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I vote for one of these, set to slow mode.

I'm sure they will both arrive in a timely fashion...Boeing is known for that.

We got him back to San Antonio today. Thanks to the AE crew from OKC for their professionalism and care. Duty, Honor, Texas.

Glad he got out.

It was bound to happen

It’s your low T

Maybe he's making room for more diversity on the staff. Doing so obviously made the US military better. His current team seems rather monochromatic.

If true, he deserved to die. My rule of thumb as a passenger: If I cannot drink the tap water in a particular country, I avoid flying on their airlines.

Captain was probably meowing on guard

The only worthy highlight of FL-Ole Miss game

UCT 27-01 F-15E x 3 RC-135 EWO x 1 RC-135 NAV x 1 HC-130J x 2 (1 guard) OA-1K x 1 EA-37B x 1 B-52H x 1

Wait till you learn we have Refueling probes, too, and taught the 160th how to HAAR when they gained that capability.

Subway? Sandwiches?!

I think executions should be public, and a lot more of them as well. Both of those things would convey a stronger message of ultimate accountability for crimes. More people would think twice about murder when they see a bunch of people getting hanged or shot in public (and within a couple months of conviction, not this couple decades bullshit). Our justice system is a complete joke - these fundamental changes would start reversing that well deserved moniker.

Found it!

Finally they realize the genius of ideas proposed on base ops

So what do you do if you're flying through Detroit?

Same story, my mom never taught me Spanish. Well, except she didn't come through Ellis Island like your old ass 😂🤣

I thought it was going to be a segue to the Dover sex dolls topic. "Get him a sex doll!" So disappointed it was only watches.

This place isn’t near as life swallowing and toxic as the other places I typical lurk. So much so I’ll even raise my hand once in a while. The water is warm, no need to get out. Still lots of wisdom lurking around and I still think young bucks are searching for it. Just look how busy the Active Duty hiring board posts get. Back on topic… like Clayton said, birds aren’t real, will be interesting to hear what lies the investigation board comes up with to cover that up.

Man, I could watch Lane Kiffin lose a football game every day and never grow tired of it.

Take a chunk of dessert in the Nevada ranges and handcuff someone like Bundy in a working vehicle. Truck, tank, whatever. Let him roam around the range and you've got a realistic target. Put it on Pay per View with proceeds going to families of the victims or similar charity. It's a Win-Win-Win scenario. Dirtbag is gone, training squares filled, and families helped.

You can leave God out of it if it helps. Executing a completely innocent human versus executing a human who has been convicted of heinous crimes shouldn’t be too big a stretch to wrap your brain around why some of us are cool with that.

I've known guys to shoot down the telephone poles holding up the strafe rags after getting a bad score. So, strapping the excretable jihadi wannabe to a pole on the range is doable. 4 ship with 6 BDUs. Best CEA over three events on the conventional circle gets the first 100 round gun pass on the convicted dirt bag with standard 2000 foot cease fire.

Can the firing squad be an A-10?

Back in the days of the Dyess Dance Machines and the Baghdad Air Races to point Romeo.

Makes way too much sense. Keep using strategic assets to bang out touch & goes and training sorties. My favorite thing about being a Tanker pilot is wondering if "today's the day" my T-6-only trained copilot gave me a pod scrape.

Tennessee lethal injection

You forget how many regular citizens view gun ownership as inherently "asking for it" much less answering the door with a gun in the hand. The sheep out-bred the sheepdogs a long time ago.

Application submitted earlier today. AFPC was very quick to respond and ask us to include all attachments on the email, instead of PDF attachments like the PSDM says. Something about the system they're using to upload applications? Not sure, but heads up on that Sole applicant in my wing. Makes sense since most CGOs at my wing are pilots

But they removed control-F!!!!!!

I'd be afraid to ask what the WD-40 lube is for.

You don't have to enforce integration. You have to enforce the ability to integrate. That means you do not get to come to this country if you don't speak English. Maybe some asylum exceptions, but nothing beyond that. You cannot integrate if you cannot communicate with the people with which you are supposed to integrate. And before anybody gets all high and mighty, my mother was born in Cuba, so I'm pretty familiar with immigrants who refuse to learn the language. My great-grandmother never integrated because she never took the time. And that was back in the '60s when you couldn't move to a state that has entire communities of ethnically homogenous immigrants forming miniature versions of their home countries. But the real answer is, immigration probably just needs to stop. Give it about 20 to 30 years, everyone will be integrated, and we can start the machine back up again

I think more cargo capable tankers for a dual role to give TACC options and give our tactical airlift fleet a reprieve would be a win. Whether it be more KC-46s or bigger (KC-Z) based 777 or 330 MRTTs airframes to pack in some serious cargo. But, I also don't know how much of our cargo is outsized vs palletized/ULD so that is a giant assumption.

