Veterans only thread.

[BladeRanger]

USMC vet, 1966-69. I spent a year in Vietnam at Danang AB as an Air Deliveryman (parachute rigger).

Happy Birthday, Marine.

I was a 2531 Radioman from 89-93 and serve in Desert Storm

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[BladeRanger]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ALL MARINES!!! SEMPER FI.

 

[ldr01rl]

Two Rivers, Wi flying different colors today. I miss the Corps. My son now carries the torch stationed in Miramar.

 

[JesseS]

USAF UH-1 Huey Crew Chief. 10 years 5 months active duty.

20 years active, retired MSGT, also a 67N40 UH1H and UH64 crew chief before flight operations and phase team chief. 2 tours in Vietnam, Panama, Honduras, and 2 tours in Germany. Did REFORGER twice and froze my butt off. Flew left seat as an X-Ray doing non-standards many times. A whole lot of good times with great people, and a few shit holes (Grafenwohr). Spent time at a CAS (combat alert site) for Pershing II nuc's flying site security support for the warheads. All in all an exciting 20 years, then I retired and went directly into Law Enforcement, just asking for punishment I guess. Been retired since 2005.

 

[Doc]

20 years active, retired MSGT, also a 67N40 UH1H and UH64 crew chief before flight operations and phase team chief. 2 tours in Vietnam, Panama, Honduras, and 2 tours in Germany. Did REFORGER twice and froze my butt off. Flew left seat as an X-Ray doing non-standards many times. A whole lot of good times with great people, and a few shit holes (Grafenwohr). Spent time at a CAS (combat alert site) for Pershing II nuc's flying site security support for the warheads. All in all an exciting 20 years, then I retired and went directly into Law Enforcement, just asking for punishment I guess. Been retired since 2005.

After I got out of the Air Force I was a Huey crew chief for two years in the National guard..Welcome Home !

 

[JesseS]

Two Rivers, Wi flying different colors today. I miss the Corps. My son now carries the torch stationed in Miramar.

Dang! My wife and I drove our RV right through there a couple of years ago, looked like a nice little town.

 

[BladeRanger]

Two Rivers, Wi flying different colors today. I miss the Corps. My son now carries the torch stationed in Miramar.

Semper Fi !!! Happy Birthday.

 

[KNI]

An interesting blog note on the Cold Response 2022 exercises.

It seems that a Finnish HQ and Signal company, a command & support element for fighting troops, is able to take out an US Marine company. Wouldn't think that a HQ element would beat a front line element in CQB.

https://maavoimat-fi.translate.goog..._sl=fi&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=fi&_x_tr_pto=wapp

 

[BladeRanger]

An interesting blog note on the Cold Response 2022 exercises.

It seems that a Finnish HQ and Signal company, a command & support element for fighting troops, is able to take out an US Marine company. Wouldn't think that a HQ element would beat a front line element in CQB.

https://maavoimat-fi.translate.goog..._sl=fi&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=fi&_x_tr_pto=wapp

Its scripted, the exercises had a good guys and bad guys. The bad guys supposed to loose at the end. Most of the scripts are from previous wars, maybe this one was WWII.

 

[KNI]

Its scripted, the exercises had a good guys and bad guys. The bad guys supposed to loose at the end. Most of the scripts are from previous wars, maybe this one was WWII.

There was a more detailed explanation on newspaper for the action.

On the grand scale it's a scripted action but the battles are free forming. In this case the recon failed miserably and did not notice the dug in and camouflaged HQ company. Then came the marines and did a heli drop to the field next to the HQ. Came as a surprise for both teams.

Pretty much "We were soldiers... and young" situation, with smaller element and with no immediate support. Observing judges determined the marine company was wiped out.

 

[BladeRanger]

There was a more detailed explanation on newspaper for the action.

On the grand scale it's a scripted action but the battles are free forming. In this case the recon failed miserably and did not notice the dug in and camouflaged HQ company. Then came the marines and did a heli drop to the field next to the HQ. Came as a surprise for both teams.

Pretty much "We were soldiers... and young" situation, with smaller element and with no immediate support. Observing judges determined the marine company was wiped out.

We had exercises like this when I was active duty in the US Marines decades ago, my team will play the loosing group and we would simulate an attacked with the most stupid thing to do if it was a real battle. It was like hale marry type of move.

 

[Doc]

We had exercises like this when I was active duty in the US Marines decades ago, my team will play the loosing group and we would simulate an attacked with the most stupid thing to do if it was a real battle. It was like hale marry type of move.

I was in the Air Force, we did a lot of Jumping Jacks….

 

[BladeRanger]

I was in the Air Force, we did a lot of Jumping Jacks….

Air Force got the best facilities, bases and mess halls. We used to go to Kadena Air Base mess hall, they got the best chow.

 

[Doc]

Air Force got the best facilities, bases and mess halls. We used to go to Kadena Air Base mess hall, they got the best chow.

I’ve been to Kadena and Naha
We took the 130’s to Naha for corrosion control.

 

[tm1506]

I'm a little late to the party here, drafted in the fall of 72 and spent a couple of years in the Army. Good times!

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