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I was at Laughlin for 4 years and had a great time.

It will.

Haha. So very untrue.

Haha... Hacker, as usual, bringing "the clarity". Good to see your posts... always. But you gotta love it: - Kabul's going to shit; USAF base infrastructure is in shambles; budget money is nowhere to be found; pilot retention is at an all time low (except for the overmanned 11R's... duh)... and someone Q3's a qualified military IP for a safe landing on a large runway, in US-controlled friendly territory. BTW, if it was a T-38 (was it?), the checklist directs a shutdown after clearing the runway... because the generator could be burning. Hmmm... I suppose if the engineers felt it was that significant of a threat, then I suppose landing "as soon as conditions permit" could be interpreted as landing where he/she did. Honestly... is this how "the greatest Air Force in the world" focuses it's energy in 2021?

RedEye, Are you an officer in the US military? I'll admit... I'm pretty taken aback by your comment.

I think that one of the very old posts, someone mentioned squeezing them in paper towels for the best results.

While the jalapenos are cooking, is it recommended to have the stirrer on to keep them moving around? Or off, and just let them cook?

ClearedHot, I have no SA on the situation. I was there 2011-2012, but the only time I left Bagram was when I was in an MC-12 (a horribly led, horribly tasked platform that had a lot of potential... but was a major shit-show), so I have no frame of reference outside what we did in that aircraft. I met a plethora of Americans, Egyptians, Emirates, etc... inside the compound but have no idea what they contributed. I just read about a woman and her two children that were there to "visit relatives". I have no idea if that is fact, but if anyone is there "on vacation" I'm of the opinion that you have created a self-inflicted wound. Really? You went there to "see your relatives"? Gutsy call, Mav. And I'm not of the opinion that my son or daughter should bail you out from your decision to go there. You intentionally entered that war zone of your own accord? YGBSM. It's like the three americans that were hiking on the Iran-Iraq border. Great idea!!! Your actions resulted in millions of dollars of American diplomacy to get you back from Iran. I wonder what all of the energy could have been directed toward, had you not decided to tempt fate. Next time, try the Sierra Nevada. So my question stands: are these 15,000 Americans in country doing service for the US Govt? If not, why are they there?

ClearedHot, I have no SA on the situation. I was there 2011-2012, but the only time I left Bagram was when I was in an MC-12 (a horribly led, horribly tasked platform that had a lot of potential... but was a major shit-show), so I have no frame of reference outside what we did in that aircraft. I met a plethora of Americans, Egyptians, Emirates, etc... inside the compound but have no idea what they contributed. I just read about a women and her two children that were there to "visit relatives". I have no idea if that is fact, but if anyone is there "on vacation" I'm of the opinion that you have created a self-inflicted wound. Really? You went there to "see your relatives"? Gutsy call, Mav. And I'm not of the opinion that my son or daughter should bail you out from your decision to go there. You intentionally entered that country of your own accord? YGBSM. It's like the three americans that were hiking on the Iran-Iraq border. Great idea!!! Your actions resulted in millions of dollars of American diplomacy to get you back from Iran. I wonder what all of the energy could have been directed toward, had you not decided to tempt fate. Next time, try the Sierra Nevada.

Exactly who are these 15,000 Americans? And why are they there? I haven't seen data on that.

And it should. The enemy mocks us. What will be our response?

On one hand, we have American military shoot and kill two threats inside the Kabul airport during the massive crowd rush. Situation controlled, it's a combat zone, move on. On the other hand, four people die from their own actions that put a $300,000,000 military/national asset at significant risk... and we have flag officers, their staff, "safety" offices and OSI all spending time and taxpayer dollars trying to figure out what happened?

“The Afghan Security Forces have the capacity to sufficiently fight and defend their country…” - Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, July 21, 2021.

Those morons can't maintain a treadmill in the gym. As soon as that helo goes Code 3, it will be a static display.

I'll never go back to that shit hole. But I might make a brief exception for this.

Eddie's death made a pretty big impact on the airshow community, and the safety standards for airshows. There are even a few groups that you can hire for your show that are a rapid response team dedicated to getting to the crash site very fast.

Yep. I posted that a little after midnight on 29 March (a Saturday). Later that day, the new-hires that were in the class starting 3 March (one is a friend of mine) got the notification that their class was cancelled... and that's when the music stopped. Waited for 14 months to start... but at least it didn't affect his line number!

I've spent a fair amount of time around the airshow circuit, with pilots that perform with what many of us would consider "reduced margins". When things don't seem right... when you're not "on your game"... when you don't feel you have the ability to safely perform a demanding routine and the consequences are significant... you step back and say "today, I will stand down.". I've done it myself in the airshow industry... and I (and many of us here) have done it in our day-to-day operations with extremely expensive tax-payer-bought gov't aircraft. If someone at Red Flag exceeds RM tolerances and says "not today, folks", are they ridiculed? I really don't know much about Biles, gymnastics, Olympics sports... and I really don't care. But having watched the stuff she does, it is highly dangerous/risky. If she isn't on her game, she would be foolish to continue and risk a serious injury. Most of us here have impressed on our kids that they must "complete what they start". They don't want to play soccer one weekend when they would prefer to go to the zoo... well, you made a commitment. Instilling in them a sense of responsibility to the team is a far cry from insisting that they push through something extreme/dangerous when they KNOW they cannot succeed. If Ms Biles says she isn't up to performing the crazy shit she does... that less than 100 people out of 7,000,000,000 on the Earth can do... then, she should walk. And give the middle finger to anyone who objects.

Love watching her hair react to Toro going 'sonic.

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Yes, it's a single flight with a drop in. I think it is roughly a 9 hour sortie. Night show was Rolex'd to tonight because of WX, but the SOS Tent and Acee Deucey ended up being a lot of fun. You can't go long without running into someone you know. The Oshkosh locals are great hosts.

Should be a great time. The people at Oshkosh generally aren't the woke, virtual signaling part of the American public. Looking forward to getting back after being gone for a few years.

Yes. Snort died in his L-1019 up in Lewiston. Got the word from my warbird / airshow buds. He was heading back to Ft Snort when he crashed. Quite the character, and there are a lot of opinions about him. But Snort was part of the dying breed of old school fighter pilots that the current military really doesn't want around much anymore. My Tomcat buds that flew with him and worked for him think the world of him. Even the ones that didn't care for him! The fact he flew the way he did, and was able to live as long as he did... well, that's quite a feat. Snort was a Brother in Arms, and I raise a glass for him tonight. edit: for those not aware, Snort was the pilot of the famous knife-edge Tomcat pass. https://theaviationgeekclub.com/the-story-and-video-behind-dale-snort-snodgrass-legendary-super-low-banana-pass/

I've met a number of Navs... and even one Flight Surgeon... that would have made excellent SQ/CC's had the AF decided to actually let them command a single-seat flying squadron.

Fired? Barely. He became Director of Current Ops for the Depity CoS for Ops.