30 minutes ago, Sim said:

Jeebus help the airport police, aircrew, FA's, and gate agents.  

6 hours ago, FLEA said:

I think a lot of clickbait articles like this are AI written now and just grab feeder info from social media and patchwork sentences together about the general topic. You can tell because the tone of the article is completely different than what the tone should be about a tragedy/travesty like this. 

4 minutes ago, waveshaper said:

Here's the latest (just now hitting the news cycle):

"Russian Navy’s Black Sea flagship RTS Moskva (121) has sunk while being towed toward Sevastopol, Crimea, after sustaining major damage in a fire Wednesday, Russian state media said on Thursday.

“During the towing of the Moskva cruiser to the port of destination, the ship lost its stability due to damage to the hull received during the fire from the detonation of ammunition. In the conditions of stormy seas, the ship sank,” the Russian ministry of defense told the TASS newswire."

UPDATED: Russia Says Damaged Cruiser Moskva Sank Under Tow Headed to Black Sea Homeport

UPDATED: Russia Says Damaged Cruiser Moskva Sank Under Tow Headed to Black Sea Homeport - USNI News

 

friggin niceeeee

13 minutes ago, Prosuper said:

I have been hearing but not confirmed only about 50ish crewman got off her but that leaves about 450 that will go down with her.

Its somewhere between sitting at the bottom of black sea or small contained explosion and carrying on.  

Bill Maher on Rogan is a good podcast.

8 hours ago, Waingro said:

I happily don't wear a mask unless it's absolutely a requirement to do something (air travel, etc.) 

That said, I constantly hear your complaint from the same crowd who have long preached that it didn't matter what anyone else does, so long as they didn't force masks or vaccines on anyone else. Ted Cruz, our favorite Canadian-turned-Texan, recently went on a tirade against Mr. T of all people, because Mr. T publicly said he was going to continue to social distance. Ted Cruz apparently still cares, and it seems like you really do care, a lot, about what other people around you are doing.

I saw westerners in Kabul, a decade ago, exercising outdoors with masks on (very poor air quality, leaded gas in shitty generators, etc.) While I found that precaution excessive, it didn't bother me to the point that I'd go online and rail against it. If a middle-schooler wants to run a race in a mask, or get a dumb haircut, or wear stupid clothes, then so be it.

 

I honestly don't care about what adults do.  I do care about young impressionable kids having this forced on them by their parents who are still cowering in the corner on this.  

6 hours ago, FLEA said:

OCONUS there are still several bases in masks -_- so happy I'm done with this nonsense. 

I was at an Army installation in Europe earlier this year and you were required to wear mask while working out in the gym. Maybe it was the same in the AF at the time but I have my own gym so I don't know. But it was the stupid idea I've ever heard. Wonder how many people have passed out lifting more than they should be able to on reduced oxygen. 

At my kids middle school track meet there were more than two hands worth of kids running sprints/long distances in masks.  Outside track.   We haven't had a mask requirement in school here for almost a year now.  We've messed up a giant chunk of the population.  

 

Have a coworker who's sibling's family have isolated since this kicked off years ago.  Both work from home with amazon and IBM.  Groceries are delivered and disenfected.  They have two toddlers who haven't been outside the home for other than doctors visits.  They are leaving the house next week to drive to Cali so there toddlers can be part of the vaccine study on under 5's.  

https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2022/04/05/double-helicopter-crash-at-fort-stewart-was-not-an-accident/?fbclid=IwAR3K1uWX12yPqm4UMwAxLj5U0m2OuZkTOgOyJdLTrkyafRrYeIH1Y3kRtc4

3 hours ago, Sim said:

What does LOAC say about this? (NSFW). Person appears to be personal security of Saakashvili from ~2014 (Nazik Hizanasville)

Bro. Don’t click on that unless you want to see a couple dudes get snuffed out who are breathing their last agonal breaths. 

Any ACC/fighter world guys wanna give their 2 cents

https://taskandpurpose.com/news/air-force-c-130-marthas-vineyard/?utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=trueanthem&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR2U-S6DSHYWPIE2k4zM9nR3rlVeUa7WlQ8l732XP1wkVxhNaL8vBt250PI

13 minutes ago, Pooter said:

I would bet downgrades are pretty common in most communities. Not really something to be concerned about though unless you're consistently getting them or if multiple could rise to the level of a q2 or 3. 

Yeah not a big deal in the slightest until it's a trend, just had a discussion with some buddies and we were talking about it.  

6 minutes ago, waveshaper said:

This looks like a very simple set up. A well trained/experienced team of four (plus security personnel) could most likely accomplish this task in about 40 minutes or so but there could be lots of other time - consuming task/variables, particularly if installing multiple electric/mechanical triggering devices, etc.  Keeping it simple = The team would have to do a detailed recon of the area/rehearse the plan of attack, prep all the demo material like cut the 5 det cord branch lines/sensitize all five det cord branch lines/check electric blasting caps/test initiation system/prep the 5 demo charges (example - M183 Satchel Charges/20lbs of C-4 each - which looks like about the approximate size of the charges used in this video), etc, etc. Next step - when the time is right the team gets to work putting everything in place IAW with the plan. Final steps/Command Detonation Mode - one person stays down range and everyone else heads to the safe area. Final hook-up takes about a minute or so = make a small hole in the ground a couple feet from the det cord main line, place the electric blasting cap/detonator (explosive end/nose down in the hole, turn the receiver switch to the armed position - most receivers have a built-in safe separation timer), after 30 second if the electric blasting cap hasn't detonated connect it to the det cord main line. Head to the safe/reviewing stand area, fire up the popcorn machine, and watch/wait for your target to arrive - then press and hold the transmitter fire button = boom.

