Ted Martin

As seen at the Udvar-Hazy Center last week… P40 Warhawk & F4 Corsair WWII fighters. If this doesn’t get you fired up for Wednesday, I’m not sure what will! @USNavy @USArmy @USMC @usairforce

@SallesMgraca @F14Any @northropgrumman @TomcatJunkie @tomcat71_ @USNAVY_VFA31 @VFA31 It is a character from a popular cartoon in the 1920’s (Felix the Cat). Naval aviators liked it and adopted it as their mascot. Pretty cool that it’s over 100 years old. Fly Navy!😀

@TedMartin1775 @F14Any @northropgrumman @TomcatJunkie @tomcat71_ @USNAVY_VFA31 @VFA31 Só queria entender porque ele segura uma bomba

@shelby3a @hotscots_app That’s what I started on as well! I jest about MRE’s but deep down inside I know they are “pretty good & always getting better”😀

@TedMartin1775 @hotscots_app Sir, thanks for sharing, I had c-rations

The ONLY drawback to napping with these two is that they’re on autopilot with respect to doorbells & Amazon deliveries. Consider the one on the left “AIM-9 Sidewinder” and the one on the right, “AIM-54 Phoenix” They NEVER miss an opportunity to launch. 😀

@NoZoup And hot chow in the field, at least once a day, should be the rule not the exception. If grandpa could do it during the Battle of the Bulge, we can do it now.

I’m just gonna say it now. Beards in the military aren’t just unprofessional, they look like shit. If this GI in the snow fighting Germans in World War II can shave, so can you.

Shouldn’t have to say this but those are TRACKS not wheels. Also, w/BUSK you can defeat most RPG & some ATGM. In terms of lethality how about painting them green? The Bradley is old- but a solid platform for large scale combat. Can’t wait to see the next Gen Fighting Vehicle✅

Time for a “palate cleanser”😀 From the Way-Back machine: me & SPC Crawford at NTC 1985 Still in awe of the great Observer/Controllers who trained us. Super hard…but super professional. Just thinking about this rotation makes me want to take a nap😀

@USN_Submariner Now a picture of a sub, running just below the surface snooping around with the periscope. 😀

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Want to serve your country? Up for a challenge & plenty of hard work? Consider becoming a @USArmy Tanker🇺🇸 Keep America Free…Join the Army! Woodland pattern BDUs and shiny leather boots are making a comeback. You heard it here first.

@USN_Submariner Overhead videos of submerged submarines are fascinating.

A helicopter from German Navy frigate Baden-Württemberg spotting a submarine during RIMPAC 2024. Likely Sohn Won-yil-class (KSS-2) ROKS Lee Beom-seok (SS-081).

Here’s saluting the tankers & mechanics who keep these magnificent beasts moving/shooting/communicating… Memories from DEC 2016, Republic of Korea. I don’t remember how cold & wet it was…I just remember the AWESOME soldiers I served with.

Or maybe Grampy is just tired. @dissproportion

Quite possibly the coolest thing I’ve seen this year…@USNavy Fighter Squadron 34’s (VF34) refrigerator they used while fighting across the pacific during WWII There is shrapnel damage from a kamikaze strike on the side…wow As seen at the National Naval Aviation Museum

@jonsrennie Well, it’s like a submarine…

Submarine veterans, show me some of your photos from when you served.

To all those brave men & women that stepped forward to defend this great country of ours, Happy Veterans Day! Thanks for serving your country! 📸 Gregorio Borgia / AP file

Wishing U.S. Marines around the globe a happy birthday as they celebrate 249 years of undisputed success on the battlefield & a legacy defined by honor, courage and commitment. Please enjoy this video of the @USMC ‘s most famous tank: BUSTER I❤️Tanks

Happy 249th Birthday to the United States Navy! #USNavy #NavyBirthday

If you don’t know about this gentleman, I hope you take a moment to google him: Rick Rescorla. Here’s to Rick Rescorla, the bravest of the brave. #remebering911

Proud of my Hotshot✅ FYI- Interagency Hotshot Crew (IHC), is a team of 20-22 wildland firefighters that respond to large, high-priority fires. They are assigned to work the most challenging parts of the fire and are considered strategic and tactical wildland fire experts.

Lightening strikes, fireworks, careless campers or arson, it doesn’t really matter. Wildland Firefighters are out there getting after it fighting forest fires. My hats off to these brave men and women!