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  1. Clark Griswold
    Hopefully none, I don't see this actually happening but maybe this could light a fire under the USAF to come up with a COA other than divestment.
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    Copy that - thanks Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Are there proposals for tours for ANG / AFR for RPAs to fill the gaps until the manning is on a better footing? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Boeing has ideas for the A-10 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2015/06/16/boeing-looks-to-sell-retired-a-10-warthogs-abroad/?comp=1198882887570&rank=3
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    Thanks M2 That looks like a good accommodation between the individual and institution.
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    Sikh applicant approved to compete for an Army ROTC without a dress & appearance waiver in place prior to application or acceptance. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/15/sikh-student-turban-rotc_n_7588642.html I checked 36-2903 after reading this and depending on your interpretation this probably would not be an issue (at least IMO) for basic entry but some duty could be excluded based on inability to wear the required uniform/gear with the turban, required beard, etc... Question: Has anyone seen or are there observant Sikhs in the USAF who wear the turban & beard? I haven't seen much of or really any wear of religious apparel or in my career but I figured the wear of a headscarf, kipa, crucifix, etc... with the uniform on duty has come up and what were the interpretations of 36-2903 then?
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    2 I did a UAV assignment then got back to the manned world and would not go back, it's important but not why I joined, I have no doubt that if they attached a golden apple to it like an ACE program and an emphasis on QOL to keep dudes from getting burned out and pissed off (non-vol centric perspective) they would take the RPA job with more enthusiasm Expanding on the idea they are good for the fight we are currently in, the anti-UAV systems are starting to come online too, move counter-move. http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/british-smes-develop-system-to-counter-uavs-412481/ http://www.uasvision.com/2015/06/10/thales-developing-counter-uav-technology/ http://www.militaryaerospace.com/articles/2014/03/army-focusing-on-counter-uav-weapons.html http://www.popsci.com/south-korea-gets-ready-drone-drone-warfare Minor edit.
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    We'll get that check when this happens Another article from Medium on the fire, sounds like the guy has an ax to grind but it has more info on the cause and basically implicates the F135 engine is flawed. Take with 2 milligrams of salt. https://medium.com/war-is-boring/the-f-35-can-just-catch-on-fire-sometimes-eecce430792b
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    F-35A fire from last year - $50 million in damages but pilot got out ok. http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/we-finally-get-our-first-look-at-the-barbecued-f-35-nea-1709394767#
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    All is not quiet on the southern front... U.S. helicopter fired on from Mexico side of the border, authorities say **UPDATES** BREAKING: US CBP CHOPPER DOWN AT TEXAS BORDER, FIRED ON FROM MEXICO .
  11. Clark Griswold
    America has officially gone bat-shit insane. I will add to the pile one more example of living breathing insanity mixed with child like naivety with a bright red cherry of stupid on top. Behold the idiocy of Starri Hedges, "free thinking" teacher extrodinaire. Parents Livid Over ‘Democratic’ School’s Shock Field Trip — but the Director Says It Was ‘Beautiful’
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    2 Looking out for your people leadership, like this guy... Never been involuntarily mobilized but that is a new turd for my punchbowl of cynicism.
