The former British Empire made us who we are. After 1776 and 1812, we said 'never again' and we meant it. We didn't ask for this mantle. We just wanted to be left alone. Then, Japan poked the bear in WWII and we haven't gone to sleep since. I don't hate the British or the Japanese. I'm grateful for them. They put our country through the ringer and we came out on top. I live in the greatest nation on the planet because of them.
Not only this but we also own a lot of the fastest jets in the world that also knocks a lot of time off with having the largest tanker fleet meaning now they don't even need to land to fuel 😂😂
@@chrispenge5289 Bro, I am surprised you said all of that in one breath. Let me take a deep breath breath and say all you have written in one breath. Bro I'm not suicidal
Don't be afraid of Us. Visit America and see for yourself, very friendly people. Just don't mistake our kindness for weakness. You'll find yourself overwhelmed if you do. We're not that bad for a Nation under 300 years old. Just don't stand against Us. This is how I hope most people carry themselves. So don't knock a Nation for doing it. ❤️🇺🇲
Army brat here. We lived in army bases in and out of the US. My Dad was in the US Army Special Forces, green beret, airborne. Fearless man. Proud American ❤
Air Force brat here. Air bases are located all around the world as well. Father was a colonel who flew an F-4 and was his squadron’s captain in Japan and Korea. 🇺🇸
@@jenyancAir Force brat here as well. We lived everywhere. I absolutely loved my childhood. Not an easy way of life, but saw more in 18 years than most people see in a lifetime. Then I married an Airman. 😂
Prepare yourself - extensive answers to your questions from this video (timestamped): 1) 5:08 - Yes, when they mention "The Gulf War", they are talking about Desert Storm. The invasion of Iraq, in 2003, is often referred to as "Gulf War 2" or by its operation name, "Operation Iraqi Freedom", commonly referred to as OIF (later called "Operation New Dawn" near the end). 2) 7:23 - The M240 machine gun is not meant to be held and fired, no. That said, it doesn't have to be mounted on a vehicle/aircraft to be fired, either. As the image of it shows, it can also be carried by troops and placed on something (or the ground) and fired, using the bipod that is shown in the picture of it. 3) 8:06 - The engineering of the weapon, using the power of the gasses released when firing the bullets and the compression of those gasses inside the barrel, allow the weapon to automatically load up the next round and fire it in fully automatic mode. The reason there is a difference between the M240 and the Russian PK machine gun's rates of fire is because they fire different rounds, which produce differing amounts of gas when fired, allowing for different amounts of pressure within the barrel, and consequently working the firing mechanisms at a different rate than each other. 4) 8:51 - Yes, guns can shoot that far, and farther in many cases. Not all can, of course. It depends on the caliber, basically. Also, just because something can fire far, doesn't always mean that it is very effective at those kinds of ranges. Sniper rifles, obviously, are designed for longer ranges, as are machine guns. 5) 10:15 - Don't judge a grenade's effectiveness solely by how strong/weak its explosion appears on video. TV and movies have long exaggerated what grenade explosions actually look like. Despite not appearing as robust as they do in movies, grenades are quite lethal. Also, remember it's not just the blast you have to worry about. Explosives like that cause damage from three sources - the actual blast (which may not appear as being that strong, but you wouldn't want to be in it when it goes off), the shrapnel (which can easily kill or at least seriously injure out to 50 ft or beyond from the seat of the blast), and the concussion or shockwave (which you usually won't really see on a video, but it alone can kill if you are anywhere near the blast when it goes off, even if you aren't hit by shrapnel or directly in the blast zone). 6) 13:33 - That "fan" is for the vertical/short take off & landing (VSTOL) capability of that particular model of F-35. It allows the plane to take off straight up in the air, instead of having to use a full runway. The Navy and Marine Corps have versions with this capability so they can be used on helicopter carriers (ships) and such, while the Air Force versions don't. 7) 14:00 - Those other flags (including the UK flag) on the side of that F-35 are there because those are the nations who have already purchased, or agreed to purchase, F-35s from the U.S., and that is likely either a demonstration plane or a test platform. Each country shown on there potentially has their own version of the F-35 built for them. 8) 18:16 - First, let me say that aircraft carriers generally don't really "rock side to side" that much. They are massive, and they displace a lot of water. Also, their keel is more flat-bottomed than wedge-shaped, so they aren't really that susceptible to being rocked by waves. I can say, the only time I ever felt any waves really when I was stationed aboard one years ago was when we were rounding the southern tip of South America (going "around the horn" - i.e. Cape Horn), where the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans collide, and even then, it was just a relatively gentle rocking when compared to the waves that I saw smashing into each other there. But, the main reason that you don't generally see things get knocked off of them in high seas is because those things are "tied down", or secured in some way, including aircraft. There are little divots, in the flight deck and hanger bay. about 6-8 inches in diameter and 3-5 inches deep (if I remember correctly) that have metal bars crossing them, called "padeyes", and all of the equipment (including aircraft, the small vehicles used to move things around on the deck, and the trailers they tow) are secured to these padeyes with chains. This, along with the non-skid surface coating on the flight deck and hanger bay, keep all of those things from moving/sliding or falling off of the deck into the ocean. 9) 19:45 - We started numbering our aircraft carriers way back in 1922, with hull number 1 (CV-1, the USS Langley), and we've progressed from there with each new hull. That's why our aircraft carrier's hull numbers are all in the 60's and 70's now, with CVN-78 (the USS Gerald R. Ford) being the most recent. In other words, its because we've had that many carriers in our past inventory. 10) 22:56 - You said that you can see submarines on radar, but that is rarely the case. I am thinking that you meant sonar, instead. 11) 24:41 - You ask for a comparison between ICBMs and nuclear warheads. I think you have this issue a little confused. The missile (in this case, the ICBM) is the rocket that can fly great distances and delivers the warhead(s) (in this case, nuclear warheads). The warhead is the conventional or nuclear explosive device, depending on what system you are referring to. So, an ICBM is a large and powerful enough missile to fly intercontinental distances to deliver whatever warhead package it has on it (could be a single nuclear warhead, or it could be a MIRV - Multiple, Independently-targetable Re-entry Vehicle warhead, which would allow more than one nuclear device to be carried by a single missile, and they can then each have their own targets that they strike). Oh, and as far as the nuclear warhead strength, they are not all the same, either. There are a few different yields that our systems have to choose from, depending on which missile is launched, SLBM (Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile) or ICBM (Intercontinental Ballistic Missile). And that's not to forget that we also still have nuclear cruise missiles and bombs that can be delivered by our strategic bomber force (currently the B-52 and B-2). 12) 25:27 - You were confused, but you caught the reason why. Yes, the distances to many of the targets that were listed in the video would involve launch trajectories that are different than what was shown in the video, in many cases those missiles would be launched over the Arctic, for example. 13) 30:50 - No, MOAB doesn't "mean" "Mother of All Bombs", technically. The official name of the bomb is what the video listed - "Massive Ordnance Air-Blast", or MOAB, bomb. Unofficially, because of that abbreviation, it is known as the "Mother of All Bombs", which is a common nickname for it. 14) 33:48 - You say that, with drones, you aren't risking someone's life, just the drone, but that depends on the drone, really. That may be true with the bigger drones that can be flown from across the planet (like Reapers and Predators and Global Hawks), but for smaller, battlefield drones, the drone operators are usually just behind the lines, and are reachable by the enemy's drones, and enemy drone operators are always looking for your drone operators in order to take them out. You can find footage of this from the war in Ukraine all over the place. 15) 34:50 - You asked what they meant when they said "nautical miles". A standard "mile" that you are familiar with is referred to as a "statute mile" (commonly abbreviated as "mi") and is 5,280 feet in distance. A "nautical mile" (abbreviated as "nm") is 800 feet longer, at 6,080 feet in distance. Nautical miles are, as the name would imply, used mostly when referring to distances over water. 16) 38:39 - All U.S. military service members have to endure the gas chamber, where they remove their mask while in it, during their basic training period (at the beginning of their military career). That is just standard training, not specific to Special Operations Forces, like the SEALs. If you bothered to read all of this, then I hope you got something out of it and it was helpful to you in understanding some of the things you asked about during the video. Take care, and keep up the good work putting out these videos. You are entertaining a lot of folks with them, me included.
I am totally intrigued that you have all this at your fingertips. As a 54 year old American. I knew the basics. But not even a drop in a bucket compared to this. Thank you for the lesson. 🇺🇸
@@renee1300 I'm glad you found it helpful/useful. A long and varied military career and still working in the environment now as a civilian does give you a decent knowledge base for this kind of stuff, for sure.
@@SecretSquirrel-i5y would you mind expanding on the still working in the environment as a civilian part? Loved the warning in the beginning lol I was going to ask what branch and detail you were sitting on when you wrote this reply then saw this.
@@Fireandadjust 30-years Navy in uniform, with several deployments under my belt (both at sea and "boots on the ground"), now a civilian working for the Air Force. As far as the job field, without going into detail, it is as my screen name would indicate.
Afghan Vet here, grenades are actually a lot more devastating than movies portray. One grenade is so powerful it seems like it could level a house. Also I was a Saw/ 240B gunner and yes we had to run with those things. I carried the saw on my back with 600 rounds on me plus carried the 240 with 3000 rounds and 8 M16 mags and a pro mask and full kit on.
