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E-9 Mafia. The irony is she has a Master’s degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Information Security and Digital Management. https://www.surfpac.navy.mil/Leaders/Biography/Article/3152697/cmdcs-swexwiwaw-grisel-marrero/

80 years ago today, on 5 Sep 1944, Lt William H. Allen became an “ace” in one day when he shot down five enemy aircraft in just a handful of minutes. Flying a P-51 Mustang (like the one pictured here) named “Pretty Patty II,” Lt Allen and his flight of P-51s (all from the Eighth Air Force’s 55th Fighter Group, whose emblem is also pictured here) attacked a Nazi airfield north of Göppingen, Germany. As the German airplanes took off one after the other, trying to get airborne, he shot down his five targets. Together with the other members of his flight, they took out 16 enemy aircraft in total. Between 3 and 11 September 1944, the 55th Fighter Group took down a total of 106 enemy aircraft, which earned them a Distinguished Unit Citation. The 55th’s heritage was inherited by the 55th Operations Group, today at Offutt AFB, Nebraska. (Photos: USAF; NMUSAF)

40 years ago today, 4 Sep 1984, Rockwell International revealed the first production B-1B Lancer (tail number 82-0001) to the public. About 1,500 people attended the rollout (pictured here), where they heard a message from President Reagan, and then listened to a speech from Rockwell Chairman Robert Anderson. The celebratory occasion was somewhat darkened by the crash of one of the B-1’s prototypes a little over a week before, on 29 Aug 1984, which killed Rockwell test pilot T.D. (Doug) Benefield and prompted the Air Force to ground the last flying B-1 prototype. This first production aircraft (82-0001) would eventually get scrapped in the mid-1990s at Ellsworth AFB in compliance with the 1991 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START). B-1Bs still fly today as long-range, multi-mission bombers for the U.S. Air Force. (Photo: USAF)

And someone is going to ID this guy (he deleted his X account after yesterday's loss) and hold him to his word!!

This does ease my pain and suffering a bit...

Twenty-five years ago today, on 3 Sep 1999 Capt Julie Hudson of the Maryland Air National Guard completed her final mission check ride to qualify as the Air National Guard’s first fully combat ready female A-10 pilot. She’s pictured here standing in front of an A-10 Thunderbolt II in the Maryland National Guard’s 1999 Annual Report. Prior to her training in the A-10, Capt Hudson flew the Lockheed C-141 Starlifter, and in her civilian life, she was a commercial pilot for Northwest Airlines. The A-10 itself is a close air support attack plane, nicknamed the “Warthog,” that make an iconic “BRRRT” sound when firing its 30mm GAU-8/A cannon (seen sticking out of the front of the A-10 behind Capt Hudson), which can fire 3,900 water-bottle-sized rounds per minute. (Photo: Maryland National Guard)

Wasn't found for four days?!? Arizona office worker found dead in a cubicle 4 days after last scanning in

Gents, just a reminder, Oktoberfest starts Saturday, 21 Sep and runs through Sunday, 6 Oct 6! Y'all know what that means!!

Bail granted. And note the charge is 'manslaughter with a firearm.' https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/roger-fortson-airman-shot/2024/08/29/id/1178422/

Show me where I focused on the term 'intentional?' I was highlighting the "premeditated" part of the Penal Code, which this wasn't. There is no way he will be charged with murder except, of course, if it's politically motivated.

