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USMC to divest M1A1 Abrams

Lt. Gen. Kellogg reported today.

It’s in the USMC budget: https://www.secnav.navy.mil/fmc/fmb/Documents/22pres/OMMC_Book.pdf
vii) Force Application. M1A1 Modification decrease is due to divestment of the M1A1 Mod Kit program, discontinued sustainment of the M1A1 Tanks. (Baseline: $35,086)

Kellogg also reported the Marines would switch from Howitzers to rocket artillery.
Rockets may have more range, but
Rockets can’t fire canister at low elevations for point self defense.

The Marine armored brigade was a feared combat unit.
It’s hard to drive inland from the beach with no tanks.
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Recruit Watching (Adidas 3SSB) - Saturday

This is the official live thread of coverage from the Adidas 3SSB event in Indy today!
TheHoosier.com will have both Keegan Nickoson (Knickoson42) and I (@KylerStaley) out live and in person providing live updates throughout the day.

Commits Jakai Newton (Atlanta Xpress - UA)and Gabe Cupps (Midwest Basketball Club - Adidas) are in action today including targets 2024 forward Cooper Koch (IE 2024), 2024 guard Paul McNeil Jr (Garner Road), 2024 forward and 2025 forward Caleb Wilson (AE5). All have offers from Indiana or have visited.

2023 forward JQ Roberts (IE 2023), Raleigh Burgess(IE 2024) and Flory Bidunga (IE 2024) will also be in action and we will get eyes on them at some point too.

We will have reports all weekend on the players listed and additional ones at other events as well.

Things get started around 9:45 this morning! #iubb

IU@Purdue, Game 3: PU wins 16-15 and takes the series in a battle of struggling bullpens.

In the 1st, Whalen opens the game with an infield hit. Glasser then hit a 2-run homer to give IU a 2-0 lead with no outs. Ellis just missed a homer off the top of the LF wall getting a double, and he moved to 3rd on a passed ball. Ellis scored on a single by Tibbitts and that would be it for IU in the 1st as IU takes a 3-0 lead,

In PU's 1st, Nathan Stahl is on the mound for IU and the first two batters reached on a walk and a single. After a K, PU's Thompson hit a 3-run homer to tie the game. Stahl got another K for the 2nd out and then gave up a single, but the runner on 1st ended up getting picked off to end the inning.

This is going to be a game of two struggling bullpens to see which one can out-pitch the other and it could get ugly before this game is over with.

IU@Purdue, Game 2: IU rebounds with a much needed 10-3 win..

Another schedule change as they are playing a DH today instead of the single game on Monday.

Purdue scored two unearned runs in the 1st aided by a throwing error by Pyne at 3rd, along with three singles by the Boilers. Former Hoosier Toetz, had one of the Boilers RBIs. IU struck for three runs in the 3rd, as a walk to Jessee and then a 2-run homer by Murrison tied the game at 2-2. IU then loaded the bases on two singles and a hit batter with no outs. Ellis hit into a DP which scored the runner at 3rd to make it 3-2, IU. Pyne struck out to end IU' half of the inning as IU missed on a big chance to grab a big lead there.

In the Boilers 3rd, Brehmer got the first two batters on a GO and a K, but then hit a batter to put a man on with two outs. What's an IU game without a hit batter by our pitcher. After the hit batter, Toetz got a single to put runners on the corners with two outs. Brehmer then got a K to end the inning with no damage done.

Good Restaurant Service

Granted, I don’t eat in a restaurant much yet, but …

Got GOOD service last night for the first time since Covid started.

Most folks are understaffed
Many use it as a reason to not try

Last night got a guy who visibly HUSTLED, brought drinks without being asked, asked if we needed anything, brought it immediately and was pleasant.

Hope it’s a sign.
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