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SASEBO, Japan (Jan. 25, 2017) The amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20) departs Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo. Green Bay is on a routine patrol, operating in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region to enhance partnerships and be a ready response force for any type of contingency. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chris Williamson/Released)
A Challenger 2 main battle tank (MBT) is pictured during a live firing exercise in Grafenwöhr, Germany.
Exercise BAVARIAN CHARGER was the first of three large contingency operation exercises being undertaken by 20th Armoured Brigade between May – October 2013. Contingency Operations training is known as Hybrid Foundation Training or HFT.
The aim of this exercise was to train the 5 Rifles, The Queens Dragoon Guards (QDG) Battle Groups and 1 Logistic Support Regiment in combined arms manoeuvre.
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EAST CHINA SEA (Oct. 20, 2018) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to the "Island Knights" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25, transports pallets of food and supplies to the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) during a vertical replenishment with the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO 199). Wasp, flagship of Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, with embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is operating in the Indo-Pacific region to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force for any type of contingency. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Daniel Barker)
When first sent to the Selby depot, low floor DAF DB250LF Optare Spectra YG52 CFJ was allocated as a school bus. In recent weeks however it has become part of the MAX fleet for the 415 Grand Yorkshire Connections service between York and Selby, and is seen loading up passengers at Piccadilly before an afternoon run.
A portrait of dancer Adrienne O'Leary from the Janis Claxton Dance Company performing 'Chaos and Contingency' in the Grand Gallery of National Museum of Scotland. This was part of the 2013 Edinburgh Science Festival Programme.
You can find out more about Janis Claxton's Dance Company, here:
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My thanks are due to Frances Sutton from Edinburgh Science Festival, Esme Haigh from National Museum of Scotland and Janis Claxton.
We are lucky to have House Wrens every year in our backyard. This year the pair built a nest in each of two nesting boxes that I hung in different locations. We also had a fairly large contingency of House Sparrows that harassed the little wrens, attempting daily to invade the nesting boxes. Fortunately, the openings of the nesting boxes are too small, so the sparrows didn't succeed in driving the wrens away. They finally settled into the nesting box hanging under a large pine tree and the activity of the wren pair is at a frenzied pace, as they both bring assorted insects to feed their brood and take out the fecal sacs to keep the nest clean. The nestlings are not yet visible but may fledge any day now!
A few things to know about House Wrens: They exhibit site fidelity (meaning if they are successful at rearing young, they return to the same location every year). This is true of some other birds as well. The male, House Wren arrives first in the spring, stakes out his territory, then begins to build the nest, and sings to attract the female. Once she accepts the location he selected, they mate, and she lays her eggs, one a day until she has a clutch of 2-8 eggs. The male feeds her while she is on the nest, although she may leave for brief periods. When the eggs hatch, both wrens feed and care for the young, and when the nestlings are fledged, they will continue to care for them for several more weeks. They will often raise a second or third brood.
*Please note that this was a behavioral study all shot through our window, so that the birds would not be disturbed. There is no editing except to sharpen some of the shots and to crop.
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Combined Ordinance System, 1st Model
Secret Project :: Authorization Level: ARC
++ The Emperor is dead ++
++ Initiate Contingency A through XC:1 ++
IEB Expedition fleet maintain firm presence in the Unknown Regions, Contingency Byss is underway. Prepare for any immanent threat. These weapons will be the last shipment until Order is reestablished. The COS-1X will replace your current squad ordinance launchers. They are capable of firing extremely compressed blaster gas as a primary fire mode and a proton missile as a secondary fire mode. The proton missile is more potent than the standard grenade fired from your grenade launchers. an offset scope has been included so Stormtroopers without helmets and officers can effectively operate the weapon.
Prepare for Operation Kingdom Return.
this is for the P90 Piss Around Comp. Surprisingly I was able to use the P90 mag in the right place (sort of)
U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter crew members conduct slingload operations with Airmen at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., May 10, 2012. Both units were preparing for a Marine airpower demonstration at the bases’ open house and air show, which took place May 12 and 13. The CH-53E crew is with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 772 and the Airmen are with the 621st Contingency Response Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Edward Gyokeres)
Ask any dispatcher about hearing when a train on their territory has gone into the hole. The first question asked to the crew is "How is the air looking? Is it coming back up?"
When that answer is no, the conductor is off for a walk. In the meantime, the DS is making contingency plans for moving traffic. If the territory is single track, then nothing moves until the train in question is ready to roll.
Today, the freight train we were following has went into emergency. Luckily for us, we were just far enough behind him when I heard the emergency radio transmission.
Guessing that he may have a problem, I immediately began braking the train in order to stop prior to passing the next control point. This allows the dispatcher to cross us over and get around the stopped train. Needless to say, the DS was grateful for our proactive action as our train is loaded with UPS and Fedex.
