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Just watched an interesting analysis by CappyArmy of current logistics in Ukraine that's rather thought provoking. The way the Russians have devolved their logistics into inefficient yet effective small packages is the concept of "too ubiquitous to crush". Obviously not the ideal we should go for, but it brings up a concept the USAF needs to think about. I could see the benefit of a high number of small tankers (and airlifters) that are collocated with (or near) users all over the Pacific that denies China the ability to target them all, compared to putting all our assets in to the Hickam/Guam/Okinawa basket that can are easily targeted and difficult to defend. I think the airlifters are already prepping for that. I don't feel the the refuelers doing the same. When I taught at the AOC school, I was always stymied by the tanker mentality that focused almost completely on efficiency instead of effectiveness. In Iraq and Afgh, you'd be labeled as a rogue tanker pilot if you relocated your orbit to sit over or near the TIC to facilitate the fight. I know because I've spoken with enough of them. One was even threatened with paperwork for "disobeying orders" afterwards...he was literally the airborne standby tanker with no scheduled receivers...mind blowing. Our current air planners grew up with that rigidity and they now need to scrap efficiency and focus on effectiveness. 400 small tankers just might fit that bill. Not a guaranteed solution, but worth a full analysis. Unfortunately big blue's air planners have often proven far too inflexible and far to ready to scrap possible solutions because they aren't "efficient". More importantly, the USAF needs to produce tanker pilots that are willing and empowered to think outside of the box...but that's a discussion for another thread.

Funny how they say the intersection has been "targeted" for vandalism, instead of stating that the community had been "targeted" for forced celebration of an idea held by a small mentally unwell minority of the population.

Not the stereotypical gen x, because they don't whine like that. Hell, he sounds more like an you-don't-understand-me millennial. I grow increasingly tired of having to listen to boomer airline captains complain about how bad the world is and how their kids are turning out liberal when it's the world that their generation created.

Still a boomer.

That's what the second amendment is for. Genuine question because I don't live in DC: What exactly are the National Guardsmen actually doing? Are they doing armed patrols, or are the normal cops doing that?

In general, I'm strongly against "political signaling" by way of military action, but in this case, I'd say it was used appropriately. Doesn't feel like they actually thought through the second and third order effects though. I feel like Tom Clancy already wrote this this story line...but @uhhello beat me to it...

"Yeet"

Nah brah, Fiero.

Trust us, we already knew you were solidly millennial.

Same in the MAF. The most apt description of some particular artwork I may, or may not, have been a part of was "veiny triumphant bastard" inside our WO's hat.

But....Trump is bad!

Make that man a Doctor!

Who are you again?

Kinda difficult to hold her attention when her idea of 'focus' is looking over both your shoulders at the same time.