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- « J'aime les USA, et je combats pour elle», c'est ainsi que Lamia Lahlou commente son adhésion à l'armée américaine, et sa participation à la guerre contre l'iraq- depuis déjà 8 mois-. Née au Maroc en 1986, Lamia Lahlou rejoint l'armée américaine 3 ans après les attentats du 11 septembre 2001.
Tempérée par sa propre volonté, «la marocaine», ne mâche pas ses mots pour affirmer que ce pas emboité s'inscrit dans le cadre d'un «vrai Jihad». Rapporte une idéo diffusée largement sur Internet (Voir ci-aprés).
Choquée par la mort de sa meilleure amie, Lamia croit dur comme fer que l'adhésion à l'armée américaine est le seul et unique moyen susceptible de calmer le feu de sa vengeance.
A noter que les USA continuent à «renforcer » son armée via le recrutement des marocains, à l'heure où ALQIADIA ciblent d'autres recrues du Maroc vers la Hollande et la Belgique, tout en passant par la Syrie, l'Espagne et l'Iraq. source: emarrakech.info Rafi | |
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- BAE Systems to Showcase a New Light Tank for US Army
By Dylan Vosman - Oct 7, 2015
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BAE Systems will showcase a full range of technologies and solutions at the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Annual Meeting and Exposition in Washington, D.C., October 12-14, 2015. Media representatives are invited to visit the company’s exhibit (booth #6343) to learn how BAE Systems is meeting complex U.S. Army challenges. Featured products and services will include combat vehicles, precision-guided munitions, advanced electronics, and imaging and mapping technologies.
During the event, the company will conduct media briefings on significant programs and capabilities. Briefings currently scheduled are:
BAE Systems will exhibit a solution to meet the U.S. Army’s proposed requirement for a Mobile Protected Firepower capability, which would involve an expeditionary light tank that could be air-dropped from a C-130 aircraft. The company’s solution is based on the purpose-built M8 Armored Gun System, modernized with mature technologies from the CV90 family of infantry fighting vehicles and the Bradley Fighting Vehicle.
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| | Sujet: Re: US Army Jeu 8 Oct - 9:13 | |
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- US Army received its first upgraded PAC-3 missiles interceptors
The United States Army has accepted in 6 October the first upgraded PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptors. The new Lockheed Martin’s interceptors feature an improved mobility and range, to defend against the evolving threats of modern battlefield.
We are proud to deliver these interceptors to the U.S. Army and are confident the men and women of the armed forces can count on the PAC-3 MSE when it matters most,” said Scott Arnold, vice president of PAC-3 programs at Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control. “As enemy threats grow in number and complexity, these interceptors will be critical to protecting soldiers, citizens and infrastructure around the globe.”
The PAC-3 MSE missile is a high-velocity interceptor that defends against tactical ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and aircraft.
Building on the battle-proven PAC-3 missile, the PAC-3 MSE brings a larger, dual-pulse solid-rocket motor, larger control fins and upgraded support systems. With the enhancements, Lockheed Martin nearly doubled the missile’s reach and dramatically improved maneuverability against today’s faster and more sophisticated ballistic and cruise missiles threats.
Lockheed Martin received the first PAC-3 MSE production contract in April 2014 and earned a follow-on order in July 2015.
http://www.armyrecognition.com/october_2015_global_defense_security_news_uk/us_army_received_its_first_upgraded_pac-3_missiles_interceptors_40710153.html
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| | Sujet: Re: US Army Jeu 8 Oct - 16:19 | |
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Thursday, 8 October 2015
US Army engineers successfully shot-down drones with EAPS C-RAM technology
US Army engineers, who are seeking to adapt ongoing research to counter aerial systems that could threaten Soldiers, successfully shot down two aircraft as part of their final technology demonstration. Although the research project began with the objective to counter rockets, artillery and mortars, the project scope was expanded to include threats from unmanned aerial threats, sometime called drones, whose use has expanded rapidly.
"It's unbelievable how much it's exploded," said Manfredi Luciano about the use of drones.
"Every country has them now, whether they are armed or not or what level of performance. This is a huge threat has been coming up on everybody. It has kind of almost sneaked up on people, and it's almost more important than the counter-RAM threat."
Luciano is the project officer for the Enhanced Area Protection and Survivability, or EAPS, Army Technology Objective. The technology is being developed by the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Center, or ARDEC, at Picatinny Arsenal. Funding for development and testing was provided by the ARDEC Technology Office.
The challenge has increased exponentially in the last decade as the world's inventory of unmanned aircraft systems, or UASs, has grown from approximately 20 system types and 800 aircraft in 1999, to more than 200 system types and approximately 10,000 unmanned aircraft in 2010, said Nancy Elliott, a spokeswoman with the U.S. Army's Fires Center of Excellence on Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
Although a missile-based Counter Rocket, Artillery, and Mortar, or C-RAM, defense system has been selected as the technical approach for the Indirect Fire Protection Capability Increment 2 Intercept Program of Record, the gun alternative continued to mature as force-protection technologies for other potential applications.
During the final testing Aug. 19, at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona, engineers shot down two class 2 UASs using command guidance and command warhead detonation. The UAS was an outlaw-class aircraft, a product of Griffon Aerospace, and the intercept engagements occurred at over a kilometer range and about 1500 meters.
The first shoot-down at the kilometer range was a replication of the test performed April 22, in which the EAPS technology first successfully intercepted a loitering UAS. Some fire-control improvements were made after the April 22 tests, and were validated during the Aug. 19 testing. The second shoot down was executed at a 50 percent greater range and exceeded the EAPS demonstration objectives.
The EAPS ARDEC gun alternative to area protection envisions a 50mm cannon to launch command guided interceptors. The system uses a precision tracking radar interferometer as a sensor, a fire control computer, and a radio frequency transmitter and receiver to launch the projectile into an engagement "basket."
"In order to minimize the electronics on board the interceptor and to make it cheaper, all the 'smarts' are basically done on the ground station," Luciano said. "The computations are done on the ground, and the radio frequency sends the information up to the round."
