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2? I missed that nugget of info if it was mentioned previously. On what grounds was he arrested. I've only seen that for blatent violations of G.O. 1 (ie falling down drunk in Iraq.)

I wonder how many dudes send theirs back because the altimeter stops climbing at 8,000 ft in the airplane. I suppose it could double as a "CABIN OVER 10K" light, provided you look at it. Can Herk guys open the side window and hang their arm out to check the altitude?

Nice Pawnman. I'm still laughing. Maybe you could give somebody the gift of food. Folks in Abilene love BBQ and a buddy just sent me a picture of his girlfriend's favorite.

Its been days without input on the biggest topic on Baseops. Has the leadership improved dramatically since the Officer call, or did the lobotomys do the trick? It got really quiet really fast.

I'm with HD. Those of us geographically separated from the land of tucked t-shirt belt wearers are eager to hear the latest installment. Did they postpone the update or did the com nazi's cut off all access to Baseops?

Huey, you guys should have done this... I'm certain that would have helped, plus you could have taxied into the chow hall legally. Barring that, make the FE wear a reflective belt (inside the aircraft) during ground ops on all future sorties. I'm sure the glow from the cockpit would grab the drivers attention. [/sarcasm]

I don't even think retirement is required. The boss should have broken this ass chewing/motivation into smaller groups. If you get a group of about 50 aviators in a room and try to talk down to them, you're going to hear at least one bullshit. If the group of aviators has time to stew before hand, critical mass is reached at about twenty dudes. I bet at least two or three bags are going to jump up and call bullshit if this goes as expected. The finance troops and dentists will all be horrified.

Ralph Peters rarely has anything good to say about the AF, but this is the first time I've ever seen him take a shot at the Army. Interesting perspective on the end result of political correctness in the military.

Major Stone was an instructor when I went through the schoolhouse. He was an outstanding instructor and a person I remember who made a difference for everyone he worked with. The news is currently stating that Maj. Hasan made threatening remarks on a number of occasions. Nothing was done. This may finally be the event that pulls the plug on runaway political correctness in the military.

HOLY SMOKES! This line of discussion lead to a Google search. I'm amazed this hasn't been posted yet, but just in case you wondered what was under that outfit... I'm starting to want to golf.

Nope, never. I looked for 30 minutes and couldn't find em.

This is so easy that even the Army can figure it out. When I was in Baghdad in 07-08, the rule on the FOB was reflective belt after dark except for AF PT gear. They all agreed that it was more than suitably reflective and a belt with AF PT gear was redundant.

I'm glad to see the folks at Dyess have taken a pro-active approach to the problem. I say this because the same thing happened when I picked up a 180 to Baghdad departing in Sep 2007. Skycops could not spare a single M-4. LRS had to do a hostage swap involving three separate bases to get me an M-4. Clearly, they identified that they needed the other 150 or so M-4s to prevent an invasion by the incredibly friendly population of West Texas. At least they went ahead and fixed the problem so it would never happen again... never mind.

Irony is good stuff. This story makes me laugh every time I read the latest update... FDA Warns of 'High Levels' of Disease-Causing Bacteria Found in Certain Hand Sanitizers https://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,525520,00.html

Emphasis on item #1 I've been snacko in four different organizations. The trick to item number one is to make it simple - Make absolutely everything in the snack bar 50 cents. Then take the car on down to Sam's Club and look at the unit cost on the shelves. Don't buy anything with a unit price over about 40 cents. We had one retard buying stuff that cost 80 cents a piece and selling it for 50. Don't be a charity.

This isn't a book, but it is very interesting reading. It is a personal account of a B-17 crew member who flew from Sep 1943 to Feb 1944. I've read numerous other books, but it never ceases to amaze me what these guys endured, and kept hacking the mission day after day... without the aid of reflective belts or PT gear. B17log.pdf

Just a bomber guys opinion, but I believe that there are Pave Hawk MH-60s still flying and the MH-53 Pave Low helicopters were recently retired. Either way, I would expect that there are a great many guys still flying that had experience in either platform who could be considered "Pave" guys. Just my 2 cents.

According to BUFF guys I know, the wings on the BUFF move almost 18 feet vertically from full droop to the opposite extreme. I'm not an Aero engineer, but that much flexing in a metal structure over the course of sixty years just can't be good. One day, the wing tips are going to meet in the middle and the AF will have to start revising their long term plans. To quote the Commander in Chief "It just isn't sustainable."

In a high speed ejection, the seat goes up the rails, separates from the aircraft and then a drogue chute pops out to slow you down. At that point, the occupant of the seat is moving forward boots and butt first. In a two piece flight suit, the top half would more than likely become a second drag chute wrapped around your head. With all the straps and connections to the seat, the top would probably get ripped off of your body. I have talked to a number of guys who lost their helmet even with the chin strap and O2 mask secured. That is why pointy nosed aviators would not be fans of the two piece option. In addition, it shouldn't be mission impossible to figure out how to take a dump without hitting a flight suit. I've worn one in the desert while working with the Army, and I will agree it is a pain when rocking a gun belt, but it is a small price to pay to look that cool. (reference I'm Hot Cause I'm Deployed)

Between this dude and the F-15E Lt Col, I don't think that everyone has focused on the positive aspects of the story. Sure you can get wrapped around the axle supporting or opposing DADT, or molesting subordinates regardless of their sex. I think we have missed the good news side of the story; more vacancies = more promotions on the next Lt Col board.

After thinking about this some more, I realized one difference between the services. Since I joined the AF, every squadron I have been assigned to (outside of the current space command gig) has maintained a bar within the squadron. This was where parties were held, Friday roll call, and any other excuse to get together with the bro's and drink a couple beers. The squadron police their own and make sure nobody gets in trouble.

I just got this via e-mail, and although the author is writing about the Marine Corps, everything he says applies to Big Blue as well. The best line has to be, "The Pensacola Aviation Museum Cubi-Point Café (replica of the Cubi Point, Philippines O’Club, with actual plaques relocated from there) is a fine example of how our clubs’ “focus of effort” should look, rather than like Applebees or Golden Corral." to LC Butler.

DAMMIT MAN, talk to your safety shop! Can you imagine the number of people getting rear ended at the gate if guards looked like this. (I don't think STS is appropriate here, it could happen both ways.) You would have to add an extra 15 minutes to your commute to deal with the permanent 4 car pileup at the gate. The only ones who would make it to work on time would be the Eagle drivers.

Nope, I'm not familiar with the B-1J, but I will let you know if I hear anything. :-)

There is better. For local flavor, try out Joe Allen's, Harolds, Betty Rose's, Squares or Harlows. Everyone has their personal favorite - they all tasted pretty good to me. Famous Daves was just being built as I was PCSing, but I'm pretty sure they are a franchise you can find most places. There are a bunch of steak places, but check out Lyttle Land and Cattle Co, or Perini Ranch south of town. That goes for all the out and back guys from Del Rio and Sheppard too.