It seems somewhat “average” but who knows if it’s actually that. Last year was 70 UPT and 10 UHT. Freebird24 is asking same things I did, wonder if that’s just fixed wing and doesn’t include rotary.

If they restart the -17 line, build the B model More cowbell (according to AI)… Shorter Landings: Designed to land on austere or rough airstrips of 2,000 feet or less (compared to the standard C-17A's requirement of about 3,500 feet). Center-Truck Gear: Featured an extra landing gear truck in the middle of the fuselage to better distribute weight on soft or damaged fields. Self-Deflating Tires: Included specialized tires to improve traction and performance on unpaved surfaces. Double-Slotted Flaps: Added advanced flaps to increase lift and control during steep, short-field approaches. Better Protection: Proposed with improved self-protection and defensive systems Unless Boeing could surge the EX line and the USAF could consolidate to one 4+ gen fighter type, then -16G seems reasonable, if the acquisition shenanigans could be avoided

In a dream world, I would like to see an F-16G Block 80 with the Block 60 GE-132 engine.

KDLF 27-01AF F-16C x 2 (1 TBD, 1 MN ANG) F-35A TBD B-52H Barksdale T-38 FAIP

I'd wondered the same, as I wasn't ready to sign on for a 36 minute podcast / video / whatever. Went wading into the YouTube comments, and I assume this about covers it........

I do not remember all the criteria, some was how well you did on academic/test stuff and peer rankings.

Very sad. Lt. Cmdr. Lyndsay P. Evans, left, and Lt. Serena N. Wileman, right.© Navy photos. The crew of an EA-18G Growler that crashed near Mount Rainier in Washington last week had flown dozens of combat missions in the Red Sea earlier this year as part of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower’s Carrier Strike Group that faced drones and missiles fired by Houthi rebels in Yemen. The Navy confirmed Monday that Lt. Cmdr. Lyndsay “Miley” Evans and Lt. Serena “Dug” Wileman, both 31, were killed in the Oct. 15 crash on Mount Rainier, about 180 miles from their home base of Naval Air Station Whidbey Island. Rescuers battled bad weather and steep terrain to reach the crash site over the weekend, where they confirmed the aviators had died. The Navy said the Growler was on a “routine training flight” when it went down. No other details about the crash have been released. The Eisenhower’s commander, Capt. Chris “Chowdah” Hill, tweeted that both women had served “heroically” on the ship’s combat deployment. “My heart truly goes out to the families, friends, and shipmates of these two fallen Naval Aviators who were confirmed killed in an EA-18G crash last week in Washington. These warriors of VAQ-130 will forever be part of the Ike family, having served with us heroically on our recent deployment. I loved working with them both — just incredible energy and beautiful souls,” Hill wrote. the jet carrying the two crew members went down during Loaded: 100.00% Pause Current Time 0:18 / Duration 0:28 Quality Settings Captions Fullscreen Straight Arrow News Navy confirms deaths of 2 crew members after jet crashes in Washington Unmute 0 View on Watch During the deployment, Evans was awarded two Single Action Air Medals with Combat “C” devices, an indication of having flown on two particularly difficult or meaningful missions, along with three Strike-Flight Air Medals. Evans was also a graduate of the 12-week HAVOC course at NAS Fallon, the “Top Gun” school of the Growler community. She was named the Growler Tactics Instructor of the Year for fiscal year 2024. Evans’ other awards also include a Combat Action Ribbon. Wileman, a pilot since 2022, earned a Combat Action Ribbon and three Strike-Flight Air Medals on the Red Sea deployment. The commander of the Eisenhower’s air wing said Evans and Wileman will be remembered for their tenacity, contributions to the defense of others, and positive energy they brought to Naval Aviation. “I have personally flown with both of these Great Americans in both training and dynamic combat operations, and they always performed professionally and precisely,” said Capt. Marvin Scott in a release. “As true leaders in the Growler community, VAQ-130, and across my Air Wing, their contributions cannot be overstated; I could not be more proud to have served with each of them. Every member of the CVW-3 Battle Axe Team is heartbroken at the loss of these exceptional warriors; Dug and Miley truly represent the best that Naval Aviation has to offer, and they will absolutely be missed.”