F & S.

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F & S - Feral and stray. The Gazan War.

Dog the PTSD military dimension.

"'We assume dogs coming to us have undergone very harsh training in Gaza, involving starvation, beatings, and being fenced off,' . . .  'Some dogs arrived with severe traumas also resulting from the explosions. We had a dog that was afraid of any small noise. We had dogs that were shot and burned. Some dogs were very aggressive in levels we weren’t familiar with here'" - Inbal Kesem.

"Israeli farm rehabilitates stray dogs found in Gaza"

https://www.ynetnews.com  | by Alexandra Lukash.

"Shanti Farm manager Inbal Kesem says most dogs brought back from the Strip are aggressive and usually euthanized but says they should be given another chance"

"The Shanti Farm provides rehabilitation for stray dogs found in Gaza. IDF soldiers fighting in Gaza often encounter stray dogs during their operational activities and many have been brought to Israel, but some are very aggressive and are often euthanized. Now some seek to give these dogs a second chance and rehabilitate them."

Important here to be able to differentiate between stray and feral dogs. The former previously habituated in some form to human. The latter dogs once domesticated and now gone wild no longer habituated to humans. Most of these hounds running loose are of the tame and now stray category?

"habituate: verb - transitive verb - 1. to make used to something : ACCUSTOM."

Dogs whether stray or feral running loose a danger. Carry disease, messy eaters leaving scraps of food all over the place attracting additional diseased scavenger animals.

Humans when confronted by a pack of strays in peril! Dog especially those that have CONSUMED human flesh as I strongly suspect the case Gaza.

I cannot help but notice that some of these dogs apparently in a process of devolution. Reverting to the true original form of the ancient canine type.

"It would take several generations for the breeds to blend into a generic type similar to the dhole, pariah or dingo."

See previous blog entries animals in context of the Gazan War:

https://militaryanalysis.blogspot.com/2024/06/froggie.html

https://militaryanalysis.blogspot.com/2023/12/f-f.html

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Doggie.

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 More the Gazan War, the animal dimension.

1. "This is how the Gaza war has damaged nature in Israel"

"War has presented a myriad of complex environmental and ethical challenges, ranging from the destruction and alteration of natural habitats to the threat of wildfires and the presence of stray dogs from Gaza"

From Ynetnews| 04.25.24 | 

"The war in Israel's south and north pose significant challenges to nature in Israel and those who safeguard it. The intense fighting, which has included rocket fire from terrorist organizations and ground operations by the IDF, has impacted open areas and natural areas."

Stray dogs [feral] in particular sloppy eaters and having eaten human remains present a threat of spreading disease from their droppings. Nor should it be forgotten that in Islamic culture the dog is seen as an unclean animal, to a large extent [?] a pet or animal companion to be avoided.

2. "These are the war-themed names Israelis are giving their dogs"

"Agriculture Ministry data reveals that the most popular name is Nova, associated with the Nova Music Festival massacre on October 7; IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi also receives special place among Israeli dogs - 'It's a big name for a small dog,' says Hila, who named her dog Herzi"

From https://www.ynetnews.com | Ilana Curiel | 04.28.24 | 

"Many pets are named after war-themed events during a war or military operation. The Agriculture Ministry surveyed the names Israelis gave to pets born in the last half-year and, according to the data, the most common name, associated with the war, is Nova, following the massacre at the music festival on October 7." 

I am sure General Halevi greatly pleased to be so honored!

See previous applicable blog entry:

https://militaryanalysis.blogspot.com/2023/12/f-f.html

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Nematodes.

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“'These worms live everywhere, and they live quickly, so they go through dozens of generations of evolution while a typical vertebrate is still putting on its shoes,'” - Rockman.

Super-worms as resistant to nuclear radiation.

The super-soldier via nematode?

"Scientists discover Chernobyl ‘super worms’"

"Nematodes found in the highly radioactive zone showed no signs of DNA damage"

https://www.rt.com/news | 8 Mar, 2024.