You did not carry 3000 rds of 7.62x51. That’s approximately 430lbs of ammo alone. Nor did you carry a SAW on your back. Battle rattle weighs 30-75lbs alone. A saw which fires 5.56 the gunner might carry a box plus a few nut sacks with an AG carrying a couple more nut sacks. An M240B is a whole other beast since the ammo is significantly heavier, let alone the weapon platform. Not to mention the SAW and M240 fill 2 different niches in the unit so one individual would not carry both and the ammo even if they could. And if the lighter weight of a SAW with the power of the 240 is needed, a mk48 would fill that role.
They forgot to mention the threat American civilians pose as being the most well armed civilian population in the world. Furthermore, just the number of registered hunters in America outnumbers some country's combined military personnel.
@@SwarmerGaming i’m a 66 year old woman. I’ve been armed since I was old enough to carry a gun. When I go out into the wilderness, guess what? I am armed. Anybody steps across “my line” And tells me they’re gonna tell me what to do…? 😂😂😂 Yeah, one of us is dead, and there are thousands and thousands of Americans who are just like me. We take our sovereignty and individual freedom very VERY seriously.
@@maryvalentine9090 I'm a proud Texan of 30 years. Like my previous comment, Texas alone has more gun owners than the entire US military of less than 4million active, reserve and gaurd.
The average American in every state owns a gun. Every American is gonna defend our country if we are invaded by a hostile power. Just imagine 380 million people with guns protecting their homes. We take home safety seriously. If some foreign power tries to invade the US. Every man, woman and child as well as every grandma is gonna pull out a 9mm or shotgun to protect their homes. That's just the mind set of Americans, to protect our home (country).
In Appalachia (where I live in Tennessee) (near Dollywood, I saw your video)... People can carry a gun without a permit. People here have gun safes full of guns. They could arm everyone. Plus, they stockpile ammunition. I think this is an AI generated video because many words are mispronounced.
I kinda agree, as a civilian I don’t want any part in war especially when it takes place over seas. I guess I don’t really know what I’m fighting for at that point. BUT you better believe me when I tell you if ANY country were to make land fall in the us, I’d be first in line.
I just want to say, we don't want you to be afraid of us ( to our allies). We absolutely love everyone from the UK to Lithonia, down to austrailia the koreas. Japan , our pacific friends like new Zealand and the Philippines. I would be honored to give my life for my international friends and my own countrymen. I love you guys so much
I totally agree with you 👍 I love our international allies and would stand side by side with them at any given moment...I view them as immediate family from across the pond 🇺🇸 🇬🇧 🇫🇷 🇮🇪 🇺🇦
I have a nephew in the Air Force and one in the Army! I live outside of Columbia, South Carolina, home of the army's largest training post for new soldiers! They train 50% of all soldiers and 60% of the women entering the Army each year! Fort Jackson's motto is "Victory Starts Here", taken very seriously since its opening in 1917 just as the US entered WW1. It is over 53,000 acres, and they train over 48,000 basic training trainees and 12,000 additional advanced training trainees and soldiers every year! The place is HUGE to say the least, and Columbia, South Carolina is very proud to have Fort Jackson here!
My first command was a US Navy Destroyer , home ported in Charleston S.C. We rearmed from Naval Weapons Station Goose Creek . My dad retired from the USAF in Shaw AFB . USMC MCRD in Parris Island , S.C. . There's a lot of mililary aircraft work done in Donaldson Center , Greer and Greenville S.C. near the GSP Airport .
I had a guy in my brother company (NAVY) who didn't listen to our CC's instructions well and promptly went to use the bathroom afterward; without decontaminating. We didn't see him for awhile, and when we did, he was still walking funny. 😅
The “fan” behind the cockpit in the F-35 Lightning is part of its VTOL feature. (Vertical Takeoff and Landing). Basically, to put it short, the F-35 has the ability to takeoff vertically, land vertically, or even just hover like a helicopter.
@@sullyway51Wrong.... the Navy uses the F-35C which has a more robust landing gear and larger wings. The Marine Corps uses the F-35B which is the STOVL capable version.
I’m laughing that you added the civilians; because you’re not wrong. All the civilians that hunt and know the land like the back of their hands….will definitely fight to keep our families and lands safe from invasion. But most people are sick of our military being stuck in the middle of everything. Either way we don’t wanna , but if we gotta, we gonna or ☠️ trying. Never forget in high school NJROTC, doing the obstacle courses, going on a sub, and learning the ditty, “I used to be a beauty queen, now I carry an M-16” while taking the gun course. 😂 core memory unlocked 😂. Dude we are a little different. And I aged myself because they’ve definitely changed the pew pews lol
ICBM is a platform not a specific weapon. An ICMB can be fitted with conventional explosive or nuclear warheads. Most of which ARE nuclear. There is no need for conventional ICBM in the modern day as anyone launching one would immediately draw retaliatory ICBMs of a nuclear grade.
It's not just a humorous name. The buybull thumpers named it that, because in their favorite storybook, Moab is a city destroyed by their imaginary friend.
@@Atheos-1 Except that our 'storybook' has been continuously, and still is to this day, proven to be historically accurate and verified. Quit running your mouth and do some research for once in your life.
@@Brian-zw4zu If there's evidence of your imaginary friend, what's the big deal about having faith? Faith, the belief in something despite an utter lack of evidence.
@@Atheos-1 I agree with Brian time and again the bible has been proven accurate with more evidence being found each year. Usually people who try to disprove the bible and do a lot of research on it end up overwhelmed by the truth and end up becoming followers of the faith. Although there are still those who can't accept the facts kind of like flat earthers.
Somethings that are not classified Are never mentioned. Underwater integrated surveillance system… originally(Navy SOSUS), developed in the 60s. at this time they were also working on underwater biospheres. At this point, I don’t see why they wouldn’t have…. underwater military base with Weaponized ROV,s.
@@Paradigm-change you're going to have to elaborate, we all do that. A lot of countries capable of it, have a conflict. So yeah, we look bad when we get involved. But be real. We help out a lot
Us as civilians are a formidable force for anyone coming on our land .. I know for a fact there are over 300 assault rifles within my neighborhood...any given American neighborhood has many guns to protect your land
Lewis, after WW2 America,🇺🇸 decided to increase our presence and be prepared from any aggression around the World.🌎 England🇬🇧 has an impressive history of great power also. Peace✌️ Gary 😊 Great Reaction👍 you would love to visit us here in San Diego we have a great military presence.😮 Navy, Airforce and Marines plus Top Gun and the Navy Seals.😅 In the 1940's my mother help build tanks for WW2, she was one of the Rosie the Rivoter's😂
I live in San Diego. I love seeing aircraft carriers at North Island. The gray wall of Navy ships that line San Diego Bay is pretty amazing. The sub base at Pt. Loma. The SEAL base on Coronado. Up I-5 a few miles is camp Pendleton the Marine Base. The military is the largest civilian employer in San Diego.
Great comment. TFS! My Mother was a Marine in WWII. She was one of the first women Marines. She met my Daddy in The Marine Corp. He was also a Marine during WWII. We owe so much to these moms & dads!!! Thanks to your Mom!!!
@GaryCain-gf5vi that's cool about your mom! We were told that my granddad, on mom's side, in the same timeframe was put in charge of production of the Sherman tanks in CA.
I grew up as an Air Force brat and most bases have air shows which are open to the public. When the Stealth was first introduced there was one on the ground at one of the air shows and the technology was still so protected you might have gotten a glimpse of it but that was it due to the amount of security it had! There was row upon row of armed guards surrounding it which was at least 20 feet wide! I’d never seen anything like that before in my whole life spent on Air Force bases. Then years later I was literally in awe when I saw a stealth flying over for the first time.
Think about all the bases around the world and that’s why quick response forces can be anywhere around the world in such a short amount of time. Our forces are stationed globally for just such occasions.
I love in a constitutional carry state. This means you can carry your forearm open carry or conceal carry without license or permit. We don’t have robberies for the most part because anyone near you could be legally armed and many are. From that old Cowboy grandpa , to the little 5 foot lady with the big blonde hair they may just pull out their gun and defend themselves if you try something. It is so incredibly safe here that no one locks their doors or cars and we can walk down our streets at night. I am currently teaching my 14 year old daughter forearm safety so when she goes off in the world she is equal to the men around her in her defense.
You have to spend money to prevent the bullies from stealing everyone's lunch money. It's our SLBM thermonuclear force our opponents fear. They are not stupid.
The reason the U.S. can send troops anywhere in the world in 18 hours is because the U.S. has bases all over the world and can send troops from any of them.
I'm from Georgia light's went out Friday came back on yesterday. Cell towers are still down. Got WiFi back today but it's fiberoptic the south east was hit hard.
I'm proud to say there is a major SEAL training base on a remote Alaskan island where I live. While commercial fishing I've seen them training numerous times.
The weapons we know the armed forces have is at least 30 years old. He forgot to tell of all the reconnaissance tech: radars, radio transmission, and all kinds of communication and data collection and analysis. It's one big part of why Ukraine is winning: they can hold their ground.
Those ships are so enormous theyre like small islands on the water THEY DONT MOVE much back and forth because of their size weight tanks inside to balance and other mechanisms to keep the boat still
When I was in the Army I got the opportunity to speak to an Air Force Colonel about the F-22 once. He said that every time some new technology would become commercially available, think like sensors and avionics, he would say that it was present in the F-22 20 years ago. He told me that the first time he saw a spec sheet and got to examine the cockpit that it felt like an alien craft replete with holographic heads up displays.
The m240 puts out that manu rounds a minute because its belt fed, and is designed to allow the bolt to get pushed by gasses quickly to the rear to eject a casing, and then the bolt gets pushed back forward quickly with springs to pick up and chamber a new round. The bolt will cycle fully in less than 70 milliseconds. The firing pin immediately strikes as soon as the bolt is fully closed, starting the cycle over again.
