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Isn't it amazing what can be accomplished when everyone isn't so worried about not offending people, and risk aversion instead caring more about killing bad guys and breaking their shit? What if...

Israel just blasted the Houthis this morning; they are not fucking around.

Regarding the hurricane related efforts, at best the Biden-Harris admin is grossly negligent and incompetent, and at worst is acting maliciously. It is absolutely insane and anti-American what they are doing/not doing down there. The buck stops with leadership, Biden/Harris are ultimately to blame for this colossal fuck show.

Pictured: Huggy when he is told 700’ is dog shit position quality

Tip number one: read the rules and UTFSF.

When the Harris/Biden administration diverts over a billion dollars to illegal migrant coddling congress had to emergency fund another 2 billion to prop up FEMA.

The first flying squadron in North America. Tasked with chasing Pancho Villa around the US-Mexican border. Currently the FTU for the U-2 and T-38A at Beale. Hail Dragons...

Sorry folks. Google Ads had gone full self-aware Terminator on me again. I've gotten it back under control. As a part of the move to the new server I was able to cut some costs (although it'll be more hands-on upkeep). So, I think one small ad at the top of the main page should be enough to cover costs. And hopefully I've fully locked down the Google Ads monster so it doesn't go nuclear again.

Iran ain’t sending their best here…😄 Personally I think it was too round, needs to be pointy.

FAFO Checks complete.

You can’t even see the ball for the first half of that video. All that video proves is what literally every other person, other than ACC higher ups and Miami fans, have said over and over…that there was zero indisputable video evidence to overturn that call since it was called a TD on the field. You even said that yourself! The fact that we are still discussing this, and that it took over 6 minutes for them to decide proves that it was not indisputable.

The overturn against VT and the “offsides” against Minnesota on their onside kick today sure makes you wonder what kind of money and pressure gets applied behind the scenes. It’s no secret there would be a huge incentive to keep Miami undefeated and keep Michigan ranked. For the VT play specifically, there was simply no evidence to overturn the call on the field. Had it been called incomplete on the field there also likely wouldn’t have been enough evidence to make it a catch. But the call on the field was a TD, and there was not a single shot clearly and irrefutably showing it wasn’t a catch. It doesn’t take 10 minutes to find clear and obvious proof it wasn’t a catch. The only people who think that was the right call are Miami and UVA fans.

I remember clearly the sortie I was on in Early 2006, my second deployment, thinking “WTF are we doing here?” when chiefs were on a reflective belt kick and the ROE was rediculous. I like to think maybe I helped someone make it home but in big picture look back, what a waste of time and resources. And everyone at the Maj level and below knew it while leadership just padded stats to get ahead. Sent from my iPhone using Baseops Network mobile app

Sounds like a win for the military industrial complex!

Not confirmed yet but a good day if Israel actually turned Nasarallah into fertilizer.

Long forgotten as my goal was to retire early anyway. Stayed single in a target rich environment, no kids, lived well BYM, and retired at 59. Enjoyed the job but have never missed it. Multi millionaire DAL brother in-law recently found out he has cancer two years passed age 65 retirement. Changes everything.

ACC HQ rigs another one for Miami. Clear targeting, textbook in fact, goes to review, uncalled. Miami gets the ball back and goes down and scores.

That was targeting. This is bullshit. What the fuck is going on that is trying to allow miami to keep winning?

Crew probably flew home from the boneyard on a KC-135 herk.

$750 wouldn't pay her bar tab

KSPS 25-01 (A week late but since no one else posted...) F-15E X 3 A-10 X 2 T-6 X 2 FAIP F-35 X 2 C-130J X 2 F-22 T-38 FAIP T-38 ADAIR C-17 B-1 B-52 F-15C CANG EA-18G

They’d better be careful targeting the Mossad HQ, they might hurt some Iranian officials

It comes down to priorities…unless you think that a $2 Trillion deficit (insane if we’re truly in a “good economy”) doesn’t matter, in which case, why have any limits on borrowing and spending?

FIFY

Haha, this. The U-2 and SR-71 had an old but great Astro-tracker. We flew it on missions that went way north, where there was always overcast (which precluded doing a ground fix update), and before GPS was really integrated into military flying ops. I believe it was maintained by Northrop. IIRC, it tracked 300 stars and gave us around 700' of accuracy. I had an engineer tell me a few years ago that 700' is terrible, compared to modern standards. Unfortunately, airline certification for an Astro-tracker will take decades and cost millions of lives. Too bad. Works great, lasts long time.