"A team of American researchers has found that the DNA of a common worm species appears to be immune to damage from chronic radiation in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. The area has been off-limits to humans since the 1986 nuclear power plant meltdown."

See previous blog entry the Chinese experimentation the water bear microscopic life form also highly resistant to nuclear radiation. 

With the nematodes scientists can observe in real-time the Darwinian Selection process at work? Nematodes having evolved into a species that can live and thrive in a highly contaminated nuclear environment.

Genetic splicing of worm and water bear DNA into humans can result in a super-soldier not susceptible to high-levels of atomic radiation as would be the result of a nuclear war?

Stuff of scientific-fiction perhaps with the advent of modern technology a possible?

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Rodents.

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To war by rodent. Rodents of the Eurasian steppe-land.

Eco-friendly backfires in an unanticipated way.

"Rodents incapacitate millions in eco-friendly military equipment in Ukraine: the unforeseen problem"

https://www.msn.com | Story by PJU •

"Weaponry systems in Ukraine, many of which were supplied by European countries, have been rendered unworkable, not due to Russian interference, but because of damage caused by mice and other rodents. Seemingly, these creatures have developed a preference for cable insulation made of corn fiber over synthetic materials. This predilection leads to malfunctioning electrical installations, rendering the expensive equipment essentially worthless, and requiring rapid overhauling."

We have to be 100 % clear about this matter. Wiring insulation made of corn fiber and edible. Becoming a food source for gnawing rodentia of all sorts. Eco-friendly wiring with the intention of doing-good for the environment but developing problems in an unanticipated way.

German troops the Eastern Front WW2 also encountering the same problem:

"The German tank men would well be forgiven if they thought every living creature in Russia was against them, particularly in view of the telex message message from Army Operations Section of OKH and sent to all Army Groups. This read: 'A panzer division on the Eastern Front which had placed its vehicles under cover and in a warm place, in accordance with standing orders, found that when an alarm call was received only 30 per cent of its vehicles were ready for action. Mice had gnawed through the electrical heads on the engines of the tanks.'" - Lucas.

As it was for the German in /Russia during WW2 as it is now for NATO the Ukraine Conflict.

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R & M.

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R & M = Rats and Mice.

Eternal warfare the Ukraine Conflict. Rats, mice, and other vermin bearing disease.

"Rats and mice swarm trenches in Ukraine in grisly echo of World War I"

From https://www.cnn.com | By Christian Edwards and Olga Voitovych | CNN | January 21, 2024.

"grisly: adjective - Causing repugnance; gruesome. synonym: ghastly."

"The frontlines of Russia’s war in Ukraine have become infested with rats and mice, reportedly spreading disease that causes soldiers to vomit and bleed from their eyes, crippling combat capability and recreating the gruesome conditions that plagued troops in the trench warfare of World War I."

Traditionally disease has been the biggest cause of death among soldiers during wartime. Generally more deaths from illness than deaths from battle field injury. Rats, mice and other vermin carrying disease which is spread to soldiers.

The Ukraine Conflict has now devolved into a stalemated carve-up, neither side able to prevail. both sides now resorting to trench warfare with active defense as the only option. Expect that a long and stalemated period of inconclusive and positional warfare will now occur. Conditions most favorable for of all types of verminous critters. 

See my previous blog entry the rat problem as existed in the trenches of World War One:

https://militaryanalysis.blogspot.com/2013/03/rat-i.html

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F & F. II.

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F & F = Furry and feathered.

Animal stories, the Gaza War.

