#77th Brigade

[kupwaratimes-fan]

77th Independence Day Celebration at Army Goodwill School Nowgam By Naugam Brigade

77th Independence Day Celebration at Army Goodwill School Nowgam By Naugam Brigade Handwara August 15: As part of the celebrations of 77th Independence Day of India, flag hoisting ceremony along with cultural programmes was organised at AGS, Naugam. The event saw a huge participation of children along with teachers and support staff who expressed their joy and creativity on the Independence Day…

[girlactionfigure]

Baruch Dayan HaEmet 

This was 21 year old Sgt. First Class (res.) Yakir Shmuel Tatelbaum, of the 7th Armored Brigade's 77th Battalion from Ma'ale Adumim who was killed in action in Gaza 

May his memory be for a blessing.

[dystopicjumpsuit]

Hi DJ! If you’re still taking first kiss prompts, I was thinking something with “an accidental first kiss” with Mayday could be fun? I could see him freaking out at first and then totally going back for a second one once he realizes there’s feelings involved.

And if you don’t have time to get to this no worries! I hope you’re doing well 🤗 🙏🏻

A/N: Thanks for the ask @lightwise! This inspired me immediately, and I’ve been chomping at the bit to get to it!

Pairing: Commander Mayday x Reader (GN) 

Rating: T but minors DNI as always

Wordcount: 629

Warnings and tags: fluff; sympathetic embarrassment

Summary: You accidentally kiss Mayday. Things go better than expected. Also, if you love the idea of accidentally kissing Mayday, be sure to check out @moonlightwarriorqueen’s response to a similar ask!

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You rubbed your eyes, trying to clear your vision—blurred from exhaustion and overwork—as you stared at your datapad. You were up to your ass in paperwork and preparations for the 77th Heavy Brigade’s deployment to the Outer Rim sieges, and you were barely halfway through. All around you, troopers, droids, and GAR personnel hustled through the cargo bay, stacking crates, calling out orders and occasional curses, and generally making an unholy ruckus.

You had just ticked three more crates off the cargo manifest on your datapad when you felt a light tap on your shoulder. Startled, you turned to see the brigade’s commander himself, carrying a ration bar and looking far more handsome than he had any right to when you knew he’d been working just as hard or harder than you had. His beard was freshly trimmed, and his long hair was just as tempting as ever, making your fingers itch to thread through it.

“Mayday,” you gasped. “I didn’t even hear you.”

He smiled. “Didn’t mean to startle you. Thought you might need this.”

He handed you the ration bar, and you accepted it gratefully, realizing you hadn’t eaten all day.

“Ugh, you’re the best,” you said, leaning in to kiss him on the cheek.

“Commander!” a trooper called, drawing his attention, and he turned his head just in time for your lips to collide directly with his.

You both froze, eyes wide as you stared at each other, lips still pressed together.

“Uh, never mind, it can wait,” the trooper said, scurrying away.

You stayed like that for a breath longer, paralyzed by mortification, until at last you pulled away, shielding your eyes with one hand to try to hide.

“Jeez, I’m so sorry,” you mumbled. “That was—I didn’t mean—”

Mayday let out an awkward, strained chuckle. “That’s all right. It was just an accident.”

“Uh-huh,” you said, still refusing to meet his eyes.

He paused. “Hey… It was an accident… Right?”

“Yeah!” you said, your voice coming out in an unconvincing squeak. “I definitely didn’t want it to happen like that…”

You turned back to your datapad, desperately hoping that he would take the hint and just go away, leaving you to die of embarrassment in peace.

He paused. “But you did want it to happen?”

You dropped your head to peer more closely at the cargo manifest, muttering something indistinctly under your breath. Mayday glanced around the cargo bay, then took you gently by the wrist and tugged you behind a stack of crates, shielding you from view of the bustling crowd. His fingertips ghosted along your jaw, softly tilting your face toward his.

“Did you want it?” he murmured.

Unable to hide behind your datapad any longer, you forced yourself to meet his eyes, knowing that he’d see the truth in your expression. 

“M—Mayday… I…” You swallowed, then whispered, “Yes.”

He trailed his fingers down your throat, then slid his strong, warm hand to the back of your neck and slowly pulled you closer. His lips were so soft as he kissed you—soft enough to surprise you, even though you’d already felt them beneath your own. You drew in a soft, shuddering breath as your eyes drifted closed. Distantly, you heard the clatter of your ration bar and datapad as you dropped them to the durasteel floor, leaving your hands free to slide around his body as his tongue brushed over your lips.

The kiss ended far sooner than you would have preferred, but Mayday still held you in his arms, gazing down at you with an awestruck expression.

