Yeah my uncle used to be in the military and we would ask him stuff sometimes and he would reply with "if I told you I'd have to kill you". I don't know if he was joking.
I'm not, we use a GPS to guide our missiles. You know how many fucking u turns my GPS makes me do? All anyone has to do is turn off the wifi in the area and the missiles are useless
@@nnnn-rt2pb you, sirrah, are an idiot. GPS and WiFi are entirely different animals and worse, GPS for military is far more precise and doesn't rely upon commercial maps that have intentional errors introduced to catch copyright thieves.
Where at least I know I’m free. And I won't forget the men who died who gave that right to me! And I'd gladly stand up next to you and defend her still today. Cause there ain't no doubt I love this land God bless the U.S.A!
Considering New Zealand is one of our closest allies...and as I've mentioned before, I've visited your beautiful country quite a few times and got to experience how much the wonderful people there like and appreciate Americans (I saw a LOT of US flags on my visits), I don't think you have anything to worry about. And Battleship is one of my all-time favorite board games. I've played it thousands of times!
and Courtney.. u admire the US military while naval veterans such as myself admire u for ur hard work and admiration of us.. so it is mutual.. we will welcome you with open arms when u move here.. keep up the good work.. stay safe, please
It is a crazy world we live in these days. Your reactions are so positive and relaxing and lend calm during the storm. Keep up the good work, "New Zealand Girl."
And, while we are basically prepared for anything, and ready to respond with military force if necessary, we would much rather be friends and just live peaceful lives. We hate war, but we also realize that sometimes it's necessary, and that there might be times when we aren't given a choice in the matter. Most Americans just want to be your friend, not your enemy. It's apparently even something that foreign visitors to the country find surprising, that we Americans in general are just legitimately *that* friendly and nice. We're only dangerous to other countries if you do something to *make* us dangerous, like pissing us off or attacking us (look at how we reacted after 9/11, the terrorists expected 9/11 to scare us into submission, but all it did was unite us and piss us off enough to make us want their heads on a silver platter, and once you have us *that* pissed off, it's not a question of *if* we will find you....but rather of *when* we will find you). We're very much the proverbial "sleeping giant", and we're perfectly content to stay "sleeping" as long as you don't do anything vile enough to make us "wake up". There's a line that is supposedly associated with Japanese Admiral Yamamoto (though it's debatable as to whether he actually said this, it's still accurate) after Pearl Harbor: *"I fear that all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant, and fill him with a terrible resolve."* And another equally accurate line he is supposedly associated with would be this: *"Invading America would prove most difficult, as behind every blade of grass would be an American with a rifle."* Even in the incredibly unlikely event that an enemy force managed to get past our military and was able to set foot on American soil, they would just have to worry about our military at that point....they'd also have an "unofficial militia" numbering in the *millions* who would all too readily take up arms to defend their homeland, and unlike the military, they wouldn't have any idea where or when to expect to get hit by said "militia". The US by far has the most well-armed civilian population in the world, and for all of our political bickering, if we ever perceive a direct threat to our homeland, you can be damn sure those squabbles will be forgotten and we will become 100% focused on defending our homeland. In my eyes, the US having so much military power is, in and of itself, a world-wide deterrent to overt hostilities and warfare, as if the US ever chose to get involved or intervene, we could very likely shut down any nation that we wanted with near impunity. Our mere presence keeps potential enemies too scared to ever really engage in open conflict with us. And perhaps the most intimidating factor about all of this, is that these military factors are only what we are *allowed* to know by the government and military. It's a sure thing that the military has multiple other "tricks" up their sleeves that we (and our potential enemies) *don't* know about, and we *won't* know about them either unless we are ever forced to actually *use* them.
remember when i was a kid, they had a B2 Spirit as part of a local air show...it was a mix of awesome and terrifying. The part i remember sticking in my head was that it was such a LARGE aircraft and yet it was almost completely silent.
@@smdftb8495 For a moment I thought you were like Charles Velten spewing off about Soros and the NWO when i first read your comment about destroying ourselves from within lol. Good to see someone else that recognizes the domestic threat that is Fox news and the conservative establishment. And I am not saying that establishment democrats are the good guys (in case anyone here reading this thinks that of me) but its amazing the mental gymnastics republicans play when they only place blame on the left.
The Democrats have caused it, and are letting it happen. And biden isn't Pres of anything and the dems weren't elected to "Shit" and everyone knows it. The Audits (AZ to start with) will prove it...as if we didn't already have enough evidence...WWG1WGA
This is just the publicly known stuff. Classified goes real deep. Once asked my friend that works in NASA why they stopped using the space shuttles. His silent grin spoke volumes.
There was a running joke that the B52 bomber would be around so long that when the F117 came out in the 80s people said when it retires it will get a B52 flyover at its ceremony. It turned out to be true.
“3:42” if you didn’t know that aircraft carrier that you see there is a museum located in San Diego (in California). I’ve been on that thing and it is HUGE. In case you wanted to know the ship name, it is USS Midway
As a Midway Sailor from 1988-1991 I can assure you it is SMALL compared to modern Nimitz-class CVNs. I do miss the "Grey Lady" though and hope to visit her this year.
@@thex-philethackery4330 I was an MP , CFAY Security in Yokosuka Japan , when Midway sailed out of Yoko for the last time . Did you prefer Honcho 1 , 2 , or 3 when on Liberty ? Bar Popeye's in Honcho 3 was the hangout for the Midway's air wing .
