About our military economy. Military is our business, War is our brand. That's a quote from I don't remember where. It stuck in my mind in an instant. 🌻
Tech is our business and war is not our brand. American culture dominates across the globe, it's not just military. I mean everything from fashion to music to food to movies and television, the English language, etc. etc.
@gayleroberts-stewart3016 I don't want to pop your bubble, but war, death, and taxes as well as farming and trade are some of the activities of human culture for time out of mind. I don't praise or embrace war in any way. What I can not do is deny its occurrence worldwide in all times and climes. If people did not do it, then it would not exist. There would only be animals murdering their suppers. It is neither exclusive to this country nor any other. Perhaps the Romans got close.
Ok I remember my training back in 2010 quite well… not sure when you trained by comparison but… my training in 2010 just as far as marksmanship was on weapons from Vietnam and Korea. The weapons were so old it was dangerous. Not sure what exactly you’re referring to when it comes to training but that was my experience. I blamed the Obama administration at the time though. Thoughts?
And the mindset of us military types. But honestly a combination of economy. Our roughly 3% gdp expenditure on the military, our prevalence world wide. In everything. Then the military side, of tech, training. Both amounts and realism, experience. And the people who join. Who’s re mostly world class. At least as a whole.
Marine combat veteran here. Thank you for your support. I remember when I was getting back from Iraq and all we heard out of Europe was "Americans are war-mongers" so it's really nice when we can get international support too. Sincerely.
Thank you for your service! Everyone who fights for our country is worthy of all praise from the people! You make our country proud! I was fortunate enough to meet Danny Dietz’s parents at a navy seals benefit and sat with them during dinner! Her tears made me so sad but his service made me love him! He was one of the men who died fighting for us and was played by Emile Hirsh in the movie Lone Survivor. I also had the pleasure of watching the navy seals jump out of planes there with Mike Ritland’s trained navy seal Belgian malanious dogs! Who jumped too and then did a demo of their scuba diving skills! Beyond EXCEPTIONAL!!! I have the utmost respect for our military! ❤❤❤
So you'd rather hear me lie, than to actually adress what you are? My god, you are in fact.. a USian? Aren't you? Only they are so cringely supporting genocide. Ps: Yes- Europe is not supporting you, go back to supporting the right side.. Ukraine, or Taiwan. Only then can you have some merit of ''protecting'' the free west. Btw, countries (such as most all of Europe) that are doing MUCH much better in regards to Democracy, freedom, happiness and safety.. I think for one, you should be ashamed for following your country and not resigning earlier. You are a horrible human being most likely. (unless- again, I understand life in the US is hard and you need a job.. if this was your only option, sir, forget what I said. But otherwise, if you did that on full conscience.. yeah no man, I have zero respect for you, again like the rest of the world). Get out of Israel, why are you fighting a morally losing war AGAIN. Haven't you learned anything from Vietnam? Really. Again, this is why the world hates you- yes even the West. Why don't you just realise why people are making jokes of you? It's not that.. difficult to understand, right?
“There are only two reasons why you should ever be asked to give your youngsters. One is defense of our homes. The other is the defense of our Bill of Rights and particularly the right to worship God as we see fit. Every other reason advanced for the murder of young men is a racket, pure and simple.” ― Smedley D. Butler, War is a Racket: The Antiwar Classic by America's Most
I recall seeing an overhead picture of a carrier strike group in close quarters for a picture, and there were two attack nuclear attack subs along either side of the carrier. That was a powerful picture.
The M-1 Abrams tank is named after General Creighton Williams Abrams, Jr., a World War II armored battalion commander and Chief of Staff of the Army from 1972 to 1974
My best friend spent 20 years in the military and now works for Lockheed Martin and he told me that what we show the public and what we actually have are on a totally different level it is true my friend....
@@HeatherWP I was one of those guys that had a TS security clearance and the saying was that 90% of our secrets were to keep things away from Congress. The DD Form 398 was a pain to fill out. But seriously, there is much that our American civilians will never know about.
I am proud of all of the military, male and female! They do something I wasn't allowed to do when I signed up all those years ago, it turned out I had cancer so I couldn't enlist, they even said no when I was clear of cancer, they said it could come back! which unfortunately it did 9 more times, they gave me two years to live when I was 22, I'm 67 now so I beat some odds to be here. But I really wanted to enlist to have a steady job and to protect our country! Looking back on it I would've failed basic training but I at least wanted to try! Oh well, you can't always get what you want in life! GREAT reaction to our military Andre!
Thank you for your spirit! I'm also in no medical shape to serve, not even in civilian capacity (although it's nowhere near cancer! kudos on kicking that!), so I get where you're coming from. Would have been proud to serve any branch of USAF, had I been up to it. Seriously, grats on making cancer cry. And thank you for your patriotic spirit, because we don't have enough of that these days.
@@alecholmes4500 Thank you for your reply! You might like to know I also beat a brain aneurysm in 2013 and lung cancer in 2020, and two mini strokes in 2022, I am meant to live for awhile yet it seems. The other day my very large puppy almost impaled me on the fence, so I'm bruised and battered yet again, but I guess I'm just a tough old broad and have things yet to do in life! Thank you for trying to serve in any capacity you can, it means alot to me and to all thinking people I would imagine! Again, thank you for your reply, it is appreciated!
A WWII nazi general was allegedly quoted as saying "The reason that the American Army does so well in wartime, is that war is chaos, and the American Army practices it on a daily basis"
American military regularly improvises instead of following protocol. This means the enemy knowing our protocols and procedures doesn't give them an advantage because we don't follow them, anyway :)
@@mnn1265 There's a massive slew of reasons we did so well, but yeah these were two of the big ones. It's kind of hilarious the number of people that have the misconception that the US won through human wave tactics or didn't know how to wage armored warfare properly. The armored warfare one is especially entertaining - by the end of the war we had the most effective armored forces in the world - we were better at it than the germans, even when they had fuel.
I've only known one SEAL. Ex-SEAL running a small contracting business. He was big, muscular....expected. Not expected...big smile, friendly, humorous, very easy-going. But I bet he could easily drop that front if/when needed. And he did a great job on the remodel I hired him for!
gren berets, navy seals, devgru, almost all in those elite units are some of the biggest teddy bears ever. i've met many, including a few ex-seals. none from devgru/etc., but i've known one likely from its army predecessor macvsog. they know mortality the most, and they're experts in knowing when fights are and aren't worth the trouble. and it shows through almost all of them. and of course just bc they're trained in how to rip you to shreds in their sleep doesn't mean they want to - they don't want to do that to anyone if given the choice.
They dont fight either. They arent trained to fight and will walk away from any civilian confrontation. Not because theyre scared of anyone threatening them, but because they are scared of what they will do to the person confronting them because theyve only ever trained how to kill a million different ways.
As an American, I'm obviously biased in this, but if I had to choose a country to be the strongest (militarily), the U.S. is the logical choice. • We are already very difficult geographically to attack, the whole nation is functionally a stronghold unto itself. • We have the means of production to be 100% self-sufficient in times of war. • We have no official (state-sanctioned) religion, so political power is difficult for zealots to acquire. That renders us largely immune to one of the most common causes of war. • We have the most culturally diverse nation on the planet. Every major culture is represented here. That is not true of most other nations. • We have term-limits for the presidency (who is the commander of all armed forces). Those who gain power over the military cannot keep it for very long. • We have an armed population. If anyone did try a military coupe here, they'd be killed by potentially anyone in the country. • We lead NATO and have powerful allies all over the world. • The U.S. Dollar is a reserve currency for many nations, propping up their own currency. An attack on the U.S. economy hurts many nations, and very directly. That's one of the reasons the cold war never kicked off into actual fighting. If the Soviets struck first, and it was an economic attack (which would be necessary for an enemy to achieve victory), even countries that are sworn enemies of the U.S. would have joined the fight on the U.S. side because if they didn't, it would drastically devalue their currency and send them into an economic depression. • There are only a handful of ports in the world that are deep enough and connected by large rivers to build massive ships. That's why we have such a strong Navy, we don't need to invest trillions of dollars in infrastructure to build such ships. We just have the right geography for it, other nations do not. They couldn't build those ships if they wanted to, because there's no way to get the materials to a suitable build site cost-effectively. And the U.S. is not perfect, I'll be the first to admit that. But imagine that same power in the hands of most other nations... the world would look very different. Some would use it to spread a religion by force, a global crusade. Others would do it for economic gain, or just the pursuit of power. There are many who would openly engage in genocide. We're not the most righteous people, but someone has to be on top, and when I look at all the other nations that could, I don't see better outcomes going that way.
And while a LOT of countries and people absolutely HATE America, Have any other countries with such a disparate power difference ever been as reserved in throwing that power around? Not saying America doesn't enforce it's interests, but most other countries that have had such a massive edge over their rivals usually just take them over or at least try to.
During Covid the government had to cover up the lab situation to avoid upsetting China because they make all our medical supplies. So we are not self sufficient. And should change that.
You act like we aren't doing it for economic gain. The problem is that we're only doing it for *private* economic gain, but that doesn't mean we aren't actively fighting for profit. We were warned about the military industrial complex long ago, but the powers that be refuse to recognize (admit) it exists. The propaganda in you is strong. Our military spending, while important, especially because of how much of the rest of the world we've made hate us, is horrendously excessive. We criminalize our homeless so, what, Halibutton can keep getting government contracts? Why is it we donate surplus military equipment to podunk police stations again? So more can be purchased to keep the wheels moving. We have a long and storied history of using our power to topple governments in attempt to directly benefit us. The fact that they label it as the "defense" budget is insulting
@sododgy8338 offer a better idea or knock off the hating on our technological developments in the military. The very reason we don't get attacked is because too many countries are scared sh*tless to come after us - and it's a struggle. Other countries are developing their technology all the time & are slowly but surely gaining on us. You may not like it, but trust & believe, unless it keeps up, we become targets for all of those wonderful points OP made. Propaganda, yeesh. You sound like Putin.
As a native American, I PROMISE YOU that you're seeing what the public knows about. There are things we don't know about. BUT that works both ways. Our government is perpetrating things they shouldn't be perpetrating.
@fannybuster you're not too bright are you? Native American is a ethnic group and we got labeled "indians" because Christopher Columbus thought he'd found India when he hit America. If your ancestors were here before any white ppl, then you get to call yourself a Native American. You're just a natural born American.
@@AxeSwipe2011 it's actually mind blowing when you think about it. It seems weird to me that it was considered unusual during WW2 that every enlisted man was trained--and educated--to call in artillery support, given man portable explosives to handle armor and that every single soldier was given a full mission briefing and missions details along with leadership training in the case of a failure in their chain of command. It just seems so obvious to us, but even today you can see that this isn't universal. Russia's lack of an NCO core has been almost comically notable during their war on Ukraine.
Something to note. A while ago an su 57 crashed in Ukraine. When it was recovered it was discovered the su 57 didn't even have a stealth coating showing that the Russians were trying pretend it was better then the raptor though really wasn't in any capacity.