Multiple factors here: First, Iran does not want to escalate into openly armed conflict with either the U.S nor Israel. They want to poke the bear enough and save face enough without having to expend significant resources and lives in such a conflict. They are cowards but smart cowards. Second, yes the Iron Dome is pretty darn good. They are constantly upgrading it and we are helping them with it. Third, we have multiple Fighter Squadrons deployed here with their radars pointed towards Iran after alerted. They’ve done a fantastic job eliminating most threats flying from the East. They’ve been supported by an increased Joint Early Warning presence between Cruiser Destroyers, E-2s, etc. Iran is also learning how to circumvent this increased presence.

Someone's asking for the Nasrallah Treatment Plan.

In response to the current economic environment… Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Well… looks like Iran is flingin’ missiles again. Let’s hope for the same abysmal performance from them like last time..

Hopefully they learn about the vast differences between the Reserves and the ANG before they make the decision to bail on AD.

Well done! That is pure reality and thank you for sharing. No one knows when your times up so enjoy everyday as much as possible. Too many ways to unknowingly depart the fix which is an absolute. Fortunately I myself have been blessed beyond what I deserve and know it. Went thru a normally inconsequential surgical procedure last summer which turned into a debacle (not the medical teams fault, things go awry at times.) Although it was a bit disturbing, my transition to a strong OneLife viewpoint nearly a decade ago stayed the course afterwards. Airline wise it will be different for me than most as I will most likely miss this job as I enjoy most of the attributes that it brings as it fits like a glove beyond the so called work itself. Having two to three weeks off in between or more and wanting to jump back in says a lot. Rather be lucky than good especially when you might be no good 😉 *May you find your sweet spot and relish the time you have. Not everything needs to be rushed. “Live Like You Were Dying” - Tim McGraw song makes sense.

Reverend! I can't say it felt like #winning as we watched a bunch of ANA/ANP getting overrun by the Taliban because of ROE and chicken shit civilian and military leaders. Felt like a metaphor for our time in Afghanistan. The few employments we had were probably just killing the kids of the guys we killed when I was there a decade earlier. We didn't have any semblance of a gameplan or objective when I was there in 2011...2021 was way worse. If we had taken out OBL at Tora Bora and subsequently pulled out (or left when we finally got him), I might have considered Afghanistan a win. Did we stop a possible terrorist attack on US soil during that time...maybe. Did we create more people who want to repeat 9/11 down the road...absolutely. We did find ourselves with aged jets, a few trillion in debt and more dead/broken soldiers, so we got that going for us...

There was also a bs holding call that brought back a TD at the end of 3rd qtr. The Game Day guys, especially Saban, were all over it this morning. And there was not enough video evidence to overturn the call on the field. Sent from my iPhone using Baseops Network mobile app

Will be rooting for Clemson to beat you since we probably can’t. 😂

Haha. You guys lost that game to VT. You and everyone who saw that last play know it. Longest official review I’ve ever seen, unbelievable they overturned it. Congrats on being “5-0.” Bet the mood down south has soured a bit after this recent performance knowing how they perform against any team with even a bit of talent.

Many and they were right; eventually my brain got hammered into the right shape. Which they did a great job at, only took one assignment. Dude I’ve given a lot of debriefs as IP/EP that weren’t well received due to my non-empathetic tactless delivery or they took shit too personally. If you’re reading on this site you’ve likely given/received the same. I was surprised to discover the civ world is a whole different level. That is all.

Dude, you just described EWR. PS. My use of the term dude is uni-whatever and applies to man/woman/it. Why do I say this? I read some AK/HI duking it out on APC and apparently, calling someone Dude was akin to a societal travesty. Surely we are more normal over here, right?

Could be delayed if they don't find a cloud at the IP.

Based on age and the amount of effort you’ve put in without an interview, I don’t think enlisting is going to move the needle at all. Find a job you truly want to do in the ANG and go for that, but do not take a job because you think it’ll get you a pilot slot. I understand completely the desire for mission and something greater - go find that kickass E job and run with it for as long as you still enjoy it.

Haha! I separated at the 15 year point of my AD career. Came back to the U-2 two years later and on AD. A few years later, I retired from AD while flying the U-2. Returned to AD again to fly the U-2. We have another pilot here that did the same thing as me, albeit a few years after I did it. The U-2 is The Land of Misfit Toys. We are an odd lot.

I had a 99 pcsm and a good GPA. Gotta love business school and RateMyProfessors.com. I was also the dumbest guy in my class and finished with the lowest academic ranking out of freaking everyone. Most days I had no clue what my classmates were talking about since they were all nuclear rocket surgeons from the Academy. Sent from my iPhone using Baseops Network Forums