#DoD collaborations

[x--daughters-of-darkness--x]

SPIRITBOX feat. POPPY ➥ Live at Louder Than Life 2024

[neptuniadoesstuff]

Yay more Goofs with Snoots! | DoD bit my Versions part 02 + OC!

(Burn scar warnings)

(Wanna see Part 1? Go to this link here)

Welp, part 2 is done now & I'm gonna tell you about it.

so from left to right we have: Starflight, Sunny, & a new goober named Sulfer!

Sulfer (The Skywing on the right) is a OC of mine who's apart of a AU these designs are apart of. If you wanna learn more about him, there's a link at the bottom here. VVV

Now here are the changes I made for the last 2 of the DoD:

Gave Starflight HUGE ears bcs I imagine Nightwings being based on bats more. (Also bcs he's blind now so now he need to use echo-location (idk how it's spelt sorry) which prob has been heightened due to him living in a frikin cave for so long-)

Sunny has some weird frill things near her neck, this is based on how some lizerds irl (I think) have some weird frills which puff up & make em bigger. However considering Sunny's is fluffy (bcs NiGhtWiNg DnA), it isn't as beneficial + she's a gremlin.

I kinda gave Sunny more colors (primarily on her belly which are faint but there) bcs teh sun does produce light & light produces colors which we can see. So just though that be neat.

Starflight has slightly bl00dshot eyes, mainly bcs you know what had happened between him & the volcano. (Which why he wears the blindfold now. (I know he isn't wearing it in here but JUST LET ME IMAGINE HIM GETTING HELP TO TAKE IT OFF FOR A BIT BCS SWEATY!)

Gave Sunny a 2 toned eye color bcs I weirdly imagine her mother being a misfit dragon (by that I mean the blue-grey eyes that my Sunny habs) also bcs blue fits well with any warm color imo.

Yes these designs are infact also in the same group as the designs I did for the 3 first DoD members. However these are NOT REDESIGNS! But AU designs bcs in my AU the tribes have more pizzazz & diversity. Also Sulfer is not in the Canon, he's a OC of mine apart of this AU I made which also changes bits of the lore.

Anyways enough rambling/yapping. Hope you enjoy this, or not. I'm necc is currently hurting rn & I just wanna end this so it's ending now.

Credits

Characters (the 2 dragons on the left) belong to Tui T. Sutherland but designed by me. The Red fella on the right belongs to me however.

Art is mine.

Program: IbisPaint

Bubs' TOS: Plz don't repost/steal, trace, or recolor my art WITHOUT MY PERMISSION! If you do, I'll take yur femur and pelvis.. SO, DON'T THINK ABOUT IT! (The PNS on my blog's pinned post clearly means "Please No Steal" plz follow that rule.) If you do post my art on anything like yur blog or somewhere else (With my permission) PLEASE CREDIT ME!

[random2908]

We're going through the absolute dumbest drama at work lately with a funding agency. It was looking like it was all going to turn out in our favor (through, like, the stupidest means possible). But today they just threw a curveball at us that is so insane. So insane for a funding agency to meddle in that. That even though we're probably going to win in the end, they might drag our reputation through the mud in the middle.

So. Ok. This guy pretty high up in the DoD got Congress to put a pretty big earmark for our tech in the 2024 budget. (And by big, I mean, if we asked an investor for help they'd laugh and give us twice as much just for us, rather than having to split this government money between us and our competitors; maybe they'd introduce us to their investor friends and it would be 10 times as much. But we're an employee-owned company, and most of us employees are afraid of investors, so that's not happening.)

The catch ended up being that a specific agency within the DoD got the rights to distribute most of it. And that agency decided to make a rule that they were mainly going to consider small-business/giant-corporation partnerships. Well. That's not great for us, a small business who was hoping to just, like, get some of this money. But luckily we already had existing partnerships with two giant corps. The agency split the money into three pots, and two of them were for projects we thought we could do. So we told our favorite company we'd apply for the easy one with them, and our not-favorite company we'd apply for the hard one with them. (Not-favorite because we think they're semi-secretly trying to steal our IP and then use their fleet of literally thousands of engineers, compared to our 35 total employees, to run us out of business.) Favorite company said, great, let's do it. Most-detested company said, wait, we could do both these projects, shouldn't we apply for both? We (and by we I mean my bosses) told company-we-don't-like that we'd apply for one section with them but we didn't think it was a good idea to apply for both because we might look greedy; but they could do whatever the hell they wanted with the other section, if they didn't mind looking greedy.

