#tsgt

[not-exactly-laborious]

Coughs and explodes and dies

Kickass design 👍

Would you believe me if I said this was for an art trade so my friend would draw Roman as the John Cena MLP crop top meme

And the alt version for the glitches

Wow dude, this look sick ! You genuinely did such a good job

Very worth it I'd say.

[needyemo]

Guilty Tears changed my view on Sanders Sides😭

Heed the Content Warnings in the beginning of the edit please, this is an edit of an analog horror series after all HDASKHS

Anyways, you guys should watch Guilty Tears by @not-exactly-laborious 10/10 best Sanders Sides fan project ever, I thought this song would fit it well :3

[usafphantom2]

(tsgt bill thompson📷). 30mm depleted uranium round

@kadonkey via X

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[dontirrigateme]

Happy Christenson day!

TSGT Burton "Pat" Christenson, 24 Aug 1922 - 30 Dec 1998

[heavenleev]

TSgt. Donald Ley Hein's B-24J loses left wing after AA hit. december 12, 1944

[freetheshit-outofyou]

Chief Master Sergeant Wayne Fisk High Risk, High Reward

 

Son Tay Raid   On November 21, 1970, then SSgt. Wayne Fisk, a pararescueman, joined the all-volunteer search and rescue operation at Son Tay, North Vietnam. Sixty-one American POWs were reportedly held at the camp. Although no prisoners were found, the raid was considered a tactical success. On the return flight, Sergeant Fisk rescued a downed pilot from a separate mission. His overall actions earned him his first Silver Star.

SS Mayaguez Incident   Aboard a CH-53 helicopter, call sign Knife-51, TSgt. Fisk volunteered to extract American forces off Koh Tang Island in May 1975. As a pararescue specialist, he was responsible for retrieving US service members from the island. Despite heavy weapons and rocket fire, Knife-51 landed and evacuated the remaining personnel. TSgt. Fisk’s actions earned him a second Silver Star.

During his distinguished career, Chief Fisk served on the primary recovery team of NASA Apollo missions 8, 9, and 10. He is also credited with being the last American to engage communist forces in Southeast Asia. Finally, Chief Fisk led the efforts to establish the USAF Enlisted Heritage Hall, which preserves the history of enlisted Airmen, serving as it first director.

FINAL COMBAT: THE MAYAGUEZ INCIDENT AT KOH TANG After South Vietnam fell to communist forces, the US was again involved in combat in Southeast Asia. In May 1975, the Cambodian Khmer Rouge Navy seized the American cargo ship SS Mayaguez and its crew of thirty-nine in international waters.

President Gerald Ford acted decisively to rescue the crew. Air Force gunships sank three Cambodian patrol boats to prevent them from taking the Mayaguez’s crew from Koh Tang to the mainland. Soon after, US Marines boarded the Mayaguez and found it abandoned.

Near Disaster   Marines landed on Koh Tang in Air Force helicopters to rescue the crew, but incomplete intelligence made the operation a near disaster. The Cambodians shot down four helicopters, damaged five more, and killed fourteen Americans. More troops moved in urgently to reinforce the 131 Marines and five USAF aircrew trapped on Koh Tang.

As the assault continued, the Mayaguez crew appeared in a small boat, and were rescued unharmed. President Ford halted offensive action, and the operation shifted from assault to evacuation.

Determined Evacuation   Another 100 Marines moved into Koh Tang to reinforce and extract the trapped Americans. Only three USAF helicopters were left to extract more than 200 troops. On the last trip to the beach, USAF pararescueman TSgt Wayne Fisk left his helicopter to find two missing Marines still laying down covering fire. He led them to the helicopter, and the fourteen-hour mission ended.

Three Marines, inadvertently left on the island in the darkness and confusion, were killed and buried within a few days by the Khmer Rouge. Total US casualties included eighteen dead and fifty wounded. Twenty-three more USAF personnel died in a support force helicopter crash in Thailand due to mechanical failure.