https://www.wsj.com/world/ukrainian-f-16-is-destroyed-in-crash-4f6d66f6

Nope, cops are trained to shoot that way. It's intended to stop a threat, not kill. The fact he shot him multiple times will not be a factor nor does it make this premeditated in any manner. What it comes down to is the deputy overreacted to the site of the handgun. I have had several LEO buds defend what he did, but the video clearly shows there wasn't justification to shoot him as having a weapon in your hand does not automatically make a person a threat. However, let's be clear and the terms and what they actually mean in the State of Florida Penal Code... Homicide is a blanket term that describes any event in which one person causes another person’s death. Anytime someone is killed by the action of another person, it is deemed a homicide. Murder is defined as an act of intent, which means that an intentional act was carried out, and someone died as a result. Murder is the intentional and unlawful killing of another person. In the courtroom, establishing a charge of murder requires proof that premeditated planning took place (first-degree murder) or an act in the heat of the moment urged a person to intentionally kill another person (second-degree murder). Florida law differentiates two types of murder: first-degree murder and second-degree murder. First-degree murder is premeditated and occurs when the intentional act of killing another person takes place. It is also used to describe murder that occurred in conjunction with certain other felonies, such as kidnapping or robbery. In Florida, first-degree murder is punishable by life in prison and may even elicit the death penalty in some cases. Second-degree murder is not premeditated or planned out in advance, but it still involves the intentional killing of another person. It occurs when one person causes the death of another person in the heat of the moment but intentionally. This can happen within a fight or argument that just happens to escalate so far that it leads one person to make an intentional decision to kill the other person. It was not premeditated, but it was intentional, nonetheless. Second-degree murder in Florida can get you a sentence of life in prison. Manslaughter is the unintentional killing of someone else. It involves the unlawful killing of another person without premeditated intentions and/or an intent to kill. If someone means to harm someone else and happens to inadvertently kill them instead, it is manslaughter. A conviction of manslaughter does not require the prosecution to prove that there was an intent to kill or an intentional cause of harm. Instead, it must simply prove that the defendant killed the other person. Manslaughter is also divided into two categories: voluntary and involuntary. Voluntary manslaughter occurs when someone unintentionally kills another while they are committing another felony. It can also arise within a fight or argument, like second-degree murder. However, there is no intentional act of killing when manslaughter occurs. There may be an intention to harm but not to kill. Florida voluntary manslaughter charges will garner a maximum of 15 to 30 years in prison for anyone convicted of these charges. Involuntary manslaughter, on the other hand, involves someone killing another person unintentionally, not while committing another felony, but due to their own negligence, recklessness, or lack of responsible behavior. Involuntary manslaughter can carry a penalty of up to 15 years in prison in Florida. This was involuntary manslaughter, it doesn't meet the burden of proof for second-degree murder.

Deputy Denied Bail

WTF is that on the left?!? https://fox11online.com/news/local/parents-activists-clash-over-new-title-ix-rules-at-wisconsin-school-board-meeting-oshkosh-area-board-of-education-lgbt-gender-identity-transgender-education-crisis-in-the-classroom

One of these is Neil from the 1980s Brit comedy classic, The Young Ones! Not sure what the other is?

Not a lawyer, but technically state defense forces (SDFs) are the only military units/recognized independent militias which operate solely under the authority of a state government. SDFs are distinct from National Guard units in that they cannot become Federal entities per 32 U.S.C. §109. With the onset of World War II and as a result of the Federalization of the National Guard, in 1940 Congress amended the National Defense Act of 1916 and authorized states to maintain "military forces other than National Guard." Nearly every state has laws authorizing state defense forces, and 19 (and Puerto Rico) have active forces with different levels of activity, support and strength. Most execute emergency management and homeland security missions. For example, the Texas State Guard has a non-armed role supporting Operation LONE STAR - BORDER SURGE. Governor DeSantis recently reactivated the Florida State Guard to deal with natural disasters in that state, but has also send FSG personnel to the Mexican border in Texas.

DAFMAN 90-161 defines directive publications as “Publications to which adherence is mandatory. These publications implement mandatory guidance for publication users and deviation is not permitted without a waiver." Pamphlets (e.g. DAFPAM, AFPAM or SPFPAM) are non-directive. AF Publication Reduction (AFPR) Phase 3: Problem Statement Workshop