  

Wondering what is the usual throughout MDS in regards to downgrades.  Are they common in your MDS or are they debriefed unless they rise to the Q3 level?  

2 minutes ago, Prozac said:

Nice shilling for the Russians here. It boggles my mind that so many Americans have bitten off on this hunk of Russian hot garbage propaganda, to include an influential portion of the media. Covert support of revolutions? Sorry bro, but we unapologetically supported the candidate that wanted to make democratic reforms over the Russian lapdog. This does not equate to supporting a “revolution” and it’s one of the things I expect and want my government to do. Also, doesn’t Ukraine get a say in who it decides to ally itself with? Or are you of the mind that great powers should still be carving smaller nations up for their own conveniences? If you’re not into American values and all that, that’s fine. Just don’t expect much sympathy here. 

Don't forget about the bio labs and now nuclear research facilities

21 minutes ago, Blue said:

  However, I suspect that here in the West, we're seeing a propaganda-filled picture of the war thus far.  I think we're seeing Ukraine's successes being amplified, and their losses being minimized.  Anything's possible at this point, but I don't think we're going to see a quick, resounding victory at the hand of Ukrainian farmers stealing missile batteries and and Ukrainian soldiers sneaking around with anti-tank weapons.

 

I'd agree with you if we were talking about 2 weeks ago.  Russia has been at it for too long and is too inept in all aspects.  You are seeing the true effectiveness of the "bear"

20 hours ago, McJay Pilot said:

Ho Lee Fuk would be proud!

From 2020 unfortunately.  Attempted to land on road system 🙂

2 hours ago, ImNotARobot said:

I also think this year's cars are cool as hell. Haters gonna hate.

But what's COOLER? Lewis getting knocked out in Q1. The weekend is already a success.

followed up by dodging Houthi UAV attacks 🙂

47 minutes ago, Trutan said:

Isn't a pilot one of the most desired positions?

It's up there but 13NX is the most sought after.  

Just ask for the pilot ony package.  It's pretty easy to get as nobody really wants to be a pilot.  

2 hours ago, Prosuper said:

You can make the argument why the Russian military can't fight besides the tactics and doctrine, the Russian society in general. The corruption has been around since the Tsar's. Has Russia ever been a society that has ever been one of laws instead of corrupt tyrants? Putin was himself a bag man for his political boss before he became Mayor of St Petersburg. Makes me wonder when he shakes his nuclear saber, does he have to spray WD-40 inside the scabbard to remove it. Missiles take a bunch of upkeep; I wonder if they even keep a warhead on top of the ones in the silos. Back in the day our Atlas birds had to keep fuel in the tube for structural strength so the war head would not come down crushing the tube, right before I joined an Arkansas silo had an explosion when a mx troop dropped a wrench and punctured the skin and the fuel exploded. Just thinking a Russian General knowing that his birds would never fly just kept one looking good in case the boss showed up and padded his budget and bank account.

What I've been saying but it only takes one 🙂

3 hours ago, Clark Griswold said:

Thanks for digging into it, that's good info for context.  I was/am pretty skeptical of the concept except as a Bay of Tonkin like effort to start WW3 unless the Russians bought off on it and agreed to hold fires to cover both ground and air ops for this hypothetical relief mission, not holding breath for that.  

Given the fact these missions would be ORM of around 1 million, the DO might have to sign off on them first...

Appreciate the link on humanitarian mission to Moldova then delivery to Ukraine, whatever good can be done do it.  

As long as they hydrate/caffeinate and execute missions part task everything should be fine.  

3 minutes ago, slc said:

What's the battery life like on these EV's.  10yrs? 15?  Also, I've heard these are pricey to replace.  

According to Elon Musk on Twitter, Tesla car batteries are supposed to technically last for 300,000 to 500,000 miles, which is 1,500 battery cycles. That's between 22 and 37 years for the average car driver, who, according to the Department of Transportation, drives about 13,500 miles per year.Dec 3, 2021
 

those numbers are actually a bit low from the unbiased sources. 

8 hours ago, kaputt said:

I think it’s mostly Tesla rates that are jacked up because of the morons falling asleep or banging chicks while on “autopilot”. Don’t think it has to do with it being an EV. 

Repair costs are quite a bit higher on Tesla’s I’m sure 

The average annual cost to insure a Tesla Model 3 — $2,215 — is nearly 40% higher than the average national cost of car insurance, according to NerdWallet's analysis. Tesla says its own insurance can save drivers 20% to 30%, but policies are currently available only in Arizona, California, Illinois, Ohio and Texas.

3 minutes ago, LumberjackAxe said:

Well shit, I guess I fell victim to misinformation. Good to know.

i mean it sounded dumb enough to be true 🙂