United States Air Force veteran here. Freedom isn't free, my friend. And Freedom is one thing we don't mess with here in America. But I did take one issue with what you said. We want people to respect us, not fear us. Well, our enemies can have a healthy fear of us all they want. I'm ok with that. But we don't really have nefarious intentions to take over anyone or anything like that. We just want to protect ourselves and our allies, and we don't hold back when we make a promise of protection. The world is ever changing and dangerous. We are powerful and the strong have a duty to protect the weak or at least help them to protect themselves, not to oppress them and force anything onto them. We aren't tyrants, more like, your really buff bouncer friend. Fun fact: Did you know the internet itself we use today was invented by the US Army in 1983? We had earlier versions of it in the 60's but the real thing was launched when I was 2 years old. I am older than the internet. Hahahaha.
Not technically correct: the backbone of what we refer to as the internet and world wide web (which are two different things, despite common misconceptions) was initially developed by ARPA (Advance Research Projects Agency) at the behest of the US NAVY in the late 1960's because the Navy needed a way to control all its ships should nuclear war break out. This lead to Paul Baran's concept of a communication network with no central command point he called a "distributed network" and the development of ARPANET--the precursor to the internet. Development of ARPANET continued throughout the 1970's and early 1980's until Bob Kahn and Vint Cerf developed TCP/IP. On Jan. 1, 1983 ARPANET adopted TCP/IP and the "modern internet" was born, created by ARPA at the request of the US Navy--not the US Army. It wasn't until English scientist Tim Berners-Lee working at CERN developed HTTP, HTML markup, URL system leading to the first webpage being published by Berners-Lee to the internet via CERN Network on Dec. 20, 1990 and the birth of the World Wide Web (WWW). This is clearly a VERY abbreviated and incomplete history of the internet/WWW as many, many other people were involved in the multi-decades long creation processes. But, in a nutshell: American Scientists invented the backbone of the modern internet at the behest of the US Navy; an English scientist created HTTP, HTML markup, URL systems and the World Wide Web (WWW).
“There are only two reasons why you should ever be asked to give your youngsters. One is defense of our homes. The other is the defense of our Bill of Rights and particularly the right to worship God as we see fit. Every other reason advanced for the murder of young men is a racket, pure and simple.” ― Smedley D. Butler, War is a Racket: The Antiwar Classic by America's Most
Some of our politicians and their lobbyists certainly have nefarious intentions. Rothschilds, Bushs, Morgans, Rockefellers, Biden, Clintons, Blackrock, etc.
There's a good reason WW3 hasnt started yet. The US's overwhelming strength is a big reason why the time between World War 1 and 2 is known but the time between World War 2 and 3 is yet to be determined. But the Brits and Israelis punch WAY above their weight class. British SAS are some proper lads and I loved serving with them. Also dont forget, the US has a TON of alien technology we're poking around with ^_^
You’re too humble… I ALWAYS watch your content to the end. You inform me and make me laugh. Some of the best content on UA-cam. When depression and solitude kick me down, this helps in more ways than you will ever know so a deep and heart felt thank you!
SU-57 Felon was seen being held together with woodscrews and un-masked engines which are very bad for stealth. The F-22 is better at killing other planes the F-35 is better at everything else. The F-22 is Highly Specialized at Air Combat and lacks heavily in ground attack capabilities. Yes you can call the B-2 a Jet as it is powered by a jet engine.
F-35 also has better radar, stealth, sensors and interconnectivity than the F-22. F-22 is hard to upgrade, which is a bit problematic for a 30 year old plane.
I sincerely hope you and your family visit us here in the US! I would love to meet you . And .. It’s very safe to say, that wherever you go here, there are new friends waiting to greet you and show you around.
André, I was in the US military and yes, I was proud. Back in 1975, in the US Air Force during the last week of Basic Military Training (BMT) we dressed spiffy in our Service Dress Blues, with every training Squadron comprised of two Flights of four Squads each, we paraded down the "Bomb Run"" which was the paved area of the parade grounds. Unless you have experienced it you cannot imagine what it was like with over a thousand men marching in cadence shaking the ground like a continuous earthquake. Then with each Squadron formed up at attention, on command we all saluted our Flag. There is some proud there.
I am so tired of hearing people talk about our economy and how much money we spend on military at least 1% of our military that won't do nothing for homeless the people talking about homeless people in this country is talking about the immigrants that come across our land and thinking that they supposed to get a whole lot from our country without working for it and homeless people you were talking about is ex-military people that the win the Republicans being office they don't want to do anything about it and then the Democrats end up doing something about that is the Democrats that's one they do something about the homeless people in this country not the Republicans so if you want to complain about who is doing something for the homeless look to the Democrats
I went through BMT in 2006 and we did the exact same thing you did back in 1975 on the bomb run at graduation. The same sense of pride you had, we all felt that day as well. I still have my Airman's coin and I will cherish it until I die, hahaha.
@@Gregoryking-e9q It is not up to our government to do something about the homeless. If you have such compassion for the plight of the homeless, do something about it yourself. Your expecting the government to do something about your pet grievance is a total cop out. Wake up and realize the fraudulent culture of victimhood will never solve any problems. If you want to save the world, start by trying to save it yourself.
I love your videos thank!❤ all of them! Your reactions and responses always make me smile because they are so animated and seem genuine!..thank you for your time!…
They are not talking about blowing up nuclear power plants. They are talking about blowing up underground facilities being used to make nuclear bombs. A nuclear reactor can go critical when damaged. Nuclear materiel will not go nuclear when hit with a missel.
Noooo you're saying Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 lied to me when it showed that destroying a nuclear power plant would create an explosion as big as a nuke? lol
@@AICWi mean a nuclear reactor meltdown explosion does cause destruction, just not for miles. it'd be more like a thermobaric explosion than a nuclear bomb, bc the criticality isn't achieved quickly enough, followed by a tactical nuke worth of radioactive fallout. and that's if you intentionally land a relatively heavy missile on it (modern reactors are designed to withstand a lot of crap)
@@dead-claudia yes and no. Modern nukes are actually very efficient in their explosions so the "fallout" isn't actually all that bad. Even if you where to use the little boy or fat man from ww2 their fallout doesn't even compare to a nuclear melt down. The real problem with a melt down or blowing up a facility is all the radioactive material is still there after the initial explosion. After a nuclear bomb most of the radioactive material is vaporized and only trace amounts are left behind comparably. In the case of nuclear war all you have to do is shelter in place for roughly a week and the worst of the fallout will have passed and its safe to move outside. In areas like Chernobyl where there was a melt down it wont be nearly as safe for a couple hundred years yet. Not trying to debate anything more or less just trying to educate. Either way any nuclear anything is bad for the environment if handled wrong but its not nearly as bad as people usually think. For instance unless your within the direct blast radius and shelter for a week in the event of nuclear war you actually have a 90+% chance of surviving with very minimal health risks and an exposure level that could easily be handled with radiation sickness meds (if even needed) which are actually very easy to mass produce.
I was a civilian working for the US Air Force for 37 years. For about 14 of those years I worked Foreign Military Sales (FMS) programs where we sold or gave away equipment to other countries. Generally, they were the same as what the USAF had with some very sensitive items removed or downgraded in performance. These systems also incorporated equipment/functions that the country wanted to add. We contracted with the companies as agents for the country, managed the buys, provided all training, provided initial spares, and provided depot level repairs. To manage all this the US Government added a surcharge to the contract values to cover all the management and overhead of the program. Countries can contract directly with companies but then they are on their own and at the mercy of the companies. An example of this was the Euro Hawk were Germany assumed it would be built to European airworthiness standards and the company quoted the program to US military standards. The European standards were a bit harder to fly over populated areas but it required much more extensive testing and documentation which Germany didn't want to pay for. For the MQ-9 Reaper we actually recertified the aircraft to the European standards as part of the FMS program which has allowed it to be sold to many countries around the world.
Navy veteran here. Are we proud of our military? Well, I'm proud of my service. AND, I'm happy that our military is strong, so we can defend ourselves and our allies. I'm not quite sure that that is the same as "proud". Maybe it is.
B-2 bomber is what everyone on base called it during its flight testing phase back in the 90s. Living at Edwards AFB was the best. I used to watch the B2 fly overhead while walking to school. (My father was in charge of aircraft maintenance.) It's such an amazing aircraft.
The US was isolationist until WWI. After WWI we went back into isolation, and then WWII happened and the US became the "world's policeman". That takes money and resources, but you NEVER want to lose a war, so it's cheap. It's not just technology, weapons, and equipment, it's our organization, teamwork, and workmanship standards that also make a huge difference in strength. Plus we have experience.
Do you mean because active duty is under paid? Because we train our soldiers with dangerous outdated equipment? Because we don’t take care of our veterans very well? Because it’s private companies that create these technologies and the people that work for these companies (not the best of standards btw) are also underpaid (I have a friend who works for these companies so I know)? I’m confused. We spend more tax dollars fighting endless wars than we do anything else. Endless wars that we choose to get involved with regardless of how it affects us or rather affects us not at all most of the time. Is it cheap to throw billions at the Ukraine and Israel so that they can fight wars? We don’t benefit from that outside of a few underpaid jobs where the companies making weapons benefit the most. Btw I am speaking as a person who has been in the military. I don’t understand how you can think it’s cheap to not be isolationist anymore.
Bro, everything ubhave said makes it anything but cheaper. The American budget is 900 billion. That's not cheap. Still yes the USA tried to mind its business twice and the world wanted to fuck around. And now everyone has to find out.
@@HeatherWP Israeli is an endless war, Ukraine has been going on since 2014 but we only started sending aid to Ukraine in the forms of either outdated TBD equipment and or ammo. Get in touch with your city's mayor or county's governor by email or by talking to their representative(s) if you believe the U.S. should or shouldn't be funding foreign powers. Not interfering with foreign powers is one of George Washington's warnings to the U.S. that many people have forgotten or let on deaf's ears. In Washington's final farewell address “Friends and Citizens” is ingenious but ignored by many people's ambitions
“There are only two reasons why you should ever be asked to give your youngsters. One is defense of our homes. The other is the defense of our Bill of Rights and particularly the right to worship God as we see fit. Every other reason advanced for the murder of young men is a racket, pure and simple.” ― Smedley D. Butler, War is a Racket: The Antiwar Classic by America's Most
11 Aircraft Carriers AND... This gets SO overlooked 7 Wasp-class amphibious assault ships with Standard load: 6 F-35B Lightning II stealth strike-fighters 4 AH-1W/Z Super Cobra/Viper attack helicopter 12 MV-22B Osprey assault support tiltrotor 4 CH-53E Super Stallion heavy-lift helicopters 3-4 UH-1Y Venom utility helicopters Assault: 22+ MV-22B Osprey assault support tiltrotor Sea Control: 20 F-35B Lightning II stealth strike-fighters 6 SH-60F/HH-60H ASW helicopters Also includes an MEAU (on top of the above): 1,894 personnel of the United States Marine Corps with: 5 M1A2 Abrams battle tanks, up to 25 AAVs (Amphibious Assault Vehicle), 8 M198 howitzers, 68 trucks, and up to 12 other support vehicles
I gotta say man, your respect blows me away. I grew up admiring so many other cultures for their ancient histories: Japan, Rome, England, China, Egypt. Portugal for example has a history of exploration and innovation in Europe that goes back further than America’s been around. Even in the modern day I admire so many cultures for their badass reputations. Like the fightin’ Irish, and the Aussies who regularly deal with spiders more intimidating than me. So to think that there are people in the world who admire and respect us back is a huge honor. God bless, my man
Our continent has a long history... it's just that native people didn't have a written language and for thr most part has been lost. Our history (US/American) is actually European.