It wasn't long after stopping that a signal popped up allowing us to cross over and use Main One to Archbold. We also received the customary instructions to pass the train in trouble at restricted speed.
As we were passing this monster freight train, I could see a gap approaching meaning the train was in two pieces. This is NEVER a good thing and can indicate one of three possibilities, 2 of which are not good.
The least of all problems is a pull apart, where for some unknown reason a knuckle on one car opens. This is easily rectified by just making the coupling again. In 26 years behind the throttle, this has happened to me just once.
Another cause for a train to be in two pieces is a knuckle failure. This generally occurs when the position of slack in a train is abruptly changed. Sometimes this could be the result of bad decisions by the engineer at the control stand. At other times, it could be a mechanical defect in the knuckle itself. Replacing a knuckle can be a chore and take time.
The absolute worst scenario for a train to be in two pieces is the dreaded drawbar. When a drawbar fails, the one and only option is to set the car out and allow it to be repaired in place at a future time. But when the drawbar fails on the end of the car in the direction of the train's movement, it's a whole new problem.
When this happens, the block truck has to be called. This crew does all sorts of heavy repairs. The truck is outfitted with everything necessary to complete the repair including a crane. If it is after normal work hours or the weekend, the block truck crew has to be called in. This can take time as you can imagine.
This morning is not turning out to be a good one for this crew or the dispatcher. The train is two pieces due to a drawbar. The drawbar occurred on the worst end possible. And yes, it is Saturday. Track two is shut down and the DS now has a single track portion of railroad toralling 25 miles which could last for hours.
I planned on stopping at the gap to drop off a knuckle to the other train's conductor. This would have been a great help to him. When we saw the drawbar missing, our hearts sank. Lucky for all of us, the portion of the train in emergency was able safely pass over the drawbar without derailing. The conductor in the picture is walking up after locating the drawbar underneath his train.
With nothing more to offer the freight train's conductor, we wished him luck and headed east. As an aside, I logged into the computer later that night to check on the train's progress and how things played out. It wasn't good.
The train was still in the same spot where passed it 9 hours earlier. The original crew was on duty for 14 hours and the recrew was maybe looking at a recrew.
Oh, the Dreaded Drawbar!
SOUTH CHINA SEA (Oct. 9, 2019) A Sikorsky CH-53E "Super Stallion" with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 163 (Reinforced), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), takes off of the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) during a vertical replenishment-at-sea. The Marines and Sailors of the 11th MEU are deployed to the 7th Fleet area of operations to support regional stability, reassure partners, and allies, and maintain a presence postured to respond to any crisis ranging from humanitarian assistance to contingency operations.
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The Sikorsky CH-53E "Super Stallion" is a heavy-lift helicopter operated by the United States military. As the Sikorsky S-80 it was developed from the CH-53 "Sea Stallion", mainly by adding a third engine, adding a seventh blade to the main rotor and canting the tail rotor 20 degrees. It was built by Sikorsky Aircraft for the United States Marine Corps. The less common MH-53E "Sea Dragon" fills the United States Navy's need for long range minesweeping or Airborne Mine Countermeasures (AMCM) missions, and perform heavy-lift duties for the Navy. Under development is the Sikorsky CH-53K "King Stallion", which has new engines, new composite material rotor blades, and a wider aircraft cabin; this is to replace the CH-53E.
Background
The CH-53 was the product of the U.S. Marines' "Heavy Helicopter Experimental" (HH(X)) competition begun in 1962. Sikorsky's S-65 was selected over Boeing Vertol's modified CH-47 "Chinook" version. The prototype YCH-53A first flew on 14 October 1964. The helicopter was designated CH-53A "Sea Stallion" and delivery of production helicopters began in 1966. The first CH-53As were powered by two General Electric T64-GE-6 turboshaft engines with 2,850 shp (2,125 kW) and had a maximum gross weight of 46,000 lb (20,865 kg) including 20,000 lb (9,072 kg) in payload.
Variants of the original CH-53A "Sea Stallion" include the RH-53A/D, HH-53B/C, CH-53D, CH-53G, and MH-53H/J/M. The RH-53A and RH-53D were used by the US Navy for mine sweeping. The CH-53D included a more powerful version of the General Electric T64 engine, used in all H-53 variants, and external fuel tanks. The CH-53G was a version of the CH-53D produced in West Germany for the German Army.
The US Air Force's HH-53B/C "Super Jolly Green Giant" were for special operations and combat rescue and were first deployed during the Vietnam War. The Air Force's MH-53H/J/M "Pave Low" helicopters were the last of the twin engined H-53s and were equipped with extensive avionics upgrades for all weather operation.
H-53E
In October 1967, the US Marine Corps issued a requirement for a helicopter with a lifting capacity 1.8 times that of the CH-53D that would fit on amphibious warfare ships. The US Navy and US Army were also seeking similar helicopters at the time. Before issue of the requirement Sikorsky had been working on an enhancement to the CH-53D, under the company designation "S-80", featuring a third turboshaft engine and a more powerful rotor system. Sikorsky proposed the S-80 design to the Marines in 1968. The Marines liked the idea since it promised to deliver a good solution quickly, and funded development of a testbed helicopter for evaluation.
