Thai cave rescue: Former Navy diver dies while exiting flooded tunnels





A former Thai Navy diver who had volunteered to help rescue 12 boys and their coach from a cave in northern Thailand has died, according to government officials.

Former Sgt. Samarn Kunan, an ex-SEAL, died at 2:00 a.m. Friday local time (2 p.m. Thursday ET) due to a lack of air while attempting to return to a command center deep underground, Deputy Governor Passakorn Boonyalak said.
The command center is located two kilometers (1.2 miles) inside the cave, where the young soccer team and their coach have been trapped for almost two weeks.



Kunan, who was in his mid-30s, was returning from delivering oxygen tanks to the cavern where the boys when are he ran out of air while underwater.
"Diving is always full of risks," Navy SEAL chief Rear Adm. Aphakorn Yookongkaew said. "He may have passed out," causing him to drown, "but we have to wait for the autopsy," he added.
A military aircraft will carry Unan's body from Chiang Rai to Satthahip Navy Base Friday evening. A funeral service will take place there, and then at his home town in the province of Roi Et, northern Thailand.





*salute* 

A MiG-21 has crashed at 86th Base during Borcea Open Day. Pilot has died.

A Romanian Air Force MiG-21 LanceR has crashed at around 13.30 LT on Jul. 7 at Base 86 Borcea during Borcea Open Day.

The pilot, initially reported as ejected from the aircraft, has been declared dead in the accident.

The MiG 21 LanceR is the upgraded avionics and weapons systems version of the MiG 21 Fishbed, developed by Elbit Systems and Aerostar Bacău for the Romanian Air Force.

The first LanceR flew in 1996 and was a LanceR A version.

The Romanian MiG 21 LanceR fleet is split between the 71st Air Base Câmpia Turzii and the 86th Air Base Borcea-Feteşti.

Their main mission is to provide QRA (Quick Reaction Alert) duties under the NATO control network by way of the Combined Air Operations Center in Torrejon.

Any good book about basic military tactics for me to read? I am currently reading sun tsu art of war.

‘Insider Attack’ Kills U.S. Service Member in Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan — An American service member was killed and two others were wounded in southern Afghanistan on Saturday in what officials described as an “apparent insider attack.”

The United States military, announcing the death in a statement, did not provide further details. The wounded service members were in stable condition, the military said. The name of the soldier who was killed was being withheld so the next of kin could be notified.

An American military officer familiar with the attack said it had occurred at a small base in Tarinkot, a town in Uruzgan Province, where roughly 150 soldiers who are stationed in Kandahar often rotate through to train Afghan soldiers. The outpost is one of several in the country where the Army’s Security Force Assistance Brigade is stationed. The unit — tasked with training and assisting the Afghan National Army — is one of the leading elements of the Trump administration’s new strategy in Afghanistan.

The death, the third American military fatality in Afghanistan this year, was a reminder that United States soldiers remain in the line of fire, although the war is now largely fought by Afghan security forces backed by American air power.
It also offered a reminder that insider attacks, also known as green-on-blue attacks, have been a recurring problem in Afghanistan, carried out by Afghan security forces loyal to the Taliban or harboring grievances against American troops. About 150 troops from the American-led coalition have been killed in such attacks during the nearly 17-year-old war, according to data from the United States military, with the number of the attacks peaking in 2012.

The assault on Saturday is the first insider attack of 2018 against American troops, roughly 14,000 of whom are stationed in Afghanistan. In 2017, there were three such attacks on American forces and one against Romanian troops. In June of that year, three United States soldiers were killed in Nangarhar Province when an Afghan commando opened fire at a small outpost used in the battle against Islamic State militants.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/07/world/mi...fghanistan.html

Any good book about basic military tactics for me to read? I am currently reading sun tsu art of war.

the grunt would always the boot on the ground

U can bomb the hell out of the jungle and naval blockage and still the insurgent will survive.. Sound similar? clue.. vietnam

It the boot on ground have to the sweep and clean up operation.

now all those Opposition macai have to change their tune, start complaining that Pakatan won't increase defence budget
In other words, increase budget and only give to Navy and Air Force?

Firstly, there will be complaints of discrimination from the Army

Secondly, there really is no extra money to be had

Thirdly, patrol aircraft and boats are essential but it is cheaper to fund a company of foot soldiers especially in Msia where cost of living is cheaper and soldiers aren't that individually well-equipped

Argentina considers resuming nuclear submarine project

Santiago Rivas - Jane's Navy International
06 July 2018
 
Following the loss of Argentina’s TR 1700-class diesel-electric submarine (SSK) ARA San Juan in November 2017, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) is considering restarting construction of sister vessel ARA Santa Fe and competing it as a nuclear variant, the Argentine Congress was informed on 3 July.

San Juan was one of two German-built TR 1700 submarines delivered in the 1980s that formed the core of the Argentine submarine force. The second boat, ARA Santa Cruz , is currently undergoing an extended refit that is expected to be completed in late 2019/early 2020.

Construction on third boat Santa Fe began in the 1980s but was suspended in the early 1990s when it was 70% complete.

http://www.janes.com/article/81584/argenti...bmarine-project

agree with those words. hope to see an increase in asset and budget. 
hope nobody stupid in new govt suggesting we in a peace time and no need of increase budget or add asset.
so RMAF really lobbying for something huh.....good job 

why back ground logo 90% like UTK just the keris not there 

A better option is to overhaul the asset acquisition procedures.

Current system uses a lot middlemen, local affiliates and intermediaries, so we pay millions out on commissions and agency fees to these people on top of the assets price itself. Money which can better be used purchasing assets.

A better option is to overhaul the asset acquisition procedures.

Current system uses a lot middlemen, local affiliates and intermediaries, so we pay millions out on commissions and agency fees to these people on top of the assets price itself. Money which can better be used purchasing assets.

Carl von Clausewitz - On War
Rupert Smith - The Utility of Force
Mao Zedong - On Guerilla Warfare
Alfred Thayer Mahan - The Influence of Sea Power upon History 1660-1783
Ian Speller - Understanding Naval Warfare
*updated list