Clayton Bigsby

A friend of mine was a JSTARS nav, and didn't like it - basically, you'll be either in southern Georgia, or at Al-Udeid. He did 4 120's there in the space of 2-3 years? I think. Were it my choice I'd go to Pete, just because you'll have way more living and flying choices in the long term, and the 'Springs is awesome in general.

I've heard something to the effect of a certain amount of money being exchanged for each person processed through immigration - which would make sense in how each crew (2-30 people per shot) are having to process twice a day. I say let them provide their own defense. BRAC OTBH.

"The crew bus is on it's way", told by base command post.

No, but it can get 'em in Microsoft Flight Sim now! It's a simulation of a simulation...weird...like a copy of a copy...a clone of a clone... :rainbow: :rainbow:

EAUC = Enlisted Aircrew Undergraduate College, I think. It's that basic aircrew training at Lackland, they teach you basics of how aircraft function, systems, weights arms and moments, stuff like that. Some will be easy as a wrench-turner, but it's also an introduction into the math you'll be doing in BBOC/BLM, among other things. I can't speak too much about it since I didn't have to go. Booms deal a little less with pax since refueling is their primary mission, but there are plenty of -135s and -10s running around with pax and cargo onboard. For the -135s there were entire Guard units on orders for a long time flying the airborne cattlecars, the "135 rotator" moving crews from one end of the system to the other, seemed they didn't do any A/R at all. KC-10s, being at such obvious hubs in the AMC system, seems they'll always have ORF space-A's tagging along whenever they go somewhere (except Al Dhafra), plus they can carry a bunch of pallets so they tend to do that too...so yeah, booms deal with pax and cargo too. I can't speak too much about boom stuff since I'm *not* a boom, but there's plenty of booms around here to answer that stuff.

"Kiss, kiss, kiss, kiss me love...just one kiss, one kiss will do..."

Umm, there's a difference in the fabric, besides just the color?

It was years back, but some goons hijacked a French airliner and landed in Saudi Arabia...whose commandos stormed the plane and killed every one of them. Commandos were Saudi, not French. Granted that was their soil, but my thought is threatening their cash/oil flow could get them to aggressively react.

Isn't this a prime mission for Predators/Reapers/Global Hawk? Loitering, watching from way above, following, and dropping bombs/shooting hellfires when needed/possible? I mean I remember when that Ukrainian ship full of tanks got hijacked, and went to harbor...boats constantly coming and going...how hard would it be to follow those people, see where they go, and kill the snakes in their lair? My guess is this stuff just hasn't been important enough yet.

Exactly, which is why I'm considering selling mine...wondering what I could get for it. Buy low, sell high...

That 'excuse my while I spit' BS really takes away from an intelligently-written article - good content, but stuff like that places him with all the lunatic fringe kooks. Oh well, I read it anyway. How much are used AKs going for these days?

Probably pretty dumb for the Somalis to start fvcking with the Saudis and their oil/money supply. I imagine the Saudis will do something big about that, fast - they've got the means and the money to do so.

Dover and McGuire aren't the worst C-17 bases, Altus overwhelmingly earns that title. McGuire and Dover are just far less desirable than the alternatives - the best things to do there are to go somewhere else!

Kind of funny how nobody's remembering that in the -17 you could end up at Altus at some point...not every barney base is idyllic. I've heard quite a few gripes about McGuire and Dover too...

C-5 airdrop mission was discontinued. They used to have a SOLL group out of Dover... C-21 and Pirate, great replies. Only thing I'd add is that while the C-17 does go to quite a few of the smaller off-the-beaten-path places like the Herk (I've got my dirt qual too), it just doesn't stay the night there like the Herk does. It's not always back to a 5-star place though, if you want that w/ 'defined AMC enroute network' go C-5/KC-10. No argument that the Herks are doing the majority of the BFE stuff, but it's not like they have an exclusive monopoly on it either. Native, if it isn't obvious already, if you choose herks you get to go through life with a ginormous chip on your shoulder. This 'tac v strat' bullshit that's been going on forever and ever is fvcking pathetic.

it's probably not 'evil' unless he takes the guns back to Cali. AFAIK, residents aren't banned from having them in other places, they're just banned in CA. Private transfer = no FFL req'd, the way to go man. No way for The Man to follow your sale!!!

My understanding is that AKs are beginning to show up every bit as customized as an AR. There are lots of rail options, replacing either the upper receiver top cover, or some of the foregrip/gas tube pieces. M2, what's your take on top cover rails for sights, versus side-mounted ones? As far as I see it, a side-mount would be more desirable since my top cover slides around here and there - not something I'd want to mount a sight/scope to.

FKNA no shit. Some of you seriously need someone to 'standardize' the blue UOD for you? "Wear your blues, any combination" isn't specific enough? For fvck's sake, I thought it was gayer-than-two-dudes-kissin' when we I had to 'standardize' sleeves rolled or unrolled for BDUs when marching in formation for my Mx pipeliner tech school. Unlike the other services, the AF doesn't set an arbitrary date for when you can/have to roll up your sleeves, they give you the flexibility to make a personal decision. No need for by dumb arbitrary rules. <ahhnold> "Stop vhining, you eediots!" </ahhnold> As for wearing your ribbons with your blue shirt...that's almost exclusively an enlisted thing, and that's dumb too - most of what it serves is to force airmen in PME to show that they know how to wear/arrange their ribbons. Most of the shoe-clerk uniform gestapo enforcement stuff comes from there as well, for them it's a demonstration of "leadership" while in ALS/NCOA/SNCOA, etc.

"Number 15, your time is up!"

For those in the know - are there any reservists included, or was it an all-AD crew? to all.

...or you could bring a shitload of extension cords with you

Right between the -130 and -17 in size. Honestly I think the US would be smart to pick up a couple...does it have a tanker capability, to pump gas, like the old Transall does?

I know it's super-entry-level, but what are thoughts on the Taurus 1911? I'm thinking I'd like to get my first 1911, and I like the ergonomics for my hand - can't always say that about all other 1911s, they usually feel gigantic (I'm an M9 lover, the Beretta fits like it was molded for my hand). The price point is good too. Only thing I don't like is that the lower doesn't have a rail option...I'd really like to attach a light and make it a bedside home defence weapon.

They're not really different engines, they just turn differently to offset torque issues. #1 and #3 spin one way, 2 and 4 another. Thing is instead of leaving that up to the reduction gearbox, I believe the engine designs are mirrored/reversed, so the whole damn thing spins another direction.

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