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A Swedish mechanized infantry soldier poses for a photo. Sweden has played host to an exercise involving 26,000 personnel from Sweden and various NATO countries. Exercise Aurora 23 was aimed at helping Sweden defend itself in case it was ever to come under attack. The exercise took place throughout Sweden, but primarily in the southern parts of the country and on Gotland.
NATO Allies that took part included Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Portugal, UK and US.
They trained alongside the Swedish Army, Swedish Navy, Swedish Air Force and Home Guard. Exercise Aurora 23 ran from 17 April to 11 May 2023.
When I arrived in Arizona, a coworker and I started discussing off-roading in all of the beautiful remote places the state had to offer. My coworker told me I needed 4 things:
1. A good pair of sunglasses
2. Tinted windows
3. A wide-brimmed hat
4. A gun
I'd never even handled or fired a gun until I came to Arizona. The idea of getting one both scared me and intrigued me. I'm not a conservative or a Republican, but I've always believed in gun rights from a theoretical standpoint. It has always shocked me when I hear stories of mass shootings. I always wonder, why didn't any of those innocent bystanders have a gun? The answer isn't always "because it's illegal" (i.e. school campuses). Most people have come to believe that it's acceptable to outsource our personal security to the police. I respect and admire the police. I have friends and relatives who are police officers. But realistically, the job of the police is to get there as soon as they can, clean up the mess, maybe do a little detective work, and every now and then, catch a bad guy (or girl).
"When seconds count, the police are minutes away." --bumper sticker
Living on the East Coast for so long might have had something to do with my inexperience with guns. The more-Democratic "blue" states on the coasts are much less gun-friendly than the more-Republican "red" states in the middle. Our country has an important history with guns, and that's why it's written right into the Constitution that our right to own guns "shall not be infringed." What's been happening over the past few decades, however, has been that gun rights have been infringed--er, "regulated"--more and more, bit by bit.
Nevertheless, in many places out west, it's still perfectly legal to carry a gun on your hip, with no special permits or anything. To me, an Easterner, this seems like an overtly political act. All the employees at the gun store (who are also the teachers of my gun classes) carry guns on their hips (at least when they are at work). They tell stories of being harassed by law enforcement and confronted by concerned strangers. One of my teachers said that if he's not allowed to carry a gun into an establishment, he stops visiting that establishment. Places he's been kicked out of include the local mall and the county fair. He says he hasn't been to either in a decade. After hearing those stories, I realized that it is a very political act to carry a gun, especially openly, and I admire them for it.
The biggest hassle of carrying a gun is dealing with all the places you're not allowed to go. It's absurd that a gun owner is not considered a threat outside the post office, but inside it she is (federal law). There are so many surprising and difficult-to-abide-by gun laws that almost every gun owner inadvertently violates one or two of them occasionally. This is one reason why people often prefer to carry concealed. If you have no way to be sure you're not violating a law without hiring a lawyer to follow you around everywhere, it's easier to avoid scrutiny by concealing your weapon. This can be done legally here, with a permit acquired after a couple classes in safety, shooting, and the legal issues involved with gun ownership and concealed-carry.
The problem with concealed-carry is that criminals won't have the sight of a gun on your hip to deter them, so you may be mugged even though you're carrying. Then you have to decide what to do. That's a tough decision to make, and it's an even tougher one to execute properly if your plan involves actually pulling out your gun. Usually, the best thing to do, carrying or not, is throw your money on the ground and run.
The advantage to concealed carry is you'll be harassed less by people who don't realize that guns are legal and safe when used correctly (or not used at all, which is usually the correct thing to do). It's often the police themselves that don't even realize it's legal for regular citizens to carry guns on their hips, since it happens so rarely (especially in states where permits are required and nearly impossible to obtain). The best thing about concealed-carry is that it has the potential to reduce crimes committed against everyone, even those who aren't carrying guns, since criminals cannot know who is and who isn't carrying.
The next thing to rant a bit about is the War on Drugs. I've never used or sold drugs and never will. Nevertheless, I think the drug war is absurd. One of the most frightening aspects of it is that police have abandoned the "knock and announce" procedure they used to follow when serving warrants. Nowadays, if you're suspected of a drug crime, they will simply throw small bombs (flash-bang grenades, intended as a non-lethal distraction, but which occasionally permanently injure or kill) into your house and break in through windows and doors while shouting "Police! search warrant!" Of course, home invading criminals are quite capable of shouting "Police!" just as well as the police can. Police enter homes this way because it is very easy to flush a large amount of drugs down a toilet in a small amount of time.