Both our applications got rejected three months ago. For the harder project, we suspect it went to a completely different technological approach, so, ok I guess. For the easier project, though.... Evil-corp's application won... in which they said they'd hire us to do it under their supervision.

Which means they'd have all the IP. But also, stupid stupid them, they'd have none of the physicists, just the engineers. What the fuck do they expect to be able to do, hiring physicists as simple artisans rather than collaborating with us as thinking physicists, and having no physicists of their own who understand how the tech actually works.

And, here's their hubris, here's the first step from over a year ago when we realized they were trying to steal our own project out from under us: even in the existing partnership, they originally purchased a quantum device and a control box from us. And then collaborated with us on a new device design, but said they'd make their own control boxes from here on out. But they seem not to understand what's actually in the control box, and how tailored it is to the quantum device.

So, ok, we thought: they'd hire us to make the quantum device that they design (oh, cue tangent about how the current iteration--from our existing partnership--that they've designed with their fleet of engineers is unmachineable, i.e. we can't get a vendor who is willing to make the chassis for us; their design skills are hopeless). We'd do our level best to build it very well for them. I'd use one of my spare control boxes (I build/supervise the control boxes) and test it out for them (I'm one of the two testers), and do whatever I needed to to get it working. We'd send them those results, and the device. Then they'd hook it up to the legacy control box they bought from us last year (that doesn't have my newest upgrades), and one of their untrained just-out-of-college techs would try it out, and wouldn't get anything out of it. But we'd have proof that it's just user error, and so they'd lose (can't finish the project) and we'd win (reputation intact, plus the bit of money they'd give us for building it--not much, but something anyway).

This is the scenario that my coworker (the other tester, and supervisor for building the devices) and I have daydreamed about to each other frequently over the past month, to console ourselves about having lost the contest to actually get the grant money.

Meanwhile, our CEO went to talk to the government agency like, we're the leaders in this field, why did you reject all our applications?? And he was like, we didn't reject all of them! We accepted the one with dumbass-corporate-thieves! Our CEO was like, that wasn't our application, we're just a subcontractor on it, it wouldn't involve any of our IP or physics knowledge. And the government official was like... Oh fuck. But I hate Nice-company, you know that right? You know I couldn't let that application through because I hate them? Why did you even write an application with them? (If you knew the name of nice-company, you'd immediately be like, "oh that makes sense." Even though the department collaborating with us on quantum devices has nothing to do with the department making, oh, let's say, airplane doors.) So the government official was like, well, the contract with the smug-idiots isn't finalized yet, I can try to steer it so that you're less subcontractors and more partners in this. And of course, our CEO couldn't say, well, we don't want to be partners with them, because they're thieves and also stupid and mean. But he also knew they wouldn't agree to it in any real way and it was moot. So he just said ok. It's at least comforting to know... I guess... that the government did intend to fund us, in particular, they just didn't read the applications very carefully.

Ok, so that's the first fork, that's been playing out over the last couple months since the applications were due.

But meanwhile, in addition to our partnerships with those two large corps, we also had project funding from a certain branch of the military, and from an unnamed government agency (even I'm not supposed to know who it is, I think). The latter project is sunsetting--it's six years old, a full year past the end of the contract. But the director of that project told us, we should go quietly asking around in Washington DC to see who's disgruntled that the one agency got to distribute all these funds, and see if anyone wants to compete with them by directly sponsoring us (without asshole-corp tagging along). The other project, the military-branch project, is right in the middle right now: we're approximately half done and have about a year left to finish. And it transpired that right after this agency, the one with all the money, announced who the money was going to at the end of September, they then announced who their liaisons would be in each military branch. And they picked some random dude that they're personally friends with in this particular branch, rather than anyone out of the relevant department for this type of tech. So now, the actual department is like "we can't trust whatever end product comes out of this other agency's project." So suddenly, someone who is already funding us--already feels personally invested in our success--has become exactly who the secret-person told us to look for: someone in the government who resents the contest judges and wants to hold a separate competition against them. So, two months ago, they were like "next year we'll end your project, because the future of the technology is this big grant from this other agency." And now suddenly they're looking for more money to throw at us, longer term and in larger amounts. (Not as much as if we'd won the grant competition, but still. Like I always say, we're academia-adjacent; even a million dollars is a lot to us.)