The Picatinny area-protection system tracks both the incoming threat and interceptor, then computes an ideal trajectory correction for the interceptor to maximize probability of mission success. A thruster on the interceptor/projectile is used for course correction. The ground station uplinks the maneuver and detonation commands, while receiving downlinked assessment data.
The interceptor takes the commands and computes the roll orientation and time to execute thruster and warhead detonation. The warhead has a tantalum-tungsten alloy liner to form forward propelled penetrators for defeat of C-RAM targets, and steel body fragments to counter unmanned aerial systems. C-RAM stands for counter rockets, artillery and mortars.
The integrated test demonstrated a proof-of-principle that direct fire, command guided ammunition can intercept and negate aerial threats, Luciano said.Technologies from the EAPS gun alternative Army Technology Objective, or ATO, may potentially be used for both Army and Navy air defense systems, he said.
The August testing concludes the EAPS Gun ATO. ARDEC now awaits counter-UAS requirements. Once requirements are generated and approved, the technologies developed under EAPS can be configured to a new design for a future tactical system.
The EAPS fire-control radar interferometer was designed, fabricated, and operated by Technovative Applications in Brea, California. Radar interferometers use multiple receive antennas to enhance angular measurements for centimeter tracking accuracy.
Design of the 50mm cartridge/interceptor was a collaborative effort between ARDEC engineers and Orbital ATK, Armament Systems Division in Plymouth, Minnesota. Interceptors were assembled by Orbital ATK and warheads by Aerojet Rocketdyne in Sacramento, California. The fire-control algorithm was a collaborative effort by the various subject matter experts but led and written by Propagation Research Associates, Inc., in Atlanta.
The EAPS Integrated Product Team was led by ARDEC's Munitions Systems and Technology Directorate at Picatinny Arsenal.
http://www.armyrecognition.com/weapons_defence_industry_military_technology_uk/us_army_engineers_successfully_shot-down_drones_with_eaps_c-ram_technology_20810153.html
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- Honeywell to continue repair and overhaul of US Army Chinooks' engines
Honeywell Aerospace has secured a contract to provide additional engine repair and overhaul support for its T-55 turboshaft engine, which powers the US Army's CH-47 Chinook helicopters.
Under the $30m contract, the company will ensure Chinook operators that the turboshaft engines will perform with the power, reliability and payload capability needed for a broad spectrum of missions in the army's cargo helicopter.
Honeywell Aerospace Defence and Space president Carey Smith said: "With more than 12 million hours of operation on both the CH-47 and MH-47 fleets, our T-55 turboshaft engine has proved it's prepared to support Chinook operators wherever the mission takes them.
"Our commitment extends well beyond the initial delivery of our engines.
"Our team at the Honeywell Greer facility is equipped with the repair and overhaul expertise to limit the downtime of the Chinook and maintain the extraordinary level of performance that the US Army has come to expect from the T-55."
The Army Chinook helicopters are currently powered by two latest configuration T55-714 engines, which deliver 22% more power and use 7% less fuel than its predecessor.
According to the company, the Chinooks have three times more lift than the original helicopters deployed in the 1960s, are able to lifting 5t, and possesses 4,800 shaft horsepower, which is needed to maintain flight with only one engine.
To date, the company has manufactured more than 6,000 T55 engines, which are said to have logged approximately 12 million hours of operation on the CH-47 and MH-47 Chinook helicopters.
The engine is claimed to be a valuable tool for the breadth of diverse army cargo missions, from high and hot operating environments in Afghanistan to the polar regions of Alaska.
The repair and overhaul work is scheduled to be carried out at the company's plant in South Carolina, US.
http://www.army-technology.com/news/newshoneywell-to-continue-repair-and-overhaul-of-us-army-chinooks-engines-4688841
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- Photo : US, Italian paratroopers conduct combined tactical bridging exercise By Dylan Vosman - Oct 8, 2015
The 173rd Airborne Brigade alongside their host-nation allies from the Italian army’s Folgore Airborne Brigade and the 2nd Bridge Engineer Regiment, conducted a combined bridgehead seizure and river crossing as part of Exercise Iguana, here Oct. 2, 2015. The exercise incorporated the use of an Italian army powered floating bridge in order to allow further military equipment to cross the Po River. “This exercise has been a great opportunity to expand insertion techniques of the scout platoon,” said U.S. Army Spc. Brian Potter, assigned to 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne. “The training allowed us an opportunity to expand our knowledge and work more with our Italian hosts.” Prior to the execution, the combined paratroopers planned and rehearsed extensively with their counterparts. Each brigade conducted multiple squad-size landings on various sites along the Po River. “The planning process of Exercise Iguana has been an excellent way to exchange tactics, decision making processes and courses of actions for the mission,” said U.S. Army Capt. Michael Agbay, commander, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion. “The Italian army is very similar when it comes planning, and I think we both learned a great deal from each other by jointly developing this mission.” The second week focused on tactical execution. The mission began with the establishment of a company patrol base. Italian reconnaissance teams established observation post across the landing in preparation for the assault. During this phase in the exercise, the combined element conducted an assault on a key terrain foothold on the river which allowed for the establishment of the floating bridge system. “I have worked with the 173rd Airborne Brigade previously this year during an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise,” said Italian Capt. Marco Falchi, an engineer with the 8th Engineer Regiment. “Just like the EDRE, this exercise is a great way to build interoperability with our U.S. allies.” Once the assault force has seized the embankment, the bridge company established the floating bridge system allowing follow-on forces to conduct further operations in the Piacenza area. The 173rd Airborne Brigade, based in Vicenza, Italy, is the U.S. Army Contingency Response Force in Europe and is capable of deploying ready forces to conduct the full range of military operations across the U.S. European, Africa and Central Commands’ areas of operations within 18 hours.
http://defence-blog.com/army/photo-us-italian-paratroopers-conduct-combined-tactical-bridging-exercise.html
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- Orbital ATK to develop a new 120mm tank ammo
Orbital ATK has been awarded a contract for the first phase of development for a next generation 120mm tank ammo. The new ammunition will provide M1 Abrams crews with an Advanced Multi-Purpose, XM1147 High Explosive Multi-Purpose with Tracer cartridge. Thus, they will have a multi-purpose round that will replace four existing ones, giving greater flexibility with a smaller logistical burden.
