounding.
Ah, and about the weapons dropped to the Lord knows who, IT'S ON YOUR MONEY, 'Murikans.
The suspicions are among USA media outlets, who only read each other's commentaries to see what the competition is up to. They are always "surprised" by what happens in Syria or Moscow.
The certainty is among CIA analysts, but nobody in the administration listens to them unless they write something the State Department agrees with.
Putin has said from the start Assad should stay until situation is stabilized. Why the mystery? Clueless fuckers
With AmeriKKKan Excrementalism Emperor Obama decides who stays and who goes on a country's throne
We also ressurrected Frankensteins monster in Ukraine by nurturing nazis and giving them life & power in Kiev!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJQW_0utHKY
https://www.google.com/search?q=neo-nazi%27s+in+Ukraine&biw=1174&bih=593...
Yeah. Thanks a fucking bunch for that. They're now hooking up with the neo-nazis who still live in Germany.
double
Here are the winners
http://www.militaryindustrialcomplex.com/companies.asp
I was thinking also of pipeline companies.
Undertakers too
Soon to be coming into US across the Mexican border. The next false flag is going to be so huge that I get scared just thinking about it. I imagine that the average american sheep will literally shit themself when it happens.
Why is it the US has got the "Berlin airlift syndrome" approach to: rebel support and money?
I guess the ammo limit is $500 million also.
Don't forget to ban guns at home while you drop all this weaponry to the Free Shit Army in foreign countries.
This is so far past Idiocracy that I become speachless at times.
Couldn't they at least drop something like 500 million tons of weapons, at least make it count? But no, a measly banana republic 50 tons.
The Russians probably noted the overflight and the drop(s).
They can wait until the enemy moves in to grab it and blow the entire area to hell. I doubt this silly plan will work. The Ruskies have radar, too.
It's going to be hysterical watching the video on RT of the ammo sitting in the desert. Up comes some armored vehicles loaded with terrorists (maggots that the US refers to as rebels) and then the Russians takes out the convoy and blows up the ammo!!!
Pouring gasoline on a fire. Idiots, unless their purpose is to make Russia, China, Syria and Iran look like the only adults in the region, then they are doing a great job.
Doubtful that Israel approved this insanity. If US war material is used against the IDF they will remember that it was Obummer and company who sent it there. Their pushback may make 11 Sep 2001 appear tame in comparison, perhaps double the dancers next time.
Beyond just dropping material, the clowns must have forgotten those Obummer approved terrorists who surrendered and gave up their US arms and ammunition when challenged.
Insane.
Why would the weapons be used against ISrahel; ISrahel treats the Jihadists in Israheli hospitals in ISrahel while Assad wouldn't want to attack Israhel at all since ISrahel is a NUCLEAR POWER.
ROFL! Nuclear deployment capability means absolutely squat to those who have had their family and friends murdered by western war machines and are only one order away from strapping on their ticket to their heaven.
I could use ammo...drop it here
Guessing that they didn't tell Russia the co-ordinates of the drop? Not that they don't already know. The mercs that are sent to pick that stuff up will earn their hazard pay.