#Military Installations

[deadpresidents]

What is the closest military base to the white house?

The White House IS a military installation.

It is the home and workplace of the Commander-in-Chief of United States military forces, so that alone makes it an important command and control headquarters. The various branches of the military have an active role in the everyday logistics of running the White House campus and supporting the Executive Office of the President. The White House's complex and extensive communications agency is staffed by members of each individual branch of the military. The U.S. Navy is responsible for the White House Mess and providing food services to the President, the First Family, any potential guests, and the President's staff. The White House Medical Unit is staffed by military doctors who have a round-the-clock presence in the White House and the official Physician to the President is usually an active-duty military officer.

While the Secret Service -- which includes the traditional plainclothes agents and the more visible uniformed division -- is responsible for protecting the President, his family, and the White House itself, the military also has a protective footprint in and around the White House complex. It's believed that amongst the White House's protective measures -- most of which are highly classified -- are anti-aircraft defenses, which are almost certainly manned by the military rather than the Secret Service. Marine Corps guards also are stationed at the White House (often seen opening and closing doors while manning the entry and exit points around the West Wing) as sentries and sometimes act as military valets during events hosted by the President in the White House. The role of the Marine sentries is purely ceremonial as opposed to protective.

And one of the most important White House responsibilities of the military is transportation. The White House Transportation Agency is responsible for all aspects of the President's travel, and the military works in tandem with the Secret Service on planning and carrying out the immense logistical challenges of transporting the President anywhere in the world -- a challenge magnified by the sheer size of Presidential traveling parties. A Presidential motorcade consists of, on average, 50-60 vehicles. And the majority of those vehicles actually have to be transported from the United States to wherever the President is traveling -- even if it is to several different foreign countries or continents. The Air Force is, obviously, responsible for the President's plane, along with any other aircraft making the trip which are usually carrying White House staff, members of the press, or cargo. For short distances that can be made by helicopter, the Marine Corps takes the lead. And any ground travel by motor vehicles is handled by the Army.

Security and the President's personal protective detail is always led by the Secret Service, but the military is responsible for many of the day-to-day logistics of the institution of the Presidency, which illustrates why the White House is an important military command and control base.

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[malindamadaras1996blog]

#tension #art #missiles #nuclear weapon #atomic bomb #digitalart #military installations #nuclear weapons #ai #aiart #arms race

[general-cybernetics]

#urbex #urbex photography #abandoned #installation #military

[geometricalien]

I'm so fine <- the words of a liar after finding out one of her favorite fanfics has been deleted

#ao3 #destiel #supernatural #i. remember. it. so. vividly. too. #royalty au. age difference. castiel being gifted from his tribe to a kingdom as a warrior. expecting to be put in their military- #nope hes on babysitting duty. #the prejudice the young boy princes have for him not helped by their maid spreading false rumors and hatred!! dean trying to protect sam and #'fighting' castiel! #cas being their bodyguard! being put in a room seperated by a wall! him stopping a kiddnapping/murders! a door connecting said rooms being #installed! them slowly aging up! looking at cas with stars in their eyes! dean entering puberty and realizing his feelings for cas are Not #Platonic! cas noticing dean distancing himself! he's no longer the cute little kid who at picnics begs to sit in his lap and hear stories! #dean being forced to marry and have an heir TM #their falling out where cas ends up leaving for months? years? he learns that he was given to the kingdom Because The Elders Were Threatened #by his strength! #and eventually cas comes back and everything worked out #i wanna reread it #its like- raising a king? something like that #god i hope it wasn’t removed bc of fandom moralists in comments or bc people were selling copies of it

[soillodge]

Duga OTH radar system remains. Soviet Union

Original photo by Jorge Franganillo

#russia #abandoned #circuitry #scrap #military installation #monochrome #photography fx

[b-a-n-d-e-r]

#I don't think this one is actually a military installation #but you guys have got me really noticing the quantity of concrete cubes at our beaches here 😂 #coastal tag #anyway this one has been well decorated hell yeah #happy equinox

[finelinens]

this essay made me wanna scream a little like it's unbelievable how the united states has been able to hide their crimes in korea so successfully for so long, including the crimes they directed koreans from the south to commit against dissidents. the united states saw a people who had just been freed from one imperialist power, and recognized it as an opportunity. like a vulture. it's sickening. it makes me think of palestine as well. our struggles are connected by the same greedy imperial power, even if in different ways. like just look at this excerpt:

