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15 hours ago, Clark Griswold said:
I would say that I'm Ukraine War continuation skeptical but not opposed exactly, they passed the "funding" bill but as a skeptic I would be less skeptical, cynical and maybe supportive if they passed a funding vehicle (bureacracy speak phrase for tax increase or creation) to pay for this appropriation
Like climate change preening / virtue signalling... if the activist / big mouth / holier than thou person advocating for a low energy life style actually lived that way themselves I'd take them seriously, but as they are not actually for paying for it but thru debt issuance, continued funding seems less than honorable
This.
I paid a ton in taxes this year, so I guess I'm doing my part. LOL
Ahh the hypocrisy. Taylor Swift and her private jet. HAD to be there to watch her boyfriend throw his tantrum in person instead of watching it on TV. What would have happened if any of us had done that to our boss? Not to mention all the electricity used for her Era's tour. Generated most if not all by fossil fuels. I wonder how many in the Go Green crowd would give up everything in their life that contains plastic (think cellphone). A big problem as I see it is the lack of true scientific literacy in Congress. Laws of thermodynamics/physics don't care what is written in a law.
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Very distant relative. I remember hearing the story a long time ago as a kid. Randomly a couple days ago I called and thought to get clarity from another family member and found this. After my own service it takes on a whole new meaning. We had a great discussion how in 1949 when 12 O'clock High came out no one wanted to see or discuss the movie because the feelings were still so raw in the family. Only child. Yesterday I noticed today would have been his 100th birthday.
Lt. Dunn and Crew
Marshall Clyde Dunn was born on April 20, 1924, in Wichita County, Texas. He was the son of Clyde Stanley Dunn and Merle Sheldon Dunn. He was a graduate of the Electra High School and was a member of the band. He was attending Texas A & M when he enlisted in the Army Air Force.
Marshall entered the service in February 1943 and had been overseas in October 1944. He served in the 850th Bomber Squadron, 490th Bomber Group, Heavy, as a First Lieutenant and Pilot on the B-17G #43-38699 during World War II. He was Killed in Action on February 6, 1945, when his airplane was involved in a mid-air collision with B-17G #43-38167 over France.
That day, his crew took off from airfield station 134 in Eye, England, for a strategic mission to Chemnitz, Germany. Upon reaching 17,000 feet, his plane collided with B-17G #43-38167 piloted by Lt Schoenfield and crashed near Mittersheim. This resulted in the death of seven members of his crew; 3 survived and recovered. Sgt Johnston, who jumped around 3000 feet, indicated that the survivors were transferred to Nancy, then to Vittel, returned to Nancy, then Paris by rail, and finally returned to the UK in C-47 on February 11, 1945.
1Lt Dunn is now buried in the Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA.
Airmen who perished on B-17G #43-38699:
Dunn, Marshall C ~ 1st Lt, Pilot
Philley, Jack O ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot
Baland, Helmer O ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator
Horton, Fred H ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner
Mayhew, Donald R ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, NY
McKinney, Clarence H ~ T/Sgt, Mechanic
Mulvihill, Edward J ~ S/Sgt, Bombardier
The survivors were SSgt Dean R. Smith, SSgt George A. Naifeh, and SSgt Osvil F. Johnston.-
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4 hours ago, FourFans said:
@Biff_T: See that yellow circled part? Excess Russian women between 55 and 75. You were born for this.
This demographic does seem to try harder to please. So I've been told.
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I guess we can agree to disagree on this but one of the worse things is to suddenly find out a military prediction is wrong because by then it's usually too late.
As an example, I admit Hamas hitting Israel like they did was something I would have never seen coming in a million years. I'm still dumfounded Israel could get caught that flat footed.
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8 minutes ago, BashiChuni said:
because ukraine has NEVER been a US national security concern. we have never and will never care about ukraine.
it's apples to oranges.
I would counter that was the thought in the 1930s with Germany. Hitler just wanted a little more territory and he would be good. I have little doubt had Putin been in power in the 1930s-40s he would have been just as bad.
What line is too far?
I'm still as pissed as many over the Charlie Foxtrot that was/is Afghanistan but at least Ukraine is willing to fight.
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Ukraine sees allies protect Israel from Iran attack and asks: What about us? (nbcnews.com)
Actually makes a great point.
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1 hour ago, TreeA10 said:
I flew part of the a Patriot battalion back from the middle east on a CRAF mission. They were the ones that shot down a Tornado and a Hornet. Had a long conversation with battalion exec about that stupidity. Target ID needed improvement.
Of course, to be fair there was a time where some thought Blackhawks looked like Hinds. Deadly serious business and we can't forget the hard lessons.
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Leave to the jokers in the crowd to decide the significance of of the 2 and 3 inch dimensions.
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Couldn't resist. 😎
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2 hours ago, brabus said:
I said I know a lot of guys who have shot down 5x UAVs with no offensive capability. Point is, I could shoot down 5 PRC CMs (or UAVs) tomorrow and save the CSG or Taiwan, and while satisfied with my work, not 0.1% of me would think about ace status. And anyone who said I was I’d tell them to get fucked. And that is how 99% of modern day fighter pilots feel about it. I of course have to account for the 1% super douche who thinks they should stand along side the likes of Dick Bong.
Go kill some J-20s, etc. and you’ve earned it. Again, this line of discussion takes zero away from the massively awesome and well executed actions over the last several months (by the way, US fighters have been shooting shit down in the region for over a year, this occurrence is just notable due to the number).
Sure, that is something that can actually kill you.