“Kriff,” he breathed. “We should do that again.”

You nodded enthusiastically, tangling your fingers in his hair the way you’d wanted to for so many months and pulling his face back to yours. “Absolutely.”

[herprivateswe]

IWM (Q 31798) Casualties from 77th Brigade being brought to a dressing station by mule-borne cacholet during the Salonika Campaign, 1916.

[theworldofwars]

Casualties from a Scottish infantry battalion of 77th Brigade being evacuated along a communication trench in the 'Birdcage' Line outside Salonika, February 1916.

[bantarleton]

Soldiers of a Scottish infantry battlion from 77th Brigade manning a trench in the 'Birdcage' Line outside Salonika, February 1916.

[reality-detective]

LOOK OUT 👀

For ALL the people who were SHILLING in this movement against Trump, against Q, against us, as they start to disappear offline trying to hide, or start backpedaling in their FALSE CLAIMS!

The ones that have helped the MSM, the Deepstate, the Pedo’s, 77th Brigade and Government, to try and sabotage ANYONE that has tried to bring these TRUTHS to light and public knowledge.

The ones in this movement that are guilty of these actions are no better than than these fucking WRONGENS that have done this to the children in the first place!

NO BETTER!

[they] prolonged the pain and suffering of ALL victims/survivors involved by trolling/shilling the real people trying to get the REAL TRUTH out in this movement!

REMEMBER their NAMES!

REMEMBER their FACES!

REMEMBER what they said!

[their] time is coming!

YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO WALK THE STREETS SOON!

Tic FUCKING Tock!

We see 👀 you. 🤔

- Lara Logan

[stillnaomi]

Britain secretly advised the Israeli military on psychological warfare techniques, Declassified has found.

Leaked documents reveal how the British army’s 77th brigade discussed strategy and tactics with the Israel Defence Forces (IDF).

The 77th brigade uses psychological operations and social media to help fight wars “in the information age”.

It specialises in “non-lethal forms of psychological warfare” such as cyber-attacks, propaganda activities, and counter-insurgency operations online.

Israel’s own information operations have involved using fabricated videos and fake social media accounts to defend the bombing of Gaza.

Two exchanges with the IDF took place at the 77th brigade’s barracks in Hermitage, Berkshire, between 2018-19.

[eretzyisrael]

by @mannyfabian on X/Twitter

The IDF says troops of the Maglan and Egoz commando units, along with other forces, have killed dozens of gunmen during a new offensive against Hamas in the al-Amal neighborhood of Khan Younis.

The raid, which began Sunday, is being carried out by the Commando Brigade, the Paratroopers Brigade's reconnaissance unit, and the 7th Armored Brigade's 77th Battalion.

The IDF says it has "precise intelligence" indicating that Hamas operatives are using civilian infrastructure, including hospitals, in the al-Amal neighborhood for terror activities.

Troops have also captured a large amount of weapons and located Hamas sites in the area, the IDF says.

Meanwhile, the IDF releases new details into its 10-day operation at the Hamad Town residential complex in southern Gaza's Khan Younis, which was wrapped up last week, where the military says troops captured some 300 terror operatives and killed around 100 gunmen.

That raid was also carried out by the Maglan and Egoz commando units, along with other forces. The commandos had raided the multi-story buildings in the Qatari-funded neighborhood, where the IDF said there was Hamas infrastructure.

Amid the raid at Hamad, troops also found the weapon of Col. Jonathan Steinberg, the commander of the Nahal Brigade who was killed during the October 7 onslaught.

[captain-price-unofficially]

Soldiers from the Ukrainian 77th Separate Airmobile Brigade mine the Palace of Culture in Bakhmut to deny its use to Wagnerites.

[workersolidarity]

[Russian operations to engage enemy forces surrounding wounded Russian soldiers to divert the enemy and allow for a medical evacuation. UAF retreated to better positions]

🇷🇺🇺🇦 🚨 💥UPDATE ON THE RUSSO-UKRAINIAN WAR, EVENTS OF DAY 628💥

In the Kiev direction:

Ukrainska Pravda:

Details: According to Ukrainska Pravda’s sources, Defence Minister Rustem Umierov is preparing to dismiss Tetiana Ostashchenko, Commander of Medical Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Tarnavskyi, Commander of the Tavriia Operational Strategic Group of Forces, and Serhii Naiev, Commander of Joint Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Ukrainska Pravda asked the President’s Office to comment on the possible dismissals of these commanders. Serhii Nikiforov, President Zelenskyy’s press secretary, responded that if such a decision is made, it will be duly announced on the president’s official website.

One of the sources noted that the question of these dismissals has been under consideration for several months now.