And the third fork: nice-corp is pissed that there's so much prejudice against them for the doors thing, so they want to renew their partnership with us, just to show up that government agency that held the contest.

So we lost the contest, but we might be getting two new projects out of it.

And then today's wrench, back to the first fork. The government agency just told the idiot-assholes that they were going to require the quantum tech be made of a different quantum material than originally planned. (I suspect because it's the material that JPL/NASA really likes.) There is absolutely no reason for this requirement, no reason for them micromanage something like material choice. What's really, deeply hilarious about this weird bit of meddling is that for us physicists, this barely matters; you can make some arguments one way or the other in terms of how well it works for the tech, but we can work with either material. My whole previous job was with the material we're currently using--between that job and this job, I've been using it for 8 years. But my whole PhD and postdoc was with the material that the government agency wants dumb-corp to switch over to. I know both these materials equally well, and so do all the other physicists here. Mainly the difference this makes is... You need to change all the components in the control box to match the material it's controlling! The one part of the project that now-seriously-screwed-corp contractually doesn't want our input on! And changing that many components all at once is never a risk-free undertaking, from a simple engineering perspective; except that we suspect they don't even know how to build a control box in the first place, so "risk" doesn't even cover it.

When my boss broke the news to me this afternoon, I was like, wait, are you telling me I have to build a control box just to test this thing, for free because me building a control box is outside the scope of the project? My boss was like, no. They'll build a control box and send it to us, so we can test the quantum device that we're going to build for them, out of the new material, based on their designs that we have very little input on, even though we're the physicists and they're not.

I was like ...but their control box isn't going to work. My boss was like, nope! I was like, so then the project isn't going to work. My boss, no :) it isn't :). I was like, ok, I know this won't be for another two years, but... how hard should I try to make it work? Because I can try really hard and probably do something. My boss was like no, don't do that. Absolutely do not try to fix their box. If it doesn't work, just tell them it doesn't work. Tell them what doesn't work about it, but not why, don't give them hints. Maybe you won't even know why! You don't know what they're putting in the box, how can you diagnose it for them!

So, yeah, this project isn't going to work, and we're going to look bad for it. But hopefully we'll be getting two additional projects out of it, thanks to spite! And if two of our three projects work then who cares, I guess.

[will80sbyers]

I think Sullivan is not going to torture Owens for information but rather force him to cooperate with the DoD. Last year, photos surfaced of a poster at the HHS about energy conservation by the Department of Energy. Owens might have gone back to working “normally” but under military jurisdiction. I imagine Sullivan using Owens' power in the DOE to help them with environmental aspects and to mitigate the consequences of the invasion (environmental, sealing the portal...). Additionally, he might unofficially assist the main characters with the help of Stinson. This likely includes the characters managing to establish themselves at WSQK and using the van as if they were working there

I thought more or less the same thing in the sense that maybe they have an agreement of some sort so this could make sense, the only thing that makes me question this is that I just don't know why El would be hiding in that case if she wasn't hiding from Sullivan and he was already collaborating... Like wouldn't she go back to school? From the BTS it doesn't seem like she is but idk maybe there's an explanation like that she wanted to be homeschooled after her experience with Angela?

