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☆ Caught in 'the green beam': How US Air Force gunship crews let a target know they have it in their sights
  + stars: | 2022-12-02 | by ( Stavros Atlamazoglou | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +6 min
The US Air Force's AC-130 gunship has a reputation for delivering firepower to the battlefield. The green beamAn AC-130J crew identifies a target with green light during an exercise in Florida in May. Ridge ShanWhile discussing the performance of Air Force special-operations crews during the Kabul evacuation, Slife referred to a targeting technology that Air Commandos use and affectionally call "the green beam." AC-130 crews use the green beam — which Slife called a "giant green laser pointer" — both to point things out to friendly forces and to deter adversaries by letting them know that they're in the gunship's sights. Hitting something is not as simple as seeing it, since gravity, elevation, speed, and atmospheric conditions affect the trajectory of the AC-130's artillery and cannon fire, but having those aids is still invaluable for gunship crews.
☆ The British navy's aircraft carriers are back after 'a bit of a hiatus,' but one of them has an uncertain future
  + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Christopher Woody | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +12 min
HMS Queen Elizabeth, deployed for the first time last year, sailing to the Pacific and back. Its flagship, HMS Queen Elizabeth, was commissioned in 2017 and is preparing to deploy with the UK-led Joint Expeditionary Force. HMS Queen Elizabeth, bottom, alongside HMS Illustrious in July 2014. Aircraft Carrier AllianceThe UK began a "long-lead skills program" in 2010, sending 300 aircraft handlers, aircraft controllers, and aircrew to embed with US Navy and Marine Corps units, said Cmdr. An Italian F-35B lands on HMS Queen Elizabeth, with a US Marine Corps F-35 in the foreground, on November 20, 2021.
☆ Russia's attack on Ukraine shows that the US and Europe have to relearn how to fight an industrial war
  + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Alexander Clarkson | World Politics Review | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +11 min
The military effort to support Ukraine shows how US and European defense priorities have been distorted. The war is a reminder that the US and Europe must fundamentally reassess how they prepare for war. The military responses Western states formulated toward these perceived threats were shaped by wider neoliberal policy approaches shaped by the impact of globalization. This greater reliance on private-sector actors to develop and administer key military functions also reflected a period of tightening defense budgets. An airman secures a GBU-38 Joint Direct Attack Munition on an aircraft at Barksdale Air Force Base in August 2014.
☆ With Russia lurking on NATO's southern flank, Italy is working on new jets and new carriers to keep an eye on things
  + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Benjamin Brimelow | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +7 min
Protecting NATO's southern flankAn Italian soldier stands guard at NATO's Joint Force Command in Naples in March 2011. MARIO LAPORTA/AFP via Getty ImagesWhile often overshadowed by Europe's other major military powers, Italy is an important part of NATO's defense posture. Russian navy ship Veliky Ustyug at Russia's base in Tartus, Syria in September 2019. US Navy/MCS3 Crayton AgnewItaly's air force and navy both operate the F-35B, the short-takeoff-and-vertical-landing version of the F-35. Italian navy and air force F-35s have already operated together aboard Cavour.
☆ Ohio GOP House candidate J.R. Majewski backtracks and claims his military records don't show any evidence of combat or Afghanistan service because they're 'classified'
  + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( Azmi Haroun | Sam Fellman | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Ohio GOP candidate J.R. Majewski has come up with a new defense about his combat records. At a Friday rally, Majewski said records related to a deployment to Afghanistan were "classified." All available military records showed that Majewski never served in Afghanistan, according to the AP. At a Friday rally, Majewski responded to an Associated Press report which showed that Majewski had lied about his service in Afghanistan, per military records obtained by the outlet. "The orders and military records that I have been able to obtain from my personal files shows that all of my deployments are listed as classified," Majewski told his supporters.
☆ UK Prime Minister Liz Truss slams Putin, hails queen in debut UN speech
  + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +5 min
British Prime Minister Liz Truss on Wednesday accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of making "saber-rattling threats" to cover his failed invasion of Ukraine, as she told the United Nations that its founding principles were fracturing because of aggression by authoritarian states. In her first international speech since becoming prime minister two weeks ago, Truss hailed the founding principles of the United Nations, while calling for new international alliances to circumvent the influence of authoritarian regimes. She also called for a toughening of the West's response to Russia's invasion. To Truss, a Conservative free marketeer, that means cutting individual and corporate taxes and slashing regulations for business. Despite the economic shockwaves, Truss said Britain's commitment to defending Ukraine "is total."
☆ GOP House candidate J.R. Majewski lied about serving in a combat zone, AP reports
  + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
GOP House candidate J.R. Majewski lied about aspects of his military service, according to the Associated Press. Majewski has repeatedly said he served in Afghanistan, but military records indicate he actually served in Qatar. Insider previously discovered Majewski violated federal law by neglecting to disclose his personal finances. Instead, Majewski actually loaded planes at a base in Qatar. In a video interview with "One American Podcast" in 2021, Majewski was asked if he served in Afghanistan.
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