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Uh-oh!! The MD-11 that crashed spent much of September and October at ST Engineering at San Antonio International Airport. The company maintains the carrier's fleet... https://www.expressnews.com/business/article/ups-louisville-st-engineering-san-antonio-crash-21139968.php

DeBerry "only" made $755,370 during his final year at the Zoo (2006) with an additional $154,000 in bonuses. He had an overall record of 169–109–1 in the NCAA. Calhoun's "base" salary for 2025 is $1,550,000 (more than double DeBerry’s final salary) and he also got a received a $20,000 bonus this year. Previously, he got the following bonuses... 2016: $85,000 2015: $123,750 2014: $247,500 2013: $247,500 2012: $247,000 2011: $247,500 2010: $580,000 2009: $217,500 2007: $125,000 (Source: https://sportsdata.usatoday.com/ncaa/salaries/football/coach/73) His contract has also been extended through 2029. Whether Calhoun's contact has a buyout clause has not been made publicly available; the Academy declined to release this information.

This stupid shit was going on decades ago when I first enlisted. Sky cops would routinely shoot each other playing "quick draw" with their duty pistols at ECPs. Nothing more dangerous than a bored military cop with a firearm...

ADMIN NOTE: Thanks, I wasn't tracking until you mentioned it; then I looked at his posts and all followed the same style. I admit I use AI to grab info, but all of his responses look like they are completely AI generated. lilyelliott4, your account is locked. PM me if you aren't a bot and I will consider unlocking it. Otherwise, it'll be deleted shortly. p.s., I also removed the Thai fitness webpage link. Sorry guys, but there wasn't anything interesting on there! I had to check for the good of BaseOps! 😁😁

Troy Calhoun, head football coach at the U.S. Air Force Academy, is the highest-paid person directly employed by the U.S. Air Force with a reported salary for 2025 of $1.55 million. (Calhoun's salary is paid through the Air Force Academy Athletic Corp., a private non-profit that manages the Academy’s athletics program. This structure allows for compensation levels that are significantly higher than typical military pay grades.)

Private sale up in Austin. I was surprised it didn't get snapped up before I got there. Six 200 round boxes of .223 and four in 5.56, and Winchester white box. I've got enough good ammo to cover any non-range needs, this will mainly be range use. 7.62x39 has always hovered around 40₵ a round, and of course I've loaded up on the stuff over the years. I see it now can go for 90₵ upwards which is ridiculous. You'd think with the hundreds of billions or more rounds (300B+ according to some estimates) made since 1944, it'd be as cheap and easy to find as water. 5.45×39 started replacing it in the early 1970s although many of the old caliber rifles are still in use. Global conflicts are still a factor, but I think it's more to do on the 2021 US import ban on Russian ammo (thanks Uncle Joe!!), nitrocellulose and antimony shortages and remnants of the COVID-19 manufacturing and logistics disruptions which still haven't caught back up.

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I thought NIL and the portal is what has killed college football, but in reality it's the officials! 🤬🤬🤬

I'm digging the engineer's hat!! 🫡🫡🫡 And Kermit's bouncing all over the place! 😮😮😮

Quibbling. They DEA actually arrested 617 suspected cartel members across the U.S. between 25–29 August 2025, that number (171) was in New England only. That operation also led to the seizure of large quantities of fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, counterfeit pills, firearms and millions in cash. DEA officials may have described these as “high-level arrests” and part of a broader effort to dismantle the cartel. I don't give a fuck about how these criminals are described, as long as they are concentrating on removing these individuals from our society, they can call them the Easter Bunny! And of course Massachusetts law enforcement officials will try to downplay the fact that these cartel narcotics networks are operating almost unabated in their state!

Sometimes cheap can be more fun! I'm picking up a Rock Island TM22 (in reality, built by Derya Arms in Türkiye and rebranded by RIA) tomorrow that's about half the MSRP with only 5 rounds through it! Yea, it looks like (and is) a cheap .22 AR-wannabe; but reports are it's a decent plinker (with the right ammo!) and you can never have too many of those! I figured since I scored 2K rounds of .223/5.56 over the weekend at a great price ($500), I have credit to spend on another toy! Range report to follow...

ATF "interpretations" of late have proven to be less than stellar! In January 2024, the ATF published it recovered more than 31,000 machine gun conversion devices over the past five years (Source). But again, the issue is the GCA/NFA and why are such devices illegal in the first place? Before anyone starts the "it doesn't matter why, they just are" argument, I am fully aware of that. But much like SBRs, full reset triggers (which while functionally different pretty much provide the same result), bump stocks and everything else that's prohibited (to include fully automatic weapons), it's simply unconstitutional ("Shall not be infringed" is pretty straightforward). I will always be against any legislation that turns law-abiding citizens into criminals simply for exercising their inalienable rights! And anyone who doesn't realize this is just a stepping stone toward greater restrictions is simply delusional. Truthfully, I treat any gun legislation coming out of California as anti-2A, no matter how they sell it ("It's for the children!")

Not surprisingly, that's a USN Sea Hawk (SH-60/MH-60). Typical Navy infatuation with the phallus! That aside, for eight bucks, you can own the UH-60 Dick Hawk patch that glows in the dark! 🫡 https://www.twotofly.net/products/dickhawk-pvc-patch

That bitch needs to shut her pie hole. When Hillary and Bill left the White House, they took approximately $28,000 worth of items they claimed where personal gifts. After media scrutiny, the Clintons agreed to return any donated items determined to be intended for the White House itself. That ended up being all $28,000 worth!

Can't say I agree. The mere presence of a cruciform trigger bar does not make a Glock a "machine gun." It requires an illegal modification and part that Glock does not provide. Just because their design makes their handguns more susceptible to conversion doesn't demonstrate that was their intent. I get there's been an increase in their use; but from 2017 to 2021 Federal cases involving automatic conversion devices only rose from 10 to 83. 730% sounds a lot cooler, but it's hardly an epidemic and such drastic actions (which California is well known for!) aren't necessary as they don't target the true culprit. Of course, if the courts actually held those who use these devices liable for their actions, that would be a more effective deterrent; but once again it's a matter of punishing the good for the bad! I have zero skin in this game, I just hate it when government goes after law-abiding citizens for the actions of others. That is how we ended up with the GCA and NFA, and if the Liberals have their way, we can expect even more unconstitutional rights being denied! And we're completely fucked if Gavin Newsom ever ends up in the White House!