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[VA-TF1 / USA-01 - Urban Search and Rescue @VATF1]

Today, members of USA-01, working alongside local firefighters, rescued a mother & her nine-month-old baby from a collapsed structure. Both were found alive with only minor injuries, brought to safety to the cheers of neighbors.
This is our why: the delivery of hope.

@StateDept

[CNW @ConflictsW]

Colombian rescuers have extracted a boy from a collapsed building in La Guaira after 6 hours of work to reach his position
#Venezuela

[2AWILLY @_Do_Not_Tread_]

@Chrisxy24 Early stoppage.

[Johnny Gemini @Borrowed7Time]

USAF C-17A 02-1101 #AE1173 as RCH4359 en route from Homestead ARB to VEN with earthquake aid.
@sipjack1776 @LadyAstroJet @AirNavRadar https://t.co/Vjyx48YYIy

[☈ Chris Jackson ☈ @ChrisJacksonSC]

I said yesterday that VA-TF1/USA-01 is the premiere USAR Team on planet earth bc of the experience they have.

I can tell you this lady right here has been boots on the ground at every single major earthquake/natural disaster worldwide going back about 25-30+ years now. Haiti, Nepal, etc etc. She’s a dog handler and came down to help teach one of my USAR classes here in Columbia. Absolute badass.

She had some stories from Haiti of children that could break the toughest dudes on planet earth. And there’s 78 other members with just as much training and experience. #Elite

[Pernicious Propaganda @natsecboogie]

Interesting “interceptor” style drone found outside of Baghdad in al Nahroun by the Iraqi security forces.

It is unclear who it belongs to, but it is clearly made from 3D printed materials w/ likely a metal or carbon fiber base plate. Not clear if it had any explosive material.

[2AWILLY @_Do_Not_Tread_]

@TheIntelFrog Imagine believing the Flu shot works 😂

[Firearms Policy Coalition @gunpolicy]

CALLING ALL 18-19-YEAR-OLD ADULTS IN LA:

If you want to apply for a LA concealed handgun permit for self-defense, but can’t due to the state’s age-based restrictions, YOU could be a key participant in an FPC Lawsuit.

[Max Velocity @MaxVelocityWX]

INTENSE TORNADO IN PROGRESS near Fairfield, Illinois! @project_otus just flew a drone into this tornado! Seek shelter if you are in this area!

LIVE: https://t.co/USfnYXBzaQ

[Matt Taibbi @mtaibbi]

Today’s NYT editorial on Father’s Day is an all-timer. Again, don’t know where to put it on the funny-vs-horrifying axis: https://t.co/oCQhSr2nJB

[Aircraft history junky @AircraftJunky]

SHADOW WARTHOGS HOME FROM IRAN — Exclusive Nose Art Drop at Moody AFB

These A-10C Thunderbolt IIs just rolled back onto the flight line at Moody AFB after flying combat operations in support of some very sensitive work over Iran.

A follower trusted me with these exclusive shots straight from the ramp. For obvious OPSEC reasons I’m not going any deeper on the missions, the units, or the timelines, but the jets themselves are talking loud and clear.

Swipe through this insane collection of nose art and mission markings:
Doc Holliday staring you down with “Criminals + Vagrants… BEWARE.”
The Grim Reaper himself mid-swing.
King Dedede living his best life.
Diddy Kong riding a jet engine like it’s a banana barrel.
Samus Aran locked and loaded in full power suit.
Macho Man Randy Savage — “The Cream of the Crop.”
Lil Mac throwing hands with the “K.O.” tally.
And Ridley, the Metroid nightmare, repping on the final frame.

These aren’t just morale paint jobs. Look at the rows of mission tallies and ordnance marks along the fuselages, every single one represents a real sortie into contested airspace. Did you guys catch the two boats??

One of these Warthogs was directly involved in the combat recovery of an F-15 pilot and weapons officer who went down over Iran. In the background of the shots you can see the F-15 tail with the words “That Others May Live”, the sacred motto of the rescue forces. When the call came, the A-10 answered. Close air support, on-station protection, and the quiet work of bringing our people home.

This is the side of airpower that stays in the gray. No fanfare. No press releases. Just lethal, ugly, beautiful Warthogs doing what they were built to do, and then disappearing back into the shadows until the next time they’re needed.

Huge respect to the crews who flew these jets home and to the follower who shared them with me.

Which nose art is your favorite? Drop it below

#A10Warthog #A10Thunderbolt #NoseArt #AircraftNoseArt #moody #moodyafb #ThatOthersMayLive #CombatSearchAndRescue #CSAR #CovertAviation #GrayOps #ShadowOps #Warthog #USAF #AviationHistory #OSINT #MilitaryAviation #A10C

[2AWILLY @_Do_Not_Tread_]

TBF a lot of restaurants have 50 gallon drums of ranch in the back.

[Emanuel Quiñones @EQuinones6310]

The World Cup has turned America into a discovery channel for the rest of the world.

And they are not handling it well.
In the best possible way.

Here is what they are discovering:

Free public restrooms. Europeans pay every time.
Free water at every restaurant. Just appears.
Free refills. Coffee. Sodas. Iced tea. Unlimited.
Free chips and salsa before you even order.
Free warm bread with dinner.
Ice in drinks like civilized people.
Air conditioning everywhere. Not a moral debate. A fact.
Parking lots attached to the actual place you are going.
Drive throughs where the food comes to the car while you sit in it.
Ranch dressing by the gallon.
Tex-Mex that cannot be explained only experienced.
Dental care that actually works.
Buccee’s. There are no words for Buccee’s.

Then they found the grocery stores.

Five of them within one mile.
Each one the size of an aircraft hangar.
Burgers. Steaks. Brisket. Ribs. Pulled pork. Lamb. Veal. Every cut of every animal ever domesticated by human civilization available in one refrigerated aisle at ten in the morning on a Tuesday.

The Germans stood in the meat section for forty five minutes.
In silence.
Processing.

They finally understand why we do not have trains.

We have roads wide enough for the cars we actually drive.
Parking lots the size of small European countries.
Airports in every city worth visiting.

Why would we need trains.

The Germans are taking ranch home by the bottle.
The Dutch found queso and briefly lost the ability to speak.
The Japanese are photographing HEB like it is the Louvre.
The Czechs are weeping in West, Texas.

Welcome to America!
The greatest country on earth.

[2AWILLY @_Do_Not_Tread_]

@LibertyCappy Vegan friends? 😆 I learned a new oxymoron today.

[2AWILLY @_Do_Not_Tread_]

@Osinttechnical Looked more like Russian Pantsir AD

[LiveCamChaser @LiveCamChaser]

WOW! Check out this time-lapse from an Effingham, #Illinois Live Cam just now of the PDS #Tornado! 🌪️🤯 #ilwx @NWSLincolnIL

[2AWILLY @_Do_Not_Tread_]

@LiveCamChaser @NWSTallahassee Link?

[2AWILLY @_Do_Not_Tread_]

@hiranoi_nomade Do you then serve it with a dish? Or do you just eat plain grilled rice?

[Hillel Neuer @HillelNeuer]

.@WhiteHouse “The mission is a proportional response”?

[2AWILLY @_Do_Not_Tread_]

@Faytuks It better not be symbolic. Kill the Ayatollah again.