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Originally posted by Creeping_Death:
What is the NSN on 1000mL bags of IV Red Bull??

Rip It.

The US military runs on Rip It, not Red Bull.

https://taskandpurpose.com/tec...tary-got-hooked-rip/

https://www.sandboxx.us/news/f...lobal-war-on-terror/

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Originally posted by tacfoley:
Enemies and would-be enemies of the United States of America - Watch and learn.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWOCxtfN4js

I used to drive by that place every day. Never knew what they did in there.

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Originally posted by parabellum:

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Originally posted by Voshterkoff:
Hopefully that’s the end of it.

Of course that's not the end of it. It's the Middle East. As long as Man inhabits this planet, there will be no end to it.

Correct Para. After my time in Iraq and Afghanistan I can say these people will not stop until they or us are exterminated.

I am long since retired but still subject to recall as a commissioned officer for another 10 years or so. Hope we don’t have to scrape into the barrel that deep! If so, I will happily put the uniform back on. ( probably need to go up a size though!)

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Originally posted by RogueJSK:

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Originally posted by Creeping_Death:
What is the NSN on 1000mL bags of IV Red Bull??

Rip It.

The US military runs on Rip It, not Red Bull.

I only work on Army bases but I think that’s the best barometer. Go to the PX or commissary and you’ll find 98% of the soda fridges have energy drinks.

Want a water? Better hope the one sleeve of water (that isn’t fortified with ass-kicking monster-killing dick-slinging “nutrients” aint sold out.

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Originally posted by tacfoley:
Enemies and would-be enemies of the United States of America - Watch and learn.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWOCxtfN4js

Naval gun tubes are made in Kentucky-so it’s not the only plant in the US. just the army one does army tubes and the Navy one does naval tubes

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Russia’s Medvedev Blasts Trump After Iranian Military Strikes – Says “A Number of Foreign Countries Ready to Directly Supply Iran with Nuclear Warheads”

This only goes to prove that Iran, with support of 'a number of foreign countries' fully intended to develop a nuclear weapons arsenal.

The game is in check....

https://www.newsmax.com/world/...dkt_nbr=010124duc9rt

Iran Says It Will Block Strait of Hormuz, Stop Oil Shipments

Iran is reportedly saying it will block the Strait of Hormuz and stop oil shipments for what amounts to around 20% of the world's daily oil flow and up to $1 billion, which will send oil prices soaring globally.

Iran has no legal authority to block traffic through Hormuz, and blockage would mean direct combat with U.S. naval assets, including the U.S. Fifth Fleet warships patrolling the region.

Iran's Supreme National Security Council must make the final decision on whether to close the Strait of Hormuz following U.S. bombing raids, Iran's Press TV said Sunday, after parliament was reported to have backed the measure.

The multinational, U.S.-led combined maritime force's JMIC information center said it has categorized the threat to U.S. associated commercial shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden as "high" after U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday called on China to encourage Iran to not shut down the Strait of Hormuz.
"I encourage the Chinese government in Beijing to call them about that, because they heavily depend on the Straits of Hormuz for their oil," said Rubio, who also serves as national security adviser.

"If they do that, it will be another terrible mistake. It's economic suicide for them if they do it. And we retain options to deal with that, but other countries should be looking at that as well. It would hurt other countries' economies a lot worse than ours."

Rubio said a move to close the strait would be a massive escalation that would merit a response from the U.S. and others.

The Chinese embassy in Washington did not immediately provide comment.

U.S. officials said it "obliterated" Iran's main nuclear sites using 14 bunker-buster bombs, more than two dozen Tomahawk missiles and over 125 military aircraft. The strikes mark an escalation in the ongoing Middle Eastern conflict.

Tehran has vowed to defend itself. Rubio on Sunday warned against retaliation, saying such an action would be "the worst mistake they've ever made."

He added that the U.S. is prepared to talk with Iran.