Quick, effective action at Koh Tang by USAF, Marine, and Navy forces prevented a bad situation from becoming much worse. In particular, the persistence, determination, and heroism of USAF helicopter crews saved many lives. The action at Koh Tang between May 12-15, 1975, was the last combat action in Southeast Asia for US forces. Source

[ceresfromnationstates]

Character Ref Sheets: Charles E. Calvin

Charles Enfield Calvin

Nicknames: Charlie, Chuck, TSgt. Calvin, The Bold Action Man

Age: 28 (As of mid 2019)

Birthplace: Fayetteville, NC

Current Location: Nellis AFB, NV. Previously Fort Campbell, KY

Nationality: Canadian (Quebecois) American

Physical description: Athletic build, Red eyes (White skin), White cre cut hair, Minor scar on right cheek.

Bio: He's now working alongside the USAF for the past few weeks or so. He misses being stationed back in Kentucky.

A young, career serviceman who seemingly enjoys his job for the most part.

Has many fond memories of his childhood. Nothing very traumatic, but the ocassional memories of his parents fighting still stick with him.

His parents are now in their 60s, and he'd visit them whenever the opportunity presents itself.

Joined the Army to follow in his father's footsteps, and also to earn money.

Entered service after first semester of college.

Has a keen interest in everything aviation-related since he was young.

Never piloted an aircraft until he entered service.

Sometimes he's extroverted, sometimes he keeps things to himself.

Feels down 99% of the time, though this can be dispelled by anything that makes him happy.

Not very good at socializing with others, thus he sometimes prefers being alone.

Has a very broken sense of humor

Likes surfing the web and playing video games in his free time.

Prefers to keep himself hidden on the web.

Likes collecting various trinkets and paraphernalia from time to time.

Always remembers to keep his base apartment room or barracks bunk bed tidy.

Is one of those people who are concerned with keeping their quarters tidy.

Has a million things in his head, yet can still focus on one thing.

Has no knowledge regarding timelines and the like.

Among his more "interesting" friends are Henry.

More concerned with things other than Henry.

Though he almost broke, he still survived bootcamp. Getting yelled at by his superiors by now are a minor inconvenience.

Quick to follow orders an will do so to a T.

He still has a conscience to not follow questionable orders, which he gained through his prior experiences.

Has only participated in 2 skirmishes with the Toppat Clan throughout his years in uniform.

Has earned the respect of Gen. Galeforce himself during Gov't operations against the Toppats.

Was previously deployed to Niger for 8 months in 2013 and Iraq for 11 months in 2015.

Has been to Fort Campbell, Kadena Airbase, Hohenfels Training Area, Nellis AFB.

Most often pilots the UH-60, though on other ocassions, he has also piloted an OH-58D and AH-64E.

He is also a Crew Chief, meaning that he can talk to anyone outside the cockpit, only when the Chief warrant officer isn't sitting in the cabin.

Since his car is all the way back in Fayetteville, he would rent second-hand cars at whatever place he's stationed at.

Itching to go back to Kentucky and leave Nevada behind once his stint with the Air Force is over.

Backstory (coming soon)

< Henry | Masterpost | Ellie >

[taraross-1787]

TDIH: A "One Man Fortress" at the Battle of the Bulge

On this day in 1944, a hero engages in an action that would earn him the Medal of Honor. Robert E. Gerstung has been called a “One Man Fortress” for his actions on this day so long ago.

Presumably, no one expected the former gas station operator to be a military hero. Yet have you ever considered how blessed we are, as a nation, in this regard? Our history is replete with stories of patriotic Americans, like Gerstung, who left their normal civilian lives behind and jumped into action, simply because they were needed.

TSgt. Gerstung’s bravery came during World War II, just as the Battle of the Bulge was beginning. He’d been ordered with his heavy machine gun squad to support an attacking infantry company.

The story continues here: https://www.taraross.com/post/tdih-robert-gerstung-moh

[mari-am]

my brain wants to make a saiki k pokemon au but I'm too tired to think all I know is tsgt nendou has to be a bug type okay thank you for listening good night

[lunarsilkscreen]

What is a Commissioned Officer (and why are they different from an Enlisted Non-Commissioned Officer?)

The very basic not-entirely-accurate definition is;

A Commissioned Officer is Responsible for the Nations Assets, while an Enlisted Officer *is* a National Asset.

There are several reasons for "Commissioned Ranks" in the military; some of it is Classism and some of it is Accountability.

The easiest way to describe it is through the not-very-common "Warrant Officer;" who is somewhere between enlisted and commissioned.

Warrant Officers these days get their Ranks because they're qualified in operation of certain High-Value assets--Like Rotary-Wing Aircraft (Helicopters.)

