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UHHHH yes it is, I know of an aviator who was an Opso for an MSG company in a very desirable part of the world.

Ive seen P-3s land to pick up an AMC / MEU laison for MEU work ups. There were pluses and minuses as with anything else.

Fratricide will always be out there but it doesnt mean we have to accept it. I would say that Falujah with thousands of tons of ordnance dropped in a 9 mile square urban setting with thousands of Marines running around and zero air to ground blue on blue illustrates that it is possible to neck...

They have a bad habit of gunning LAVs and AMTRAKs, Desert Storm and OIF. Personal opinion-The AF still doesnt grasp the fundamental premise of CAS as an organization. Even though we are all joint etc etc etc they dont speak grunt, dont care to learn. This personal opinion is based on...

I dont like JDAM and moving tagets dont work so well, great for fixed site kind of stuff. Big fan of Laser Maverick though. As for A-10s there have been some very high vis blue on blue involving A-10s and Marines I dont know any FACs that would put A-10s in their top 5 or even 10 of what they...

I always kind of giggle when the Gator Navy gets scared of jet skis etc. They have a boat full of bored grunts, give everyone 5 rounds line the catwalks and threat is neutralized and morale is enhanced. I suppose that would make too much sense, kind of like evaluating ships on a quick launch...

MIG-25 came first.

That and Saudi Arabia will never be a popular tourist destination. Nothing says fun vacation like a public stoning, beheading or burkha enforcement.

Nope, the whole point of the UN charter is to prevent it from being able to do much against the victorious WWII powers.

You sure you want to advertise such an operation on an open forum? Are you an intel O?

Worst I ever had was getting in the sim after a Saudi stud, the smell was almost unberable.

I wish they ran on AA but it is rechrargeable battery that comes with it. Using the XM antenae drains juice fat.

I share the small cockpit issues with you. In 03 we were offered a very large tablet PC with a knee strap on it that plugged into a Garmin Etrex and we were suposed to fly with it. Huey guys with a big cockpit liked it Cobra guys not as much. Again the 396/496 with the 3" or so screen is...

Please let us know how this works out for you.

We used the Garmin 396/496 in Iraq. A man smarter than I was able to download all aplicable check points into the GPS. The screen is very usable on a kneeboard and there are a wide range of mounting options. The battery seemed to last about 3 hours. The screen is dimable so NVG friendly if not...

Yes, they are called land mines and are nothing new. Sometimes yes, somtimes no. Mobility and survivability are always at odds and compromises are made. As vehicles get beefier they lose mobility. Watching uparmored HUMVEEs chase Toyota trucks and lose is frustrating at best. Carrying...

Chuck you have a bit of a track record with such posts. The Y does offer a few things the 60 does not: you can pull parts from a Y for a Z and vice versa. A dedicated attack helo like the W and the Z are in fact better suited to the attack role than the 60 (yes I know 60s are used in that...

Chuck I see that it is time for your bi-annual spout off of ill informed and bitter hearsay, was your Navy experience really that bad? There have been numerous procurement issues with the Y/Z program that are public knowledge. Better men and pilots than you from that "disfunctional" HMLA...

I dont know that much about Predator ops but I am going to throw out the obligatory OPSEC warning to those who do.

We got Dcicyclene (sp). No nightmares but you need to take them with food and eat some yogurt or something the antibiotics will kill all the "good" bacteria in your intestines.

Have you ever drank beer around a bunch of Aviators, the conversation will inevitably end up on some aspect of flying.

Looks like a pretty standard AFU SAR bird approach. Smiles if it doesnt apply to you, serious if it does.

I think there is more than a fair amount of BS as the seasons progress. They got the interaction of Marines down (the reporter saw that) but I dont think he was privy to conversations between a Platoon Commander and a Company Commander. I was pretty disapointed in this recent episode in that...

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If you ever want to know what is going on in your squadron unit etc go have a cigarette in the smoke pit, dont smoke go have a cigar. Get there light up shut up and listen the things you learn will amaze you and inform you.

Unfortunately the SgtMaj portrayed in the series though a caricature is not far from the mark. It seems many focus on headgear and haircuts at the expense of mission accomplishment. They are a minority of all SgtsMaj but a sizeable one nontheless. The SgtMaj I had during my time in the Grunts...

A cheap way to minimize reflection and glare.

Dont Fvck it up.

You cant carry rockets on the super????????? How do the Fs do FAC(A) without a WP mark available at all??? Technology is great but sometimes bright shiny smoky marks are better. Is this because your hardpoints are mounted all crooked and shit?

Those countries coincidentially dont really do too much real world of late so they have all the time in the world for "artistic expression"

On the Marine side NFOs and NAs are interchangeable in regards to FAC tours. Ideally a battalion will have withing it's air shop a skid guy, an assault support guy and a F/W type (anything from NFO to C-130 to Harrier/Hornet pilot). Not sure on the Bleu side.

I doubt it, they did not ding aboard grunt company commanders nor the LCACs that had chiefs as "Captains" on any of the amphibs I have been on. It seemed an O-5 in command + kind of thing.

Got anything sportish? Team Capt is really good, BS or not.

WRT to Dragonskin, as I understand the big weakness was that the plates did great when placed on a flat surface but less great when on a curved surface (like oh a human chest). There is tons of money available for OIF stuff, each squadron has a chance to open purchase tons of stuff at least at...

Party Foul! using a picture on some TMS RAG CBT is a party foul back to great pictures of aircraft.

oh dont worry the Saudis are coming to "the rescue". I think they are getting real nervous watching America trade in their SUVs and start talking seriously about energy independance. Like a drug dealer hanging out in front of the Betty Ford clinic offering free tastes they are promising to...

Dont expect to get any info on this, that isnt something that will be talked about much on in internet forum.

I know where attack is alive and well.

RS COs get fired all the time for not making mission, is this really news?

How many more years are you going to be in Wannabe status? Isnt it shit or get off the pot time very soon? Smiles as appropriate

No blade tip lights on the Cobra or the Huey but we do have IR form lights.

Great story but I am not sure you can afford to be so chivalrous when losing. If my home cities were getting pounded day and night I probably wouldnt let the bomber crew come back re-equipted , repaired and wiser.

Got to attend the POW talk in 97. Raz Berryman, Harrier pilot DS/DS POW told his story of muliple runs from the same chunk of sky that led to TBS taught him to run in zig zags when getting shot at to less humurous stuff from then on. Great to hear and a bit sobering for an SNA.

It's Corps.

Dirt DEt coffee is better (usually) than boat coffee. We were well taken care of with Starbuck, Peets and Dunkin Donuts beans, a grinder and the best damn 220VAC $20 coffee maker on Earth.

Wardroom Os take note, most boat coffee sucks!!!! Anything would be an improvement.

About the worst "velvet hammer" I have used thsfar has been: "accomplishes the day to day duties of XXXX chief with supervision". I dont expect to see this SSgt's name on the Gunny selection list anytime soon.

Not familiar with the incident but am sure it wasnt a Snake. They were flying Js in Grenada, no TOW until the Ts.

It seems we are crossing the streams a bit. Proportionality is a nice to have and a byproduct of the current conflicts we find ourselves in and the touchy feely direction our society has taken. There is nothing in the Laws of Armed conflict that precludes dropping 155mm artilery, a MK82, a...

You could try it I suppose. I think any weight you put on will vanish in a couple weeks. As far as pugil sticks you will fights someone about your size (eyeball size up). As long as you continue to train smartly I dont think it would hurt.