DirkDiggler

To echo what Clearedhot and Bookiebird said, it's not an easy process and in my experience most of the people (outside the historian) you'll deal with will be neutral at best on whether you ever actually get the bird into the Airpark. First thing they'll probably ask is who's paying for it? The site prep, any plaques or monuments that will go with it, actually moving the airplane into the site etc. Second thing they'll ask is who's going to maintain it once it's in the Airpark. Your Airpark should already have some sort of MoA or MoU describing who's responsible for upkeep, the Historian should have it or be able to point you in the right direction (also very possible that the agencies appointed for upkeep aren't adhering to the agreement). DAFI 84-103 is the AF reg that governs/discusses Airparks, might be worth reviewing. Third thing they'll probably ask it some version of "why". This is a want to do, not a have to do, and it's going to require work from multiple agencies to make it happen. If you have higher level leadership buy-in (min O-6/base commander, ideally MAJCOM GO or higher) it will make this project and your life a lot easier. Good luck, I hope you're able to make it happen.

Where's a grizzly bear when you need one?

My guess (I'm purely speculating) is that this is tied to Hegseth's weird focus on cosplaying being a SOF user (reference all the videos of him working out with SOF, riding the side of a Little Bird all kitted out, there's multiple examples). A sizeable percentage of the ground SOF guys I worked with on staff were taking testosterone shots since as they got older it got harder to keep up with the physical demands of their job (not the pushing CONOPs or PPT part lol). It probably came up in conversation during one of his made for DVIDS PT sessions and here we are, testing for all my friends. I'm not weighing in on the right vs wrong or logic of it all, just where I think the roots lie. I don't need to tell you since I know you worked in the 5 sided puzzle palace but the main thing that should come out of the Pentagon/DoD is budget and policy. Hegseth is really struggling with the first piece and IMO a good chunk (though not all) of the second piece he seems to focus on odd issues that are probably below the purview of the SecDef. But he's loyal, looks good on TV during Senate hearings, and uses the word lethality a lot so POTUS will probably keep him around. Unless this Iran thing really falls off the cliff and Trump needs a fall guy.

At least the Blue Angels Lead is willing to go on the record and call this unsafe/it’s going to be debriefed and corrected. Any professional aviator (military or civilian) knows the road this is going down. I honestly don’t understand why Hegseth sees the need to insert himself into these discussions, especially given all that’s happening in the world and that lately military aviation has had several crashes, to include the Growler airshow crash.

I’d be interested in Russian reactions to this. Nuclear weapons right on the border was a topic that almost caused war between the USSR and the US. Granted, Russia’s ability to project power has been severely diminished after Ukraine but short of them collapsing that won’t always be the case.

Sure. I’m an Academic/Sim IP and I fall in that boat. I had little to no desire to fly for the majors/cargo. One of the big reasons I took the job I currently have is job satisfaction; I like that I’m still contributing to my previous community. I also like that I’m home every night, the pay is good, and my location lines up with where I want to live. Guys instructing at IPT won’t be doing “fighter pilot shit”, they’ll be teaching Private/Instrument/Multi-Engine courses literally flying the same GPS approach using a G1000 to a full stop based on what several IPT’ers have conveyed. In this hypothetical world guys would have to be willing to relocate, have an CFI/II/MEI, and roll the dice on a contract program that is new at flight schools that can have their contract CNX’d at the government’s whim (has already happened in Arizona), all for not that much pay. Once again, there will be guys that would be willing to do it, there just won’t enough IMO to make a difference in the instruction at all the different flight schools.

In concept this isn't bad idea, devil is honestly in the money. There's not enough retired mil guys hanging around willing to work for the wages the government would offer. Sure there's a couple, but en-mass, the bodies just aren't there. And who can blame them? You'd have to be a pretty motivated retiree to trip-turn a DA20 in Texas heat or Florida humidity for peanuts compared to an airline or cargo gig. We're starting to get IPT students coming through the FTU I instruct at. The quality of previous instruction they received seems to vary quite widely. The guys that went through at Sky Warriors seem to get exposed to a more mil way of doing things; from what I understand there's several ex-mil guys there and the quality of instruction shows. Students that went through other locations tend to have lower (in some cases much lower) opinions of the training they received.

Military TimesNot just a ‘flawed design’: Charting a new course for the...Opinion: A GWOT Memorial Foundation founder argues in this op-ed that concerns over the proposed memorial extend beyond design and into organizational priorities.

Fingers crossed they punched but those photos and videos don’t look good.

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1abknHwiTj/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Don’t know if this is legit footage or not but crazy they all got out if real.

Holy shit! Hoping everyone is ok.

Glad they got out. Air & Space Forces MagazineT-38 Crashes in Alabama, Two Pilots Eject SafelyA U.S. Air Force T-38 training jet crashed in Alabama on May 12, after its two pilots ejected safely following a mishap.

Anyone here have any experience owning/flying a Bonanza F33A?