Mark Laymon

This guy could lead an army

Florida Bay. The threshold between the Everglades and the Keys. Paddle with me through mangrove channels where crocodiles bask, wading birds patrol the shallows, and American flamingos have quietly returned to the Everglades. Wild Florida at its finest.

INCREDIBLE

The Insane "Wing-Slide" Technique of the 1930s. The Soviet Tupolev TB-3, a legendary heavy bomber that served as the cradle for the Soviet VDV (Airborne Forces) long before modern safety standards existed, and the unique deployment method that predates the standardized jump doors and static lines we know today. Before the invention of dedicated troop transport aircraft with side doors, Soviet strategists had to improvise. The paratroopers would climb out of the open cockpits and hatches while in flight. They would then walk along the corrugated metal fuselage-battling the slipstream to position themselves on the broad roots of the wings. At the pilot's signal, they would simply slide off the trailing edge of the wing, pulling their ripcords manually as they tell away.

🚨🇮🇷🇺🇸 The Strait of Hormuz is now a no-go zone. 20% of global oil supply is trapped inside the Gulf. LPG tankers are 159 meters long and worth tens of millions. One drone hit turns them into fireballs. Owners are refusing to transit. Insurance premiums are through the roof. This is why oil just passed $110... Source: CNN