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Badass of the Week note: Randomly came across the site when I googled Captain Ronald Speirs: Anyways, there's some funny-ass stuff on the site, the A-10 entry is great, a good read if ya need to kill some time. edit for quote
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When President Obama releases his budget on Monday, there may be a big hole where funding for NASA's Constellation program used to be. When President Obama releases his budget on Monday, there may be a big hole where funding for NASA's Constellation program used to be. Constellation is the umbrella program that includes the Ares rocket -- the replacement for the aging space shuttles. According to a report in the Orlando Sentinel, the forthcoming budget -- which the president will announce in detail during Wednesday night's State of the Union address -- will include no funding for lunar landers, no moon bases, and no Constellation program at all. Instead, NAS…
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This is for all the Hawg pilots on the Forum. Are there plans for an order anytime soon for the Breitlings with the A-10 patch in it? I heard rumors that Moody was putting together an order but haven't heard anything past that. So, if there is, let me know b/c I am interested in purchasing one. Thanks.
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Not sure this has been addressed directly in another thread. After seeing a lot of reluctance to address religious convictions in other threads I figured we should have a place to discuss those separately if so desired. How does religion affect your views on your profession? On international terrorism? On DADT? On working with others who's views differ? Open forum for direct discussions of religion. Ask and you shall receive...
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I did a search and could not find anything, so forgive me if it is on here somewhere. Could some of you seasoned dudes give me some advice on dining outs? I have the rules and will be the POM. We have been told it is a combination of a dinning in/ dinning out so slight buffoonery but nothing too major. Any feedback is appreciated I just want to make it fun for my classmates. Cheers Spoon
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Didn't see this posted anywhere else... Aired last night but you can watch online or order the DVD. I've only seen the first 5 minutes but I like what I've seen so far.
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https://music.msn.com/music/article.aspx?news=457410 Jack White upset with Air Force Reserve over Super Bowl ad Feb. 8, 2010, 9:38 PM EST WENN -- White Stripes star Jack White has taken exception to a TV ad which aired during the Super Bowl on Sunday -- because he feels it ripped off his "Fell In Love With A Girl" hit. The rocker and executives at his Third Man Records have complained about the U.S. Air Force Reserve's apparent "re-recording" of the tune. In an online post, White and the record label bosses write, "We believe our song was re-recorded and used without permission of the White Stripes, our publishers, label or management. "The White Strip…
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https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100211/ap_on_re_us/us_obit_wilson Certainly an interesting character, and who knows where we'd be with Afghanistan if more people listened to his point of view after the Soviet-Afghan War. RIP.
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Story is that the guy left some fishing bait in the plane...and a bear 'found' it. Not only do I love the duct tape job, but he still had the presence in mind to write his N number with a pen...you know...for legal sh*t and all that.
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Obviously the Air Force has the ability to be more "mission centric" vice the sister services which have a tendency to be "jack of all trades, master of none." Knowing this full well I'm curious about what experience/training Strike Eagle crews get on BFM/ACM. Do you all concentrate on A/G all the time and totally forgo BFM or am I missing something. This question is loaded but asked politely. Word.
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Sad story. Weather at the time was winds calm 1/8-1/4 SM vis and VV001. They hit high tension power lines estimated to be ~100' AGL. Parts of the a/c crashed into a daycare and some other things...no one on the ground injured fortunately. Knocked out power for the entire city pretty much all day. No idea what would possess someone to t/o with that weather in a Cessna 310. Are civilian pilots even required to meet IFR climb gradients OEI? Three Die; Plane Crashes In East Palo Alto Neighborhood
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I realize we don't want this to become an ad forum, but the Baseops CINC gave me the thumbs up on this one. Two buds opened a logo/embroidery shop 2 years ago and they do great work at great prices, and are not busy enough in this economy. They can provide great work on squadron hats, jackets, softball shirts, luggage tags, etc. They have any color thread and any color ball cap combo. The prices and service are hard to pass up. [They don't do patches, but they sew just about anyting else (and print t-shirts, too)]. The websites are JustSew and Mary Lou's Monogramming
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My name is Vincent, I lived in Mayenne (France). I doing some research about all the american soldiers killed in Action to free my country during the World War II. I'm request your to help me in my resarch about the 2nd Lt. Montgomery A Coddington. He was a pilot of the 474th Figthing Group-428 Fighters Squadron-9th TAC. His plane serial number : 5864 was hit by the flack on the 7th june 1944 near Montsûrs in Mayenne. I would like to know more about this heroe, and why not find members of his family. I'm sorry to my poor english and i hope i have this subject on the good topic. Best Regards, Vincent (France)
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I tried searching "archery" and didn't get the answers I was looking for. If there's something I missed or if this should be part of another thread, please let me know. I'm wondering if anyone knows the rules for having a compound bow and equipment on base (or who I could contact to find out). Do I have to store it at the Armory like I would a gun? I'm at Columbus if that helps. Thanks!
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Not much info yet. This plane doesn't seem to like PGUA.
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From an undisclosed secret comm facility somewhere in the NCR: To: All HAF customers Recently, there has been buzz (bzzzzzzzzzzzz) concerning new DOD guidance allowing USB removable media devices (i.e., thumb drives) back into the network environment. The Air Force is studying the rules and information contained in the guidance regarding mandatory training, accountability, documentation, checks, auditing, and other constraints. For now, the existing policy stands: Personnel cannot use thumb drives on the HAF network. AFSPC is diligently working with the communications experts from 24th Air Force and SAF/XC staff to develop new standardized policies, procedures a…
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Linkie Supposedly a photo of the area-
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A few things come to mind here: 1 - Why did he wait until he slowed down to 50mph before he decided it might be a good idea to turn the vehicle off? Is there not a neutral on hybrids? 2 - HOLY SHIT! This guy got a damn PRIUS to go 94 mph! Kudos for the top speed attempt, but you still drive a Prius. I award you no points.
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Story FIH? MEA? AVE F? Bueller? ...Epic clown show on behalf of the C-17 pilots, or classic case of an overzelous civilian pilot/PA dorks?
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Just curious if this is the same guy that crashed as a Thunderbird at Mt Home? CSAF Individual Safety Award - Lt. Col. Christopher Stricklin, 14th Flying Training Wing, Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. Colonel Stricklin led and managed flight, ground, and weapon safety programs for 3,000 personnel, including 20 essential safety personnel who provided over 3,120 annual hours of on-call service. As a direct result of his efforts, flight mishaps were reduced in nearly every category; down 50 percent in Class A, 70 percent in Class C, 44 percent in Class E, and 50 percent in Controlled Movement Area Violations. Article here. https://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=1231940…
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Thought some of you fellow history buffs might enjoy reading this... Cheers! M2 B17-Logbook.pdf
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