I'm glad you recognized the non- uniformed military assets. My wife spent 20 years in the DOD as a programmer/analyst. Of course she was a genius, IQ over 160, but she had the stamina to work more than 30 hours straight without any loss of brilliance. And she wasn't even the top of her field. She and her colleagues could hand those in uniform tools other nations only dream of.
Im a 74 year old, retired U.S.NAVY veteran. My squadron was on the "old" aaircraft carrier U.S.S.YORKTOWN cvs10. You asked HOW the planes dont fall-off during stormy-seas? Most are stored in the hangar bay(kinda like a garage), below the flight deck. They are chained down, even doring calm seas, and brought up topside when needed for flight ops. We went above the Arctc circle and into the North sea during the winter....Ive seen waves break over the bow. Many men have lost their lives, while our NAVY has learned what NOT to do in rough waters. Love you son!! bob
You asked about a gas chamber with no mask. When I was in boot camp (Navy) we all went into the chamber in groups of 10 or 12; no exceptions. We went in with masks on; it was to teach us how well they work if used properly. We were then mandated to remove the mask and hold it over our head. After a pause that felt much longer than it was (probably) we were given the number of one of the General orders, and we were to recite it in unison. If anyone was even a bit off, they would say you 'effed' that up, try again. eventually we were let out, gagging and puking. No need to mention, but whomever it was the effed up generally got their ass kicked. This was back in '85. not sure if they still do it, probably it's too mean to the poor guys (and girls, and whatever else they're pretending exists these days)
I was in Army boot camp in 2003 and they were still doing it then. We go in with the mask on to show you they work, then you break seal to let gas in then purge it out to show you how to do that correctly if you dont get it on before gas hits. Then fully take it off and start answering questions to force you to breath it in. Not letting anyone get beat up for it anymore just know you are gonna get that gas in your lungs one way or another.
Still did it in 2015. We got jumping jacks, push-ups, singing the Army song, reciting our general orders, and the soldier's creed. It was fun. Discovered my mask was just plain broken
I didn't get the gas mask experience until I was two years into the navy . I was picked to go to a school at Naval Amphibious Base Base Little Creek Virginia with the US Marine Corps as our training cadre . And it was the Marines that ran us through the gas chamber .Within one year of reporting to the fleet I went to firefighting training , donned firefighting gear in a boiler room simulator , and was ordered to doff my gas mask before exiting a space full of burning diesel fuel fumes . That was one of the tasks I had to complete to become a 3rd Class Petty Officer in the US Navy , E4 . The gas chamber was easily more tolable than the firefighting simulator . The gas chamber had livable levels of oxygen , while the firefighting simulator was full of carbon dioxide and petroleum fumes . Gas chamber 3/10 , Firefighting chamber 9/10 . 10/10 for drowning . I nearly drowned one time at sea in Tokyo Bay .
ALL recruits (to my knowledge) do the tear gas training. I did it in Highschool, in the JROTC program. They put you in the room with your gas mask on, set off a cannister or light it in pellet form, then tell you how to check for a good seal on your mask, how to breath in it, etc. Then they have you run in place, do some jumping jacks, some lunges, get you breathing hard. "This is how your gas mask works..." "...And this is how it DOESN"T work" as someone rips it off your head, lol. It's not that bad. It will definitely make you cough like crazy, your eyes burn, and it feels like you have a bad sun-burn all over your skin, even through your clothes after a minute or so. And it takes about 20 minutes to wear off, a bit faster if you can rinse off with water. It's not going to harm you, but it does become your primary focus when under those effects. In a battle, that will get you killed. So it's indirect. Better for dispersing a crowd or flushing people out of a confined space than it is for direct engagement. But having been through it, you can endure it. You just don't want to be caught off guard by tear gas. Once you realize what's going on though, you can just white-knuckle your way through it. It sucks, but you can do it.
White knuckling through it is possible for some, possibly most, but there are some people that have a bigger reaction than others. I have never been exposed to it but I know of people that have been hospitalized for a day or more after exposure. One guy (Air Force) spent 3 days in hospital afterwards. Most people can handle pepper spray but some have a terrible reaction, one of the cops that was at San Diego Port District Police was one of those people, if pepper spray was deployed in his area, even if it was not directed at him, his eyes would almost instantly swell shut, and he would have a terrible time breathing until he was in fresh clean air for 20 to 30 minutes. If they were in a scuffle and anyone deployed the pepper spray, he would lunge at the guy he was fighting and just grab on, attempting a bear hug, then if his eyes swell shut he just hangs on and waits for help from his partner.
@@flattop223 In my opinion, pepper spray is worse. It's sticky, and it's not coming off until you can rinse it out. The effects aren't as bad as tear-gas, but it really helps to know how long you'll have to endure it. With tear gas, you know you're in for a bad 20-30 minutes, but there's a light at the end of that tunnel. Pepper spray, you're fucked until you can rinse off, and you can't anticipate how long that will be. And you are correct, I have seen people begin vomiting with exposure to either, and just be really effected by it. The best advice is to avoid both. The amazing thing about tear gas though, it clears your sinuses like nothing else. You have no idea how much snot a nose can hold until it's pouring out by the bucket. It's like having a hag-fish living in your sinuses, lol. If they sold the stuff during allergy season, people would likely buy it and gas themselves. 20 minutes of pain, but you're breathing easy for a week after it wears off, lol.
Now during the cold war we had to also train for NBC warfare, nuclear, biological and chemical. We are talking the deadly stuff like Nerve Gas, Anthrax or fallout.
My sister was in Jr ROTC and they did it. Because I'm extremely nearsighted I was able to get into the regular military (both parents, plus my brother and sister were Army) so I went into the Texas State Guard (different from National guard) In the State Guard we did an easier variation of it. Ours was just smoke, not tear gas.
Yeah, that Paladin is a real piece of work. It can pull up at some location, fire five rounds in about ten seconds, and be on its way. _Then_ the rounds all hit within a meter of each other _at the same time_ *miles away from where they were fired **_and nobody knows how it happened._*
I carried the M240B for over a year, almost never had the chance to have it mounted on a vehicle, carried it myself the whole time... Everyone in the military has to do CS gas training, Infantry personnel just have to do it more often. I the CS chamber you have to remove you mask put it back on and clear it, then remove it and do some type of activity showing that you can function at a minimum. the more you do it the easier it gets.
Carriers are massive, I as a regular citizen was on one in West Virginia and out in the ocean for 12 hours. I stood in the place where Tom Cruise stood in the movie Top Gun. Watched sound breaking jets fly over the carrier. Most memorable day for me.
12:32 i knew a husband/wife that were both high ranked in the military, its been about 25 years since i have seen them, i cant recall which branch they were in but the husband and his brother were both certified to fly any helicopter that was used in the US military, while the wife was certified to fly EVERY fixed wing aircraft in yhe US military, from yhe smallest to fighterjets, and everything up to the largest plane they had. Last time i talked to them the wife told me it didnt look like she would be doing much flying in the near future, because she had just been made the base commander at one of the basses on the US east coast, somewhere near Maryland, i only know it was near Maryland because that is where their family home was and the rest of the family was going to be staying where they were, and she would be home at least 3 nights a week
My son is in the Air Force and works with the B2s, WPNS. Went to Missouri to visit him this year and stayed on base. That B2 is impressive as hell to see in person! He couldn’t take me onto the flight line to see it but even from a distance and in the air, that thing is awesome. It was really cool to see it flying over while we were there. We are from the WPAFB area but those cargo planes and others we see almost daily are not nearly as cool!
I live just 2 miles from the Navy Base in Everett, WA. Go Navy! My daughter was in her high school's NJROTC (Navy Junior Reserves Officer Training Corps). She's been to the Navy Base in Everett and her school has a Navy ship at the base given to them by the US Navy. After she graduated high school she went to the second oldest military college in the US for a year and there met her boyfriend who plans to join the Navy as an officer after college. If you go up on the hill above the base in Everett, you can sometimes see the Carrier ships at the base.
Hey 👋🏽. I live on a U.S 🇺🇸 military base in Okinawa, Japan 🇯🇵 . If you’re interested I can send you 📦 some cool military gear, U.S and Japanese snacks as well. Where can I get your PO Box address?
And to think we’ve haven’t been a country as long as some of these other guys. So even in our short time we have ran laps around other countries with technology and medicine. You too can become a member of the best country literally ever. Just do it the right way!
The longest shot i have ever taken was 1.5 miles, and yes, I hit the target. No, I did not hit the bull. The target was 2 meters wide by 2 meters tall, and it was the size of a 1p coin in my optics. I'm American but have been to the UK. so I have used measurements that would make comparisons easier for you.
18:32 I'm pretty sure they are mounted by cables/hooks, and the ship has tech that keeps it stable, even in stronger storms. Air craft carriers are a fun topic all on their own and definitely something worth a look into
Made me laugh when he said the 240 had to be mounted. I carried a 240B all over the place. Along with the T and E mechanism, spare barrels and a few ammo cans. My AG was about 120 lbs and wasn't much help carrying any of this. I was also the radio operator so I had a six foot antenna on my back. Add in an M4, M9, and a backpack with food and a camel pack. As an older man now I still have some sweet calves and quads though. I used to joke that the sheer sight of one American carrying all this shit was intimidating and that's what kept us safe.
