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Hagel looks at pay raises for missile officers. Cheating on cert test, illegal drug possession/ring, failing NSI's, security breaches, etc, = very well played, indeed. https://www.military.com/daily-news/2014/01/16/hagel-looks-at-pay-raises-for-missile-officers.html?comp=700001075741&rank=1

One more goes the way of the dodo bird. Acting Undersecretary of Navy Forced to Resign. I can see active duty "male personnel" starting to develop serious castration anxiety symptoms, particularly when SARC personnel are in the vicinity. Hopefully, this will be covered as a service connected disability by the VA. I would recommend; Literal castration = 100% disability and Metaphorical castration = 75% disability. https://www.military.com/daily-news/2014/01/15/navys-acting-undersecretary-forced-to-resign.html?comp=7000023317828&rank=1

Retired Generals, Admiral Embrace Pay Reductions. https://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20140113/BENEFITS05/301130026/Retired-generals-admiral-embrace-pay-reductions

Three-Hour Orgasm Sends Woman to ER. https://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/us/2014/01/10/hln-vo-three-hour-orgasm-emergency-room.hln.html

Op-Ed; Morale(?) is High in Nuclear Force. "HIGH" seems to be the key word/concept. The USAF Nuclear Enterprise; Where they do more then just Aim HIGH, now pass the Doobie. https://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20140111/NEWS01/301110003/Op-Ed-Morale-high-nuclear-force

Hurlburt Field: Brigadier General Jon Weeks relieved of Command. Another relationship issue? https://www.weartv.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/top-ranked-commander-relieved-duty-at-hurlburt-airfield-40183.shtml

Missing Captain now Considered a Deserter. https://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20140109/NEWS06/301090010/Missing-Shaw-captain-considered-deserter-OSI-says

Yes it's real and I forgot to add this video clip; It's good to be the king.https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=StJS51d1Fzg#t=0

It's good to be king. Military Brass Immune to Pension Rate cuts. https://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20140108/BENEFITS05/301080005/Military-brass-immune-pension-rate-cuts

Roving Patrols Combat Military Sex Assaults. I can't believe the Navy came up with this before the Air Force, our SARC folks got some catching up to do. Also, patrolmembers get to wear a distinctive "Red Patrol Badge" on their uniform; now that's a nice and maybe even a somewhat historic touch. Now, the SARC needs to find some type of distinctive/highly visible badge or marker to help identify all the past(26,000 in CY13), present, and potential future sexual assault violators. https://www.military.com/daily-news/2014/01/07/roving-patrols-combat-military-sex-assaults.html

3 Hurlburt Field Ospreys hit in Sudan. https://www.nwfdailynews.com/military/top-story/hurlburt-ospreys-hit-in-south-sudan-1.253194

Duck Dynasty Gay Reindeer, not that there is anything wrong with that. https://www.jibjab.com/view/F-fbnQogRSOS3iMAvb3miw?aw_affid=85386&aw_gid=0&aw_bid=0&aw_pid=0&aw_cr=1ohftl0vdkmk2&aw_sitename=VigLinkInc

Sounds like rebel fire damaged two U.S. Ospreys and one of the aircraft was heavily damaged. Three U.S. Military Personnel were wounded, one of them critically. Also, the rescue mission appears to have been aborted at least temporarily.

Dang, how did the USAF let the Army get this one. https://msn.foxsports.com/buzzer/story/meet-the-former-nfl-cheerleader-who-is-now-in-the-army-122013

We could use another General who knows how to handle the Russians, its been way to long since we had such leadership. I say promote him to 4 Star and let the good General run the War Room. The War Room. https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=WI5B7jLWZUc#t=3

Never seen this type action before. Legal or not? "Airmen eligible to retire may also be vulnerable to DOS rollback separation, Garcia said." "Retirement is not automatic. If you are eligible to retire and identified for DOS rollback, you must submit a retirement application by Jan. 31, 2014, for the May 1 or earlier retirement. If you do not, you will be separated instead, and will not receive retirement benefits," he explained. https://www.af.mil/News/ArticleDisplay/tabid/223/Article/467760/dos-rollback-included-in-fy14-force-management.aspx

Al-Shabab update. This one should be more NSA acceptable. https://www.nbcnews.com/video/nightly-news/53847589?from=en-us_msnhp#53847589

I copied this from another site and have not fact checked the material. I am somewhat skeptical but if true then the first stop for cuts/reductions needs to be by eliminating some of these smoke blowing (O7-O10) force managers. When comparing stats from SEP2001 (War on Terror starts) to SEP2013 (most recent available), I found only one category that showed growth: General Officers (O7-O10): +33 Field Grade Officers (O4-O6): -1030 Company Grade Officers (O1-O3): -3067 Sr NCO (E7-E9): -3146 NCO (E4-E6): -833 AMN (E1-E3): -14,656 Source: Defense Manpower Data Center I wonder what the future holds for the stars.