"U.S. policy to target refugees in battle zones, for example, was justified by the rationale that civilians and guerrillas were indistinguishable, and the precedent of U.S. military conduct during the so-called "Indian Wars" — namely the necessity of total destruction — was explicitly invoked to describe and defend these practices. [...] U.S. historian Bruce Cumings offers a tidy summary of the Genocide Convention’s grim entanglements with mass killings in Korea: "[The Genocide Convention] was approved in 1948 and entered into force in 1951 — just as the [United States Air Force] was inflicting genocide, under this definition and under the aegis of the United Nations Command, on the citizens of North Korea.""

#i talk about the korean war every now and then because i know that at least in the usa we are taught very little about it #if anything at all #it was a footnote in APUSH for me #it's worth talking about and worth learning about #the more you know about us history the more you understand why this country is hated by the majority of the world #why do we have 750+ military installations around the world? #the NYPD alone has 16 installations overseas #why? #the uk only has 145 despite their imperialism #why is the difference so great? #keep learning about us history and you'll understand

[whumpacabra]

40. Allied

Missing persons, dog mention, military mention, fictional politics

AU Masterpost / Previous / Next

3 hours earlier…

The interstate was starting to get crowded. There were certainly other ways to get around this sad stretch of asphalt, but only one road that ran past their objective: Cedar Hills. Which was apparently getting popular with the long haul truckers.

Agent Walker eased the van to a stop, giving Ghost a glance. The dog in the backseat was sniffing at the open window, breath fogging the glass as it whined to be let out. The radio was alive, humming with arguments and theories and lunch orders that one or two of the truckers were taking to the nearest town.

“You sure you have a contact here?”

Ghost merely raised a brow and looked to the back of the van.

“Any luck Casey?” (It felt wrong knowing these Specters had names; it felt wrong knowing their names. But apparently the Ghost trusted her enough to use them around her. Or at the very least, he trusted he could dispose of her before that would be a problem.)

“Mum’s on her way up - we owe her a Vegas heist.” The young Irishman snapped his flip phone closed, looking up with a grin as Ghost sighed.

“We don’t do casinos.”

“She does and you called her off one helluva pay day.”

“I thought she was a last resort.” Walker scanned the trucks ahead of them, spying a smaller vehicle pulled off the side of the road. “You said you had a man here.”

“A contact.” RJ corrected, nodding to a figure bobbing between the stopped vehicles. The mercenary hopped out the back doors of the van, their dog following despite its clear desire to take off down the road.

Walker couldn’t hear their conversation very well from inside the van, but it was evident from their body language that they were far from close, and this ‘Jaybird’ was surprised to see RJ.

“You - ”

“We need pressure on the blockade around this town. Can you assist?”

“Are you - I forget how pragmatic you are, Christ. What the hell are you doing here?” Jaybird was watching the van, eyes boring through the tinted glass as though they could see the Ghost behind it. “I’m not covering for you if - ”

“We’re trying o find someone.” RJ patted their dog’s head, the animal wagging its tail. “Dog tracked them up this way, they’re probably in the town ahead judging by the military blockade.”

“What do you need to find them for?” Jaybird’s body language shifted, defensive. They were looking for someone too.

“Work.”

“And you’re not gonna elaborate on that ‘work’ are ya?”

“No.” RJ glanced back at the van. “But I can tell you we need them alive.”

Jaybird bit their lip, losing a debate with themselves as they sighed and shoved their hands into their coat pockets. The wind was picking up, whipping around the dusting of snow across the pavement.

“I have invited quite a few contacts come to the road closure here - westbound and eastbound - but I’m not sure we can get you passed the blockade. I’ve needled them a few times and they’re…stubborn.” Jaybird’s voice dropped, quiet and almost pleading. “An old friend of mine came back from the dead and I’m trying to get them home. If you do get in - ”

“We can find them, if they’re there. What are we looking for?”

“Harrison Gomez, Black, about 5’11 - he probably looks like he just crawled out of hell.”

