VFA-31 "Tomcatters" - Strike Fighter Squadron 31
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Yep, most associate decoys with hunting and guns. Well we hunt, just with cameras :)
The Bufflehead, at least here, is a super skittish creature. Maybe this will get them closer?
Air Brakes Deployed
Lesser Scaup with its webbed feet out to slow down its high speed approach before landing on the Choptank River in Maryland
These little fast flying black and white ducks are a real challenge for both focus and exposure
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I got to illustrate a song Difleger - I saw The Devil from Deploy Your Senses
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Looking through some old photos and came across this Royal Navy Westland Lynx deploying flares at Yeovilton Air Day 2015.
Deployed to carry workers for the China Non-Ferrous Metal Mining Company to Kuangsun copper mine, SY Class steam locomotive, 1583, is seen departing Baiyin, Gansu Province, China.
"From the personal logs of Protector Class ARC Trooper 018 "Galaar"..."
" It was 0200 and three days until our deployment to Geonosis when Mandalorian Cuy'val Dar member Vhonte Tervho, my mentor and training Sergeant summoned my squad to a nearby classroom. She hadn't specified why, nor was it my place to ask, but that didn't stop me from being curious. The barracks gossip from other squads described Mandalorian Sergeants putting their troopers through pre-battle "rituals" the previous night. That couldn't be it though, sure Sergeant Tervho followed the Mandalorian Resol'nare, but hazing her troops just nights prior to their first battle wasn't her style. Maybe she had one last lesson for us, one critical piece of advice that would carry us through what was to come, that seemed more likely. I entered the classroom along with several of my brothers, we had all trained under Vhonte, and had all been tasked with the destruction of a Techno Union tank foundry during the coming battle. The Mandalorian Sergeant stood behind a small holotable in the far corner of the classroom speaking with another Mandalorian in a hushed voice, I didn't recognize him, sure he could be Cuy'val Dar from one of the other facilities, but something about him was off, his armor was dirty caked in a thin red dust. The Mandalorians of the Cuy'val Dar cleaned their armor regularly in order to maintain a dress appearance while here on Kamino. Keeping my curiously to myself I lined up with the other troopers, a hodgepodge of armor, and garrison uniforms and waited. Eventually she turned away from the unknow Mandalorian and addressed us.
"Troopers it's been an honor being your mentor over these last couple years, before you go off to battle in three days I have one last lesson and one gift to give you. Preparation is everything, with proper preparation you will always be able to take down any mark and accomplish any task. The leadership of this army has neglected to prepare you for this battle and have decided to send you in blind. This will not do, I won't have my soldiers march blindly onto an unknow battlefield to be slaughtered, especially over some Jedi. This here is a colleague of mine from Mandalore, he owed me a favor and was kind enough to recon the factory which you've been tasked with destroying. Take notes troopers, this information will serve you well. You will be the best soldiers this galaxy has seen in a long time and will be the pride of not only the Republic, but of us few who had the honor of raising you, I know you are ready for what's to come. Oya Mando'ade, Oya.
And with that she stepped back and the other Mandalorian stepped forward and activated the holotable. The table displayed a detailed schematic of the tank factory on Geonosis, our target. I did my best to commit every inch of that factory to memory as the Mandalorian briefed us, some of the information wasn't even mission critical, but as Sergeant Tervho had said, it pays to be prepared. The briefing ended several hours later, just in time for morning mess and before we left Sergeant Tervho once again told us just how proud of us she was and that we were more than ready to tackle anything the Geonosians could throw at us. I left the room beaming with pride, feeling invincible, Geonosis felt like it would be a cake walk, nothing more than just another one of the thousands of simulations we had drilled during training. Victory felt guaranteed, well at least up until I made it to the mess hall and saw what they were serving."
END LOG
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Coming off of a pretty rough period of builders block, so I'm hopping that I can pump out another build or two before I leave for a month due to work. As for this build, it's defiantly nothing special, or very good, but necessary to advance Galaar's story within the 253rd. Let me know what you guys think, an d I promise not to take a week to write the story.
As always, thanks for stopping by!
- Tommy
With his sights set on the fish (you can see it too), this bald eagle has his talons deployed to capture his next meal.
deployed hww
métal déployé, béton, branches déployées …
au dela des mots, composition et superpositions graphiques ...
mais c'est quand le printemps ?