#source1

[Zelensky beginning to make moves against the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Ukraine, Valerii Zaluzhny, the only real threat to his Presidency at the moment]

In the Polish direction:

Over 2,500 trucks queueing along Ukraine-Poland border:

The border between Ukraine and Poland has become heavily congested, with some 2,500 trucks waiting to cross. All three checkpoints are blocked owing to a strike by Polish truckers, reports New Voice of Ukraine. Ukraine and Poland, along with truckers, are due to meet today to find a solution. But the strike is due to continue until 3 January.

#source2

In the Kupiansk direction:

According to Russian sources, the units of the Western Group of Forces, supported by aviation, artillery fire and heavy flamethrower systems, repelled four attacks by assault groups of the 30th, 54th and 57th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Zagoruykovka, Timkovka and Karkovskaya.

The losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces amounted to 160 military personnel killed and wounded, as well as two vehicles.

No changes in territory recorded.

In the Krasni Lymansk direction:

According to Russian sources, the units of the Center Group of Forces, army aviation strikes, and artillery fire repelled four attacks by the assault groups of the 24th and 63rd Mechanized Brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the 12th Speciale Forces Brigade "Azov" and the 15th Regiment of the National Guard in the areas of the settlements of Chervonaya Dibrova and Kremenaya of the Lugansk People's Republic.

The losses of Ukrainian Armed Forces in this area amounted to 150 military personnel and one vehicle.

No changes in territory in this area.

In the Donetsk direction:

According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Units of the Southern Group of Forces, in cooperation with aviation and artillery, repelled two enemy attacks in the areas of the settlements of Belogorovka, Lugansk People's Republic and Klescheevka, Donetsk People's Republic.

In addition, fire damage was caused to concentrations of manpower of the 28th Mechanized and 77th Airmobile Brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, as well as the 241st Territorial Defense Brigade in the areas of settlements of Kurdyumovka, Razdolovka and Bagdanovka of the Donetsk People's Republic.

The total losses for the day for the Armed Forces of Ukraine amounted to up to 205 military personnel, two armored vehicles and two UAV control posts.

Russian Forces as a result of offensive operations moved their positions closer to the chemical plant in the north of Avdiivka.

Ukrainian Forces continue heavily bombardments of Russian Forces advancing in the vacinity of Stepove.

Russian Forces will use the FAB3000, a 3'000kg bomb on the Avdiivka chemical plant, according to Russian sources.

As a result of fighting in the south of Avdiivka, Russian Forces have improved their positions again, making progress north in the Yasynuvatskyy Ln area.

Heavily artillery preparation, trench building and tunnel making in this area by Russian Forces in preparation for further ground operations that may now be beginning in earnest.

In the South Donetsk direction:According to the Russian Federation's Ministry of Defense, active in the South Donetsk direction the actions of the units of the Vostok Group of Forces, with the support of military aviation and artillery, inflicted fire on accumulations of military personnel of the 72nd Mechanized and 78th Air Assault Brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Nikolskoye and Novomykhailovka of the Donetsk People's Republic.

Enemy losses in this direction amounted to up to 100 soldiers, three pickup trucks and one U.S.-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radar.

Russian Forces continue using Lancet and Skalpel drone assaults to target Ukrainian armored vehicles, with two strikes in the vicinity of Novoukrainka.

In the Zaporizhzhia direction:

According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the professional actions of the units of the Russian Group of troops, aviation strikes, and artillery fire repelled the attack of the assault group of the 65th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of the village of Robotyne in the Zaporizhzhia region.

Also, fire damage was caused to concentrations of manpower and equipment of the 117th Mechanized Brigade of Armed Forces of Ukraine north of the settlement of Novoprokopovka in the Zaporizhzhia region.

Losses incurred by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in this direction amounted to up to 40 military personnel and two vehicles.

Russian Forces launched offensive operations in the direction of Piatykhatky, according to Russian sources, advancing 500-600 meters in some places.

#source8

On the west of Robotyne, Russian Forces were heavily shelling Ukrainian Forces as they attempted to advance south from the southwestern outskirts of the village, however, under heavy Russian artillery fire, they were forced to retreat, abandoning multiple tanks and armored vehicles, as well as dead comrades.

#source9

A second video published by Russian sources shows a similar attack a day earlier, with Russian Forces taking their time to line up accurate shots on incoming Ukrainian Forces lined up in an assault, also on the southwestern outskirts of Robotyne, in attempts to assault Novoprokopivka.

#source10

Meanwhile on the Northeastern part of Robotyne, Russian Forces were using heavy bombardments of MLRS to destroy the armored vehicles of Ukrainian Forces driving through the area.

