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Pics: http://mashable.com/2011/04/02/twitpic-plane-flight-emergency/

We won't have enough power to takeoff. Ok, let's hang out in a 40-foot hover then. Sure.......

One of the fairly useful reviews of the Xoom; I'm also looking forward to the arstechnica review: http://www.anandtech.com/show/4191/motorola-xoom-review-first-honeycomb-tablet-arrives Main improvements - a non-intrusive notification system that doesn't force you to dismiss every notification...

I just sold my iPad to a squadronmate and am debating between the Xoom and the iPad 2. Hardwarewise it's a wash, they're both dual core, probably the same core on both. The phone OS's are pretty inadequate for a tablet. The iPad apps are pretty sweet, but the OS itself is pretty much just an...

Containment. Look at the history. Our support for Ethiopia's war against Somalia (spurred by Ethiopia's Christian leadership's own desire to stamp out a possible Islamic insurgency at home) overthrew the relatively moderate Islamic Courts Union and birthed in its place the Shabaab. The AU forces...

Agreed. The point of the psych exam was to make sure we're sending guys underway that can push the button when needed. He did us all a favor by fessing up, so long as he's not a bitch about the payback.

Because us funding the Ethiopians to fight in Somalia has worked out so well.

Well, readiness and safety aren't tied together. If you're not flying by staying conservative.....you're pretty safe. Loren Thompson is an industry shill who hasn't met a military spending program he couldn't defend.

And old squadrons going away.

Some more informed speculation, including Bill Sweetman's assessment that it's functionally a stealth F-111. http://the-diplomat.com/2011/01/07/china%E2%80%99s-over-hyped-stealth-jet/ And some observation on how this ties into the timing with Gates' visit to China and Hu's planned visit to...

More likely the opposite will happen. Automatic weapons, CCW responder (all reportedly). Everyone will read into this want they want to see.

Huh?

Yea....my buddy took the server down. Relocation forthcoming.

No, I think if the best they can dig up is a gimmicky options trader that was a fighter pilot once upon a time speculating wildly about its capabilities, it's alarmist bullshit. What, did he discover its secrets while shorting AVIC?

Gates's remarks: http://www.defense.gov/speeches/speech.aspx?speechid=1527 Overlooked in this.....MOAR superhornets! (to mitigate against a gap if the F-35C is delayed).

I think Dan was in your first class at Babe Minette. Glad to see you're continuing to leave your mark on young studs.

Hmm, I could go back and forth on this; it's a leadership challenge for his bosses. If he was told to stop in 2007, then it was acknowledged to be wrong then; the only difference is whether or not he needed to be relieved (or not given the command to begin with). What McChrystal did in leaking...

Stan McChrystal didn't get fired for what he said (his leak of the Afghanistan assessment was far more direct insubordination than a few off-color comments by his staffers), he got fired because it was made so blatantly public that it could not go unpunished. Reportedly (I've not kept up on...

I was following orders when I got my haircut this morning. Fuck the man, I'm letting it grow out. And if anyone calls me out on it I'm going to cry "Nazi"! There's a spectrum. Language is a far cry from genocide.

So, illuminate us then, if not the language, what PC intrusion is worth resigning for? This isn't an integrity issue any more than not being able to wear a hat sideways on base is an integrity issue. Bossman gets to make the rules, and for better or worse, the public gets a say because we are...

As amusing as the video is, the "right thing" to do is to lay your career on the line for masturbation jokes? Is this a frat or a fighting institution that I joined?

It's one thing for the JOPA or the guys to crack a joke at the expense of a few. It's another thing for the front office to do so.

OPSEC.....shouldn't have let the digital copy outside the circle that made it. Show it, reshow it, just don't put the damn thing on the share drive.

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Generals Mattis, Petraeus, and McChrystal would certainly agree with Thucydides (McChrystal is now teaching at....wait for it.....Yale), so if some old sim fogey wants to cling to their anti-intellectualism, fuck'em. I'm here to win a goddamn war, not thump my chest about being a warrior.

Open source on the state of China's military industry. Pretty damn transparent. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/24/AR2010122402788.html

You know what, you're right. All this caring for families and sending flowers when my Marines have a kid is taking away from our "warrior culture". Let's get back to the days of "if the Corps wanted you to have a wife, they would have issued you one". This is not about not offending anyone's...