In 1970, against pressure by the US Defense Secretary to take the Boeing Vertol XCH-62 being developed for the Army, the Navy and Marines were able to show the Army's helicopter was too large to operate on landing ships and were allowed to pursue their helicopter. Prototype testing investigated the addition of a third engine and a larger rotor system with a seventh blade in the early 1970s. In 1974, the initial YCH-53E first flew.
Changes on the CH-53E also include a stronger transmission and a fuselage stretched 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m). The main rotor blades were changed to a titanium-fiberglass composite. The tail configuration was also changed. The low-mounted symmetrical horizontal tail was replaced by a larger vertical tail and the tail rotor tilted from the vertical to provide some lift in hover while counteracting the main rotor torque. Also added was a new automatic flight control system. The digital flight control system prevented the pilot from overstressing the aircraft.
YCH-53E testing showed that it could lift 17.8 tons (to a 50-foot (15 m) wheel height), and without an external load, could reach 170 knots (310 km/h) at a 56,000 pound gross weight. This led to two preproduction aircraft and a static test article being ordered. At this time the tail was redesigned to include a high-mounted, horizontal surface opposite the rotor with an inboard section perpendicular to the tail rotor then at the strut connection cants 20 degrees to horizontal.
The initial production contract was awarded in 1978, and service introduction followed in February 1981. The first production CH-53E flew in December 1980. The US Navy acquired the CH-53E in small numbers for shipboard resupply. The Marines and Navy acquired a total of 177.
The Navy requested a version of the CH-53E for the airborne mine countermeasures role, designated "MH-53E "Sea Dragon". It has enlarged sponsons to provide substantially greater fuel storage and endurance. It also retained the in-flight refueling probe, and could be fitted with up to seven 300 US gallon (1,136 liter) ferry tanks internally. The MH-53E digital flight-control system includes features specifically designed to help tow minesweeping gear. The prototype MH-53E made its first flight on 23 December 1981. MH-53E was used by the Navy beginning in 1986. The MH-53E is capable of in-flight refueling and can be refueled at hover.
Additionally, a number of MH-53E helicopters were exported to Japan as the S-80-M-1 for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).
The base model CH-53E serves both the US Navy and Marines in the heavy lift transport role. It is capable of lifting heavy equipment including the eight-wheeled LAV-25 Light Armored Vehicle, the M198 155 mm Howitzer with ammunition and crew. The Super Stallion can recover aircraft up to its size, which includes all Marine Corps aircraft except for the KC-130.
The 53E needs 40 maintenance hours per flight hour due to aging parts, lack of available new replacement parts and the extension of the overall airframe lifetime.
CH-53K
Main article: Sikorsky CH-53K "King Stallion"
The US Marine Corps had been planning to upgrade most of their CH-53Es to keep them in service, but this plan stalled. Sikorsky then proposed a new version, originally the CH-53X, and in April 2006, the USMC signed a contract for 156 aircraft as the CH-53K. The Marines are planning to start retiring CH-53Es in 2009 and need new helicopters very quickly.
In August 2007, the USMC increased its order of CH-53Ks to 227. First flight was planned for November 2011 with initial operating capability by 2015.
Although dimensionally similar, the three engine CH-53E "Super Stallion" or Sikorsky S-80 is a much more powerful aircraft than the original Sikorsky S-65 twin engined CH-53A "Sea Stallion". The CH-53E also added a larger main rotor system with a seventh blade.
Design
The CH-53E as designed to transport up to 55 troops or 30,000 lb (13,610 kg) of cargo and can carry external slung loads up to 36,000 lb (16,330 kg). The CH-53E has incorporated the same crash attenuating seats as the MV-22B to increase survivability of passengers but at a cost of reducing its original troop transport capacity.[citation needed] The "Super Stallion" has a cruise speed of 173 mph (278 km/h) and a range of 621 miles (1,000 km). The helicopter is fitted with a forward extendable in-flight refueling probe and it can also hoist hose refuel from a surface ship while in hover mode. It can carry three machine guns: one at the starboard side crew door; one at the port window, just behind the copilot; and one at the tail ramp. The CH-53E also has chaff-flare dispensers.
The MH-53E features enlarged side mounted fuel sponsons and is rigged for towing various minesweeping and hunting gear from above the dangerous naval mines. The "Sea Dragon" can be equipped for minesweeping, cargo and passenger transportation, and troop insertion. Its digital flight-control system includes features specifically designed to help towing mine sweeping gear.
Upgrades to the CH-53E have included the Helicopter Night Vision System (HNVS), improved .50 BMG (12.7 mm) GAU-21/A and M3P machine guns, and AAQ-29A forward looking infrared (FLIR) imager.
