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Sarcasm aside, I think we should bring back things like the Works Progress Administration. I know it's expensive and it will never pass in this day of cutting federal workers. But I think we should create jobs. There are plenty of unemployed people who have skills that could be of use to the...

It's an issue for our ART positions in the Guard/Reserve forces.

https://www.reuters.com/world/white-house-seeks-plan-possible-russia-sanctions-relief-sources-say-2025-03-03

https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2025/03/02/russia-says-trumps-foreign-policy-largely-aligns-with-our-vision-after-zelenskyy-argument/ "The Kremlin’s top spokesperson hailed the Trump administration’s foreign policy as being “align[ed]” with Russia" Who thinks this is a good thing?

And here's the triple lutz.

www.express.co.uk/news/world/2021304/norway-fuel-giant-refuses-fill But hey, MAGA voters are happy. What's next, threats of invading Norway? The mental gymnastics is ridiculous at this point.

In 2022, Russia Threatens nuclear war if Sweden or Finland joins NATO. But then- Finland joins NATO as 31st ally in April of 2023. As of Feb 26, 2025 I can't find an article that says Putin used nukes against anyone. Did he use nukes? Where are the nukes? It's been two years and not a single...

No one wants war. War is what happens when two opposing states don't agree on something. The outcome matters. Russia wants Ukrainian sovereign territory for their own. This war is just as easily over if Russia retreats, respects the previously established borders, and Ukraine joins NATO.

Seems to me their standing in line and doing what the party tells them to. It didn't work in 3 years. It might have worked as a protracted war that lasts decades, much like the GWOT. I suppose we won't be able to know that. We're Americans, we can't see past the next election cycle, past...

It also needs to pay them for what their true value is, and reward them for their superior performance. Yet the current construct seems to reward the CEOs and the like for the hard work and performance of the white and blue collar. The rise of the boutique instrument and music...

I'm a just surprised this story is still big enough to stick around. There has to be some ensigns and 2nd Lts who have done something even stupider more epic since then.

We're on the same page. There are things we can't do on a training flight in CONUS that I think we should be able to, but the SJA says they can't support. Intel oversight is a big thing. When you have a hammer everyone wants their nail hit. "Sorry guys, we can only hit special nails."

A thought experiment- WHAT IF- what if DC, MD, VA, DE National Guardsmen were given the order to defend the Capitol on J6 and they opened fire on those American Citizens who were part of the riots to gain entry into the Capitol building? How many people would they have killed defending the...

This has come up in the discussions. The cartels have been declared terrorist organizations. What can I do with a hellfire missile against a coyote running at the border? Can I do anything? What if someone says that CDE is acceptable? What does the SJA say? What if there is no immediate threat...

More generalities than specifics but we do have some capabilities that we simply can't use in CONUS without a warrant, and even then it's... Nebulous. And yes, the conversations have come up. I've flown southern border missions with VMU-1 in Yuma. But I am not talking only about border...

It has reached a point where I have to have weekly conversations at work about what our Oath really means. I have to have conversations about what lawful orders are. We're in a precarious position in which we can become the bad guys. It's a conversation every Guardsman should be having. We...

ACSC- "plan an unclass operation to kick China out of the SCS" Me- "uh... Eliminate A2AD threats, establish air dominance, send in the surface ships and Marines to take islands and establish and defend Maritime lines of effort that enable freedom of navigation to support logistics while also...

This discussion makes me seriously question the validity of the current curriculum Command and Staff PME follows because it has to remain unclassified. If the Pentagon really wanted to train field grade officers on joint and combined operations in the real world you'd have it taught at the...

And I assume the fuel performance numbers that come with it. Also important in a single engine airplane.

Yeah, I understand a bit of that. The C is a bigger airplane with more gas than the A. It's also more expensive and complicated to maintain. The internal gun and the 9 vs 7.5g are probably just red herrings. I still don't think it's necessarily prudent to fly airplanes that are designed for...

I don't think anyone is thinking otherwise. We're going to lose relationships that give us access and influence in the name of getting on TV and speaking of cost savings to Joe Bag'o'donuts, but Joe can't comprehend either part it and what that money does or doesn't buy us. The message just...

This is highlights another problem in the current American political landscape. It seems that it doesn't matter what our Congressmen say during a campaign, or how they have acted previously. They all cave the to man in power, what he says and what he wills. There is (was?) a big section of the...

Yup.