1. "Furry and feathered heroes: IDF soldiers rescue forgotten animals in Gaza"

"Cats, dogs, parrots and even an owl: Israeli forces make new friends and ship them back home where they can get a better future; army trying to rescue malnourished lion from Gaza zoo"

2. "Nature awakens just miles from Gaza war"

Ilana Curiel|12.12.23 | 07:12

"Various species of animals from predators to butterflies are growing in number in the Gaza border region after several spells of early winter rain and, for jackals, romance is in the air"

3. "Packs of stray dogs from Gaza Strip roaming around Israeli border communities"

Yaron Drukman|12.23.23 | 15:51

"In recent weeks, hundreds of dogs from Gaza have been freely roaming near Israeli towns; scientist warns they threaten nature by preying on wildlife and could spread diseases, endangering human life"

Within with regard to item number three I surely hope that none of the stray dogs have previously been scavenging on human remains. They will become very feral and dangerous animals not afraid of human beings. If they attack in the pack the dogs do present a definite danger to people. They do need to be culled and not just neutered and spayed. Eradication of the pests is a must. 

"culling: noun - the act or process of selecting and removing desirable or undesirable individuals from a group"

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Willy.

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Free Willy Russian style!

Terrible storm the Black Sea! Russian naval commando dolphins released from their "holding" pens as a consequence.

"Free Willy: Russian Navy Trained Dolphins Hit By Storm"

From http://www.hisutton.com | 28 November 2023 | the article by H I Sutton.

"A massive storm battered Crimea on the November 27. Preliminary analysis of the damage done to Russian defenses reveals that the dolphin pens in Sevastopol harbor are gone as a result. They may have been sunk or washed away. It is plausible that some or all of the trained dolphins have been freed."

Trained aquatic mammals highly intelligent teachable and relatively docile a huge investment I might think. Trained to perform military tasks at depths in the ocean too dangerous for a human diver!

Outcome of release from captivity however might be dire!

"It should be remembered that if the dolphins are indeed free they have been raised in captivity. It can be expected that they were reliant on their human trainers for food and may be unable to fend for themselves. Escape may thus be a death warrant."

Willy come home! Now! And thank you H. I. Sutton.

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Salty.

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The bite of the beast is most terrible. And no, they are not cute and cuddly little animals.

More animal stuff.

The saltwater crocodile! Mr. Salty is not your friend!

"Australian soldiers attacked by crocodile after military 'failed to conduct risk assessment'"

    From https://www.telegraph.co.uk | the story by Andrea Hamblinn | IN MELBOURNE | 11 August 2023. 

"Defense department is charged with breaching work health and safety law and faces huge fine after servicemen suffered ‘significant injuries’"

Risk assessment an attack from a salty the northern area of Australia I assume 100 % danger almost 100 % of the time. Risk not worth a swim ever.

"The Australian military should have performed a risk assessment on the dangers of swimming in crocodile habitats before two servicemen were attacked in far north Queensland, an inquiry has found."

"Australia’s Department of Defense faces a AUD $1.5 million (£770,000) fine and is charged with breaching federal work health and safety laws, two years after one of the soldiers was 'death-rolled' by an eight-foot-long saltwater crocodile."

Comments:

* Death roll: "Crocodiles death roll to dismember their prey and break it into smaller pieces. Chunks of the prey fall off and make it easier for the crocodiles to swallow."

* This incident became a workplace issue? Australian military fined for insufficient "risk assessment" to personnel in the field.

* Providing protection from predator attack a primary [?] mission of the Canadian Rangers of the Far North. The threat to troops in the field the great white bear of the north, the polar bear.

* Read of the Ramree crocodile massacre [controversial]. Burma, 1945. 

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Incendiary.

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We are familiar with dog-o-war. War dogs. Are not familiar with pig-o-war.

War pigs? Pigs used to rout an enemy using elephants in combat?

I must say I am skeptical. Came across this one quite by accident. But worth a blog entry nonetheless.

"War pigs are pigs reported to have been used in ancient warfare as military animals, mostly as a countermeasure against war elephants."

