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Been a while since I've found videos on the maritime side of things, but found this one today. Let's see if another "localized storm and high seas" leads to another sinking...in the harbor lol. No details as to the tonnage and type yet. The guerrilla navy continues to deliver. 👍

Again, we’re letting the leftist lunatics run the asylum. People with serious mental/psychological health issues need help, and until they stabilize, don’t need to serve in the military (maybe in finance or some other backend support role). It should be an immediate disqualification for any role once they start chopping off body parts.

JFC. That is rough to read. The article was even worse. I honestly believe that transgenders have a mental disorder and they do not belong in the military. I treat them with respect as I would anyone with a disorder, but I certainly would not want one serving with me. Thankfully I don't have to worry about that anymore. Here's a question for the group. I'll put an immediate disclaimer, I'm in Alabama, but I work with a lot of retired military from all over the country. There is not one person in our directorate that I've ever heard champion the transgender and other woke movements. Even the recent college grad females say it is ridiculous. We have a few very liberal folks in the office, and every one I've talked to agree that it is indeed a mental disorder. And these are the hard core mask up, shut 'er down, get your shots during covid and Jan 6 was an insurrection folks. So my question is - is the transgender thing really affecting all that much in most peoples' day to day or is it another example of an extremely radical minority having an unbalanced voice that generates a bunch of attention but doesn't really affect most people?

“Once people transition and become their true selves, there’s not a mental block,” she said. “With that they become exceptional. They soar above everyone else. They become absolute rock stars. They become an even better, stronger, faster, more intellectual performer than they previously were.” This dude is out here thinking that cutting off your dick or attempting to grow one makes you a super saiyan or something. I’ve heard that smoking PCP (and HGH/TRT) also makes you stronger and faster…when do we normalize that for our military members?

systemic global warming strikes again

There's still that whole suicide ideation rate that far exceeds the normal population so you've got that to deal with even after the 3 year wait.

This was all I could think of when I saw dude got the axe before he even got to the ceremony. https://www.duffelblog.com/p/air-force-change-of-command

Well I think I've uncovered the reason right here. Too many good things to say about him...can't be having that type of leadership around here!

Hmmm, we’ll that’s one assumption without supporting evidence. The timeline was politically driven, not capabilities driven.

Was flying from PHL to TPA earlier in the week on an airline trip and heard a DAL flight report to ATC about a balloon they passed under by 3-4k feet near FLASK (Virginia area). They must have been in the high 20's or low 30's. Sent from my SM-F721U using Tapatalk

Where I’m at, a guy everyone thought should/would be fired for abhorrent performance and loss of credibility among all who worked for him was just made a commander. USAF standard Sent from my iPhone using Baseops Network mobile app

We'd have a lot fewer commander removals if we had the French disposition towards cheating

Not a new movie, but for any WW2 buffs on here who haven’t seen it, it’s worth a watch. This was the Allies first bridgehead across the Rhine as we pushed East towards Berlin in early1945. Perspectives shared from US and German participants.

You’re married too, huh?

I’m still waiting for this kick ass interface for a computer…

Is that like “pre-crime” as in Minority Report?

speech is violence. bigot.

Masterfully written response. And once again, I appreciate your insight. If I were placing bets, I’d go all in on your theory. I do believe that we’ll see some state boundaries change in the not too distant future. I bet the good folks of Greater Idaho would be thrilled to sell organic potatoes and cruelty free/free range chicken to the people of Portland, instead of being governed by them. How the boundaries get drawn and who gets to decide, however, will get messy. The utter contempt and hatred that the urban centers heap upon their food producers is mind boggling, and I don’t believe will continue to be tolerated. Even if financial hardships must be endured.

Especially, in Los Angeles. However, I heard that there is a band of small handed, mouth breathing, retired helicopter pilots living in OC that don't mind a fight. Lol You are 100% correct about people here. No one could stomach 2 days without power. Also, I'm pretty sure if there was any type of war down here, the looters would take out most of the targets on night one.

DIVADS released video footage (quite quickly I might add) of the collision between the MQ-9 and SU-27. It appears the Russians were trying to dump fuel over the Reaper, probably to induce a compressor stall rather than deliberately run into the Reapers’s propeller (you can see the bent prop in the video) And yet video of the shootdown over Lake Huron has yet to be released and probably never will be!

No shit, there I was. Flying on Sunday down to the panhandle up in the mid-20’s and damn near hit a silver party balloon. I could see the ribbon string hanging down and the silver inflated balloon clear as day. I don’t know the physical properties of helium or anything but it was hanging out up in the mid-20’s and -26°C. I couldn’t believe it didn’t pop. I also didn’t t have the 9x uncaged so I missed my chance at glory.