An alternative to this is that Sullivan is still searching for her and maybe in collaboration with Owens too although he could be like, kept prisoner, while he helps... And the other agent Ellen Stinson is the one that set up the radio station as a cover for El and Hopper and the Byers, sort of like their fake job in town and meanwhile they live there too since it's supposedly a big space with a bunker from the pictures we have of other places, and maybe Stinson is protecting the place with her faction against Sullivan that even knows El is there but he doesn't have any interest in taking her for now because he starts to believe Owens about Vecna, maybe Vecna attacks the military right at the end of season 4 and we see this in a flashback so Sullivan understands El is an asset and decides to let them live there in peace... But then again why wouldn't she go to school... ? No idea... Maybe they have a pact that she would stay hidden because she's "dangerous" to others ?

It seems to me they could be in a sort of cold war between factions where they are aware of each other but waiting

I really don't know... I guess we'll see what happens!

[mylittlesecrethaven]

I Read Project 2025, So Here's A Rundown I Guess: Part 3.1

Idk if this counts as political, but I'm just reading the stupid book online and putting down what it basically says and some other stuff i Guess. (it could get political I guess? Idk. Just kinda wanted to make these posts since I'm reading the book and I kept getting annoyed with people just saying what the book says instead of writing down exactly what it says and what page to find it on)

(That's not saying I won't do the same thing, but for some things I'll rewrite what it says unless it just needs to be summarized. I will have page numbers though)

(also, if this stuff does go into effect, I will be fearing for my life and the lives of many others for the effects this could have on people. for lgbtq, minorities in religion, race, and ethnicity, and those who are poor. this will effect everyone and a lot of people should be afraid of it. that is not be getting political, that is me saying that this is a scary plan meant to give powerful people even more power)

(also, if you want a faster rundown than waiting for me to give shitty interpretations of this, go to the wiki here. it sums it up pretty well, but it doesn't state everything.)

Department of Defense Reforms -

Policy:

Focus most military efforts on keeping China from taking over Taiwan (Pages 93-94)

Encourage foreign allies to take up better arms against world enemies such as China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea (Page 94)

Expand the U.S. nuclear arsenal to compete with China and Russia (Pages 94-95)

Help increase ally capabilities to fight against terrorism (Page 95)

Aquisition and Sustainment:

Improve the PPBE Process (Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution), basically making the process through which stuff gets done in the DoD easier and more efficient (Pages 95-96)

Increase production of military weapons and ammunitions and allow for smaller businesses to help with the productions of such things (Pages 96-97) (and there was also something about how defense companies are required to use 100% American made weapons and ammunitions and that we should use weapons and ammunitions produced overseas by allies to speed up production)

Make it easier for military projects to get the go ahead and allow them to bypass "unnecessary departmental regulations that are not in the best interest of the government" within the laws range and also make it easier for people to work for the DoD in general (Pages 97-98)

Research, Test, and Evaluation:

Increase collaboration between DoD and scientists to make stronger, more powerful weapons and futuristic weapons faster to combat enemies (Page 99)

Increase speed of weapon deployment to the battlefield, and make the process of making final weapons out of prototypes easier, as well as make the prototype creation and testing process faster (Pages 99-100)

Create a better framework to protect the "technological leadership" that the U.S. holds over its enemies (Page 100)

[kushblazer666]

biden/harris on gaza right now is that that they keep leaking to the press that brandon is totally fed up with netanyahu on this one, he’s pissed, it’s totally a red line and this is where it’s gotta stop, meanwhile the blob and everyone else and their mother are devoted wholeheartedly to the zionist war effort and keeping arms flowing no matter what notwithstanding the collaboration of actual DoD units. meanwhile trump’s opinion is that bibi should be able to “finish this quickly.” so fundamentally we get the same outcome either way but one side has some shiny fancy window dressing you can use to still convince yourself you’re a good person for voting democrat if youre stupid enough to believe in fairy tales

[hasufin]

Arc’teryx’s new powered pants could make hikers feel 30 pounds lighter - The Verge

These were, I guarantee, developed for, and in collaboration with, the DoD. Assistive exoskeletons have been a DARPA target for 40 years that I know of.

