Boot Camp @ The Border What kind of training do they get?
Published on Jul 29, 2019
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In April, as the crisis at the US-Mexico border began to reach a fever pitch, Senior Video Correspondent Graham Flanagan spent four days inside the United States Border Patrol Academy in Artesia, New Mexico. Before they serve in the Border Patrol, trainees must graduate from the Academy’s six-month basic training program. While a majority of the training is focused on law enforcement operations, the Academy also emphasizes instruction in the Spanish language in order to enhance communication between agents and the people they encounter in the field. The agency has been the focus of intense scrutiny in recent months due to revelations about reportedly squalid conditions at Border Patrol-run detention centers where migrants, including children, wait to be processed and released. During our time at the Academy, we did not see any training — other than Spanish instruction — that was specifically designed to prepare the trainees to work in the detention centers or to care for migrant children. This begged the question: is the training that occurs at the Academy adequately preparing the trainees for what awaits them in the field? In a statement to Business Insider, a United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) spokesperson said that, “The Border Patrol Academy does not conduct training related to detention officer duties… Once a trainee graduates and arrives at their station, depending on their geographical location, it now becomes the duty and responsibility of their station to further train the new agent on local policies and procedures.” In regards to how trainees are instructed to work with children, the CBP spokesperson told Business Insider that “The Border Patrol Academy trains and teaches agents about policies and regulations related to the Flores vs. Reno/TVPRA. This is the current case precedent that governs children in short term custody.” The 1997 Flores Settlement requires that immigration officials detaining minors provide food and drinking water, medical assistance in emergencies, toilets and sinks, adequate temperature control and ventilation, adequate supervision to protect minors from others, and separation from unrelated adults whenever possible. According to CBP, trainees are also trained in first-aid and basic lifesaving measures. MORE BOOT CAMP CONTENT: What New Army Cadets Go Through On Their First Day At West Pointhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojJup... What It Takes To Survive Coast Guard Boot Camphttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBtJe... ------------------------------------------------------#BorderPatrol#Immigration#BusinessInsider Business Insider tells you all you need to know about business, finance, tech, retail, and more. Visit us at: https://www.businessinsider.com Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/business... BI on Facebook: https://read.bi/2xOcEcj BI on Instagram: https://read.bi/2Q2D29T BI on Twitter: https://read.bi/2xCnzGF BI on Amazon Prime: http://read.bi/PrimeVideo
Like they say There's a lot of moving parts- in some news last week that might have flown under-the-radar with all the other big news-grabbing headlines on Wednesday in Washington. It's another day now to catch up on the GBDS. The Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent program _________________________________________________
The Ground Based Strategic Deterrent program, known as GBSD, makes up the ground-based leg of the United States’ nuclear strike capability. It is designed to replace the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles, which have been in use since the 1960s.
While the United States’ stock of nuclear warheads has been drawn down in recent decades under the terms of nonproliferation agreements, GBSD is part of a massive Pentagon plan to replace the hardware that would theoretically launch them in the event of a nuclear war. The nuclear recapitalization plan also includes General Dynamics’ Columbia-class nuclear submarine and new cruise missiles to be supplied by either Lockheed Martin or Raytheon.
LINK > Washington Post 25 July 2019_________________________________________________________________________________
Undersecretary for Acquisition Ellen Lord told the Senate Armed Services Committee in May. "After 25 years of primarily drawing down and sustaining the nuclear forces we built during the Cold War, repeated decisions to defer recapitalization of our nuclear forces have caught up to us," she said.
"The U.S. must make a choice: Either we continue to invest in modernizing and replacing these systems or we accept the loss of our ability to deter the most severe threats to our nation and our allies and partners."
