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It isn't that simple. Going to a C-M, even if you are 100% certain of being totally innocent, is a very risky endeavor. A C-M doesn't have the same standard of conduct that a civilian court does. In a C-M, charges can be added, changed, or modified at any time during the proceedings, so basically once you open the door up, anything and everything that is discovered during testimony is in play. You can enter a C-M charged with one thing, and exit convicted of something else entirely depending on what came up during evidence and testimony. Remember that the UCMJ does not include a presumption of innocence, and depending on the charges, has different standards of evidence and conviction than what we're used to in the civilian world. Plus, a conviction at a C-M is a federal conviction, while an Art 15 isn't anything at all in the outside world. Add all that up with the witch-hunt environment which we know exists in the USAF with respect to some topics (like sexual assault, particularly), and that is the makings of a potentially very bad situation for someone accused and being offered an Art 15. During my career, I had the "opportunity" to pay a large chunk of money to two different, very well known and talented former SJAs (and now high profile civilian attorneys) and they both heavily, heavily suggested taking the Art 15 rather than risking a Court-Martial.

Unless the powers that be are going to let them hang at show center doing pedal turns I highly doubt F-35s, the juice won't be worth the squeeze because the TX performance specifications are so high. The T-X has a minimum sustained g requirement of 6.5g and objective of 7.5g The requirement sets a high bar for maneuverability, requiring the T-X to sustain that load at a pressure altitude of 15,000ft for at least 140˚ of a full turn with minimal loss of energy and altitude. Initiated at or above 15,000ft pressure altitude, at or below Mach 0.9, and at or above 80% fuel weight, the aircraft’s flight path angle during this maneuver can be no lower than 15˚ nose low while losing no more than 2,000ft of vertical altitude and 10% of the initial airspeed. Bottomline, for a 10th the cost per airframe they can get almost the same show.

higher concentration of FAIPs, obviously.

Not to mention at probably 15% per flight hour cost and the logistical / security costs of parking a T-bird configured F-35s while out on the road. T-X T-birds would likely have a much lower logistical footprint. Bar napkin math but 8 pilots flying 750 hours a year (WAG) in T-bird F-35s @ $30k an hour comes to $180 million but in a T-X @ 5k an hour comes to 30 million, 150 million in savings, real money even for the AF.

Allegedly all the info I saw says T-X is supposed to chosen by this December. But that means a other year of GAO protests

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I was working inside the glass doors when the decision was made to convert to Block 52s. The ACC boss was truly worried about the age of the Block 30s they were flying at the time and wanted newer jets to avoid an "event" at an airshow. That decision went all the way to CSAF thus illustrating how long we have been broken and the lack of empowerment at all levels. Glad they survived.

Got to watch the HUD video today, deff worth hitting up your intel shop, just for the pure "f**k ya!!" Factor.

Good stuff. See I feel like the guys that keep spouting that mantra ought to do a better job of shutting up and highlighting incidents like this. Probably the worst enemy of our continued evolution and reinvestment into the force is our own "we are invincible!" PR campaign. Even amongst our own commanders I can tell you a high population of the Army leadership simply doesn't even view air superiority as something we will ever go to war without much less a trend we should keep allocating research toward improving. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

An RQ-4 has been dispatched to continue the search for survivors.

Ram, stop being a pussy. And go get me an Ensure... after you get off my lawn, you pussy.

Lemme educate you, Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF), your attitude is not welcome in my Air Force. There is also a reason the info isn't out there, you're not allowed to know it. The Air Force treats the RPA's as a red headed stepchild, a lot of people there do not want to be there. The Air Force also uses RPA's assignments as a punishment. Would you rather be an F-22 pilot or RPA guy? I know most peoples answer. Unless they are a SpecOps AFSOC RPA fighter pilot.

Got my call that I was selected by this most recent AFRC board! Neither my unit or my recruiter had heard any official word, just unofficial, so my call was from the 340th. They told me to expect Sept OTS.

Also the back seat of the T-X would allow for incentive rides that the F-35 couldn't offer. Hopefully it happens as soon as the T-X is online. It would sure be nice to have those Block 52s freed up for combat.

Anything is possible. For now we need to give Speedy the benefit of the doubt and let the safety investigators do their thing.

