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Whoever made this is next level!

Apparently Ramstein is so short of drivers they are making Aircrew rent their own vans to get to their hotels. While this might have benefits in allowing more flexibility and freedom for aircrews, it has some pitfalls too. Renting a vehicle in Germany without a German or international drivers license can expose the driver to major liability if you get into an accident. I’m not sure if the Base will accept that liability or not since they are implementing that policy. If you have an extended stay in Ramstein I recommend the two day class they offer to get a German license. It cost €10.00 when I got mine years ago and is good for ten years.

A FOIA request to the NTSB sheds a little more light on the China Eastern 737-800 crash. No big surprise, it looks even more likely it was a Pilot suicide. https://youtu.be/Fuu9JvuI1KY?si=E1c3LpHRX_wA0meR

Man, they didn’t even have the decency to blur out the face of the goat! We need a goat rape victim advocacy group to protect the rights of goats!

The Mover and Gonky Show has a more expansive conversation that dovetails to what Ryan McBeth was saying in his video. Frankly this was all too predictable, I think all the “mystery drones” we were having over Langley, Wright-Patt, and now Barksdale was a dry run to test and evaluate strikes on airlift, tanker, and other aircraft.

From Ryan McBeth https://youtu.be/LUJXlHTFBAI

This is starting to get suspicious, apparently one of his colleagues went missing last year and was never found. She was instrumental in developing a new metal material to replace a proprietary metal found in Russian rocket motors used in commercial rockets.

Good analysis of recent Naval engagements from the “Sub Brief”

Is this the first sinking of an enemy surface ship by a US Navy sub since WWII? Definitely a first for a US Nuke Sub!

Taking an AA missile up the pipe makes much more sense for all three crews surviving than being struck by a a SAM fragmentation warhead and I was a little skeptical of the Patriot missile story. Ward covers this story as well as the Yak shootdown by a F-35. https://youtu.be/3cb7R1xEZBI

Apparently this happened two days ago but got overshadowed by current events. A Bolivian C-130 crashed into a crowded street, killing numerous people. It was also transporting cash for their National Bank and riot police had to be called in to subdue looters.

Yea, I’m assuming it was a head-on shot too. Real lucky!

An AFSOC C-146A Wolfhound struck a concrete barrier while taking off in the Philippines causing substantial damage to the aircraft and some injuries to the crew. When this appeared on my feed my first question was what the hell is a C-146A? It's a Dornier Do 328 twin turboprop aircraft that's part of the eclectic coterie of Key West Agreement sized aircraft that the Air Force operates with a diaspora of aircrew in far-flung corners of the world. When I worked at ATA years ago I used to jumpseat on these all the time, I cannot remember which airline operated them but they had a fairly modern glass cockpit layout at the time and had a unique navigation system. Instead of INS, IRS, or Ring Laser Gyro they used a system that would triangulate multiple radio Navaids for a position solution. I don't remember what it was called but the crews seemed to really like the aircraft. The Do 328 was short lived in US Airline service and quickly replaced by Regional Jets so I'm sure the AF picked up some of these for a reasonable cost.

Apparently some party balloons were shot down over El Paso, what’s the ratio now for balloon vs. drone engagements over North America?