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There aint enough cuss words to drive 98 everyday.

Don’t be silly dude, this is baseops.. disrespecting the troops only matters when left wing presidents do it

classy move🫡 CNBCTrump fundraising pitch features U.S. soldiers killed in...The email solicitation to benefit Trump’s PAC also offers donors “private national security briefings.”

I was driving on 98 heading to the base one day and some clown pulled out in front of me which prompted a response. A few seconds later my three years chimes in from the back seat...."Dad, what's a F@cking &sshole?"

That P-3 took it like a champ!

I try to watch my language in front of the grandkids

You'd previously linked this video about Starliner in the Tactical Tanker thread, also from Ellie in Space. I'm not much for YouTube, but I found her reports to be comprehensive yet concise, and very well constructed. That video focused on NASAs report of findings on the Starliner mission, released in February, including a lot of NASA head Jared Isaacman presenting the results. He's pulling from his memo to the entire NASA workforce published last month, worth a read here. The report itself is linked at the bottom of this NASA press release. 311 total pages, including 9 appendices, but a good Executive Summary on page 3-5. In short, just kind of an all around shitshow, with NASA and Boeing both being incredibly inept. Many echoes of Challenger and Columbia. One bright spot of the whole affair was Isaacman. I was skeptical of his appointment as NASA head. I'd previously figured you'd want a politician in that spot; someone who was adept at going to Congress and battling for money. Isaacman seems to be the leader NASA needs. Doing a lot of saying the quiet part out loud, even after only being in the position since December. Couple examples below. Both are from only the past couple weeks, which is exciting to me. After watching NASA falter for so long, are we finally witnessing some real change with the agency? Does NASA need more money? Isaacman: No, the answer isn't more money. We have enough money. We need to focus on the needle-moving objectives. Execute with urgency, in iterative and safe way, and empower the workforce and our partners to get the job done. Then this bit below, which deserves to be quoted in it's entirety. NASA Watch article with the comments, originally pulled from this post on X. This should sound familiar to anyone who's had even a passing association with a NASA program. Layers upon layers of outsourcing, with every associated company taking a skim off the top.

TLDR. 😁 Congratulations! Do we need to start calling you "doctor" around here now?

Not just cops

ProQuest published my dissertation. https://www.proquest.com/dissertations-theses/automation-induced-attrition-pilots-manual-flying/docview/3303318551/se-2

Maj Alex Klinner's GoFundMe - https://gofund.me/b45241d2f TSgt Ashley Pruitt's GoFundMe - https://gofund.me/e761976cd

Crewmembers identified https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/03/15/pentagon-identifies-six-airmen-killed-in-kc-135-crash-in-iraq/ Sent from my iPhone using Baseops Network mobile app

I’ll see y’all there!

Yeah that's for MFS. Me and my two buddies will be heading there at the end of the month.

Anyone get a projected training course “B3OZYMFS”? Is that for medical flight screening?

Actually I was referring to Russia. Sorry I wasn't clear. I was making the point how a country might feel backed into a corner and feel like they have no choice but to go on the attack.

Is Iran the Japan tho? Or is it China?

Congratulations I’m so happy for you. I contacted the board earlier in the week actually I believe it was last week to try and advocate for a buddy of mine who was picked up and got helicopters and I wanted to see if there was any possibility to see if we can get him switched over to a fixed wing slot, considering the shortage, but I got told was that the program manager is currently trying to advocate for more people from the UFT list to be considered to help try and fill some of the slots. My body was notified three days ago that he was swapped from helicopters over to fixed wing and the fact that you just got notified sounds like they’re starting to look more at the UFT list

Just got notified by my commander, alternate select for fixed wing! Current CSO, first time applying. Scores: 99 Pilot, 95 PCSM. Was also told to expect a PCS within the next 2 months, no base currently.

The issues with the Boeing Starliner were FAR closer to disaster and loss of life than was publicly disclosed. Thanks to a recently completed investigation the event was reclassified a "Type A Mishap." Some key findings are beyond troubling...it appears despite losing two Space Shuttles NASA still has serious safety culture issues AND there was a willingbess to cover up how bad the event was to protect the reputation of the program and Boeing. Here are the key details regarding the investigation and classification: Initial Classification: The mission was not initially labeled a Type A mishap, which is the most serious classification NASA has, often triggered by a loss of life or damages exceeding $2 million. Why It Was Delayed: The initial decision to skip this designation was influenced by concerns about the reputation of the Starliner program. Retroactive Change: Following an independent investigation launched in February 2025, the investigation concluded in November 2025, and in February 2026, NASA officially reclassified the mission as a "Type A mishap" to ensure lessons were fully captured, noting that costs had exceeded the threshold by a factor of over 100. The Findings: The 2026 report revealed serious failures in the propulsion system and criticized both Boeing and NASA for a lack of proper oversight and a problematic safety culture. Astronaut and Starliner first flight commander Butch Wilmore gave a very candid and chilling interview on the Shaun Ryan Podcast.

There wasn’t too much risk?

Just last week I told some friends that my godson was being sent to the region but since he was flying -135s there wasn’t too much risk. He wasn’t involved, but this tragic accident starkly reminded me that flying airplanes always involves risk. Them…Them. Prayers for their families and their squadron mates.