MP provides bunker and light-armor defeat, obstacle reduction and dismount engagement. Additionally, the round provides tank crews with an added capability to breach reinforced walls, and engage anti-tank crews and dismounts at ranges up to 2,000 meters.
“Our ammunition innovations like advanced kinetic energy penetrators and airbursting munitions are providing combat overmatch for our warfighters – which is our company’s mission,” said Dan Olson, Vice President and General Manager for Orbital ATK’s Armament Systems division of the Defense Systems Group. “Our ability to innovate comes from a long history of creating new capabilities for existing systems through our expertise in fuzing, warheads and platform integration.”
Earlier this year, Orbital ATK and the U.S. Army completed qualification for the M829E4, creating the Army's fifth generation, 120mm kinetic energy round that features a penetrator capable of defeating all modern armor protection suites as well as future armor protection concepts.
Orbital ATK has successfully type-classified 11 of the 13 current 120mm tactical and training rounds for the Abrams tank during more than 30 years of experience partnering with the U.S. Army to provide the warfighter with advanced ammunition types.
Since 1980, Orbital ATK has delivered more than 4 million rounds of 120mm tactical and training tank ammunition to the U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps, and allied militaries. Through its proven, system-level contracting approach that reduces risk to the customer, Orbital ATK has delivered a constant supply of consistently reliable and affordable 120mm ammunition.
Orbital ATK’s Defense Systems Group is an industry leader in providing innovative and affordable precision and strike weapons, advanced propulsion and hypersonics, missile components across air-, sea- and land-based systems, ammunition and related energetic products.
http://www.armyrecognition.com/october_2015_global_defense_security_news_uk/orbital_atk_to_develop_a_new_120mm_tank_ammo_40910153.html
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| | Sujet: Re: US Army Dim 11 Oct - 15:42 | |
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- Quand l'US Army dérape #2 : affaires louches dans les casernes
Chaque année, entre cinq et six généraux ou amiraux de la prestigieuse armée américaine sont limogés pour de sombres affaires de gros sous…
De notre correspondante à Washington, Hélène Vissière
Publié le 10/10/2015 à 11:26 | Le Point.fr
Le président américain Brack Obama en visite à la base militaire de Saint Andrews (illustration).
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Son surnom de Fat Leonard lui va comme un gant. À près de 160 kilos, non seulement Leonard Glenn Francis a un tour de taille imposant, mais il est aussi très gourmand. Cet homme d'affaires malaisien est accusé d'avoir escroqué à la US Navy au moins 20 millions de dollars dans un des plus gros scandales de corruption de son histoire. Tout y est : sexe, argent, espionnage, officiers ripoux sur fond de ports exotiques. Du pur SAS.
Glenn Defense Marine Asia (GDMA), sa société, assurait depuis des années l'approvisionnement en eau, carburant et nourriture des navires de guerre américains en Asie. La stratégie était la suivante : la Navy faisait des appels d'offres que GDMA remportait en cassant les prix. Une fois le contrat obtenu, Fat Leonard s'arrangeait avec des officiers corrompus pour dérouter les navires dans des ports qu'il contrôlait en Malaisie et en Thaïlande, où il pouvait imposer des tarifs exorbitants sur le carburant, et facturer des services fictifs. Les officiers obtenaient en échange des enveloppes de dollars, des prostituées de luxe, des iPad, et même des places pour un concert de Lady Gaga. L'un des dîners offerts dans un restaurant chic de Singapour est revenu à 23 000 dollars, soit quelque 769 dollars par personne.
Gâteries en nature
En octobre 2011 par exemple, Francis envoie un message au commandant Jose Luis Sanchez, en charge de la logistique, pour qu'il fasse faire escale au destroyer USS Mustin dans un port thaïlandais. « Demandez et vous serez servi », lui répond le militaire. Le plein en carburant reviendra à la Navy à un million de dollars, soit 50 % plus cher que s'il avait été effectué ailleurs. Francis le remercie par de petites gâteries en nature. Dans un e-mail, les deux hommes discutent du nombre de prostituées dont Sanchez et ses potes ont besoin. Après avoir reçu la photo des demoiselles envoyée par Francis, l'officier manifeste son approbation : « Miam miam, ça plaît à papa ».
En 2009, le haut commandement, alerté par des plaintes, lance une enquête contre le Malaisien. Sans succès. L'homme d'affaires a placé des taupes, y compris au sein du NCIS, la police de la Navy, qui le tiennent au courant. Dans un e-mail, Francis se vante d'être intouchable : « Je lis tous les rapports. Je vous montrerai un exemplaire d'un dossier confidentiel du NCIS sur moi, ha ha. »
Plus fort, malgré les soupçons, Francis remporte en juin 2011 un nouveau contrat de 200 millions de dollars. À l'automne 2013, les enquêteurs finissent par le coincer après l'avoir attiré dans un piège à San Diego. Il est en prison et attend sa condamnation. Depuis, les officiers tombent comme des mouches. Jusqu'ici, au moins neuf d'entre eux ont été inculpés, d'autres ont été rétrogradés ou forcés à quitter l'armée. « Nous prenons cette affaire très au sérieux, mais nous ne pensons pas non plus que cela témoigne d'un problème de fond à l'intérieur de la Navy », affirme John Kirby, le porte-parole du Pentagone, au New York Times.
