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- How do you get information on communication?
If you want to learn more about civilian comms and the capabilities of different equipment, Ham Radio Crash Course on YouTube is one of the best places to start! Never stop learning, knowledge is the lightest preparedness equipment you can get!
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hashtag#America hashtag#hamradioHow do you get information on communication? If you want to learn more about civilian comms and the capabilities of different equipment, Ham Radio Crash Course on YouTube is one of the best places to start! Never stop learning, knowledge is the lightest preparedness equipment you can get! https://lnkd.in/e2H_MrNk hashtag#America hashtag#hamradio
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Today's cell phone network outage should be raising some questions. Do you have a way to communicate with your local support network? Do you have ways to power those methods of communication? Do you have designated frequencies for everyone to meet on? DO YOU EVEN HAVE A COMMS PLAN OR LOCAL SUPPORT NETWORK?!
If we do not learn and adapt from our life experiences we are failing to grasp the most important lessons! NSDQ!
hashtag#America hashtag#Comms hashtag#preparednessToo soon? Today's cell phone network outage should be raising some questions. Do you have a way to communicate with your local support network? Do you have ways to power those methods of communication? Do you have designated frequencies for everyone to meet on? DO YOU EVEN HAVE A COMMS PLAN OR LOCAL SUPPORT NETWORK?! If we do not learn and adapt from our life experiences we are failing to grasp the most important lessons! NSDQ! hashtag#America hashtag#Comms hashtag#preparedness
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- Small Town America = Perfect Bugout Location? Part 3
Location Location Location...
A simple rule from the battlefield for those not used to conflict,
Space = Time = Responding vs Reacting to a situation
Responding to a situation allows time to evaluate a situation, critical thought and strategy to be applied, a plan to be implemented.
Reacting means dealing with the hand you are dealt relying almost solely on training and instinct which has a significantly higher probability of a less than ideal outcome.
There is a 15-mile buffer of corn, soybeans, and wheat surrounding my small town of 16k people. While you can be more isolated by sitting in the woods somewhere there are many things you give up by doing so. If you are isolated in the woods, who will give you information about what is going on around you? Your "secret" location may not be secret and definitely won't remain a secret once you start living there. We're not even going to get into maintaining 24-hour security of a remote location in this post, if you're managing security who is working? If you're sick whos' maintaining security?
Small Town America is the perfect balance between isolation and community support. There will always be a bad actor or two...but they are well known and easy to keep track of within a community, not so much while isolated in the woods. In your environment do you have space/time? Do you still think isolation in the woods is your best option?
#America #veteran #commonsenseSmall Town America = Perfect Bugout Location? Part 3 Location Location Location... A simple rule from the battlefield for those not used to conflict, Space = Time = Responding vs Reacting to a situation Responding to a situation allows time to evaluate a situation, critical thought and strategy to be applied, a plan to be implemented. Reacting means dealing with the hand you are dealt relying almost solely on training and instinct which has a significantly higher probability of a less than ideal outcome. There is a 15-mile buffer of corn, soybeans, and wheat surrounding my small town of 16k people. While you can be more isolated by sitting in the woods somewhere there are many things you give up by doing so. If you are isolated in the woods, who will give you information about what is going on around you? Your "secret" location may not be secret and definitely won't remain a secret once you start living there. We're not even going to get into maintaining 24-hour security of a remote location in this post, if you're managing security who is working? If you're sick whos' maintaining security? Small Town America is the perfect balance between isolation and community support. There will always be a bad actor or two...but they are well known and easy to keep track of within a community, not so much while isolated in the woods. In your environment do you have space/time? Do you still think isolation in the woods is your best option? #America #veteran #commonsense
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Bugout vehicle or SUPPLY DUMP for the unprepared?
I love a good kitted out vehicle BUT is it a good answer in an emergency...probably not! Planning to drive around a vehicle with supplies hanging off of it through or around people without those resources doesn't pass the common sense test. It falls into the same category as Marie Antoinette's infamous "let them eat cake" comment before she lost a vital appendage.
Humans are basic despite all of our beliefs of having a more evolved mind. Those in need/fear will fill that need through almost any means necessary. Remember everyone fighting over toilet paper? Now replace that with food, gas, housing and you can see where this goes. Everyone that has ever seen combat knows this simple truth...people survive and not always in a pretty or socially acceptable way.
Back to the kitted out vehicle with gas, food, housing hanging from every square inch... I would venture to say they're not going to remain attached very long! I'm not saying don't prepare a vehicle to give you mobility...just saying don't advertise everything you're taking with you!
