FutureWARTHINK 015: Can't Swim? Why the Hell Not? The Russians Can. So Can We.

Today's Russian Soldier Can Still Cross Rivers by Floatation Doughnuts

20-Something Stupid

https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2020/06/17/memorial-to-be-held-for-alaska-airman-who-drowned-while-saving-his-dogs-life/

Your Air Force

Memorial to be held for Alaska airman who drowned while saving his dog’s life

Stephen Losey

PIC: Staff Sgt. Alfaz Sajid Khan, 22, died last month after being swept away by a river near Fairbanks, Alaska, while trying to save his dog. A memorial service is scheduled for June 17 at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska. (Facebook)

Staff Sgt. Alfaz Sajid Khan, an airman with the Alaska Air National Guard, will be remembered in a memorial service at Eielson Air Force Base Wednesday after drowning while rescuing his dog from a river.

Khan, 22, went missing May 10 when he was swept away by the current at the point where the Tanana and Chena rivers intersect, near the Fairbanks International Airport in Alaska, the Alaska National Guard said in a release.

The memorial service will be held at 12:30 p.m. local time at the 168th Maintenance Hanger at Eielson, the release said. Only family members and colleagues will be allowed to attend, to maintain appropriate social distancing practices. The Alaska Guard said Khan’s next of kin have been notified of his death.

Staff Sgt. Alfaz Khan, shown here as an airman first class in 2018, died May 10 after being swept away by a river while trying to save his dog. Khan was an electrical environmental journeyman for the 168th Maintenance Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska. (Airman 1st Class Amber Bowers/Air Force)

Staff Sgt. Alfaz Khan, shown here as an airman first class in 2018, died May 10 after being swept away by a river while trying to save his dog. Khan was an electrical environmental journeyman for the 168th Maintenance Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska. (Airman 1st Class Amber Bowers/Air Force)

According to a dispatch from the Alaska State Troopers May 10, Khan was fishing on the Tanana when his dog went into the river. Khan followed to try to save his dog’s life, but the dog made it back to shore on its own, the troopers said.
Khan, however was not able to save himself. The troopers said he was last seen about 50 yards from the shore,, went under the surface and was not seen again.

Khan initially enlisted with the 168th Wing of the Air National Guard at Eielson in February 2016, and worked as an electrical environmental journeyman in the 168th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. He became a full-time active Guard/Reserve Airman in April 2019.

“Alfaz will be remembered as a true professional with an amazing attitude and a loving, gregarious nature,” wing commander Col. Richard Adams said in the release.

Photographs on Khan’s Facebook page suggest he was an avid hunter, fisher and outdoorsman.

About Stephen Losey

Stephen Losey covers leadership and personnel issues as the senior reporter for Air Force Times. He comes from an Air Force family, and his investigative reports have won awards from the Society of Professional Journalists. He has traveled to the Middle East to cover Air Force operations against the Islamic State.

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Semper USMC Stupid--Again: moron korps Milsheeple Can't Swim, Drowns

Was his last name, "Kennedy"?

https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/marine-corps-times/2020/06/29/corps-identifies-marine-who-drowned-aboard-camp-lejeune/

marines that can't swim.

marines that can't do what's morally right.

marines that can't fight.

TIME TO "DEFUND" the USMC. 


USMC lies matter. 

What-The-Fuck (WTF) is a MEMORIAL going to do to PREVENT future drowning tragedies like this?

If you need a "visual" watch the flawed movie, "Southern Comfort" where a National Guard squad with a recon mission in water-logged Louisiana chose to STEAL Cajun boats without permission setting off a bloody confrontation because THEY LACK THE MEANS TO CROSS RIVERS.  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_j-zKSiezvA

Why not INSTEAD...

ISSUE WATER-CROSSING FLOATS like the Russian Army does?

THE BIG WAR PICTURE

Napoleon's foot & wagon Army were almost wiped-out during their retreat from Moscow desperately needing a bridge to cross a river. Napoleon created a diversionary fake pontoon construction while the real one was built and the path opened by his last remaining reserve: his Old Guard. 

THE LITTLE PICTURE: Soldiers that Can Swim Even if they Can't Swim...

Details

https://englishrussia.com/2018/07/26/swimming-costume-pkt-in-red-army/

Swimming Costume PKT in Red Army

Red Army want to solve task transport Soldier thru water individually. This costume was made. To cross rivers, “narrow and average breadth and for combat in flooded place”.

Used by scouts, small groups of infantry, bridge builders, miners.

Could be used to transport heavy firearms – machine guns, grenade launchers, mortars.

..in more modern time as well.

First model 16kg, newer – 6.5kg weight.

Notice the mini-paddles for water propulsion and waders to keep the Soldier dry. Well conceived!

15 separate sections for air. Can blow more air in water.