I didn't hang out at the Honch too much then. I was mostly in Yokohama or Zama bar hopping. When was the last time you were in Yokosuka? You probably wouldn't recognize the base or outside the gate.
Well, to be fair, most of us here in the U.S. are used to them now but it still took years if not decades to get used to and it still probably accounts for more UFO sightings than any other aircraft. lol
i used to love people like you lol.... I would pack up 3 big ships...then hide my 3 and 2 ships. and on offense....every 3rd in first battle crossing pattern top to bottom. second, bottom to top 3rd spiral from out in , 4th etc, etc
Courtney, the B-2 looks otherworldly because its design differs so much from more conventional aircraft. The flying wing design minimizes radar cross section while generating a great deal of lift relative to its size. Because it lacks vertical and horizontal stabilizers, computer assisted flight controls allow pilots to fly an inherently unstable aircraft.
Mark 0:57. Howdy, Courtney! 🤠. When he says, "technological superiority", he is showing us one of the old Battleships, that now serve as floating museums. (A "Battleship", is not a synonym for, "Warship", as many civilians seem to think. Instead, it is a type of, warship, that specializes in ship-to-ship combat, or battles. Hence the moniker.) "JSF", is the role, not the name of, the "F-35 Lightning II". (It is named after the, "P-38 Lightning". In this example, "P" means "Pursuit", while "F" means "Fighter".) The, "F-117 Nighthawk", is a part of the old numbers that include the old Pursuit airplanes. It is also retired, having been replaced by the, "F-22 Raptor" and the "F-35 Lightning II". The B-1 Lancer, is left out of the video. It is our supersonic Bomber. (The "B" means "Bomber".) The, "B-2 Spirit"? Each one is named for a U. S. State! Though I think the first one may be, "Spirit of America"? I saw the news reports for when they named, "Spirit of Texas", and, "Spirit of Oklahoma". Drones! They humbly were used as training targets, before someone thought to use them for reconnaissance. Old airplanes, were modified to be piloted by radio remote control, so that SAM technicians could get some target practice in. Ditto for pilots and aviators, if I recall right. 🤔
Just think Courtney, those drones can look and tell what color their eyes are before it places a "Hellfire Missile" in his shirt pocket. Hard to get away from.
@Kara Natoli NOT TRUE at all. Do some research. The "operator" has to have eyes on the target. identify anyone in the area as a combatant or non-combatant. All weapons are identified, and distance from "friendlies" is calculated, then the "clear to fire" order is given by a commissioned officer - trained to identify targets. Has it happened? Yes, absolutely - this is war, not your sewing circle. It's a "fluid" atmosphere, people move and hide. To state that "drones kill mostly unarmed civilians " is ridiculous, and easily dismissed as coming from someone who has no idea what they're talking about. Period !
She said at the end of her video where and how to make video recommendations for her. I mean, it would be great to watch her react to that. But she already said in her video where and how to go about doing that. So I would recommend doing that if you haven't already 😉
And the newest, Combat Robots. Used only for transport now, they will eventually be armed with AK and AR rapid fire weaponry as well as grenade and mortar launchers all based on drone guidance platforms.
Military uses our mountains to train and those stealth fighters are a sight to behold if you can actually see them. It’s like the blink of an eye and except for breaking the sound barrier you don’t even register that is what you have seen until it’s long gone. At least that’s what was told to me about the sound barrier. Just awesome.
As a Navy Veteran, I am so proud of my country and how we continue to protect our people and other citizens around the world! Our technology continues to advance as other countries continues to use old and out dated weaponry to go against super powers like us.. No one can surpass us, NO ONE!!
@@PinkHawk191 Although I have not served for close to 20 yrs, yet to hear those words to this day is heart warming and so appreciated. You are why so many men and women sign up to serve. Our nation and the citizens who live here is who we want to protect and keep safe from countries that just want to put us all in harms way... I have no regrets and if I could I would proudly serve ... Again, THANK YOU for your kind reply... :)
The States and Japan had bad beef for years, even after WWII, now we have each other’s backs. That’s awesome honestly. I’m being hyperbolic here, but it’s kind of like when a couple high school kids have beef and get in a fight, then when it’s over they shake hands and become friendly out of respect, even friendship perhaps.
There are plenty of ICBM videos out there. I was stationed at Malmstrom AFB in Montana and worked on said missile systems. It’s more intimidating and cool then you think. The worst part of the job is having to go to the bottom of the launch tube, some 60 feet down, alongside and under the missile. Yes I have touched a nuclear weapon.
I'm currently stationed at a base with ICBMs. I was able to actually experience working in the launch tube next to one a few years back! You are right about it looking like a shuttle, the lower part is very similar tech wise, if not the same. The three bases with ICBMs (Minot, Malmstrom, and FE Warren) are dedicated bases just for ICBMs. The jobs of most airmen stationed at these bases usually revolve around Maintaining ICBMs and Security/// though there are obviously mission support (example: Civil Engineering), force support (Chefs), and medical jobs since the base can't run smoothly without them.