"Historical accounts of incendiary pigs or flaming pigs were recorded by the Greek military writer Polyaenus and by Aelian. Both writers reported that Antigonus II Gonatas' siege of Megara in 266 BC was broken when the Megarians doused some pigs with combustible pitch, crude oil or resin, set them alight, and drove them towards the enemy's massed war elephants. The elephants bolted in terror from the flaming, squealing pigs, often killing great numbers of their own soldiers by trampling them to death. According to an account, Gonatas later made his mahouts keep a swine among elephants to accustom the animals to pigs and this practice was immortalized by a Roman bronze coin dating back to his time, which showed an elephant on one side and a pig on the other."

"mahout: noun - the keeper or driver of an elephant"

We need to understand this fully. War elephants the counter being pigs set-a-fire and running amok the squealing of the swine causing the elephants to panic and become out of control?  

Comments:

* Much to my surprise there are [?] instances of war elephants in action Europe! Hannibal we have heard of but nothing other than that was my perception. I guess I am wrong.

* War elephants running about crazed during a battle you intuitively understand a great danger to friend and foe alike. Mahouts carrying a large mallet and spike. The latter to be driven into the brain of the pachyderm if circumstances warranted. Hard and cruel but necessary.

* The standard of the XX Roman legion having the image of a wild boar. An animal well deserving the reputation as being dangerous if aroused. 

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Eradicate.

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The sting of the beast is said to be most terrible especially to a military working dog.

Yes, place this blog entry into the category of strange but true a curiosity and oddity!

"US military personnel are lining up on a waitlist to hunt an extremely dangerous scorpion in Kuwait"

From Blaze Media/News | LEON WOLF December 23, 2022.

"According to Stars and Stripes, some members of the United States military have a new hobby: hunting one of the most dangerous scorpions on earth. And the hobby has become so popular that there is now a waitlist to get in on the scorpion hunts."

"The scorpion they are hunting is called Androctonus crassicauda, known as the Arabian fat-tailed scorpion. Although the venom of the scorpion is extremely dangerous, it is generally regarded as aggressive towards humans; rather, members of the military hunt these creatures because they are a danger to the service dogs the military relies upon."

Eradication of the beasts very good training soldiers not only after a pest and eliminating but also in the process facing a form of danger also the animal that can kill you.

I would think too that the pursuit and "sport" provided by hunting the scorpions will be a welcome respite from a very dull boring and mundane garrison life in Kuwait!!

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Haven.

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If humans were to disappear tomorrow, what would the world look like?

In some places you can see it now?

"The wildlife haven in a Cold War ‘death strip’"

YET one more story, the  world minus humans as can be glimpsed the result of military confrontation.

From bbc.com the story By Sophie Hardach 22nd August 2019.

"For decades they represented a no-go zone for people, but the walls and fences that divided Europe during the Cold War have left a surprising legacy."

"Rare birds sing in the shadow of old East German watchtowers. Wild reindeer roam the borderland between Finland and Russia. Lynxes slip past Communist bunkers in the mountains of Albania and North Macedonia. All over Europe, endangered species are finding an unlikely home on land where the former Iron Curtain divided the region during the Cold War."

Those border NO MAN'S land in-between no ordinary human activity allowed for many decades. And continues because of barriers and land-mines.

"But in this region where no humans could tread, plants and animals thrived."

See previous blog entries as relevant to the topic:

https://militaryanalysis.blogspot.com/2017/05/gentoo.html

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KAT.

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“'It is our [KAT] understanding that a group of soldiers from the 1st battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division purchased blow dart guns while on a recent training mission to Indonesia and brought them home to Hawaii,' . . . 'We have seen multiple cats with darts currently in them.'” - KAT Charities founder Dr. Karen Tyson.

MORE American military man behaving badly?

"Warnings of cat abuse, mutilations on Schofield Army Barracks | UPDATE"

By Kathryn Doorey KITV Jun 3, 2022 

Thanks to Russian media outlet Sputnik for the tip.

"HONOLULU (KITV4) - Feral cats around the Schofield Army Barracks base are being found mutilated, according to a press release from KAT Charities Animal Rescue."

