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Skitzo

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  1. I cannot see base commanders being O-5s in the USAF. That would eliminate FSS/MSG O-6 billets. But I guess it could work somehow. I had a US Army Infantry Company as my Security Forces at CADJ. I definitely agree with your sentiment—they were squared away (at least the team I got) and any/all issues were handled swiftly. What we will need is to develop our officers to take that on. Flight Command will need to be a no kidding command with a big change to how discipline is run. It’s going to be an interesting couple of years! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  2. To any of the old heads out there… we’ve done the “no groups” thing before and have arrived at the present structure for reasons. While this missive addresses organizational change histories it uses relatively bland terms. Off hand I can reason that it will be difficult for a single wing commander to deal with discipline issues as well as there being difficulty being an operational war fighting wing dealing with a base commander who may or may not be in your chain. Anybody out there care to comment? https://usafunithistory.com/usaf-structure-and-lineage-history.html Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  3. Try emailing the CARF they should at least be able to point you in the direction of a POC. Possibly could help out the formation in an ALTRV for the event. https://www.fly.faa.gov/carf/ Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    He nails what I would call country meets the blues. Very talented. Tennessee Whiskey is my fav from him and his voice is very reminiscent to SRV. Speaking of SRV if you haven’t seen this you should. SRV and Albert King from the vault 1983 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  5. Yes, Wurster signed that off I believe. It’s the only time I’ve seen that. He actually told the Wing in person IIRC. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Agreed. He’s pretty talented Clapton approves. Buddy Guy is still around touring at 87… Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    It must be being in my 40s or something, or I was just sick of playing the same old music (average guitarist here) but I’ve been doing a deep dive of the blues. Started when Jeff Beck passed on, led to discovering Beth Hart and Joe Bonamassa (among many others) Lots of good blues artists out there besides the standard names and besides these two but here’s some of their best together. I’d Rather Go Blind I’ll Take Care of You Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  8. It’s a careful dance…how to respond properly without escalating vertically or horoztonally. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  9. They also produce 80% of solar panels, 40% of all wind turbines and 90% of all rare earth elements used in EV production. North American EV production is est at 1.4M in 2028, China produced 3.3M in 2020. Source: Kevin Rudd, The Avoidable War Chinese Teslas are being sold in Canada. BL: China is profiting from global desires to reduce Climate Change while occupying the distinct advantage of a country whose own economic rise has been on the back of the environment Green Energy consumers are looking to help. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  10. Right, actually Xi’s axe to grind is “The Century of Humiliation,” starting with the first of the opium wars. Whether or not they have a right to China is not really the question—it represents where Chang Kai-Shek led the Nationalists after their defeat in their Civil War on the mainland. I’m sure you know all of that based on your experience but it seems to be a driving factor for Xi to remain in power especially if the economy goes down the crapper. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  11. Agreed, and if this is what China is saying publicly then imagine how bad it ACTUALLY is. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  12. If you’re looking to delve into the topic or international relations Peter Zaihan is pretty good. He takes a topic and distills it down in about 10 minutes or so in a way that doesn’t confuse me or make me feel stupid. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  13. This is a great take on changing world orders…. There’s also a 5 min version. While I would hope that being open globally to trade would prevent us from conflict Mearsheimer has pointed out that this did not factor into WWI. The only problem I see is that China’s continued rise is not certain, what they do release is troubling and it is on this basis that I presume things are worse than they seem especially with them filling their missiles with water over fuel. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  14. I know an 02 guy who did this. Still got O6 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  15. https://www.airandspaceforces.com/slow-down-armed-overwatch-until-socom-justifies-fleet-gao-says/ Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  16. Brings new light to the term “unrestricted submarine warfare.” Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  17. Well done! https://www.hurlburt.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/3593164/hurlburt-field-u-28a-crews-awarded-distinguished-flying-cross-first-ever-for-dr/ Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  18. Christ… anywho big daddy Mearsheimer has some pretty salient points: Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  19. I was wondering what Mearsheimer would say about all of this and then I found out. Great interview. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  20. That’s precisely what I was referring to. Of course you can substitute lateral cross track references to the runway you are actually circling to but that can also be a negative habit pattern if you need to go actual missed. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  21. Circling approaches are more dangerous than anyone realizes for reasons not mentioned in the video. First at least from my corner of the world there was generally very little thought into how to execute the maneuver ie: fly 30 degrees off runway heading for x seconds to obtain proper lateral distance for final turn. I generally assumed this to be because the PC-12 airframe is pretty versatile. Second the ROC for the MDA puts you pretty close to the obstacle if you have even a modest deviation from the minimums and any sort of altimeter error. I never understood why the U28 V2 stated Q- for any deviation below the MDA even if momentary after AIS I finally understood. Second the ROC in the FAA remains constant irregardless of Circling Category vice ICAO where the ROC increases the higher your category is. Cat A ICAO = 300. Cat D = ~394 Third in the FAA, TERPS criteria uses a floating scale from 25 at A to 22 degrees bank at Cat E whereas ICAO uses 20 degrees bank. With 75 feet of altimeter error and a deviation of 100 feet from the MDA you could be within 125 feet of the obstacle you really don’t want to contact. It’s not a dangerous maneuver when planned correctly and when you are aware of the risks but it’s seldomly trained to or executed in that manner, it’s a bean. I have heard from bros who have gone to the airlines circling is almost treated like an EP. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  22. IIRC the Vol 2 has a blurb about a Senior Examiner Program that doesn’t have a requirement for a valid instructor qualification. I’ve never seen it in practice though… Edit: Former AFSOC A3V Chief and didn’t stay at a Holiday Inn last night. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  23. Just speculating that this has more to do with exhausting alternate lists due to declinations than sending more people to school. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  24. One of AFSOCs finest… Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  25. Right, but how do you operationalize that? I think it would require a huge shift in BMT, we’d have to get Airmen in aircraft, flying, in simulators etc. That would be extremely resource intensive. In my sq/cc tour to Africa I got to see the USN, Army and the USAF all in new light and have to say that I don’t think any one service does it “better.” Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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