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Concur with Sapper's recommendation on the book Skunkworks". http://www.amazon.com/Skunk-Works-Personal-Memoir-Lockheed/dp/0316743003

I loved see the Plane Guard helo in the background. It must have made for some interesting laps in Port D.

I was starting to think that Sam Kinnison was alive and well and now an Air Force IP.

One report I saw about a month ago said the pilot was not being charged because he died. If he was living, he'd be up on charges as well.

Dude, quit while you're ahead... too late. Just stop trying to justify a particular degree.

Russia was pretty bold without Putin in power, they invaded a soveign country (Georgia) that was on the verge of joint NATO and no one lifted a finger to help. Russia has significant influence in their vicinity, but they are not the world wide power the Soviets were. If you live in a country...

I always heard that to apply for flight school you needed a 2.5 in a Tier 1 and a 2.8 in Tiers 2 & 3. I've never seen it written, but that was what I was told 20 years ago when I was applying.

Heard someone say that there are two ways to make Admiral in today's navy: 1) Be the smartest person in the room. 2) Be the biggest ass-hole in the room.

I always thought you guys gave out "sticky note of excellence"...

Since it the Chief of Staff of the Air Force wearing it, I hope it's not just a band uniform...

Unless there is a cockpit voice recorder, which from understanding USCG helos have...

The Air Force doesn't have tradition; they have habits.

Each squadron gets a set amount of ammo to qual the number of crews specified in the readiness reporting instruction. (Actually you only get 80% of that amount and when you blow through it, you go back to your ISIC (usually the Wing) and ask for the rest) The squadron doesn't get involved with...

You may like AWG's, but in my 20 years, I've only seen 2 pilots actually wear them to work. One was a RAG instructor back in 1994 and the other was an O-6 here in Newport who wore them just before the drop-dead date to get a last hurrah out of the uniform. Whether they look cool or not, was...

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Until we get an Aviator (or NFO) as CNO, I highly doubt AWG's have any chance to coming back. Until we get someone who is willing to say, I like this uniform, I'm the CNO and what's the sense of having power, if I can't abuse it, it won't happen. Or we could try to get John Lehman back as...

Found this about the weapon: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M197_Gatling_gun I know the Navy was hesitant to allow the AD folks to use the GAU-17 because the price for the NCEA was too steep. I can only imagine how many rounds pilots are going to need to shoot to stay qual'd...

While I will agree that your idea has merit, there is significant baggage in leasing aircraft in the U.S. Gov't thanks to her...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darleen_Druyun

Weren't the 500's the A-6's years back? Didn't CV NATOPS used to list what side numbers were assigned to the different squadrons? (First VF was 100, Second VF was 200, etc.) I tried to find it in an online copy of CV NATOPS (21 OCT 1999 date) but it's not there. Am I misremembering where this...

The MOH Society lists 19 "double recipients". http://www.cmohs.org/double-recipients.php

A week at the longest. Biggest deal is being able to strap yourself into the helo without pain and then being able to move well enough that you can egress if the situation called for it. Most folks tend to do them during the transit portion of a deployment since there is no flying for a week+.

Maybe it's just a community specific thing about what constitutes a PQM and a NATOPS check. I have been told by numerous helo bubbas who have gone VR that former P-3 guys are the worst NATOPS evaluators. (5 separate folks all said the same thing) Mostly I was told that NATOPS checks were more...

What, do the victims need a shitload of microwave popcorn???

Is there a back story for this? Why would the Region Or Base Commander have a problem with tenement commands, did this happen?

Would love to be on this AMB, looks like an open and shut case! http://m.youtube.com/?rdm=4oholjadb&reload=3#/watch?v=EsfUsGU9GDQ

Having gone through some Navy leadership theory just reinforces what Napoleon said about training an Admial (and therefore Navy Officers): An admiral commanding a fleet and a general commanding an army are men who need different qualities. One is born with the qualities proper to command an...

Reminds me of my cross country in the VT's. We RON'd for 2 nights in Minneapolis and operated out of the International airport there. We were at the 2nd in line at the hold short behind a"heavy". We had to ask the tower to relay to the heavy to be easy on the power since something like this...

Gracias!

I was looking in the "S" section for Skeeterman; couldn't find him listed.....

Someplace like here?

If the military decides to not develop any new technology (since we can't afford new aircraft), then what do you think will have to most of the R&D in the private sector? We have incredible capabilities because we continue to invest and develop these technologies. The fact that the F-22 buy was...

Due to budget cut-backs, do you need to supply your own diapers??

We can't send the Marines to Guam, they cause the whole freakin' island to tip over... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNZczIgVXjg&feature=youtube_gdata_player Australia is a MUCH bigger island, so all the Marines will just cause a slight list, not a capsizing!

On the HST for the opening days of OIF. CAG is flying and after he makes his "ball" call you hear on the 1MC, "Carrier Airwing 3 arriving". Well CAG gets a hook skip (as reported by CAG LSO) and bolters. Very quickly you hear the CO of HST (with his very distinctive voice) on the 1MC...

Does this mean that Guam is not getting as many Marines as previously planned or are we plus'ing up I/III MEF?

So does the MEU just go without the ordnance delivery capability of organic fixed wing aircraft or does it get made up through another platform? Since we can't always rely on a nearby airbase or a CVN to provide that capability, does the MEU just go without? There is inherent risk with your...

Any idea how old the Brit Harriers are? Most of what I can find online looks like the airframes are all built after 2000.

The Navy website lists all the USNS as having a civilian crew and some ships have a small Mil Det. http://www.navy.mil/navydata/fact.asp

So I'm actually watching the game as I type this. I must say that I'm pleasantly surprised to see as many uniforms in the audience as I do. For some reason, I was picturing a "Super Bowl" type crowd of lots of boosters and sponsors with the troops having to watch the game from Vulture's Row...

Short answer is No. The CVN CO pipe-line is a multi-year process. You get selected for Nuke and go to Nuke School. After Nuke School, you go off to be the Big XO. Following a successful XO tour, you get selected for "Deep Draft Command". This is an opportunity to be the Commanding Officer of...

Nkn240, allow me to explain why you're about to flame sprayed. First off, read the new Guy gouge on this site. (required reading thread on main forum page) Second, don't ask a completely open-ended question here. If you have specific questions, we'll be glad to answer them. Don't ask...

Or you could change your name from "Regional" to "International" while your city is attempting to get an NFL franchise. And then name that franchise the Jaguars...

USNI recently had some good articles discussing ASB. http://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2011-07/airsea-battle-must-not-work-alone http://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2010-08/whats-new-about-airsea-battle-concept

Does this mean that they'll have aircraft coming in at all hours of the day waking up little kids???

This may be the freakin' coolest VERTREP ever! http://news.yahoo.com/photos/black-rhino-given-new-home-1320690336-slideshow/black-rhino-photo-1320690260.html

The fact that he is taking AP English and AP Lit and writes like this is a bit scary. I'm weeping for the future...

I'm a JMO professor for the junior course in Newport. PM me your questions

Reminds me of a story of my old CO in VT-3. LtCol Dean Lucas. When he was a young Capt Lucas he was an instructor in the VT's. Sitting in the back seat his aircraft has a bird strike with a Turkey Buzzard coming through the front windscreen. The carcass hits the student (front seat) in the...

If you can't find a teacher, try signing up for an on-line grammar check program like http://www.grammarly.com/ Also, capitalize the word Navy. It's the title of the organization in which you aspire to become a commissioned Officer.