[vabroapp]

Is Your Agile User Story Truly "Done"? The Power of a Definition of Done (DoD)

Is Your Agile User Story Truly "Done"? The Power of a Definition of Done (DoD) User stories are a cornerstone of Agile, capturing user needs in a concise format. However, simply completing the core functionality of a user story is not enough. We need a clear definition of what "done" actually means. This is where the Definition of Done (DoD) comes in. What is Definition of Done (DoD)? The Definition of Done is an agreed-upon set of items that must be completed before a project or user story can be considered complete. Why do we need DoD? It outlines the specific criteria a user story must meet before being considered truly "done." The DoD is a collaborative effort. Ideally, the entire Agile team (developers, scrum masters, product owners) should be involved in crafting it. This ensures everyone has a stake in meeting the defined criteria. Here are 10 essential validation points for a sample DoD, with room for customization as per project needs: ✅ Have key stakeholders reviewed and approved the completed user story, including sign-off from the Product Owner?. ✅ Are all functionalities within the user story confirmed through successful unit acceptance testing?. ✅ Have dedicated Quality Assurance (QA) tests been completed and passed, ensuring the user story meets quality standards?. ✅ Is all user story documentation, such as user guides and API references, complete, accurate, and up-to-date?. ✅ Are all open issues related to the user story fixed and verified as closed? ✅ For functionalities involving APIs, are all API references validated and documented for future reference?. ✅ Have clear steps been defined and validated to ensure seamless deployment of the user story to the intended environment(s)?. ✅ Have all smoke tests, designed to verify core functionalities, been successfully run and approved?. ✅ Were any non-functional requirements, such as performance, security, or accessibility, included in the scope of the user story? If so, have these aspects been reviewed and approved? ✅ Have all key stakeholders with a vested interest in the project provided their final sign-off on the completed user story? By incorporating these validation points into your DoD checklist, you can ensure a more comprehensive and robust definition of "done" for your Agile user stories. Please share your suggestions, and inputs in the comments below.

🔗 Visit www.vabro.com to know more.

[altairtalisman]

Fiona's Bio

"Everyone... please forgive me... it's all my fault..."

More details about Fiona is under the cut

Name: Fiona Soféinaith

Age: 182

Height: 157 cm

Birthday: 2 Primna 1056 (Alfabr)

Orientation: Cisgender Greyromantic Asexual Female

Pronouns: She/Her

Species: Dullahan (formerly elf)

Title: The Twelfth Dullahan

Country of Birth: Balwirk

Likes: The Eleventh Dullahan, everyone apart from her being happy

Dislikes: Everyone apart from her being sad, gaps in her memory (when she's aware of it)

Hobbies: She doesn't know/remember

Personality: Blames herself often, breaks down easily and frequently due to the emotional toll she has after absorbing the negative emotions of others

Style: Loose clothing that covers as much skin as possible, a huge fan of long skirts

Status: Dead (DOD: 27 Alstas 1238)

Abilities: Shadow manipulation, able to use absorption magic

Background: Born with weak health, Fiona tended to fall sick easily. While no one said anything, she always thought that those around her saw her as a burden and sought to make herself useful. She usually spent time with Dylan, who lived near her

Due to her poor health, her parents researched ways to make her healthier. Eventually, they collaborated with Gerald's father, a fellow researcher, on ways to preserve life even after the head was severed from the neck as he wanted to save his son, who was dying from the fatal Respiratree Disease. Soon, they had gathered a group of like-minded elves who were desperate to save their loved ones and began coming up with theories

This had resulted in whispers of their activities floating amongst the elves in Balwirk. Sometime in 1149, the researchers received anonymous notes suggesting them to use the Balwirkian elves as test subjects in order to save their loved ones. Desperate for a cure, the researchers did what was suggested and started to kidnap numerous elves close to the ages of their loved ones

While Gerald had survived the experiment, many others didn't and the experiment was revealed to have an extremely low success rate. Not wanting Fiona to die, they decided to perform the risky experiment under the guise of making her feel better. To sell the ruse, they had to agree to allow Dylan to accompany her at Fiona's request. Her parents then performed the experiment on them, and was initially distraught when Fiona didn't wake up after it was complete

