The Battle of Tsushima proved conclusively the effectiveness of heavy guns over intermediate ones and the need for a uniform main caliber on a ship for fire control.
Months after the White House defended a federal program that distributed $18 billion worth of military equipment to local police, Obama has announced that he will ban the federal government from providing local police departments with tracked armored vehicles, weaponized aircraft and vehicles, bayonets, grenade launchers, camouflage uniforms and large-caliber firearms.
The list included tracked armored vehicles (essentially tanks), bayonets, grenade launchers, camouflage uniforms, and guns and ammo of.50 caliber or higher.
Other items that federal government can again supply to local law officers include camouflage uniforms, weaponized aircraft, and ammunition above.50 caliber.
The names among the top seeds are familiar — including North Carolina, Connecticut and Louisville — but the caliber of the talent wearing the uniforms is different.
His ban didn't prevent police departments from purchasing military gear entirely, but specifically tracked armored vehicles (like tanks), weaponized aircraft, firearms and ammunition at or above.50 caliber, grenade launchers, bayonets and camouflage uniforms.
His ban didn't prevent police departments from purchasing military gear entirely, but specifically tracked armored vehicles (like tanks), weaponized aircraft, firearms and ammunition at or above.50 caliber, grenade launchers, bayonets, and camouflage uniforms.
In the former role, most presidents quite rightly praise the caliber and achievements of our men and women in uniform.
What I found there defied all my expectations--the chaplain and I became great friends, the uniform made it that much easier to "sleep in" in the morning, and the strength and caliber of my classmates impresses me to this day.