Living outside of Barksdale airforce base... the airforce EVERY DAY is running training missions for the b52 bombers, rain or shine we always have bombers flying flying overhead
Mark 10:38. Aha! "Drone" versus "UAV". Since military minds are used to "drone" being synonymous with "target", as in, "Target Drones", they prefer to use, "UAV", to differentiate between them, and avoid confusion. It it is the civilian mindset, that now has access to toy drones, that causes the confusion. However, if more if them hear the term, "UAV", and know what it means, there should be less confusion eventually. 🤔
There's a fun, but frustrating (for me) movie called "The Final Countdown". In it, the USS Nimitz is separated from its carrier group by a strange storm. The strange storm has transported them back to December 6th, 1941.
Mark 5:33. Chester Nimitz, was a highly regarded admiral, hence why there is a ship named after him. In the Time Travel movie based on a novel, "The Final Countdown", Charles Durning's character, a Senator, wants to know how he can be aboard a warship named after a living admiral that hasn't done anything worthy yet! The movie came out in, 1980, but was made in 1979, as evidenced by the dates stamped on many objects, such as rations. Gerald R. Ford, was a POTUS, that served as a naval aviator aboard an aircraft carrier, during World War 2, and unlike, Nixon, didn't screw-up! So he remained worthy of having an aircraft carrier named for him. 🧐
@@alexmason2659 According to what I've read... MANY books, and many historical videos, their intent was to NEVER give us a reason to fight to the death... because they knew they couldn't win a long war against us. Their intent was always for us to get tired and just give them whatever they wanted in the Pacific... that our desire for peace, to be left alone, would outweigh any desire for war. If not for a snafu at their embassy in WDC, that might have happened... if the declaration of war had come before the bombing at Pearl Harbor.
Stealth Aircraft are not Silent. They are designed to thwart Radar and Infrared Signature. I was stationed with the 416th FS, Nightstalkers, equipped with the F117. The "F" is designator for Fighter which technically was true, it had to have Air to Air capabilities to keep it off the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty. To my knowledge it never flew Configured that way in Operation.
During one of the Iraq conflicts, a very stubborn command and control bunker was destroyed with just two PGM's. The first blew a hole in the roof. The second went through the newly-created hole and detonated inside the bunker.
I knew 1970s and 1980s technology. I got out of the Army in 1991, shortly after I got back from Desert Storm. In 2003, I went back to Iraq and spent 12 months in Downtown Baghdad. The difference in technology in a dozen years was mind boggling. 30 years after my 1st deployment, I'm saying pay those computer geeks more to keep my ass out of the impact area.
We meant to phase out Nimitz but seem to be adding more carriers instead. Navy F-35 can also take off and land from things like amphibious assault ships.
smart bombs r scarey.. during the gulf war i was a young naval intelligence operator “joined in 88” and the navy fired 51 smart bombs ALL 51 hit the bullseye “some flew down elevator shafts to the target from 800 miles away”... it was an impressive display we put together... Hooyah proud patriot current disabled war veteran and still proud to be american and proud of my military service
Thank you sir for your service!It is greatly appreciated!(A humble civilian that will never get a chance to serve like I always dreamed of.)Stay well my friend!🇺🇸
@@billysusan8010 why will you never get a chance to serve? if u dont mind me asking and ur welcome, it was my honor and duty to serve, thank you for saying it
Courtney, Thanks for admiring the US Military! And I Appreciate what your country has done for us. Commander Gordon Bridson was a very interesting fellow.
Having spent 10 years in the 82 Airborne I would do it again in a second. I would hate to be on the business end of a Hellfire missile. There is no known armor that can stop it, not even ours
Mark 6:54. Oh yeah! Until I saw the most recent episode of, "9-1-1", on "FOX", I hadn't really given much thought to which missile bases have been closed forever. But in that episode, a mother and her two daughters were exploring a park, when the mother fell down into a silo, because the cap placed on it had rotted! It doesn't help that old movies and television series, still have scenes in them, from when such places were still operational. (For example, Lassie, she rescues a mother bird and her nestlings, from a missile test launch.). Also, budget savers using stock footage of obsolete objects, as if they were still new, doesn't help matters! That just adds to the collective confusion within society's subconscious mind 🧐
I just want to say I'm proud of my country and because we have such power we have to choose our leaders carefully, don't want to get somebody who wants to take over the world. That's not who we are✌️🇺🇲🇺🇸🇺🇲or who we want to be.🦅🦅🦅
Hello from Florida Courtney! And this is only the stuff that we know about. Being a U.S. Army Vet. I can tell you, if the military is showing the world what it has, its already obsolete technology!
I'm so used to virtually every other nation on the planet criticizing America that when I watch someone from another nation favorably impressed with my country that I invariably tear up. Thanks, Ms. Coulston. By the way, I'm fifth-generation Army. My family has earned our place in our country.
One more reason the US military is so powerful, besides a high degree of training, is logistics. From beans & bullets to underwear, American forces maintain a logistics supply chain to keep everything running.
I was gonna say that being an old 0431 guy, the support our guys get is 2nd to none, give us a few seabees and we could erect a first class base out of nothing, hot showers, electricity in tents, 2 hot meals a day atleast, laundry, you name it...logistics can get it done.
The B-2 "SPIRIT" Flying-Wing Stealth Bomber is definitely real & we have 20 of them at over $2 Billion [U.S.D.] per plane, plus her daughter the B-21 "RAIDER" Stealth Bomber will soon be ready for test flight's as well.