When I lived in Savannah, Georgia Kings Bay Naval Base was a little over an hour south and I drove through a few times just because I was curious. I grew up in the Air Force so a naval base was an oddity for me. One time there was one of these HUGE submarines out in the water (I guess practicing maneuvers or something) and it was absolutely incredible and insane to watch it! And I had seen the aircraft carriers they showed in this video once in Norfolk, Virginia too. I can’t imagine seeing the entire fleet together! Especially if I knew my location was the target!
21:56 I'm not 100% sure but I think that the aircraft carrier shown at this time stamp is the Midway which is actually a museum now, in San Diego, if you get to San Diego on your America trip it's like 10 bucks to go down and go through the ship it's very interesting, you can spend the whole day wandering around get lunch on board. I'm not basing my guess of it being the Midway on the ship itself but rather the assortment of planes that are on Deck as well as the land that's right across from it. So like I started with I could be totally wrong on that.
To answer the how was in the previous statement we have 700+ bases around the world. The QRF are strategically located around those bases so they can be deployed, that's boots on the ground with limited supplies, anywhere within 18hrs. Personnel in these units have standing orders to never be more than 6 hours from the base and their bags are always packed to hit the tarmac at a moment's notice.
At 18:30 the jets are stored inside of the ship. There are elevators dedicated to lift them up on deck to be launched. Mission complete, they land and the elevators take them back below to be secured again.
Since Im ex-Army infantryman, i have gotten to shoot both the SAW and BRAVO (M240) Army's edition. You can actually run with them, and 11,800 is roughly 375M, which is an effective fire to down a target. After that, the range of the kill is significantly reduced, but it is much higher on the 240 because it uses a 7.62 compared to the 249, which uses a 5.56. It's the same as the M4A1. The only difference really between the 2 is this. Fully auto on 249, and it's mountable plus drump feed usually. My exp 20 years ago
Incorrect on the 240 bravo light machine gun. When I was in the army infantry I carried both the 240 and the 249. They are carried by us on the battle field primarily and they are mounted on vehicles secondarily. They are called crew serve weapons. The 240 only weights roughly 30 pounds and we carry a backpack full of ammunition belts. We also have an assistant gunner that carries extra barrels.
Army veteran here. Yes the 240 is normally mounted. However, it is normal to shoot it while prone using the bipod as well, which is actually the only times I ever had hands on with it.
Ever see a battleship up close? The USS Kidd docked at Jeffboat once near me, and when I drove by it, it looked like it could hold a city but vertically! I can't imagine what it would be like to be on an aircraft carrier, much less USS Gerald Ford!
Enemy subs be like “Oh Fuck” US Subs be like “IO!” niche comment 😝 but if you get it you get it (also when you said that portion of the US looks like a guy holding a gun - those are the Great Lakes- the largest freshwater lakes in the world- Lake Superior is the largest and it is so large that it could hold the entire country of Scotland in it
Howdy from Texas. I was in the Texas Army National Guard for a few years. And my unit was classified as a rapid response unit. And we could be deployed anywhere in the world within forty eight hours or less depending on how far from the U.S. our deployment was supposed to be. The main reason that United States military can be deployed anywhere on earth within 18 hours or less. Is because of the sheer number of military bases, ( over two hundred), that we have all over the world. So you only have to calculate from the nearest United States military base to wherever they are needed for how quickly they can respond.
Desert Storm was indeed the Gulf war. I was in the Army at that time. I didn't get to go but Was in during the war. They even kept me longer than my contract but I was allowed to get out after it was over. I served four months longer than I should have. All good though. I was happy to be a small part of it.
we have units stationed around the world, so there's always forces within 18 hrs of the entire planet. The hull numbers on our carriers are in the 60s, 70s, and now 80s because that's how many carriers we've built (excluding escort carriers). CV-1 was USS Langley, our first carrier made from a converted collier, 2 and 3 were Saratoga and Lexington (converted battlecruiser hulls turned into carriers after the naval treaties), cv-4 was USS Ranger, our first carrier built from scratch to be a carrier, then cv 5, 6, and 8 were the 3 yorktown class ships (with cv 7, uss wasp, being a slightly shrunken version of the yorktowns to fit within the treaty tonnage limits). CV-9 through 21 were Essex class ships built in wwII, cv-22 to cv-30 were independence class light carriers. cv-30 to cv-40 were more Essex class ships, then cv-41 through 43 were midway class ships. From there we have a mix of Saipan class light carriers, and Essex and Midway class fleet carriers that were ordered but cancelled before completion until we get to cv-59 - cv-62, the Forrestal class, our first supercarriers, and then cv 63, 64, and 66 were the Kittyhawk class, which along with CV-67 USS John F. Kennedy were our last oil powered carriers. CVN-65 USS Enterprise was our first nuclear supercarrier, and like the JFK sole member of her class. CVN-68 through CVN-77 were the ships of the Nimitz class, Now we have the new Ford class starting with CVN-78 USS Gerald R. Ford, which launched in 2017, CVN-79 USS John F. Kennedy, which is fitting out and due to enter service in 2025, CVN-80 USS Enterprise is under construction and due in 2028, CVN-81 USS Doris Miller is under construction and due in 2032, with an as-yet unnamed CVN-82 having been ordered to be delivered in 2034. Each of those 400 ICBMs is equipped with multiple nuclear warheads that separate and independently strike different targets. One missile, a dozen cities wiped off the map. The technology is called MIRV and its been around since the cold war. The submarine launched Trident missiles have it too. BTW, I LOVE that this video is like "reason #8 not to mess with america is because its military is full of americans!"
3:11 A few days ago, I looked up the shortest commercial flight time from Detroit Airport to Hobart Australia (because I discovered Neil the Seal), and that is a 25.5 hour flight with 2 stops
They store the aircraft and helicopters on carriers under the deck. They have huge elevators to raise and lower the aircraft and they have tow vehicles that move them around on the deck or below decks. They can also chain aircraft onto the decks, even normal waves could cause problems if they weren't secured.
The former British Empire made us who we are. After 1776 and 1812, we said 'never again' and we meant it. We didn't ask for this mantle. We just wanted to be left alone. Then, Japan poked the bear in WWII and we haven't gone to sleep since. I don't hate the British or the Japanese. I'm grateful for them. They put our country through the ringer and we came out on top. I live in the greatest nation on the planet because of them.
truly! but at the same time i hope we reclaim some of the spending and use it more on childhood education!
😂
There are 700 bases. They’re not all in America that’s how they get anywhere in 18 hours
Not only this but we also own a lot of the fastest jets in the world that also knocks a lot of time off with having the largest tanker fleet meaning now they don't even need to land to fuel 😂😂
700 that we know of.
Plus floating bases that are not stationed at home.
18 hours? Seems too long
@@chrispenge5289 Bro, I am surprised you said all of that in one breath. Let me take a deep breath breath and say all you have written in one breath. Bro I'm not suicidal
Don't be afraid of Us. Visit America and see for yourself, very friendly people. Just don't mistake our kindness for weakness. You'll find yourself overwhelmed if you do. We're not that bad for a Nation under 300 years old. Just don't stand against Us. This is how I hope most people carry themselves. So don't knock a Nation for doing it. ❤️🇺🇲
Amen
And very mentally unstable
Also, just don’t touch our boats, won’t go well for ya
@@majesticbudderninja1303 Very true. History agrees with you there
Speak softly, but carry a big stick
Army brat here. We lived in army bases in and out of the US. My Dad was in the US Army Special Forces, green beret, airborne. Fearless man. Proud American ❤
Air Force brat here. Air bases are located all around the world as well. Father was a colonel who flew an F-4 and was his squadron’s captain in Japan and Korea. 🇺🇸
@@jenyancAir Force brat here as well. We lived everywhere. I absolutely loved my childhood. Not an easy way of life, but saw more in 18 years than most people see in a lifetime.
Then I married an Airman. 😂
My sons grandfather on his dad's side, was Green Barrett during Vietnam. He has been gone many years now
Damn right!
Thank you for your service
Prepare yourself - extensive answers to your questions from this video (timestamped):
1) 5:08 - Yes, when they mention "The Gulf War", they are talking about Desert Storm. The invasion of Iraq, in 2003, is often referred to as "Gulf War 2" or by its operation name, "Operation Iraqi Freedom", commonly referred to as OIF (later called "Operation New Dawn" near the end).
2) 7:23 - The M240 machine gun is not meant to be held and fired, no. That said, it doesn't have to be mounted on a vehicle/aircraft to be fired, either. As the image of it shows, it can also be carried by troops and placed on something (or the ground) and fired, using the bipod that is shown in the picture of it.
3) 8:06 - The engineering of the weapon, using the power of the gasses released when firing the bullets and the compression of those gasses inside the barrel, allow the weapon to automatically load up the next round and fire it in fully automatic mode. The reason there is a difference between the M240 and the Russian PK machine gun's rates of fire is because they fire different rounds, which produce differing amounts of gas when fired, allowing for different amounts of pressure within the barrel, and consequently working the firing mechanisms at a different rate than each other.
4) 8:51 - Yes, guns can shoot that far, and farther in many cases. Not all can, of course. It depends on the caliber, basically. Also, just because something can fire far, doesn't always mean that it is very effective at those kinds of ranges. Sniper rifles, obviously, are designed for longer ranges, as are machine guns.
