M2

At first I thought this was brilliant, then I realized it was for cats!

One more....BQZip's mom!

When did it only become a one-mile run as well? Hell, even my 53-yr-old fat ass could (almost) run a mile in 6:40, depending on who/what was chasing me! Back during the Stone Age, I could knock out five miles in a half hour. A sub-9-minute mile-and-a-half run was expected when I was in AFROTC... It's go time, buttercup, so grab your jock...if you need one!

These Dalai Lama gun memes are hilarious! More at: https://www.facebook.com/ActiveSelfProtection/photos/a.967141260060321.1073741835.102416569866132/967141576726956/?type=3&theater

This guy was enlisted, but he was able to join after having a cancerous tumor removed from his abdomen ... https://archive.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=48386

"Meet the new boss, same as the old boss." Never argue with the brilliance of The Who!

What I think an "advanced" F-15 should look like...

Dealing with them after the hail storm we had in San Antonio last week damaged two of our cars and possibly the roof of our house. So far they've been relatively responsive on the property claim, but given that they were swamped with 15,000+ auto claims within 24 hours after the storm, I'll willing to cut them a little slack on the cars...

Any Offutt gouge that doesn't include Stella's Burgers is definitely lacking... https://www.stellasbarandgrill.com/

The Game’s Afoot: Hyten Now for StratCom; Golden For Air Force Chief COLORADO SPRINGS: Well, until a few hours ago most reporters and their Air Force sources thought Gen. John Hyten was a virtual lock for nomination as Air Force Chief Staff. Now, my best source on this stuff says the current vice chief, Gen. David Goldfein, is the likely successor to Gen. Mark Welsh. If selected and approved, Goldfein would be the first CSAF to have flown a drone: He was a Reaper pilot. Hyten, the source says, should be heading to lead Strategic Command. (Kudos to my colleague John Tirpak at Air Force Magazine for breaking this story.) My source noted both men are “top notch,” adding: “However, we are fighting in the air, and the Air Force needs a chief who on the basis of his experience can offer the President air warfare alternatives, as well as fight in the Tank (where the Joint Chiefs and their chairman meet for highly classified discussions) with the Army and Marine four-stars with 10 combat tours over what those military options ought to be. John will be just as, if not more, influential on the role of space in the military at STRATCOM as he would be as CSAF, so this alignment is win-win for all.” (Full story at title link)

Today would have been Rich's 43rd birthday. Raise a glass to a warrior and great man, gentlemen... 'Till Valhalla, my friend! Cheers! M2

Another 'WTF?' winner from Tosh.0...

I remember that. It was actually left in the bathroom, but someone brought it to her office...

Commander "went out swinging"... https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/Commander-went-out-swinging-in-Lackland-7238799.php Air Force: Pararescue student shot training squadron commander at Lackland https://www.airforcetimes.com/story/military/2016/04/09/air-force-pararescue-student-shot-training-squadron-commander-lackland/82840202/

One more, just got this SOFREP release in my FB feed. You don't need to read the entire article, just the bottom line... https://sofrep.com/46735/fbi-releases-data-that-affected-air-force-personal-carry-decision/

By the way, a little insight as to how the building I work in handled the incident yesterday... First, we got an annoying pop-up on NIPRNET as to the fact there was something going on. Problem is, these broadcast messages don't show up at the same time; so some folks got them several minutes after others. Then there was about 15-25 minutes of questioning over whether this was yet another active shooter exercise or the real thing. First thing I did was lock the door to our office, then did the same for the other office of ours across the hall. After that, I went to try to find someone "in charge" to see if I could get any more info. They were still debating the real world vs. exercise thing, so I suggested it really didn't matter and to implement the procedures such as locking the doors. I ended up locking about 15 doors in our organization, all offices full of people who had gotten the notification but still (I suppose) thought it was an exercise. When I got back to my office, someone had learned it was an actual active shooter so I once again went down the hall to let those "in charge" know. After that, it was two hours of sitting in the office watching the news (I did sneak out to hit the can, it was a necessary risk. Too much coffee in the morning!). So, given that experience and the fact that I had absolutely no means by which to defend myself had there been a shooter in our building, I am not a fan of the current "cover my ass" policy by base commanders who are more worried about their careers than my safety. I don't depend on civilian police to protect me and I shouldn't have to depend on the sky cops to protect me at work, especially after 35 years of working in the DoD. Yesterday's event just proves that "force protection" measures are badly misplaced and need a common sense revision; but we all know the old axiom concerning common sense (that it isn't that common)...

Exactly, and you are being very generous as to the 6-9 minute response time. Given that half of the law enforcement agencies in Bexar county showed up for this, I am seriously doubting that a structured response will occur within less than 30 minutes. Truth be told, we are extremely lucky that this individual didn't go on a shooting spree before ending his own life. Had he not killed himself after shooting his squadron/cc, he could have easily killed another 20-30 people before chances are he would have been stopped. And even more truth here, in 2005 the Supreme Court has ruled that the police did not, repeat NOT have a constitutional duty to protect a person from harm (Castle Rock v. Gonzales, 545 U.S. 748). I work with law enforcement at the local and Federal levels, and while I have great respect for them I also realize I need to be responsible for my own survival. Plus, the police come in varying degrees of competence, I probably shoot better than 50-75% of the officers I know and I sure as hell do it a lot more often. As for "being armed when the cops show up," it's no different for those who carry off base. Would that be a concern? Sure. Would that be a factor in keeping me from carrying? No damn way! US Code 18 Sec 930 only prohibits the carrying of personally-owned firearms in Federal facilities, which are buildings. The Army has regulations against weapons on base, but the USAF does not, it's up to the base commander to make that decision. Dyess did lead the way in allowing licensed individuals who work on base to bring and keep firearms in their vehicles while at work. It was a step in the right direction, although that wouldn't have helped a bit in yesterday's situation; but if what happened at Medina showed us anything it is that: 1) policies prohibiting firearms on base will do absolutely nothing to stop someone with the intent to shoot somebody and 2) if you really place 100% of your own well-being in the security police or civilian on-base cops to protect you, there's a good chance you might one day die regretting that decision! Plus, I have gone through more governmental background checks at the city, state and Federal level than 99% of the people out there (to include sky cops), so if anyone I should be trusted to safely carry a weapon on base (as I am allowed off), it's yours truly! All that said, my condolences to the squadron commander who lost his life yesterday. As a former commander I always knew there was a risk of this when dealing with certain disciplinary actions, and honestly I am almost surprised it hasn't happened more often. I am grateful it hasn't, and hopefully this won't become a trend but the chance is always there. I am sure none of us want to be the next victim. By the way, I had to deal with a dismissal through my company of an employee who, excuse the expression, "went completely off the reservation." I was seriously concerned fro my task lead who had to conduct the dismissal, so I offered to be there as no other company representatives were going to be present. You can bet your ass I came armed, and positioned myself where I could intervene if the individual tried anything. Fortunately, nothing transpired; but I wanted to make I sure I was prepared in case it did...

Meet the new boss, Same as the old boss... - The Who

Timothy Martins?