This is a little outdated. There are two Gerald R Ford Class carriers already in service. The Gerald R Ford (CVN 78) and the John F Kennedy (CVN 79)...
you should come to kalamazoo michigan usa. we have the kalamazoo air zoo it has the sr-71 and the f-117 night hawk. along with many other aircraft. that and the gilmore car museum. then head north to the pictured rocks for a kayak trip. and then west to yellow stone for 4 days and back to chicago for shed aquarium for some peace. by the way it takes 2 days to drive from kalamazoo to west yellow stone.
First, thank you for your support. Please realize that most of what was addressed in this video was technology from the 80's and before... Can you imagine what's out there now, 40 years later? Proud to be an American! Thank you for the wonderful videos.
You should watch the video on our space rockets that land themselves BACK on the ground. Or the newest video of the rocket falling sideways and then firing back up, and turning then landing....its pretty amazing.
If you want to see something that is REALLY impressive about the US military then you should watch the documentary on the Battle of 73 Easting. It was a series of tank engagements in the first war with Iraq in 91. It is truly unbelievable how the US tanks performed against the Iraqi forces.
I am a former U.S. Marine and veteran of the First Gulf war and I can testify that smart bombs can effectively be dropped from an aircraft flying a super sonic speeds down a space as small as a chimney
whats really scary is....this is just the stuff we are allowed to know about
🇺🇸 🇺🇸 god bless my country
Several years ago a Navy Admiral said that whatever you know about, we are 50 years ahead of that.
@@jonathansellars885 I truly hope the US military has some UFO-tech based fighters stored over in Area 51 :)
Comforting* (if you're American lol)
Yeah my uncle used to be in the military and we would ask him stuff sometimes and he would reply with "if I told you I'd have to kill you".
I don't know if he was joking.
As a veteran of the U.S Army I'm very proud of my country.
Thank you for your service.
Thank you from a Fellow US Army National Guard Vet!
@@glennallen239 Thank you for your service as well.
Thank you sir for your service!🇺🇸
Me too Andrew, and thank you.
Proud of my country!! 🇺🇸
You better be proud, n thank God for that...
MURICA
I'm not, we use a GPS to guide our missiles. You know how many fucking u turns my GPS makes me do? All anyone has to do is turn off the wifi in the area and the missiles are useless
@@nnnn-rt2pb you, sirrah, are an idiot.
GPS and WiFi are entirely different animals and worse, GPS for military is far more precise and doesn't rely upon commercial maps that have intentional errors introduced to catch copyright thieves.
@@spvillano thank you for setting the idiot straight. Obviously thos person is not nor ever has been in military service.
Proud to be an American! ❤️🇺🇸
Where at least I know I’m free. And I won't forget the men who died who gave that right to me! And I'd gladly stand up next to you and defend her still today. Cause there ain't no doubt I love this land God bless the U.S.A!
You should be! I am not American but i love america
@@riddhipratimadhikari8519 Thank You!
@@StephenKershaw1 Mr. Kershaw name the greater countries please.
@@StephenKershaw1 So I have to ask, do you live in the United States of America?
Any Country: what if I.....
USA: NOT ON MY WATCH!
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ACE VENTURA VOICE;"I DARE YOU!!"
@@beautifulbliss5883 omg yessss 😆
Yep don’t nuke us or else you will be obliterated by usa nuclear strikes
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We love Australia and New Zealand. All our love.
Considering New Zealand is one of our closest allies...and as I've mentioned before, I've visited your beautiful country quite a few times and got to experience how much the wonderful people there like and appreciate Americans (I saw a LOT of US flags on my visits), I don't think you have anything to worry about. And Battleship is one of my all-time favorite board games. I've played it thousands of times!
and Courtney.. u admire the US military while naval veterans such as myself admire u for ur hard work and admiration of us.. so it is mutual.. we will welcome you with open arms when u move here.. keep up the good work.. stay safe, please
Navy bois are notorious for their welcoming attitude towards foreign women ^_^
USN vet here . Operations Specialist on a DDG and a CG . Thanks for your service , Brother.
@@victorwaddell6530 oh my God..you people are pathetic
Thank you for your service!
@@victorwaddell6530 Thank you for your service!
It is a crazy world we live in these days. Your reactions are so positive and relaxing and lend calm during the storm. Keep up the good work,
"New Zealand Girl."
You are like our little brothers and sisters...in New Zealand...we stick up for family! 😃🤙🤙
And, while we are basically prepared for anything, and ready to respond with military force if necessary, we would much rather be friends and just live peaceful lives. We hate war, but we also realize that sometimes it's necessary, and that there might be times when we aren't given a choice in the matter. Most Americans just want to be your friend, not your enemy. It's apparently even something that foreign visitors to the country find surprising, that we Americans in general are just legitimately *that* friendly and nice. We're only dangerous to other countries if you do something to *make* us dangerous, like pissing us off or attacking us (look at how we reacted after 9/11, the terrorists expected 9/11 to scare us into submission, but all it did was unite us and piss us off enough to make us want their heads on a silver platter, and once you have us *that* pissed off, it's not a question of *if* we will find you....but rather of *when* we will find you). We're very much the proverbial "sleeping giant", and we're perfectly content to stay "sleeping" as long as you don't do anything vile enough to make us "wake up".