The Commission Process;

A Commission happens in the same way as an enlistment; the difference is that A highly qualified individual (who has other opportunities in the world that may pay more) may want a guarantee that their Skill and Talents will be properly compensated should they decide to join the military industry.

And, because of that "Responsible for the Nation's Assets" thing; they *must* have a congressional appointment.

Effectively; it's a deal made with Congress for personal compensation in exchange for an officer's services; and may include the time spent being educated in a Skill needed by the military that isn't common in private industry (or in the military.)

This is strictly prohibitive for Enlisted folk who may *already* be skilled in the things being asked of a potential commissioned candidate, because despite potentially being highly qualified and more competent than their commissioned peers; they may not have the network or connections that would help them get recognized for their actual ability.

That's the "Classism" part; and it's potentially a source of a loss for the Military and Nation as a whole; as these individuals go under-utilized and over-burdend in the ranks they *do* occupy.

All the same; Operation of a Million dollar (or even a billion dollar aircraft) requires some sort of accountability--They need to guarantee some sort of Recompense should Private Knucklehead decide to crash said aircraft on purpose.

And the same goes for the positions commissioned officers typically occupy.

After the O-3 rank; Commissioned Officers may find themselves responsible for entire Units of people. And as you go up, you're more responsible for more people and more complex operations.

Another problem here happens at about the enlisted Rank of E-5; this is where an enlisted person can be held accountable to the same degree as an O-2 from my perspective.

Because it's at this level that Enlisted Personnel are responsible and held accountable for the exact same assets; sometimes to a degree no Captain would be.

An E-5 is responsible if the Crew Ejects and, an 0-3 is responsible if that *same* Crew Crashes.

From personal Experience; Having the same responsibility over billion dollar aircraft AND THE LIVES of those who have to fly said aircraft (who also get paid more than you) is very very frustrating.

As those above you in the Enlisted Ranks AND Officer Ranks are monitoring your every move, and potentially ready to burden you with the fallout from a single aircraft failure.

And then you have to go home, take a shower, and do it all again.

An E-5 is technically responsible for the handful of people below them. Like a Shift Manager; while a TSgt is more like an Assistant Manager, and a MSgt is the Manager-Manager.

What I'm saying is; there's a lot of trauma above the E5 working, where they're not going to touch anything; but they're going to meticulously micro-manage you *because* you're not technically wholly qualified for your job protecting National assets...on-paper.

This distrust of our Enlisted Folk runs deep. It's more or less how the Military operates; and from a certain perspective...it makes sense.

The most vulnerable people are also the most likely to accept solutions that can save their own skin.

How do you know if a recently enlisted private Joe-shmoe has connections to some White Supremacy gang *and* will act on it?

How do you know how they might act if their family is taken hostage? Because again; Billion Dollar Assets.

How do you even know if they will be fiscally responsible with the $$ you give them?

Actually...

How do you know Officer Joe-Shmoe won't act in the same exact fashion?

I do not agree with the current enlisted/commissioning system; but I understand its purpose.

And I assume that there are plenty of Military Folks who understand exactly where I'm coming from on this issue.

Because of that assumption and understanding, and because Retention and Military Accountability and many other issues are very topical in the Military Sphere right now...

I can most likely assume that it's enough to simply say;

That problem you're trying to solve (Officers) has something to do with the current way we handle our entire military ranking structures.

I can also assume that the issue would be better addressed by giving said Experts the breadth to tackle that particular issue.

Or am I mistaken?

[not-exactly-laborious]

Hello! So, not sure if you still talk about it, but something regarding Guilty Tears. I’ve seen some stuff from your blog and I’ve been looking at the cartoony things, I love Sanders Sides and horror so I’ve been thinking of checking it out! But I will say I’m still extremely terrified of MUCH gore, so I was wondering if the gore in it is censored, though, or if there’s a censored version you know of?

Sorry if this is rude in any way! Have a good day//afternoon/night. 😁

There's content warnings at the beginning of each episode, but the only one that is /more/ gory is Roman's episode.