The CH-53E and the MH-53E are the largest helicopters in the Western world, while the CH-53K now being developed will be even larger. They are fourth in the world to the Russian Mil Mi-26 "Halo" single-rotor helicopter and the enormous, twin transverse rotored Mil V-12 "Homer", which can lift more than 22 tons (20 tonnes) and 44 tons (40 tonnes), respectively and the Mi-26's single-rotor predecessor Mil Mi-6, which has less payload (12 tonnes) but is bigger and has a higher MTOW at 42 tonnes.
Hawker Sea Hurricane .This was the only aircraft to perform in decent weather,after which it became cloudy and gloomy, this plus the fact that at least 8 participants either failed to turn up or take part resulted in a very poor show. The organisers had no contingency plans other than a pair of manky gliders, it`s a pity because what could have been the show of the year turned out to be very very poor indeed.(My opinion)
"Protect the President at all cost"
Those were the last orders I received after all this--mess broke out. Simple orders under different circumstances; we had contingency plans for terrorist attacks, nuclear, biological, natural disasters. But we didn't have anything planned for something like this. They made films like this, scientist said that it was illogical, no one was truly prepared. Our protocol was to get the President into one of his many safe houses, that was out of the question he would be in danger regardless of the amount of walls he had. So I suggested we take him to Air Force One until we got a better grasp on the situation. Unfortunately so did a group of militants trying to secure the base. They turned fire on us...allot of good men died protecting the President. In the end, there were only four of us left--and it was all my fault. We didn't have the slightest idea what to do, we were lost. A fellow agent spoke up saying that in the open we were sitting ducks and that we would run a better chance of survival if we moved from place to place instead of waiting for someone to pick us off. Everyone agreed with him, so that's what we did for weeks nothing but running for our lives and foraging for food.
All good things come to an end though. We barricaded ourselves into an old warehouse, everyone was exhausted and starving. Will explained that if we rationed this last bit of food we would still have enough for two or three days, but the President demanded it all. He said it was our duty to give him our food so that he wouldn't perish. No one said a word but the hate and anger was among us all--we decided to just go to bed, we were safe enough. We were wrong...again. The flesh eaters found a way in, there was a large group of them and they went for the first person they seen. That's what we woke too--then my brothers in arm were attacked, we held them off for a while...but there was only so much we could do. I was the last alive, I planned on ending my life but I had no more bullets. So I ran...I ran until I couldn't run anymore. I don't even know where I slept at, maybe I just laid down on the ground and the monsters thought I was dead. I don't know, but what I do know is that I failed my country. I'm looking for redemption.
Maj. John Fuccillo, an air mobility liaison officer, looks on as a C-130 Hercules takes off during exercise Cerberus Strike 16-02 at the Red Devil Landing Zone, Colo., Sept. 12, 2016. Contingency response forces rehearsed potential real-world situations by training with Army counterparts during the exercise. Fuccillo is with the 621st Mobility Support Operations Squadron assigned to the Army's 4th Infantry Division at Fort Carson, Colo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Joseph Swafford)
Pictured are Dogs and their handlers from 102 Military Working Dogs Sqn taking part in a live fire exercise on the Sennelager Ranges in Germany.
102 Military Working Dogs (MWD) Squadron are part of 1st Military Working Dog Regiment...The LFTT training not only allows the soldiers to undertake their contingency readiness requirement, but also allows the dogs of the squadron to undertake enhanced battle induction, simulating some of the possible stresses of battle that they could encounter on current or future operations. ..Live firing and movement around the battlefield provides a demanding environment to hone the soldier’s skills, not just for combat but as a dog handler also. ..For the Military Dogs, the experience of live firing and explosions reduces their tendency to be scared by the sounds of weapons firing and explosions allowing them to become calm and controlled in stressful situations...The 1st Military Working Dog Regiment’s mission is to deliver Military Working Dog and Veterinary capability in support of Field Army outputs...Delivering a wide range of Military Working Dog capabilities, the Regiment plays a pivotal role in supporting a number of key activities including; counter insurgency operations, the detection of Improvised Explosive Devices, assistance in the searching of routes, buildings and vehicles, enhancing security and patrolling key installations.
The 1st Military Working Dog Regiment consists of three Regular and two Reserve Military Working Dog Squadrons, comprising 299 Regular soldiers and officers with the ability to surge to a maximum capacity of 384 Military Working Dogs.
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"MEN ON THE MOON -- When America's first two-man team lands on the moon, one of their first tasks will be to obtain a sample of lunar materials as quickly as possible in event they have to make an emergency takeoff. If things go well, they will spend 25 hours on the surface, gathering up to 80 pounds of rocks, dust and other material to be put into vacuum-sealed containers. The artist's concept shows one astronaut gathering samples from a crater while his companion watches from the Lunar Module. Later, the two will roam up to 300 feet from the craft, working on a "buddy" system, to plant several measuring devices on the surface which will radio information to Earth."