"According to the release, two cats were found brutally mutilated near the Popeyes on base. These cats were found to have a slit down their stomach with their intestines and organs spilling out. One cat was also treated with blow dart injuries, and several reports have been made about cats being shot at with blow darts."

[....]

"The barracks are home to many feral cats [domestic gone wild], and volunteers feed and conduct trap, neuter, release (TNR) efforts to curb the overpopulation." 

Cats even when subjected to the TNR process still can be carriers of disease? A better remedy is to trap the cats and remove from the military base. All of them!

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Feral.

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“The man in charge at the time openly bragged to me how he loved to shoot anything because he was authorized to do so, and he especially liked trying to get the cats”

The American military man acting badly? The devoted reader to the blog has to decide for themselves.

From the controlled [?] Russian Internet media outlet Sputnik and thanks to same.

Sputnik International 05.06.2022

"'He Bragged How He Loved to Shoot Anything': Cats Shot Dead at US Air Force Base in South Korea"

"While the felines were apparently shot under the auspices of a program aimed at preventing birds and animals from posing a threat to aircraft safety, it looks like even creatures that did not pose a risk to aircraft were killed."

"A number of feral cats [domestic cats gone wild] ended up being shot dead by military personnel at the US Air Force’s Kunsan Air Base in South Korea, The Korea Herald reports."

"According to the newspaper, the cats were shot with pellet guns by personnel participating in the Bird/Wildlife Aircraft Striking Hazard (BASH) program, a person who participated in the effort back in 2020 explained."

BASH extremely dangerous to aircraft, military and civilian, landing and take-off. Obvious. Collision [primarily with bird life] can bring down even a very large airplane.

Read from the wiki an instance of BASH mitigation involving the culling [shooting] of laughing gulls. Success deemed only adequate.

Capture in live traps of the feral cats and euthanizing the animals would have been a better course of action!

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Zoo.

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Zoo animals Ukraine under attack!

Larger animals and those predator-type animals dangeous going to be "put to sleep".

"put (one) to sleep: 4. To euthanize an animal."

"Zoo in Ukraine faces putting animals to sleep after bombings: ‘all adult animals will probably be liquidated’"

April 6, 2022 | Sierra Marlee |  

"The Ukrainian people aren’t the only ones feeling the effects of the insistent and violent attacks by Russia, the zoo animals are facing the consequences as well."

"Feldman Ecopark is facing the unthinkable decision to either re-home some of their big animals and risk attracting the attention of Russian troops, or euthanize them."

ESPECIALLY THOSE LARGE ANIMALS DANGEROUS TO HUMANS IF THEY ESCAPE!

“Feldman Ecopark doesn’t exist anymore,” said Alexander Feldman, founder of the zoo, in a video posted to Facebook. The facility was bombarded by Russian shells, which damaged and/or destroyed many of the exhibits and had the potential to release some of the animals into the streets.

As it is in the Ukraine 2022 so it was too in Berlin 1945.

Read this account:  "The Battle of Berlin & the Berlin Zoo, The Soviets Wiped Out One-Third of the Animals in One Night" [1945].

Stories as this, the plight of zoo animals during a time of war always appeal to the sentimental nature of some persons. Propagandists exploit such sentimentality for their own ends. As with here?

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Pigeon NBC.

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Canary in the coal mine? No! Pigeon in the cage! Iraq 2003!

Never heard of this before. NBC = Nuclear, Biological, Chemical. Weapons of Mass Destruction [WMD].

"That time the 1st Marine Division brought pigeons to the 2003 invasion of Iraq"

From "Task & Purpose" the article by BY DAVID ROZA | PUBLISHED MAR 17, 2020.

"When it came to detecting nuclear, biological and chemical agents, Marine Corps planners decided they something more low-tech. Really low-tech."

