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Air Force Contradicts Itself in Blame for F-22 Fighter Crash https://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/air-force-blame-dead-pilot-report-gen/story?id=15868317

Massachusetts father faces charges for allegedly pointing laser at rival goalie during daughter's hockey game Father of the year... https://www.foxnews.c...aser-at-hockey/

Last time I tested a guy was denied the ability to test because he had black running socks on...he had to borrow some dirty socks from another dude to test.

He brought his Air Defense assets and left his JTACs at home, clearly it was USAFs fault...

No shit...way to close to real!

Senators Clash Over Idea Of More Pentagon Cuts https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=147569495 "Democratic Sen. Kent Conrad, the committee chairman, said that given the country's fiscal crisis more savings must be found in the core defense budget, and that it would be impossible to address the nation's deficit without doing so."

What you "try to make a point to say" and how it comes across are two completely different things. Case in point, we know the real issue is with the deficit, but instead of addressing the point you throw it back on the GOp for wanting to reduce spending. Same old drum....same old sound... For the record, yes the republicans, driven by the Tea Party folks, did call for cuts to spending, but the Liberals scream cut defense, cut defense...when that won't fix the problem. We've said it before, you can cut the DoD budget to zero and we still go under...because of entitlements. We have a fundamental problem that these cuts won't solve...the top 1% n this country pay 36.7% of the total tax burden, the top 10% pay 70% of the tax burden and 50% of Americans don't pay taxes at all. As Matmacwc stated, the liberals continue to shout the Robin Hood mantra, popular to the masses, but it won't fix the problem. Once and for all address the entitlements so we can extract our butts from this mess.

Nsplayer, I think you are missing the bigger picture and the driving force behind these cuts becoming "headlines." As outlined above, quadrupling the rate for some groups is not a modest increase, it is gouging and not at all in line with the health care we were all promised...However, I get it, these are difficult times and things have to change and I am more than willing to pay my share, but what makes this absolutely maddening is the system is sticking it to military retirees but has done NOTHING about the entitlement programs that are the real problem. It is mind numbing to hear you continuously bang the liberal drum and defend cuts like this when you could be a little more down the middle and admit the real problem is not the DoD budget...how about a rant about entitlement programs and the discussion we really need to have ref Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.

FIFY all.

Now that brings back memories...Arriving at Rainman's location, he gives me the run down..."Sleep there, shit there, piss there, watch the lights. If you can't sleep you can sit here and watch the rocket fights up in the hills". I still laugh about that shower, the roof was no shit blown off the building and the kitchen sink sprayers were hooked on the wall with a nail. The next morning we go for a drive and there is no shit a grenade laying in the middle of the runway as jets are taking off. No queep, just kill bad guys.

A-Freaking Men...and on several nights just before being called into that fray I distinctly remember silently praying to myself..."dear lord, please don't let me fuck up".

Not after last night...the Heat shut him down.

Amen

Amen brother...I would much rather see CSAF flying to Pedro base X every weekend with 69 cases of beer and chicken wings.

I could care less about the contract giving out an award to stroke their customer...making it front page news and a CSAF worthy item however does make it bitch-worthy.

You are correct, what I should have said is it is nonsensical to publicly celebrate an air to air squadron only when they have done nothing more than orbits for the past 9 years. The Eagle guys spend enough time slapping each others back (and butts at Kadena), so why divert attention from guys actually doing the mission. When the big furball happens over the straights I'll be sure to don my "Eagle Guys Rule T-shirt", until then not so much.

The tanker bros in OEF were down low, and I mean low...during OEF, at least on a few missions where they saved me. I don't think anyone doubts the tanker guys are making a huge contribution to the current fight. The bigger point is with the Air Force engaged in 21 years of non-stop combat ops you would think the squadron of the year would at least be part of the fight, no flying "exercises" and training rides.

There has to be some reward for flying endless orbits in the Bozosphere while the rest of us are down low doing actual fighting.

Not so fast... Justices Appear Open To Affirming Medal Law https://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/23/us/stolen-valor-act-argued-before-supreme-court.html

WOW....just WOW! https://wtop.com/?nid=220&sid=2078706

Hey M2, ever made a rainbow with your AK?

Excellent post... Word of advice from an old guy...all you ACPers thing long and hard about what you do with that money and don't pass on a great opportunity to secure long-term wealth.