#source11

In the Vremivka salient area:

Russian Forces were heavily bombing the treelines near Urazhainoye in recent days, however video published by Ukrainian sources showed a number of Russian armored vehicles coming under heavy shelling in the vicinity of the treelines west of Novodonetske.

In the Kherson direction:

According to the Russian Federation's Ministry of Defense, as a result of a complex fire defeat, the Armed Forces of Ukraine lost up to 60 servicemembers killed and wounded, two pickup trucks, and two Msta-B Howitzers.

Operational-tactical and Army aviation, UAVs, Missile Forces, and artillery groupings of the troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation hit manpower and military equipment belonging to the Armed Forces of Ukraine in 118 regions.

Air Defense systems shot down ten Ukrainian UAVs in the areas of the settlements of Raigorodka, Sergeevka of the Luhansk People's Republic, Spornoe, Marinka of the Donetsk People's Republic, Novoe of the Zaporizhzhia region, New Camps of the Kherson region.

Russian Forces continued heavy bombing and shelling of concentrations of Ukrainian manpower and equipment, with videos sources showing the use of FAB500 targeting Ukrainian Forces gathering near their foothold in Krynky and targeting concentrations in Ivanivka as well.

#source5

Russian Forces were heavily bombing inside Krynky as well, with multiple published videos showing the use of missiles and guided bombs in this area.

#source4

In the southwest of Krynky, Russian Forces published video showing a special operation to engage enemy forces during the medical evacuation of wounded soldiers who's positions were surrounded.As per the video, Russian Forces successfully engaged with Ukrainian Forces in the area, keeping them occupied during the evac and successfully forcing Ukrainian Forces in the area to retreat to better positions from some areas on the southwestern outskirts of the foothold.

#source3

According to Ukrainian sources, Ukrainian Forces took advantage of fog on the banks of the Dnieper and have used the weather to transport further infantry to Krynky.

#source6

Russian Forces were also heavily bombing Otradokamenka, near Kozatske using FAB500 guided bombs according to Russian sources

#source7

Total destroyed since the Special Military Operation began:

534 aircraft, 254 helicopters, 8881 unmanned aerial vehicles, 441 anti-aircraft missile systems, 13383 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1183 combat vehicles of multiple launch rocket systems, 7073 3D field artillery guns and mortars, and also 15,237 units of special military vehicles, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense.

@WorkerSolidarityNews

[girlactionfigure]

The IDF announces the death of a soldier killed during fighting in the southern Gaza Strip yesterday.

Staff Sgt. Nadav Cohen, 20, of the 7th Armored Brigade's 77th Battalion, from Haifa.

We bow our heads in respect for this hero who was killed defending the Jewish Homeland against Hamas-ISIS. 😢😢

I'm sending my deepest condolences to his family and may his memory forever be a blessing.

[casbooks]

