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Picture courtesy Coastie Dad Larry K. If you'd like to see more pics - click here.
Ah, memories. Breaking track and shearing bolts. There's nothing this Canadian trooper is doing in Afghanistan that can't be improved by adding a piece of pipe to that wrench... H/t, CAPT H, natch.
Also from CAPT H - meet Field Marshal Sam Mankeshaw, a very unique soldier.
A great individualist who affected a blimpish manner, Manekshaw was so popular that Indira Gandhi was believed to have asked him whether reports that he was planning to take her place were true.
He is said to have replied: "You have a long nose. So have I. But I don't poke my nose into other people's affairs."
He died recently, and as usual, his Brit obit is a good read.
It's a day late - but here's an Independence Day Quiz for you. I got 30 out of 30, but in all candor, I had 28 nailed, made an educated guess on one (hey, I *do* have an education) and the 2nd one was just a 50-50 guess that panned out.
A moment of Gunner Zen... a study of the M1861 10-inch Seacoast Mortar...
Moving on to a different kind of zen-with-guns, I'm guessing this *isn't* what Dean Kamen had in mind when he unveiled the Segway... as the article at the Daily Mail says, "Wheel Scary" - another h/t to CAPT H... and what the heck, it's going to be a lazy weekend... 
Whyncha caption this? I'll start you off: "A buncha Chinese SAPS practice taking down terrorists/protestors in preparation for the Beijing Olympics..."
SAP= Segway Assault Police. -the Armorer
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Meet Agata Mroz, a woman who would probably cause heads to explode in the NOW crowd. An accomplished, successful woman - who chose her baby over herself. -the Armorer
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On the flip side of feminism... I wonder if a woman holding the position of Lord (Lady?) Chief Justice would have held the same view? That Sharia could indeed govern family law in Britain, should the involved parties wish it so... -the Armorer
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*A term of art from the artillery. Harassment and Interdiction Fires. Back in the day, when you could just kill people and break things without a note from a lawyer, they were pre-planned, but to the enemy, random, fires at known gathering points, road junctions, Main Supply Routes, assembly areas, etc - to keep the bad guy nervous that the world around him might start exploding at any minute. Not really relevant to today's operating environment, right? But, it *is*. The UAVs we fly over Afghanistan and Pakistan looking for targets of opportunity are a form of H&I fires, if you really want to parse it finely. We just have better sensors and fire control now. Of course, now I have to call them UAS's, because someone got a Legion of Merit for the name change.Anyway, I call the post H&I Fires because it's random things posted by me and people I've given posting privileges to that particular topic. Another term of art that might be appropriate is Free Fire Zone.
You'd need suspenders just for that.!
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As for the caption: Look ma! No hands!
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Crap, I missed 4. Brain not working.
Cheers
Yup.
..and, yes, i DO keep a cheater pipe in the trunk of my car for changing tires.
Cheers
And from the looks of it - I'm not sure he's using it as a torque wrench...