Preceding description taken from an Associated Press caption of the same photo, which was apparently also used in a March 17, 1968 APN article, "The Moon: What We've Learned", written by Howard Benedict.
By 1966, I would’ve expected hand tools to have been depicted. Artistic license? Or, since it's the contingency sample that “Neil" is grabbing, the KISS principle may have been applied.
Gotta love those neat - literally - craters.
The verso bears the same numbering format, “P-XX”, of the illustrations in this latter North American Rockwell news/press publication:
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The parent site to the above is impressive:
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Credit: David Meerman Scott
As an aside, I do believe Mr. Scott used this photo (far left panel) of mine in his splash page:
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Senior Airman Michelle Park, a 354th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, assists Lt. Col. David Graham, the 18th Aggressor Squadron commander, into a cockpit on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Jan. 17. 2015. More than 150 maintainers will keep the 18th AS in the air during the SENTRY ALOHA and COPE NORTH exercises, which are meant to prepare U.S. Airmen, Sailors and Marines along with coalition partners in the Pacific theater of operations for contingency operations if the need arises. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Peter Reft/Released)
SOUTH CHINA SEA (Aug. 20, 2021) An Indonesian Navy helicopter practices maritime tactics, techniques and procedures on a small boat from the fast attack craft KRI Kujang (642) simulating suspicious vessel of interest during Southeast Asia Cooperation and Training (SEACAT) exercise, as seen from Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Tulsa (LCS 16). In its 20th year, SEACAT is a multilateral exercise designed to enhance cooperation among 21 participating Southeast Asian countries and provide mutual support and a common goal to address crises, contingencies, and illegal activities in the maritime domain in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Operations Specialist 1st Class Robert Feeman)
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. David Ruehling, with the 621st Contingency Response Wing, waits to marshal a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at Geronimo Landing Zone during the Joint Readiness Training Center 14-03 field training exercise at Fort Polk, La., Jan. 16, 2014. The training was designed to educate Service members in patient care and aeromedical evacuations in combat environments. (DoD photo by Tech. Sgt. Matthew Smith, U.S. Air Force/Released)
SOUTH CHINA SEA (Aug. 21, 2017) An MV-22 Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 (Reinforced) prepares to land on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) after returning from aerial surveillance in support of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) following a collision in the Straits of Malacca. America, part of the America Amphibious Ready Group, with the embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (15th MEU), is operating in the Indo-Asia Pacific region to strengthen partnerships and serve as a ready-response force for any type of contingency. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ramon Go/Released)
The ego is at the same time a system of images and a cycle; it is something like a museum, and a unique and irreversible journey through that museum. The ego is a moving fabric made of images and tendencies; the tendencies come from our own substance and the images are provided by the environment. We put ourselves into things, and we place things in ourselves, whereas our true being is independent of them.
Alongside this system of images and tendencies that constitutes our ego there are myriads of other systems of images and tendencies. Some of them are worse or less beautiful than our own, and others are better or more beautiful.
We are like foam ceaselessly renewed on the ocean of existence. But since God has put Himself into this foam, it is destined to become a sea of stars at the time of the final crystallization of spirits.
The tiny system of images must become, when its terrestrial contingency is left behind, a star immortalized in the halo of Divinity. This star can be conceived on various levels; the divine Names are its archetypes; beyond the stars burns the Sun of the Self in its blazing transcendence and in its infinite peace.
Man does not choose; he follows his nature and his vocation, and it is God who chooses.
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Frithjof Schuon: Light on The Ancient Worlds
A General Purpose Machine Gunner(GPMG) from The 1st Battalion The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment (1PWRR) during Exercise Bavarian Charger.
The exercise was the first of three large contingency operation exercises being undertaken by 20th Armoured Brigade between May – October 2013.
The aim of this exercise is to train the 5 Rifles, The Queens Dragoon Guards (QDG) Battle Groups and 1 Logistic Support Regiment in combined arms manoeuvre.
The exercise is split into 3 main phases. The first phase consists of a two week live firing exercise in Grafenwoer, Southern Germany, that enables the units and soldiers to refine their skills with their equipment and weapons. Training is constructed to develop skills from the individual level through to the Battlegroup level and culminates in a final attack that sees the use of helicopters, tanks, artillery and infantry combined.
The second phase will see all the exercising units transition from Grafenwoer to Hohnfels, some 100 km further south and simulates the kind of movements that are undertaken when moving an Armed force into hostile territory.
The third, and final phase is designed to test the planning and execution of combined arms manoeuvre operations in a hostile environment. The units will execute orders based on the delivery of Brigade Orders to defeat the enemy within the scenario.
2100 personnel with upto 768 vehicles ranging from Landrover, to Tanks to Apache helicopters are being exercised from 20th Armoured Brigade whose Headquarters are based in Sennelager, Germany. Approximately 500 personnel are required to support those training to ensure that supplies are maintained, vehicles are fixed and soldiers fed.