The problem with this is, what if they have the wrong house? It happens fairly often. What if they're acting on bad information? That also happens fairly often. These situations often lead to police officers being shot and the shooters being convicted of murder when the shooters only thought they were defending their homes against invading criminals.
What a mess.
Another thing I've come to understand is why "gun nuts" stockpile guns and ammunition.
In researching all of these arcane gun laws, I've discovered that one trick that is often used by gun-fearing legislators is to chip away at gun rights rather than take them away altogether. They will outlaw some kind of gun, but only if you don't own a gun like that already. This angers gun owners and pro-gun legislators, but since it doesn't require people to turn in their existing guns to the police, it is seen as less of a draconian violation of rights. Automatic weapons were outlawed in the 80s, but only if you didn't own one already. In Washington DC, handguns were outlawed in the home in the 70s, but if you already had one you were exempt. This pattern is repeated time and time again.
Imagine yourself as a gun owner, wanting to preserve your rights. Wouldn't it make sense to buy as many guns and as much ammunition as you could? Tomorrow they might outlaw revolvers or semiautomatics. Perhaps they will outlaw guns of a certain caliber. Perhaps they will outlaw hollow-point ammunition (it is more likely to kill, which of course makes it more useful for both crimes and self-defense). But you can rest assured that, if you own that stuff already, you'll be exempt.
No, i'm not stockpiling guns or ammo. and no, I'm not turning into a gun nut. If I could wish every gun off the face of the earth, I would. but since guns exist, I believe that I should be able to have one in case I need it. I see it as a tool. I have no emotional attachment to the hammer in my toolbox, and I have no emotional attachment to my gun.
"Better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it." --bumper sticker
An American Blackhawk helicoptor from the Wisoconsin National Guard rehearses a medical evacuation in preparation for Exercise MAPLE RESOLVE in Wainwright, Alberta on April 29, 2021.
Photo: Cpl Rachael Allen, Canadian Forces Combat Camera, Canadian Armed Forces photo
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Un hélicoptère Blackhawk américain de la Garde nationale du Wisconsin s’exerce à des évacuations médicales en préparation à l’exercice MAPLE RESOLVE, à Wainwright, en Alberta, le 29 avril 2021.
Photo : Cpl Rachael Allen, Caméra de combat des Forces canadiennes, Forces armées canadiennes
Clearance Divers from Fleet Diving Unit Pacific and port inspection divers from the Royal Canadian Navy conduct mine countermeasure missions on the ocean floor in the area of Juneau, Alaska during Exercise ARCTIC EDGE 2022 on March 8, 2022.
Please credit: Master Sailor Dan Bard Canadian Forces Combat Camera, Canadian Armed Forces photo
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Des plongeurs-démineurs de l’Unité de plongée de la Flotte (Pacifique) et des plongeurs d’inspection portuaire de la Marine royale canadienne participent à des missions de lutte contre les mines sur le fond marin, dans le secteur de Juneau, en Alaska, au cours de l’exercice ARCTIC EDGE 2022, le 8 mars 2022.
Photo : Matelot chef Dan Bard, Caméra de combat des Forces canadiennes, Forces armées canadiennes
Canadian Armed Forces members from 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group, with the support of helicopters from 408 Tactical Helicopter Squadron, conduct a level 5 range during Exercise AGILE RAM at 3rd Canadian Division Support Base Detachment Wainwright training area, May 29, 2021.
Photo: Corporal Djalma Vuong-De Ramos, Canadian Armed Forces Photo
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Des membres des Forces armées canadiennes du 1er Groupe brigade mécanisé du Canada dirigent un exercice de tir de niveau 5, avec l’appui d’hélicoptères du 408e Escadron tactique d’hélicoptères, au cours de l’exercice AGILE RAM, dans le secteur d’entraînement de la Base de soutien de la 3e Division du Canada, détachement Wainwright, le 29 mai 2021.