There's a line that is supposedly associated with Japanese Admiral Yamamoto (though it's debatable as to whether he actually said this, it's still accurate) after Pearl Harbor: *"I fear that all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant, and fill him with a terrible resolve."* And another equally accurate line he is supposedly associated with would be this: *"Invading America would prove most difficult, as behind every blade of grass would be an American with a rifle."* Even in the incredibly unlikely event that an enemy force managed to get past our military and was able to set foot on American soil, they would just have to worry about our military at that point....they'd also have an "unofficial militia" numbering in the *millions* who would all too readily take up arms to defend their homeland, and unlike the military, they wouldn't have any idea where or when to expect to get hit by said "militia". The US by far has the most well-armed civilian population in the world, and for all of our political bickering, if we ever perceive a direct threat to our homeland, you can be damn sure those squabbles will be forgotten and we will become 100% focused on defending our homeland.
In my eyes, the US having so much military power is, in and of itself, a world-wide deterrent to overt hostilities and warfare, as if the US ever chose to get involved or intervene, we could very likely shut down any nation that we wanted with near impunity. Our mere presence keeps potential enemies too scared to ever really engage in open conflict with us. And perhaps the most intimidating factor about all of this, is that these military factors are only what we are *allowed* to know by the government and military. It's a sure thing that the military has multiple other "tricks" up their sleeves that we (and our potential enemies) *don't* know about, and we *won't* know about them either unless we are ever forced to actually *use* them.
@@gamester512 I agree with you 100% on everything you've stated in your comment! 💯👍
New Zealand, like America, is part of the Anglosphere.
@@gamester512absolutely.
If you find the B2 Bomber hard to believe you will be stunned at Its replacement coming: the B21
I was just reading about the B21 today. Had no idea about the replacement till today
The name of the B-21 is Raider. Named so for the Doolittle Raiders.
remember when i was a kid, they had a B2 Spirit as part of a local air show...it was a mix of awesome and terrifying. The part i remember sticking in my head was that it was such a LARGE aircraft and yet it was almost completely silent.
If I was a guy, I'd stand at attention over the new just coming out.
@@knockoneoff3987 I knew about it back in 2016 while I was in the Air Force. We had a chance to vote on what to call it.
Meanwhile, we are destroying ourselves from the inside out.
@CHARLES VELTEN you guys never seem to mention Murdoch
@CHARLES VELTEN your caps lock is on nutbag. Enjoy being perpetually angry.
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@@smdftb8495 For a moment I thought you were like Charles Velten spewing off about Soros and the NWO when i first read your comment about destroying ourselves from within lol. Good to see someone else that recognizes the domestic threat that is Fox news and the conservative establishment. And I am not saying that establishment democrats are the good guys (in case anyone here reading this thinks that of me) but its amazing the mental gymnastics republicans play when they only place blame on the left.
The Democrats have caused it, and are letting it happen. And biden isn't Pres of anything and the dems weren't elected to "Shit" and everyone knows it. The Audits (AZ to start with) will prove it...as if we didn't already have enough evidence...WWG1WGA
Our stealth is from the 80's. The first time it was used in combat was the F-117 in Desert Storm in 1991.
Stealth isn’t one thing. The current “stealth” technologies used have nothing in common with the F-117.
By most measures submarines were the original stealth technology .
that's odd, it was also stated that it was used in panama back in 1989
@@sr71ablackbird They were, but it was a failed mission, because of massive system failures..
And shot down by serb army in 99.
This is just the publicly known stuff. Classified goes real deep. Once asked my friend that works in NASA why they stopped using the space shuttles. His silent grin spoke volumes.
I may know some things...
Courtney thank you for being so sweet and a great person
There was a running joke that the B52 bomber would be around so long that when the F117 came out in the 80s people said when it retires it will get a B52 flyover at its ceremony. It turned out to be true.
“3:42” if you didn’t know that aircraft carrier that you see there is a museum located in San Diego (in California). I’ve been on that thing and it is HUGE.
In case you wanted to know the ship name, it is USS Midway
As a Midway Sailor from 1988-1991 I can assure you it is SMALL compared to modern Nimitz-class CVNs. I do miss the "Grey Lady" though and hope to visit her this year.
@@thex-philethackery4330 I was an MP , CFAY Security in Yokosuka Japan , when Midway sailed out of Yoko for the last time . Did you prefer Honcho 1 , 2 , or 3 when on Liberty ? Bar Popeye's in Honcho 3 was the hangout for the Midway's air wing .
I didn't hang out at the Honch too much then. I was mostly in Yokohama or Zama bar hopping. When was the last time you were in Yokosuka? You probably wouldn't recognize the base or outside the gate.
@@thex-philethackery4330 I left Yoko in 1992. I went to a CG homeported in Long Beach .
🇺🇸 God bless America, land that I love.
Yeah, we are pretty badass. Thank you for your support. Yall have a blessed day.
American here, love to New Zealand 🎉 we shall protect you at all cost 😎
I hate time zones lol, nighttime here. Now I have something to look forwards to watching tomorrow. Glad I discovered your channel
“...speak softly and carry a big stick...”. - Theodore Roosevelt
She still can't believe the B2 Spirit is real🤣
Well, to be fair, most of us here in the U.S. are used to them now but it still took years if not decades to get used to and it still probably accounts for more UFO sightings than any other aircraft. lol
It's been around long enough that it's being replaced (b21 raider)
@ dalton cant wait to see that beast
it was a descendant of the xb-35 flying wing, wasn't it ?
@@sr71ablackbird Yes, and the XB-35 was a descendant of the German Horten Ho 229
I love how your words were kind towards our nation (greetings from Iowa)
In Battleship, one great strategy is to have your ships line up abreast; and then watch your opponent lose his marbles.
i used to love people like you lol....