5) 10:15 - Don't judge a grenade's effectiveness solely by how strong/weak its explosion appears on video. TV and movies have long exaggerated what grenade explosions actually look like. Despite not appearing as robust as they do in movies, grenades are quite lethal. Also, remember it's not just the blast you have to worry about. Explosives like that cause damage from three sources - the actual blast (which may not appear as being that strong, but you wouldn't want to be in it when it goes off), the shrapnel (which can easily kill or at least seriously injure out to 50 ft or beyond from the seat of the blast), and the concussion or shockwave (which you usually won't really see on a video, but it alone can kill if you are anywhere near the blast when it goes off, even if you aren't hit by shrapnel or directly in the blast zone).
6) 13:33 - That "fan" is for the vertical/short take off & landing (VSTOL) capability of that particular model of F-35. It allows the plane to take off straight up in the air, instead of having to use a full runway. The Navy and Marine Corps have versions with this capability so they can be used on helicopter carriers (ships) and such, while the Air Force versions don't.
7) 14:00 - Those other flags (including the UK flag) on the side of that F-35 are there because those are the nations who have already purchased, or agreed to purchase, F-35s from the U.S., and that is likely either a demonstration plane or a test platform. Each country shown on there potentially has their own version of the F-35 built for them.
8) 18:16 - First, let me say that aircraft carriers generally don't really "rock side to side" that much. They are massive, and they displace a lot of water. Also, their keel is more flat-bottomed than wedge-shaped, so they aren't really that susceptible to being rocked by waves. I can say, the only time I ever felt any waves really when I was stationed aboard one years ago was when we were rounding the southern tip of South America (going "around the horn" - i.e. Cape Horn), where the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans collide, and even then, it was just a relatively gentle rocking when compared to the waves that I saw smashing into each other there. But, the main reason that you don't generally see things get knocked off of them in high seas is because those things are "tied down", or secured in some way, including aircraft. There are little divots, in the flight deck and hanger bay. about 6-8 inches in diameter and 3-5 inches deep (if I remember correctly) that have metal bars crossing them, called "padeyes", and all of the equipment (including aircraft, the small vehicles used to move things around on the deck, and the trailers they tow) are secured to these padeyes with chains. This, along with the non-skid surface coating on the flight deck and hanger bay, keep all of those things from moving/sliding or falling off of the deck into the ocean.
9) 19:45 - We started numbering our aircraft carriers way back in 1922, with hull number 1 (CV-1, the USS Langley), and we've progressed from there with each new hull. That's why our aircraft carrier's hull numbers are all in the 60's and 70's now, with CVN-78 (the USS Gerald R. Ford) being the most recent. In other words, its because we've had that many carriers in our past inventory.
10) 22:56 - You said that you can see submarines on radar, but that is rarely the case. I am thinking that you meant sonar, instead.
11) 24:41 - You ask for a comparison between ICBMs and nuclear warheads. I think you have this issue a little confused. The missile (in this case, the ICBM) is the rocket that can fly great distances and delivers the warhead(s) (in this case, nuclear warheads). The warhead is the conventional or nuclear explosive device, depending on what system you are referring to. So, an ICBM is a large and powerful enough missile to fly intercontinental distances to deliver whatever warhead package it has on it (could be a single nuclear warhead, or it could be a MIRV - Multiple, Independently-targetable Re-entry Vehicle warhead, which would allow more than one nuclear device to be carried by a single missile, and they can then each have their own targets that they strike). Oh, and as far as the nuclear warhead strength, they are not all the same, either. There are a few different yields that our systems have to choose from, depending on which missile is launched, SLBM (Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile) or ICBM (Intercontinental Ballistic Missile). And that's not to forget that we also still have nuclear cruise missiles and bombs that can be delivered by our strategic bomber force (currently the B-52 and B-2).
12) 25:27 - You were confused, but you caught the reason why. Yes, the distances to many of the targets that were listed in the video would involve launch trajectories that are different than what was shown in the video, in many cases those missiles would be launched over the Arctic, for example.
13) 30:50 - No, MOAB doesn't "mean" "Mother of All Bombs", technically. The official name of the bomb is what the video listed - "Massive Ordnance Air-Blast", or MOAB, bomb. Unofficially, because of that abbreviation, it is known as the "Mother of All Bombs", which is a common nickname for it.
14) 33:48 - You say that, with drones, you aren't risking someone's life, just the drone, but that depends on the drone, really. That may be true with the bigger drones that can be flown from across the planet (like Reapers and Predators and Global Hawks), but for smaller, battlefield drones, the drone operators are usually just behind the lines, and are reachable by the enemy's drones, and enemy drone operators are always looking for your drone operators in order to take them out. You can find footage of this from the war in Ukraine all over the place.
15) 34:50 - You asked what they meant when they said "nautical miles". A standard "mile" that you are familiar with is referred to as a "statute mile" (commonly abbreviated as "mi") and is 5,280 feet in distance. A "nautical mile" (abbreviated as "nm") is 800 feet longer, at 6,080 feet in distance. Nautical miles are, as the name would imply, used mostly when referring to distances over water.
16) 38:39 - All U.S. military service members have to endure the gas chamber, where they remove their mask while in it, during their basic training period (at the beginning of their military career). That is just standard training, not specific to Special Operations Forces, like the SEALs.
If you bothered to read all of this, then I hope you got something out of it and it was helpful to you in understanding some of the things you asked about during the video. Take care, and keep up the good work putting out these videos. You are entertaining a lot of folks with them, me included.
I am totally intrigued that you have all this at your fingertips. As a 54 year old American. I knew the basics. But not even a drop in a bucket compared to this. Thank you for the lesson. 🇺🇸
@@renee1300 I'm glad you found it helpful/useful. A long and varied military career and still working in the environment now as a civilian does give you a decent knowledge base for this kind of stuff, for sure.
@@SecretSquirrel-i5y would you mind expanding on the still working in the environment as a civilian part? Loved the warning in the beginning lol I was going to ask what branch and detail you were sitting on when you wrote this reply then saw this.
@@Fireandadjust 30-years Navy in uniform, with several deployments under my belt (both at sea and "boots on the ground"), now a civilian working for the Air Force. As far as the job field, without going into detail, it is as my screen name would indicate.
Wellsaid, bub
Afghan Vet here, grenades are actually a lot more devastating than movies portray. One grenade is so powerful it seems like it could level a house. Also I was a Saw/ 240B gunner and yes we had to run with those things. I carried the saw on my back with 600 rounds on me plus carried the 240 with 3000 rounds and 8 M16 mags and a pro mask and full kit on.
facts! At any giving time a soldier/ Ground Soldier can be carrying anywhere up to an extra 300-400lbs of equipment!
Big respect!
Thank you for your service.
Thank so much for your service to our beloved country
Thanks, I really appreciate it. My family too.
You did not carry 3000 rds of 7.62x51. That’s approximately 430lbs of ammo alone. Nor did you carry a SAW on your back. Battle rattle weighs 30-75lbs alone. A saw which fires 5.56 the gunner might carry a box plus a few nut sacks with an AG carrying a couple more nut sacks. An M240B is a whole other beast since the ammo is significantly heavier, let alone the weapon platform. Not to mention the SAW and M240 fill 2 different niches in the unit so one individual would not carry both and the ammo even if they could. And if the lighter weight of a SAW with the power of the 240 is needed, a mk48 would fill that role.
They forgot to mention the threat American civilians pose as being the most well armed civilian population in the world. Furthermore, just the number of registered hunters in America outnumbers some country's combined military personnel.
All countries including the us military. There was officially 15 million hunters in 2021.
Very true...
@@SwarmerGaming i’m a 66 year old woman. I’ve been armed since I was old enough to carry a gun. When I go out into the wilderness, guess what? I am armed. Anybody steps across “my line”
And tells me they’re gonna tell me what to do…? 😂😂😂 Yeah, one of us is dead, and there are thousands and thousands of Americans who are just like me. We take our sovereignty and individual freedom very VERY seriously.
@@maryvalentine9090 I'm a proud Texan of 30 years. Like my previous comment, Texas alone has more gun owners than the entire US military of less than 4million active, reserve and gaurd.
Here we go again with these redneck revenge fantasies and thinking it's like the movies..... ya people are clueless.
The average American in every state owns a gun. Every American is gonna defend our country if we are invaded by a hostile power. Just imagine 380 million people with guns protecting their homes. We take home safety seriously. If some foreign power tries to invade the US. Every man, woman and child as well as every grandma is gonna pull out a 9mm or shotgun to protect their homes. That's just the mind set of Americans, to protect our home (country).
Oh so true. Some of our churches are packaging due to Pastors being shot at in church
In Appalachia (where I live in Tennessee) (near Dollywood, I saw your video)... People can carry a gun without a permit. People here have gun safes full of guns. They could arm everyone. Plus, they stockpile ammunition.
I think this is an AI generated video because many words are mispronounced.
When my mamaw died , we found 9 loaded guns in her house ,she lived in KY. She was a force of her own ❤😅
Actually, only 1/3 of Americans own guns.
I should get a gun. 😏
I can't remember where I read that our non military gun owners (militia) outnumber our military by many times over.
Watching this dude figure things out in real time is the best part. love it man. you're so positive and authentic
3:00 - We have over 700 bases world wide. We already have troops near every country.
This is only what they let be known. There are a lot of very secret stuff, unknown bases, and places you would never guess.
"I don't want to be at war. I like being in my room." May be the most widely agreed upon sentiment anyone has ever said.
None of us want to be at war but someone has to stand watch on the walls. You are welcome.......
@@sullyway51Thank you!!!
I kinda agree, as a civilian I don’t want any part in war especially when it takes place over seas. I guess I don’t really know what I’m fighting for at that point. BUT you better believe me when I tell you if ANY country were to make land fall in the us, I’d be first in line.