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Evil Star comes rushing into Lex’s office. He and Lex had a contingency if things were going sour he would be able to be teleported out just like Lex did three years ago. He comes in out of breath and sweaty. Lex is present in the office alongside Calculator as the two are discussing something with a hologram of Iron Heights Prison on the table. As Evil Star approaches them, Calculator shuts off the hologram and his eyes meet Evil Star’s.
Evil Star: “You did not tell me the entire Justice League would be present, Luthor! You told me only Green Lantern would show up and that I would be able to finish what I started three years ago!”
Evil Star’s eyes start glowing red and he balls his fist, only to be stopped by Calculator of all people.
Kuttler: “Easy there, big guy. Your mission might not have been a success, but ours was.”
Evil Star’s eyes start to go back to normal and he first takes a look at Calculator which then shifts to Luthor in a confused way.
Evil Star: “What is he talking about?”
“The Injustice League was sent there to steal a rare form of Kryptonite with a silver glow to it. Your personal mission was to kill the Green Lantern and settle the score. That was not the real mission however.”
Evil Star: “Explain. Now.”
“You were just a distraction. You see, we suspected that Batman had gotten word about my plans of bringing together a group of supervillains. To make sure my plans would stay a secret, I needed a distraction. I needed to make sure Batman and the League thought either they defeated this group of supervillains, or that I had nothing to do with it. Since I never got a visit from the League, my plan worked.”
Evil Star: “I was just a distraction?! Me?! The destroyer of worlds was a distraction?!”
“For the greater good. Because of your distraction, the Flash wasn’t present in his hometown, Central City. Located in Central City is Iron Heights Prison which houses some of the most dangerous criminals this country has ever seen. An associate of mine who goes by the Key managed to slip into Iron Heights with the Flash gone and freed two contacts of Calculator here who were willing to join my Legion. Giganta and Weather Wizard. They will be of great assistance to our cause, all thanks to you, my friend.”
Evil Star looks perplexed. He feels betrayed. Used by someone he considered kind and helpful to his cause.
“The mission overall was a success, and you are free to leave now. Enjoy destroying worlds and Green Lanterns.”
Evil Star: “No. You don’t just get to use me, Luthor. I want something in return for what you made me do. I want in on your Legion. Let me be a part of this, and I can assure you that with the right team members, I will destroy Green Lantern, and the rest of his puny Justice League.”
Lex notices Calculator wants to speak up to the supervillain but he raises his hand, indicating he’ll take care of this.
“Meet me back here in thirty minutes and we’ll discuss your place on my Legion. Fair enough?”
Evil Star grunts. “Fair enough.”
Evil Star turns around and leaves the office. As soon as he’s out the door, Calculator turns towards Lex.
Kuttler: “He doesn’t fit in our plan at all, Lex. How are you going to fix this?”
“Relax, Kuttler. I’ve already taken precautions on this. Have Sinestro and Ivy come to me asap.”
Thirty minutes pass by and Evil Star makes his way back to Luthor’s office. He thinks to himself, with these resources and better people, I can make the Green Lanterns suffer. Take out the entire Justice League as well, and when that’s done I’ll be able to destroy this puny world. And I’ll make sure Luthor goes down with it. He enters the office and there sits Lex alone at a table near the window. A kettle and two cups are on the table as well, shining in the light of the moon.
“Ah, right on time. Please, take a seat. And take off your helmet. Get comfortable.”
Evil Star does exactly that and places his helmet next to him on the table. He keeps staring at Luthor while Luthor in turn keeps looking at the moon. Evil Star’s eyes turn red again and he slams his fist on the table.
Evil Star: “Well? Are we getting to it?”
Lex looks away from the moon and looks at Evil Star. He’s not afraid of red eyes. He’s seen them often enough.
“Talks like these shouldn’t be rushed. We should take our time to evaluate your potential position on this team. Cup of tea?”
It sounds more like a command than a question. Evil Star looks at the kettle and back at Lex, giving him a single nod. Lex pours some tea into the cups on the table and raises his.
“To new opportunities.”
Evil Star takes his cup and meets Lex’s.
“To the Legion.”
Evil Star takes a sip of the tea and puts the cup down.
Evil Star: “Now. Where shall we s- st-.”
At that point Evil Star starts to cough and he starts gasping for air. His eyes are tearing up as his eyes turn red. Not from any kind of energy, but from the small veins popping as he’s suffocating. He manages to speak a single word.
Evil Star: “H- H- How?”
As Evil Star collapses to the ground, Lex stands up and walks over to him. He sees Evil Star looking at him with wide eyes, still gasping for air.
“You see, Evil Star. You were never intended on joining my Legion of Doom. You just wouldn’t fit in. Now of course, I know what you can do and all, and I’d like to keep this planet whole if you don’t mind. I knew that if you were rejected you would seek revenge. What better revenge for a planet killer than to destroy the planet? I don’t think so.”