Photo : Caporal Djalma Vuong-De Ramos, Forces armées canadiennes
HMCS BRANDON sails along the coastline of Alaska during Exercise ARCTIC EDGE 2022, near the town of Juneau Alaska on March 6, 2022.
Please credit: Master Sailor Dan Bard Canadian Forces Combat Camera, Canadian Armed Forces photo
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Le NCSM BRANDON navigue le long de la côte de l’Alaska au cours de l’exercice ARCTIC EDGE 2022, près de la ville de Juneau, en Alaska, le 6 mars 2022.
Photo : Matelot chef Dan Bard, Caméra de combat des Forces canadiennes, Forces armées canadiennes
Canadian Armed Forces members of 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group regroup after destroying an objective on a level 5 range during Exercise AGILE RAM, at 3rd Canadian Division Support Base Detachment Wainwright training area, May 27 2021.
Photo: Corporal Djalma Vuong-De Ramos, Canadian Armed Forces Photo
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Des membres des Forces armées canadiennes du 1er Groupe brigade mécanisé du Canada se regroupent après avoir détruit une cible sur un champ de tir de niveau 5 au cours de l’exercice AGILE RAM, dans le secteur d’entraînement de la Base de soutien de la 3e Division du Canada, détachement Wainwright, le 27 mai 2021.
Photo : Caporal Djalma Vuong-De Ramos, Forces armées canadiennes
Canadian Armed Forces members deployed on Exercise Arctic Warrior, Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Capability 22-02 perform a 50 hour Consolidated Maintenance Schedule inspection on a CH-147 Chinook at Fort Wainwright, Alaska on March 2, 2022.
Please credit: Corporal Angela Gore, Canadian Armed Forces Photo
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Des membres des Forces armées canadiennes en déploiement dans le cadre de l’exercice Arctic Warrior, Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Capability 22-02, effectuent l’inspection d’un hélicoptère CH-147 Chinook selon le calendrier de maintenance consolidé de 50 heures, à Fort Wainwright, en Alaska, le 2 mars 2022.
Photo : Caporale Angela Gore, Forces armées canadiennes
Members from the 2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment move in for a dismounted attack during Exercise MAPLE RESOLVE’s final training battle at the simulated village of Rocky Ford in the Canadian Forces Base Wainwright training area, Wainwright, Alberta, May 21, 2022.
Please credit: Corporal Melissa Gloude, Canadian Armed Forces Imagery Technician
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Des membres du 2e Bataillon, The Royal Canadian Regiment, s’avancent en vue d’une attaque à pied lors du dernier combat d’entraînement de l’exercice MAPLE RESOLVE, dans le village simulé de Rocky Ford, dans le secteur d’entraînement de la Base des Forces canadiennes Wainwright, à Wainwright, en Alberta, le 21 mai 2022.
Photo : Caporale Melissa Gloude, technicienne en imagerie des Forces armées canadiennes
The 2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment conducts Exercise ROYAL RISING, a level 5 live fire range in order to provide challenging and realistic training over an extended period of time with various objectives, obstacles, and challenges, at 5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown, in Oromocto, New-Brunswick, October 29, 2019.
Photo: Cpl Nicolas Alonso, Tactics School, Combat Training Centre (CTC) Gagetown
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Le 2e Bataillon du Royal Canadian Regiment mène l’exercice ROYAL RISING, un exercice de tir réel de niveau 5 visant à fournir une instruction stimulante et réaliste sur une longue période comprenant divers objectifs, obstacles et défis, à la Base de soutien de la 5e Division du Canada Gagetown, à Oromocto, au Nouveau Brunswick, le 29 octobre 2019.
Photo : Cpl Nicolas Alonso, École de la tactique, Centre d’instruction au combat (CIC) Gagetown
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HMCS BRANDON assists Clearance divers from the Royal Canadian Navy, Fleet Diving Unit Pacific as they both participate in Exercise ARCTIC EDGE 2022, near the town of Juneau Alaska on March 6, 2022.
Please credit: Master Sailor Dan Bard Canadian Forces Combat Camera, Canadian Armed Forces photo
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L’équipage du NCSM BRANDON appuie les plongeurs-démineurs de l’Unité de plongée de la Flotte (Pacifique) de la Marine royale canadienne lors de leur participation à l’exercice ARCTIC EDGE 2022, près de la vielle de Juneau, en Alaska, le 6 mars 2022.