I just want to say, we don't want you to be afraid of us ( to our allies). We absolutely love everyone from the UK to Lithonia, down to austrailia the koreas. Japan , our pacific friends like new Zealand and the Philippines. I would be honored to give my life for my international friends and my own countrymen. I love you guys so much
I totally agree with you 👍 I love our international allies and would stand side by side with them at any given moment...I view them as immediate family from across the pond 🇺🇸 🇬🇧 🇫🇷 🇮🇪 🇺🇦
I have a nephew in the Air Force and one in the Army! I live outside of Columbia, South Carolina, home of the army's largest training post for new soldiers! They train 50% of all soldiers and 60% of the women entering the Army each year! Fort Jackson's motto is "Victory Starts Here", taken very seriously since its opening in 1917 just as the US entered WW1. It is over 53,000 acres, and they train over 48,000 basic training trainees and 12,000 additional advanced training trainees and soldiers every year! The place is HUGE to say the least, and Columbia, South Carolina is very proud to have Fort Jackson here!
My first command was a US Navy Destroyer , home ported in Charleston S.C. We rearmed from Naval Weapons Station Goose Creek . My dad retired from the USAF in Shaw AFB . USMC MCRD in Parris Island , S.C. . There's a lot of mililary aircraft work done in Donaldson Center , Greer and Greenville S.C. near the GSP Airport .
It's not just the Navy seals that have to remove their gas masks in the gas chamber. As far as I know all new recruits go through that training.
Yes, and its a blast😅
Yes, my son said that and the peanut butter shot were the worst things about BMT (he’s in the USAF).
Yes , and it's something you never fully forget
army vet, the peanut butter shot is horrible and I am not afraid of needles or shots. Watched a few people drop after getting it.@@azrael0077
I had a guy in my brother company (NAVY) who didn't listen to our CC's instructions well and promptly went to use the bathroom afterward; without decontaminating. We didn't see him for awhile, and when we did, he was still walking funny. 😅
We don't move troops from America for rapid response....we are everywhere...
We do spend the most but it is amazing how much is given to other countries. And how many bases we support around the world.
That's because paper is worthless
The “fan” behind the cockpit in the F-35 Lightning is part of its VTOL feature. (Vertical Takeoff and Landing). Basically, to put it short, the F-35 has the ability to takeoff vertically, land vertically, or even just hover like a helicopter.
Only the Navy and Marine versions. Air Force does not.
I thought that was where the astromech droid goes.
@@sullyway51Wrong.... the Navy uses the F-35C which has a more robust landing gear and larger wings. The Marine Corps uses the F-35B which is the STOVL capable version.
I’m laughing that you added the civilians; because you’re not wrong. All the civilians that hunt and know the land like the back of their hands….will definitely fight to keep our families and lands safe from invasion. But most people are sick of our military being stuck in the middle of everything. Either way we don’t wanna , but if we gotta, we gonna or ☠️ trying. Never forget in high school NJROTC, doing the obstacle courses, going on a sub, and learning the ditty, “I used to be a beauty queen, now I carry an M-16” while taking the gun course. 😂 core memory unlocked 😂. Dude we are a little different. And I aged myself because they’ve definitely changed the pew pews lol
Precisely why [They] are attempting to feminize our men by adding soy to everything and making masculinity a bad thing.
20:00 That ship is the 65th carrier built as such for the US Navy at that point. We are approaching 70 carrier hulls built at this point
You are right about civilian threat in many cases
Lewis, an ICBM is the MISSILE. Nuclear weapons are WARHEADS. Missiles carry multiple warheads.
ICBM is a platform not a specific weapon. An ICMB can be fitted with conventional explosive or nuclear warheads.
Most of which ARE nuclear. There is no need for conventional ICBM in the modern day as anyone launching one would immediately draw retaliatory ICBMs of a nuclear grade.
TFS
"Mother of All Bombs" is the humorous nickname of the MOAB.
It's not just a humorous name. The buybull thumpers named it that, because in their favorite storybook, Moab is a city destroyed by their imaginary friend.
@@Atheos-1 Except that our 'storybook' has been continuously, and still is to this day, proven to be historically accurate and verified. Quit running your mouth and do some research for once in your life.
@@Brian-zw4zu >says the indoctrinated cult member.
If you, or any beLIEver, had any evidence, what would be the value of faith?
@@Brian-zw4zu If there's evidence of your imaginary friend, what's the big deal about having faith?
Faith, the belief in something despite an utter lack of evidence.
@@Atheos-1 I agree with Brian time and again the bible has been proven accurate with more evidence being found each year. Usually people who try to disprove the bible and do a lot of research on it end up overwhelmed by the truth and end up becoming followers of the faith. Although there are still those who can't accept the facts kind of like flat earthers.
There are many wars/ operations that civilians will never know about
We got stuff no one know about...
X 2
My husband had security clearance in 2004. Things we are just seeing now he knew about then but couldn't tell anyone.
We have stuff we don't know about unless we need to know.
Amen!
Somethings that are not classified Are never mentioned.
Underwater integrated surveillance system… originally(Navy SOSUS), developed in the 60s.
at this time they were also working on underwater biospheres.
At this point, I don’t see why they wouldn’t have…. underwater military base with Weaponized ROV,s.
If any country or group of countries Tried the USA the USA is going to be a way bigger Country in a week😂😂😂
we pour a lot of defense money into other counties too
More than any other country, bar none. The Humanitarians of the Planet. But no one wants to talk about that. 🇺🇲
@@mars1072 because it starts fighting sadly
@@Paradigm-change you're going to have to elaborate, we all do that. A lot of countries capable of it, have a conflict. So yeah, we look bad when we get involved. But be real. We help out a lot
@@mars1072 no I was just talking about politics is all
@@mars1072 we look bad when we help, but then look bad when we don't and people cry "why isn't USA helping" It's the curse of being the good guys.
Us as civilians are a formidable force for anyone coming on our land .. I know for a fact there are over 300 assault rifles within my neighborhood...any given American neighborhood has many guns to protect your land
Lewis, after WW2 America,🇺🇸 decided to increase our presence and be prepared from any aggression around the World.🌎 England🇬🇧 has an impressive history of great power also. Peace✌️ Gary 😊 Great Reaction👍 you would love to visit us here in San Diego we have a great military presence.😮 Navy, Airforce and Marines plus Top Gun and the Navy Seals.😅 In the 1940's my mother help build tanks for WW2, she was one of the Rosie the Rivoter's😂
I live in San Diego. I love seeing aircraft carriers at North Island. The gray wall of Navy ships that line San Diego Bay is pretty amazing.
The sub base at Pt. Loma. The SEAL base on Coronado. Up I-5 a few miles is camp Pendleton the Marine Base.
The military is the largest civilian employer in San Diego.
we never wanted to be cought slipping again
Great comment. TFS! My Mother was a Marine in WWII. She was one of the first women Marines. She met my Daddy in The Marine Corp. He was also a Marine during WWII. We owe so much to these moms & dads!!! Thanks to your Mom!!!
My grandmother built planes on the East Coast and was part of the monitoring the skies in case of attack.
@GaryCain-gf5vi that's cool about your mom! We were told that my granddad, on mom's side, in the same timeframe was put in charge of production of the Sherman tanks in CA.
I grew up as an Air Force brat and most bases have air shows which are open to the public. When the Stealth was first introduced there was one on the ground at one of the air shows and the technology was still so protected you might have gotten a glimpse of it but that was it due to the amount of security it had! There was row upon row of armed guards surrounding it which was at least 20 feet wide! I’d never seen anything like that before in my whole life spent on Air Force bases. Then years later I was literally in awe when I saw a stealth flying over for the first time.
@Louis aren't ya glad you are an ally 😅 ??🇺🇲❤️🇬🇧
And half of us are CRAZY 😅
Half? WOW do YOU think conservatively! I'm betting that % is a LOT higher! LOL
Too a degree, we're ALL f*cking nuts. Including me. 😁
Think about all the bases around the world and that’s why quick response forces can be anywhere around the world in such a short amount of time. Our forces are stationed globally for just such occasions.
I love in a constitutional carry state. This means you can carry your forearm open carry or conceal carry without license or permit. We don’t have robberies for the most part because anyone near you could be legally armed and many are. From that old Cowboy grandpa , to the little 5 foot lady with the big blonde hair they may just pull out their gun and defend themselves if you try something. It is so incredibly safe here that no one locks their doors or cars and we can walk down our streets at night. I am currently teaching my 14 year old daughter forearm safety so when she goes off in the world she is equal to the men around her in her defense.
You have to spend money to prevent the bullies from stealing everyone's lunch money. It's our SLBM thermonuclear force our opponents fear. They are not stupid.
The reason the U.S. can send troops anywhere in the world in 18 hours is because the U.S. has bases all over the world and can send troops from any of them.
Exactly, as well as mamy bases on both coasts
8:59 11,800 feet for the firing range... 10,560 feet is 2 miles, so the range is just over 2 miles!
11,800ft is 4,000 meters I rlly doubt that gun would be that effective at that range even snipers will have trouble at that range
In Krazy Measurements, 3.6 Km.
@@DiamondSquidy maximum range is different than maximum effective range.
I'm from Georgia light's went out Friday came back on yesterday. Cell towers are still down. Got WiFi back today but it's fiberoptic the south east was hit hard.
I'm proud to say there is a major SEAL training base on a remote Alaskan island where I live. While commercial fishing I've seen them training numerous times.
I was in a rapid deploy unit. We lifted off in less than 4 hours from alert to wheels up.
Who said the 18 hr response is from assets in the US? Where does the US have assets? ALL OVER THE GLOBE.
