US Navy destroyer adrift in South China Sea for four days after losing power
(www.theguardian.com)
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In the end, the overall budget requested by the US military department was $961.6 billion, which included $197.4 billion for the Department of the Army, $292.2 billion for the Department of the Navy, $301.1 billion for the Department of the Air Force and $170.9 billion for defence wide expenditure.
Lol. Lmao. Absolute state of 'the most powerful military on the planet'.
Soon, all "US military vessels will be like the Lincoln.
its not like petey and trump would notice, these "poor suckers and losers"-trump
it's mindboggling how much they've squandered our military. fucking incompetence writ large
Honestly one of the few good things they’ve done. Seeing American military might so defeated is a good sign for the wellbeing of all countries.
Taiwan and a few others aren't as happy about it. EU isn't ready to fill the hole and few others can be trusted to try. Fast downturns are always worse than slow ones you can prepare for.
Interesting to note that the only sailors actually quoted in the article are senior officers. Don't need more meaningless chatter about grit and perseverance, I wanna hear what a bosun's mate seaman thinks of the situation
Oh the symbolism.
How many stupid fucking asshole veterans gleefully voted for this fascist cocksucker in 2024, let alone 2016 and 2020?
2016 you may be able to claim ignorance, but countless veterans, mostly old fucks, came out in droves for Trump in 2020 and 2024, AND STILL FUCKING SUPPORT HIM AFTER AFGHANISTAN AND IRAN.
Even now as active duty US soldiers are suffering and dying in for Israel and Epstein, these assholes are STILL supporting Trump.
Any veteran who supported Trump after 2016 deserves to have their military honors and privledges permanently revoked. You don't get to boast that you fought for our freedoms when you're actively taking them away. You cannot claim to be a proud veteran or member of the armed forces while supporting the most hostile president to the armed forces in US history.
All non-MAGA vets need to call out these asshole MAGA vets and stomp them. They are traitors in every sense of the word.
A bunch of these veterans were there at Jan 6 and one even died for the pedophile. Don't get your hopes up that they will change, they will die for him if needed.
Hell yeah! Scream this everywhere!
What I want to know is where the ships counterparts are?
Where are the Benfold's 5?????
I've looked everywhere else. Have you checked up your butt
It’s gotta be HOT as a mf in there. I can remember the AC going out from time to time and being hot, but the whole ship? Damn…
Easily 90° in the berthing spaces, guaranteed. All that body heat in a metal box with the sun beating on it? No fucking thanks. It got up to 80° in the boat when I was in the Gulf, and I was in a submarine.
I'm glad you two chimed in, with actual experience. This was my first thought - imagine being adrift cooking inside a giant Dutch oven, with like 300 other people and zero space. FML
4 fucking days?
Maybe, but I think they were just regular days.
It is the navy, though
On the fifth day it's your turn in the barrel.
I dunno, historically widespread power outages have led to an uptick in birth rates.
And just like that, you made this internet strangers day. Thanks for the laugh!
4 days downtime on a navy boat...?
Not gay if you're underway.
DUI hire Pete Kegsbreath blows another TACO.
Engineering casualty could cover a lot of different things.
/tinfoil
Destroyer… more like… sitting duck
Fuckers messing up the one place where they're doing something useful.