Books of 2023

Book 48 of 2023

Title: Gone Native Authors: Alan G. Cornett ISBN: 9780804116374 Tags: A-1 Skyraider, AC-47 Spooky, B-52 Stratofortress, FAC, FRA France, GER Bad Tolz, GER Flint Kaserne, GER Germany, GER Mainz, GER Munich, GER Schweinfurt, GER USA 1SG Academy - Munich, GER USA ARSOFE Army Special Operations Force Europe, JPN Okinawa, KHM Cambodia, KHM Cambodian Civil War (1967-1975), KHM FANK Khmer Army / Forces Armees Nationals Khmeres (1970-1975) (Cambodian Civil War), KOR Battle of Bayonet Hill / Hill 180 (1951) (Korean War), KOR Korean War (1950-1953), KOR Naktong River, KOR Pusan, KOR ROK 9th White Horse Division, KOR ROK Republic of Korea Army, Military Police, Nungs, PHL Hukbalahap, PHL Philippines, THA Bangkok, THA Thailand, US CIA Central Intelligence Agency, US CIA William Colby, US Court Martial Hearing, US MOH Medal of Honor, US USA 101st Airborne Division - 1st Brigade, US USA 101st Airborne Division - 1st Brigade - LRRP Det, US USA 101st Airborne Division - Screaming Eagles, US USA 173rd Airborne Brigade - Sky Soldiers, US USA 1st Cavalry Division, US USA 24th ID, US USA 25th ID, US USA 27th Infantry Regiment, US USA 27th Infantry Regiment - E Co, US USA 2nd Philippine Scouts, US USA 327th Infantry Regiment, US USA 327th Infantry Regiment - 1/327, US USA 327th Infantry Regiment - 1/327 - Tiger Force Recon, US USA 327th Infantry Regiment - 2/327, US USA 327th Infantry Regiment - 2/327 - Hawk Recon, US USA 34th Infantry Regiment, US USA 34th Infantry Regiment - K Co, US USA 502nd Infantry Regiment, US USA 502nd Infantry Regiment - 2/502, US USA 502nd Infantry Regiment - 2/502 - Recondos, US USA 509th Infantry Bn, US USA 58th Infantry Regiment, US USA 58th Infantry Regiment - F Co (LRP), US USA 5th Army, US USA 5th Army - Inspector General, US USA 75th Rangers, US USA 75th Rangers - A Co, US USA 82nd Airborne Division - All American, US USA 8th ID, US USA 90th ID, US USA ANG Army National Guard, US USA Army Reserve, US USA Camp Frank D. Merrill GA - Mountain Phase Ranger School, US USA Capt Joe Hooper (MOH) (Vietnam War), US USA Col Lewis Lee Millet Sr (MOH) (Korean War), US USA Fort Benning GA, US USA Fort Benning GA - Airborne School, US USA Fort Benning GA - IOBC Infantry Officers Basic Course, US USA Fort Benning GA - Ranger School, US USA Fort Benning GA - Victory Pond, US USA Fort Bragg NC, US USA Fort Bragg NC - Advanced Medical Lab, US USA Fort Bragg NC - JFK Special Warfare Center / School, US USA Fort Carson CO, US USA Fort Gordon GA, US USA Fort Jackson SC, US USA Fort Jackson SC - Moncleaf Hospital, US USA Fort Leavenworth KS, US USA Fort Leavenworth KS - USDB United States Disciplinary Barracks, US USA Fort Riley KS, US USA Fort Riley KS - Irwin Army Hospital, US USA Fort Riley KS - USARB United States Army Retraining Brigade, US USA Fort Sam Houston TX, US USA General Olinto Barsanti, US USA General William J. 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Description: On his first combat assignment, Cornett accompanied the Vietnamese Rangers on a search-and-destroy mission near Khe Sang. There he gained entree into a culture that he would ultimately respect greatly and admire deeply. Cornett's most challenging military duty began when he joined the Phoenix Program. As part of AK squad, he dressed in enemy uniform and roamed the deadly Central Highlands, capturing high-ranking VC officers in hot firefights and ambushes. It was there, deep in enemy territory, where the smallest mistake meant sudden death, that the Vietnamese fighting men earned his utmost respect.While offering rare glimpses of an aspect of the war most of the military and media never saw, Cornett tells the full, gut-wrenching story of his Vietnam. He also gives an unsparing view of himself - telling a no-holds-barred story of an American soldier who made sacrifices far beyond the call of duty . . . a soldier who, in defiance of the U.S. government, refused to turn his back on the Vietnamese. From the Paperback edition.

Review: This is a book that is great in some places, less so in others. I was actually tempted to stop reading it part way through because of how the story ends, and there will be spoilers in this review.

This book is a lot about failure, and overcoming failure, and then more and more failure. So much failure. This is a dude who... fails. He also succeeds but where the heart of the story is, well it's in his failures. He manages to end up in the famed Green Berets as a medic and assigned to Project Delta/B-52 but is basically kicked out for being a liability. He ends up in the 101st with their brigade LRRP team where he finds his first home. For those of you who read a lot about the VN war, you'll recognize a lot of the cast of characters in this section, with a majority of the focus being on his relationship with Rey Martinez. He then bounces around a bit, a little time in Germany, some time training medical stuff at replacement centers, and eventually as an Advisor in a few different areas. Throughout all of this he falls in love, fucks up the relationships, gets into a fucked up relationship, does a lot of drugs, gets drunk a lot, gets in trouble a lot, and eventually marries a VN woman who he later drifts apart from even though staying close to his brother in law who he fought with. At one point he tries to kill his XO and is court-martialed for it, but somehow manages to serve his time and rejoin the army for a very long career - totally unheard of but true! The problem with the book is that it is uneven, which keeps it from being a 5 star book... his coverage of certain battles is super finely detailed whereas his court martial and time in jail is barely a wisp of text. He tells more about using drugs and drinking than he does talking about his role as a medic and the training. Overall a good book and fills in some more stories from the 101st and the 302nd RF Co. He does a great job with the other cast of characters, and their stories and it's worth it just for that.

[herprivateswe]

Wounded soldier from 77th Brigade being transported by mule-drawn travois to a field ambulance dressing station in 1916, during the Salonika Campaign.

[theworldofwars]

Casualties from 77th Brigade were brought to a dressing station by mule during the Salonika (Greece) Campaign in 1916.