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https://www.iitsec.or...es/default.aspx ITSEC has lots of papers on simulators but you usually have to pay for them. I did my thesis for ROKAF Staff College on PC-based simulators and could send it to you if you are interested...

Funny how cyclical B-1 manning is in such a short time. Two years I was told a staff wasn't an option and that I had to go back to fly at Dyess/Ellsworth (luckily I had the RAS get out of jail free card and got to PCS to Hawaii). Six months ago another B-1 WSO I know finishing up ACSC was told no flying slot was available for him. I don't envy our assignments guy trying to make the manning work with all the rapid throttle movements...

https://www.airforcem...fallschirm.aspx This new parachute cuts down on weight and at least one heavy platform thinks it's a good idea to still carry them...

https://def2013.com/ Looks like this might be a good venue for those young pups interested in "doing something rather than being someone".

PACOM contractor and reservist caught spying for PRC. I met this guy once and didn't think twice about it. Heard he was really wierd though. https://www.khon2.com/content/news/editorschoice/story/Honeytrap-snares-defense-contractor-in-alleged/WQ8uNjcCzk-FKtJs-4sI1w.cspx

When I was stationed in Korea, I had a whole computer never arrive but thankfully Newegg sent a replacement. A friend had three stolen before he finally gotten one. Apparently there are ton of thieves at the San Francisco APO...

Can't speak to your specific medical issue, but I'm a rated navigator (CSO) and I have an indefinite depth perception waiver. I'd say it's a possibility at least.

Wonder what that jackass would say about the 28th's patch since the 28th asked and got permission frrom the Mohawks to keep using it.

Isn't it amazing every flying community has a dude like this and it's even more amazing they make it as far as they do before they implode....

That's why introducing yourself to Japanese or Koreans as Larry Riley, callsign Fluffy Squirrel, provides hours of entertainment.

https://nation.time.c...-to-ambassador/ Anyone know the deal with this guy, MGen(ret) Scott Gration? Judging by his bio he would seem emminently qualified to be an ambassador but this State Dept IG report slams his leadership pretty hard...

I think you should be able to get a waiver. I'm a WSO and was granted a depth perception waiver when I was accepted to UNT.

Was leaving base on Friday (Hickam AFB) and saw a protesters loons demonstrating against "chemtrails". Wish I had that much time to waste...

"I'll take the fat one!" "If you don't fly fighters, it doesn't mean you are a lesser person."

Eldorado AFS (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eldorado_Air_Force_Station) , a Pave Paws radar site, was a bonified CONUS remote assignment. Went on tour of it when I was a 2Lt and the dudes working there told us that they got remote credit.

Can't believe I'm defending Finance but from what I understand this requirement came from on high, SecDef's office (OSD) or some such. We have to put it in our DTS here in a joint command too.

The AF ought to think about buying some P-8s. Strip off (sts) the ASW gear, hang some JDAMs, etc. on it, put a decent IMINT and SIGINT package in it (sts), and maybe some comm jamming equipment and you'd have a great airplane for the current unpleasantries in Afghanistan, the Philippines, etc.. Could hang out for hours providing the kinds of support needed at a fraction of the cost of B-1s or F-15Es (minus the strafing). Save those airframes for the big fight. Maybe you could have a couple of squadrons in AFSOC... For higher end scenarios maybe they could supplement ISR assets or be JSSAM/MALD trucks.

This reminds me of a funny story that I heard when I was an exchange student at the Korean AF ACSC. After the we came out with our new logo/symbol, the ROKAF decided it was time to update theirs as well. So they hired a civlian PR firm in Seoul to design one and the ROKAF also asked them to come up with a new English motto, telling the PR firm that they liked the old USAF motto "Aim High", so make the new one similar to that. So, for $500K, the PR firm came up with "Always High". Fortunately for the ROKs, the project officer asked the USAF exchange professor we had at their Staff College what he thought of it and he was able to explain the colloquial meaning of "Always High" before they had their 4 star sign off on it.

But the Afghanis are clearly an abberation because we all know that Islam is a religion of peace and tolerance.

I've heard several dudes rave about the "opportunities" at Yokota.

We seem to have extras...any takers? https://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/australia-looks-overseas-for-defence-staff-20111227-1par2.html The Australian Defence Force is trying to recruit laid-off soldiers, sailors and air crew from Britain, the US and other western countries in order to fill recruitment quotas. Australia is reportedly looking for defence specialists, such as fighter pilots, submarine crews and officers and are offering fast-tracked citizenship as an incentive, The Australian reported on Tuesday. According to the newspaper the Royal Australian Navy has sent a delegation to Britain to discover how many retrenched sailors, particularly engineers, were available.

Why do we paint our refueling trucks green? Shouldn't they be painted to match the concrete so they are less vulnerable to air attack in say, Korea, and also keep the fuel a little cooler? I mean, do we really go driving these things out in the woods that much? Is painting them green gonna save them from a terrorist or SOF attack? The Korean AF paints theirs grey-maybe they're on to something...

Interesting. Any A-10 drivers out there up for this? "The U.S. military’s veteran A-10 Thunderbolt II is built for battle: a titanium-armored cockpit protects its pilot from explosive projectile hits, and it can carry weapons like a 30-mm nose-mounted cannon to take out enemy tanks. Now the National Science Foundation (NSF) plans to arm a retired Thunderbolt not with bombs, but with scientific instruments, and use it to study the inside of violent thunderstorms—where winds, hail, and lightning would take down lesser planes. The NSF recently awarded a $10.9 million grant to the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif., a to refurbish a retired Thunderbolt for use as a storm-penetrating research plane, the journal Science reported this week. Stripped of weapons....." Read more: Weather-Studying Warthog: A Fixed-Up A-10 Will Fly Into Thunderstorms - A-10 Thunderbolt II - Popular Mechanics

The sad part is we'll still have to keep Ellsworth and Dyess open (the Dyess C-130s could probably fit somewhere else). I'd bet a month's salary that the B-1 will be axed within 3-4 years.

RIP.