I just finished watching Master's of the Air. Well done series imho . I look at each and every one of them who brought down an enemy plane with a 50 cal as an ace whether in a P-51 or a ball turret.
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58 minutes ago, ClearedHot said:
USAF shot down 70....repeat 70 drones last night. How many drone aces in the strike eagle community today?
Only counts if this is how it was done
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7 minutes ago, ClearedHot said:
Iran’s attack seemed planned to minimize casualties while maximizing spectacle
Such insightful analysis from CNN. I am sure the wall of Raptors, Adir's, Sufa's and Ra'am's, GPS spoofing, Iron Dome, David's Sling, Arrow, Jordanian Air Force and Air Defense had nothing to do with it.
Seems like a perfect chance to test Dark Eagle. This will arrive a lot faster than their drones.
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16 hours ago, HeloDude said:
I already said I was an idiot, what else do you want!? Haha
You're certainly in good company on this board😎
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6 hours ago, tac airlifter said:
Honestly it was a ballsy move by Iran, if they had killed any US with the TBM strikes on IZ I think things would look different right now. The mood was lethal. When we had zero casualties (granted many folks had TBI) the decision was made to stand down. It could have easily gone the other way.
Fun side note: since they destroyed our hangar with TBMs I used the event to clean up 5 years of property book shenanigans. Seriously, it was very beneficial. For anyone reading this: if your stuff ever gets destroyed by the enemy, seize the opportunity to do your unit a solid.
Unfortunately the last time I needed assistance in this area I was CONUS. But I certainly like the concept 💡
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7 minutes ago, brabus said:
Those lasers gave me a Wed morning headache, on a TDY of all things. Inconsiderate bastards.
Russians have been inflicting headaches for years with their Vodka
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On 4/2/2024 at 7:06 PM, Pooter said:
New York has a specific statute 63/12 which grants the AG broad power to go after fraud without having to show standing. The judges have knocked the 'no standing' argument down multiple times because it's completely erroneous.
It's been used before and the statute has been on the books since the 1950's when it was originally created by a Republican.And broad power to NOT go after someone(s) and look the other way until it's politically expedient. I'm sure this has been done in New York by the rich and powerful in general and Trump in particular for years and now someone finally decides it's a problem. Bottom line why now and not 20 years ago?
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4 hours ago, Biff_T said:
I heard there are Iraqi WMDs somewhere in Ukraine.
Waaait a minute. You can't fool me with that song and dance again.😁You have to get up by the crack of noon to get ahead of me.
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20 hours ago, ClearedHot said:
And now the Houthi's may have hypersonics...that might change the game a bit. They are threatening to hit Israel proper which should be fun for everyone.
I'm still wondering how they're able to keep their logistics going to maintain their launch optempo. I can see if they've stockpiled a fair amount in the years no one was looking but sooner or later they're going to run out of missiles. Going forward if we catch you with contraband, you getting your A$$ sunk or blown up. No questions asked.
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4 hours ago, TreeA10 said:
The M-1 in the photo shows the blow out panel above the ammo storage blown out which is what they are supposed to do. There is a sliding armored door separating the ammo storage from the crew compartment. The picture might be flipped because I recall the ammo storage on the left side. They never let me drive or shoot it but I did learn to load the gun. (Years ago ALO with armor battalion w/M-1 A1 later A2 tanks)
Did they ever give you a 2 pound sledge hammer and send you out to the motor pool to check for thin spots in the armor? 🙂
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6 hours ago, Lawman said:
“Destroyed” as reported by media leaves a hell of a lot of leeway by what we would classify as destroyed in actual Armor.
Knocked out or disabled, yeah probably as that’s happened a lot in the past in Iraq as well. If you are disabled remaining with the hull would be suicide and the crew is the most irreplaceable component. But, short of burning if you can perform a recovery it’s pretty ridiculous how badly battle damaged but through rear area MX is restorable. The resilience of the platform and survivability of the crew is really what the M1 has historically shown its self to be. People confuse that with some form of video game god mode invulnerability.
That’s why ours and every smart western military has focused so much on not repeating the mistakes the Germans made and put Armor recovery vehicles in our MTOE. It is far easier to replace a tank from the battlefield than it is to wait and build a new one. If the Ukrainians can recover it back to the rear they can Low Boy the thing to the Depots we already have in Europe for exactly this contingency.
Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkI know in Iraq it took a pretty big IED to take one out. Unlike Russian tanks I'm sure the crew had a much better chance at survival. No turret throwing contest. Assuming the video is real it was shown burning so I don't know what condition it's in. To your point on repair, I'm skeptical the capability is there to fix many of these. Media reports say a drone did it, but I guess you can say even a Javelin style weapon could loosely fit in that category depending on who's doing the reporting. More info to follow I'm sure.
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First M1 Abrams Tank Destroyed In Ukraine—Social Media Reacted (forbes.com)
I suppose it was only a matter of time. So many truths about Air Land Battle are no more.
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On 2/26/2024 at 11:49 AM, M2 said:
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!
I would say just the sheer amount of time operating in close proximity to Mother Earth and everything sticking out of it not to mention operating off other than pavement raise the odds of a mishap even on a good day. My .69
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3 hours ago, nunya said:
I had to google to see if you were kidding or not. Not, I see.
Wow. Who knew changing the letterhead was so damn powerful! Imagine what they could accomplish if they changed the font, too!
Also, this was a perfect chance to make it Airpeople!
Bullet(s) for the OPR/OER
Commanders are dropping like flies this year
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Better yet consider putting what you have in a trust. My .69