Iran has long used the threat of closing the Strait, through which around 20% of global oil and gas demand flows, as a way to ward off Western pressure which is now at its peak after the overnight U.S. strikes on its nuclear facilities.

The decision to close the strait is not yet final and it was not officially reported that parliament had in fact adopted a bill to that effect.

Instead, a member of parliament's national security commission Esmail Kosari was quoted on other Iranian media as saying: "For now, [parliament has] come to the conclusion we should close the Strait of Hormuz, but the final decision in this regard is the responsibility of the Supreme National Security Council."

Kosari, who is also a Revolutionary Guards Commander, had earlier on Sunday told the Young Journalist Club that closing the strait was on the agenda and "will be done whenever necessary."

Asked about whether Tehran would close the waterway, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi dodged the question on Sunday and replied: "A variety of options are available to Iran."

The strait lies between Oman and Iran and links the Mideast Gulf north of it with the Gulf of Oman to the south and the Arabian Sea beyond.

It is 21 miles (33 km) wide at its narrowest point, with the shipping lane just 2 miles (3 km) wide in either direction.

Keane: We are 'on the cusp' of ending Iran's 'malign and aggressive behavior' in region

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Originally posted by Rick Lee:
...Do we only base those planes in the interior of the continental US and not them take off from anywhere else?

IIRC, the B-2s have a unique surface that requires them to park under cover. At Whiteman (which I've visited), each has its own hangar, unheard of for previous bombers.

Diego Garcia has four B-2 shelters, scroll down for a photo:

"The airfield at Diego Garcia has four dedicated hangars for the B-2 Spirit. Each one can house a single aircraft, and they are climate controlled to protect the stealth aircraft’s delicate radar absorbing skin.

Diego Garcia is now the only known location to use the distinctive B2SS or B-2 Shelter System clamshell-style hangars. These hangars are air transportable and can be constructed in around 70 days. RAF Fairford previously had one B2SS hangar, but it was removed after being damaged in high winds (the base still retains two permanent B-2 hangars, similar to those at Whiteman AFB)..."

https://theaviationist.com/202...oyment-diego-garcia/

Additional info and descriptive before and after photos...if you can access this article.

https://www.theepochtimes.com/...2F9fdSnQ94MlSCuw8%3D

Here’s How US Strikes on Iran Unfolded

Military planners dubbed the U.S. military strikes against Iran’s nuclear facilities Operation Midnight Hammer.

WASHINGTON—The U.S. strike on three Iranian nuclear facilities overnight on June 21–22 followed a highly intricate plan that entailed more than 125 U.S. aircraft and warships and layers of deception, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said during a Pentagon press briefing.

Dubbed Operation Midnight Hammer, Hegseth said preparation for the mission took place over the course of weeks and months, “So that we could be ready when the president of the United States called.”

The U.S. strikes were made a week after Israel launched a series of surprise airstrikes across Iran, aimed at degrading the country’s nuclear programs and military capabilities.

Joining the conflict that Israel initiated, U.S. military planners set Iran’s Fordow uranium enrichment facility as their primary target. With the Fordow facility situated hundreds of feet underground in a mountainous region of Iran, U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit stealth bombers carrying 30,000-pound bunker-busting bombs, called GBU-57A/B Massive Ordnance Penetrators, offered one of the best options to destroy the facility.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine said the operation was the longest B-2 bomber mission since 2001, the second longest B-2 mission ever flown, and the first operational use of the GBU-57 bombs.
The Timeline

At the June 22 press briefing, Pentagon personnel presented a timeline for Operation Midnight Hammer.
The operation began just after midnight Eastern time on June 21, as seven B-2 bombers departed Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, heading east on their way to Iran.
The B-2 bombers received refueling support from dozens of aerial refueling aircraft along their journey across the Atlantic Ocean and over the Mediterranean Sea.
The seven U.S. bombers reached the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility at around 5 p.m. Eastern time on June 22. Just before these bombers entered the Central Command area, U.S. submarines began launching Tomahawk cruise missiles at targets in Iran.
U.S. fighter jets flew ahead of the bombers, and the air strike package entered Iranian airspace at approximately 6 p.m. Eastern time.