Nope. "There is no requirement that military personnel salute the vice president, who has no active role in the chain of command," Eric Fleury, an assistant professor of government and international relations at Connecticut College said in an email. "The only civilian requiring a salute is the President, which he or she is not obliged to return." Reagan started the tradition of returning the salute by presidents. On Oct. 12, 1986, he delivered remarks to U.S. service members and their families in Keflavik, Iceland, and explained why he decided to start returning salutes to military troops. "One night over at the Commandant's quarters, Marine Commandant's quarters in Washington, and I was getting a couple of highballs, and I didn't – [laughter] – know what to do with them. So, I said to the Commandant – I said, 'Look, I know all the rules about saluting in civilian clothes and all, but if I am the Commander in Chief, there ought to be a regulation that would permit me to return a salute,'" he said, according to a transcript from the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum. Fact check: Claims that Kamala Harris refused salute missing context (usatoday.com)

70 Years Ago This Week: 23 Aug 1954 -- First Flight of the YC-130 In 1954, President Dwight D. “Ike” Eisenhower sat in the Oval Office; the US Air Force Academy was founded; and the first of over 2,500 Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft took to the skies. By that time, the Cold War was in full swing. The newly independent USAF had begun to recapitalize its fleet around the atomic bomb and the jet engine, with its tactical and mobility fleets making due with the World War II leftovers. Though those aircraft were less than a decade old, the intervening advent of the turbojet engine had ushered in a new era for aviation that made the classic piston-and-propeller propulsion combination nearly obsolete. The Korean War made clear the deficiencies of those legacy transports; what was needed was a medium-sized tactical airlifter for delivering heavier equipment or paratroops quickly and over long distances to combat areas, yet capable of operating from short, rough airfields. The key enabling technology was the turboprop engine. Standard turbojet engines that relied on expelling hot gas for thrust were terribly inefficient at low speeds, making them impractical for transports. The new concept of a turboprop engine instead harnessed the jet engine’s energy to drive a propeller, combing the compact power of the jet with subsonic efficiency of a propeller. Because the Air Force had ceded turboprop development to the Navy, while they focused on turbojets, they had to derive the intended engine from its sister service’s programs. In June 1950, the Air Force released the first General Operational Requirements Document for a new medium turboprop transport, with requests for proposals coming the following January. Of the five contractor submission, Lockheed was announced as the winner on 2 July 1951, receiving a contract to build two YC-130s on 11 July, powered by Allison T56 turboprops. The prototypes were designed and built at Lockheed’s California facilities—it was just then re-activating the former Marietta, Georgia, B-29 plant for future C-130 production. As legend has it, the Hercules’ mockup debut resulted in stunned silence...and not the good kind, because it bucked the sleek-and-streamlined trend of the early Jet Age. Skunk Works founder Kelly Johnson reportedly dismissed it entirely. On 23 August 1954, just about a year behind schedule (due to both engine & airplane delays), Lockheed test pilots Stan Beltz and Roy Wimmer, and two flight engineers, ran up the engines on the second YC-130, tail number 53-3397, in Burbank, California. Just 10 seconds and 855 feet later, their plane leapt into the air for the first flight of the C-130. An hour later, they landed at Edwards AFB where it would undergo the rest of its flight test program.

On 20 Aug 1910, the first shot to be fired from an airplane occurred when Lt Jacob Earl Fickel of the 29th Infantry—an expert rifleman—fired upon a target about 100 feet below from the backseat of a Curtiss biplane. Lieutenant Fickel missed the shot by about six feet; but the pilot, Mr. Glenn Curtiss himself, took the blame for that, stating that he had to tilt the machine just as the shot was fired. For the firearms demonstration, which took place at Sheepshead Bay Track near New York, Lt Fickel used an Army Springfield .30 caliber rifle. In the photo here, Lt Fickel demonstrates how he took his shot, with Curtiss pilot Charles F. Willard at the controls. Although this first attempt at firing from a plane was a miss, the idea of weaponizing the airplane was not—and in just a few short years airplanes would be dogfighting with each other over the skies of Europe in the midst of Word War I. (Photo: NMUSAF)

It's getting close to that time again, gentlemen! Dirndls and a Devil's Wheel, who says the Germans don't know how to have fun?!?

The Slovaks did the same with their MiG-29s, not sure how those are faring. Ironically, the Slovaks are getting F-16 Block-70s, two of which were just recently delivered. https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/State-Partnership-Program/Article/3851566/indiana-guard-helps-deliver-f-16s-to-slovak-partners/