Mick Duffy

This post seems relevant, given today’s news.

It’s the cleanest they’ve ever been, too 🤣

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Not having a good time is an understatement.

Haven’t watched the video yet, but having a firing incident during this is so completely insane.

From out on the coast they’d be shooting into the W impact area on Pendleton… lots of undulating terrain and really difficult to spot PD. We prefer Ti fuzing in that impact area whenever possible. I’ve had more in observed, but heard (not a real call) PD rounds than I’d like to admit.

Yeah SD County Sheriff was patrolling the skies over north county at about the same. But to clear the peak at San Onofre with arty, they’ll have rounds at ~15-20k msl (ish).

I didn’t see the I MEF statement, but the only established firing points are east of the 5. But all it would require is a range deviation approved by the base commander (I think) and at that range to the impact area they’ll need the FAA to shut down the coastal corridor (unsure of the altitude).

But I mean the first rule of risk management is accept no unnecessary risk. And this seems, well…

Retired 08 here… NSFS ordnance isn’t cleared for overhead fire. Most 155 is, but the SDZ for overhead fire doesn’t open up for 750m, meaning they would have to just sneak it in at Red Beach to have the 5 be 750m away from the firing point.

“Wet feet or no feet… quit jumping across ditches.”

Not a crowd pleaser on a winter tour. Proud to have brought everyone home, though.

MLB playoffs?

Yeah, I mean “Feels like Home” is another great Raitt cover… Randy Newman had the original iirc.

Bonnie Raitt’s “Angel from Montgomery” and Tool’s “No Quarter,” a couple of my favorites.

Ships, industrial base, barracks, allies & partners, logistics modernization… like I literally can’t stop thinking of more important things to occupy our time.

But yeah, beards, I guess.

Seconded… I went through the fall cohort in San Diego and it was awesome. Wish it was better advertised on Marine bases (at least SoCal).

There is nothing, and I mean nothing, better than LeBron and Steph on Christmas Day.

I mean, life as a 2ndLt is already hard… being known as “Lieutenant Cadet Kelly” isn’t going to make it easier.

My good buddy was the rival drill team leader and later became a Marine officer. It was *epic* when his LCpl’s found out their 2ndLt was in a Disney movie.

This is astonishing. www.nytimes.com/2023/12/12/u...

Umm… yikes