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Medal of Honor recipient Senator Daniel Inouye dead at age 88. Agree or disagree with his politics, he's still a hero. http://www.usatoday....r-dies/1776021/

hug of war?

I respect the hell out of his politics. Not because I'm a democrat, but because Senator Inouye represents a vanishing breed. Men who served their country. First in the military, then as elected officials. And unlike these money obsessed, do-nothing pussies we have in congress now, these men actually served their constituents. Made difficult decisions. Compromised. Were not blinded by money and power and influence. Barry Goldwater George McGovern John Glenn Daniel Inouye

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Fucking unions!

I hate to say it and I know it will sound bad... Too many kids got killed for nothing to happen after this. 1989 Stockton school yard massacre - you immediately got Bush I to sign an executive order banning imported rifles and ammo. No more $200 AKs and $50 cases of Chinese ammo. The anti-gun crowd will be able to trot out the pictures of 20 six and seven year olds and shame politicians into voting for their new legislation. The situation is a bit different now - there is a much larger "assault weapon" owning block out there now than there was in 1989 or even 1994 before the Brady Bill. I highly doubt any legislation is going to make us all felons overnight in regard to having/owning assault weapons but it could happen. Outright confiscation - highly unlikely. But something is going to happen so all our precious politicians can say they did something to help the problem the next time they come up for reelection. Here's how I'm going to attempt to stop the errosion of my liberties. 1) Renew my NRA membership (I might even sign up some of my liberal anti-gun friends as well - gives the NRA money, makes anti-gun friends furious - win/win in my book). 2) Take non-gun people to the range. Show them the experience is fun and safe. Prove to them having an "assault weapon" in your hand doesn't instantly make you a psychopath... 3) Write my two Senators and one Representative reminding them this is an important issue to me and to vote in favor of idiot gun laws means I will not vote for them and in the next election my meager contributions will go to their challenger. BF

Guys The other pilot's situation has yet to be resolved, so hold off on the speculation. I've gotten word that after Axle's acquittal, 18 AF has dropped its case against her; but her future has still yet to be determined. There is obviously more information that cannot be shared at this time, but once things have been resolved her side of the story will be posted. Jared was not the only subject of this witch hunt, so don't jump to conclusions until all the facts are known! Cheers! M2

Absolutely. Auto-pilot flying is quite similar to intel analysis. It's an easy transition.

I'm not referring to how hard anyone works or suggesting aircrew as a whole work harder, etc. I'm talking about things that are different from our world and most of the office-worker crowd. For example, when I was deployed to A-Stan last, I was working flight safety. We had two FSOs (Flight Safety Officers) that are typically rated, but due to a recent rule change, my counterpart was an aerospace physiology dude. Good guy, hard worker...but when it was his turn to do the night shift he could barely function after 10pm...and when he had the opportunity to go on a Herk mission and observe, he got put on a mission that left around noon and they finally got back at O-dark something in the morning...his words to me went something like this: "I knew you all had crazy hours but sitting on that flight deck all day and night was just nuts...I'm wore out...how the hell do you do that day in and day out?" Having that experience helped him better understand why aircrew get frustrated with "closed for training" mentalities and "why don't you just come by during normal duty hours" responses when you are stuck flying nights for a few weeks on end. So it's not really how hard anyone works that I'm pointing too, it's just the cultural differences...that many office dwellers don't get why aircrew have such crazy schedules, etc.

I would think numbers from AFPC would be more accurate than numbers provided by Air Force Times' crack research staff.

This may be just a little bit dated, but I don't see "Pay travel vouchers" in there. "Airmen who call in airstrikes, disarm roadside bombs, drive or repair trucks, fly and fix special operations and reconnaissance aircraft, build bases and care for the wounded spent the most time away from home in fiscal 2010, according to data from the Air Force Personnel Center." Reference (http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2010/11/air-force-who-is-deployed-most-112010w/) Kinda like a Spec Ops Fighter Pilot...they're a rare breed.

Forking Aye...mine went up $350...I also just hit a longevity milestone and we get another raise in Jan. All together = $800+....bourbon for everyone.

Frank Buzze Colonel, USAF, Ret. January 14, 1923 - August 19, 2001 Pilot Ready To Fly Again--Lt Frank C. Buzze, 2255 Milton Ave. Syracuse, NY, grins as he assures the Flight Surgeon that only the airplane suffered in his crash landing. Damaged by ground fire, the North American F-51 "Mustang" was brought in for a skillful landing by Lt Buzze after a strafing and bombing mission over enemy lines. It was the second mishap for the 27 year old pilot that day. On his first mission, several hours earlier, a 50 caliber tracer bullet entered the bottom of his aircraft, coming to rest against a metal pressure container in a seat life raft pack on which Buzze was sitting. The unperturbed pilot went on to fly a third mission the same day, returning without incident. Said Buzze, "My luck's getting better." He has flown 25 missions on rocket, machine gun and bombing strikes against the North Koreans in F-51 "Mustangs" from this air strip a few miles behind the front lines. Date Shot: 8/4/1950 VIRIN: HF-SN-98-07263 Via: http://www.18thfwa.org/naturalCauses/frankBuzze/frankBuzzeFS.html Frank Buzze completed 100 successful combat missions in F-51 Mustangs over Korea, flew another exciting fighter-bomber combat tour in F-100s over Vietnam, then went on to complete a long and successful Air Force career before settling into a well-earned retirement in Florida as a full Colonel.