In 1941-1945 48,000 were made.

See Ivan with the 71-round Drum PPSh41 SMG for MRS?

Cons: slow move speed, 5-15 m/min. But still used in army.

Russia's SUPERFIGHTSKY is Called RATNIK

Ratnik-3 infantry combat suit

https://idstch.com/military/army/ratnik-system-improving-battle-space-situation-awareness-connectivity-survivability-combat-effectiveness-russian-army/

VIDEO

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYGTS6oMiNA

PROS (+)

Note the AK12 AR has a retention strap to hold it against the torso for hands-free tasks. Their gloves are dummy-corded so they don't lose them. 

20-Somethings Are You Receiving This Cultural Wisdom?

3 Kittens Who Lost their Mittens

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lZnMAqTxVM  

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MOLLE/PALS 1" webbing to attach things. 

CONS (-)

No glint cover for their SWDGs.

https://www.newsweek.com/russia-military-future-war-gear-gets-new-nuclear-resistant-accessory-681654

WORLD

Russia Military's Future War Gear Gets a New Nuclear-Resistant Upgrade

BY TOM O'CONNOR ON 10/10/17 AT 12:20 PM EDT

A Ratnik-3 infantry combat suit at the ARMY-2017 International Military-Tech Forum in Moscow, on August 22. The advanced suit's chief designer has announced Ratnik-3 will feature a watch capable of resisting the effects of a nuclear blast.

The latest addition to Russia's already futuristic upcoming combat uniform will reportedly help troops keep time—even after a nuclear explosion.

The Ratnik-3 (Warrior-3) is a third-generation infantry combat suit that incorporates a built-in exoskeleton and almost 60 different accessories, including various late-model weapons, sensors and protective equipment designed to operate under nearly any conditions. The advanced gear's designers, who are affiliated with Russian state corporation Rostec, announced Tuesday that Ratnik-3 would also be fitted with a state-of-the-art watch capable of resisting water, shock and even radiation and electromagnetic damage.

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"The watch, which we have included in the Ratnik outfit, retains its properties upon the impact of radiation and electromagnetic impulses, for example, upon a nuclear blast," Oleg Faustov, a chief designer at the Central Scientific Research Institute for Precision Machine Engineering, a part of Rostec, said in a press statement, according to state-run Tass Russian News Agency.

"The level of technology and the reliability of the elements of [a] servicemen's outfit is growing. Correspondingly, the level of a Soldier's capabilities on the battlefield is increasing. This new development by Central Scientific Research Institute for Precision Machine Engineering is another step in this direction," Sergey Abramov, industrial director for Rostec's Armament Cluster, added.

Russian minister of Industry and Trade inspects a Ratnik-3 infantry combat suit at Rostec's pavilion at the ARMY-2017 International Military-Tech Forum in Moscow, on August 22. The advanced suit's chief designer has announced Ratnik-3 will feature a watch capable of resisting the effects of a nuclear blast.

The first generation of Ratnik system prototypes was reportedly distributed to select units in 2013 and was spotted by The New York Times being worn by unmarked Russian units in Crimea shortly after Moscow annexed the former Ukrainian territory in 2014. In January 2015, the Russian Defense Ministry announced its first shipment of 50,000 kits for later that year, according to The Moscow Times, and, by November 2016, RIA Novosti reported that all Russian naval units were to be outfitted with Ratnik systems, which included bulletproof and floatation vests.

The head of the Russian army, Colonel General Oleg Salyukov, said last week the latest inception of the "Soldier of the future" outfit would see action by 2022, weigh 30 percent less than previous models and substantially increase Soldiers's abilities to complete missions.

"We are completing the scientific research on creating the future layout of the Ratnik-3 combat gear. The implementation of the project will allow to increase the performance of a soldier by 1.5 times in completing various tasks," Salyukov told Russia Defense Ministry newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda in comments translated by Tass.

A cadet examines the new Russian assault rifle AK-12 by Kalashnikov during the "Army-2015" international military forum in Kubinka, outside Moscow, on June 17, 2015. The AK-12 is the latest model to be based on Russian military engineer Mikhail Kalashnikov's original AK-47 model, originally developed in 1946 and widely considered to be the most famous assault rifle.

ASILY MAXIMOV/AFP/GETTY IMAGES

Ratnik-3 reportedly comprises life support, command and communication, engaging, protection, and energy-saving subsystems as well as 59 other components, including advanced optics, a grenade launcher and the latest installation in Russia's famous Kalashnikov series, the AK-12.

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The Russians value amphibious capabilities so their entire armies can rapidly cross: tri-phibious light tanks are the norm in the CAN-DO Russian Army

Ivan can swim.

G.I. Joe cannot. 

LIGHTning Infantry must fix this!

Semper Airborne!