As they flew ahead, U.S. fighter jets began preemptively suppressing Iranian air defense systems around the Fordow and Natanz nuclear facilities, clearing the way for the bomber crews.
At approximately 6:40 p.m. Eastern time, the lead bomber crews reached the Fordow nuclear facility and dropped two GBU-57 bombs. Over the next 20 minutes, the rest of the bomber crews dropped their payloads over Fordow and Natanz.
The sea-launched Tomahawk cruise missiles reached the third and final target, Iran’s Isfahan nuclear facility, and concluded the strike operation at approximately 7:05 p.m. Eastern time.
The B-2 bomber crews exited the Iranian airspace at approximately 7:30 p.m. Eastern time.
As he delivered remarks on the strikes on the morning of June 22, Hegseth said U.S. air crews were still on their return flight back to the United States.
US Drops 14 Heavy Bunker Busters

After the lead bomber dropped its two GBU-57 bombs, the remaining six B-2 bombers each released two of their own heavy bunker busters over the Fordow and Natanz facilities.

In total, these bomber crews dropped 14 bunker buster bombs.

Submarines Launch More Than 2 Dozen Tomahawks

Detailing the operation, Caine said the U.S. submarines involved in the strikes began firing “more than two dozen Tomahawk land attack cruise missiles against key surface infrastructure targets at Isfahan.”
The air and sea components of the U.S. strike package were carefully sequenced so that the Tomahawk missile impacts could coincide with the narrow time frame of the rest of the strike package.
Decoys and Deception

The U.S. strike operation entailed several elements of deception in order to misdirect Iran’s defenses.
While the bomber crews responsible for conducting the strikes flew east from Whiteman Air Force Base, Caine announced that some bombers were headed west over the Pacific Ocean.

Caine said it was “a deception effort known only to an extremely small number of planners and key leaders here in Washington and in Tampa.”

The top U.S. general said U.S. forces employed other deception tactics in the course of the mission, but did not specify what those tactics were.
More Than 125 US Aircraft Used

More than 125 military aircraft participated in Operation Midnight Hammer, according to Caine.
He said this included the B-2 stealth bombers, “multiple flights of fourth and fifth generation fighters,” and “dozens and dozens of air refueling tankers.”

No Shots Fired by Iran

Emphasizing the surprise nature of the operation, Caine said the U.S. military is unaware of any Iranian forces firing on the U.S. warplanes during the mission.
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“Iran’s fighters did not fly, and it appears that Iran’s surface-to-air missile systems did not see us throughout the mission,” Caine added. “We retained the element of surprise in total.”

Hegseth also said the capabilities and coordination demonstrated by the U.S. forces during the operation will be a key factor dissuading Iran from retaliating.

“We believe that'll have a clear psychological impact on how they view the future, and we certainly hope they take the path of negotiated peace,” Hegseth said. “But I could not be more proud of how this building operated, of the precision, the sensitivity, and the professionalism of the troops involved in this effort.”

Damage Assessments Ongoing

Hegseth said Operation Midnight Hammer was launched in order to destroy or “severely degrade Iran’s nuclear program.”
The full extent of the damage inflicted on Iran’s three nuclear facilities cannot be independently confirmed at this time. Still, Caine provided an optimistic early outlook.

“I know that battle damage is of great interest,” Caine said. “Final battle damage will take some time, but initial battle damage assessments indicate that all three sites sustained extremely severe damage and destruction.”

In a statement shared by Iran’s state-run PressTV shortly after the U.S. strikes, the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran vowed it would continue its work. The Iranian nuclear agency also urged the international community to condemn the attack.

Vice President JD Vance said that he believes the U.S. airstrikes on three of Iran’s nuclear sites have set back the regime’s nuclear program.