It's not the first time someone with a low post count and imperfect English has posted asking about technical comparisons of aircraft.

Well I'm turned on.

I suppose you've missed the SECDEF's consistent and repeated words and actions to balance the needs of funding the fight we're in against the need fund a balanced future force. The Air Force's 2018 next gen bomber is still funded, as is obviously the JSF. We are certainly not buying the JSF to...

No, thanks for you time. Don't loose your sense of humor on your way out.

Admirable as that rant is, what's that have to do with DADT? If we straights can't have fun, the gays can't either?

And yet he hasn't acceded to Biden's repeated demands for a pure counter-terror strategy. Woodward's account in Obama's Wars doesn't seem to reflect a man trying to weaken the U.S. Assuming ill motives to the president requires creativity more fitting of a fiction writer than for dealing with a...

Despite the VP's impudent comments, we're committed through 2014.

Really? The polls just before Thanksgiving showed that the majority of the public (who also don't fly) were supportive of the body scanners and other invasive security. Easy to advocate for ridiculous measures if it doesn't come off your back. Frequent travelers are quite up at arms....but they...

I suppose his commitment to Afghanistan is all part of his master plan to weaken the U.S. by fighting ragheads so we can cut spending on conventional weapons platforms. ...sigh....

I don't know what the alternatives are, but I'll snipe at the plan and throw out irrelevant metrics to ridicule it. Gotcha. I laid out the realistic alternatives for you. The current JSF purchase is by no means ideal, but given the budget crunch and the unappealing alternatives, it's the most...

Are they churning out old tech by the hundreds or are they pursuing the next generation just as we are? You can't pursue force structure on a fanciful hypothesis about what our adversary "could" do. Sure, they could turn on a dime and churn out the fighters.....but they aren't going to churn out...

Numbers, and inertia. We've already accepted and have facilities for male/female heads. There is no national movement afoot for gay/straight showers in showers, whether in dorms, gyms, or schools. It's easier for us to deal with it and put up curtains than build new showers. I don't think...

Well, that comparison'll will be really relevant when Civil War II kicks off. Meanwhile, when we launch 20k F-16's against a serious IADS like North Korea's, their SAM gunners get to break out the paint and silhouettes. Comparing it to last year's tech just isn't a useful cost comparison -...

It's a matter of perspective. The openly gay folks are there and there hasn't been a riot from a community that is purportedly so afraid of showering with gays. Less so than of the creepy old guys that won't put a towel on. Have all the grunts and Marines stopped going to the gym because...

Dude, there are dependents, retirees and DoD civilians at the base gym showering next to you and letting their naughty bits hang out. None of whom are required by DADT to be closeted about being gay. We even had a civilian maintainer (retired mil) who did the transgender thing. Life moved on...

How different are we from England or Israel? And whose militaries are doing fine with all male compulsory service? The trend has been to the integration and greater reliance on volunteer forces - in all the great powers. Are you saying we're closer to the Saudis than the Brits? You're flat out...

Well if it's not going to be an EO category nothing prevents us from saying those things, does it? I'm seriously wondering. I guarantee you the first question I'm going to get Monday is "sir, can we still say fag?", followed by "so, can we still play gay chicken"? Still, in all this seriousness...

The recommended implementation plan specifically suggested not including sexuality along other criteria for EO programs as far as tracking, diversity initiatives, and the EO complaint resolution process and that the services continue to not collect data on sexuality.

From the support plan for implementation: The truth is, from a numbers perspective, gay/straight interaction in bathroom facilities aren't treated by society like the distinction between male and female. There aren't separate gay/straight showers in public (or even on-base) gym facilities with...

That's utter bullshit. As the law states, homosexuals can serve, they just can't disclose their orientation or commit homosexual acts. Under DADT, you can be prosecuted and discharged for what you do on leave or liberty and that was the sticking point - that the law required homosexuals to...

An interview of TSA head John Pistole by two ardent TSA critics (James Fallows and Jonah Goldberg). He comes out as a rather thoughtful guy who's trying to balance security and liberty. http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2010/12/tsa-chief-well-never-eliminate-risk/67682/

Back when I was looking into it Trijicon had a 1 -4x Short Dot alternative that seemed decent for $800 or so.