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MX leadership at a deployed location will be busy the next few weeks trying to figure out who did this since it went viral 😂

Nice My main quibble and the point(s) BURT made well in his article in support of the Rhino was the expeditionary capability inherent in it vs the -35 for a replacement if the AF wants to preserve the Attack community which I obviously support Changing the argument or adding to it should be the need for an AF expeditionary strike fighter focusing on the attack mission set. A force forward based to redeploy quickly to complicate enemy targeting and survive, to interoperate with the main branch leading the PACOM theater seamlessly, etc… Saving the Hog would be great but ultimately the mission and operational conditions have moved on and in particular the tyranny of distance necessitates new iron.

Had a model of the B-58 as a kid, my son has one on his wall in his bedroom. There are lots of great videos of it on Youtube, ran like a scalded ape on the deck...also very dangerous, especially when losing an outboard engine.

Been in test on the Raptor for some time. Closest View Yet of F-22 Raptor With Stealth Tanks and Stealth Pods

There's one across the street from my office!

Yeah I just added the dates associated with my combat hours and total hours…. Just to show those are only current as of August of this year. Understanding that I’ll be close to 1000 by the time the board is meeting up.

Stoked for you! I checked every day this week, haha! I believe it’ll be next week! Flight med did say it’s usually about 10 days from when they send it.

Squadron under OG here with no deadline either. At this point, I’m not knocking asking for a deadline since I’m still waiting on the medical to get stamped 😅. Hopefully I’ll get it back next week and have everything submitted before end of month. Did any of you guys use the “remarks” section of the 215? Just curious on what would go there.

Rated squadron (RPAs). There’s no deadlines set, just doing an internal bro level QC of all docs with the front office/execs. They said they’d let me know when the no shit deadline is in case I need to submit anything else last minute or update something.

Might already be operational https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-and-us-modified-f-35-jets-enable-iran-attack-without-refuelling-sources-say

Flip that: one airman is learning you cannot fit a C-5 into a sex doll...and ordering ALOT of replacements. Warranty coverage?

Pretty funny CSO drop video

I believe #1 priority is stealthy fuel tanks like they recently introduced to the Raptor. F35 already has a lot of gas...wing tanks will be a great force extender.

are you in a non-rated squadron? My group set a due date of early September and SQ internal suspense is end of august. I only ask because in previous years applications there’s a lot of back and forth on bs formatting issues or missing docs they could’ve caught earlier.

Wanna focus on that point, as with -47, range is key. Our recent experience with Iranian TBMs, drones, etc… I think reinforces that operating outside of the threat rings or with enough setback for warning/defense is paramount. That IMO drives a growth in size and logistical footprint (maybe) of any platform, so be it. With that in mind, I think that drives you back to the advanced rhino with CFTs and other updates, signature reductions, etc… If king for a day, rework the already strong wing and expand idea of enclosed weapons pods, fixing the 4 degree canting placement for drag reduction.

There was a report in the paper several years ago about the night Alabama lost the National Championship game. In the hours after the game Tuscaloosa Alabama set an all-time record for porn downloads. Anything to make you feel better I guess.

I wonder if someone is already calculating that figure! I assume deflated and in their boxes?

https://www.twz.com/a-10-pilots-compelling-case-for-replacing-warthogs-with-super-hornets I found BURT’s argument persuasive and before I had read it I thought the Rhino was probably the right aircraft for the AF’s attack mission set with self escort capes. Just my two cents but I think a carrier suitable jet would have the trade space in weight / structural strength for mods to optimize for Attack while retaining true self defense capabilities. Delete or mod carrier landing gear, wing folding, etc… and methinks you could get more gas, armor, redundant or extra systems, etc…. also, with the original baseline Rhino being a carrier based fighter, it probably would be well suited for land based ACE expeditionary ops with mods, already has an APU for instance and has demonstrated road based dispersal ops.

One was most likely a Stub flight that forgot to update the callsign in ACARS. It’s definitely not the first time that a crew forgot to update the flight number callsign.

You can fit a lot of sex dolls inside of a C-5.

KDLF 26-14AF F35x3 (AD, VT ANG, GA ANG) F-15J International F-15E SJ B-52 Barksdale T-38 Langley ADAIR B-1 Dyess F-16 TBD

lol my squadron leadership still has no due dates but I submitted all my stuff to the front office in a lengthy email with like 9 attachments last night. Big weight off my shoulders, the ball is in their court now. The next few months is gonna SUCK waiting in anticipation. Time to crack a beer and wait. Good luck to us all boys and ladies.

Which retard in AA’s dispatch did this? https://apnews.com/article/american-airlines-air-traffic-control-call-sign-8ab07e296fa2ad2fea3b9aada9a802d6?utm_source=app&utm_medium=iOS_share&utm_campaign=copy_link

Maybe the superbug is better than the Viper or 5EX, but in the world we live in that production line is done. So the only new build options are the OA-1K, F-35, F-16V, or F-15EX. Also, not seeing how an upgraded Viper with conformals and 2-3 bags would be fuel limited compared to an F/A-18E/F.