I would pack up 3 big ships...then hide my 3 and 2 ships.
and on offense....every 3rd in first battle crossing pattern top to bottom.
second, bottom to top
3rd spiral from out in ,
4th etc, etc
🇺🇸 🇳🇿 much love from the US here to you in New Zealand!!
Courtney, the B-2 looks otherworldly because its design differs so much from more conventional aircraft. The flying wing design minimizes radar cross section while generating a great deal of lift relative to its size. Because it lacks vertical and horizontal stabilizers, computer assisted flight controls allow pilots to fly an inherently unstable aircraft.
Mark 0:57. Howdy, Courtney! 🤠. When he says, "technological superiority", he is showing us one of the old Battleships, that now serve as floating museums. (A "Battleship", is not a synonym for, "Warship", as many civilians seem to think. Instead, it is a type of, warship, that specializes in ship-to-ship combat, or battles. Hence the moniker.)
"JSF", is the role, not the name of, the "F-35 Lightning II". (It is named after the, "P-38 Lightning". In this example, "P" means "Pursuit", while "F" means "Fighter".)
The, "F-117 Nighthawk", is a part of the old numbers that include the old Pursuit airplanes. It is also retired, having been replaced by the, "F-22 Raptor" and the "F-35 Lightning II".
The B-1 Lancer, is left out of the video. It is our supersonic Bomber. (The "B" means "Bomber".) The, "B-2 Spirit"? Each one is named for a U. S. State! Though I think the first one may be, "Spirit of America"? I saw the news reports for when they named, "Spirit of Texas", and, "Spirit of Oklahoma".
Drones! They humbly were used as training targets, before someone thought to use them for reconnaissance. Old airplanes, were modified to be piloted by radio remote control, so that SAM technicians could get some target practice in. Ditto for pilots and aviators, if I recall right. 🤔
Just think Courtney, those drones can look and tell what color their eyes are before it places a "Hellfire Missile" in his shirt pocket. Hard to get away from.
@Kara Natoli NOT TRUE at all. Do some research. The "operator" has to have eyes on the target. identify anyone in the area as a combatant or non-combatant. All weapons are identified, and distance from "friendlies" is calculated, then the "clear to fire" order is given by a commissioned officer - trained to identify targets. Has it happened? Yes, absolutely - this is war, not your sewing circle. It's a "fluid" atmosphere, people move and hide. To state that "drones kill mostly unarmed civilians " is ridiculous, and easily dismissed as coming from someone who has no idea what they're talking about. Period !
Attempt 9: please watch video on b 21 raider. It's the replacement for the b 2 and basically all other strategic bombers
She said at the end of her video where and how to make video recommendations for her. I mean, it would be great to watch her react to that. But she already said in her video where and how to go about doing that. So I would recommend doing that if you haven't already 😉
And New Zeland is a cherished ally of the U.S.A.
Always proud to be an American. I love my Country. Every man in my family has proudly served this great Nation .🇺🇲
And the newest, Combat Robots. Used only for transport now, they will eventually be armed with AK and AR rapid fire weaponry as well as grenade and mortar launchers all based on drone guidance platforms.
We (USA citizens) sincerely hope that no one wants to mess with us. We well and truly do not want to make anyone go boom 💥
I love videos like this because it's interesting seeing people react to aircraft my friends and I work on.
We built some of the most powerful ships the world has ever seen... and we use them as museums (the Iowa Class Battleships)
Peace through strength. That’s why there is a gun behind every blade of grass.
May I quote one of our beloved statesmen; "The South will do it again! "
Very Cool!
Tom Boyte,
Gy.Sgt. USMC, retired
Vietnam 65-66/70-71
The US Airforce is the largest in the world... The second-largest airforce in the world? The US Navy air fleet! 😆
Every fall in Wisconcin, 800,000 deer hunters, form the 5th largest army in the world.
Military uses our mountains to train and those stealth fighters are a sight to behold if you can actually see them. It’s like the blink of an eye and except for breaking the sound barrier you don’t even register that is what you have seen until it’s long gone. At least that’s what was told to me about the sound barrier. Just awesome.
As a Navy Veteran, I am so proud of my country and how we continue to protect our people and other citizens around the world! Our technology continues to advance as other countries continues to use old and out dated weaponry to go against super powers like us.. No one can surpass us, NO ONE!!
Dont speak so quickly while Russia and China are creating super soldiers are military is getting woke
Thank you for your service!
@@PinkHawk191 Although I have not served for close to 20 yrs, yet to hear those words to this day is heart warming and so appreciated. You are why so many men and women sign up to serve. Our nation and the citizens who live here is who we want to protect and keep safe from countries that just want to put us all in harms way... I have no regrets and if I could I would proudly serve ... Again, THANK YOU for your kind reply... :)
@@loryb5024 yes thank you for your service ma’am god bless you!
Mark 11:14. That's a, "B-2 Spirit", being shown there, being refueled aerially, not the stealth UAV!
Us Americans are great at making a strong military but not great at staying 6 feet away from each other.
The States and Japan had bad beef for years, even after WWII, now we have each other’s backs. That’s awesome honestly. I’m being hyperbolic here, but it’s kind of like when a couple high school kids have beef and get in a fight, then when it’s over they shake hands and become friendly out of respect, even friendship perhaps.
This is the weapons we are allowed to know about, believe me we have more!
