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Actually, I've dealt with numerous graduates from the AQIT course, and they know their shit. That said, I'd avoid acquisitions like a burrito from Taco Bell! And at least they don't have the word 'weapons' in their name!

I don't think anyone will be surprised by this... Recent Data Shows Significant Spike In US Military Aircraft Accidents The number of major accidents involving military aircraft spiked in 2024, internal Pentagon figures show, and a series of high-profile aviation mishaps with deaths and the loss of aircraft in 2025 suggest the disturbing trend may be continuing. Across the military, the rate of severe accidents per 100,000 flight hours rose 55% in the 2024 budget year compared with four years earlier. The Marine Corps saw the highest increase, nearly tripling its rate over the same period. The statistics cover the full budget years 2020-2023 and then the first 10 months of the 2024 budget year, through July 31. In those 10 months of last year, 25 service members and Defense Department civilian employees were killed and 14 aircraft were destroyed... (Full story at title link)

As much as AOC?

Once again, Hoover nails it (STS)!

Lockheed C-130EM Hercules, registration 68-1609, a 57-year-old aircraft originally delivered to Saudi Arabia before joining the Turkish Air Force.

https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/turkish-c130-crash-georgia-azerbaijan-border

Be more like Boyd... https://www.artofmanliness.com/character/advice/john-boyds-roll-call-do-you-want-to-be-someone-or-do-something/

https://taskandpurpose.com/news/air-force-relieves-521st-commander-confidence/

ADMIN NOTE: Yeah, answering a six-year-old post, combined with their user name, may be a red flag fot a bot. We're being bombarded by them lately, somwhow they know how to bypass the filters to join. I'll look into it...

Just read that Captain Richard Wartenberg was with the 445th Airlift Wing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base... https://www.daytondailynews.com/local/wright-patt-officer-was-one-of-those-killed-in-ups-crash/QIGGSYR5INFMRGTYSVYOV3EHXE/

The best graphical depiction I have seen so far...

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.