L'Encyclopédie des manquements à l'éthique
Tout le monde n'en est pas convaincu. Ces dernières années, on ne compte plus les scandales aux États-Unis dans les forces armées, particulièrement parmi les gradés. En 2012, l'Amérique apprend avec effarement que David Petraeus, le plus célèbre général de sa génération, a démissionné de la direction de la CIA, après avoir avoué une liaison avec sa biographe. Il est en bonne compagnie. Au moins 15 généraux et amiraux ont été limogés depuis 2010 pour une variété souvent croquignolesque d'écarts de conduite. L'un a tabassé sa maîtresse, un autre a joué au casino avec 1 500 dollars de jetons contrefaits... Le commandant des forces en Afrique, le général Kip Ward, lui, a mené grand train aux frais du contribuable. Il a utilisé des véhicules de l'armée pour emmener sa femme dans un spa, s'est offert une chambre à 750 dollars lors d'une escale aux Bermudes, s'est fait inviter à un spectacle de Broadway par un fournisseur. Quant à Mme Ward, elle traite les soldats en larbins et les envoie lui acheter « des barres chocolatées ». Kip Ward a été rétrogradé et a dû rembourser quelque 80 000 dollars à l'État.
Le Pentagone compile tous les ans un florilège des abus depuis le haut commandement jusqu'au vulgaire troufion dans un ouvrage volumineux intitulé « L'Encyclopédie des manquements à l'éthique ». Elle se lit comme un roman : arnaques, pots de vin, abus de pouvoir, libertinages divers... Notre préféré ? L'histoire d'un commandant de sous-marin qui avait trouvé un moyen radical pour se débarrasser d'une maîtresse rencontrée sur Internet : il lui a envoyé un faux courriel lui annonçant sa mort en mission. La jeune femme s'est rendue chez lui pour présenter ses condoléances et a appris que le défunt venait de déménager.
http://www.lepoint.fr/monde/quand-l-us-army-derape-2-affaires-louches-dans-les-casernes-10-10-2015-1972366_24.php#xtor=RSS-221 | |
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- AUSA 2015: US Army takes delivery of first PAC-3 MSE interceptors
Geoff Fein, Washington, DC - IHS Jane's Missiles & Rockets
12 October 2015
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•The new PAC-3 has a larger rocket motor for increased range and flight time
•Lockheed Martin is in discussions with potential international buyers for PAC-3 MSE
Lockheed Martin has delivered the first of its new configuration PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) 'hit-to-kill' interceptors to the US Army. The latest variant of the PAC-3 includes a larger solid rocket motor and upgrades to the interceptor's electronics.
"The idea was to look at a missile that could defend a much bigger battlespace than the current CRI [Cost Reduction Initiative] missile," Scott Arnold, vice-president of PAC-3 programmes for Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, told IHS Jane's in a lead up to AUSA 2015.
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- Saab Receives US Order For Carl-Gustaf Ammunition
By Dylan Malyasov - Oct 13, 2015
Defense and security company Saab has received an ammunition order from US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) for the Carl-Gustaf man-portable weapon system, known in the US as MAAWS.
The order comes under the terms of Saab’s framework contract announced with USSOCOM in August 2014 for the 84-mm recoilless rifle system. Deliveries are expected to take place during 2015 and 2016.
“This order demonstrates the continued confidence of our customer in the capabilities and versatility of the Carl-Gustaf. The system gives soldiers a battle-winning edge through its high accuracy, supreme effectiveness and great versatility,” says Torbjorn Saxmo, head of business unit Ground Combat, Saab.
Saab’s Carl-Gustaf system has a long and distinguished service history all around the world. It has been successively modernised and enhanced to meet the changing requirements of its users.
The Carl-Gustaf M4 is the latest version of the portable, shoulder-launched, multi-role weapon system. It gives users a wide range of engagement options and allows troops to remain agile and effective in any scenario. It builds on the system’s formidable capabilities, offering a higher degree of accuracy, lighter construction and compatibility with future innovations.
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- AUSA 2015: Army defends high cost for up-gunned Stryker
Daniel Wasserbly, Washington, DC - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
13 October 2015
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US Congress defence committee leaders agreed to authorise USD411 million to add heavier weapons to 81 of the US Army's Stryker wheeled personnel carriers in fiscal year 2016, and army acquisition officials defended that high per-system cost as necessary for a small and rapid procurement.
The army is working to up-gun 81 Strykers with 30 mm cannons on remote weapon systems and others with Javelin anti-tank missiles, a long-considered upgrade that was pushed through an operational need statement from the 2nd Cavalry Regiment based at Vilseck in Germany. Service leaders approved the plan in April and now testing and integration work remains.
The cost per system appears particularly high (about USD5 million per vehicle), and according to Heidi Shyu, the army's acquisition executive, this is partly schedule driven because it is through an urgent need statement that is seeking the upgrade as soon as possible. It is also for only 81 systems, so the limited quantity drives up per-unit costs. The price includes a design and integration element as well, she added.
These lethality upgrades are not for the heavier armoured Stryker Double-V Hull (DVH) vehicles, and rather are for the original flat-bottom configuration, although a Stryker engineering change proposal (ECP) effort may eventually include a 30 mm weapon for the DVH, Shyu said. "If we want more Strykers to have this capability beyond the 81 [requested in Europe], we will start a programme of record to do that," she said, noting that the cost could be lower with a procurement of thousands of units.
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- D’origine française, il recevra bientôt la Medal of Honor
Posté dans Amériques par Laurent Lagneau Le 15-10-2015
Qui aurait pu dire qu’un gamin né en mai 1983 à Poissy, en banlieue parisienne, allait devenir capitaine de l’US Army et recevoir, des mains du président Obama, la Medal of Honor, la plus haute distinction américaine qui récompense, depuis 1863, des actes d’héroïsme allant au-delà du devoir? En tout cas, tel est le destin de Florent Groberg.
La famille – française – de ce jeune homme a quitté la France pour les États-Unis après avoir vécu pendant un temps en Espagne. C’est à l’âge de 18 ans, en février 2001, que Florent Groberg obtient la nationalité américaine.
À l’issue d’études universitaires dans les domaines de la criminologie et de la justice pénale, Florent Groberg décide de s’engager au sein de l’US Army. Après avoir le cours des aspirants officiers, à Fort-Benning, et s’être spécialisé dans le combat d’infanterie, il connaît son premier déploiement en Afghanistan, précisément dans la province de Kunar, en qualité de chef de peloton, en décembre 2009.