The weapons we know the armed forces have is at least 30 years old.
He forgot to tell of all the reconnaissance tech: radars, radio transmission, and all kinds of communication and data collection and analysis. It's one big part of why Ukraine is winning: they can hold their ground.
Those ships are so enormous theyre like small islands on the water THEY DONT MOVE much back and forth because of their size weight tanks inside to balance and other mechanisms to keep the boat still
My Dad was Navy at 19 yrs old during WWII, and would tell me how massive these ships were even then.
Once the Pin is pulled, Mr. Grenade is no longer your friend.
11 Active use Carriers, not total.
That is not counting the assault carriers for landing and supporting Marine assault forces and also several older carriers used for training.
What you said about the drones was very spot on! This old lady loves watching your videos!
There are hook points on aircraft carriers where they can attach cables to the carrier and planes. This keeps them from falling during bad weather.
Not only that,you just the people of America,would stand up and fight.If we had to.
When I was in the Army I got the opportunity to speak to an Air Force Colonel about the F-22 once. He said that every time some new technology would become commercially available, think like sensors and avionics, he would say that it was present in the F-22 20 years ago. He told me that the first time he saw a spec sheet and got to examine the cockpit that it felt like an alien craft replete with holographic heads up displays.
Hmm. The Great Lakes look like a headless, gun-toting person! An interesting perspective!
The m240 puts out that manu rounds a minute because its belt fed, and is designed to allow the bolt to get pushed by gasses quickly to the rear to eject a casing, and then the bolt gets pushed back forward quickly with springs to pick up and chamber a new round. The bolt will cycle fully in less than 70 milliseconds. The firing pin immediately strikes as soon as the bolt is fully closed, starting the cycle over again.
3:55 This was my job, Driver then Gunner. Rah bois, Rah.
I'm glad you recognized the non- uniformed military assets. My wife spent 20 years in the DOD as a programmer/analyst. Of course she was a genius, IQ over 160, but she had the stamina to work more than 30 hours straight without any loss of brilliance. And she wasn't even the top of her field. She and her colleagues could hand those in uniform tools other nations only dream of.
~3 minutes in, the 18 hours is not always from the continental US, but from one or more of the 700+ bases around the world
@@anotherdadjoke Nukes from our Submarines...
You think genius
Im a 74 year old, retired U.S.NAVY veteran. My squadron was on the "old" aaircraft carrier U.S.S.YORKTOWN cvs10. You asked HOW the planes dont fall-off during stormy-seas? Most are stored in the hangar bay(kinda like a garage), below the flight deck. They are chained down, even doring calm seas, and brought up topside when needed for flight ops. We went above the Arctc circle and into the North sea during the winter....Ive seen waves break over the bow. Many men have lost their lives, while our NAVY has learned what NOT to do in rough waters. Love you son!! bob
You asked about a gas chamber with no mask. When I was in boot camp (Navy) we all went into the chamber in groups of 10 or 12; no exceptions. We went in with masks on; it was to teach us how well they work if used properly. We were then mandated to remove the mask and hold it over our head. After a pause that felt much longer than it was (probably) we were given the number of one of the General orders, and we were to recite it in unison. If anyone was even a bit off, they would say you 'effed' that up, try again. eventually we were let out, gagging and puking. No need to mention, but whomever it was the effed up generally got their ass kicked. This was back in '85. not sure if they still do it, probably it's too mean to the poor guys (and girls, and whatever else they're pretending exists these days)
I was in Army boot camp in 2003 and they were still doing it then. We go in with the mask on to show you they work, then you break seal to let gas in then purge it out to show you how to do that correctly if you dont get it on before gas hits. Then fully take it off and start answering questions to force you to breath it in. Not letting anyone get beat up for it anymore just know you are gonna get that gas in your lungs one way or another.
They were doing this still in 2000.
Still did it in 2015. We got jumping jacks, push-ups, singing the Army song, reciting our general orders, and the soldier's creed. It was fun. Discovered my mask was just plain broken
I didn't get the gas mask experience until I was two years into the navy . I was picked to go to a school at Naval Amphibious Base Base Little Creek Virginia with the US Marine Corps as our training cadre . And it was the Marines that ran us through the gas chamber .Within one year of reporting to the fleet I went to firefighting training , donned firefighting gear in a boiler room simulator , and was ordered to doff my gas mask before exiting a space full of burning diesel fuel fumes . That was one of the tasks I had to complete to become a 3rd Class Petty Officer in the US Navy , E4 . The gas chamber was easily more tolable than the firefighting simulator . The gas chamber had livable levels of oxygen , while the firefighting simulator was full of carbon dioxide and petroleum fumes . Gas chamber 3/10 , Firefighting chamber 9/10 . 10/10 for drowning . I nearly drowned one time at sea in Tokyo Bay .
My brother works for Lockheed and Martin he is one of the engineers that design the aircraft for the government.
My husband, a Navy vet, used to navigate a nuclear sub. I toured his sub, the Alabama, and it was so cool!
I was an Operations Specialist , sailed a DDG and a CG . I salute him and your family for your service .
ALL recruits (to my knowledge) do the tear gas training.
I did it in Highschool, in the JROTC program.
They put you in the room with your gas mask on, set off a cannister or light it in pellet form, then tell you how to check for a good seal on your mask, how to breath in it, etc. Then they have you run in place, do some jumping jacks, some lunges, get you breathing hard.
"This is how your gas mask works..."
"...And this is how it DOESN"T work" as someone rips it off your head, lol.
It's not that bad. It will definitely make you cough like crazy, your eyes burn, and it feels like you have a bad sun-burn all over your skin, even through your clothes after a minute or so. And it takes about 20 minutes to wear off, a bit faster if you can rinse off with water.
It's not going to harm you, but it does become your primary focus when under those effects. In a battle, that will get you killed. So it's indirect. Better for dispersing a crowd or flushing people out of a confined space than it is for direct engagement.
But having been through it, you can endure it. You just don't want to be caught off guard by tear gas. Once you realize what's going on though, you can just white-knuckle your way through it. It sucks, but you can do it.
White knuckling through it is possible for some, possibly most, but there are some people that have a bigger reaction than others. I have never been exposed to it but I know of people that have been hospitalized for a day or more after exposure. One guy (Air Force) spent 3 days in hospital afterwards. Most people can handle pepper spray but some have a terrible reaction, one of the cops that was at San Diego Port District Police was one of those people, if pepper spray was deployed in his area, even if it was not directed at him, his eyes would almost instantly swell shut, and he would have a terrible time breathing until he was in fresh clean air for 20 to 30 minutes. If they were in a scuffle and anyone deployed the pepper spray, he would lunge at the guy he was fighting and just grab on, attempting a bear hug, then if his eyes swell shut he just hangs on and waits for help from his partner.
@@flattop223 In my opinion, pepper spray is worse. It's sticky, and it's not coming off until you can rinse it out. The effects aren't as bad as tear-gas, but it really helps to know how long you'll have to endure it.
With tear gas, you know you're in for a bad 20-30 minutes, but there's a light at the end of that tunnel.
Pepper spray, you're fucked until you can rinse off, and you can't anticipate how long that will be.
And you are correct, I have seen people begin vomiting with exposure to either, and just be really effected by it.
The best advice is to avoid both.
The amazing thing about tear gas though, it clears your sinuses like nothing else. You have no idea how much snot a nose can hold until it's pouring out by the bucket. It's like having a hag-fish living in your sinuses, lol. If they sold the stuff during allergy season, people would likely buy it and gas themselves. 20 minutes of pain, but you're breathing easy for a week after it wears off, lol.
Yessir, they do a chamber as its called but its a tight sealed room then you gotta flap like a bird, lol brutal
Now during the cold war we had to also train for NBC warfare, nuclear, biological and chemical. We are talking the deadly stuff like Nerve Gas, Anthrax or fallout.
My sister was in Jr ROTC and they did it. Because I'm extremely nearsighted I was able to get into the regular military (both parents, plus my brother and sister were Army) so I went into the Texas State Guard (different from National guard) In the State Guard we did an easier variation of it. Ours was just smoke, not tear gas.
ICBMs are the missiles, they can be equipped with nuclear or non nuclear munitions. Each missle can carry between 3-10 warheads each.
The stealth bomber is so big that it has a porcelain throne made to work in a airplane in the bathroom area.
"America are so scary" 🤣💀
Yeah, that Paladin is a real piece of work. It can pull up at some location, fire five rounds in about ten seconds, and be on its way.
_Then_ the rounds all hit within a meter of each other _at the same time_ *miles away from where they were fired **_and nobody knows how it happened._*
I hauled Abrams on trucks back in the day. Was kinda neat. M1070 Het with the m1000 trailer is kinda cool
I carried the M240B for over a year, almost never had the chance to have it mounted on a vehicle, carried it myself the whole time...
Everyone in the military has to do CS gas training, Infantry personnel just have to do it more often. I the CS chamber you have to remove you mask put it back on and clear it, then remove it and do some type of activity showing that you can function at a minimum. the more you do it the easier it gets.
Lewis you should make a vid of Americans react to Lewis leaves his room. Or Lewis goes outside
Carriers are massive, I as a regular citizen was on one in West Virginia and out in the ocean for 12 hours. I stood in the place where Tom Cruise stood in the movie Top Gun. Watched sound breaking jets fly over the carrier. Most memorable day for me.