There are plenty of ICBM videos out there. I was stationed at Malmstrom AFB in Montana and worked on said missile systems. It’s more intimidating and cool then you think. The worst part of the job is having to go to the bottom of the launch tube, some 60 feet down, alongside and under the missile. Yes I have touched a nuclear weapon.
Thank you for your service!
The great thing is America is NZ and Australia's greatest ally.
I'm currently stationed at a base with ICBMs. I was able to actually experience working in the launch tube next to one a few years back! You are right about it looking like a shuttle, the lower part is very similar tech wise, if not the same. The three bases with ICBMs (Minot, Malmstrom, and FE Warren) are dedicated bases just for ICBMs. The jobs of most airmen stationed at these bases usually revolve around Maintaining ICBMs and Security/// though there are obviously mission support (example: Civil Engineering), force support (Chefs), and medical jobs since the base can't run smoothly without them.
Lol, Courtney, what's in the cup?
Living outside of Barksdale airforce base... the airforce EVERY DAY is running training missions for the b52 bombers, rain or shine we always have bombers flying flying overhead
And this is just the stuff that we KNOW about
Mark 10:38. Aha! "Drone" versus "UAV". Since military minds are used to "drone" being synonymous with "target", as in, "Target Drones", they prefer to use, "UAV", to differentiate between them, and avoid confusion. It it is the civilian mindset, that now has access to toy drones, that causes the confusion. However, if more if them hear the term, "UAV", and know what it means, there should be less confusion eventually. 🤔
As long as we don't let certain individuals sell secrets to our enemies. I'll let you guess who im talking about.
Biden
The biggest enemy to the real United States.
Yea that stupid guy trump
@@usa5893 wow
There's a fun, but frustrating (for me) movie called "The Final Countdown".
In it, the USS Nimitz is separated from its carrier group by a strange storm.
The strange storm has transported them back to December 6th, 1941.
Pls react to the battle of midway from the Japanese perspective trilogy from montemayor
Yes that is a great one.
Mark 5:33. Chester Nimitz, was a highly regarded admiral, hence why there is a ship named after him. In the Time Travel movie based on a novel, "The Final Countdown", Charles Durning's character, a Senator, wants to know how he can be aboard a warship named after a living admiral that hasn't done anything worthy yet! The movie came out in, 1980, but was made in 1979, as evidenced by the dates stamped on many objects, such as rations.
Gerald R. Ford, was a POTUS, that served as a naval aviator aboard an aircraft carrier, during World War 2, and unlike, Nixon, didn't screw-up! So he remained worthy of having an aircraft carrier named for him. 🧐
" there will be a gun behind every blade of grass" a ww2 Japanese general
That's probably one of the main reasons they never tried invading main land US
Commonly attributed to Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto.
@@alexmason2659 According to what I've read... MANY books, and many historical videos, their intent was to NEVER give us a reason to fight to the death... because they knew they couldn't win a long war against us.
Their intent was always for us to get tired and just give them whatever they wanted in the Pacific... that our desire for peace, to be left alone, would outweigh any desire for war.
If not for a snafu at their embassy in WDC, that might have happened... if the declaration of war had come before the bombing at Pearl Harbor.
The stealth fighter was 15 years old when it was introduced to the public in the late 80s. Imagine what is already here that we don’t know about.
Courtney, did you have a little bit to drink before making this video? You are always chipper, but you seemed a little more chipper than usual. 😊
Agreed, VERY happy. 🤪
Even a few slurred words. 🥴
And really chatty. 😜
Though adorable as ever. 😍
Stealth Aircraft are not Silent. They are designed to thwart Radar and Infrared Signature. I was stationed with the 416th FS, Nightstalkers, equipped with the F117. The "F" is designator for Fighter which technically was true, it had to have Air to Air capabilities to keep it off the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty. To my knowledge it never flew Configured that way in Operation.
During one of the Iraq conflicts, a very stubborn command and control bunker was destroyed with just two PGM's. The first blew a hole in the roof. The second went through the newly-created hole and detonated inside the bunker.
I knew 1970s and 1980s technology. I got out of the Army in 1991, shortly after I got back from Desert Storm. In 2003, I went back to Iraq and spent 12 months in Downtown Baghdad. The difference in technology in a dozen years was mind boggling. 30 years after my 1st deployment, I'm saying pay those computer geeks more to keep my ass out of the impact area.
Thank you for your service!
We meant to phase out Nimitz but seem to be adding more carriers instead. Navy F-35 can also take off and land from things like amphibious assault ships.
smart bombs r scarey.. during the gulf war i was a young naval intelligence operator “joined in 88” and the navy fired 51 smart bombs ALL 51 hit the bullseye “some flew down elevator shafts to the target from 800 miles away”... it was an impressive display we put together... Hooyah proud patriot current disabled war veteran and still proud to be american and proud of my military service
Thank you sir for your service!It is greatly appreciated!(A humble civilian that will never get a chance to serve like I always dreamed of.)Stay well my friend!🇺🇸
@@billysusan8010 why will you never get a chance to serve? if u dont mind me asking and ur welcome, it was my honor and duty to serve, thank you for saying it
@@jonathanlindsey463 Don't mind at all(:.Its because I have physical limitations unfortunately..(But I tried to join anyway):
@@billysusan8010 sorry u couldn’t make it, but u still tried and that matters... take pride in that
@@jonathanlindsey463 Will do!Appreciate it my brother!Stay well!