They were thrilled when she woke up, and declared the experiment to be a success. Fiona didn't understand what was going on and was horrified to learn that her head was no longer attached to her body. Her parents then used a sharp object to scar a 12 on her left hand, declaring that she was the twelfth success. Fiona, starting to worry that her parents did something unforgivable, demanded them to explain. Her parents ignored her, leading her to a barren bedroom where Dylan was and locked her inside

Dylan informed her that her parents as well as Gerald's father caused their current states and blamed Fiona for them being abominations. He then tried to convince her to free him of the anti-magic restraints for years, with Fiona agreeing to do so eventually but unsure how to go about it. Annoyed by her uselessness, Dylan was about to beat Fiona up but suddenly became a shadow, which allowed him to escape from the restraints. Now able to use magic, he was able to blast open the door where they were greeted by the corpses of the elven researchers

Fiona then saw her parents amongst the bodies, which Dylan had to poke his fingers into her eyes to temporarily blind her from witnessing the bloody mess. She could only feel herself being dragged by her friend as she heard shouts from others that the exit was a certain way. While still blinded, she was led to a gathering room where she heard 14 other voices talking. Fiona then learnt that there were only a total of 16 survivors, and that there were thousands of victims

She was so horrified, she could barely register when Brianna and Danielle sought to get an unanimous consensus that under no circumstances should the 16 turn others into dullahans unless the individual in question was prepared to bear the curse of being one, let alone that they had devised a way to safely turn someone into a dullahan

After reaching a consensus, she went home and stumbled upon her parents' journals detailing their worry for Fiona's ailing health right up to the low survival rate of the experiment. Realising that she was the main reason to why the experiment existed, she blamed herself and decided to use her magic to absorb the grief of the victims' loved ones. She spent seven decades doing so, with each act taking a toll to her already fragile mental health. There were times when others would point out details that made her realise that there were gaps in her memory, and she was started to become concerned about strange red stains on the floors of various rooms in the house. She was unsure why she almost immediately decided that it was remnant bloodstains from her parents' experiments, but was happy to indulge in that notion as to other alternatives

Nearing midnight of 27 Alstas 1238, Dylan had visited her as there had been reports about the Soféinaith residence starting to smell of rotten bodies. When Fiona answered the door, she asked if there would be a day when the elves would forgive her for her parents' wrongdoings. Dylan, who was tired and fed up with Fiona's emotional nature, informed her that the only way she could make it up to the thousands who died, as well as the 14 original dullahans save for Gerald as his father was also involved, was for her to pay with her life

Fiona nodded, grateful that even with her failing memory and cursed existence, Dylan provided her with sound advice and thanked him profusely. The Eleventh Dullahan then left, grumbling about how Fiona should clean up her place lest he was forced to make an unwanted trip to the Soféinaith residence. She did what Dylan had grumbled about and spent four hours cleaning her place, then overdosed on copious amounts of Jilted Lover's Dream, never to wake again...

Former Appearance:

[usafphantom2]

Exercise Bushido Guardian brings together Japan and Australia

Fernando Valduga By Fernando Valduga 09/08/2023 - 12:00 in Military

Three of the six F-35A fighters of the Royal Australian Air Force en route to Japan, where they will participate in the joint exercise Bushido Guardian. (Photo: Australian DoD)

The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) sent six F-35A Lightning II aircraft to Japan for the first time as part of Exercise Bushido Guardian 23.

The exercise takes place at Komatsu Air Base until September 15 and includes bilateral air combat training between the RAAF and the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF).

PLEASE TAP RELOAD TO VIEW👇

The F-35As of the FAAF will conduct training along with the air capabilities of the fourth and fifth generation JASDF, including the Japanese F-35As.

Air Marshal Rob Chipman, Head of the FAAF, said the exercise showed strength in Australia and Japan's commitment to a strong bilateral strategic partnership.

“The Bushido Guardian 23 exercise will increase our interoperability with JASDF, on the ground and in the air,” said Air Marshal Chipman. “Developing a mutual understanding of how each of us operates the F-35A is essential to how Australia and Japan contribute to the collective security of the Indo-Pacific.

"Our aviators will develop their skills abroad, 5,800 kilometers from home, and establish professional relationships with their Japanese colleagues."

