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Billy Mitchell was court martialed for criticizing superiors.

It's hard to know if you're being serious. Either way, this is a great example of the mentality that has turned the AF into a career advancement exercise for bureaucrats.

Any of the aforementioned names are great examples for why no one should've stopped working on their masters.

The Air Force tends to organize itself to fight the most difficult war scenarios it can imagine. In the 60s it was poised to fight global nuclear war. In the 80s it was positioned to halt the Soviet advance across the Fulda Gap. Today, we're most concerned with an Air-Sea battle against China. The problem is, though all those scenarios are extremely difficult, none of them are very likely. The most likely wars, like Vietnam, Afghanistan and Iraq 2.0 & 2.5, are the ones that tend to expose our shortcomings. Maybe the A-10 wouldn't be very survivable against China or Russia. But it sure would be useful against every other enemy we're facing now and in the future.

Well they're already used to riding in shipping containers. Make sure to drill a few holes in it first.

What will the future be like though? A shit ton of dudes just punched, so I think the promotion chances are looking better for everybody.

Lots of discussion about tanker winglets here: https://www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/military/read.main/116204/

Put a wheel on the boom! It would've been cheaper than changing the fuselage.

Fucking heinous waste of money, on top of being discriminatory. "Hey can I be a part of this record flight?" "No, you're a man!"

It's too late, we're already outspending ourselves.

Even if open source information is available, one of us saying "yeah that's my jet" essentially confirms the info as valid. The bad guys employ plenty of people to mine and compile open-source data, at least make it hard for them.

I sure hope not. A warfighting organization needs a warfighter as a leader, not an administrator. That's what the SECAF position is for.

Not true. Mechanical watches keep worse time.

Looks like the air deflectors are stowed in some of the shots. Tom Cruise may be a foolish Scientologist, but this is cool.

FYSA, DOPMA is the law that governs officer promotions. It's been discussed in the PRF and non-continuation threads. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defense_Officer_Personnel_Management_Act https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Up_or_out

So how long until we start flying shiny jets again?

You'll not find it useful in the jet. Maybe at enroute stops, but Baseopses and FBOs have everything you'd need.

Muslims don't wear turbans. That's a Sikh.

An article written by a grad student with a pilot slot. "Jonathan Miller recently completed an MA Strategic Studies at Aberystwyth Universitys Department of International Politics. Soon embarking on a career in military aviation, his primary interests are airpower strategy, information warfare, air/sea battle doctrine, and the concept of "officership" as a profession."

Criminal mismanagement. I'm glad the story's out.

Never say never.

How's the 110° and 90% humidity part?

- #1/6 Phx Egl brd chrs; 2-star lauded "best seen in 20 yrs"

To wrap up, that cop was stupid and should be fired. To make sure YOU don't get shot by a subpar cop, follow the above tips.

First shootdown of an enemy jet by a Patriot. They're now 1-2.