15-year retirement and much more, etc. https://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20131211/CAREERS/312110025/15-year-retirements-enlisted-retention-boards-coming-next-year

This may be a little out of my lane, very narrowly focused, somewhat different point of view, and not official in any capacity but it does relate to ejection seats. Also, I do have a very simple question at the end. During my career I participated, down in the muck, in way to many aircraft/helicopter crash response recovery efforts and even directly assisted the accident investigation board a time or two. One particular aircraft crash that I supported late in my career has always bothered me and I believe the aircrew may have survived if the aircraft had upgraded MB ejection seats installed. This particular crash happened in Feb 2002, involved a T-37, and resulted in the lose of two fine young officers (Historical note; one of these young officers father was a USAF Colonel and the first American jet ACE during the Korean War). The location of the crash site was near Spofford Aux Field and the T-37 aircraft was based out of Laughlin AFB. My understanding of what happened is that something caused the T-37 to stall at a very low AGL. By the time the T-37 stalled it was to low and did not have enough airspeed (outside the safe ejection envelope) for the aircrew to eject. The T-37 pancaked into the ground and apparently the aircrew never attempted to eject. During the crash recovery effort the scuttlebutt from some of the folks far more knowledgeable then me (pilots/egress techs, etc) was that the pilots knew they were outside the ejection envelope and never attempted to eject. Also, it was suggested that if the T-37 had been equipped with the upgraded MB ejection seats then the aircrew may have been able to safely eject. This was one of those YGTBFSM moments for me. Some T-37/A-37 MB ejection seat minimum ejection envelope data. 1. T-37 (AETC); F1-B Timer (1 sec chute) 200ft AGL/120 KIAS or F1-B Zero Delay Lanyard 100ft/120KIAS. 2. A-37 (Foreign Sales); Upgraded MB ejection seat, 0ft AGL/70 KIAS. Later I did some research on my own and found out that none of the T-37 MB ejection seats in AETC had been upgraded. I also found out that there was a program in place (for a very long time) that upgraded the MB seats in all exported A-37 dragonfly's. Question; Why didn't AETC upgraded the T-37 MB ejection seats?

NVG's? Ejection Seat Safety: Senators Push for Review. https://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20131129/NEWS05/311290014/Ejection-seat-safety-Senators-push-review

Every once in a blue moon these little territorial disputes/dick measuring contests spiral out of control. Just a few examples; Gulf of Tonkin Incident 1 and 2 = Gulf of Tonkin Resolution = History https://www.vietvet.org/thewall.htm Also, KAL Flight 007 is another example of a SNAFU by all parties involved. Occasionally stupid stuff happens when tensions are high.

The East-West Center.org is a decent source for current/background information on most on-going activities/issues in East/Southeast Asia, Pacific Region and some of the on-going activities/issues in South Asia/Central Asia. Lots of information and worth a look if you can find the time. https://www.eastwestcenter.org/about-ewc/mission-and-organization This center was established in 1960 by Congress and is located in Honolulu. Some of the products they routinely publish are; Policy Studies, Asia Pacific Issues, Pacific Islands Policy, Asia Pacific Bulletins, East-West Center Working Papers, etc. I am not sure if this agency has an agenda or not, so like any source take the information presented with a little skepticism. Everyone seems to have a somewhat different opinion on what China's intentions are and that's a good thing. Also, its never to early or late to start to try and understand what our current and future adversaries may be up to. This normally requires a little look into the shadows of history to better understand unfolding present day events and may also give you a glimpse into future possibilities. Conflict Prevention Urgent for the Senkaku Conundrum; Asia Pacific Bulletin, Number 212; Somewhat long; https://www.eastwestcenter.org/sites/default/files/private/apb212.pdf

Another strange twist, if true; These disputed island up until 1978 (?) had been designated as an active US bombing and gunnery range. The range utilization is covered under the US/Japan SOFA Agreement, the range use appears to still be a valid/active agreement item as of this year. Highlights of article; The Japanese Ministry of Defense, since 1972, has been leasing Kuba to the US military as a bombing range along with Taisho. Although both islands have not been used by the US military since 1978, and Article II (3) of SOFA states that “The facilities and areas used by the United States armed forces shall be returned to Japan whenever they are no longer needed for purposes of this Agreement”, they have not yet been returned to Japan. Neither Tokyo nor Washington has explained the reason why the islands are still allocated for use by the US military. Japanese citizens cannot land on either island without first obtaining permission from the US military. The fact that the United States still manages the two islands implies that the United States itself is another actor in the Senkaku dispute. https://www.eastwestcenter.org/sites/default/files/private/apb205.pdf

Some history on these disputed islands. China had historical sovereignty over the Penghu Islands (Pescadores) and Taiwan, along with the nearby Diaoyu Islands, before losing them to Japan during the 1894 Sino-Japanese War, which saw the Qing fleet annihilated by Japans navy. Japan brought these annexed territories under the jurisdiction of Okinawa Prefecture, where they remained until the Empire of Japan was defeated by the Allies in 1945. The Potsdam Declaration determining the terms of Japans surrender signed by the Allies in July 1945, reiterated as binding the terms set in Cairo. China believes that the Diaoyu Islands should automatically have been restored to China, and the Japanese occupation of Diaoyu Islands since 1895 was nothing but a robbery.