Boeing drops out of massive Pentagon nuclear missile program, citing unfair competition Boeing’s decision to drop out of the ballistic missile program significantly complicates the Pentagon’s earlier plan to renegotiate the contract. In 2017 the Air Force limited the competition to Boeing and Northrop Grumman, effectively rejecting a bid by Lockheed Martin. Boeing and Northrop were awarded contracts worth $349.2 million and $328 million, respectively, to develop competing offers.The dispute arose from Northrop Grumman’s2018 acquisitionof a company called Orbital ATK, a dominant producer of rocket motors. . .
Loren Thompson, a defense consultant who works with Boeing, said Northrop Grumman is now “headed for a monopoly” on the air-, land- and sea-based legs of the United States’ nuclear strike capability. Northrop makes the solid rocket motors on the Navy’s sub-launched missiles, and it also holds the contract to build the Air Force’s B-21 bomber.
“One company would have a monopoly on the nuclear deterrent,” Thompson said. “I just don’t see Congress being comfortable with that.”
Here are details reported in the Wall Street Journal:
ByDoug Cameron
"Boeing Co. BA -0.89% said it won’t bid for a huge Pentagon contract to replace the nation’s land-based nuclear missiles, just a day after Chief Executive Dennis Muilenburg touted the aerospace giant’s suitability for the job. Mr. Muilenburg on Wednesday told analysts and reporters on an earnings call that the contract was a big opportunity for Boeing.
“We are focused on leveraging our work to date on GBSD to deliver this essential national security capability,” he said after Boeing reported its biggest-ever quarterly loss.
Boeing also said it could slow or stall production of the MAX if it doesn’t return to commercial service by late this year. > Boeing was the only big defense company to report a drop in its military order backlog during the June quarter.
>Boeing’s defense arm had been on a roll, last year winning three big Pentagon projects including an Air Force training jet and helicopter and a Navy drone. __________________________________________________________
> Some analysts said the mounting financial cost to Boeing of the grounding of its 737 MAX aircraft was undermining its ability to pursue big military projects.
> The company has so far disclosed about $7 billion in additional costs and compensation to cover the crisis enveloping the MAX since global regulators grounded the plane in March following the second of two fatal crashes in less than six months.
> Shares in Boeing fell 3.7% to $348.09 on Thursday.
> Shares in Northrop Grumman gained 3.4% to $354.72.
In a letter to Air Force acquisition chief Will Roper dated July 23 and reviewed by The Wall Street Journal, Boeing said it believes Northrop Grumman had an unfair advantage to win the contract because of its control of the country’s main producer of rocket motors, secured through its acquisition of Orbital ATK Inc. in 2018.
According to information from the report below, Orbital ATK has 13,000 employees and a backlog of more than $15 billion in contracts. It was formed in 2015 after the merger of Orbital Sciences and ATK.
BACKGROUND:
U.S. Air Force Selects Northrop Grumman as Partner
on Ground Based Strategic Deterrent Program
FALLS CHURCH, Va. – Aug. 21, 2017 – The U.S. Air Force has selected Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) as one of two companies to mature designs for the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) program, the nation’s next Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) system. The company was awarded a $328 million contract to execute the Technology Maturation and Risk Reduction (TMRR) phase of the GBSD program. “We look forward to the opportunity to provide the nation with a modern strategic deterrent system that is secure, resilient and affordable,” said Wes Bush, chairman, chief executive officer and president, Northrop Grumman. “As a trusted partner and technical integrator for the Air Force’s ICBM systems for more than 60 years, we are proud to continue our work to protect and defend our nation through its strategic deterrent capabilities.” To learn more about Northrop Grumman’s GBSD program visit: www.northropgrumman.com/gbsd.
Northrop Grumman has had a robust regional presence in Northern Utah since 1968, allowing the company to partner directly with its ICBM customer to ensure 24/7 mission availability, reliability, readiness and affordability for one of the country’s most vital deterrent programs.
The company’s facilities in Clearfield, Ogden, Salt Lake City and Hill Air Force Base (AFB) each continue to contribute to the thriving Northern Utah community in a variety of ways, in support of fueling a robust economy and strong pipeline of future talent needed to support these, and other future mission-critical programs.
Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing innovative systems, products and solutions in autonomous systems, cyber, C4ISR, strike, and logistics and modernization to customers worldwide
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"The Pentagon increasingly views space as the next great battle front. North Korea is flexing its muscle by firing test missiles and developing its nuclear arsenal. And NASA has seeded the private sector with billions of dollars in contracts, as the industry focuses more on small satellite technology.
All which helps explain why Northrop Grumman, one of the nation's largest defense contractors, announced on Monday that it planned to acquire Dulles-based Orbital ATK, by paying $7.8 billion in cash while assuming $1.4 billion in debt. . .
The surprise move gives Falls Church-based Northrop some sought-after capabilities — from missile defense, to small satellites and even a rocket — allowing it to enter new markets at a time of increased tension globally.
There is “very little overlap” between the two companies, Northrop chief executive Wes Bush said Monday during a conference call with analysts.
. . . Northrop has long been a leader in the defense industry and is currently developing the B-21 Raider, the long-range stealth bomber, for the Air Force, after beating out a Boeing-Lockheed Martin team for the contract. It manages a large cyber division and works to develop the technology behind autonomous systems and radars, while also building large satellites.
The acquisition, should it be approved by regulators and Orbital ATK’s shareholders, would give Northrop access to Orbital ATK’s small satellite division at a time when the Pentagon, and others, are seeking to put up constellations of small satellites that could beam Internet to remote areas and provide Earth observation capabilities. Orbital also has been developing the technology to service satellites in space, allowing them to operate much longer.
In recent years, the Air Force has pledged to move more forcefully to defend its assets in space — the communication, GPS and spy satellites that act as its “eyes and ears” above ground. Some in Congress, however, feel that the Pentagon is not moving aggressively enough and has called for the creation of a dedicated Space Corps, a new military branch that would focus exclusively on space. . .
Whatever happens, Orbital’s expertise building small satellites would better position Northrop.
3 white college frat guys were caught-in-the-headlights by the Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting on March 1, 2019 when one of the students posted a photo to his private Instagram account in showing the trio in front of a roadside plaque commemorating the site where Emmett Till’s body was recovered from the Tallahatchie River. In the past few days - 4 months later - it's all over mainstream news channels. 2 days ago ProPublica pushed the report forward into the spotlight to show the heart of darkness. What's the story here? 2nd Amendment Right-to-Bear-Arms or Military Training Tactics gone insane?
Till’s death helped propel the modern civil rights movement in America. This is not the first time Ole Miss fraternity students have been caught up in an incident involving an icon from the civil rights movement.
We Found Photos of Ole Miss Students Posing With Guns in Front of a Shot-Up Emmett Till Memorial. Now They Face a Possible Civil Rights Investigation.
". . . Three students were suspended from their fraternity house, Kappa Alpha, after we shared an Instagram photo one of the men posted that was taken in front of a sign commemorating the murder of the 14-year-old black youth in 1955.
Police across the country are using facial recognition to check IDs and find suspects -- but are they using it the right way? A new study from Georgetown Law’s Center on Privacy & Technology suggests even good algorithms can be put to bad uses, particularly once police start getting creative with the images. Learn more: http://bit.ly/2K4MPLb
The most diverse cabinet in history - with Britain's Trump at the helm. For tickets to see Jonathan Pie: The FAKE NEWS Tour go to: https://www.jonathanpie.com
'Multi-Domain Operations' + Embedded Cyber-Warriors, new communication networks, joint surveillance attack systems, advanced battle-management systems. Satellite more crucial than ever before. Published July 26, 2019 Views at time of upload to this blog: 3,374 GILLIAN RICH The Pentagon is crafting a bold strategy for a potential U.S.-Russia war or U.S.-China war in the future, shifting military spending priorities for defense stocks as new aircraft, missiles and satellites gain favor among top officers. https://www.investors.com/news/us-rus...