The first Bushido Guardian Exercise was held in Japan in 2019, and this year's exercise is based on the success of the recent cooperation in the Pitch Black and Cope North exercises.

“The Bushido Guardian 2023 exercise follows a visit by the JASDF F-35As to the RAAF Tindal Base, which is the first time that the F-35As from Japan have embarked on an international visit,” said Air Marshal Chipman. "Collaboration in bilateral exercises throughout the Indo-Pacific provides both nations with valuable experiences in overcoming the challenges of distance in our common region."

In August 2023, the Australia-Japan Reciprocal Access Agreement entered into force, providing opportunities for more sophisticated cooperation between both nations.

Tags: Military AviationJoint ExercisesJASDF - Japan Air Self-Defense Force/Japan Air Self-Defense ForceRAAF - Royal Australian Air Force/Royal Australian Air Force

Sharing

tweet

Fernando Valduga

Fernando Valduga

Aviation photographer and pilot since 1992, he has participated in several events and air operations, such as Cruzex, AirVenture, Daytona Airshow and FIDAE. He has work published in specialized aviation magazines in Brazil and abroad. Uses Canon equipment during his photographic work throughout the world of aviation.

Related news

MILITARY

Boeing earns $474.5 million to provide EW systems for the Japanese F-15J

08/09/2023 - 11:00

MILITARY

The US should store nuclear weapons in Poland, says report

08/09/2023 - 08:35

MILITARY

IMAGES: Lockheed Martin presents the first F-16 Block 70 for Slovakia

07/09/2023 - 19:06

MILITARY

BOEING: F-15EX fighters for Poland

09/07/2023 - 12:10

MILITARY

Russian Shahed drones exploded in Romania, but Romanian president denies

06/09/2023 - 21:22

MILITARY

US plans to send more F-35 fighters to the UK amid tensions with Russia

09/06/2023 - 16:00

homeMain PageEditorialsINFORMATIONeventsCooperateSpecialitiesadvertiseabout

Cavok Brazil - Digital Tchê Web Creation

Commercial

Executive

Helicopters

HISTORY

Military

Brazilian Air Force

Space

Specialities

Cavok Brazil - Digital Tchê Web Creation

[x--daughters-of-darkness--x]

"I held the power of a dying sun, I climb the altar and I claim my place as God, CIRCLE WITH ME"➥ SPIRITBOX feat. TATIANA SHMAYLUK

[mariacallous]

With the Ford’s departure, the USS Eisenhower is the lone US aircraft carrier in the region as tensions increase over Houthi attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea.

The Houthis have launched dozens of attacks on commercial vessels since October 7, saying they are acting in solidarity with Hamas amid the group’s war with Israel.

Over the weekend, US forces, including helicopters operating off the Eisenhower, had their first deadly confrontation with Houthi units, sinking three Houthi boats that had attacked a commercial ship and fired at the US copters that came to its aid.

“The US Navy helicopters returned fire in self-defense, sinking three of the four small boats, and killing the crews. The fourth boat fled the area,” a statement from US Central Command said.

US Sixth Fleet said even with the departure of the Ford, the US Navy retains “extensive capability both in the Mediterranean and across the Middle East.”

The Sixth Fleet statement said the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan, which can carry Marine Corps F-35 stealth fighters, as well as the dock landing ship USS Carter Hall and amphibious transport dock USS Mesa Verde were operating together in the eastern Mediterranean.

US guided-missile destroyers, including some of which have brought down Houthi drones and missiles in recent weeks, are also in the region, Sixth Fleet said.

In addition, the US has begun Operation Prosperity Guardian, a maritime coalition aimed at beefing up security in the southern Red Sea.

“We are collaborating with Allies and partners to bolster maritime security in the region. DoD will continue to leverage its collective force posture in the region to deter any state or non-state actor from escalating this crisis beyond Gaza,” the Sixth Fleet statement said.

