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Over the weekend I had the opportunity to attend the MCAS Cherry Point Air Show as a photographer. Thought I'd add a couple of shots. (Have literally hundreds more, it was that good a weekend...) I know a lot of you fly, sometimes almost daily, but I'm a crew chief, long out off of the flightline (and I feel pretty privileged that you guys let me stumble through the Base Ops door now and then.) I never got an incentive flight during my time - probably wasn't in long enough to really deserve one - and have to admit for the years I was on the flightline, and pretty much even since, I've wondered - dreamed about - where my airplane went, what my …
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Check out this website called https://www.Householdhacker.com They show you how to make an iPOD charger with an onion and gatorade. You can also power a TV with a AAA battery! I'm going to save the world with a thimble, a piece of floss and an egg. Jeff
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Looked liked a blown tire and/or brake fire. Either way, what caught my attention was the fact that numerous people were evacuating the jet with their luggage. WTF? I'm sorry, if I'm evacuating from a jet that's on fire...I'm not stopping to grab shit. Fox News Link
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Interesting read on why SSgt Robert Guiterrez deserves the Medal of Honor: https://www.defensemedianetwork.com/stories/why-staff-sgt-robert-gutierrez-should-receive-the-medal-of-honor/
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Here's to those that we knew that died while serving. They deserve to be remembered. To those I knew, I miss you guys. Vince Michael Duane Dively Marty McGregor Rich Schneider Hawk Hawkins Mark Graziano Kirk Shauger Randy Roby
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Happy Memorial Day fuckers. Tammy Archuletta, Mark Graziano, Mike Dodson, Bruiser Bryant and all the others I didn't know well.
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Just a sobering reminder this Memorial Day of the price that has been paid over the last 12 plus years . https://www.legacy.com/Soldier/baltimoresun/SearchResults.aspx?Sort=Recent Charles H. Smith wrote this blog 2 years ago and it speaks volumes especially the first part. https://www.oftwominds.com/blogmay12/what-weve-become5-12.html
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Here's a story on Obama's Memorial Day remarks: Seems the press and the president have gotten Memorial Day confused with Veteran's Day. I thought Memorial Day was to honor those who DIED while serving the country, and Veteran's Day honored those who served. Apparently I was wrong? Seems this speech was designed to suck up to vet groups (and thus increase popularity among a group that particularly doesn't support him)...I guess honoring the dead guys doesn't matter because they don't vote... Was that a cheap shot?
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Fuck PCness! I want to thank everyone for another wonderful year of BaseOps, and hope y'all have a wonderful Christmas or whatever you celebrate this year! Hopefully 2021 will be a better year than the dumpster fire that was 2020! Be safe out there!
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To all who are home celebrating with family and friends, may you have a wonderful Christmas and all the best in the New Year! For those who are elsewhere, you are in our thoughts and prayers. Please be safe, and when you return the first round is on me! Cheers! M2
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I know it's still a few days away, but I want to wish everyone a very happy Christmas, and all the best in 2019! Cheers! M2
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No place better to wish everyone a very merry Christmas than in the Squadron Bar! I hope everyone is able to spend the day with friends and family, and for those of you who cannot, please be safe wherever you are and know we appreciate your service and sacrifice! Cheers! M2
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https://www.michaelyon-online.com/jtac-joint-terminal-attack-controller/Page-1.htm Dude in the last picture of page four is one of the funniest guys you'll ever meet.
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Check out how serious Russia takes their snow blowing: Article: https://www.darkroastedblend.com/2009/08/jet-engines-on-trucks-for-fun-and.html
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Guys, the military “hero” / “thank you for your service” / “veteran” culture has jumped the shark. At the airport today waiting to board, and the Delta gate agent announces “anyone w a active duty military ID can now preboard”. Damn near 25 people made their way up to the gate...including a brand new 2LT RPA pipeline student wearing his flight suit (very tacky). Now it’s not these individuals fault they took advantage of Delta offering them early boarding. But as military members we need to think of what that’s doing to the general public’s perception of its military. If I’m a first class passenger I’m going to be slightly annoyed that some 19 year old dressed in cu…
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Is Military Cadet Suing Patti LaBelle the Victim of Celebrity Power Trip? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTMxFdbbysU
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https://sorisomail.com/email/16993/exibicao-de-banda-militar--um-espectaculo-imperdivel.html Enjoy. The suicide toss at 2:45 is great. If I did the translation right, these are Norwegians.
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Upside down in your house and looking to PCS? Then this might interest you. https://capwiz.com/military/issues/alert/?a...731&type=CO
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I am sitting in Atlanta-Hartsfield during a six-hour layover, and I am amazed at all the Army bubbas running around here in their ACUs. There has to be at least a dozen of them in the food court where I am sitting. I know the USAF policy was blues-only if flying commercially, with exceptions of course. But if I had to guess I would say the Army seems to be encouraging its troops to travel on commercial air in ACUs. Is this the result of yet another clever Army recruiting campaign? Or is the Army so anal that it doesn’t allow its troops one set of civilian clothes to wear while traveling on commercial flights? To be honest, it reeks of that beer commercial a whil…
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I thought this was pretty funny.
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I could not find a thread about this, but I apologize if one exists. I am looking for people that know how to sell or trade old military memorabilia. Are there alternative methods to Ebay that can still connect me to buyers worldwide? How do you know how to price things (are there books or are there people that specialize in that)? Thank you.
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We just finished our final PCS and the movers absolutely destroyed our stuff. Horrendous packing that the QA folks came our and submitted letters of warning to the company. Incomplete inventory.. Used toilet brushed packed with clothing. Lost items... absolute clown show. We issued a claim and in the past have had no issues getting things fixed or replaced. This time seems different. They denied a number of items claiming "damage not in transit" when the item was noted as no previous damage and now it's scratched to F. Other items where a shelf that the driver admitted to completely destroying and testing pics of how bad he F'd it up. The company denied that as we…
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https://militaryadvantage.military.com/2011/05/gates-floats-idea-of-pay-cuts/ That's right, the SECDEF has put cutting military pay and benefits on the table as a way to trim the $400 billion the administration is looking to eliminate from the DoD budget. This article only says he's open to the idea. No numbers are discussed in the course of this article. A pay freeze, I could cope with. I have a feeling that if you start cutting pay, you are going to seriously hurt retention. Just a guess. Sure, we're over our recruiting goals...but a couple years worth of pay cuts, and you'll have a force full of brand new recruits who get out as soon as their commitment is u…
