Lawman

If you’re talking about those silly guys who always demand on bringing dirt bikes to blast around the MSS site and act like traffic cops, I’ve yet to see them actually improve ground security and operations at any MSS they participated in. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Given the varying quality of ATC at some locations it’s sometimes better to not tell them what you’re going to do… Taji Tower unsecure: “Army aircraft I need to know your type!” Then clears a flight of Iraqi Hips in a language only they can understand… Escorting a flight of Chinooks with the Theatre commander and his staff: “My type is Army and you can go F yourself if you need more than that.” Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

It’s not so much that there isn’t a need… It’s that in the F’d up too many chiefs not enough Indian process of acquisitions we are trying to mesh a bunch of concurrent requirements from reps fighting for AFSOC, ACC, USSOCOM, AVFID, AETC, and what the hell why not the Corps of Goddamn Engineers or some such. So everybody has their own list of things this airplane needs to do to please them and screw the other guys at the table. So in the end we are going to get a high utility low hour cost “commercial off the shelf” *insert necessary buzzword here* aircraft, but we will end up spending F-35 level dollars to do it. That’s why I’m choosing to advocate the following COa: F it lets just buy some more F-35s and continue to use race thoroughbred horses for a job more suited to Mules. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

And a half dozen programs to buy “low cost” strike aircraft for a low intensity fight we aren’t doing anymore…. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Your last point is probably one of the most glaringly ignored brief points for this pretend “great powers fight” we think we are ready for. All of our support enabling functions are being performed by aircraft that started life when people were still crossing the oceans in propeller driven aircraft and ocean liners. We need some new shit airplanes and we need them 9 years ago. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

I’m pretty sure whatever staff planned that shitshow can’t even spell MDMP. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Well good news considering the current president and his historic connection and views of the relationship between State/DOD in regards to Foreign Policy. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Resignations at that level would run counter to the current narrative of, “most successful airlift in history,” that the administration has decided to run with. I don’t think we will see a single person with stars fired over this. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

It is sad that the only person likely to face any real punishment or personal admonishment in this whole ordeal bares no responsibility for the shit show. His punishment is completely based on the method at which he said the emperor has no clothes. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

“Foreign external augmentation of Defense” Pronounce it “Fay-Add” Whoever wants to make LtCol? There’s your OER bullet. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Dude that’s like being afforded the opportunity to commit Seppuku. The only thing that makes it some sort of, “honorable” is a BS desire by the rest of us to will it that way. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

I mean there is more than enough reporting sources flat saying advice was given and overruled. They just aren’t stating it near as loudly and with outrage as if somebody else had done it. I mean yes I’m in the military and I’ll carry out orders even when stupid… but damn sure I’m gonna say to my boss this is F’ing dumb and will get people killed in the process of reminding us we could have done it better this other way. Fact is Biden and his staff gambled this wouldn’t happen, and lost. Now they are trying to slip out of that ownership with any chaff and flare they can throw. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

I mean… it’s a pretty basic principle of establishing any form of ground security that 2 is 1 and 1 is none. Overlapping fields of fire from mutually supporting positions, stuff like that is a requirement. It was never an either or with Kabul or BAF. The people asking why abandon BAF are doing so because what kind of idiot leaves themselves with only one security position and no mutual support. We could have just as soon operated both, and left both at the same time. That would have actually made sense… which is probably why we didn’t do it. We are actually repeating a mistake learned by the Marines during Lebanon, and again 15 years ago with Restrepo, but like most AARs, it was filed in a filing cabinet we set on fire and buried underground. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

ItS jUsT a StU..sTu..StUtTeR…. The C’est la Vie attitude over this by some is truly amazing. If Trump was in that seat they’d already be having an impeachment proceeding or screaming for the 25th amendment. Change parties, oh everything is fine. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Star wearing officers granted specific immunity to the 15 flight lead, specifically so that he could testify against the guy who didn’t have a missile or the ability to launch one at a friendly aircraft. That’s a pretty glaringly visible attempt at protection of the favored sons at the cost of your red headed step child. That incident exposed a whole list or problems across the entire theatre and joint ATO process well beyond the station in that AWACS. The theatre took no efforts to integrate the Army into the ATO, and knew for nearly 2 full years they were in that arena not squawking modes and codes for any number of reasons… I mean make a list… and we did… and fixed a lot of it quietly off scene End of the day though you own that bullet. It’s right there with LtCol Hayles in the Apache or Papov running on the Brits. If the pilot that actually has ordnance on their aircraft goes into an engagement seeking to employ and looking specifically for reasons to allow themselves to do it, it will get around the failure prone mission control elements put in place to protect from fratricide. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

I wonder what Vegas odds are right now on us getting out of this without losing a C17. I feel like with as much a disaster this has been we are going to see one burning before this is over. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Light grey and Raptor guys somewhere… fuming at the idea that Super Hornets might get another air to air kill before they do… Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Man… the meme generation of this has been spectacularly dark. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I’m sure it’s written down somewhere… Anybody wanna guess at the amount of cost and effort expended to build secure compounds in a hurry on Kabul… Vice using the airfield you’ve had for decades with dozens of literal compounds on it. The North ECP was even “proof tested” in December of 19. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I found a copy of the CONOP for sustained repatriation of US citizens. + = Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

They are currently making big PR about the rapid repurposing of facilities at Rammstein to house large groups on cots. I don’t think the first point intermediary’s like Oman/Kuwait/UAE are the intended point to remain for anything long term or large group. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

World War Z Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

The Soviets faced an enemy being funded and equipped by a Super Power. They were actually doing very decently at establishing Area security until we started pouring billions in aid and weapons via Pakistan and other illicit avenues. It was “order from underneath a boot,” no doubt, but that’s not an unusual place to be for a Communist country. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Beatings will continue…. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

You know I’d Trump had been in Maralago during something like this the media wouldn’t have shut up about it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk