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From his own Facebook page... Quick story on the photo on the left. This is where I felt absolutely disgusting and realized I couldn’t continue living the way I was. Nothing is altered or morphed or photoshopped, so yes I had a pudgy gut and deflated arms. - A month after that photo was when I started my journey in the summer of getting back to my “Swole” self. This included 2 hours of cardio roughly a day mostly in a hot garage with long sleeves/hoodies and sweatpants with stomach wrapped. This was to get rid of the gut/waist. Gyms were still closed so I did push-ups against a steel chair and lateral raises with 5 lb car jack stands. I also fasted 24 hours during the weeks which I admit was crazy unhealthy but I did what I had to because I just wanted the fat to go away. (Not recommended) - September 11th I got COVID and recovered fine and dandy by the Ares Annual Party we had right after my birthday at the end of September. - October 2020 was my first day with my foot back into an actual gym since July 2019. Barely moving any weighed, gassed after 30 mins, and taking a ego hit realizing all the size I lost. Since then my foot has been on the pedal and I haven’t stopped chasing my dreams of being the best bodybuilder and Danny I can be. - It’s possible to come back from a slump and ultimate low point. The hardest part of it is the mental fence, barrier that you have to climb. You have to be okay and right with yourself before you can pursue and make any drastic/big changes. - I’m forever thankful for the gym, and everyone that’s supported me during my comeback story, and all the lowest of lows. I WILL continue to be better. In ALL ASPECTS.

The uncensored video can be found online but I don't recommend watching it, it's very disturbing! I know most on here have seen worse, but this is just extremely tough to stomach! I believe he's either heavily drugged or brainwashed (or both). He remained standing and screaming much longer than the average human could endure. Having a son near his age, I can only imagine the nightmare his family is going through right now!

The memes from this have been absolutely brutal!

Space: 1999 seemed so futuristic and far away! Now it's what USSF aspires to be!! 🤣🤣🤣

Not a part of the Army Aviation community, but know a few who are and shared the following... 38 crew members and 18 aircraft lost to training accidents in a year, to include two this past Friday in Mississippi. Technical failures are accounting for <2% of Class A mishaps. You can’t have quality IERW (Initial Entry Rotary Wing) graduates when 100% make it through the training. Poor leadership and failures to enforce standards are the root causes. U S Army failing year after year to make their recruiting numbers, so it’s just doubling down on the issue. Novosel (Rucker) has not been resolving... Army Aviation is definitely having issues at the moment!

Already being discussed in the "WOKE' thread...

25 year old SrA stationed in the San Antonio area...

Concur. Been to the 8AF museum years ago as I grew up just south of there in Jacksonville. While it's worth a stop, I don't see making a special trip to do so. The SAC Museum is really cool, I got a chance to visit it the last time I was at Offutt in late 2021. Definitely worth the time and effort. But the best is the Pima Air and Space Museum in Tucson. Simply an awesome collection of planes, and the 390th Bomb Group Museum was a bonus as I visited Framlingham toward the end of my UK tour back in 1984!!

Israeli El Al Alleges Hackers Targeted Flights in Mid-Air Hijack Attempt (hackread.com)

Multiple sources reporting Ukraine has shot down four Russian aircraft so far this weekend. Looks like 3 x Su-34 and 1 x Su-35….all surface to air losses! https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-shoots-down-3-russian-jets-one-morning-air-chief-2024-2

My guess is they're talking about US gun owners...

I'm more surprised anyone has that kind of money to spend on ammo! That's $250+ for 5.56...

Survivorship Bias During World War II, the statistician Abraham Wald took survivorship bias into his calculations when considering how to minimize bomber losses to enemy fire.[18] The Statistical Research Group (SRG) at Columbia University, which Wald was a part of, examined the damage done to aircraft that had returned from missions and recommended adding armor to the areas that showed the least damage.[19][20][21] The bullet holes in the returning aircraft represented areas where a bomber could take damage and still fly well enough to return safely to base. Therefore, Wald proposed that the Navy reinforce areas where the returning aircraft were unscathed,[18]: 88  inferring that planes hit in those areas were the ones most likely to be lost. His work is considered seminal in the then nascent discipline of operational research.[22]

It's as if no one has read this... amazon.com/Generals-American-Military-Command-World/dp/0143124099

Who the USAF is expecting... Who they'll get...

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Retooling for China.pdf

For this upcoming Friday... On 6 Feb 1991, then-Capt Robert Swain Jr. of the Air Force Reserve’s 706th Tactical Fighter Squadron (pictured above as a colonel at his fini flight) made the first air-to-air kill in an A-10 Thunderbolt II during Operation DESERT STORM. The event, depicted in art below, began after Swain was attacking Iraqi tanks on the ground and noticed two distant objects flying further afield. After one of his wing-men marked these two Iraqi Bo-105c helicopters with smoke rounds, Swain flew in to try and take them down with missile fire. When he realized the helos were too small to lock onto with his Maverick missiles, he switched to the A-10’s 30mm nose-mounted cannon, the GAU-8/A Avenger, and successfully took one of the helicopters down that way. At retirement—as the 439th Airlift Wing commander—Swain had flown more than 3,500 hours and 51 combat missions. (Photos: USAF; Artwork by 2nd Lt Katie “Kat” L. Justen)

Per my sources, at least half have been identified as pilots' wives... But I agree, most likely it is someone just having fun with the photo! Or at least I hope it is!!

WTF?