Squadron Bar

Just out of curiosity, how many people on here are contemplating mustache march? I'm only in ROTC now, but enough of my AD friends have got me thinking this will be fun. I'm rather slow in the growing department so me and my roommate started today. I'll even probably be going on spring break with mine. We'll also get the results back from big week while rocking these out. I'll attempt to post some pics once they get good. Good luck growing for everyone man enough to try john.

So I’m getting to the point where my kids are needing all the fun and expensive dental and orthodontic procedures. I’m AD and the dental insurance for Tricare standard is not great. Anyone have any gouge for supplemental insurance for this situation?

Going through some old pictures from UPT (yes we had cameras back then), and I was reminded of a dude in my class who was on the verge of washing out for air sickness. On one flight he horked into his mask then mucked it back down so as to avoid being washed out...total dedication. Anyone else have some good puke stories? Just to set the right tone, please enjoy this clip from a Swedish game show...

I thought the bar would be the place to talk about bacon and wine. It would take me an hour to type it all out so I'm going to provide links. I tried to find the first video I used to make bacon but I guess since it was 15 years ago it's gone or buried deep in the interwebs. You need pork belly if you don't raise your own and we run out. Any grocery store that still has a real butcher will have it. Shop around for price. Even if it's a little more expensive than ready made it's worth it due to shrinkage. Ready made bacon has a lot of water added and you pay for that, it says water added on the label, that's why it shrinks so much, the water steams out. Homemade…

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2021/02/14/Winter-storm-alerts-power-outages-cover-the-map-as-storms-slam-US/5231613337554/?ur3=1 Pretty bad storm. P.S. I know if the power's out you most likely can't get fuel either.

Do you all know of any good places where we can buy custom beer mugs/steins? I've seen this place: militaryservicecompany.com, but are there any others? Thanks!

Figured the Ghislaine Maxwell trial might merit it's own thread. Pulled the below from the Woke thread. Interesting article. While it sounds like Maureen Comey is very capable and has a distinguished career thus far, it's hard not to suspect nepotism had an effect on her career. Guess it's not surprising; nepotism seems to be a phenomenon throughout the DoD, why wouldn't it be so at the DoJ. Just another contributing factor to the swamp, as pointed out above. On a related note, the article mentions Maurene Comey as one of three lead prosecutors handling the case, along with Assistant US Attorneys Alex Rossmiller and Alison Gainfort Moe. AUSA Alex Ros…

To consolidate discussions from both the Ukraine & politics threads. Open for discussing all things energy policy! I’ll lead with this: despite rhetoric to the contrary, US domestic oil production is projected to set a new record high in 2023, reflecting a full recovery from the losses due to the pandemic. “U.S. crude oil production averaged 11.2 million b/d in 2021. We expect production to average 11.8 million b/d in 2022 and to rise to 12.4 million b/d in 2023, which would be the highest annual average U.S. crude oil production on record. The current record is 12.3 million b/d, set in 2019.” Source: Energy Information Administration Short-Term Energy …

Maybe there’s already a thread on here that someone can point me to, but those who left for the airlines/other jobs…do you regret leaving?

I'm a cadet who's PAS has tasked him with turning the Detachment's Cadet lounge into something resembling a squadron bar. I was hoping to get some ideas from real life bars, so if any pilots wanted to share pictures of what their squadron's looks like, I would be much obliged. Thanks.

I intentionally removed "elite" from the threat title, but credit for execution! Elite Group of Navy Pilots Drops “Beat Army” Ping Pong Balls On Army’s West Point Campus CMDR Alana Garas, Public Affairs Officer for the United States Naval Academy has confirmed that on December 5, 2022, at 11:59 am EST, midshipmen from the Class of 2023 successfully conducted an air-to-ground spirit mission over the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, ahead of Saturday’s 123rd Army-Navy Game. Twelve delivery passes dropped “Beat Army” and “Fly Navy” leaflets, along with ping pong balls, over Army West Point’s “The Apron.” Army cadets could be seen breaking formati…

Interesting...but glad he's OK! (source) An F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet piloted by the son of a candidate to be the Oklahoma attorney general crashed in rural Louisiana on Wednesday during a training exercise. Gentner Drummond, a former Air Force captain and Republican seeking the top law office in the Sooner State, said in a Facebook post that the plane was flown by his son, Alexander, a captain major in the Oklahoma Air National Guard 138th Fighter Wing who ejected prior to the crash... (source)

I've been messing around on Stable Diffusion AI and here are some of the more interesting results. Not passing any visrecce test anytime soon, but still a fun program to play around with. The ability to artificially create human faces at the bottom is a bit stunning. Prompt: Special Forces on the Moon: Prompt: C-130 Flying in the Sky: Prompt: F-16 bombing Antarctica: Prompt: Fighter Jet in Space: Prompt: USAF Thunderbirds over mountains: Prompt: Airline Pilot With Lots of Money

Regardless who you vote for, make time to have your voice heard!

Thread dedicated to random finds on Google Earth. This is a MiG-23 just outside Baker, FL in the Florida Panhandle north of Eglin at a steel junkyard.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/private-contractors-are-accused-abusive-labor-practices-us-military-ba-rcna52110

With some of the last drops of Jeremiah weed being consumed as I write this, a bro and I have been discussing a Worldwide roll-call to finish off the very last bottles of Weed known to be in existence. If you and/or your squadron want to get in on the action, message me. More to follow on other platforms as well.

thread to stop the creep from the presidential thread.

I hoped this was parody but alas it is not. I weep for our nation. Air Force Academy Provides “Safe Space” for Cadets

Anyone else see the viper crash at shaw or know the deets? Looks like a landing gear problem (like the kunsan one) Still not sure on the status of the pilot. Gambler jet

Yeah, I know... (eyeroll). I don't believe, I don't not believe, I've never seen anything. I just don't know and don't spend much time thinking about it. However, I watched the latest JRE podcast this morning and I had never heard of this guy. If I want to hear a UFO story, I want to hear it from a pilot. Cmdr. David Fravor tells an amazing one. EDIT: This is just the first part of the podcast. The full podcast is pretty good if you have almost 2 hours.

A toast to all who helped find and pop this son of a bitch. 🥃 Well done all!

Remember, "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me." https://www.centerforhealthsecurity.org/event201/scenario.html https://t.co/XFi48NoGPb https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1527574636631928832?s=20&t=AFDelmdbs8x_WLLJEypEGw

I doubt this is the first time this has happened: https://www.military.com/daily-news/2022/08/05/did-airman-offer-bribe-pass-fitness-test-ramstein-officials-investigating.html

https://www.sfgate.com/sfhistory/article/mysterious-disappearance-of-william-hughes-17351393.php?IPID=SFGate-HP-CP-Spotlight Things must have been wild before the digital age, when you could just go start a new life somewhere even if you're a wanted criminal. It also brings to mind this tragic story about the drone Captain who went AWOL and died in a shootout just north of San Francisco a few years back. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/15/us/drones-airstrikes-ptsd.html