Moins de trois ans plus tard, il retrouve à nouveau le théâtre afghan avec la Task Force Mountain Warrior. Sa vie bascule le 8 août 2012, à Asadabad. Chargé d’assurer la protection d’une « choura » (assemblée de responsables locaux), il s’est illustré en faisait barrage à un insurgé sur le point de commettre un attentat suicide.
S’il n’a pas pu empêcher ce dernier d’actionner les explosifs qu’il portait sur lui, l’action de ce capitaine d’origine française l’a suffisamment gêné pour éviter qu’il le fasse au moment qu’il souhaitait, ce qui a permis d’éviter un bilan humain beaucoup plus élevé qu’il ne l’a été.
« La seule chose à laquelle je pensais était que je devais l’éloigner de mon chef, de l’éloigner de tout le monde », a-t-il dit, dans un entretien donné à Army Times, en expliquant qu’il avait mis le kamikaze à terre. « À ce moment là, il atterrit sur le sol, je le regarde, et il explose, il explose juste devant mes pieds », a-t-il ajouté.
Gravement blessé, le capitaine Florent Groberg a désormais quitté l’armée. Il occupe maintenant un emploi civil au Pentagone. Le président Obama lui remettra officiellement la Medal of Honor le 12 novembre prochain, dans les salons de la Maison Blanche.
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| | Sujet: Re: US Army Ven 23 Oct - 9:54 | |
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- US Army brings heavy military equipment and troops in Lithuania for training tasks
New shift of the rotational U.S. forces in the Baltic States is coming to Lithuania today to begin training with Lithuania’s military. Soldiers with the 3rd Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment, U.S. Army, are bringing M1A2 Abrams main battle tanks, Bradley armoured vehicles, and other heavy and logistical military materiel, the Lithuanian MoD announced yesterday, Oct. 22, 2015.
A company-sized division with support units will be deployed in Lithuania, the total of approx. 70 vehicles, including 5 M1A2 Abrams main battle tanks and 13 Bradley armoured vehicles.
“Training with military units that allies deploy in Lithuania with various military equipment has already become a routine to Lithuanian soldiers, and that enables us not only to train our military personnel but also to sustain the skills and the readiness we acquire to cooperate with various types of units from allies nations,” Commander of the Lithuanian Land Force Major General Almantas Leika says.
The new U.S. rotation including roughly 230 troops is deployed from Coleman Worksite military base in Manheim, Germany. Forward Support Company is deployed together with the rotating forces to ensure logistical provision.
Just like military equipment of the previous rotational U.S. forces, the new shift will be based in Rukla, while soldiers of the Forward Support Company will be deployed to the Lithuanian Grand Duke Vytenis Main Support Battalion in Marijampole.
Soldiers from the 3rd Battalion of the 36th Infantry Regiment of the U.S. Army, will train with the Lithuanian Grand Duke Algirdas Mechanised Infantry Battalion till the end of December. The shift will also take part in international Exercise Iron Sword 2015 which will begin in Lithuania on November 8.
The 3rd Battalion is considered to be one of the younger units in the U.S. Army, however, its military personnel already have huge combat experience from deployments to operations Desert Shield, Desert Storm and Iraqi Freedom.
The outgoing 7th shift of the rotational U.S. forces from Company D (Delta) of the 173rd Airborne Brigade is already concluding its training with King Mindaugas Hussar Battalion. The shift also honed joint actions with Birute Battalion based in Alytus.
The United States and other NATO allies have been sending soldiers to train in Lithuania and other Baltic States since spring 2014 in response to the changed security situation after the Russian annexation of Crimea and to implement the NATO assurance measures agreed at the NATO Summit in Wales.
The United States launched Operation Atlantic Resolve and began sending rotational forces (troops and equipment) to the three Baltic States and Poland in spring 2014 in response to the security situation changed by the Russian aggression Ukraine.
Also, roughly 250 soldiers from Belgium and Luxembourg are currently taking part in an exercise in Lithuania.
Troops from Denmark, Germany, Hungary and Portugal have already been deployed to train joint actions with Lithuanian soldiers as part of the NATO assurance measures since spring 2014.
http://www.armyrecognition.com/october_2015_global_defense_security_news_uk/us_army_brings_heavy_military_equipment_and_troops_in_lithuania_for_training_tasks_22310152.html
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| | Sujet: Re: US Army Mer 28 Oct - 9:05 | |
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- US Army grants a $12mn contract to Harris Corp for RF-3134 HF tactical radio antennas
The US-based company Harris Corporation has received a five-year, $12 million IDIQ contract to provide high-frequency (HF) tactical radio antennas to the U.S. Army. The award was received during the company's first quarter of fiscal 2016.
Under the contract, Harris will provide its RF-3134 HF full-loop antennas, which can be used for fixed installations or on vehicles, enabling HF communication on-the-move. The RF-3134 interfaces with the Harris Falcon series of HF radios. It is lightweight and has a low physical profile, which makes it easy to install and uninstall.
"The HF full-loop antenna provides a combination of high bandwidth and signal efficiency that makes it ideal for on-the-move applications," said Chris Young, president, Harris Communication Systems. "Harris continues to provide advanced radios and related systems to meet the real-time communications needs of our nation's warfighters."
The RF-3134-AT003/5 is an on-the-move (OTM) vehicular HF Full-loop antenna designed for near vertical incident skywave (NVIS) communications. It is a high “Q” antenna providing required bandwidth with excellent efficiency, making it ideal for HF OTM NVIS operation. The RF-3134-AT003/5 provides limited groundwave capability to maintain line-of-sight links. The RF-3134 interfaces to the Falcon® II series of HF radios including the RF-5800H and AN/PRC-150(C) when used with 125W and 150W amplifiers. The Full-loop antenna is fully compatible with Fixed Frequency, MIL-STD-188-141B ALE, 2G and 3G ALE/data modes, when used with the RF-382A and RF-5382 HF couplers.