“Noted.” RJ glanced down the road, and Walker checked her rear view mirror to see half a dozen press vehicles and their satellite dishes rolling towards them. “Start running distraction as hard and as soon as you can. We’ll get in. And if we can, we’ll get Gomez out. Provided he doesn’t interfere with our target.”

—

“This isn’t going to work.”

“How many times have you infiltrated foreign military operations?”

“How time have you - ?”

“14. 17 if you include those times in Armenia, but that was more for survival than sabotage.” Ghost didn’t smile, but there was a thread of familiar confidence in his movements as he doubled checked his Kevlar vest.

“I forget that you’re fuckin’ mental.” Casey shrugged on the last of the camouflage uniform, the name embroidered on his chest reading ‘Simon Smith.’ “You pick these up at the bunker?”

“Of course. Now shut up and let me do the talking. Your American accent needs some work.”

“Aye, I know. Mum keeps givin’ me hell for it.” Casey sighed, tapping his earpiece to hear RJ and Walker on the other end of the line. “You two set? We’re ready to go.”

“Hold - I have an extra set of hands en route. He’ll be at your infil point in five.”

Ghost grumbled under his breath, curses undetected until he tapped his own earpiece.

“And who the hell do we have to babysit now?”

“Agent John Jackson, MI6 on loan from Interpol.” Walker either ignored or didn’t hear Ghost’s groan, her voice still even and pleasant. “When was the last time you flew a Blackhawk, Ghost?”

“Your point is dully noted. Does he know he’s working with us freelancers?”

“Yes. And I made him promise to be on his best behavior - besides, he doesn’t have jurisdiction here.” Walker paused, her voice soft. “If I wanted you arrested I wouldn’t give you a heads up.”

“Understood. Our friend from Vegas is also en route and will be infiltrating on her own. Just to keep an eye on things.”

“I trust she won’t get in the way?”

“As much as I trust your Interpol agent won’t.”

AU Masterpost / Previous / Next

(An AU of my Freelancers series)

Taglist: @i-eat-worlds @whumpy-daydreams @stargeode

#whump #missing persons #military #dog #fictional politics #plot time! we're like...3-5 installments away from the end of this au. wowza. #don't worry more whumping next chapter bc. well. bad times in store.

[gingerwerk]

That text post the went around asking what’s y’all’s Valentine’s Day plans??? And I jokingly said the Vietnam war??? After the day I had at work I feel like I am now a Vietnam veteran

#for context I was installing a Vietnam era military uniform display #and for various reasons. getting the vinyl onto the exhibit case was So much worse than anticipated #we had to stay an hour late to finish and I immediately started drinking when I got home #maybe I’ll post pictures when it’s all done

[myrfing]

he WHAT

#6.4 spoilers #brothers in arms.......LOL #WE INSTALLED HIM AS A HEAD OF MILITARY AFFAIRS? THERE ARE SOME THINGS YOU SHOULD NOT GET TO DO TWICE

[bleakbluejay]

maybe it's just bc i was raised by a woman who grew up a farm girl during the Great Depression but i just don't understand how people don't use things until they're unusable -- wearing clothes until they fall off and are too threadbare to repair anymore, don't finish their plates (and even more heinous, don't store leftovers and instead opt to throw leftovers away entirely), don't force their old car to run far past the end of its life, don't keep their shoes until they can feel every pebble through the worn-down soles, don't keep their electronics with the glitchy screens until the picture becomes unusable or the damn thing doesn't turn on anymore. we used to fill near-empty bottles of soap and shampoo with water to try to help them last longer. we used to count the exact number of toilet paper squares we used. the living room couch i grew up with was already old and full of holes by the time i was born, and we kept it near 20 years more.it is such a striking cultural difference comparing my family and how we descend and behave from the arms of my great-grandmother and our matriarch, to other people's families that didn't struggle the same, or didn't keep their elders in close enough proximity to be affected by their history. how well did you know your grandparents? did you ever meet your great-grandparents, or hear stories about them?