It's a hard rain gonna fall again when award-winning Martin Scorsese creates a fictional character - a fictional politician - to speak to Dylan’s influence on an entire generation. That 'character' Scorsese creates, according to what Charles Homans writes in a scrib for Screenlandia for The New York Times He’s not a member of a generation; he’s a mirror. _________________________________________________________________________ THE TRAILERuploaded to YouTube Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story By Martin Scorsese | Trailer | Netflix LINK > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PS4gsWDSn68
Published on Jun 3, 2019
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ROLLING THUNDER REVUE: A BOB DYLAN STORY BY MARTIN SCORSESE captures the troubled spirit of America in 1975, and the joyous music that Bob Dylan performed that fall. Master filmmaker Martin Scorsese creates a one-of-a-kind movie experience: part documentary, part concert film, part fever dream. Featuring Joan Baez, Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, Sam Shepard, Allen Ginsberg, and Bob Dylan giving his first on-camera interview in over a decade. The film goes beyond mere reclamation of Dylan’s extraordinary music—it’s a roadmap into the wild country of artistic self-reinvention. _________________________________________________________________________
Charles Homans is the politics editor at the New York Times Sunday Magazine.
It blows your MesaZona blogger's mind when Homans writes in the review of Scorsese's film
"We know now that the real story wasn’t the people at the protests and the concerts; it was all the people who weren’t."
This lends a plaintive edge to his nostalgia, and to Scorsese’s.
After the film fades out on Tanner, a voice — it sounds like Scorsese himself — intones:
“Let America be America again. Let it be the dream it used to be.”
Charles Homans clearly states at the end of his own review that Scorsese's own film "Rolling Thunder Review . . . a bombastic plea to let the boomer legacy be the dream it used to be.
John Kerry, that Zelig of the boomer political experience, used the first sentence as a slogan in his 2004 campaign. “It’s a statement about what’s broken,” a campaign staff membertold The Timesthat June, “and that something’s broken — but it’s also a statement of hope and aspiration.”
stop right there to see the trailer:
Published on Jun 3, 2019
Views at time of upload to this blog: 668,079
"ROLLING THUNDER REVUE: A BOB DYLAN STORY BY MARTIN SCORSESE" captures the troubled spirit of America in 1975, and the joyous music that Bob Dylan performed that fall. Master filmmaker Martin Scorsese creates a one-of-a-kind movie experience: part documentary, part concert film, part fever dream. Featuring Joan Baez, Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, Sam Shepard, Allen Ginsberg, and Bob Dylan giving his first on-camera interview in over a decade. The film goes beyond mere reclamation of Dylan’s extraordinary music—it’s a roadmap into the wild country of artistic self-reinvention. Watch Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story By Martin Scorsese on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/80221016 SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/29qBUt7 About Netflix: Netflix is the world's leading internet entertainment service with over 148 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, documentaries and feature films across a wide variety of genres and languages. Members can watch as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, on any internet-connected screen. Members can play, pause and resume watching, all without commercials or commitments.
In Scorsese’s mouth, the words seem at once to refer to the actual Rolling Thunder Revue — an attempt to “rediscover America,” as Allen Ginsberg, who came along for the ride, described it — and to his own film, a bombastic plea to let the boomer legacy be the dream it used to be.
But “Let America Be America Again” is a dark and angry poem, an explicit critique of national nostalgia.
Hughes denounces the vast chasm between America’s promises and its reality for people of color, for immigrants, for the poor, answering the stanza that Kerry and Scorsese borrowed with a bitter parenthetical: “America never was America to me.”
He concludes the poem with a call to “make America again!”: an exhortation one word short of a Trump slogan but a world removed from it,
a call not to the sentimentality of the left or the right but for rebuilding the thing from the original blueprints, and better this time.
He is saying that the most comforting stories Americans tell themselves about themselves are the ones that never happened.
