Posted on 01/01/2008 5:24:50 PM PST by Diogenesis
As always, thank you so much!
Ping to these great pics!
Thank you! God bless our troops.
Thank You Very Much! I luv these threads!
So where did you find the picture taken around noontime today of Hillary after her New Years eve bash?
The top one is an F-15E, the pod under the right side air intake is the LANTIRN navigation pod. I developed the algorithm that flies the F-15E, and other aircraft, automatically, at 200 feet (and below) at speeds up to 1000+ feet per second. I wasn't alone of course, but the core algorithm is mine, and some of the auxiliary parts I helped with as well. That was some years ago though.
The bottom one is of course the E-3 AWACS. I helped build a training simulator for training the back end crews. They also use it to train ground based weapons controllers, and by feeding the simulation with live ground based radar data, from multiple radar sites, they train both the controllers and student F-15C/D pilots flying around in real Eagles. That was more recently, but I have no doubt students trained on the system are now directing aircraft to targets, and to tankers, over both Iraq and Afghanistan. Probably keeping an eye on the Iranians as well.
WOOHOO! What a fabulous way to begin the new year. So many cool pix our MSM does NOT want us to see, especially anything good out of Iraq.
Our Troops ROCK!!
Thanks so much! Your threads are always awesome and a pleasure to behold.
Happy New Year, Dio!!
Thank you for posting them.
We’d never see them if you didn’t post them.
Great to have you back!
Great images!
Wishing you a Healthy Prosperous New Year.
You missed one: 2-11 IA Brigade graduated Besmaya today. They will be deploying into east Baghdad soon...
PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Release No. 080102-01
January 2, 2008
Contact: pao@mnstci.iraq.centcom.mil
DSN: 318-852-1332
IRAQNA: 0790-194-0270
Besmaya graduates Iraqi Army Unit
BESMAYA, Iraq – A graduation ceremony filled with music, marching and speeches marked a tremendous step for Iraq when the Iraqi Army’s 2nd Brigade, 11th Division graduated here Jan. 2.
The brigade is fully equipped and trained to battle the enemies of Iraq because of Unit Set Fielding, a process that takes an entire army brigade and gives the soldiers the equipment and training they will need to fight.
Iraqi Minister of Defence Abd al-Qadir al-Mufriji attended the event and delivered a compelling speech to the graduates of the brigade.
“The people of Iraq have taken money from their pockets to make sure the Iraqi Army has the weapons needed to fight,” said al-Mufriji. “You should be grateful and protect them.”
After the ceremony, al-Mufriji toured the Besmaya Range Complex, viewing the ranges, new medical facility and the lot of equipment supplied to each brigade participating in Unit Set Fielding.
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BAGHDAD – Iraqi Minister of Defence Abd al-Qadir al-Mufriji delivers a speech to the members of Iraqi Army 2nd Brigade 11th Division during the graduation ceremony held at Besmaya Range Complex Jan. 2. The unit is the second brigade to participate in Unit Set Fielding, a training process that couples Iraqi officers and soldiers with equipment and training. (Photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Erica R. Gardner)
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BESMAYA, Iraq – Iraqi Army 2nd Brigade, 11th Division members graduate from Besmaya Range Complex Jan. 2. The unit is the second brigade to participate in Unit Set Fielding, a training process that couples Iraqi officers and soldiers with equipment and training. (Photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Erica R. Gardner)
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BESMAYA, Iraq – Iraqi Army 2nd Brigade, 11th Division members graduate from Besmaya Range Complex Jan. 2. The unit is the second brigade to participate in Unit Set Fielding, a training process that couples Iraqi officers and soldiers with equipment and training. (Photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Erica R. Gardner)
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BAGHDAD – Iraqi Army 2nd Brigade, 11th Division members display the flag of Iraq during the graduation ceremony from Besmaya Range Complex Jan. 2. The unit is the second brigade to participate in Unit Set Fielding, a training process that couples Iraqi officers and soldiers with equipment and training. (Photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Erica R. Gardner)
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS RELEASE, CONTACT the MULTI-NATIONAL SECUrity TRANSITION COMMAND – IRAQ Public Affairs office by e-mail at pao@MNSTCI.IRAQ.CENTCOM.MIL or by phone at Dsn: (318) 852-1332 or Iraqna: 0790-194-0270. for more information about our organization visit: www.mnstci.iraq.centcom.mil.
Thanks for the work you put into these threads.
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Belated thanks Dio. A Happy and Blessed New Years to you and yours, our troops and allies and the opposite for the terrorists and their enablers, here and abroad...
Great pics as usual!
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