12:32 i knew a husband/wife that were both high ranked in the military, its been about 25 years since i have seen them, i cant recall which branch they were in but the husband and his brother were both certified to fly any helicopter that was used in the US military, while the wife was certified to fly EVERY fixed wing aircraft in yhe US military, from yhe smallest to fighterjets, and everything up to the largest plane they had.
Last time i talked to them the wife told me it didnt look like she would be doing much flying in the near future, because she had just been made the base commander at one of the basses on the US east coast, somewhere near Maryland, i only know it was near Maryland because that is where their family home was and the rest of the family was going to be staying where they were, and she would be home at least 3 nights a week
probably Dover AFB or Andrews AFB.
My son is in the Air Force and works with the B2s, WPNS. Went to Missouri to visit him this year and stayed on base. That B2 is impressive as hell to see in person! He couldn’t take me onto the flight line to see it but even from a distance and in the air, that thing is awesome. It was really cool to see it flying over while we were there. We are from the WPAFB area but those cargo planes and others we see almost daily are not nearly as cool!
Much love from upper Michigan brother!
pray for me, i married a yooper
I live just 2 miles from the Navy Base in Everett, WA. Go Navy! My daughter was in her high school's NJROTC (Navy Junior Reserves Officer Training Corps). She's been to the Navy Base in Everett and her school has a Navy ship at the base given to them by the US Navy. After she graduated high school she went to the second oldest military college in the US for a year and there met her boyfriend who plans to join the Navy as an officer after college. If you go up on the hill above the base in Everett, you can sometimes see the Carrier ships at the base.
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And to think we’ve haven’t been a country as long as some of these other guys. So even in our short time we have ran laps around other countries with technology and medicine. You too can become a member of the best country literally ever. Just do it the right way!
We loves our war machine!
The longest shot i have ever taken was 1.5 miles, and yes, I hit the target. No, I did not hit the bull. The target was 2 meters wide by 2 meters tall, and it was the size of a 1p coin in my optics. I'm American but have been to the UK. so I have used measurements that would make comparisons easier for you.
You couldn't be a SEAL. You're afraid if basements and spiderwebs.
I'm sure he'd be fine when they dropped him off the coast, at night, by himself, with equip., and no sleep, to swim back to shore, he'd be fine. 😂
@@jredcali1913 Unless there are bears nearby 😝
18:32 I'm pretty sure they are mounted by cables/hooks, and the ship has tech that keeps it stable, even in stronger storms. Air craft carriers are a fun topic all on their own and definitely something worth a look into
I was with VF24 on the Nimitz, the birds are secured to the deck with tie down chains that are hooked to the deck
Made me laugh when he said the
240 had to be mounted. I carried a 240B all over the place. Along with the T and E mechanism, spare barrels and a few ammo cans. My AG was about 120 lbs and wasn't much help carrying any of this. I was also the radio operator so I had a six foot antenna on my back. Add in an M4, M9, and a backpack with food and a camel pack. As an older man now I still have some sweet calves and quads though. I used to joke that the sheer sight of one American carrying all this shit was intimidating and that's what kept us safe.
We have bases everywhere. That's why we can get anywhere quickly.
When I lived in Savannah, Georgia Kings Bay Naval Base was a little over an hour south and I drove through a few times just because I was curious. I grew up in the Air Force so a naval base was an oddity for me. One time there was one of these HUGE submarines out in the water (I guess practicing maneuvers or something) and it was absolutely incredible and insane to watch it! And I had seen the aircraft carriers they showed in this video once in Norfolk, Virginia too. I can’t imagine seeing the entire fleet together! Especially if I knew my location was the target!
21:56 I'm not 100% sure but I think that the aircraft carrier shown at this time stamp is the Midway which is actually a museum now, in San Diego, if you get to San Diego on your America trip it's like 10 bucks to go down and go through the ship it's very interesting, you can spend the whole day wandering around get lunch on board.
I'm not basing my guess of it being the Midway on the ship itself but rather the assortment of planes that are on Deck as well as the land that's right across from it. So like I started with I could be totally wrong on that.
To answer the how was in the previous statement we have 700+ bases around the world. The QRF are strategically located around those bases so they can be deployed, that's boots on the ground with limited supplies, anywhere within 18hrs. Personnel in these units have standing orders to never be more than 6 hours from the base and their bags are always packed to hit the tarmac at a moment's notice.
The video didn't talk about the A10 Thunderbolt (Warthog)!
At 18:30 the jets are stored inside of the ship. There are elevators dedicated to lift them up on deck to be launched. Mission complete, they land and the elevators take them back below to be secured again.
Since Im ex-Army infantryman, i have gotten to shoot both the SAW and BRAVO (M240) Army's edition. You can actually run with them, and 11,800 is roughly 375M, which is an effective fire to down a target. After that, the range of the kill is significantly reduced, but it is much higher on the 240 because it uses a 7.62 compared to the 249, which uses a 5.56. It's the same as the M4A1. The only difference really between the 2 is this. Fully auto on 249, and it's mountable plus drump feed usually. My exp 20 years ago
Incorrect on the 240 bravo light machine gun. When I was in the army infantry I carried both the 240 and the 249. They are carried by us on the battle field primarily and they are mounted on vehicles secondarily. They are called crew serve weapons. The 240 only weights roughly 30 pounds and we carry a backpack full of ammunition belts. We also have an assistant gunner that carries extra barrels.
Army veteran here. Yes the 240 is normally mounted. However, it is normal to shoot it while prone using the bipod as well, which is actually the only times I ever had hands on with it.
Ever see a battleship up close? The USS Kidd docked at Jeffboat once near me, and when I drove by it, it looked like it could hold a city but vertically! I can't imagine what it would be like to be on an aircraft carrier, much less USS Gerald Ford!
Enemy subs be like “Oh Fuck”
US Subs be like “IO!”
niche comment 😝 but if you get it you get it (also when you said that portion of the US looks like a guy holding a gun - those are the Great Lakes- the largest freshwater lakes in the world- Lake Superior is the largest and it is so large that it could hold the entire country of Scotland in it
38:41 no, we did that in Army Basic Training, it’s called “The Gas Chamber”. They do it in Marine Corps Boot Camp too.
Howdy from Texas.
I was in the Texas Army National Guard for a few years. And my unit was classified as a rapid response unit. And we could be deployed anywhere in the world within forty eight hours or less depending on how far from the U.S. our deployment was supposed to be.
The main reason that United States military can be deployed anywhere on earth within 18 hours or less. Is because of the sheer number of military bases, ( over two hundred), that we have all over the world. So you only have to calculate from the nearest United States military base to wherever they are needed for how quickly they can respond.
Thats why we have homeless under every bridge in the country...
Desert Storm was indeed the Gulf war. I was in the Army at that time. I didn't get to go but Was in during the war. They even kept me longer than my contract but I was allowed to get out after it was over. I served four months longer than I should have. All good though. I was happy to be a small part of it.
we have units stationed around the world, so there's always forces within 18 hrs of the entire planet.
The hull numbers on our carriers are in the 60s, 70s, and now 80s because that's how many carriers we've built (excluding escort carriers). CV-1 was USS Langley, our first carrier made from a converted collier, 2 and 3 were Saratoga and Lexington (converted battlecruiser hulls turned into carriers after the naval treaties), cv-4 was USS Ranger, our first carrier built from scratch to be a carrier, then cv 5, 6, and 8 were the 3 yorktown class ships (with cv 7, uss wasp, being a slightly shrunken version of the yorktowns to fit within the treaty tonnage limits). CV-9 through 21 were Essex class ships built in wwII, cv-22 to cv-30 were independence class light carriers. cv-30 to cv-40 were more Essex class ships, then cv-41 through 43 were midway class ships. From there we have a mix of Saipan class light carriers, and Essex and Midway class fleet carriers that were ordered but cancelled before completion until we get to cv-59 - cv-62, the Forrestal class, our first supercarriers, and then cv 63, 64, and 66 were the Kittyhawk class, which along with CV-67 USS John F. Kennedy were our last oil powered carriers. CVN-65 USS Enterprise was our first nuclear supercarrier, and like the JFK sole member of her class. CVN-68 through CVN-77 were the ships of the Nimitz class, Now we have the new Ford class starting with CVN-78 USS Gerald R. Ford, which launched in 2017, CVN-79 USS John F. Kennedy, which is fitting out and due to enter service in 2025, CVN-80 USS Enterprise is under construction and due in 2028, CVN-81 USS Doris Miller is under construction and due in 2032, with an as-yet unnamed CVN-82 having been ordered to be delivered in 2034.
Each of those 400 ICBMs is equipped with multiple nuclear warheads that separate and independently strike different targets. One missile, a dozen cities wiped off the map. The technology is called MIRV and its been around since the cold war. The submarine launched Trident missiles have it too.
BTW, I LOVE that this video is like "reason #8 not to mess with america is because its military is full of americans!"
When I was in training, I felt the percussions from the grenade. If you never get hit by shrapnel the sound percussions can cause internal bleeding.
3:11 A few days ago, I looked up the shortest commercial flight time from Detroit Airport to Hobart Australia (because I discovered Neil the Seal), and that is a 25.5 hour flight with 2 stops
26:19 Holy shit! Malmstrom mentioned! Lived on that base for 7 years as a kid. I'm pretty sure my dad was deployed for at least 2 years of that time.
They store the aircraft and helicopters on carriers under the deck. They have huge elevators to raise and lower the aircraft and they have tow vehicles that move them around on the deck or below decks. They can also chain aircraft onto the decks, even normal waves could cause problems if they weren't secured.
anywhere within 18 hours has a lot to do with those 700 bases around the world...
The video didn’t say anything about how f-35 can make vertical landings