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Absolutely would NOT buy an ATI, they made shit AKs back in the day so I don't trust them one iota! Palmetto State Armory makes far better AR pistols for not much more!

Big difference between "losing" and "losing badly," and I am very well aware of how much territory has been lost and the costs on both sides from legitimate intel sources. Putin isn't winning...

Where are you getting your intel? And I'm talking real intel, not the Internet...

Concur, starting a private range will be a lot easier than a public one...

Actually, I've dealt with numerous graduates from the AQIT course, and they know their shit. That said, I'd avoid acquisitions like a burrito from Taco Bell! And at least they don't have the word 'weapons' in their name!

I don't think anyone will be surprised by this... Recent Data Shows Significant Spike In US Military Aircraft Accidents The number of major accidents involving military aircraft spiked in 2024, internal Pentagon figures show, and a series of high-profile aviation mishaps with deaths and the loss of aircraft in 2025 suggest the disturbing trend may be continuing. Across the military, the rate of severe accidents per 100,000 flight hours rose 55% in the 2024 budget year compared with four years earlier. The Marine Corps saw the highest increase, nearly tripling its rate over the same period. The statistics cover the full budget years 2020-2023 and then the first 10 months of the 2024 budget year, through July 31. In those 10 months of last year, 25 service members and Defense Department civilian employees were killed and 14 aircraft were destroyed... (Full story at title link)

As much as AOC?

Once again, Hoover nails it (STS)!

Lockheed C-130EM Hercules, registration 68-1609, a 57-year-old aircraft originally delivered to Saudi Arabia before joining the Turkish Air Force.

https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/turkish-c130-crash-georgia-azerbaijan-border

Be more like Boyd... https://www.artofmanliness.com/character/advice/john-boyds-roll-call-do-you-want-to-be-someone-or-do-something/

https://taskandpurpose.com/news/air-force-relieves-521st-commander-confidence/

ADMIN NOTE: Yeah, answering a six-year-old post, combined with their user name, may be a red flag fot a bot. We're being bombarded by them lately, somwhow they know how to bypass the filters to join. I'll look into it...

Just read that Captain Richard Wartenberg was with the 445th Airlift Wing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base... https://www.daytondailynews.com/local/wright-patt-officer-was-one-of-those-killed-in-ups-crash/QIGGSYR5INFMRGTYSVYOV3EHXE/

The best graphical depiction I have seen so far...

Uh-oh!! The MD-11 that crashed spent much of September and October at ST Engineering at San Antonio International Airport. The company maintains the carrier's fleet... https://www.expressnews.com/business/article/ups-louisville-st-engineering-san-antonio-crash-21139968.php

DeBerry "only" made $755,370 during his final year at the Zoo (2006) with an additional $154,000 in bonuses. He had an overall record of 169–109–1 in the NCAA. Calhoun's "base" salary for 2025 is $1,550,000 (more than double DeBerry’s final salary) and he also got a received a $20,000 bonus this year. Previously, he got the following bonuses... 2016: $85,000 2015: $123,750 2014: $247,500 2013: $247,500 2012: $247,000 2011: $247,500 2010: $580,000 2009: $217,500 2007: $125,000 (Source: https://sportsdata.usatoday.com/ncaa/salaries/football/coach/73) His contract has also been extended through 2029. Whether Calhoun's contact has a buyout clause has not been made publicly available; the Academy declined to release this information.

This stupid shit was going on decades ago when I first enlisted. Sky cops would routinely shoot each other playing "quick draw" with their duty pistols at ECPs. Nothing more dangerous than a bored military cop with a firearm...

UPDATE (6 Nov 25 / 1230 CST): Since I haven't heard from lilyelliott4, and his profile is suspect (IP addresses), Ihe's been banned. ADMIN NOTE: Thanks, I wasn't tracking until you mentioned it; then I looked at his posts and all followed the same style. I admit I use AI to grab info, but all of his responses look like they are completely AI generated. lilyelliott4, your account is locked. PM me if you aren't a bot and I will consider unlocking it. Otherwise, it'll be deleted shortly. p.s., I also removed the Thai fitness webpage link. Sorry guys, but there wasn't anything interesting on there! I had to check for the good of BaseOps! 😁😁

Troy Calhoun, head football coach at the U.S. Air Force Academy, is the highest-paid person directly employed by the U.S. Air Force with a reported salary for 2025 of $1.55 million. (Calhoun's salary is paid through the Air Force Academy Athletic Corp., a private non-profit that manages the Academy’s athletics program. This structure allows for compensation levels that are significantly higher than typical military pay grades.)

Private sale up in Austin. I was surprised it didn't get snapped up before I got there. Six 200 round boxes of .223 and four in 5.56, and Winchester white box. I've got enough good ammo to cover any non-range needs, this will mainly be range use. 7.62x39 has always hovered around 40₵ a round, and of course I've loaded up on the stuff over the years. I see it now can go for 90₵ upwards which is ridiculous. You'd think with the hundreds of billions or more rounds (300B+ according to some estimates) made since 1944, it'd be as cheap and easy to find as water. 5.45×39 started replacing it in the early 1970s although many of the old caliber rifles are still in use. Global conflicts are still a factor, but I think it's more to do on the 2021 US import ban on Russian ammo (thanks Uncle Joe!!), nitrocellulose and antimony shortages and remnants of the COVID-19 manufacturing and logistics disruptions which still haven't caught back up.

ADMIN NOTE: Anyone requesting controlled unclassified info via unauthorized methods, such as a PM on here, will be booted! If you have an official need for it, you can get it through official channels! This is non-negotiable.

I thought NIL and the portal is what has killed college football, but in reality it's the officials! 🤬🤬🤬