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SurelySerious

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  1. Cannon to Whiteman would help, though.
  2. You get rid of all of your experienced tactical experts and bring in totally new pilots. Combat effectiveness goes up, it's science.
  3. I've had decent results with Gildan shirts, and the "Sand" color is pretty close to the ones in the mil clothing store.
  4. Florida Pizza Workers Burned Down Rival Store That idea sounds like it's for the birds.
  5. If there isn't anyone with a current copy, you should be able to find it here with a CAC: Edit: Had a chance to grab them off the site. Interesting to note that Proclear is not on the 2011 list, but the Memo doesn't say anything about it being removed. 2011ACSCLP_ApprovedList.pdf 2011_ACSCLP_signed_memo.pdf
  6. A long-winded post talking about internet anonymity and the First Amendment? Warning signs.
  7. College Football Power Rankings...as super heroes?
  8. Vertical Landings Hit the Mark in F-35B's Tests
  9. It's possible you might be giving up more capability by tearing apart the aviation part of the MEU than you intend, or incurring more cost elsewhere. I know amphibious assaults seem far-fetched, but it seems the LHDs provide a platform for organic CAS where you might not have any long runways to operate from, from a place where you might not want to put your carrier strike group (right off the shore, for example), or across a wider area by not being attached at the hip to a CVN (for a lesser conflict where you don't need to tie up a whole CSG). The MEUs can operate within its own expeditionary strike group independent of carrier strike groups, so I guess it could tie up the Marines' freedom of movement or incur the cost of more CVN strike groups to cover them, which gets expensive also. I guess, in short, you'd be tearing apart the whole MAGTF structure. I'm not an expert on the Navy/Marine side though, so I could be totally wrong; just some food for thought.
  10. About-Face: Soldiers Target Stray Eyebrows in Afghanistan Army Strong
  11. Weird. Maybe they meant Iraq and Afghanistan? Crack journalism everyone.
  12. He must have also known to pass the tail number.
  13. Feds: U.S. Man Planned to Blow Up Pentagon Even terrorists have UAVs faster than the pred.
  14. Are you sure the controller's son wasn't the one handing out clearances? That's what I heard.
  15. Still dispensing it as of today.
  16. That's not what it says. In section 6.3 USAF Basic Parachutist Rating there are two categories: Initial Static Line Qual (allows one to perform S/L duties with currency requirements) and USAF Academy Parachutist Qual (allows one to perform Academy-based jump duties). AM-490 prior to August 1994 counts towards Initial Static Line jump qual. Afterwards, it doesn't. Completing programs in either 6.3.1 or 6.3.2 results in being awarded the Basic Parachutist Rating. You can wear the badge anywhere, but you can't walk into a jump assignment and be qualified without completing another program listed in 6.3 or 6.6 if you did AM-490 after August 1994. But back to the new 36-2903, where no morale patches are authorized...
  17. Not unless you're running around off base in OEF. This actually makes some sense, because ABUs don't blend into anything.
  18. Do you mean like last year when they lost to the Browns?
  19. You don't get a Form 8 out of UPT, so he wouldn't be previously qualified if he had tracked 38s.
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