Lex kneels down next to Evil Star as foam is coming out of his mouth.
“I heard you were indestructible. Guess what I heard was wrong. A good friend of mine told me that you had one weakness. Something called the Starheart. Sinestro was really kind in giving me that information.”
Evil Star’s eyes widen further upon hearing that name.
“Then I had Black Manta, a master scavenger, find a piece of the Starheart. Believe me, it wasn’t an easy find. You know how much I had to pay the man? Absurd! With that piece of the Starheart, Doctor Pamela Isley, a genius when it comes to poisons and toxins, and myself managed to turn it into a poison, which I casually slipped into your cup right before your arrival.”
Lex keeps watching as Evil Star’s gasps for breath go slower and slower.
“You are able to destroy entire planets, but you’re not even able to handle a cup of tea. Now that’s not someone who I need on my Legion. Consider your application denied, Evil Star.”
And with that Evil Star draws his last breath. Lex stands up leaving the lifeless body next to the table. He exits his office where Mercy Graves and Calculator are waiting for him. Lex motions for Mercy to go inside and clean the mess up while he and Calculator walk down the hall.
Kuttler: “How did it go?”
“All according to plan. Make sure to give Ivy a potted plant as a thank you gift.”
Kuttler: “I’ll keep it in mind. So what’s our next objective.”
Lex smirks.
“Time to go to war.”
THE END
I love me some Roseate Spoonbills. Not only are they beautiful, they are really fun to watch. They hang out in noisy, funny, active flocks. And, the are LOUD!
Saw this Spoonbill along with it's pink pack of birds yesterday at High Island where thousands of birds come to do their Spring Fling each year.
Found an amazing website that has info on every bird you could want to look up. Has individual bird info as well as recordings of calls. You can even search by appearance and location.
STS-126 Pilot Eric Boe holds a Contingency Water Container (CWC) on the Middeck (MDDK) of the orbiter Endeavour. Image was taken during Expedition 18 / STS-126 joint operations.
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Date: November 17, 2008
Drop zone safety officers with the 4th Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, watch airborne Soldiers descend onto the drop zone for an airborne operation June 15, 2015 at the Drawsko Pomorskie Training Area in Poland during Saber Strike 15, a long-standing U.S. Army Europe-led cooperative training exercise. This year’s exercise takes place across Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland, and is designed to improve joint operational capability in a range of missions as well as preparing the participating nations and units to support multinational contingency operations. There are more than 6,000 participants from 13 different nations. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Marcus Floyd, 13th Public Affairs Detachment)
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Another portrait of Adrienne O'Leary from the Janis Claxton Dance Company performing 'Chaos and Contingency' in the Grand Gallery of National Museum of Scotland on Saturday.
This event was part of the Edinburgh Science Festival.
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My thanks are due to Frances Sutton from Edinburgh Science Festival, Esme Haigh from National Museum of Scotland and Janis Claxton.
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FRIDAY, February 26, 2016
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Gabriel Materas, 144th Fighter Wing crew chief from Fresno Air National Guard Base, California, fuels a United Kingdom Royal Air Force Lockheed Martin C-130J "Super Hercules" during Red Flag-Alaska 18-3 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 13, 2018. In RF-A 18-3 U.S. Army and Navy aviators in addition to Air Force Airmen are expected to fly, maintain and support more than 100 aircraft from more than a dozen units during this iteration of the exercise.
PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 7, 2019) The amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) transits the Pacific Ocean. The Boxer Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) are deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to support regional stability, reassure partners and allies, and maintain a presence to respond to any crisis ranging from humanitarian assistance to contingency operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jessica Ann Hattell)
I'm seriously sick to my stomach. I just read this article about all these beautiful horses that died in a horrendous fire. It's hard to believe the facility didn't have a contingency plan or that the CHP will not let people with their animals through when trying to escape during mandatory evacuations. It seems to me that conscience. morality and ethics have left the building when it comes to ANIMALS and their care. They are dependent on people for their food, water and survival. It is unfathomable to me, that anyone who owns a horse, dog or cat, could willingly leave them behind in a locked building or training facility to burn to death. It, to me is tantamount to murder and excuses to the contrary or justifications for their abandonment is just that: an exculpatory attempt that fails.
These are living, breathing and beautiful creatures who deserve life and the preservation of life when "owned" or considered "property" by any person and should be just as valuable as anyone else told to evacuate.
www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-horses-deaths-update-20...
My thoughts and prayers go to Trainer Martine Bellocq who suffered 2nd and 3rd degree burns attempting to save horses.
Breyer Foal, ASMUS horses, Photographed in the Regent Horse-Barn by Ken Haseltine (www.regentminiatures.com).
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Pictured are two soldiers of 1PWRR ascending stairs during house clearing drills.