CAGED PIGEONS IN THIS INSTANCE. PROVIDE INSTANTANEOUS AND 100 %  ACCURATE INDICATION AND ALARM OF WMD ATTACK. ESPECIALLY WITH REGARD TO THE USE OF CHEMICAL WEAPONRY SUCH AS NERVE AGENT.

Pigeons all of a sudden plop over dead you are under attack from poisonous gas. Mask!!

U.S Marines Iraq 2003 their fear that unit-level electronic chemical detection devices would malfunction and not work according to standard. False alarms all over the place!

"Well, as explained by the Marine Corps History Division in its 2006 account With the 1st Marine Division in Iraq, 2003, the division was worried that petroleum-based vapors would throw off the effectiveness of the usual systems the Corps used to detect NBC agents."

Pigeons yeoman service Iraq. Surviving birds deserve a decoration and comfortable retirement. They work also for free the only requirement being some water and seed as supplied daily. And if you run short of food, you can ALWAYS eat the pigeon.

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Sauerkraut.

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The little cat that can't!

Casualty of war! Russians that is. кошка.

"Russian Cats Get Cancelled

By Paul Joseph Watson.

March 4th 2022.

"The pandemic may be coming to an end, but the invasion of Ukraine has caused the outbreak of a virus which is if anything even more virulent."

"The virus of performative moral exhibitionism."

"performative: adjective - - 3. disapproving : made or done for show".

See further the story at the webzine of "The Rolling Stone". Russian-bred cats no longer wanted or allowed to participate in competitions. Crazy silliness.

Also this one more crazy silliness. Ivan Drago now banned and removed from all images Stalinist style. Babylon Bee the Internet satire web site notices too what I have.

Read further from the era of the Great War [WW1] those episodes with a very similar nature. The strange case of  "Liberty cabbage".

"During the First World War any reference in the USA to things German was deemed unpatriotic, and this included foodstuffs. An alternative name had therefore to be found for sauerkraut, and the choice fell on liberty cabbage. The image appealed to was presumably of America as the land of the free, defending the liberty of the world against German tyranny. Similar inspirations were liberty sandwich for ‘hamburger sandwich’ . . . and, beyond the gastronomic sphere, liberty measles for ‘German measles’."

Germans WW1. Now Russian cats! Even them! A crisis situation does create a lot of stress, often resulting in a hysterical mindset. Inane and just plain stupid reactions as a consquence. 

The Russian blue cat the appearance actually quite striking.

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Musher.

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Dogs and dog-sleds of war! The saga continues. The old ways are the best ways? Perhaps in the military sense they are? When the snowmobile stops the dogs do not.

From the "Coffee or Die" Internet web site and the story by Mac Caltrider.

"FROZEN TRIDENT: A NAVY SEAL’S SLED-DOG OPERATION ON THE ICY EDGE OF THE YUKON"

"Navy SEAL Jeff Reid joined the military with one goal: to fight. After two kinetic deployments to Afghanistan, Reid found an unlikely calling — dog mushing in a remote corner of the Alaskan wilderness. In 2017, Reid launched Frozen Trident, his sled-dog operation on the icy edge of the Yukon"

"musher: noun - - The driver of a dog-team in arctic Alaska. The dog-teams are harnessed in the style customary among the Eskimos and the driver walks behind the team urging the dogs while a woman walks ahead of the dogs."

DOGS THAT ONE ANIMAL IN THE WORLD THAT BECOMES STRONGER THE MORE IT EXERTS ITSELF.

As extracted from the "Coffee or Die" webzine article: [COD = Coffee or Die]. JR = Jeff reid.

COD: "How do you think serving in the SEAL teams prepared you for dog mushing in Alaska?"