China doesn't have 3 aircraft carriers. The Liaoning is technically "operational" but mainly used for training purposes as it is ancient. The Shandong is whatever, lacks any major modern naval capability. And then the Fujian is still undergoing sea trials and isn't yet combat-ready. If you want to count the Fujian, you have to include the Kennedy for the US which brings it to 12 vs 2.
Not to mention that having the equipment is nothing if you never had the real world experience of doing it during a real war conflict. Good luck with that China. And if it's any indication of your driving habits, forget it you're already at a total loss.
What's interesting is that the US did not want to get involved in WW1, and then had to form an army/navy/marines to get involved. After they downsized immediately. Then WW2 it was the same situation where the US people DID NOT want to get involved in Europe, but Japan of course forced it, and stupidly H declared war on the US after Japan attacked the US. The point is that the US tried to stay docile and against these wars if you look at the history, but after WW2 it was enough! The US was basically forced into a power position because of Japan and Europe, in my opinion. The US citizens prior to both these wars wanted nothing to do with them. Go figure - at some point you get pissed off and then go nuclear!
Hope you and your family are doing well. I love all your videos.... if you come to America... be sure to stop in. You are always welcome in our family's home.
America keeps getting dragged, very reluctantly I might add, into European wars. Every time we started out just providing the industrial support and ended up having to finish the job. WW1, WW2, Balkans wars, The Siege of West Germany... Ukraine? I am not saying we should have done things differently. I am just pointing out a pattern of America trying to support Europeans so Europeans can sort out their issues and we end up needing to step in kinetically. Honestly, I think this will continue until Europe is truly united under one sovereign flag and become one large federal government instead of the current confederate nations of Europe situation. One large giant nation like the United STATES of America. Belgium, France, Balkan-astan the Germans can keep most of their national sovereignty, much like the individual states in America. Until then you will always have a funny little man with an odd mustache or bear pose threatening to steamroll over it. Europe is too divided and lacks the strong solidarity to properly unite it. But if they ever did, they would be Fortress Europe and darn near impossible to invade and conquer from the other continents.
The US was funding and preparing to enter both wars via democrats. It was their power grabs to regain controls lost in the Civil War.. and take even more.
You should spend time with my Dad! He was the CEO of an aerospace company and knows all about this and can tell stories like no one else! He flew on the Concord, he sat in the B52 bomber and the stealth and there were 2000 parts from his company on the Hum V’s. I a nervous flier and he thinks I’m ridiculous!!! 😂😂😂
Funy thing about using radar to actively look for aircraft ......it transmits radio waves. Receivers can pick up those radio waves. A B2 can listen for all types of radar signature ....plus has infrared and other sensors . You can pinpoint anti aircraft missle sites , observe troop movements...intercept radio communications ...etc. allowing us to know exactly where all of the enemies are located.
General Creighton Abrams served as a commander of armored forces in WWII principally in Europe. He also replaced Gen. William Westmorland in Vietnam during that war.
Its always a great time watching your reaction videos friend! My family is now at least 4 consecutive generations of Army veterans. My grandfather, my dad, myself and my oldest son who is on active duty currently
The 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (309th AMARG),[3] often called The Boneyard, is a United States Air Force aircraft and missile storage and maintenance facility in Tucson, Arizona, located on Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. The 309th AMARG was previously Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center, and the Military Aircraft Storage and Disposition Center. look this up, almost 4000 air craft here. type in US air force bone yard pick out there will be several different views . by the way, i live 90 miles west of Yosemity, 100 miles south of San Francisco, thanks for all. Richard
Aircraft designations: There will be a Letter, hyphen, number. Ex: F-22 The number is just the sequence in which it was designed. One was designed before two, which was designed before three, etc. Each letter prefix has it's own numbering. Keep in mind, unless an aircraft model is completely retired, it's still in development. So you can have lower numbered aircraft that are newer than a higher numbered aircraft because the design has been updated. As for the letter prefixes, they indicate the purpose of the aircraft. A: Attack Engage Ground and Sea Targets with precision Missile strikes. B: Bomber Drops bombs on tactically significant targets. C: Cargo/Transport Moves Troops and Equipment. E: Electronic Warfare Radar Jamming F: Fighter Engage enemy aircraft (dog-fights), and targeting surface-to-air missiles. H: Search and Rescue Emergency rescue and troop extraction. K: Tanker Flying Gas-station (Aerial refueling). M: Multi-mission General purpose, often used for Special Ops, Search and Rescue, occasionally for transport. P: Patrol Long-range tracking of enemy movements. R: Reconnaissance Intelligence Gathering. S: Anti-Submarine Warfare Hunts submarines from the sky. T: Trainer Used for training pilots and support crews. U: Utility General Purpose. V: VTOL/STOL Vertical Take-off - For working in areas with short or non-existent landing strips.
that number...isn't strictly that, at least for fighters and bombers. idk specifics, but we have the f-35 which was designed well after the f-117, for instance. and similar with bombers. also, the lines are a bit blurry - we call it the f-35, not the f/a-35, even tho it was specifically designed to hit ground targets as well as air targets (and is mainly used for that purpose in practice). and that's not the only one.
I served 20 years in the USAF 1981 to 2001 we TRAINED everyday with the Best Equipment available. Plus we are ALL VOLUNTEERS and considered a PROFESSIONAL MILITARY
It also helps to have more than Enough funds to do those flight training considering the cost just on fuel which other countries lack and therefore less training and less experience.
@@jerrylisenbee7212thank you both kindly, and deeply for your service to this great nation that wouldnt be what it is without such service. I wish more of our tax dollars went to actually taking care of our vets more than the nothing they give now to those who risked everything.
14 year Army veteran here; it's not just technology, it's our training. We have a strong NCO corp, and leadership. Plus, in a squad one member has to know everybody's job.
I was a Medic in the North Carolina Army National Guard from 1981 to 1987. One thing people forget is how many Veterans in the United States would protect the US plus all the Civilians with Weapons who would also defend the uS.
Extremely proud to be an American..more proud to be a born and raised Texan. However, as another poster said below, it's not just about the power and money that the military receives, it's the people IN the military that are truly amazing. Those that have served, currently serving and those that remain overseas who gave everything for all of us here in the states, they are what makes the military truly incredible. As an American, we must do better when taking care of our military veterans. I don't know anybody that would disagree with me. Homeless veterans and those needing medical and mental health services deserve so much better. We owe them and all those that serve and have served more than we can repay. Period.
Yes, it’s about the people. All the resources come from the people through taxes and unfortunately sometimes printing money. Historically, we are a resilient and proud people who fight for freedom. This is exemplified by those who served directly and there is no amount of thanks great enough for them. We should always support and appreciate those who served. I’ll take our odds in any situation. Mess around and find out.
The number one reason why the US military is so powerful is because of its logistical capability. Sure, technology and troop training are right up at the top, but its America's ability to move and transport quickly and efficiently that sets it so far apart.
The F-35's sensor fusion is no joke, what one F-35 sees, it can forward that information to all fighters behind it, including the nearly invisible F-22
My son tried to be a Navy SEAL. Just making it to BUDS is a huge accomplishment. He outlasted more than half, but didn't make it. His BUDS class (Jan of 2022) had a 95% attrition rate. Every class is different but the 75% quoted in this video is a low number.
My brother was in the Army. He went to Special Forces selections. He was 2 days away from graduating when he got a pinched nerve in his shoulder and couldn't complete it. He was very disappointed in not making it, however today he is grateful he didn't because he's now happily married with 4 kids and Special Forces has an 80%+ divorce rate. Hooyah to your son.
F-22 is an air superiority fighter and intended to kill anything in the sky and the F-35's are designed as multi role aircraft intended to do everything really well including ground attack, communications and yes, air to air fighting. The F-35's come in many variations and carry more munitions for their different roles and are much more versatile. But in arial combat only, my money is on the F-22.
Our weapons are made by private companies with defense contracts. Most the designs are watered down when sold to other countries. The military doesn't own them. The private company sells them to the other countries.
Except the f22 that shit isn't even allowed to be sold. Imagine an "old" stealth fighter so terrifying that the government said "no this one is not for sale". 😅
@@h1n14lifegaming if the F22 is ever sold to other countries or individual people, then it is guaranteed that the U.S. has built a fighter jet far greater than the abilities of an F22
Tank! Subscribed and liked. There is a lot of Truth in the comment, "If this is what they tell us, imagine what they don't tell us." As a US Navy Veteran who was in the service during the late 80's and early 90's, I remember hearing and talking about things back then where the info came out to the public 15-20 years later. -As I'm sure it's already been mentioned since I'm late to the party, LoL, The M1 was named for General Creighton Abrams -Collecting Data means that the plane flies over the enemy, undetected, and takes photographs and video of troop location, armament locations and base locations. Takes topographical photos of the land so that plans can be made as to where to place troops for a better battle outcome. -I think the commentator is saying that China has only 1 fully operational base outside of China.
People live in Hiroshima, it's entirely fallout free, took effort but the fallout isn't as "no one will live here ever again" as anti-nuclear power (as in the reactors) propaganda states (Chernobyl could have been cleaned but it was elected to leave it be) Also nuclear bombs need a very particular type of initial destination to make the nuclear reaction happen, it's incredibly difficult to even unintentionally set off one with another explosion let alone when you're deliberately trying to not do it and just disable the weapon. There would be radiation leaks, but because the materials used it won't be anywhere near as bad as even the medical radiation spill that happened in Brazil (correct me if it's another S.American nation).
A lot of the US military budget goes to maintenance of old stuff in storage, technology, replacing ordnance as it reaches it's end of service life (most of the more advanced missiles and bombs cost tens of millions of dollars), facilities maintenance, and health care and health care technology for veterans and current service members. With a 70%+ survival rate, you end up with soldiers with horrific wounds and multiple lost limbs which require physical therapy, wound care, and prosthetics for the rest of their life. Most of our allies don't spend as much on their militaries because US bases and personnel and equipment are all over the world.
The US defense industry accounts for ~3.5% of total US GDP. Also, F-35 is more dominant than the F-22 because of it's electronics components now. Russia had to recently halt production on their jet likely because of sanctions which stop the western parts they require to make it. Even so, the Su-57 has the radar signature of the F-18 - it's certainly not stealth.
@@staciie99 Everyone talks about that...like seriously MF, Poland has a variant, so to does Australia, and a couple other countries. Who TF cares if one lil' bit of land has 'em to with how many countries have them?
The electromagnetic catapult system was developed by a company near me, General Atomics International, not to be confused with General Atomics in Fallout. :) They were also given a project to develop a rail gun to replace the 5" cannons used by the Navy, but they decided to cancel it, since they had plenty of 5" shells and it was cheaper to maintain the traditional guns versus a rail gun. One day, though...
Foreign allies pay for us to build their weapons. I worked in Aerospace and Defense. Our instructions were to treat ally customers the same as US customers. We also made money from foreigners.