Photo : Matelot chef Dan Bard, Caméra de combat des Forces canadiennes, Forces armées canadiennes
Andy has been very good about not scratching the furniture. The closest he comes is exercising by pulling himself along the bottom of th love seat. It could be a lot worse.
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A Norwegian Coastal Ranger Command Stridsbåt 90N heads out from port during NATO exercise Trident Juncture. Photo courtesy Norwegian Defense Forces.
Members from the 2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment move in for a dismounted attack during Exercise MAPLE RESOLVE’s final training battle at the simulated village of Rocky Ford in the Canadian Forces Base Wainwright training area, Wainwright, Alberta, May 21, 2022.
Please credit: Corporal Melissa Gloude, Canadian Armed Forces Imagery Technician
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Des membres du 2e Bataillon, The Royal Canadian Regiment, s’avancent en vue d’une attaque à pied lors du dernier combat d’entraînement de l’exercice MAPLE RESOLVE, dans le village simulé de Rocky Ford, dans le secteur d’entraînement de la Base des Forces canadiennes Wainwright, à Wainwright, en Alberta, le 21 mai 2022.
Photo : Caporale Melissa Gloude, technicienne en imagerie des Forces armées canadiennes
Private Greg Klassen of 3rd Battalion, the Royal Canadian Regiment (3 RCR) occupies an all-around defence in a wooded area waiting for the enemy during a simulated attack near Namsos, Norway during Exercise COLD RESPONSE on March 4, 2016.
Photo: MCpl Maggie Gosse, Garrison Imaging Petawawa
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Le soldat Greg Klassen, membre du 3e Bataillon du Royal Canadian Regiment (3 RCR), adopte une position de défense tous azimuts dans un secteur boisé et attend l’ennemi lors d’une attaque simulée près de Namsos, en Norvège, au cours de l’exercice COLD RESPONSE, le 4 mars 2016.
Photo : Cplc Maggie Gosse, Services d’imagerie de la garnison Petawawa
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Maintenance personnel from 4 Wing Cold Lake prepare a CF-188 Hornet for night flight operations at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California as part of Exercise PUMA STRIKE 16-B on November 17, 2016.
Photo: Cpl Manuela Berger, 4 Wing Imaging
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A member of the Immediate Response Unit heads toward the range as a CH-147F Chinook helicopter takes off outside the town of Kitchenuhmay Koosib, Ontario during Exercise TRILLIUM RESPONSE on February 14, 2016.
Photo: Cpl Mark Schombs 4 CDSG Petawawa Garrison Imaging
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Un membre de l’Unité d’intervention immédiate se dirige vers le champ de tir alors qu’un hélicoptère CH-147F Chinook décolle, à l’extérieur de la ville de Kitchenuhmay Koosib, en Ontario, au cours de l’exercice TRILLIUM RESPONSE, le 14 février 2016.
Photo : Cpl Mark Schombs, BS 4 Div C, Services d’imagerie de la garnison Petawawa
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Canadian Armed Forces members of 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group conduct a level 5 range during Exercise AGILE RAM, at 3rd Canadian Division Support Base Detachment Wainwright training area, May 27 2021.
Photo: Corporal Djalma Vuong-De Ramos, Canadian Armed Forces Photo
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Des membres des Forces armées canadiennes du 1er Groupe brigade mécanisé du Canada participent à un exercice de tir de niveau 5 au cours de l’exercice AGILE RAM, dans le secteur d’entraînement de la Base de soutien de la 3e Division du Canada, détachement Wainwright, le 27 mai 2021.
Photo : Caporal Djalma Vuong-De Ramos, Forces armées canadiennes
A Royal Canadian Air Force pilot with 401 Tactical Fighter Squadron gives a thumbs up as he taxis toward the runway during Exercise SANDY FLEECE at Holloman Air Force Base, Alamogordo, New Mexico, USA on January 29, 2018.
Photo: Cpl Manuela Berger, 4 Wing Imaging
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Un pilote de l’Aviation royale canadienne du 401e Escadron d’appui tactique fait signe que tout va bien alors qu’il circule en direction de la piste au cours de l’exercice SANDY FLEECE, à la base aérienne Holloman, à Alamogordo, au Nouveau Mexique (É. U.), le 29 janvier 2018.