JR: "The big thing would be mission planning and gear prep. When it’s 40 below, if you lose a glove or go through the water, that could be catastrophic. You could die. Ensuring you have the right gear — and enough of it — is vital. Also, finding myself in a dangerous situation and knowing how to keep my cool. One time, I got my hands wet, and I had a pair of extra gloves, but my body was not capable of reheating my hands back to normal. I knew I had to get back, but you can only go so fast. I could feel my hand slowly starting to freeze, but allowing yourself to stay calm and not freak out is critical. The dogs can read off of those emotions, so I was able to stay calm, recognize the situation I was in, and accept that it was largely out of my control. I was able to get back and warm up with just a little superficial frostbite. Those types of situations get much worse if you freak out instead of staying focused on what you can control."

See previous blog entries military forces still using dogs and dog sleds in the Arctic regions.

https://militaryanalysis.blogspot.com/2019/12/sled.html

https://militaryanalysis.blogspot.com/2012/01/cold-bears.html

That foremost practitioner of military dogsleds in the Arctic regions the Sirius SOVPATS [Sovereignty Patrols] of the Danish armed forces!

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Magawa RIP.

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Magawa has terminated this existence. Rest in Peace [RIP] Magawa. Magawa the African giant pouched rat famed and honored for his work detecting land mines.

Thanks to the New York Times for the story.

"Magawa, Rat That Hunted Land Mines, Dies in Retirement"

"The African giant pouched rat [Magawa] sniffed out more than 100 mines and other pieces of unexploded ordnance in Cambodia over five years, winning hearts and an international award."

"The African giant pouched rat was part of the 'HeroRAT' initiative run by the Belgian nonprofit APOPO, which works across Southeast Asia and Africa, training rats to detect land mines and tuberculosis."

Further:

"Landmine detection rat Magawa received the PDSA Gold Medal for his life-saving work in Cambodia, making him the first rat to receive a PDSA award."

"Give me one-hundred good men like Magawa and I could conquer the world" says Napoleon.

Indeed!! They work for peanuts too!

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Retired.

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Courtesy KOB and the good-news story by SOPHENG CHEANG

"Mine-sniffing rat Magawa ends years of hard work in Cambodia"

"PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) - After five years of sniffing out land mines and unexploded ordnance in Cambodia, Magawa is retiring."

"The African giant pouched rat has been the most successful rodent trained and overseen by a Belgian nonprofit, APOPO, to find land mines and alert his human handlers so the explosives can be safely removed. Last year, Magawa won a British charity's top civilian award for animal bravery - an honor so far exclusively reserved for dogs."

THE GIANT GAMBIAN POUCHED RAT PE3RFORM "YEOMAN" SERVICE. MINE DETECTION, AN OCCUPATION MOST ARDUOUS AND DANGEROUS.,

"yeoman's/yeoman work/service - US: very good, hard, and valuable work that someone does especially to support a cause, to help a team, etc."

All thanks to Magawa and also take into consideration that Magawa worked for peanuts too. Literally. 

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Buzz.

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Unit 731 American style!

EW = Entomological Weapons.

Normally EW = Electronic warfare.From the Internet web site Smoking Gun and thanks to same.

"Army Researched Weaponizing Of Mosquitoes"

"U.S. once worried about 'entomological warfare'"

"MARCH 10--Since the Zika virus has been declared an international public health emergency by the World Health Organization, we’re revisiting a U.S. Army report detailing the military’s interest in the weaponization of mosquitoes."

To war with mosquito? Mosquitoes as a vector for the delivery of bio-warfare agents.

"vector: an organism (such as an insect) that transmits a pathogen from one organism or source to another"

See from the wiki a list of mosquito-borne disease.

HALF THE HUMAN BEINGS THAT HAVE EVER LIVED HAVE DIED EITHER FROM MALARIA [MOSQUITO BORNE] OR COMPLICATIONS FROM MALARIA!!

The INFAMOUS Japanese World War Two Unit 731 having done extensive research into bio-warfare agents. Ticks [not a mosquito] the preferred vector so it seems.

Those allegations that American military forces during the Korean War possessed and released insects as Germ Warfare vectors perhaps not so totally unfounded then?

I might like to think it is not so but cannot also preclude the possibility of such having occurred.

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