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The M109 being lifted weighs around 27 tons - well within the 35 ton capacity of the M88’s A-Frame. A more usual way to retrieve a stuck vehicle would be to pull it clear with the 70 ton capacity winch, then tow it back to a workshop." Source

So, we also have another birthday to attend to... a loud one. 😁 We'd like to wish a very very Happy 247th Birthday to the United States Army Field Artillery, established (Friday) November 17th, 1775. Despite an obsessive-compulsive (and misguided) concept that it is obsolete, the Artillery remains the largest casualty-causing weapons system on the battlefield. (Not that I'm biased, or anything - I spent six years of my life as a Redleg 😉) The Field Artillery remains on the leading edge of the technology field, staying abrest of all possible modernizations in weapons platforms, ammunition, and fire-control. It is, and will always remain, The King Of Battle. *** Seen here is an M777 .155mm howitzer (affectionately referred to as a "Triple-Seven"). Of British design, it is used by both the US Army and Marine Corps, and depending on ammunition used, can reach out anywhere 14 to 25 miles.*** Happy Birthday, Redlegs!!! 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲 🇺🇲🇺🇲 ** Please Like & Follow "Sandy Hook History" on Facebook & Instagram for more amazing maritime and military histories of the Garden State and New York Harbor as well as a review of the 80th Anniversary of the Battle Of The Atlantic and World War 2** 🇺🇲🇺🇲 Photo: US Army #newjerseybuzz #thejournalnj #locallivingnj #journeythroughjersey #onlyinnewjersey #njspots #centraljerseyexists #discovernj #yesnj #newjerseyhistory #newjerseyforyou #sandyhookbeach #sandyhooknj #sandyhookhistory #forthancock #fieldartillery #artillery #redlegs #redleg #henryknox #kingofbattle #m777 #m119 #m109 #paladin #firemission #fortsill #fortsilloklahoma #firecontrol #forwardobserver (at Fort Hancock, New Jersey) https://www.instagram.com/p/ClFlzyqtWx-/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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A new bee species record for the state of Maryland.  Triepeolus rhododontus was found on a dredge spoil island in the Chesapeake Bay.  One of the interesting aspects of this island is that it is 2 miles from the coast of the Bay and did not have any significant original habitat (the islands formerly there has shrunk to about an acre).  So all the bees there had to travel across 2 miles of water to live there. So there is good indication here that bees are good at dispersing once they emerge from their nests.  It is a nest parasite of Melissodes bees which also were extremely common there, including several species we normalliy don't see that many of.  Thanks to Gene Scarpulla and FWS for doing this study.   Pictures by Erick Hernandez. 

U.S. Army 3rd Brigade 10th Mountain Division 5-25 Field Artillery, Charley Battery conducts artillery strikes against ISIS near Al Qaim, Iraq, Nov. 07, 2017. 3rd Brigade 10th Mtn. Div. conducted a multitude of strikes supporting Iraqi security forces on ground to liberate the Al Qaim area in Iraq from ISIS as part of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve, the global Coalition to defeat ISIS in Iraq and Syria.

Best damned Redleg I knew.

The gun parts I ordered finally showed up.