Posted the inner image but designed this for a book. Loved the impact of how it turned out.
Image over image Collage.
Another take on the Crazy Tuesday challenge: Childhood Memories. As an "Army Brat" for much of my formative years naturally playing with toy soldiers was a daily thing. These soldiers are not from back then all of those are missing in action. These are newer ones and not quite as cool as the older ones. Not much detail and not very well balanced.
Happy Crazy Tuesday!
When it's warm enough, the owners advertise sail boat rides and deploy the colorful sail. This has happened often as we walk by.
couldnt believe my luck with giving my camera to the boom. This was taken with my handheld Canon SD1000. What an amazing effect!
It was close to sunset and we passed about 60,000lbs to this Bone who went off to hunt in the mountains. He passed by us after getting gas and descended into the mountains...I wish I had my camera up front at the time! This shot more than makes up for it though.
Commander Dex was cold. He had been on on the snow covered plains of the planet for days doing recon. He was hungry, he had brought rations but they were not enough in cold such as this. His suit's heater couldn't keep up with the bitter cold and finally gave out 12 hours ago. The wind stung him at his joint were his body glove was thinnest. He was tired. He had not slept in days as he worked his way through his path. As he was in his final stretch back to base he set off a flood light some where in an industrial complex. As the light shone of his armor he thought to himself, "defiantly a 'character building deployment.
A Belted Kingfisher comes in for a landing on a pylon in the Sumas River at the Barrowtown Pumphouse.
At the last moment the brakes are applied, wings tucked in and touch down into the hollow occurs.
(Peter)
A plumb job for Fruit X as it launches another venture for future space growth. (for the macro Monday's theme, seed).
Aircraft: Lockheed Martin F-16C-30-CF Falcon (86-0345)
Unit: 120th Fighter Squadron
Base: Buckley AFB, CO
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Reaching fully operational capacity in 2015, NATO's Medium Extended Air Defense System (or MEADS, for short) quickly replaced the PATRIOT as the western world's primary strategic ground-based air defense system. The program was developed by a multinational team consisting of the Americans, British, French, and Germans, and was designed to address the shortcomings of existing systems across the Alliance, as well as permitting full interoperability between US and allied forces.
MEADS provides a unique mix of ground-mobile air and missile defense against a broad array of adversary capabilities. Greater interoperability, mobility, and a fully 360-degree detection and engagement bubble proves a significant improvement over legacy systems. Designed to accompany both maneuver units, or protect static, high-value targets, MEADS offers the flexibility that no other western system previously could. Truck-mounted system components drive or roll on and off C-130 and A-400M transport aircraft, and are quickly deployable to any theater of operations.
The minimum requirement to engage a hostile target is only one Transporter Erector Launcher , one Battle Management TOC, and one Multifunction Fire Control Radar. As more system elements arrive, they automatically and seamlessly join the MEADS network in a "plug-and-fight" fashion. Because fewer system assets are needed, it permits a substantial reduction in deployed personnel, equipment, or airlift capacity.
By the outbreak of the Second Eastern European War in June 2016, only the United States and German contingents of ZEUS fielded full MEADS batteries. The "plug-and-fight" capability of the system allowed German launcher units to be controlled by the first American Battle Management truck that was forward deployed, rapidly expanding the air defense coverage zone. As the conflict escalated and NATO became more involved in supporting Ukrainian, Slovakian, and Bulgarian forces, these units were able to deploy to the Alliance's southern flank in Czechia within days. By mid-December, Yugoslav advance into Bulgaria had been significantly curtailed by allied airstrikes. With the conflict rapidly turning against the aggressors, NATO leadership grew increasingly concerned about potential retaliatory strikes by Yugoslavia's considerable conventional ballistic missile arsenal. Although the threat never materialized, German and British MEADS units both had successes against enemy Cikavak Alpha helicopters that would conduct hit and run attacks across the border, downing three enemy aircraft by the close of the conflict.
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Finally, the whole battery together! Huge shoutout to Ed Diment for helping me track down a bunch of the parts for these models, otherwise it's unlikely everything would have gotten built by BrickFair VA this year.