[writer-of-various]

𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐮𝐭𝐲 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐁𝐲 𝐃𝐚𝐲𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭

𝚆𝚆𝟸 : 𝟷𝚜𝚝 𝙿𝚕𝚊𝚝𝚘𝚘𝚗 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝙰𝚕𝚕𝚒𝚎𝚜 [𝙾𝙲 𝙸𝚗𝚌𝚕𝚞𝚍𝚎𝚍]

Turner is definitely the leader in trials, and his fate is "to shield them, protect them" but death gets in the way

Pierson is still the hard-headed TSGT we know and love, but he does show more compassion and is willing to sacrifice himself for the others

Zussman is their medic still, he knows how to patch them up better than anyone. He and Aiello often steal from realms (the Entity can't do shit, it knows those two dumbasses are just going to keep doing it)

Daniels holds them together, along with Zussman, keeps them motivated and reminds them that there is an escape, they just have to work together

Aiello can still be a pessimistic bastard but he puts in the effort to be a reliable team player since this situation is completely different

Stiles is still our nervous college student, he tries to take photographs of the realms and their moments in trial but the Entity's realm always deletes those captured moments. It doesn't bother him, he still tries.

Nancy is definitely the overprotective mama bear– a killer chasing you? Hide behind her as she charges at the killer head on, never going down without a fight (about half of the killers are scared of her)

Rousseau doesn't question life anymore, she takes it as her fate of being trapped in some endless loop against killers. It's fine, as long as she has Crowley and Vivian and 1st Platoon, she'll be entertained.

Crowley tries using intelligence for everything, trying to find ways to complete generators quicker, outsmart all the killers, find a way to escape this shitty purgatory– you name it, this man thinks with his brain and does get many things some efficiently

Vivian is the opposite of Crowley, she rather fight those motherfuckers headstrong then sit back and think of a plan– that's what she did most of the war and got a few good kills at those Krauts– this girl has a lot of pent of energy

Howard is their mechanic, he's best at repairing generates quick, sabotaging hooks, he has the strange ability to reuse fallen pallets, they trust this man to get them out alive and he doesn't disappoint

Perez likes explosions, so he has the strange ability to make explosions out of random objects within the realm and distract or stun the killer. He also boosts motivation in the team, often heard giving motivating speeches

[antxnous]

fact dump abt my barracks bunny :3c

His full name is Nicholas Adonis East but neither parents know where Adonis came from. East is also neither of their last names, but that’s on purpose :3

He’s a military brat, by the time of New Vegas, his mom is a Major and his dad is a Major General. They’re both back in California :33 He has two older brothers who are active duty in the Mojave since the first battle, and his sister cut contact w all of them and joined the followers.

Barracks bunny. Hide or he’s gonna try to hop.

East is a technical sgt which is a rank that doesn’t exist anymore, but did back in the 40s. TSgts would just specialise in one thing but it’s fallout so he’s lowkey a glorified handyman.

His hobbies include boxing, exercising, bitching and complaining, and other officers… and pranking recruits over the radioes he fixes.

He loves baked goods it turns him crazy style like wolf ripping shirt. Apple pie his fav btw.

Naturally black hair, has been dyeing his hair this dusty blond colour since his mid twenties. thinks it looks better, but also because he started greying early hehe

Has never killed anyone ever in his life but refuses to say so because everyone in the Mojave has scars and cool stories.

Terribly smart and rly talented but he’ll always shrug his shoulders at u when u ask for an explanation and then groan and whine when u need help again

super vain,, always checkin himself out in a mirror, tuning others out if he can see his reflection, takes an insane amount of care and pride in his body and face, has to look and smell pristine and clean at all times.

that being said. he hates the Mojave and everyone in it, including the other ncr soldiers. they r beneath him in his eyes, even if the ranks r telling another story :3c he thinks the rangers are a joke

[usafphantom2]

longreach (tsgt matthew plew)

@kadonkey via X

[dontirrigateme]

Happy Pvt Bullshit day!

TSGT Don Malarkey, 31 Jul 1921 - 30 Sep 2017

[walkingthroughthisworld]

Two soldiers assigned to C Troop of the 4th Squadron 7th Cavalry Regiment relax atop their M1-1A Abrams tank after a long day of maneuvers and gunnery training at the Korea Training Center, Republic of Korea on Oct. 25, 1998. The center is manned throughout the year and various armored units rotate through training scenarios to meet yearly live gunnery training requirements. (U.S. Air Force photo by TSgt James Mossman) (Released)

(via M1-1A Abrams tank | Two soldiers assigned to C Troop of the … | Flickr)