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    Long article in two parts, worth the read... Part 1 http://warontherocks.com/2015/05/the-a-10-the-f-35-and-the-future-of-close-air-support-part-i/?singlepage=1 Part 2 http://warontherocks.com/2015/05/the-a-10-the-f-35-and-the-future-of-close-air-support-part-ii/?singlepage=1
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    Quite possibly true but light a candle rather than curse the darkness or kick a bully in the nits then run like hell either or True on losing control of ANG units and not related to the theme of this thread I have heard a rumor persistently that the master plan the AF has is to try to get to most states only having one wing - got a friend at the Bureau who calls BS on that but it seems possible ala the MC-12 & C-27 were going to be distributed to ANG units but now as the AF has or will pull the rug out from theses programs - I believe that rumor - that is passing poisoned pills to eventually shrink the ANG Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Yup but what was done can be undone Convention of the States Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    True - I imagine a force organized trained and resourced by the states but under the chain of command like the guard is now. Militias outside of the MIC that is the Pentagon/DoD/Congress & Contractors This could reassert the role of the states away from just one all powerful Borg federal government - the militia can never be used against the Constitution only in support of it and it is not so much of the Armed Forces of the USA that if the states can not be convinced to contribute that the Federal Government could not act If the states don't make themselves relevant soon they will soon be irrelevant by default Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Yup - what comes next though? On the topic if the ANG evolving / devolving into AD-lite, is that just inevitable? Reserves have traditionally been 1/3 of our total force and the concept of spinning up in maybe a one to three month period has been applied thru out our readiness levels (especially in the Army side) but is that possible now with the pace of modern combat? In a force on force conflict with Russia, China, North Korea, etc. there is no way they are going to fight a conflict that goes on and on allowing us to build up in theatre in numbers to eventually overwhelm them - it will be over in a week or two before both sides have attrited their conventional forces and the temptation or need to go nuclear arises, if that is the case then shouldn't the ANG / AR be AD but federalized (federally funded) when needed? Then state funded on a day to day force in ready basis? Instead of a draft for individuals - a draft for state forces - spreads the cost and makes us actually think about whether or not to commit to every conflict around the world. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Good discussion between Prof. Farley and Brian Laslie, covers a large range of air power topics but for what might be a new trend in air to air is the increase in quality / quantity of Russian & Chinese training, specifically their versions of Red Flag http://bloggingheads.tv/videos/34603 Articles on China's Red Flag like LFEs http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20121216000088&cid=1101 http://www.wired.com/2013/02/china-mock-air-war/ Imitation is the most sincere form of flattery
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    The situation is not that bleak, the 22 and 35 have pretty good unrefueled combat radius and the JASSM-ER has a 600+ NM range. JASSM-ER costs about 700k each and I would estimate a S-300 or 400 missile costs 3 million a shot (PAC 3 missile comes in at 3.43 million so that's a WAG) and if we are talking the US vs Iran we can afford to lob more JASSM-ER or MALD-Js at them to destroy their SAM sites (eventually) or cause them to expend and deplete their munitions than they can afford to launch of their high end SAM missiles. Now, China or Russia, that's a different animal... Saturation with decoys, long range standoff weapons, advanced jamming and a HVAA fleet capable of basic self protection and better retrograde by being on the datalink with the strikers, night 1 of the war will probably work out.
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    Copy dat - seems like overkill except for air assets like P-8 or a JSTARS that may need an additional asset but can't break station and spare the attention to it and its sensor feed. No worries, just curious about it. Not sure about the current opinion of the AF on the UAV and semi-autonomous concept but I would imagine beyond self-protection of the asset itself probably not.
  22. Clark Griswold
    Give the 46 an ECM pod like the IAI ELL-8222. http://www.iai.co.il/sip_storage/files/7/27537.pdf There was mutual jamming support in Vietnam for raids against surface threats that worked well (B-52s in Linebacker II), tankers in close proximity during the retrograde could turn up the noise shrink the WEZ of a leaker to get more time and distance. An ALE-50 might work too but the ECM pod seems more practical. Edit: minor edit
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    Yeah - automating more of the flight and boiling it down to mostly mission oriented commands has got to be how this is envisioned. I think I've seen some promotional videos for the new P-8 that have this concept also. If it is not an OPSEC or classified, do the UAVs keep link with a ground element also or are totally under the C2 of the Apache? Edit: grammar fix
  24. Clark Griswold
    Yep - never flew the mighty 135 in a Flag but I would imagine that without SA tools the chance of an effective tanker retrograde are zero. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  25. Clark Griswold
    Good article and worth a read. SHORT LEGS CAN’T WIN ARMS RACES: RANGE ISSUES AND NEW THREATS TO AERIAL REFUELING PUT U.S. STRATEGY AT RISK
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