Leave it to the USMC to fly an airplane designed to fly on and off of a boat, with all of the performance comprises associated, but never actually fly it off the boat.

How many C model squadrons will never go to the boat?

Three things- Number one is this AppleTV documentary series on the Vietnam War. It's damn good. We're losing these guys to age now. Their stories are important. I think of guys like our own busybee, and rockdriver. On a lighter note- While these stories didn't take place on night one of SNL...

There is a difference between turning in your wings (you really don't want to do that) and voluntarily terminating your flight status (stop flying for the USMC but keep your wings). I'll say this, when you know your time is up, then your time is up. If you really can't stand getting in the...

Yes. That will be in both the Army equivalent reports of the JAGMAN and the SIR.

The comment was about how we're not deploying like we had been from 2004-2020. Fewer deployments mean fewer hours. Fewer combat ops means the other stuff starts to become important again (you have to break out from the crowd somehow). So when someone asks, "why did they *only* have 500 and 1000...

Speaking informally with the former Army -47 pilot in my squadron: regular commissioned pilots don't fly as much as the Warrant Os. Lately, neither group has been flying a lot because all of the troops have been sitting at home. Enter the "peacetime military" discussion. A company commander...

I've heard countless stories from people who met chuck that he was a complete asshole. A real, "never meet your heroes, they'll only disappoint you" kind of guy.

That's pretty effing cool!

Damn. I know the author fairly well. I flew sailplanes with Boom at a club in Hampton Roads ( http://www.tidewatersoaring.org/ ). Great guy, tons of knowledge. Of course he would know and would write about it!

I went down an F-8 rabbit hole last night and found something about which there isn't much info. Two VSF squadrons flew F-8s. How does a single-seat gunfighter evolve to fulfill the ASW role?

They must have a lot of frigid cold sled rides from 2500ft. Funny thing, when getting into the wave managing your sweat on the ground is important. It might be 75 on the ground but it's a hell of a lot colder up in the flight levels in the wave window. Ice is a problem.

An engine is just a crutch for a bad pilot! Winch launches are fun and cheap, too. My dad and grandfather used to fly out at Torrey Pines, before they closed it to everyone but hang gliders. That would have been really cool. They also had a club going south of Yuma. They would fly tasks through...

We hire some off the street folks, or some of our enlisted folks. Almost every unit does. Some don't- I know the Va F-22 unit only takes qualified F-22 guys off of AD. There is value of having some "guard baby" officers that can have 20+ years of service within the ANG. We even took a "Palace...

The best part about Salina is that nothing will follow you out of town!

Silly for the O's going off the front end, sure. For the 19 year old kid who is homesick, donning their fire fighting gear and hoping the CIWS does it's job, perhaps not so much. "Tonight is the night of nights" wasn't written for the officers.

Ah yes. The first human to walk on the Moon has some weird esoteric research ship named after him. This ship will never make headlines and will be largely forgotten by anyone who didn't sail her. Meanwhile two men who were elected President get the greatest capital ships ever to be built named...

Now that you mention it, USS Flat Earth has a nice ring to it. Completely off topic. There is a Netflix RomCom movie with ScarJo and Channing Tatum about filming a fake moon landing that was pretty funny. The wife and I liked it for different reasons. Critics hated it, but people who watch it...

I much prefer them to be named after our major Naval victories. If they have to be people, why not the Naval Aviators who flew to and/or walked on the moon? Real American accomplishments, not politics.

AOC has been trying to find their next generation for a while. They gave every VMU guy a free membership for a couple of years. It's such a niche genre, I'm not sure how well it caught on.

There is definitely a grumpy chief around here who probably had his name on a P-51! 😂

I'm at Battle Creek, I can reach out to the base ops guys on the other side of the field (we don't have airplanes on the ramp anymore) and see if they have any info about the mishap they can share.

Well that honestly makes me feel better about the future of our Officer Corps.

I get it and I agree. I just think younger generations won't agree with us.

This is a great question for your onwing. Enjoy one of the best deals You're going to get in your career.

I imagine Gen Z wouldn't have quite the issue that Gen Xers and Millennials would have. It seems these days everyone knows at least one friend with an only fans account. I also doubt that it would be publicized as much today. The day of printed periodicals are long gone and the internet is full...

As a drone guy I agree. There is something comforting about knowing that the guy or gal flying the airplane has the same skin in the game as you do when something bad happens. I've also seen the robot do exactly what it was told to do, much to the detriment of everyone else involved when they...