Andre... we spend 140 to 210 billion a year on black projects (highly classified) research and development. We have universities all over the country, and hundreds of companies and firms that get this money and use it to develop exotic technologies, and they push the boundaries all the time. This is nearly 2 TRILLION USD spent in just the past 10 years on classified technology. That is 4x more than Russia has spent on their entire military. And this is IN ADDITION to the 900 billion we spend on the regular military. Most of the ''UFO's'' people see are actually just American technology.
Wow, that was more than I realized! Yes Andre, if you & I are seeing it then there is something else they are keeping “behind the curtain”. Meaning that there are always projects that they keep top secret & our citizens have no idea what our military has in the works. By the time we know about it they’ve already been using it. Occasionally there are “leaks” & we will hear about something new/exciting. But we don’t actually know until our government has decided to let us know. 🤷🏻♀️
@@TheRalphacosta Lockheed Martin (which operates Skunk Works) is over 90% of Russia's entire military defense spending, of which 70% is stolen as the money passes down hands from the Kremlin to manufacturers. Thanks to people like Kelly Johnson at Lockheed, our military has become so far advanced that we are now the only empire in history that cannot be invaded and have land captured. We are blessed to be Americans and Europeans.
I believe that the F22 out performances the F35 in flying numbers... speed, weapons carryout, etc... but the F35 has newer tech, easier to maintain stealth, and is able to connect / communicate with other milarty assets by sending data burst with data from its sensors to ships or other planes... the F22 cannot do that... yet, upgrade on the way for F22.
reminds me of how iran had an f-4 go to challenge a drone, and right as they were thinking of engaging it, a pair of american f-22 pilots snuck up behind them, right next to the aircraft, told the iranian pilot to go home, and he did exactly that. like, dude was completely outclassed and then some. this plane had a 40-to-1 kill ratio in simulations against the f-16, and by that point, the f-16 had downed almost 100 fighters with not a single loss. the plane was completely invisible to the f-4's radar. the f-35 was built to be even stealthier, but it's possible the ballooning black budget included an upgrade to the f-22's stealth and we'd have no idea.
Just remember Andre when we decide we want to go into a full-scale war and we have to dedicate resources to fund it our military spending budget will go up past 20 trillion dollars
I see a lot of comments on the quality of the weapons during training. Training exercises in boot camps always use up the oldest supplies. Weapons, ammo, food rations, boots, uniforms, you name it. I went to Fort Polk, LA for basic and infantry training during the Vietnam War. We started with M14s in basic and M16s in Infantry. None were dangerous and could strike a man type target at 400 meters using iron sights. Of course, Polk was one of two infantry training forts in the US. The rag tag weapons were mainly at Forts that had basic training but sent their troops to an infantry post for that training. Most soldiers are in support positions and see no, or little combat, therefore money for some things are not a priority.
My son retired from the navy nuclear division as a commander. He helped build 3 CVN aircraft carriers during his 30 years. He built the nuclear reactors in those ships. His 1st ship was the John Stennis. Which they took to Iraq in the 1st war.
Andre, as someone who only recently discovered your channel, I'd like to recommend The Fat Electrician for you to check out, if you haven't already done so. He's an amazing storyteller and I have learned so much history from him that was never taught in school. I think you'll really enjoy his military videos.
I don’t know if it has already been stated, but… the F22 was designed for air superiority (but due to its stealth coating design is hard to adapt to any mission). The F35 is the jack of all trades. While not being as fast, agile, ect. It does many things and is very modular
If you think the F-22 Raptor is impressive, you should take a look at it's predecessor the F-15 Eagle! After all it has quite a few amazing accomplishments like actually shooting down a satellite that was in space!
The F-22, much like the original F-15, is an Air Superiority Fighter. This means that it is primarily designed to sweep the sky clean of enemy aircraft. Before the F-15, the US's "air superiority" fighter was the F-4 Phantom, which was (like the F-16 and the F-35) designed to be a "multi-role" fighter. That means it has at least SOME capabilities in various other roles: in addition to air-to-air, an "attack" role (light bombing or missile-firing), anti-radar ("wild weasel"), electronic jamming, and even limited close air support (CAS) - though the A-10 Warthog is our primary CAS plane and does the job much better. The problem with multi-role fighters is that you have to make some compromises to be able to do all of those things. The F-15 and the F-22 didn't have to make compromises on their air-to-air capabilities (shooting down other planes), because that was their only job. Now, in more practical terms, dogfighting is a whole lot less likely today, and nearly all air-to-air kills are going to be missile kills from longer distances. Yes, the US *did* have that same idea before Vietnam, and then it was a huge mistake because radars, sensors, and missiles just weren't all that great back then, so lots of dogfighting was still happening, and so we took many losses early in the war because pilots weren't trained or equipped for dogfighting. But that was 60 years ago, and the technology has caught up with that idea, and today it's actually TRUE that dogfighting is pretty unlikely. And it's also true that the F-35 has THE most advanced radar, sensors, communications, and avionics in the air today (though F-22s are being upgraded to match), and that means that an F-35 can do as well as an F-22 in nearly all likely situations. We're still keeping our F-22s to handle those exceptions, though.
The M1 Abrams was nearly 20 years old during the Gulf Wars. It can go up to 70 miles per hour on a road forward or reverse (when Sarge isn't looking), tracking bad guys with it's big gun, firing on the go. They have a cannister round for anti-personnel that's loaded with over a hundred .50" diameter round tungsten balls that can go right through a brick wall to shred any bad guys hiding behind it. The M109 Paladin can fire three rounds and have all three shells hit the target area simultaneously. The fire control computer tells the crew how much powder to load, adjusts the angle for the first shot, fires, adjusts the angle, tells the crew how much powder to load, fires, adjusts the angle, etc. They developed an improved weapon using a gun system designed by the Germans but decided that the Paladin was "good enough". Using rocket assisted projectiles, it's got a 40 mile range.
also, the upcoming tanks that are being built (the army wants something lighter so they can transport it more easily) have autoloaders that control for all of that automatically. it also will come with ai-powered threat detection systems and such. they also will need one less crew member, which is huge.
My father was in A self propelled howitzer division. I grew up, and became great friends with a lot of kids from every branch, rank, and MOS. Believe me when I say the children of soldiers that live, are something to be feared. We learn from everyone and everything around us.
I love your channel and consider you a friend! I have to make a correction though: The Abram’s is named after General Creighton Abrams, a legendary WWII leader, who rose to the highest ranks of the Army, btw, his son was also a four star general. Please consider reading his biography, “Thunderbolt” so named because he always nicknamed his tanks this. Peace through strength my friend!
The US military is still 20-30 years ahead of all other countries in most military technology. The other thing is the logistic capabilities is the US military is so good the call it a logistics company that dabbles in defense.
On the nuclear weapons questions... conventional explosions are unlikely to trigger the nuclear weapon. The mechanism by witch a nuclear reaction occurs are very limited and require a very precise chain of events. Short explanation is that they require extreme pressure to trigger not just a spark to ignite basic fuel.
About our military economy. Military is our business, War is our brand. That's a quote from I don't remember where. It stuck in my mind in an instant. 🌻
Tech is our business and war is not our brand. American culture dominates across the globe, it's not just military. I mean everything from fashion to music to food to movies and television, the English language, etc. etc.
@gayleroberts-stewart3016
I don't want to pop your bubble, but war, death, and taxes as well as farming and trade are some of the activities of human culture for time out of mind. I don't praise or embrace war in any way. What I can not do is deny its occurrence worldwide in all times and climes. If people did not do it, then it would not exist. There would only be animals murdering their suppers. It is neither exclusive to this country nor any other. Perhaps the Romans got close.
@@meaders2002 just wait until you figure out what chimpanzees regularly do for fun...
Raid and unalive gorilla tribes.
Do you mean the quote, "The business of America is business." President Calvin Cooledge
@@grisall Obviously not, since it's a completely different quote.
As a veteran, it's not just the technology. It's also the amount and quality of training.
What if I tie your hands behind your back? Can you win now? I'm a vet, politics got into it, like Vietnam. And that sucks.
Instead of winning!!
Ok I remember my training back in 2010 quite well… not sure when you trained by comparison but… my training in 2010 just as far as marksmanship was on weapons from Vietnam and Korea. The weapons were so old it was dangerous. Not sure what exactly you’re referring to when it comes to training but that was my experience. I blamed the Obama administration at the time though. Thoughts?
And the mindset of us military types. But honestly a combination of economy. Our roughly 3% gdp expenditure on the military, our prevalence world wide. In everything. Then the military side, of tech, training. Both amounts and realism, experience. And the people who join. Who’s re mostly world class. At least as a whole.
Thanks for serving. You are a hero!
While I am a "former" member of the Military ( a Veteran) - my oath to my country NEVER expires.
Salute!!
Thank you deeply and respectfully for your service, Salute to you sir 🫡
That should mean that you're not voting for the rapist/insurrectionist.
HUAH!
If you're voting for a r*pist/insurrectionist, you rarely a traitor to your country.
Marine combat veteran here. Thank you for your support. I remember when I was getting back from Iraq and all we heard out of Europe was "Americans are war-mongers" so it's really nice when we can get international support too. Sincerely.
im a brit and can say usa industal weapons industry lobby for wars get real ,we follow or plan these wars with the damn greedy goverments
Thank you for your service! Everyone who fights for our country is worthy of all praise from the people! You make our country proud! I was fortunate enough to meet Danny Dietz’s parents at a navy seals benefit and sat with them during dinner! Her tears made me so sad but his service made me love him! He was one of the men who died fighting for us and was played by Emile Hirsh in the movie Lone Survivor. I also had the pleasure of watching the navy seals jump out of planes there with Mike Ritland’s trained navy seal Belgian malanious dogs! Who jumped too and then did a demo of their scuba diving skills! Beyond EXCEPTIONAL!!! I have the utmost respect for our military! ❤❤❤
So you'd rather hear me lie, than to actually adress what you are? My god, you are in fact.. a USian? Aren't you? Only they are so cringely supporting genocide. Ps: Yes- Europe is not supporting you, go back to supporting the right side.. Ukraine, or Taiwan. Only then can you have some merit of ''protecting'' the free west. Btw, countries (such as most all of Europe) that are doing MUCH much better in regards to Democracy, freedom, happiness and safety..
I think for one, you should be ashamed for following your country and not resigning earlier. You are a horrible human being most likely. (unless- again, I understand life in the US is hard and you need a job.. if this was your only option, sir, forget what I said. But otherwise, if you did that on full conscience.. yeah no man, I have zero respect for you, again like the rest of the world).
Get out of Israel, why are you fighting a morally losing war AGAIN. Haven't you learned anything from Vietnam? Really. Again, this is why the world hates you- yes even the West. Why don't you just realise why people are making jokes of you? It's not that.. difficult to understand, right?
“There are only two reasons why you should ever be asked to give your youngsters. One is defense of our homes. The other is the defense of our Bill of Rights and particularly the right to worship God as we see fit. Every other reason advanced for the murder of young men is a racket, pure and simple.”
― Smedley D. Butler, War is a Racket: The Antiwar Classic by America's Most
Retired Air Force here...I salute you for your service to our Nation.
They forgot to mention a carrier fleet usually has at least one sub running counter operations.
Try 5. Not including what we have running recon
I recall seeing an overhead picture of a carrier strike group in close quarters for a picture, and there were two attack nuclear attack subs along either side of the carrier.