“I feel very confident that we have substantially delayed their development of a nuclear weapon, and that was the goal of this attack. That’s why it was a success,” Vance said on June 22 on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”

“I think that we have really pushed their program back by a very long time. I think that it’s going to be many, many years before the Iranians are able to develop a nuclear weapon.”

Prior to the strikes, Israel said that Iran could be just weeks away from obtaining a nuclear weapon, while President Donald Trump had said Iran was weeks to months away from a nuclear bomb.

Sounds like Iran is demanding a submarine fleet.

That would be their surface fleet in about a week.

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Emphasizing the surprise nature of the operation, Caine said the U.S. military is unaware of any Iranian forces firing on the U.S. warplanes during the mission.

The Israelis get some of the credit for that. They had largely neutralized the Iranian air defenses.

The stealth nature of the B-2 gets a share too.

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Originally posted by Greymann:
https://x.com/atensnut/status/...AnNqugpT9OIoHaQ&s=19

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See my post five minutes before yours.

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Originally posted by Mars_Attacks:
Sounds like Iran is demanding a submarine fleet.

Making that statement means they want a direct strike on US soil in my opinion. Lord help em if they do.

They are playing against Vince Lombardi right now, not urban Meyer.

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Originally posted by rat2306:
Not to steal any accolades from the USAF on this mission, but the Navy was also playing its part. Then it submerged and went on to the next mission.

My step-son spent 10 years on a Virginia class sub. Something to do with the reactor. He currently works as a contractor on future technology for subs.

I expect he knows a bit about how the cruise missile attack unfolded, and probably will hear some bits through the grapevine about this specific event. As usual, he'll tell me either I wouldn't understand or that he can't talk about it. Very frustrating, but he's right on both counts.

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As usual, he'll tell me either I wouldn't understand or that he can't talk about it. Very frustrating, but he's right on both counts.

Fly-Sig, from what I know of you, I suspect it would be far more the "he can't talk about it".

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Originally posted by 6guns:

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As usual, he'll tell me either I wouldn't understand or that he can't talk about it. Very frustrating, but he's right on both counts.

Fly-Sig, from what I know of you, I suspect it would be far more the "he can't talk about it".

Indeed. There are so many topics that come up in my family, direct questions, topics online, that if I told the truth would either be dismissed or questioned. I’ll go so far as to say that I don’t listen to the news. I can 100% say that all news outlets are 50% correct at best, and that 50% is a version of the truth.

Now my need to know doesn’t extend to all topics or AORs, but I’ve experienced enough to know that those numbers do extend across the board.

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Originally posted by Biker_dude:

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Originally posted by mrvmax:

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Originally posted by Imabmwnut:
I sat off the coast of Iran for 86 days during the hostage situation in 1979. Should have done it then. Wouldn’t have this mess today.

And MacArthur could have solved our China and NK problem.

And Patton could have gone ahead and taken care of the Russia problem, a problem that put a huge black cloud over the world for most of my life.

Edited to add: I just saw Sunburn's post. Kudos.

Patton take care of the Russia problem??? I wasn’t there but I believe he was preoccupied with the Germans?

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Originally posted by RR:

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Originally posted by Biker_dude:

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Originally posted by mrvmax:

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Originally posted by Imabmwnut:
I sat off the coast of Iran for 86 days during the hostage situation in 1979. Should have done it then. Wouldn’t have this mess today.

And MacArthur could have solved our China and NK problem.

And Patton could have gone ahead and taken care of the Russia problem, a problem that put a huge black cloud over the world for most of my life.

Edited to add: I just saw Sunburn's post. Kudos.

Patton take care of the Russia problem??? I wasn’t there but I believe he was preoccupied with the Germans?

MacArthur helped prolong our current NK problem. Arrogant as he was skilled. Perhaps we’re talking about the same thing, but I don’t know at this point so take my comment softly please. Had he not pushed so close to the border perhaps China would have never entered the war. I know we’ll never know either way, and likely it was only a matter of time. But history is written how it is.