#America #veteran #commonsenseSmall Town America = Perfect Bugout Location? Part 2 Bugout vehicle or SUPPLY DUMP for the unprepared? I love a good kitted out vehicle BUT is it a good answer in an emergency...probably not! Planning to drive around a vehicle with supplies hanging off of it through or around people without those resources doesn't pass the common sense test. It falls into the same category as Marie Antoinette's infamous "let them eat cake" comment before she lost a vital appendage. Humans are basic despite all of our beliefs of having a more evolved mind. Those in need/fear will fill that need through almost any means necessary. Remember everyone fighting over toilet paper? Now replace that with food, gas, housing and you can see where this goes. Everyone that has ever seen combat knows this simple truth...people survive and not always in a pretty or socially acceptable way. Back to the kitted out vehicle with gas, food, housing hanging from every square inch... I would venture to say they're not going to remain attached very long! I'm not saying don't prepare a vehicle to give you mobility...just saying don't advertise everything you're taking with you! #America #veteran #commonsense
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- Small Town America = Perfect Bugout Location?
Last week I talked about Local Support Networks when dealing with disasters either natural or manmade. While there are those that plan to "go to the woods," often this is not the ideal approach and I'm going to use this series of posts to talk about how that concept is only the preferred option as a last resort.
First lets take a look at why going mobile to a remote location in times of emergency is not ideal. If the disaster is natural or manmade there will be hinderances to travel! While you may have the perfect "prepped" vehicle the majority of the nation does not and they will be on the roads with you. If anyone has seen an "organized" evacuation BEFORE a hurricane you can understand that no 35" tired 4x4 is going to get you through TRAFFIC!
You know the condition of the resources you are leaving FROM but you do not know the condition of the resources where you are going TO! One we are talking about physical supplies but two also PEOPLE you may need to lean on! No matter how prepared you are and the size of your knowledge library you CANNOT BE AN EXPERT IN EVERYTHING!
I don't know about you but if I have a appendicitis I'm not going to have my family operating on me on the kitchen table, I want a doctor that has done it before! The people around me are great people and I know them all by name (small town America)! I know doctors, farmers, mechanics, builders, vets....all in my Local Support Network.
If bad things happen DON'T PANIC, and you don't have to ditch everything to go to a bugout location, far from it! Have a plan to support yourself in your current location, and people to lean on for specialty skills. If you don't have a PRACTICAL skill that can contribute, now would be a great time to LEARN one!
More posts on this topic to follow!
#America #Veteran #commonsense
Small Town America = Perfect Bugout Location? Last week I talked about Local Support Networks when dealing with disasters either natural or manmade. While there are those that plan to "go to the woods," often this is not the ideal approach and I'm going to use this series of posts to talk about how that concept is only the preferred option as a last resort. First lets take a look at why going mobile to a remote location in times of emergency is not ideal. If the disaster is natural or manmade there will be hinderances to travel! While you may have the perfect "prepped" vehicle the majority of the nation does not and they will be on the roads with you. If anyone has seen an "organized" evacuation BEFORE a hurricane you can understand that no 35" tired 4x4 is going to get you through TRAFFIC! You know the condition of the resources you are leaving FROM but you do not know the condition of the resources where you are going TO! One we are talking about physical supplies but two also PEOPLE you may need to lean on! No matter how prepared you are and the size of your knowledge library you CANNOT BE AN EXPERT IN EVERYTHING! I don't know about you but if I have a appendicitis I'm not going to have my family operating on me on the kitchen table, I want a doctor that has done it before! The people around me are great people and I know them all by name (small town America)! I know doctors, farmers, mechanics, builders, vets....all in my Local Support Network. If bad things happen DON'T PANIC, and you don't have to ditch everything to go to a bugout location, far from it! Have a plan to support yourself in your current location, and people to lean on for specialty skills. If you don't have a PRACTICAL skill that can contribute, now would be a great time to LEARN one! More posts on this topic to follow! #America #Veteran #commonsense
0 Comments 0 Shares 31591 Views1 - The song written by 8 Warriors and the song writer for Jimmy Buffett that tells our healing journey with only OUR WORDS! We know we're not poets but it speaks in warrior language that only those who have "been there" can speak! Find hope and joy today. NSDQ Serving!
#bouldercrestfoundation #songwritingwithsoldiers #America #healingThe song written by 8 Warriors and the song writer for Jimmy Buffett that tells our healing journey with only OUR WORDS! We know we're not poets but it speaks in warrior language that only those who have "been there" can speak! Find hope and joy today. NSDQ Serving! #bouldercrestfoundation #songwritingwithsoldiers #America #healing4 Comments 0 Shares 19041 Views 8
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- Black Helicopters + President Reagan = Happy Presidents Day!
Hooter Bros! Night Stalkers Don't Quit Serving!