Unclass footage released

Disclaimer: 100% speculation, we'll see what the SIB/AIB says in 6.9 months... There is no way a "wind gust" would flip a viper all the way onto its back during taxi unless it's a damn hurricane. Seriously, to lift the entire fuselage/engine up and over the wing?? Come on. Hell, a gust strong enough just to put it up on a single main and wingtip would be *hopefully* something the wx guys could forecast and would be well outside the normal limits and therefore a wx cnx. Now, a strong wind gust during landing, which pushed the mighty mighty off the runway and THEN it flipped - maybe. Not probable, but possible. But flipping on its back during taxi? I don't buy it. And while I feel bad for him and hope he has no serious injuries, that crew chief has one of gnarliest fam ride stories around.

Got a crew on location for a static. I'll ask them and advise

no problem.

You can do a change of rater after 120 days of supervision to force an OPR. CC can also write a commanders knowledge letter (MFR) for accomplishments not documented yet. However there should still be sufficient information in past OPR/EPR's, even if not written to AF standards, to create a decent PRF.

Solid "who gives a ?" going on.

I'm in violent agreement with you. Word on the street is they'll be getting F-35s though......

Gives a little more meaning to: "Copy shot...pK miss." "Copy second shot...copy kill"

Why in the absolute Fvck would the Thunderbirds need block 52's? Disregard, found the answer on F-16.net "In 2008 the block 32 F-16s were replaced by newer block 52 models. This gives the team an extra boost in available thrust." So a block 52 has so much more available thrust than a block 32 that it makes a difference to the spectators at an airshow???

Hey, everyone. This is my latest troll account. And this is my photo:

That's what a wingman is for

Who gets the ATIS?

It's gotten better ever since AETC put a loadmaster in each RSU and in every CT rear cockpit. T-6 checklist discipline is through the roof! Sent from my iPad using Baseops Network Forums

Does the US Navy count as "Ground Troops"? The 1972 Battle of Dong Hoi. One MiG-17F scored a direct hit on the destroyer USS Higbee with a BETAB-250 (250 kg/551 lb) bomb, after failing to hit its target twice on two previous attack runs. The explosion destroyed the aft 5-inch (127 mm) gun mount. Another MiG-17 simultaneously aimed its bombs at the cruiser USS Oklahoma City but it was a near miss and only caused minor damage to the ships stern. Total US casualties = 4. Also, Turkey has made a few attempts recently to bomb/shell/attack US backed SDF troops (with US forces in close proximity to these attacks) in Syria. It might be time to update Article 5 to cover how NATO will respond when one NATO country attacks forces from another NATO country.

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Yes, geniuses closed Ellington as a fighter base but realized we needed air defense on the east coast of TX, so OK sits there.

Naw, just come to gunships. Then you don't have to tell your kids you shoveled sh!t in Louisiana ate Doritos 12 hours a day during the great WW Syria . . . It's way more fun when you get to look out the window and watch the cannon fire killing ISIS scumbags. And some of us have 10x the missiles and bombs too!

I make no deals with the Air Force or government I assume they will fck me

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I like to be intellectually lazy and frame every problem in terms of race as well as decide that racism is the only possible root cause.

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I like turtles

What wrong with the Air Force? We don't focus on readiness and warfighting anymore, mainly because we are not trained or educated enough for them. Air power projection is our core mission, and we've lost sight of that. Army and Marines will project ground power, Navy projects naval power, at the end of the day we have to present air power to the combatant commanders or we are all out of a job (not denigrating cyber, space, JTAC, TACP). Let's train/educate all airmen by sending all qualified Os and Es after commissioning and BMT through some kind of basic military flight training for 3-6 months (Nav, LM, FE). Non-flight physical folks get sent to ground ops training (airfield mgmt, amxs, intel, and etc...). Yes they won't be CMR, but they will have the fundamentals and understanding of what it takes to launch a sortie. With the rated and amxs shortage, they can *potentially* fill-in when the balloons goes up, more importantly this will educate why the Air Force exists and why not all AFSCs are created equal. Instead of focusing on bake sales and party planning, let's focus on readiness and the air power projection business. Soldiers and Marines all go through infantry training regardless of MOS, the sailors get trained on sea duty operations (firefighting, navigating and etc...). All airmen should have a basic understanding of how to support air operations regardless of AFSCs. The acquisitions community comes close by sending some of their officers through non-rated ops exchange programs. The 63As return back after one ops tour with a better understanding and appreciation of operational air force, as well as street cred when making decisions of a MWS acquisitions program. Yes sex assaults are bad, lookout for each other so we don't kill ourselves (on purpose or by accident), sleep with whichever sex you want behind closed (SCIF?) doors, build a home for the poor after work if you want to, those topics are not the reasons why the taxpayers are paying for our salary. We need to get back to combat readiness and the warfighting business.