A tumbler of whiskey.
Given that I spent half my 20s in Iraq, it's fitting that my first day of Basic Training 23 years ago was also the first day of the Iraq War. A drink to...all of it. (Blanton's Gold)
#OIF #GWOT #Iraq #Army
🎉 Nos sincères salutations à nos amis et partenaires du monde entier à l’occasion de la Journée internationale de la #Francophonie ! #Francophonie2026 #OIF 🔵🟡🟢🟣🔴
🎉 Sirsnīgi sveicam mūsu draugus un partnerus visā pasaulē Starptautiskajā Frankofonijas dienā! #Frankofonija 🔵🟡🟢🟣🔴
🎉 Nos sincères salutations à nos amis et partenaires du monde entier à l’occasion de la Journée internationale de la #Francophonie ! #Francophonie2026 #OIF 🔵🟡🟢🟣🔴
A man in a desert camouflage uniform holds his hat to keep it in place during a sandstorm, with two cars parked behind him barely visible in the dust cloud.
Today marks 23 years since the beginning of Operation Iraqi Freedom. I was 25 years old, and had barely been in the military for 6 months when I got deployed.
#AuthorLife #OIF #History
Episode #94 - Frank Haidusek clearedhotfishing.com
#VAClaims #oif #oef #FishingLife #military #airforce #usaf #combat #war #tacp #airforcespecialwarfare #warstories #warstory #history #veterans #warrior #BreastCancer #AmericanHeartAssociation #hearttransplant #clearedhotfishing
Secrétariat général de l’OIF : nouveau terrain de guerre entre Kinshasa et Kigali ? www.ebuteli.org/publications... #RDC #Rwanda #OIF
Ever since the first time I saw them used, I have thought about this.
#GWOT #Iraq #Baghdad #CombatEngineer #Adhamiyah
#RouteClearance #Afghanistan #Helmand #OIF #OEF #Drone #IED
I often wonder what happened to my interpreter. I don't remember much of the Arabic he taught me, but I do remember him. #Baghdad #Iraq #OIF #CombatVeteran #CombatEngineer #Adhamiyah #COPOldMOD
Episode #91 - Greg Shaffer
Greg Shaffer, Retired TACP, talks about, meeting me in Panama, his time in Somalia, and working in Canada after leaving the Air Force.
#airforcespecialwarfare #tacp #usmilitary #War #warstory #etac #jtac #veterans #militaryhistory #OEF #OIF #somalia
#Vietnam #Saigon #Kosovo #Iraq #Afghanistan #OIF #OEF #GWOT #GulfWar #DesertStorm #Baghdad #Kandahar #Kabul #Fallujah #Baqubah #SadrCity #Kuwait #Bahrain #Qatar #Leatherneck #Helmand #Diyala #Warhorse
Things #authors and #readers alike should take note of and be concerned about:
@ala-pla.bsky.social #americanlibraryassociaton #advocacy #bookbanning #OIF #libraries #education #teacher
www.ala.org/news/2026/02...
OIF just released 2 publications to accelerate industry alignment on AI scale-up interconnect decisions, grounded in hyperscaler-driven requirements:
• EEI Framework & COI white paper
oiforum.com/oif-accelera...
#OpticalInterconnect #Interoperability #OIF
🌊Day 2 at #OSM26 @cafethorium.bsky.social from ExOIS will be on a Townhall panel discussion on "mCDR at the Crossroads: Combining Science, Markets, and Collaboration to Map a Future for mCDR"
👉TH23F, 12:45 in the Lomond Auditorium
#mCDR #OIF
🌊Dennis McGillicuddy just gave an excellent talk on the modeling effort to help with the design of an #OIF field trial. @whoi.edu
🌊We're at #OSM26 to inform and educate on the need for responsible and transparent research into ocean iron fertilization #OIF for marine carbon dioxide removal #mCDR.
Talk today: 11:10 in Hall 3, Coral Cove CM12A-05
Posters today: 16-18h, CM14B-0789 & CM14B-0779
@whoi.edu @cafethorium.bsky.social
OIF’s Q1’26 Technical and MA&E Committees Meeting last week was packed with project work, but we also made time to get outside.
A few members got together for a Palm Springs "fun run" and some much-needed sunshine before sessions.
#OIF #Community #Interoperability #OpticalNetworking
Plankton are limited by nutrient supply in the oceans, especially iron. Many areas of ocean are iron deficient. OIF involves introducing relatively tiny amounts of the nutrient to allow more plankton growth and hence carbon capture.
#climatechange #CDR #carbondioxideremoval #OIF
🌊Check out our new publication on what responsible, next-generation ocean iron fertilization #OIF fieldwork requires: larger & longer field trials, rigorous monitoring, clear safeguards, & community engagement
www.whoi.edu/press-room/n...
doi.org/10.1177/2976...
@cafethorium.bsky.social @whoi.edu
La #RDC et le #Rwanda se préparent à une bataille diplomatique autour de l' #OIF
www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/2...
Un moyen de tester leurs influences diplomatiques au sein de l'espace francophone. Une guerre de l'ombre diplomatique...
Miss last week's EE World webinar? The replay is now available.
Catch Nathan Tracy + Tom Issenhuth discussing OIF’s interoperability work across 400G/800G/1.6T optics, EEI, CEI + CMIS — and why it matters as networks scale for AI.
🔗 event.on24.com/wcc/r/512653...
#OIF #Interoperability
大阪文化服装学院がアジアの舞台で輝く！ダブル受賞の快挙 #大阪文化服装学院 #OIF #アジア新鋭デザイナーファッションコンテスト
大阪文化服装学院の学生が国際コンペでグランプリと準グランプリを受賞しました。世界的な評価を受けた彼らの独自のアプローチと創造力に迫ります。
大阪文化服装学院、国際ファッションコンテストで快挙！ダブル受賞の歴史的瞬間 #大阪府 #大阪市 #大阪文化服装学院 #OIF #アジア新鋭デザイナーファッションコンテスト
大阪文化服装学院の学生が「アジア新鋭デザイナーファッションコンテスト」でグランプリと準グランプリを受賞。この成功の背後にある教育の質とは？
This is no surprise.
Republicans have ALWAYS been fond of killing US Soldiers for Financial or Political gain.
Bush / Cheney fabricated intelligence so they could invade Iraq and loot TRILLIONS from the Treasury for themselves and their friends.
They murdered thousands of us in the process.
#OIF
大阪文化服装学院の学生が手がける参画舞台「七日後、塔は燃え落ちた」とは #大阪文化服装学院 #OIF #舞台衣装
大阪文化服装学院が学生の実践力を育む舞台演出『七日後、塔は燃え落ちた』の魅力と衣装制作の舞台裏を紹介します。
Re-upping this piece by @mrmattsimon.bsky.social in @grist.org back in August about #OIF for #mCDR. Good work @smith8272.bsky.social and @eschwaab.bsky.social for your quotes in the article.
@cafethorium.bsky.social
📚 Toronto a accueilli la première Journée de la littérature francophone !
Ateliers, panels et rencontres ont mis à l’honneur la richesse des lettres et des voix francophones.
🎧 Écouter : choqfm.ca/episode/repo...
#Littérature #Francophonie #Toronto #OIF #SLT