[hallmark-movie-fanatics]

Hallmark Teams Up With U.S. Air Force for Upcoming Romance, Filmed Scenes on Nevada Base (Variety Exclusive)

Hallmark Movies and the United States Air Force Thunderbirds have collaborated to produce the upcoming romantic film “Come Fly With Me,” set to premiere on Sept. 15 at 9 p.m. ET. on Hallmark Moves & Mysteries.

Directed by Michael Robison, the film stars Heather Hemmens as Capt. Emma Fitzgerald, who receives a two year assignment at Nellis Air Force Base with the Thunderbirds team, the Air Force’s famed demonstration squadron. While there, her daughter Lucy (Pietra Castro) becomes friends with Alice (Georgia Acken), the daughter of a civilian widower named Paul (Niall Matter). The two girls hatch a plan to bring their single parents together, with Lucy hoping it will keep her mother from continuing to move around.

“Emma and Paul are drawn to each other and a spark develops, but Emma is overwhelmed by the demands of her Thunderbirds training and tells him she needs to focus on her flying,” the official description reads.”But when Alice’s health suddenly worsens, the thing keeping Emma and Paul apart could be what ultimately brings them all together.”

“Through this beautiful story, Hallmark Media is honored to celebrate and thank the commitment made by members of the military – and their families – as they serve our country,” says Elizabeth Yost, senior vice president of development, programming at Hallmark Media. “It is a long-standing priority for us to create movies set in this world, which resonate strongly with our viewers. We’re so proud to partner with the United States Air Force and DoD to bring this special, heartfelt story to life.”

To read the full article at Variety just click this LINK.

[news365timesindia]

[ad_1] The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has unveiled a significant security assistance package worth $988 million for Ukraine under the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI). The package includes critical support for Ukraine’s combat efforts, featuring ammunitions for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS), Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), and extensive maintenance and repair programs. According to a statement by the Pentagon, this aid is designed to sustain and strengthen Ukraine’s combat power by providing essential equipment, spare parts, and resources for overhauling artillery systems, tanks, and armored vehicles. This marks the 22nd security package from the Biden administration under USAI, highlighting sustained U.S. support for Ukraine. The announcement also underscores the broader collaboration between the U.S. and approximately 50 allied nations working under the Ukraine Defense Contact Group. The aid comes as Ukraine continues to push forward with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s victory plan, which calls for international assistance in defeating Russian forces. Last month, Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs commemorated 1,000 days since the invasion, expressing gratitude for global backing while urging further contributions to its war effort. Click here for Latest Fact Checked News On NewsMobile WhatsApp Channel For viral videos and Latest trends subscribe to NewsMobile YouTube Channel and Follow us on Instagram   [ad_2] Source link

[news365times]

[ad_1] The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has unveiled a significant security assistance package worth $988 million for Ukraine under the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI). The package includes critical support for Ukraine’s combat efforts, featuring ammunitions for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS), Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), and extensive maintenance and repair programs. According to a statement by the Pentagon, this aid is designed to sustain and strengthen Ukraine’s combat power by providing essential equipment, spare parts, and resources for overhauling artillery systems, tanks, and armored vehicles. This marks the 22nd security package from the Biden administration under USAI, highlighting sustained U.S. support for Ukraine. The announcement also underscores the broader collaboration between the U.S. and approximately 50 allied nations working under the Ukraine Defense Contact Group. The aid comes as Ukraine continues to push forward with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s victory plan, which calls for international assistance in defeating Russian forces. Last month, Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs commemorated 1,000 days since the invasion, expressing gratitude for global backing while urging further contributions to its war effort. Click here for Latest Fact Checked News On NewsMobile WhatsApp Channel For viral videos and Latest trends subscribe to NewsMobile YouTube Channel and Follow us on Instagram   [ad_2] Source link

[bbnewsin125]

#BreakingAlert

The 20th Republic of South Africa  United States of America Defense Committee (DEFCOM) was held on November 19-20, 2024, in Pretoria, South Africa, marking a significant milestone in the ongoing collaboration between the South African Department of Defence (DoD) and the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD).#breakingnews #news #international #bbn #bbnewsinternational #corp #bulletinews #dailynews  #worldnews #trendingnews #newsmedia #newsdaily #newsroom #internationaleditor www.bbnewsin.com