The Full-loop antenna is lightweight and has a low physical profile which makes it easy to install and uninstall from the standard Harris RF-292 Antenna Mount for quick interchange to other types of antennas. It does not depend on a ground plane and as a result can be used on most vehicles, or fixed installations. The RF-3134 has been designed for the same severe military environmental conditions as the rest of the Falcon II family.
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| | Sujet: Re: US Army Jeu 29 Oct - 10:41 | |
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- Cobham to develop new explosive detection system for US Army
Cobham has secured a $4.17m contract from the US Army to develop a next-generation explosive detection system.
Working with the army, a team from Cobham will develop technology for detecting landmines and other explosive hazards hidden in the ground.
The three-year deal will involve Cobham in the development of a highly specialised handheld technology demonstrator, providing the army with a potentially unique system with enhanced capability.
"Cobham will deliver enhanced handheld counter-explosive hazard detection systems for evaluation."
Work will be carried out in Marlow and Leatherhead, UK.
obham Antenna Systems general manager and vice-president Tom Garvey said: "As a result of this programme, Cobham will deliver enhanced, handheld, counter-explosive hazard detection systems for evaluation.
"The continued need for protection of US forces against buried threats is a key priority, and this contract will allow Cobham to build on the considerable capability offered by the current Minehound family of detectors as it develops next-generation systems.
"Cobham has adapted its advanced technology for the most demanding military environments and requirements, and these detectors form part of an extensive portfolio provided by Cobham, which protect lives and livelihoods."
In 2013, Cobham received a contract to modernise the nitrogen inerting units (NIUs) installed onboard the US military's AH-64 Apache attack helicopter fleet.
Awarded by the US Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), the $7.1m contract covered overhaul and upgrade of unspecified NIU systems.
Cobham Antenna Systems develops advanced integrated systems for avionics, radar, surveillance and Satcom applications.
http://www.army-technology.com/news/newscobham-to-develop-new-explosive-detection-system-for-us-army-4704153
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| | Sujet: Re: US Army Dim 1 Nov - 20:37 | |
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- BAE Systems Receives $245.3 Million U.S. Army Contract to Continue M109A7 Production
Nov 1, 2015
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The U.S. Army awarded BAE Systems a contract option worth $245.3 million to complete the low-rate initial production (LRIP) of the M109A7 self-propelled howitzer and M992A3 ammunition carrier.
“The success of this program is directly attributable to the partnership between the Army and BAE Systems,” said Adam Zarfoss, director of Artillery and Bradley programs at BAE Systems. “We’ve worked as a team to bring this much needed enhanced combat capability to the soldier to address immediate needs while providing a platform that can support future growth as requirements evolve.”
The M109A7 program is a significant upgrade over the vehicle’s predecessor, the M109A6 Paladin Self-Propelled Howitzer. It uses the existing main armament and cab structure of the M109A6, but replaces the vehicle’s chassis structure with a new design that increases survivability and allows for the integration of Bradley common drive-train and suspension components. Additionally, the system leverages technologies developed under the Crusader and Non-Line-of-Sight Cannon programs such as a 600 volt on-board power generation, distribution and management system, coupled with high-voltage gun drive and projectile ramming systems.
The state-of-the-art “digital-backbone” and power generation capability provides significant growth potential for future payloads as well as accommodating existing battlefield network requirements. The upgrades ensure commonality with the existing systems in the U.S. Army’s Armored Brigade Combat Team, including the BAE Systems-built Bradley Fighting Vehicle and Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle.
BAE Systems was awarded a one-year base contract for the M109A7 in October 2013, and the first of two option year awards to produce an additional 18 vehicle sets in October 2014. The current exercise is for the second option year to produce an additional 30 sets. One set includes an M109A7 Paladin Self Propelled Howitzer (SPH) along with its battlefield companion, the M992A3 Carrier Ammunition, Tracked. With all two options exercised, BAE Systems will deliver a total of 66 vehicle sets plus one additional SPH and associated kits, spares, and technical documentation to complete the LRIP phase. The U.S. Army has a total acquisition objective of 580 vehicle sets.
Work on the M109A7 is currently underway at Anniston Army Depot, Alabama and BAE Systems’ York, Pennsylvania, and Elgin, Oklahoma, facilities.
http://defence-blog.com/army/bae-systems-receives-245-3-million-u-s-army-contract-to-continue-m109a7-production.html | |
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| | Sujet: Re: US Army Mar 3 Nov - 21:23 | |
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- US Army Orders Additional Q-53 Counterfire Radars
Nov 3, 2015
Lockheed Martin has secured a contract to supply additional AN/TPQ-53 (Q-53) counterfire target acquisition radars to the US Army.
Under the $85m contract, the company will supply seven Q-53 systems to help ensure that the platform continues to keep troops safe from persistent insurgent attacks.
Lockheed Martin Mission Systems and Training Q-53 programme manager Bob Stelmack said: “Soldiers can rapidly deploy the truck-mounted Q-53 and quickly determine the source of enemy fire.
“The 55 systems Lockheed Martin has delivered to the US Army give troops proven, advanced protection when they need it most.”
In addition, the company was also selected in June to upgrade 19 of the army’s Q-53 radars.
Previously known as EQ-36, AN/TPQ-53 is a quick reaction capability (QRC) mobile radar system designed to detect, classify and track in-flight projectiles fired from mortar, artillery and rocket systems using a 90° or continuous 360° sector search.
The radar provides target location of indirect fire systems with sufficient accuracy, enabling effective detection and counter-battery actions in the battlefield.
Mounted on a 5t truck, the solid-state phased-array radar can be rapidly deployed, automatically levelled and remotely controlled with a laptop computer or from a fully equipped climate-controlled command vehicle.
The Q-53 radars have been deployed by the US Army during combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Lockheed received the Q-53 development contract in 2007, and has since been awarded four additional contracts, for a total of 97 platforms, and claims to have delivered 55 systems on-time and on-budget to the US Army.