#eli talks #i was a military brat (both parents in the navy) and disabled #so i spent most of my time at home with my great-grandmother and her son my grandpa #nana and papa :) #or i guess i just call him pop now #spending time with my nana and pop was SO vital to me as a kid #in my childhood memories and in my upbringing and in my values and habits #i even caught my nana's rural Canadian accent. despite living in southern California #so bizarre is it to me that this isnt everyone else's experiences #what do you MEAN you didn't live with your papa? with your nana? #what do you MEAN you didn't watch Who Wants To Be A Millionaire with a 89yo woman while she fed u lemon pudding and talked about the 40s #what do you MEAN you weren't fed fucked up Great Depression era food that makes you feel nostalgic for childhood now? #what do you MEAN you didn't grow up hearing how this whole town was just orchards and woodland up until just a few decades ago #and that YOUR great-grandpa didn't build half the old houses in town #and that YOUR grandpa didn't install half the telephones in the county? #i think being so disconnected from your grandparents n great-grandparents like that also like... disconnects you from history #how recently planes became commonplace or electricity found their way in all homes across america #you could have a relative alive RIGHT NOW that used a telegraph. that had to walk several miles home from school. #have you spoken to them? can you still speak to them?

[general-cybernetics]

#installation #military #radar #cold war

[shirkers2018dirsanditan]

why are we pretending like the economic system we live under that directly affects people’s lives because it is the system they live under is some sort of vague nebulous concept. it is a system, economic but also political, that determines the structure and priorities of a country. it determines the large scale and small scale operations within a country. it is not the hand of God. it is a man-made system. if feudalism can end, so can capitalism. but nobody who acknowledges structural factors of mental health is arguing you should suffer until capitalism is overthrown……..this is such a bizarre take like this person is so mad over a basic and objectively true statement………

#i get evicted because i cant pay my rent #i dont make enough money for childcare and have to take on another job #i can’t afford food and have to turn tricks #i don’t make enough money to leave my abusive boyfriend #i can’t finish my degree because i can’t afford the tuition #i cant afford an abortion/to travel out of state so i am stuck having a baby i don’t want #my car got repo’d and now i can’t get to work #i got arrested for shoplifting because i couldn’t afford to feed my children and now they’re in the foster care system and i’m in jail #because i can’t pay bail #my loved ones are being killed by drone strikes for the purposes of resource extraction #my brother was killed by the military junta installed after an imperialist power disposed our elected leader for wanting to nationalize #a major industry #i’m being forced to work as a 10 year old in a cobalt mine #i’m a garment worker in bangladesh making 10 cents per garment and working 18 hours a day #my house was bulldozed because i lived on uranium rich land #etc etc etc etc

[louisvuittonandleadpipes]

PNW coastal horror

#something about lighthouses and abandoned military installations make for a perfect horror setting for me #even in daylight there’s places of pitch black #you can walk in tunnels and for acres without encountering anyone #the graffiti is old and the hallways older and the echoes of the past are still roaming the halls #I just love history #any kind tbh but especially that you can continue to explore #PNW #horror #aesthetic #nature #hiking #lighthouse #fort Worden #state park #support your state parks folks!!!

[seeseagulls]

#seagull #animal #bird #my #spying on military installations

[minnichan]

Tagged by @greighish , thank you!

Rules: shuffle your “on repeat” playlist from Spotify or the music service of your choice and post the first 10 tracks.

I mainly listen to music on youtube or stuff I downloaded on my phone illegally, not sure what best fits that spotify on repeat playlist but youtube has compiled a winter recap 2023 playlist so I'll shuffle that I guess?

Zhu Yilong's performance of 谢谢侬

Kalafina - Kantankatan

Zhu Yilong - Life's Important Events

Zhou Shen's performance of 达拉崩吧

Chen Xueran - We Won't Be Falling

MDZS audio drama version of Wangxian.mp3

Lion from Macross F (never watched it but it's part of my karaoke playlist)

Within Temptation - The Reckoning

Reol - Gokusaishiki

Zhu Yilong, Yang Enyou - Planting Stars (I usually skip the first 30 secs of random kids singing lol)

Tagging anyone who wants to share!

Also funny thing about my winter recap, I don't know what's that private video at 6th place??

#my posts #music #tbh I shuffled it a few times because it kept showing songs I don't really listen to much but the algo just pushes them in my mixes #reminder that spotify has invested in military technology so maybe thing thrice before paying for them #there are spotify apks that simulate the premium version I think? tho be careful what you install #personally I use youtube vanced on mobile for an ad free experience of youtube but firefox + ublock origin works too