That was a powerful picture.
Maybe that was on purpose.
Just 1 sub in a carrier fleet?
The M-1 Abrams tank is named after General Creighton Williams Abrams, Jr., a World War II armored battalion commander and Chief of Staff of the Army from 1972 to 1974
Better known during Vietnam as "Creighton A-Bombs".
Best Abrams quote - "They have us surrounded again - the poor bastards..."
Yep not overrated Lincoln.
@@bombyouup62 Are you saying Abe is overrated? I think not. John F Kennedy is overrated.
@@HemlockRidge Abe got popular because he won.
Hey, brother! I was a Navy SEAL for 25 years (retired in 2019). I really enjoy your channel.
No... you are a Navy Seal retired. I believe, like marines, once you are, that's who you are forever
My best friend spent 20 years in the military and now works for Lockheed Martin and he told me that what we show the public and what we actually have are on a totally different level it is true my friend....
💯 facts!
Indeed. The US doesn't have to "saber rattle" new stuff, like China or Russia. Since they are still trying to catch up.
@@HeatherWP I was one of those guys that had a TS security clearance and the saying was that 90% of our secrets were to keep things away from Congress. The DD Form 398 was a pain to fill out. But seriously, there is much that our American civilians will never know about.
Skunk Works.
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I am proud of all of the military, male and female! They do something I wasn't allowed to do when I signed up all those years ago, it turned out I had cancer so I couldn't enlist, they even said no when I was clear of cancer, they said it could come back! which unfortunately it did 9 more times, they gave me two years to live when I was 22, I'm 67 now so I beat some odds to be here. But I really wanted to enlist to have a steady job and to protect our country! Looking back on it I would've failed basic training but I at least wanted to try! Oh well, you can't always get what you want in life! GREAT reaction to our military Andre!
Thank you for your spirit! I'm also in no medical shape to serve, not even in civilian capacity (although it's nowhere near cancer! kudos on kicking that!), so I get where you're coming from. Would have been proud to serve any branch of USAF, had I been up to it.
Seriously, grats on making cancer cry. And thank you for your patriotic spirit, because we don't have enough of that these days.
@@alecholmes4500 Thank you for your reply! You might like to know I also beat a brain aneurysm in 2013 and lung cancer in 2020, and two mini strokes in 2022, I am meant to live for awhile yet it seems. The other day my very large puppy almost impaled me on the fence, so I'm bruised and battered yet again, but I guess I'm just a tough old broad and have things yet to do in life!
Thank you for trying to serve in any capacity you can, it means alot to me and to all thinking people I would imagine! Again, thank you for your reply, it is appreciated!
A WWII nazi general was allegedly quoted as saying "The reason that the American Army does so well in wartime, is that war is chaos, and the American Army practices it on a daily basis"
it was about americans in general practicing chaos on a daily basis, not the military specifically.
@@philtackett5149 how do you think we make Marines?
American military regularly improvises instead of following protocol. This means the enemy knowing our protocols and procedures doesn't give them an advantage because we don't follow them, anyway :)
Massive American production and superior tactics were the reason we did so well in WWII.
@@mnn1265 There's a massive slew of reasons we did so well, but yeah these were two of the big ones. It's kind of hilarious the number of people that have the misconception that the US won through human wave tactics or didn't know how to wage armored warfare properly. The armored warfare one is especially entertaining - by the end of the war we had the most effective armored forces in the world - we were better at it than the germans, even when they had fuel.
I've only known one SEAL. Ex-SEAL running a small contracting business. He was big, muscular....expected. Not expected...big smile, friendly, humorous, very easy-going. But I bet he could easily drop that front if/when needed. And he did a great job on the remodel I hired him for!
gren berets, navy seals, devgru, almost all in those elite units are some of the biggest teddy bears ever. i've met many, including a few ex-seals. none from devgru/etc., but i've known one likely from its army predecessor macvsog.
they know mortality the most, and they're experts in knowing when fights are and aren't worth the trouble. and it shows through almost all of them. and of course just bc they're trained in how to rip you to shreds in their sleep doesn't mean they want to - they don't want to do that to anyone if given the choice.
They dont fight either. They arent trained to fight and will walk away from any civilian confrontation. Not because theyre scared of anyone threatening them, but because they are scared of what they will do to the person confronting them because theyve only ever trained how to kill a million different ways.
As an American, I'm obviously biased in this, but if I had to choose a country to be the strongest (militarily), the U.S. is the logical choice.
• We are already very difficult geographically to attack, the whole nation is functionally a stronghold unto itself.
• We have the means of production to be 100% self-sufficient in times of war.
• We have no official (state-sanctioned) religion, so political power is difficult for zealots to acquire. That renders us largely immune to one of the most common causes of war.
• We have the most culturally diverse nation on the planet. Every major culture is represented here. That is not true of most other nations.
• We have term-limits for the presidency (who is the commander of all armed forces). Those who gain power over the military cannot keep it for very long.
• We have an armed population. If anyone did try a military coupe here, they'd be killed by potentially anyone in the country.
• We lead NATO and have powerful allies all over the world.
• The U.S. Dollar is a reserve currency for many nations, propping up their own currency. An attack on the U.S. economy hurts many nations, and very directly. That's one of the reasons the cold war never kicked off into actual fighting. If the Soviets struck first, and it was an economic attack (which would be necessary for an enemy to achieve victory), even countries that are sworn enemies of the U.S. would have joined the fight on the U.S. side because if they didn't, it would drastically devalue their currency and send them into an economic depression.
• There are only a handful of ports in the world that are deep enough and connected by large rivers to build massive ships. That's why we have such a strong Navy, we don't need to invest trillions of dollars in infrastructure to build such ships. We just have the right geography for it, other nations do not. They couldn't build those ships if they wanted to, because there's no way to get the materials to a suitable build site cost-effectively.
And the U.S. is not perfect, I'll be the first to admit that. But imagine that same power in the hands of most other nations... the world would look very different. Some would use it to spread a religion by force, a global crusade. Others would do it for economic gain, or just the pursuit of power. There are many who would openly engage in genocide. We're not the most righteous people, but someone has to be on top, and when I look at all the other nations that could, I don't see better outcomes going that way.
Amen. My dude, you deserve a standing ovation.
And while a LOT of countries and people absolutely HATE America, Have any other countries with such a disparate power difference ever been as reserved in throwing that power around? Not saying America doesn't enforce it's interests, but most other countries that have had such a massive edge over their rivals usually just take them over or at least try to.
During Covid the government had to cover up the lab situation to avoid upsetting China because they make all our medical supplies. So we are not self sufficient. And should change that.
You act like we aren't doing it for economic gain. The problem is that we're only doing it for *private* economic gain, but that doesn't mean we aren't actively fighting for profit. We were warned about the military industrial complex long ago, but the powers that be refuse to recognize (admit) it exists. The propaganda in you is strong. Our military spending, while important, especially because of how much of the rest of the world we've made hate us, is horrendously excessive. We criminalize our homeless so, what, Halibutton can keep getting government contracts? Why is it we donate surplus military equipment to podunk police stations again? So more can be purchased to keep the wheels moving. We have a long and storied history of using our power to topple governments in attempt to directly benefit us. The fact that they label it as the "defense" budget is insulting
@sododgy8338 offer a better idea or knock off the hating on our technological developments in the military.
The very reason we don't get attacked is because too many countries are scared sh*tless to come after us - and it's a struggle. Other countries are developing their technology all the time & are slowly but surely gaining on us.
You may not like it, but trust & believe, unless it keeps up, we become targets for all of those wonderful points OP made.
Propaganda, yeesh. You sound like Putin.
As a native American, I PROMISE YOU that you're seeing what the public knows about. There are things we don't know about. BUT that works both ways. Our government is perpetrating things they shouldn't be perpetrating.
No country is going to show their total hand to potential enemies.
Are you a real Indian..?
As another Native American, I really don't see why ethnicities would matter.
@@justinheath2556 Anyone born in America is a Native American. The term Indian comes from Indios,which translate :"Child of God"
@fannybuster you're not too bright are you? Native American is a ethnic group and we got labeled "indians" because Christopher Columbus thought he'd found India when he hit America. If your ancestors were here before any white ppl, then you get to call yourself a Native American. You're just a natural born American.
Also has to be said that every single american soldier is a volunteer and a paid professional. This is unlike almost every other army in the world.
and the training for our basic infantry is up there with many countries' special forces.
Misguided and lied to volunteers expecting govt welfare, sign on bonus, military privileges and pension at a minimum..
And unlike almost every other military out there, U.S. enlisted forces can continue a mission with effectiveness if their officers are taken out.
@@AxeSwipe2011 it's actually mind blowing when you think about it. It seems weird to me that it was considered unusual during WW2 that every enlisted man was trained--and educated--to call in artillery support, given man portable explosives to handle armor and that every single soldier was given a full mission briefing and missions details along with leadership training in the case of a failure in their chain of command. It just seems so obvious to us, but even today you can see that this isn't universal. Russia's lack of an NCO core has been almost comically notable during their war on Ukraine.
Exactly
Something to note. A while ago an su 57 crashed in Ukraine. When it was recovered it was discovered the su 57 didn't even have a stealth coating showing that the Russians were trying pretend it was better then the raptor though really wasn't in any capacity.
United States Air Force veteran here. Freedom isn't free, my friend. And Freedom is one thing we don't mess with here in America. But I did take one issue with what you said. We want people to respect us, not fear us. Well, our enemies can have a healthy fear of us all they want. I'm ok with that. But we don't really have nefarious intentions to take over anyone or anything like that. We just want to protect ourselves and our allies, and we don't hold back when we make a promise of protection. The world is ever changing and dangerous. We are powerful and the strong have a duty to protect the weak or at least help them to protect themselves, not to oppress them and force anything onto them. We aren't tyrants, more like, your really buff bouncer friend.
Fun fact: Did you know the internet itself we use today was invented by the US Army in 1983? We had earlier versions of it in the 60's but the real thing was launched when I was 2 years old. I am older than the internet. Hahahaha.
Not technically correct: the backbone of what we refer to as the internet and world wide web (which are two different things, despite common misconceptions) was initially developed by ARPA (Advance Research Projects Agency) at the behest of the US NAVY in the late 1960's because the Navy needed a way to control all its ships should nuclear war break out. This lead to Paul Baran's concept of a communication network with no central command point he called a "distributed network" and the development of ARPANET--the precursor to the internet. Development of ARPANET continued throughout the 1970's and early 1980's until Bob Kahn and Vint Cerf developed TCP/IP. On Jan. 1, 1983 ARPANET adopted TCP/IP and the "modern internet" was born, created by ARPA at the request of the US Navy--not the US Army. It wasn't until English scientist Tim Berners-Lee working at CERN developed HTTP, HTML markup, URL system leading to the first webpage being published by Berners-Lee to the internet via CERN Network on Dec. 20, 1990 and the birth of the World Wide Web (WWW).
This is clearly a VERY abbreviated and incomplete history of the internet/WWW as many, many other people were involved in the multi-decades long creation processes. But, in a nutshell: American Scientists invented the backbone of the modern internet at the behest of the US Navy; an English scientist created HTTP, HTML markup, URL systems and the World Wide Web (WWW).