Work under the contract is scheduled to be carried out at the company’s facilities in New York, New Jersey, and Florida, US, while the delivery schedule remains undisclosed.
The army is expected to award a full-rate production contract covering an anticipated 77 additional systems by early 2016.
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| | Sujet: Re: US Army Ven 6 Nov - 12:42 | |
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- L'US Army envisage l'achat sur étagère de 92 avions de transport et de soutien
C'est une presolicitation du 3 novembre qui l'annonce: l'US Army veut remettre de l'ordre dans son parc aérien et il envisage de remplacer une centaine d'appareils de transport et de soutien par 92 "Fixed Wing Utility Aircraft".
Lire la presolicitation ici https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=ecffd69545e99dc237b4b1149672cf16&tab=core&_cview=0.
Mais c'est plutôt succinct. On y apprend juste que le type d'appareil recherché est un "commercial type certified aircraft". Donc, l'US Army veut faire un achat sur étagère puis faire intégrer des équipements ad oc.
En cherchant un peu, on apprend que:
- la flotte d'avions de l'US Army était composée de 339 appareils en 2014 (366 en 2012),
- de 16 types différents et avec 35 variantes,
- effectuant 8 missions différentes
Pour plus de clarté, ils sont classés dans trois catégories:
- Special Electronic Mission Aircraft: avec des avions de type EO-5, RC-12 et B-300
- Transport Aircraft: avec des C-12 Huron, C-26 Metroliner et UC-35
- Mission Support Aircraft: avec des C-208, T-34, CE-182, UV-18 et C-31
En 2012, l'US Army envisageait de remplacer 112 Hawker Beechcraft C-12. Lire icihttp://www.dodbuzz.com/2012/10/02/army-seeks-commonality-in-fixed-wing-fleet/ .
Mais rien ne dit que ce seul type d'avions (dont certains exemplaires en service ont près de 40 ans) va être remplacé. Quoi qu'il en soit, ce projet ne laisse pas insensible. En 2013, lors d'un "industry day", 77 entreprises étaient représentées: avionneurs, équipementiers, intégrateurs...
http://lignesdedefense.blogs.ouest-france.fr/archive/2015/11/05/l-us-army-envisage-l-achat-de-92-avions-de-transport-14994.html | |
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| | Sujet: Re: US Army Mar 10 Nov - 11:58 | |
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- Lockheed Martin precision munitions complete reliability firing tests using HIMARS rockets launcher
Lockheed Martin’s (NYSE: LMT) Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) and Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) Unitary munitions recently underwent successful stockpile reliability tests. All rockets were launched from a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico.
The tests included eight GMLRS rockets that were conditioned at hot and ambient temperatures. The ATACMS Unitary missile, which is the current production configuration, was conditioned hot for the test. The HIMARS launcher can fire ATACMS and GMLRS munitions ranging between 15km and 300km.
The flight tests, which were part of the U.S. Army’s tactical munitions reliability program, were conducted using simulated targets. Soldiers were inside the HIMARS’ Improved Armored Cab, where they initiated the launches.
“Lockheed Martin’s HIMARS, ATACMS and GMLRS precision fire solutions provide critical, quick-strike capabilities to U.S. and allied forces worldwide,” said Ken Musculus, vice president of tactical missiles at Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control.
In service since 2005, HIMARS brings MLRS firepower to a wheeled chassis. It carries a single six-pack of rockets or one ATACMS missile, and can launch the entire MLRS family of munitions. It is C-130-transportable and can be deployed into areas previously inaccessible to heavier launchers.
The M142 HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket System) is multiple rocket launcher system mounted to a 6x6 FMTV truck chassis. HIMARS was developed by Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control under an advanced concept technology demonstration (ACTD) programme, placed in 1996.
HIMARS carries a six-pack of GMLRS rockets or one TACMS missile, and can be confi gured to launch other variant munitions. The system can be modified for Air Defense, and has demonstrated medium-range missile defense capability.
The HIMARS has a maximum firing range of 32 km with standard M26 rockets and more than 45 km with the extended-range MLRS rocket (ER-MLRS).
http://www.armyrecognition.com/november_2015_global_defense_security_news_uk/lockheed_martin_precision_munitions_complete_reliability_firing_tests_using_himars_rockets_launcher_11011152.html
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| | Sujet: Re: US Army Mer 11 Nov - 9:20 | |
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- US Army Invests In Patriot Radar Modernization Upgrades
By Raytheon -November 11, 2015
The United States Army is acquiring upgrade kits to make the combat-proven Patriot Integrated Air and Missile Defense system better at detecting and destroying threats, cost less to operate, and run even more reliably than it already does. The U.S. Army recently awarded Raytheon Company (RTN) a contract modification to an existing contract for radar digital processor (RDP) upgrade kits, not to exceed the amount of $86.2 million.
The contract modification, previously announced on Sept 30th, will enable the U.S. Army to finish upgrading their entire inventory of Patriots. The U.S. Army began phasing the upgrade kits into its Patriot fleet in 2013.
The U.S. and members of the 13-nation strong Patriot partnership funded development of the RDP. Patriot batteries upgraded with the RDP will:
Better detect and identify targets, and have enhanced surveillance.
Cost less to operate and maintain. The legacy processor has more than 700 components, while the RDP just has fewer than 100.
Have a 40% higher reliability rate than systems with the legacy component.
“When one country develops an upgrade or improvement to Patriot, that capability is made available to the entire 13-nation Partnership,” said Ralph Acaba, Raytheon vice president of Integrated Air and Missile Defense. “With more than 220 Patriot fire units owned by 13 countries, countries whose industrial bases participate in manufacturing Patriot have a very large potential export market.”
The RDP and other Patriot upgrades leverage the lessons learned from Patriot’s more than 190 combat employments, 700 flight tests and 2,500-plus ground tests.
