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Here we go again... WASHINGTON — Sen. Claire McCaskill is holding up the nomination of Air Force Lt. Gen. Susan Helms, tapped to serve as vice commander of the U.S. Space Command, until the Missouri Democrat gets more information about Helms' decision to overturn a jury conviction in a sexual assault case. https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/25/claire-mccaskill-susan-helms_n_3157084.html

The irony. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-22487205

I just saw a story about a heritage flight in honor of Bomber Command's strike on the Ruhr Dam in Germany: https://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/daring-dambuster-wwii-mission-remembered-vintage-flight-164910484.html At the end, they compare the movie's final scene with the trench run in Star Wars, and I found this:

Zeno's Warbird Video Drive-In May 2013 Newsletter Hello World War 2 & jet aircraft fans – You are invited to drop by Zeno's Warbird Video Drive-In https://www.zenoswarbirdvideos.com to view our May selection of eight exciting classic aviation videos streaming over the Web in broadband. As always, all of the videos showing on our web site are for your free viewing pleasure. Please help "spread the word" by liking us on Facebook! My thanks to BaseOps for Permision to post here. Now showing in May "At the Matinee" at Zeno's Drive-In. https://www.zenoswarb...om/MATINEE.html Free admission! * Flying the Boeing B-47 Stratojet NEW! (Restored) This comp…

Just thought I'd post this note. I've been retired from the AF since 1993 and use TriCare as a suppliment to Medicare. The hospital in my community of 127,000 people, advised last month that as of April 1st 2013, they will no longer accept TriCare insurance. Just another indicator of things to come. Ltc. JW

Hey guys, I'm looking into getting a tablet for some GA flying. I know there are a bunch of awesome apps, like Foreflight, for the Ipad, and I saw the post on here about the new Naviator app for the Android platforms. Most of everything I have seen has been positive for the apps, but do either of these really drive the purchase of a specific tablet? I will be primarily using it for private flying and that's my main reason for wanting to buy one. As of now, I'm looking at the Samsung Galaxy 2 Tablet and any of the various Ipads. Of course I want the new one with the retina display and a 64gb hard drive, but the price is pretty steep. Do you guys have any recommendati…

Tragic oversight. https://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/03/29/17521724-pilot-ejected-when-small-airplane-dives-near-chattanooga-search-under-way?lite=

Link Summary: 2 explosions at finish line of Boston Marathon. 2 dead 140+ injured. Edits: updates to summary as news rolls in. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wiw965HOylQ

https://def2013.com/ Looks like this might be a good venue for those young pups interested in "doing something rather than being someone".

Tonight, 10pm EDT on National Geographic channel is a 6 part documentary on CSAR, specifically PJ's, but you get a look at the whole operation. I figured to plug it, I'd start a new topic. Mods can delete it whenever they want as long they're nice and wait a few days so people can get the info.

I will even buy you a beer. I did the search to no success, but this is always something I've wondered. Anybody know the story (or even a tall tale) about the origin of "him! him!" when somebody kicks it?

Based to a partnership we have with our friends at Walters Golf in Las Vegas, they gave us a day's advance notice on this special promotion they are offering this Memorial Day weekend for the great men and women who have served this great nation. For those FlyingSquadron members looking to take advantage of this amazing offer in advance of the masses, please do so quickly.

Rainman Check.

Has anyone completed any advanced education and sent their transcripts to AFIT? According to their website, you just send your transcripts to their address or e-mail address and they will update your record on vMPF. It's been a few weeks now since I sent my stuff over and nothing is updated. I did get an e-mail the day after I sent the transcripts saying AFIT had downloaded my transcript. What kind of time frame have you guys seen for them to update it?

https://news.yahoo.com/obama-tough-call-letting-son-play-football-134811632--spt.html

https://afthunderbirds.com/site/show-season/ "The implementation of across-the-board cuts in federal spending has caused the curtailment of the Thunderbirds 2013 show schedule. Effective April 1, all of the team’s performances have been cancelled. The team still plans to perform at the Titusville, Fla., air show March 23-24." I hope this happens to Tops in Blue and all the other "morale" functions considering the Thunderbirds reach more people than any military band.

Gents, I need to replace our bag/case to carry DTC's and DVR's to/from the jet. Does anyone use anything other than the standard green sack sledge (named as such due to pendular swinging into ballzac area while attached to harness) or Royal Bags tool kits? Cheers

This medal's precedence means it will be worn ahead of the new Drone-Operator-Air-Medal-thing that just came out. Laugh all you want... this is our future.

I got into the hobby of home brewing beer over the last year and would like to keep it going after relocating this year. I'm heading off toward the end of this summer for my first training base and wondered if anyone has ever had experience with someone in their squadron brewing beer. I'm hoping to make it into something that I can do with my class and maintain as a weekend hobby/stress reliever.

First two will be there tomorrow. Get ready for the noise fellas. Damn I'm going to miss the beach...(and by beach I mean near an actual ocean)

Zeno's Warbird Video Drive-In February 2013 Newsletter Hello World War 2 & jet aircraft fans - You are invited to drop by Zeno's Warbird Video Drive-In https://www.zenoswarbirdvideos.com to view our February flight of six classic aviation streaming over the Web. I'm showing "Target for Today" and "Target for Tonight" as a double feature so you can compare the way the US 8th Air Force and RAF Bomber Command went about their business, and there's a Drive-in premier, "Sky Troopers." I re- mastered all the videos we're showing this month for high quality broad band streaming. As always, all of the videos showing on our web site are for your free viewing plea…

First question: I understand I can take $10k penalty-free from my roth IRA for a first time home buying down payment. Halfway through my twenties, is it smarter to use this or take out the money from a taxed non-ira account? Both accounts are long term 8-10% mutual funds. Second question: If I take out the $10k from my roth, which I understand will remove contributions first, what if I can't close on a house and don't end up using it...can I put that money back as if nothing happened? I've maxed out my contributions ever year, so would I be able to put that $10k back as a whole, or am I stuck back with the ~$5k per year limit? According to https://www.wellsfa…

Hi guys, Just a heads up for those who didn't know, the History Channel is running Vietnam in HD tonight at 9/8 Central. I thought WWII in HD was well done so hopefully this series is just as good. https://www.history.com/shows/vietnam-in-hd/videos/vietnam-in-hd-preview#vietnam-in-hd-preview

https://health.yahoo.net/news/s/ap/fda-requires-lower-doses-for-sleep-medications WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration is requiring makers of Ambien and similar sleeping pills to lower the dosage of their drugs, based on studies suggesting patients face a higher risk of injury due to morning drowsiness. The agency said Thursday that new research shows that the drugs remain in the bloodstream at levels high enough to interfere with alertness and coordination, which increases the risk of car accidents. Regulators are ordering drug manufacturers to cut the dose of the medications in half for women, who process the drug more slowly. Doses will be lowered f…