Photo : Cpl Manuela Berger, Services d’imagerie de la 4e Escadre
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A member of the Canadian Armed Forces peers through a window in search of enemy positions during a simulated attack in the Rocky Ford Urban Training Area, during Exercise MAPLE RESOLVE in Wainwright, Alberta on May 15, 2022.
Please credit: S1 Zach Barr, Canadian Armed Forces photo
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Un membre des Forces armées canadiennes regarde par une fenêtre à la recherche de positions ennemies lors d’une attaque simulée dans le secteur d’entraînement aux opérations en milieu urbain de Rocky Ford, au cours de l’exercice MAPLE RESOLVE, à Wainwright, en Alberta, le 15 mai 2022.
Photo : Mat 1 Zach Barr, Forces armées canadiennes
French Air Force M2000 Mirage pilot exits his aircraft after returning from the morning flight during Exercise MAPLE FLAG at 4 Wing Cold Lake, Alberta on June 2, 2016.
Photo: Cpl Ian Thompson, 4 Wing Imaging
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Major Chelsea Braybrook from 1st Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (1PPCLI), leads Private James Thoman (rear) of 1PPCLI on the battlefield during Exercise MAPLE RESOLVE at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright, Alberta on May 27, 2016.
Photo: MCpl Kurt Visser, Directorate of Army Public Affairs
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La major Chelsea Braybrook, membre du 1er Bataillon, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (1PPCLI), dirige le soldat James Thoman (à l’arrière), membre du 1PPCLI, sur le champ de bataille au cours de l’exercice MAPLE RESOLVE, sur la Base des Forces canadiennes Wainwright, en Alberta, le 27 mai 2016.
Photo : Cplc Kurt Visser, Direction des Affaires publiques de l’Armée de terre
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Norwegian attack dog on standby ready to be let loose by its handler in Norway.
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Search and Rescue Technician, Master Corporal Myles Marcotte, tends to a simulated causality during Exercise READY SOTERIA, an exercise designed to evaluate the Canadian Armed Forces response to a major air disaster, on September 17, 2018 in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.
Photo: AB Erica Seymour, 4 Wing Imaging
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Caribbean divers conduct a hull search during Exercise TRADEWINDS 17 in Chaguaramas, Trinidad and Tobago on June 4, 2017.
Photo: MCpl Gabrielle DesRochers, Canadian Forces Combat Camera
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Cadet Irene Killian, John Carroll University, provides security during the situational training exercise at Fort Knox, Ky., June 22, 2023. During the STX, Cadets work as a squad to practice planning, moving as a team, and reacting to combat scenarios. | Photo by Lanie Guinn, Ball State University, CST Public Affairs Office
Memorial for Exercise Tiger, a training exercise for D-day that went horribly wrong when German E-boats got in among the landing craft and torpedoed three of them, resulting in 749 deaths. I've actually visited the memorial at Slapton sands in Devon, another Sherman tank.
Canadian Armed Forces members from 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group, with the support of helicopters from 408 Tactical Helicopter Squadron, conduct a level 5 range during Exercise AGILE RAM at 3rd Canadian Division Support Base Detachment Wainwright training area, May 29, 2021.
Photo: Corporal Djalma Vuong-De Ramos, Canadian Armed Forces Photo
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Des membres des Forces armées canadiennes du 1er Groupe brigade mécanisé du Canada dirigent un exercice de tir de niveau 5, avec l’appui d’hélicoptères du 408e Escadron tactique d’hélicoptères, au cours de l’exercice AGILE RAM, dans le secteur d’entraînement de la Base de soutien de la 3e Division du Canada, détachement Wainwright, le 29 mai 2021.
Photo : Caporal Djalma Vuong-De Ramos, Forces armées canadiennes
Canadian Armed Forces members, Captain James Locke, Captain Aaron Leblanc, Lieutenant (Navy) Kristopher Hicks, Sailor 1st Class Brooks Robinson, and Sailor 1st Class Michael Raco (left to right), stand on parade during Exercise TRADEWINDS closing ceremony in Belize City, Belize on May 20, 2022.
Photo: Cpl Alevtina Ostanin - Visual Communications Support (VCS), Canadian Armed Forces Photo