“There are only two reasons why you should ever be asked to give your youngsters. One is defense of our homes. The other is the defense of our Bill of Rights and particularly the right to worship God as we see fit. Every other reason advanced for the murder of young men is a racket, pure and simple.”
― Smedley D. Butler, War is a Racket: The Antiwar Classic by America's Most
Some of our politicians and their lobbyists certainly have nefarious intentions. Rothschilds, Bushs, Morgans, Rockefellers, Biden, Clintons, Blackrock, etc.
DARPA you forget the D.
nah we do want people to fear us lets be real
There's a good reason WW3 hasnt started yet. The US's overwhelming strength is a big reason why the time between World War 1 and 2 is known but the time between World War 2 and 3 is yet to be determined. But the Brits and Israelis punch WAY above their weight class. British SAS are some proper lads and I loved serving with them.
Also dont forget, the US has a TON of alien technology we're poking around with ^_^
Isaruku Yamamoto, WW2 Japanese Admiral, shared that you do not invade the United States because there will be a rifle behind every blade of grass.
The other famous quote "we have awaken a sleeping giant"
Dude also effectively said “we fucked up”
Didn't he also write the song "Here Comes the Sun" that The Beatles sung? 😂
Never happened
@@jman0870,
No, he actually said this. Wrote it in his memoirs also.
You’re too humble… I ALWAYS watch your content to the end. You inform me and make me laugh. Some of the best content on UA-cam. When depression and solitude kick me down, this helps in more ways than you will ever know so a deep and heart felt thank you!
I am proud of my country, and I am grateful to God that I was born here.
ASK THE PEOPLE IN NC HOW THEY ARE HELPING THEM?
@@vic4rpWe need to do better.
@@vic4rpthey're getting help. If you have a problem with it, tell Trump to tell his asshats to stop blocking FEMA funding.
@@vic4rpwell more than 18 years of communist gobbledegook does that to person
@@vic4rp god isn't doing much as usual but the government is more than the GOP is bothering
Watched completely through this video. I enjoy listening to your comments. Thanks
SU-57 Felon was seen being held together with woodscrews and un-masked engines which are very bad for stealth. The F-22 is better at killing other planes the F-35 is better at everything else. The F-22 is Highly Specialized at Air Combat and lacks heavily in ground attack capabilities. Yes you can call the B-2 a Jet as it is powered by a jet engine.
F-35 also has better radar, stealth, sensors and interconnectivity than the F-22. F-22 is hard to upgrade, which is a bit problematic for a 30 year old plane.
As a Canadian I'm very happy to have such a super power next to my country. West is Alaska, and south is America, awesome!
Nuclear weapons are unarmed while in storage, so they are safe. They don't become armed until they are above the target.
I sincerely hope you and your family visit us here in the US! I would love to meet you . And .. It’s very safe to say, that wherever you go here, there are new friends waiting to greet you and show you around.
Except for the Doomsday Device...
I like all of your videos I never see music reactions from you wich if you have done I missed lol. Keep it up you are crushing it!
André, I was in the US military and yes, I was proud. Back in 1975, in the US Air Force during the last week of Basic Military Training (BMT) we dressed spiffy in our Service Dress Blues, with every training Squadron comprised of two Flights of four Squads each, we paraded down the "Bomb Run"" which was the paved area of the parade grounds. Unless you have experienced it you cannot imagine what it was like with over a thousand men marching in cadence shaking the ground like a continuous earthquake. Then with each Squadron formed up at attention, on command we all saluted our Flag. There is some proud there.
I am so tired of hearing people talk about our economy and how much money we spend on military at least 1% of our military that won't do nothing for homeless the people talking about homeless people in this country is talking about the immigrants that come across our land and thinking that they supposed to get a whole lot from our country without working for it and homeless people you were talking about is ex-military people that the win the Republicans being office they don't want to do anything about it and then the Democrats end up doing something about that is the Democrats that's one they do something about the homeless people in this country not the Republicans so if you want to complain about who is doing something for the homeless look to the Democrats
I went through BMT in 2006 and we did the exact same thing you did back in 1975 on the bomb run at graduation. The same sense of pride you had, we all felt that day as well. I still have my Airman's coin and I will cherish it until I die, hahaha.
@@Gregoryking-e9q It is not up to our government to do something about the homeless. If you have such compassion for the plight of the homeless, do something about it yourself. Your expecting the government to do something about your pet grievance is a total cop out. Wake up and realize the fraudulent culture of victimhood will never solve any problems. If you want to save the world, start by trying to save it yourself.
I love your videos thank!❤ all of them! Your reactions and responses always make me smile because they are so animated and seem genuine!..thank you for your time!…
Love your military reactions!!! Love all your reactions!!! ❤
They are not talking about blowing up nuclear power plants. They are talking about blowing up underground facilities being used to make nuclear bombs. A nuclear reactor can go critical when damaged. Nuclear materiel will not go nuclear when hit with a missel.
Noooo you're saying Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 lied to me when it showed that destroying a nuclear power plant would create an explosion as big as a nuke? lol
@@AICWi mean a nuclear reactor meltdown explosion does cause destruction, just not for miles. it'd be more like a thermobaric explosion than a nuclear bomb, bc the criticality isn't achieved quickly enough, followed by a tactical nuke worth of radioactive fallout. and that's if you intentionally land a relatively heavy missile on it (modern reactors are designed to withstand a lot of crap)
@@dead-claudia yes and no. Modern nukes are actually very efficient in their explosions so the "fallout" isn't actually all that bad. Even if you where to use the little boy or fat man from ww2 their fallout doesn't even compare to a nuclear melt down. The real problem with a melt down or blowing up a facility is all the radioactive material is still there after the initial explosion. After a nuclear bomb most of the radioactive material is vaporized and only trace amounts are left behind comparably. In the case of nuclear war all you have to do is shelter in place for roughly a week and the worst of the fallout will have passed and its safe to move outside. In areas like Chernobyl where there was a melt down it wont be nearly as safe for a couple hundred years yet. Not trying to debate anything more or less just trying to educate. Either way any nuclear anything is bad for the environment if handled wrong but its not nearly as bad as people usually think. For instance unless your within the direct blast radius and shelter for a week in the event of nuclear war you actually have a 90+% chance of surviving with very minimal health risks and an exposure level that could easily be handled with radiation sickness meds (if even needed) which are actually very easy to mass produce.
I was a civilian working for the US Air Force for 37 years. For about 14 of those years I worked Foreign Military Sales (FMS) programs where we sold or gave away equipment to other countries. Generally, they were the same as what the USAF had with some very sensitive items removed or downgraded in performance. These systems also incorporated equipment/functions that the country wanted to add. We contracted with the companies as agents for the country, managed the buys, provided all training, provided initial spares, and provided depot level repairs. To manage all this the US Government added a surcharge to the contract values to cover all the management and overhead of the program. Countries can contract directly with companies but then they are on their own and at the mercy of the companies. An example of this was the Euro Hawk were Germany assumed it would be built to European airworthiness standards and the company quoted the program to US military standards. The European standards were a bit harder to fly over populated areas but it required much more extensive testing and documentation which Germany didn't want to pay for. For the MQ-9 Reaper we actually recertified the aircraft to the European standards as part of the FMS program which has allowed it to be sold to many countries around the world.
Navy veteran here. Are we proud of our military? Well, I'm proud of my service. AND, I'm happy that our military is strong, so we can defend ourselves and our allies. I'm not quite sure that that is the same as "proud". Maybe it is.
Whats funny is that defence budget is a very small portion of the federal budget as well. And its not even the thing bankrupting the country 😅
Yes, it's partially technology.. but it's also the training and knowledge the volunteers are given.
B-2 bomber is what everyone on base called it during its flight testing phase back in the 90s. Living at Edwards AFB was the best. I used to watch the B2 fly overhead while walking to school. (My father was in charge of aircraft maintenance.) It's such an amazing aircraft.
The US was isolationist until WWI. After WWI we went back into isolation, and then WWII happened and the US became the "world's policeman". That takes money and resources, but you NEVER want to lose a war, so it's cheap.
It's not just technology, weapons, and equipment, it's our organization, teamwork, and workmanship standards that also make a huge difference in strength. Plus we have experience.
It's cheap?
Do you mean because active duty is under paid? Because we train our soldiers with dangerous outdated equipment? Because we don’t take care of our veterans very well? Because it’s private companies that create these technologies and the people that work for these companies (not the best of standards btw) are also underpaid (I have a friend who works for these companies so I know)? I’m confused. We spend more tax dollars fighting endless wars than we do anything else. Endless wars that we choose to get involved with regardless of how it affects us or rather affects us not at all most of the time. Is it cheap to throw billions at the Ukraine and Israel so that they can fight wars? We don’t benefit from that outside of a few underpaid jobs where the companies making weapons benefit the most. Btw I am speaking as a person who has been in the military. I don’t understand how you can think it’s cheap to not be isolationist anymore.
Bro, everything ubhave said makes it anything but cheaper. The American budget is 900 billion. That's not cheap. Still yes the USA tried to mind its business twice and the world wanted to fuck around. And now everyone has to find out.
@@HeatherWP Israeli is an endless war, Ukraine has been going on since 2014 but we only started sending aid to Ukraine in the forms of either outdated TBD equipment and or ammo. Get in touch with your city's mayor or county's governor by email or by talking to their representative(s) if you believe the U.S. should or shouldn't be funding foreign powers.
Not interfering with foreign powers is one of George Washington's warnings to the U.S. that many people have forgotten or let on deaf's ears. In Washington's final farewell address “Friends and Citizens” is ingenious but ignored by many people's ambitions
“There are only two reasons why you should ever be asked to give your youngsters. One is defense of our homes. The other is the defense of our Bill of Rights and particularly the right to worship God as we see fit. Every other reason advanced for the murder of young men is a racket, pure and simple.”
― Smedley D. Butler, War is a Racket: The Antiwar Classic by America's Most
Hope I made ur day buddy! Subscribed from Boston Mass. keep doing what u do, u da man!
11 Aircraft Carriers AND... This gets SO overlooked
7 Wasp-class amphibious assault ships with
Standard load:
6 F-35B Lightning II stealth strike-fighters
4 AH-1W/Z Super Cobra/Viper attack helicopter
12 MV-22B Osprey assault support tiltrotor
4 CH-53E Super Stallion heavy-lift helicopters
3-4 UH-1Y Venom utility helicopters
Assault:
22+ MV-22B Osprey assault support tiltrotor
Sea Control:
20 F-35B Lightning II stealth strike-fighters
6 SH-60F/HH-60H ASW helicopters
Also includes an MEAU (on top of the above):
1,894 personnel of the United States Marine Corps with:
5 M1A2 Abrams battle tanks, up to 25 AAVs (Amphibious Assault Vehicle), 8 M198 howitzers, 68 trucks, and up to 12 other support vehicles
I gotta say man, your respect blows me away. I grew up admiring so many other cultures for their ancient histories: Japan, Rome, England, China, Egypt. Portugal for example has a history of exploration and innovation in Europe that goes back further than America’s been around.
Even in the modern day I admire so many cultures for their badass reputations. Like the fightin’ Irish, and the Aussies who regularly deal with spiders more intimidating than me. So to think that there are people in the world who admire and respect us back is a huge honor. God bless, my man
pound for pound, in the short period of time, Americas history was more dynamic, impactful and life changing then everybody else.