Raytheon’s Global Patriot Solutions is the most advanced portfolio of air and missile defense technologies in the world, providing comprehensive protection against a full range of advanced threats including aircraft, tactical ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles. Continually upgraded and enhanced to leverage the latest technology, thirteen nations depend on Patriot as the foundation for their defense.
Raytheon Company, with 2014 sales of $23 billion and 61,000 employees worldwide, is a technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, civil government and cybersecurity markets throughout the world. Raytheon is headquartered in Waltham, Mass.
Read more: http://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-invests-in-patriot-radar-modernization-upgrades-65816/#ixzz3rAnKq2rs
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| | Sujet: Re: US Army Ven 13 Nov - 9:09 | |
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- US Army signed an exclusive patent agreement with “Protect the Force”
Protect the Force company, a subsidiary of Mission Ready Services, has signed an Exclusive Patent License Agreement with the US Army Natick Soldier, Research, Development and Engineering Center (NSRDEC).
Under this agreement the company will have the exclusive rights to market the Integrated Body Armor Garment (Next Generation Body Armor) to any market outside the US Federal Government. Therefore, it will be able to promote it to US SWAT and Emergency Response Teams, and international customers.
The body armour has been developed in the last four years. It was a joint development project between “Protect the Force” and NSRDEC. The new personal armour system is the basis for the company’s Ballistic Combat Shirt and Tactical Police Shirt. It is comprised of smaller panels in order to offer the soldier high mobility, comfort and breathability at a reduced weight.
As the company announced in August 2014, it has filed a patent application with the US Patent and Trademark Office and an international one under the Patent Cooperation Treaty.
Robert DiLalla, NSRDEC Team Leader for the Infantry Combat Equipment Team in the Warfighter Directorate said: “It’s been extremely productive working with Protect the Force over the past few years developing advanced concepts for the next generation of Soldier protection. Clearly, we’re both excited that some of the concepts, such as the ballistic combat shirt, fared well during the Army development test phases for the Soldier Protection System program of record. Our goal from the beginning was to improve Soldier performance while maintaining the same ballistic protection as the current Interceptor Body Armor system. We were able to quantify significant performance increases in laboratory testing, but it was the exceptionally high user acceptance across three development test phases that indicated we had something revolutionary. While our mission here at the NSRDEC is to support the Warfighter I am pleased to know that this technology has application to better protect members of the law enforcement community both domestically and abroad.”
MRS’ Chief Technical Office, Francisco Martinez commented on the agreement by stressing the exclusive patent agreement provides a largely uninhibited path for the Company to expand its sales on a broader scale, with a primary focus on national and international special police units and emergency responders.
http://www.armyrecognition.com/november_2015_global_defense_security_news_uk/us_army_signed_an_exclusive_patent_agreement_with_protect_the_force_41211152.html
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| | Sujet: Re: US Army Ven 13 Nov - 10:18 | |
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- US Army signs for 12 more Lakotas
Marina Malenic, Washington, DC - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
12 November 2015
The US Army has exercised USD65.8 million in contract options for 12 additional Airbus UH-72A Lakota helicopters and mission equipment packages, the company announced on 12 November.
Delivery of Lakotas in a training configuration under the deal is expected to begin in August 2017, according to Airbus. The army this year fielded more than 50 training Lakotas to Fort Rucker, Alabama, in preparation for the UH-72A's formal introduction into the training curriculum by early 2016.
Army plans call for an initial-entry rotary wing training fleet of 187 Lakotas, comprised of a mix of new deliveries and already in-service aircraft reconfigured for the training mission.
The army chose the UH-72A in 2006 to fulfill a variety of army and Army National Guard roles beyond training, including search and rescue, medical evacuation, border security, command and control, VIP transport, and general utility.
In addition to the army, the US Navy uses Lakotas for training at the US Naval Test Pilot School. The only Lakota Foreign Military Sale to date was for six aircraft to the Royal Thai Army.
http://www.janes.com/article/55964/us-army-signs-for-12-more-lakotas
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| | Sujet: Re: US Army Ven 13 Nov - 15:13 | |
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- Obama décore un vétéran d'Afghanistan d'origine française
Barack Obama a remis ce jeudi à la Maison Blanche la Médaille d'honneur au capitaine Florent Groberg (photo Reuters). Ce soldat américain d'origine française s'est illustré en Afghanistan en 2012.
La "Medal of Honor" distingue, depuis 1863, un "acte d'héroïsme allant au-delà du devoir". Elle est souvent décernée à titre posthume.
Né à Poissy le 8 mai 1983, Florent Groberg a quitté la France il y a plus de 20 ans. Le collégien du 14e arrondissement de Paris est venu s'installer aux Etats-Unis avec sa mère franco-algérienne et son père adoptif, Larry, un Américain de l'Indiana venu en France travailler pour Motorola.
Déployé au sein de la 4e DI, dans la province de Kunar en 2009 puis de nouveau en 2012, le capitaine Groberg s'est illustré le 8 août 2012 à Asadabad. Dans un entretien à l'AFP, il a raconté comment il s'est retrouvé face-à-face avec un homme sur le point de commettre un attentat-suicide, un engin explosif accroché sur le torse.
"Il avait quoi, 17, 20 ans... Quand je l'ai vu, je suis allé l'attaquer, le repousser". En saisissant le jeune homme, Florent Groberg comprend qu'il porte une veste explosive. Il le pousse pour l'éloigner le plus possible du groupe. L'un de ses hommes vient à la rescousse, pousse à son tour l'individu qui explose à ce moment-là.
"J'ai été propulsé à au moins 10 mètres", raconte Florent Groberg. Lorsqu'il reprend conscience, il a une jambe grande ouverte, le fémur saillant. Il comprend que, même s'il a réussi à éloigner l'agresseur, quatre hommes sont morts dans le groupe qu'il protégeait. Pourquoi eux, et pas lui? "Seul Dieu peut répondre. J'ai eu de la chance. Ca ne s'explique pas".
http://lignesdedefense.blogs.ouest-france.fr/archive/2015/11/12/obama-decore-un-veteran-d-afghanistan-d-origine-francaise-15032.html | |
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