Soldiers from the 1st Battalion The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment (1 PWRR), conduct house clearance and contact drills within the Urban Defence Training Area (UDTA) of Sennelager Training Centre.
The 1st Battalion The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment (1 PWRR) is the very high readiness Armoured Infantry Battalion, as part of 20 Armoured Infantry Brigade. Known in the larger Army as a Reaction Force, 1 PWRR will provide a force that will undertake short notice contingency tasks and provide the Army’s conventional deterrence for Defence.
1 PWRR is trained and equipped to undertake the full spectrum of intervention tasks and provide the initial basis for any future lengthy operation. In essence, 1 PWRR will be the tip of the spear.
It is an armoured infantry battalion, known as the Armoured Tigers and is made up of three Warrior companies, a Fire Support Company and Headquarters Company.
As armoured infantry, the majority of our soldiers are mounted in Warrior Infantry Fighting Vehicles. This heavy, metal beast is powered by a 17-litre engine and packs a fearsome punch with its 30mm Rarden cannon and 7.62mm chain gun.
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GULF OF THAILAND (Feb. 23, 2018) Marines, assigned to the "Wolfpack" of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 466, move the rotor blade of a CH-53E Super Stallion during post-flight checks on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) after returning from their participation in Exercise Cobra Gold 2018. Bonhomme Richard has completed its participation in Exercise Cobra Gold 2018 alongside Royal Thai Navy ships and personnel, as it conducted a range of amphibious operations that aimed to enhance tactical expertise of participants and rehearse combined capabilities to respond to contingencies. Cobra Gold is an annual exercise conducted in the Kingdom of Thailand held this year from Feb. 13-23 with seven full participating nations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kyle Carlstrom)
Soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division prepare to jump in the Sicily Drop Zone out of a C17 Globemaster III during battalion mass tactical week at Pope Army Airfield, N.C., July 12, 2016. Army and Air Force units worked together during joint readiness exercises to improve interoperability for worldwide crisis, contingency and humanitarian operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Sandra Welch)
A C-130 Hercules takes off from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam for a static jump training mission, Aug. 21, 2013. The day of training, the jumpers receive standardized airborne training, starting with a briefing from the jumpmasters. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Marianique Santos)
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One of 14 F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 18th Agressor Squadron takes off from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, shortly after sunrise Jan. 17, 2015, in transit to Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, and Andersen Air Force Base, Guam to participate in the CENTURY ALOHA and COPE NORTH exercises. More than 150 maintainers will keep the Agressors in the air during the exercises, which are meant to prepare U.S. Airmen, Sailors and Marines along with coalition partners in the Pacific theater of operations for contingency operations if the need arises. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Karen J. Tomasik/Released)
PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 2, 2020) Sailors receive pallets of food from the dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE 3) as it sails alongside the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh (CG 67) for a replenishment-at-sea during Keen Sword 21. Keen Sword is an example of the strength of the U.S.-Japan Alliance, the foundation of peace and security in the Indo-Pacific region for more than 60 years. The relationships built and maintained during these events are critical to our shared capability to respond to contingencies at a moment’s notice. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryre Arciaga)
A British Warrior Armoured Infantry Fighting vehicle patrolling down the live firing range in Grafenwöhr, Germany.
Exercise BAVARIAN CHARGER was the first of three large contingency operation exercises being undertaken by 20th Armoured Brigade between May – October 2013. Contingency Operations training is known as Hybrid Foundation Training or HFT.
The aim of this exercise was to train the 5 Rifles, The Queens Dragoon Guards (QDG) Battle Groups and 1 Logistic Support Regiment in combined arms manoeuvre.
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A C-130 Hercules conducts a tactical training mission in a mountain range near Yokota Air Base, Japan, during Readiness Week Oct. 8, 2013. Readiness Week focuses on Yokota's professional airlift mission and developing Airmen's ability to support any contingency in the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Osakabe Yasuo/Released)
Airmen from the 321st Contingency Response Squadron and Soldiers from the 689th Rapid Port Opening Element offload cargo from a Mississippi Air National Guard C-17 Globemaster III on the flightline at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Miss., during exercise Turbo Distribution Oct. 29, 2015. The U.S. Transportation Command exercise tested the Joint Task Force Port-Opening's ability to deliver and distribute cargo during humanitarian relief operations. The 321st CRS is from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., and the 689th RPOE is from Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marianique Santos)
The U.S. Marine Corps Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF) trained in waterborne mobility operations with Landing Craft Air Cushions, assigned to U.S. Navy Assault Craft Unit Four, to rehearse the transportation of an Initial Response Force (IRF), at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., April 20, 2016. When directed, CBIRF forward-deploys with minimal warning to a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear or high-yield explosive (CBRNE) threat to assist local, state, or federal agencies and the geographic combatant commanders in the conduct of CBRNE response or consequence management operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Santiago G. Colon Jr.) www.dvidshub.net