Our continent has a long history... it's just that native people didn't have a written language and for thr most part has been lost.
Our history (US/American) is actually European.
Are you familiar with the Polish Air Force? If not definitely worth checking into.
You’re right. The plane must refuel in air, which is what is being shown at 22:01
China doesn't have 3 aircraft carriers. The Liaoning is technically "operational" but mainly used for training purposes as it is ancient. The Shandong is whatever, lacks any major modern naval capability. And then the Fujian is still undergoing sea trials and isn't yet combat-ready. If you want to count the Fujian, you have to include the Kennedy for the US which brings it to 12 vs 2.
Fujan is a joke, it's conventionally powered but is trying to use EMALS and other power hungry systems.. that's a disaster waiting to happen
@@Milleniumlance You really couldn't write it any better to be honest. It's like a comedy skit.
Not to mention that having the equipment is nothing if you never had the real world experience of doing it during a real war conflict. Good luck with that China. And if it's any indication of your driving habits, forget it you're already at a total loss.
Not to mention they are not nuclear powered meaning port stops for fuel not really a threat away from home
América doesn’t solve it’s problems. It overwhelms them.
What's interesting is that the US did not want to get involved in WW1, and then had to form an army/navy/marines to get involved. After they downsized immediately.
Then WW2 it was the same situation where the US people DID NOT want to get involved in Europe, but Japan of course forced it, and stupidly H declared war on the US after Japan attacked the US.
The point is that the US tried to stay docile and against these wars if you look at the history, but after WW2 it was enough! The US was basically forced into a power position because of Japan and Europe, in my opinion. The US citizens prior to both these wars wanted nothing to do with them.
Go figure - at some point you get pissed off and then go nuclear!
It's not the people rattling their sabers you need to worry about.
Hope you and your family are doing well. I love all your videos.... if you come to America... be sure to stop in. You are always welcome in our family's home.
To be fair ww1 and ww2 was Woodrow Wilson's fault
America keeps getting dragged, very reluctantly I might add, into European wars. Every time we started out just providing the industrial support and ended up having to finish the job. WW1, WW2, Balkans wars, The Siege of West Germany... Ukraine? I am not saying we should have done things differently. I am just pointing out a pattern of America trying to support Europeans so Europeans can sort out their issues and we end up needing to step in kinetically.
Honestly, I think this will continue until Europe is truly united under one sovereign flag and become one large federal government instead of the current confederate nations of Europe situation. One large giant nation like the United STATES of America. Belgium, France, Balkan-astan the Germans can keep most of their national sovereignty, much like the individual states in America. Until then you will always have a funny little man with an odd mustache or bear pose threatening to steamroll over it. Europe is too divided and lacks the strong solidarity to properly unite it. But if they ever did, they would be Fortress Europe and darn near impossible to invade and conquer from the other continents.
The US was funding and preparing to enter both wars via democrats. It was their power grabs to regain controls lost in the Civil War.. and take even more.
You should spend time with my Dad! He was the CEO of an aerospace company and knows all about this and can tell stories like no one else! He flew on the Concord, he sat in the B52 bomber and the stealth and there were 2000 parts from his company on the Hum V’s. I a nervous flier and he thinks I’m ridiculous!!! 😂😂😂
Funy thing about using radar to actively look for aircraft ......it transmits radio waves. Receivers can pick up those radio waves. A B2 can listen for all types of radar signature ....plus has infrared and other sensors . You can pinpoint anti aircraft missle sites , observe troop movements...intercept radio communications ...etc. allowing us to know exactly where all of the enemies are located.
Love watching your videos, just wanted to leave a comment :)
General Creighton Abrams served as a commander of armored forces in WWII principally in Europe. He also replaced Gen. William Westmorland in Vietnam during that war.
Obrigada on your military commentary and reactions! (Not sure I spelled it right LOL)
Have numerous relatives that have served, including my Father. I'm very proud of our military!!
My family to. My dad, Uncles, grandfather's, kids and niece
I was also born in a military hospital
Its always a great time watching your reaction videos friend! My family is now at least 4 consecutive generations of Army veterans. My grandfather, my dad, myself and my oldest son who is on active duty currently
Nuclear warheads are extremely difficult to "set off" accidentally. The point of the bunker buster is to destroy the facility so they can't be used.
The 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (309th AMARG),[3] often called The Boneyard, is a United States Air Force aircraft and missile storage and maintenance facility in Tucson, Arizona, located on Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. The 309th AMARG was previously Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center, and the Military Aircraft Storage and Disposition Center. look this up, almost 4000 air craft here. type in US air force bone yard pick out there will be several different views . by the way, i live 90 miles west of Yosemity, 100 miles south of San Francisco, thanks for all. Richard
Aircraft designations:
There will be a Letter, hyphen, number. Ex: F-22
The number is just the sequence in which it was designed. One was designed before two, which was designed before three, etc. Each letter prefix has it's own numbering.
Keep in mind, unless an aircraft model is completely retired, it's still in development. So you can have lower numbered aircraft that are newer than a higher numbered aircraft because the design has been updated.
As for the letter prefixes, they indicate the purpose of the aircraft.
A: Attack
Engage Ground and Sea Targets with precision Missile strikes.
B: Bomber
Drops bombs on tactically significant targets.
C: Cargo/Transport
Moves Troops and Equipment.
E: Electronic Warfare
Radar Jamming
F: Fighter
Engage enemy aircraft (dog-fights), and targeting surface-to-air missiles.
H: Search and Rescue
Emergency rescue and troop extraction.
K: Tanker
Flying Gas-station (Aerial refueling).
M: Multi-mission
General purpose, often used for Special Ops, Search and Rescue, occasionally for transport.
P: Patrol
Long-range tracking of enemy movements.
R: Reconnaissance
Intelligence Gathering.
S: Anti-Submarine Warfare
Hunts submarines from the sky.
T: Trainer
Used for training pilots and support crews.
U: Utility
General Purpose.
V: VTOL/STOL
Vertical Take-off - For working in areas with short or non-existent landing strips.
Super informative, thank you!
Thank you! I had no idea 🥰
Q: Unmanned systems, aka Drones or Remotely Piloted Aircraft.
MQ: Multirole Unmanned, or RQ: Reconnaissance Unmanned
My father was an USAF F-4 pilot. The stories he had to tell were brutal.
that number...isn't strictly that, at least for fighters and bombers. idk specifics, but we have the f-35 which was designed well after the f-117, for instance. and similar with bombers.
also, the lines are a bit blurry - we call it the f-35, not the f/a-35, even tho it was specifically designed to hit ground targets as well as air targets (and is mainly used for that purpose in practice). and that's not the only one.
33 Andre… some of us are still with you until the end. Keep up the good work!
I served 20 years in the USAF 1981 to 2001 we TRAINED everyday with the Best Equipment available. Plus we are ALL VOLUNTEERS and considered a PROFESSIONAL MILITARY
Fellow cold war vet, I joined the usaf is 1981 and served until 2004 as security police. Mostly in SAC motto of "Peace is our Profession "
It also helps to have more than Enough funds to do those flight training considering the cost just on fuel which other countries lack and therefore less training and less experience.
@@TheRalphacostathats how we also insure that if enemies get the equipment, they wont be able to use it for long
@@jerrylisenbee7212thank you both kindly, and deeply for your service to this great nation that wouldnt be what it is without such service. I wish more of our tax dollars went to actually taking care of our vets more than the nothing they give now to those who risked everything.
14 year Army veteran here; it's not just technology, it's our training. We have a strong NCO corp, and leadership. Plus, in a squad one member has to know everybody's job.
I was a Medic in the North Carolina Army National Guard from 1981 to 1987. One thing people forget is how many Veterans in the United States would protect the US plus all the Civilians with Weapons who would also defend the uS.
Extremely proud to be an American..more proud to be a born and raised Texan. However, as another poster said below, it's not just about the power and money that the military receives, it's the people IN the military that are truly amazing. Those that have served, currently serving and those that remain overseas who gave everything for all of us here in the states, they are what makes the military truly incredible. As an American, we must do better when taking care of our military veterans. I don't know anybody that would disagree with me. Homeless veterans and those needing medical and mental health services deserve so much better. We owe them and all those that serve and have served more than we can repay. Period.
Yes, it’s about the people. All the resources come from the people through taxes and unfortunately sometimes printing money. Historically, we are a resilient and proud people who fight for freedom. This is exemplified by those who served directly and there is no amount of thanks great enough for them. We should always support and appreciate those who served.
I’ll take our odds in any situation. Mess around and find out.
The number one reason why the US military is so powerful is because of its logistical capability. Sure, technology and troop training are right up at the top, but its America's ability to move and transport quickly and efficiently that sets it so far apart.
It doesn't fly without supply!
The F-35's sensor fusion is no joke, what one F-35 sees, it can forward that information to all fighters behind it, including the nearly invisible F-22
My son tried to be a Navy SEAL. Just making it to BUDS is a huge accomplishment. He outlasted more than half, but didn't make it. His BUDS class (Jan of 2022) had a 95% attrition rate. Every class is different but the 75% quoted in this video is a low number.
My brother was in the Army. He went to Special Forces selections. He was 2 days away from graduating when he got a pinched nerve in his shoulder and couldn't complete it. He was very disappointed in not making it, however today he is grateful he didn't because he's now happily married with 4 kids and Special Forces has an 80%+ divorce rate. Hooyah to your son.
F-22 is an air superiority fighter and intended to kill anything in the sky and the F-35's are designed as multi role aircraft intended to do everything really well including ground attack, communications and yes, air to air fighting. The F-35's come in many variations and carry more munitions for their different roles and are much more versatile. But in arial combat only, my money is on the F-22.
Our weapons are made by private companies with defense contracts. Most the designs are watered down when sold to other countries. The military doesn't own them. The private company sells them to the other countries.
Except larger navy ships.
Except the f22 that shit isn't even allowed to be sold. Imagine an "old" stealth fighter so terrifying that the government said "no this one is not for sale". 😅
@@h1n14lifegaming if the F22 is ever sold to other countries or individual people, then it is guaranteed that the U.S. has built a fighter jet far greater than the abilities of an F22
Under FMS the US accepts delivery and then transfers them to the country.
@@loafoffloof3420 big fucking if and I think even if they make a better one they still won't share it.
Tank! Subscribed and liked.
There is a lot of Truth in the comment, "If this is what they tell us, imagine what they don't tell us." As a US Navy Veteran who was in the service during the late 80's and early 90's, I remember hearing and talking about things back then where the info came out to the public 15-20 years later.
-As I'm sure it's already been mentioned since I'm late to the party, LoL, The M1 was named for General Creighton Abrams
-Collecting Data means that the plane flies over the enemy, undetected, and takes photographs and video of troop location, armament locations and base locations. Takes topographical photos of the land so that plans can be made as to where to place troops for a better battle outcome.
-I think the commentator is saying that China has only 1 fully operational base outside of China.