160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne)
#America #patriot #veteran #NSDQ
https://youtu.be/3q4GpjPdWKI?si=v6auOXkZtyg9_-gGBlack Helicopters + President Reagan = Happy Presidents Day! Hooter Bros! Night Stalkers Don't Quit Serving! 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) #America #patriot #veteran #NSDQ https://youtu.be/3q4GpjPdWKI?si=v6auOXkZtyg9_-gG
0 Comments 0 Shares 33897 Views - Happy Monday, and no I don't expect you to be working today! Just needed to get this out.
This is one of the most impactful open source videos (Mike "Garand Thumb" Jones) that gives the current situation of drone warfare in Ukraine and how quickly the world of strategy and tactics is evolving, faster than any other period in history.
Key points:
-Current uses of drones (future ACFT will only enhance/scale these missions)
-Noise signature of different drones = different threats and responses
-Counter drone tactics
-Non-western tactics for mass infantry and escalation
-The old is new again with trench warfare but with new technology
-What is cutting edge now will be accepted doctrine in 2-5 years, faster if conflict breaks out
-Mines on the battlefield/cluster munitions
-Use of smoke to break contact
-Frag!
Our thinking will have to be innovative and adaptive to win in any near peer engagement, this is not the warfare of Global War On Terror! If we stay rooted in the thinking of today's problems and not on the missions/challenges we will face in the future we will loose...and yes that is a possibility...
https://youtu.be/Tge7YMi4gJs?si=i6iy9HJGSUFhgpOV
#America #Veteran #Patriot #Ukraine #Tactics
Happy Monday, and no I don't expect you to be working today! Just needed to get this out. This is one of the most impactful open source videos (Mike "Garand Thumb" Jones) that gives the current situation of drone warfare in Ukraine and how quickly the world of strategy and tactics is evolving, faster than any other period in history. Key points: -Current uses of drones (future ACFT will only enhance/scale these missions) -Noise signature of different drones = different threats and responses -Counter drone tactics -Non-western tactics for mass infantry and escalation -The old is new again with trench warfare but with new technology -What is cutting edge now will be accepted doctrine in 2-5 years, faster if conflict breaks out -Mines on the battlefield/cluster munitions -Use of smoke to break contact -Frag! Our thinking will have to be innovative and adaptive to win in any near peer engagement, this is not the warfare of Global War On Terror! If we stay rooted in the thinking of today's problems and not on the missions/challenges we will face in the future we will loose...and yes that is a possibility... https://youtu.be/Tge7YMi4gJs?si=i6iy9HJGSUFhgpOV #America #Veteran #Patriot #Ukraine #Tactics
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When I retired from Special Operations and started working in the firearms industry I noticed a cultural problem, firearms instruction was boring and taught in a “do or die” manner. Chaz the Gun Guy changes this approach to shooting instruction by making it fun and an environment where questions about "why" and "how" are encouraged. When shooting is fun, shooters practice more and in turn are more proficient. Additionally, Chaz the Gun Guy combines gunsmithing with instruction, this allows for modification of a firearm to uniquely suit the shooter’s intended purpose of the firearm and the shooter’s abilities based on observations during private instruction. With the marriage of those two services, shooters become more accurate, confident, and seek out more instruction because it’s FUN!
Firearms are an investment, just like a car, they need to be maintained by a trained gunsmith to retain their value, operate safely and as intended. If you have a collection of firearms that represents an investment but don’t have time to maintain each firearm, Chaz the Gun Guy offers daily-rate, onsite collection gunsmithing and management. In our service vehicle the collection is serviced, photographically documented and service reports created to document the collections value and condition for insurance purposes. Custom firearms instruction can also be developed for a specific shooting need and is also offered while Chaz the Gun Guy is onsite.
About Jeremy:
Retired from US Army Special Operations after 13 combat deployments in support of Global War On Terror. Advanced defensive tactics instructor, advanced firearms instructor and competitive shooter. Degree from Sonoran Desert Institute in Firearms Technology and Gunsmithing. Coach of the Lady Liberty Competition Team and The Fallen Competition Team. Ambassador Shooter for the Memorial 3 Gun Foundation.
Firearms are an investment, just like a car, they need to be maintained by a trained gunsmith to retain their value, operate safely and as intended. If you have a collection of firearms that represents an investment but don’t have time to maintain each firearm, Chaz the Gun Guy offers daily-rate, onsite collection gunsmithing and management. In our service vehicle the collection is serviced, photographically documented and service reports created to document the collections value and condition for insurance purposes. Custom firearms instruction can also be developed for a specific shooting need and is also offered while Chaz the Gun Guy is onsite.
About Jeremy:
Retired from US Army Special Operations after 13 combat deployments in support of Global War On Terror. Advanced defensive tactics instructor, advanced firearms instructor and competitive shooter. Degree from Sonoran Desert Institute in Firearms Technology and Gunsmithing. Coach of the Lady Liberty Competition Team and The Fallen Competition Team. Ambassador Shooter for the Memorial 3 Gun Foundation.
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