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Pooter wrote Not one person in here can explain how we’re in a better strategic position wrt Iran today than we were a month and a half ago. Or a year ago. Or when we had the JCPOA. Iran has more influence, leverage, and credibility right now than at any point I can remember. What are you smoking?

Transports carrying little-birds have been a thing for a very long time.

“But what about the nukes? If Iran wanted to they've shown they have the capability to launch a dirty bomb and make Israel uninhabitable. They haven't. If Iran wanted to they could develop a nuke (1940s tech), they haven't” AMAZING, defending the Iranian regime and giving them the benefit of doubt…But if Iran nuked somebody, it would be exactly like all the libs after 9/11, All they did was second guess why we didn’t do anything before about Al Qiada.

Some of the guys on this site are getting hysterical…..I remember when we attacked Gaddafi and the usual weak sisters were decrying how Libya would obliterate us and start WW III. Fox News just announced that they weren’t reporting on the rescue efforts/results for security reasons, Not MAGA reasons like some of the TDS afflicted posters stated.

Had 4 Kuwaiti’s in my UPT class (1987) 2 washed out, the other 2, bottom of the class, both got fighters in the KAF…… I flew the 1st Fighter Wing (F-15’s Langley) into Daharan 2 days after the Iraqis invaded Kuwait in Aug 1990….As we taxied in, there were rows of Kuwaiti A-4’s lined up on the ramp, with “Free Kuwait” stenciled on the fuselage…I asked why they weren’t attacking the Iraqi’s in Kuwait, and they said one of the pilots left for Cairo….

Kuwait will be buying 6 of these, And 3 of these

I believe the co-conspirator was a Marine pilot. Throughout these communications, Brown consistently stated his intent to train PRC military pilots in combat aircraft operations. In the resumé he prepared for his application, Brown wrote his “objective” as “Instructor Fighter Pilot.” A co-conspirator told Brown that he hoped Brown would be assigned to “my base, but otherwise you’ll go where is the local equivalent as the [U.S. Air Force] Weapon School.” Later, he stated to a co-conspirator that, upon his arrival in China, “Now…. I have the chance to fly and instruct fighter pilots again!” In December 2023, Brown traveled to China to begin his work training PRC military pilots. After his arrival, Brown answered question for three hours about the U.S. Air Force on his first day in the PRC and then, on his second day, prepared and presented a brief about himself for the PLAAF. Brown remained in China until he traveled to the United States in early February 2026. The charges against Brown follow similar charges filed against former U.S. Marine Corps pilot Daniel Edmund Duggan in the District of Columbia in September 2017. Duggan was charged with providing and conspiring to provide defense services to Chinese military pilots without authorization in violation of the Arms Export Control Act, as well as for conspiring to engage in international money laundering. Like Brown, Duggan received significant training during his career as a pilot in the U.S. military, then used that training for the benefit of the Chinese military. In particular, Duggan is alleged to have trained Chinese military pilots on the tactics, techniques, and procedures associated with takeoff from and landing on an aircraft carrier. Duggan was arrested in Australia in October 2022 and is currently pending extradition to the United States.

His crews said he liked to drink and start fights…..seemed a common thread in most stories..

Dude flew at my airline, got fired. Evidently NOBODY had a good thing to say about him,, lots of issues.

I was near San Bernardino when it happened, and was curious why the pilot wasn’t named after a few days..it’s the T-Birds, not a black program.

Why all the secrecy about the pilot?

Disgruntledemployee, Perhaps if you view Trump as a non-politician, it may help you warm up to him. He isn’t a politician, he’s not a smooth talker, he’s blunt, says what’s on his mind and often gets in a lot of trouble for it. But he’s a damned effective leader, rough around the edges for sure, but he gets things done! I’m sure. He’s also beholden to no man, doesn’t need money, and loves America. I can think of a lot worse people. George Marshall was a very good soldier, leader, and undoubtably an effective politician to earn all those stars.

Liberals, like Salmon swimming upstream.

If Vance was on AF-2 the C-17 usually transports his limo’s and Secret Service Detail. Normal ops.

Everyone is so quick to embrace the suicide theory, however, I flew a sim session with a pilot who was very confused. He tried to shut off a hydraulic pump on the left side of the overhead panel (757) instead of a Pack, on his side. We chalked it up to the fact that he sucked and didn’t have the best reputation (He was a 63 yr old F/O). A few months later I heard he was medically retired and diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s disease. Perhaps this was a similar situation. Obviously a thorough investigation will possibly uncover this.