{"id":176853,"date":"2025-12-03T07:00:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T12:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=176853"},"modified":"2025-12-02T18:19:53","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T23:19:53","slug":"wednesday-short-takes-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=176853","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday Short Takes"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Clearing up some confusion – the strife over striking the two survivors of the September drug smugglers’ attack continues. If, like me, you remember reading of two survivors from an earlier attack being repatriated, OR getting killed in a follow-on strike – which was it?<\/p>\n

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Oct. 16:<\/strong> The U.S. military struck a semisubmersible vessel suspected of being used to smuggle drugs, killing two people. Two survivors were detained aboard a Navy ship, the first time the United States found itself holding prisoners in what Mr. Trump has treated as a military campaign.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Rather than bring them to the United States for prosecution or hold them in longer-term military detention, the administration soon repatriated the survivors to their countries, Colombia and Ecuador, averting legal and logistical dilemmas. Mr. Trump said the survivors were being returned to their home countries to face \u201cdetention and prosecution.\u201dNY Times<\/a><\/p>\n

The attack in which two survivors were killed in a follow-on strike was the first attack on September 2nd. Different attack.<\/p>\n

Oh, and from my column Monday:\u00a0\u00a0although most likely if there is blame to be assigned, we all know some poor service member like the commander will be allowed to fall on his sword instead.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>We now know who gets that dubious privilege.<\/p>\n

The commander overseeing the operation from Fort Bragg in North Carolina, Adm. Frank M. \u201cMitch\u201d Bradley, told people on the secure conference call that the survivors were still legitimate targets because they could theoretically call other traffickers to retrieve them and their cargo, according to two people. He ordered the second strike to fulfill Hegseth\u2019s directive that everyone must be killed.\u00a0\u00a0Detroit News<\/a><\/p>\n

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November 2th the Army opened its first robotic chow hall for a six-month trial run.<\/p>\n

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\u201cSoldiers and civilians can select menu items on a touchscreen interface and the system automatically portions, cooks and plates each meal,\u201d the release reads. The robotic cooking system is programmed to make meals using Army recipes.<\/p>\n

A display shows nutritional information and food choices, including Korean dishes like bibimbap, kimchi fried rice and budae jjigae.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur culinary specialists will still handle food safety, ingredient prep and quality control,\u201d said Chief Warrant Officer River Mitchell, food advisor for the unit, in the release. The changes are not intended to replace soldiers, but to feed them \u201canytime, anywhere,\u201d he said, adding that it is a supplement \u2014 not a replacement \u2014 to existing systems.\u00a0\u00a0Military Times<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Okay, I understand trying a different approach to chow hall issues. But who’s gonna dribble cigarette ash into my scrambled eggs? They really don’t taste right without it. (H\/t to Jeff LPH)<\/p>\n