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Seems like the Republicans in the Legislature also aren't happy with how it's going and/or the "objectives" we've been told. (https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/25/politics/iran-war-gop-lawmakers-trump-administration-briefing) Seems like an overall lack of planning for second and third order effects. Most here spent at least 20 years of GWOT, we know people die, things get broken, and the enemy gets a say. The lack of strategic preparation is...concerning. The President declaring victory already...concerning. The Sec Def crashing out at journalists because they're asking hard questions and not writing propaganda...concerning. But you wanna rah rah around the flag pole? You're in the minority (unless your MAGA) on this "limited operation" going into its second month.

I have no desire to be lumped in with ppl like dayman, but I'm getting concerned we didnt adequately prepare for contingencies (the straight being closd comes to mind). Not having a valid strategy and thought out plans for contingencies to accomplish an actual objective is my concern, and its not without reason based on the last 20 years. Holding judgement and trying to give the benefit of the doubt though.

I’m not saying how it should be, I’m saying how it is. Relax the response time requirements and don’t hold people accountable for missing them if you want to go in the direction you suggest. And, the visibility from a fire truck absolutely sucks except out the front window. The driver has very little visibility out the side window.

Why does anyone think this is some sort of surprise. Seriously I sometimes wonder if some of you really aren't just random civilians that found this forum. Or has the military gotten so pathetic that the members have forgotten exactly how a war works? People die. Things get blown up. Planes crash and economies get hit. Iran needed to be dealt with. It was never going to be easier to deal with them than shortly after they got their dick kicked in following October 7th. So we could have waited like a lot of you seem to wish we had, and lost more planes in people when we inevitably had to clean up this mess. Or we could just done it now. I'm glad we're doing it now. I would rather not wait until we rationalize ourselves into irrelevance like Europe has.

come on now...who could've possibly guessed Iran would attack ships in the Hormuz?! 😂

Because as we played at ACE for the past decade and laughed as Russia got hundreds of strategic assets destroyed by $100 UAVs it turns out that no one learned shit. This is quite literally our version of a "3 day special military operation." Maybe it wasn't the smartest move to appoint a part timer Major to lead the dod.

PSAB?

I don't understand why we still have so many assets at a place that's had so many successful strikes on it. Billions in assets, hundreds of lives.

-46 got damaged too

And an AWACS.

...but in all seriousness what's there to backfill them but the KC-46!? Opportunity to transact awaits!

From osint on Twitter. Might have lost a few tankers in Saudi.

100% disagree. This line of thought of "I gotta get there right now because its an emergency" is almost certainly a root cause of the pilots' deaths. All first responders should have the first duty to "do no harm" just like doctors. This is not the first time that a fire truck in a hurry has killed innocent people on at an American airport. Fire trucks do not have that poor of visibility and they can see more than the pilots can from the cockpit windows. The lights are a problem, but that should only make them more cautious, not less. Part of the emergency call on the red line is the nature of the emergency. The driver of the fire truck either knew or should have known that this was much more in the lines of an annoyance emergency than a plane on fire.

New kid in town The War ZoneFirst Series-Produced KF-21 Fighter Rolled Out In South K...Taking a less-orthodox approach to developing a new fighter means that Seoul’s KF-21 has made rapid progress. Taking a less-orthodox approach to developing a new fighter means that Seoul’s KF-21 has mNot exactly light in an absolute sense but compared to the upcoming 5th and 6th gen’s it is.

We could also just burn LGA to the ground. Fuck that place.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/iran-linked-hackers-claim-breach-of-fbi-directors-personal-email-doj-official-2026-03-27/

It would probably help to make the automated crossing and takeoff warning systems mandatory at such busy airports. They are one of my favorite inventions.

Nobody is rolling dice. There is inherent high risk in MCO and what is required to achieve intent/objectives - shouldn’t be a shock to anyone.

It’s not even close to the same thing. Yes, the fire crew is part of the accident chain and will bear some responsibility. They are also on a very strict response clock, responding to an emergency that they don’t have all of the details on, working multiple frequencies, in a vehicle with poor visibility, in a vehicle formation, at night. Again, that isn’t an excuse for one of the many failures in the accident chain. However, glossing over situational and human factors issues isn’t going to make things safer. This is more than just a “too lazy to look” moment. It’s a tough situation all around. Everyone needs to take the lessons learned, integrate them into training, and be better.

I've gotten into the habit of twisting my entire body towards the window and looking as far back over the wing as I can when visually clearing. I find that the physical movement makes the action take approximately 2 to 3 seconds as opposed to maybe half a second just quickly turning my head in that direction and back. Makes it a lot harder to "pencil whip" the act and miss something because my mind is on another task. Basically the same idea as pointing to or physically touching the altitude window when confirming an altitude clearance. Makes it a lot harder to miss any errors when you add an exaggerated physical component.

Any guesses on the bounty for a live aircrew member? I'll defer to the many on here smarter than me, but we seem to be risking a lot and have literally dodged two bullets. Sooner or later, we'll roll the dice one too many times.

Being a ground pounder with many miles under me on aerodromes I'm blaming the firetruck driver, many times I have been cleared to cross, and many times with a jet on final. Nothing beats an eyeball looking down the active before crossing after getting clearance. A few of those times I had a jet hooked to my uke getting clearance to cross.

If we're using significant resources to sit DCA for drones then I disagree we have air supremacy over the area, and would say they're effectively interfering with our operation. The point stands regarding the risk our leaders are willing to accept in order to destroy Iran's ability to place mines in the straight.

Attrition warfare preparation China positions hundreds of potential drone-converted J-6...

Basic air doctrine: Air supremacy is the highest level of control of the air, defined by NATO and the US Department of Defense as the degree of superiority where the opposing air force is incapable of effective interference. Drone and TBMs don't represent a threat to our ability to operate in their airspace. The Iranian Air Force is done. Iranian Air Defense is no longer integrated and is now operating at tactical/local (reactionary), control. It doesn't mean the enemy can't fight back.