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Gouge is Vance didnt have a sister class and Columbus was behind so almost half the class was gonna wash back so no swaps.

Standing by for commentary from "c"aptain Steeeeeeeeve.........

Well it's got to be less embarrassing than having the Ukrainians eventually blow the thing up, right? 😂

Hey man, I've only got 20 minutes to catch my commute flight home.

Is anybody else going to be completely unsurprised if we find out that M2's old ass died a year ago and a rogue AI agent trained on his content and took over his account without anyone noticing? 😂🤣

It’s probably not a credible threat or you could probably be shot down! What a binary choice to make at the end of your last leg for the day!

Apparently, Russian air defenses took out an Su-57. https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/s/Es3lAU68gW

I'd take any excuse to go missed and land anywhere but NYC.

"There's a guy on short final with a bazooka but otherwise winds are 210 at 10, cleared to land" 🤦🏼‍♂️

this is hilarious LOL.

You can't leave us hanging like that

I'm pretty tied into the community and this is not accurate.

And “a loss of confidence and trust in their ability to effectively lead and command” is a bureaucratic formula that hides whether the commander actually failed to lead effectively or merely fell out of favor with their superiors! If a commander is relieved for poor judgment, toxic leadership, mission failure, or misconduct, a generic statement can make it difficult to determine whether the action was justified. Specific reasons help demonstrate that standards are being applied fairly. Military organizations improve when leaders understand what went wrong. A vague explanation like "loss of confidence" provides little guidance for subordinate commanders trying to avoid similar mistakes. Also, when people see leaders removed without explanation, they may suspect politics, favoritism or scapegoating. Transparent reasoning can increase confidence that decisions are based on performance and standards. Future leaders, historians, and researchers need more than a boilerplate phrase to understand why a command decision was made and what lessons should be learned. Some will argue that the public does not necessarily have a right to know every detail; but a better balance is needed between transparency and institutional learning, and privacy, fairness, and command discretion!

Required reading for my CGSC class, very insightful! Ricks argues that the U.S. Army's success in World War II was partly due to its willingness to relieve ineffective generals, while the postwar Army became increasingly reluctant to hold senior commanders accountable for poor performance. According to Ricks, this decline in accountability contributed to military shortcomings in Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan. Marshall routinely evaluated commanders and removed those who could not perform under combat conditions. During WWII, dozens (not 600) to include 16 division commanders of generals were relieved, reassigned, or retired when they failed to meet standards. Marshall prioritized mission success over protecting careers, but it wasn't always due to leadership failures. One famous example was Maj. Gen. Terry Allen, commander of the 1st Infantry Division, who was relieved despite being an aggressive and popular combat leader because Army leadership felt a different type of commander was needed for future operations. Leaders such as Matthew Ridgway, George Patton and Maxwell Taylor are highlighted as officers who adapted to changing conditions and inspired subordinates. Ricks contends that many senior leaders in Vietnam remained in command despite poor results. The Army became focused on preserving institutional reputation rather than candidly assessing failures, and that promotion systems increasingly rewarded conformity and career management. Officers learned to avoid mistakes rather than take calculated risks, and advancement often depended more on navigating bureaucracy than demonstrating battlefield excellence. Early phases of the Iraq War exposed deficiencies in strategic planning and senior leadership. (Petraeus is presented as a notable exception, helping to develop and execute the 2007 Surge strategy) and again Ricks argues many senior commanders were not adequately held accountable for flawed assumptions and operational setbacks. Ricks also highlights that being successful at lower levels of command does not automatically prepare an officer to be a successful general officer, that senior leaders must understand politics, policy, coalition management and strategy, not just battlefield tactics.

Yeah this shit is exhausting. Mainstream media runs with a nothing-burger story because it references Sec Hegseth and the word "Testosterone." And because it has those two things, every one goes wild about it for a week or two until it's forgotten, or overrun by the next nothing-burger story. Meanwhile, if everyone is so concerned about military member's health, where is the reporting on what Hegseth is doing about actually important shit like nutrition? RFK Jr is the Sec of Health and Human Services, and has come out strong on the detrimental effects of things like seed oils in foods. And it's long been known that the Army DFAC's specifically are all-around shitty. What is Hegseth doing in this arena? He talks about things like increased lethality, and logic would dictate the healthier your force, the more lethal they are, but what is he doing in that respect? If he's not doing shit, they where is the media caterwauling about that?

The Naval Aviators responsible for the low beach flyby have been identified.

He retired and went to the airlines quite a while back.

Wyoming ANG wing commander and OG fired.

9 X KC-46....wow.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/07/20/state-dept-again-deems-cuba-threat-amid-talk-us-push-regime-change/ Expect another regime change in the near future orchestrated by the "no new wars" admin. Because we aren't busy enough...

That’s a good drop! Lots of variety.

He's old as shit, so it wouldn't be a huge surprise.

Our Pres is now getting handled around like Biden did towards the end. FIFA president guiding him around by the arm, confused look on Donnies face. Erdogan same thing.

Don't worry about it.