Qualification course.
>Anyone who thought we were any less than special forces doesn't understand what we do here.
Agreed, anon.
Warfare takes many forms, as you are well aware.
The unit will deploy under the command of a task force from the Virginia Army National Guard and provide security around the Horn of Africa, the statement said.
About 200 other Kentucky National Guard members are preparing for a separate mobilization to southeast Europe in early 2022. They will work with the Virginia National Guard in a NATO-led peacekeeping mission in Kosovo, the statement said.
"Horn of Africa" — wasn't Blinken just in/talking about Ethiopia?
https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2021/11/29/kentucky-national-guard-soldiers-deploying-to-eastern-africa/
https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article/2855047/virginia-guard-task-force-begins-federal-active-duty-for-africa-mission/
"Fighting has engulfed Africa’s second-most populous nation since Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed ordered an incursion into Tigray in retaliation for an attack on a federal army base. The conflict, which shows no signs of letting up, has hammered investor confidence in what was one of the world’s fastest-growing economies and sparked a sell-off in the nation’s bonds. "
Follow the money. Or gold.
United States Trade Representative - Ethiopia
https://ustr.gov/countries-regions/africa/east-africa/ethiopia
Also, humanitarian crisis:
Ethiopia Detains UN Staffers, Accuses Them of Terror Act
https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2021-11-09/un-says-16-staff-members-detained-in-ethiopias-capital
Is Ethiopia on the brink of a humanitarian catastrophe?
https://www.aljazeera.com/program/upfront/2021/11/19/is-ethiopia-on-the-brink-of-a-humanitarian-catastrophe
National Guard Deploying to Horn of Africa - Why?
>>15107810 Thank you, anon. Nice finds.
notable
#Marines practice maneuvers with the Combat Rubber Raiding Craft during the Coxswain Skills Course on White Beach Naval Facility, #Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 29.
The course, lasting 20 training days, teaches students how to safely drive the craft in support of a small boat company.
1:55 PM · Nov 30, 2021
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White Beach = STAGING area
1:55 = 1355 mil time
1:55 EST = 3:55am Okinawa time
355 apply mirror = 553
Just trying to pick up comms.
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https://twitter.com/USMC/status/1465756291553546242
https://www.cnic.navy.mil/regions/cnrj/installations/cfa_okinawa/about/installations/WhiteBeachHistory.html