People live in Hiroshima, it's entirely fallout free, took effort but the fallout isn't as "no one will live here ever again" as anti-nuclear power (as in the reactors) propaganda states (Chernobyl could have been cleaned but it was elected to leave it be)
Also nuclear bombs need a very particular type of initial destination to make the nuclear reaction happen, it's incredibly difficult to even unintentionally set off one with another explosion let alone when you're deliberately trying to not do it and just disable the weapon. There would be radiation leaks, but because the materials used it won't be anywhere near as bad as even the medical radiation spill that happened in Brazil (correct me if it's another S.American nation).
A lot of the US military budget goes to maintenance of old stuff in storage, technology, replacing ordnance as it reaches it's end of service life (most of the more advanced missiles and bombs cost tens of millions of dollars), facilities maintenance, and health care and health care technology for veterans and current service members. With a 70%+ survival rate, you end up with soldiers with horrific wounds and multiple lost limbs which require physical therapy, wound care, and prosthetics for the rest of their life. Most of our allies don't spend as much on their militaries because US bases and personnel and equipment are all over the world.
A strong military is a deterent that insures peace. (when corrupt leaders aren't war mongering)
I am a US Marine Corps Infantry Veteran who served over 40yrs ago. I am enjoying this a great deal and will subscribe when I finish writing this.
The US defense industry accounts for ~3.5% of total US GDP. Also, F-35 is more dominant than the F-22 because of it's electronics components now. Russia had to recently halt production on their jet likely because of sanctions which stop the western parts they require to make it. Even so, the Su-57 has the radar signature of the F-18 - it's certainly not stealth.
Yeah but that @3% is 746 billion dollars!
Do not want you to be afraid, just feel safe and willing to work together to maintain peace
To be fair regarding the budget and debt, who’s gonna collect?
I've thought about that same thing before, but also, who would want to do business with the U.S if that was the case? Unless they absolutely had to.
@@johnwray393 problem is that we control a large portion of the world’s market. Us dropping off would hurt a lot of countries
13 Year US Air Force Veteran here. Tech and the best training the world has ever known.
The Abrams tank is named after a General by that last name.
We loaned them to Ukraine also
@@staciie99 Everyone talks about that...like seriously MF, Poland has a variant, so to does Australia, and a couple other countries. Who TF cares if one lil' bit of land has 'em to with how many countries have them?
@@BattleshipOrion Poland has some good ones
Just like the Grant, Sherman, and Patton tanks... Abrams was a WWII tank commander and became the Army Chief of Staff during the Vietnam War...
The electromagnetic catapult system was developed by a company near me, General Atomics International, not to be confused with General Atomics in Fallout. :) They were also given a project to develop a rail gun to replace the 5" cannons used by the Navy, but they decided to cancel it, since they had plenty of 5" shells and it was cheaper to maintain the traditional guns versus a rail gun. One day, though...
Foreign allies pay for us to build their weapons. I worked in Aerospace and Defense. Our instructions were to treat ally customers the same as US customers. We also made money from foreigners.
The F-22 and the F-35 have two different air roles. The F-22 is primarily a fighter/interceptor. The F-35 is a multi-role aircraft.
Andre... we spend 140 to 210 billion a year on black projects (highly classified) research and development. We have universities all over the country, and hundreds of companies and firms that get this money and use it to develop exotic technologies, and they push the boundaries all the time. This is nearly 2 TRILLION USD spent in just the past 10 years on classified technology. That is 4x more than Russia has spent on their entire military. And this is IN ADDITION to the 900 billion we spend on the regular military. Most of the ''UFO's'' people see are actually just American technology.
Wow, that was more than I realized!
Yes Andre, if you & I are seeing it then there is something else they are keeping “behind the curtain”. Meaning that there are always projects that they keep top secret & our citizens have no idea what our military has in the works. By the time we know about it they’ve already been using it. Occasionally there are “leaks” & we will hear about something new/exciting. But we don’t actually know until our government has decided to let us know. 🤷🏻♀️
Let's hear it for Skunks work! So humble and deny ability when asked about the strange phenomenon.
Dam they're good!
We had multiple UFO reposts generated around Crestview Florida in 1980 while testing Credible Sport when it was a deep black program.
@@TheRalphacosta Lockheed Martin (which operates Skunk Works) is over 90% of Russia's entire military defense spending, of which 70% is stolen as the money passes down hands from the Kremlin to manufacturers. Thanks to people like Kelly Johnson at Lockheed, our military has become so far advanced that we are now the only empire in history that cannot be invaded and have land captured. We are blessed to be Americans and Europeans.
I believe that the F22 out performances the F35 in flying numbers... speed, weapons carryout, etc... but the F35 has newer tech, easier to maintain stealth, and is able to connect / communicate with other milarty assets by sending data burst with data from its sensors to ships or other planes... the F22 cannot do that... yet, upgrade on the way for F22.
I think i saw they did add some of those upgrades to the 22 but still not all of it. Still love the 22 even after seeing it for the first time.
A lot of upgrades to the F22- Classified.. just saying. Hmmm. What do I know. Absolutely nothing. My lips are sealed.
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reminds me of how iran had an f-4 go to challenge a drone, and right as they were thinking of engaging it, a pair of american f-22 pilots snuck up behind them, right next to the aircraft, told the iranian pilot to go home, and he did exactly that.
like, dude was completely outclassed and then some. this plane had a 40-to-1 kill ratio in simulations against the f-16, and by that point, the f-16 had downed almost 100 fighters with not a single loss. the plane was completely invisible to the f-4's radar.
the f-35 was built to be even stealthier, but it's possible the ballooning black budget included an upgrade to the f-22's stealth and we'd have no idea.
Just remember Andre when we decide we want to go into a full-scale war and we have to dedicate resources to fund it our military spending budget will go up past 20 trillion dollars
I see a lot of comments on the quality of the weapons during training. Training exercises in boot camps always use up the oldest supplies. Weapons, ammo, food rations, boots, uniforms, you name it. I went to Fort Polk, LA for basic and infantry training during the Vietnam War. We started with M14s in basic and M16s in Infantry. None were dangerous and could strike a man type target at 400 meters using iron sights. Of course, Polk was one of two infantry training forts in the US. The rag tag weapons were mainly at Forts that had basic training but sent their troops to an infantry post for that training. Most soldiers are in support positions and see no, or little combat, therefore money for some things are not a priority.
Bad boys bad boys
My son retired from the navy nuclear division as a commander. He helped build 3 CVN aircraft carriers during his 30 years. He built the nuclear reactors in those ships. His 1st ship was the John Stennis. Which they took to Iraq in the 1st war.
We don't have universal health care. But we do have universal unhealtcare, aka our military budget spending.
Andre, as someone who only recently discovered your channel, I'd like to recommend The Fat Electrician for you to check out, if you haven't already done so. He's an amazing storyteller and I have learned so much history from him that was never taught in school. I think you'll really enjoy his military videos.
I don’t know if it has already been stated, but… the F22 was designed for air superiority (but due to its stealth coating design is hard to adapt to any mission). The F35 is the jack of all trades. While not being as fast, agile, ect. It does many things and is very modular
If you think the F-22 Raptor is impressive, you should take a look at it's predecessor the F-15 Eagle! After all it has quite a few amazing accomplishments like actually shooting down a satellite that was in space!
The F-22, much like the original F-15, is an Air Superiority Fighter. This means that it is primarily designed to sweep the sky clean of enemy aircraft. Before the F-15, the US's "air superiority" fighter was the F-4 Phantom, which was (like the F-16 and the F-35) designed to be a "multi-role" fighter. That means it has at least SOME capabilities in various other roles: in addition to air-to-air, an "attack" role (light bombing or missile-firing), anti-radar ("wild weasel"), electronic jamming, and even limited close air support (CAS) - though the A-10 Warthog is our primary CAS plane and does the job much better. The problem with multi-role fighters is that you have to make some compromises to be able to do all of those things. The F-15 and the F-22 didn't have to make compromises on their air-to-air capabilities (shooting down other planes), because that was their only job.
Now, in more practical terms, dogfighting is a whole lot less likely today, and nearly all air-to-air kills are going to be missile kills from longer distances. Yes, the US *did* have that same idea before Vietnam, and then it was a huge mistake because radars, sensors, and missiles just weren't all that great back then, so lots of dogfighting was still happening, and so we took many losses early in the war because pilots weren't trained or equipped for dogfighting. But that was 60 years ago, and the technology has caught up with that idea, and today it's actually TRUE that dogfighting is pretty unlikely. And it's also true that the F-35 has THE most advanced radar, sensors, communications, and avionics in the air today (though F-22s are being upgraded to match), and that means that an F-35 can do as well as an F-22 in nearly all likely situations. We're still keeping our F-22s to handle those exceptions, though.
and we aren't making the same mistake of assuming dogfighting will never happen this time around.
The stealth bomber been active since the 80s and they used to only fly them at night and didn’t really acknowledge them until just before the Iraq war
I'm an army vet and my job was a 15m, which means I was a technician for the MQ-1C Grey Eagle UAV... it carried 4 hellfire missiles
The GDP of the US in 2023 was 27.3564 TRILLION (US) dollars......
John Prine an Icon in folk/country music 50+ year catalog.
"Hello in there", "long Monday" a couple of good songs.
The M1 Abrams was nearly 20 years old during the Gulf Wars. It can go up to 70 miles per hour on a road forward or reverse (when Sarge isn't looking), tracking bad guys with it's big gun, firing on the go. They have a cannister round for anti-personnel that's loaded with over a hundred .50" diameter round tungsten balls that can go right through a brick wall to shred any bad guys hiding behind it. The M109 Paladin can fire three rounds and have all three shells hit the target area simultaneously. The fire control computer tells the crew how much powder to load, adjusts the angle for the first shot, fires, adjusts the angle, tells the crew how much powder to load, fires, adjusts the angle, etc. They developed an improved weapon using a gun system designed by the Germans but decided that the Paladin was "good enough". Using rocket assisted projectiles, it's got a 40 mile range.
"(when Sarge isn't looking)" 😂
also, the upcoming tanks that are being built (the army wants something lighter so they can transport it more easily) have autoloaders that control for all of that automatically. it also will come with ai-powered threat detection systems and such. they also will need one less crew member, which is huge.
My father was in A self propelled howitzer division. I grew up, and became great friends with a lot of kids from every branch, rank, and MOS. Believe me when I say the children of soldiers that live, are something to be feared. We learn from everyone and everything around us.
Love the "Bad Boys, Bad Boys" song! Classic!
And people wonder why people in the US don't get free health care
I love your channel and consider you a friend! I have to make a correction though: The Abram’s is named after General Creighton Abrams, a legendary WWII leader, who rose to the highest ranks of the Army, btw, his son was also a four star general. Please consider reading his biography, “Thunderbolt” so named because he always nicknamed his tanks this. Peace through strength my friend!
One can admire the sheer beauty of the craft and technology without liking the use it would be put to in war.
The US military is still 20-30 years ahead of all other countries in most military technology. The other thing is the logistic capabilities is the US military is so good the call it a logistics company that dabbles in defense.
The f22 we don't sale. It is only for us. The f35 we port out to friends
On the nuclear weapons questions... conventional explosions are unlikely to trigger the nuclear weapon. The mechanism by witch a nuclear reaction occurs are very limited and require a very precise chain of events. Short explanation is that they require extreme pressure to trigger not just a spark to ignite basic fuel.
Abrams is Named after The Lead Tanker Commander Of George Patton In WW2