Here's something you don't see every day.

On 3 November, pro Palestinian protesters in Oakland, CA stormed a Ready Reserve Force ship. These are cargo ships used to transport vehicles, ammunition & various other supplies for the US military but fall under the Department of Transportation.

It appears the protesters believed it was being prepared to ship supplies to Israel.

https://youtu.be/xzWA9Kcyn7M?si=ESGbF3v8hB-yPS_1

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Pro-Palestinian Protesters Board the Ready Reserve Force MV Cape Orlando & Delay its Departure

Repel Boarders! Protestors board MV Cape Orlando What's Going on With Shipping? Nov 4 , 2023 In this episode, Sal Mercogliano - maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner - discusses the protest and boarding of…

"Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wildness is a necessity... and that mountain parks are useful not only as fountains of timber... but as fountains of life." - John Muir

MAPS! Very important for all manner of things. Here's the best free resource for topographic maps I know of. Remember, if you know all manner of things happening thousands of miles away but don't know jack about your own county then your not as well informed as you think. As told to me by a former 18Z, the only real difference between Special Operations & Line Units is the amount of prep time before a task they get and priority of assets & gear. You won't have the assets they have but you can damn sure know your own backyard.

https://www.natgeomaps.com/trail-maps/pdf-quads

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PDF Quads - Trail Maps

National Geographic Maps makes the world’s best wall maps, recreation maps, travel maps, atlases and globes for people to explore and understand the world.

There's more to warfighting than marksmanship & physical fitness. Make friends, start a family and build a community because it's going to get worse.