The Minuteman III...the crowd pleaser haha.
Courtney,
Thanks for admiring the US Military!
And I Appreciate what your country has done for us. Commander Gordon Bridson was a very interesting fellow.
Young lady, I never took my eyes off of you.....And I still learned something wonderful from this video....You're definitely an angel from heaven.
Having spent 10 years in the 82 Airborne I would do it again in a second. I would hate to be on the business end of a Hellfire missile. There is no known armor that can stop it, not even ours
Thank you for your service!
I don’t know if your a man or a women but thank you for your service sir/ma’am!
always nice to see you Courtney.. stay safe please
As a current member of the US Marines and deployment in Afghanistan I'm very proud.
Mark 6:54. Oh yeah! Until I saw the most recent episode of, "9-1-1", on "FOX", I hadn't really given much thought to which missile bases have been closed forever. But in that episode, a mother and her two daughters were exploring a park, when the mother fell down into a silo, because the cap placed on it had rotted! It doesn't help that old movies and television series, still have scenes in them, from when such places were still operational. (For example, Lassie, she rescues a mother bird and her nestlings, from a missile test launch.). Also, budget savers using stock footage of obsolete objects, as if they were still new, doesn't help matters! That just adds to the collective confusion within society's subconscious mind 🧐
Proud of our country 🇺🇸
I just want to say I'm proud of my country and because we have such power we have to choose our leaders carefully, don't want to get somebody who wants to take over the world. That's not who we are✌️🇺🇲🇺🇸🇺🇲or who we want to be.🦅🦅🦅
Hello from Florida Courtney! And this is only the stuff that we know about. Being a U.S. Army Vet. I can tell you, if the military is showing the world what it has, its already obsolete technology!
Enjoyed this quite a bit, Cortney. I'll be sure to check out others of yours.
I'm so used to virtually every other nation on the planet criticizing America that when I watch someone from another nation favorably impressed with my country that I invariably tear up. Thanks, Ms. Coulston. By the way, I'm fifth-generation Army. My family has earned our place in our country.
Check out one of the military plane air shows " Blue angles, Thunder-birds,"
I mean...the b2 is almost hardly ever used unless we're talking strategic bombing. It can drop abt 50 bps (bombs per second) and 1000 bombs a minute.
You don't have to mess with us. We love Kiwis!
One more reason the US military is so powerful, besides a high degree of training, is logistics. From beans & bullets to underwear, American forces maintain a logistics supply chain to keep everything running.
I was gonna say that being an old 0431 guy, the support our guys get is 2nd to none, give us a few seabees and we could erect a first class base out of nothing, hot showers, electricity in tents, 2 hot meals a day atleast, laundry, you name it...logistics can get it done.
I live near a marine base and often hear the sounds of big artillery training.
The B-2 "SPIRIT" Flying-Wing Stealth Bomber is definitely real & we have 20 of them at over $2 Billion [U.S.D.]
per plane, plus her daughter the B-21 "RAIDER" Stealth Bomber will soon be ready for test flight's as well.
This is a little outdated. There are two Gerald R Ford Class carriers already in service. The Gerald R Ford (CVN 78) and the John F Kennedy (CVN 79)...
you should come to kalamazoo michigan usa. we have the kalamazoo air zoo it has the sr-71 and the f-117 night hawk. along with many other aircraft. that and the gilmore car museum. then head north to the pictured rocks for a kayak trip. and then west to yellow stone for 4 days and back to chicago for shed aquarium for some peace. by the way it takes 2 days to drive from kalamazoo to west yellow stone.
They left out the firescout first operational unmanned helicopter. They even have a c model built from a bell 407.
We have all this for 1 reason we must protect our allies. Our allies know no matter what we will be there for them and vice versa
Mark 7:14. Aha! See that shape! Now compare it to the illustration in the article that I shared! 🧐
The US Air force and Us Navy are the two largest air forces in the world.
First, thank you for your support. Please realize that most of what was addressed in this video was technology from the 80's and before... Can you imagine what's out there now, 40 years later? Proud to be an American! Thank you for the wonderful videos.
The SR71 Blackbird was awesome it was in the 60s
This girl does more for the morale of the average American than a flotilla of aircraft carriers and a brigade of tanks.
She would fit right in over here
You should watch the video on our space rockets that land themselves BACK on the ground. Or the newest video of the rocket falling sideways and then firing back up, and turning then landing....its pretty amazing.
I just subscribed, I watched ,3 videos first and reason I subbed is your a genuine person with feelings xo.
If you want to see something that is REALLY impressive about the US military then you should watch the documentary on the Battle of 73 Easting. It was a series of tank engagements in the first war with Iraq in 91. It is truly unbelievable how the US tanks performed against the Iraqi forces.
There used to be many thousands of icbms but nuclear reduction trees have reduced in from many thousands down to several hundred
I am a former U.S. Marine and veteran of the First Gulf war and I can testify that smart bombs can effectively be dropped from an aircraft flying a super sonic speeds down a space as small as a chimney
For every 1 publicly known defense tool there are 10+ unknown tools.
The town I went to high school in was smaller than the town on a carrier.
On top of being a huge fan of my country (the US), from a small age ... we're taught that we are the best. We are fed that from day 1
This younger generation isn't. Freedom is only one generation away from being lost
Not quite. It would take a couple, but I get what you're saying
LOL Your facial expressions alone is worth watching the whole thing for