Everything posted by tac airlifter
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Drone Pilots: We Don’t Get No Respect
https://www.foxnews.com/health/2014/08/22/drone-pilots-suffer-ptsd-just-like-those-in-combat/?intcmp=obnetwork I'll just leave this here.
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SOS/ACSC information
How does that ratio compare to last year? Seems like there were only a few alternate slots for candidates last year; slim pickings.
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Iraq in state of emergency - Mosul overrun by militants; government flees;
Your assessment differs with all the others I've heard. Where are you getting your data? Overall I disagree with your opinion of the situation; but truthfully there's a lot no one knows since our collection networks disappeared after the withdrawal. So I'm interested to hear other view points, but I'm approaching yours with skepticism.
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Iraq in state of emergency - Mosul overrun by militants; government flees;
I recommend an exemption clause for some of us...... Otherwise I'm in big trouble.
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Iraq in state of emergency - Mosul overrun by militants; government flees;
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/08/08/us-military-launches-airstrikes-on-terror-targets-in-iraq/ Fights on!
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Leaving Afghanistan
I totally disagree.
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Equating military service with Heroism.
Hell yea! Fuck jury duty.
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Safety of Flight/Crew Rest
All kidding aside-- If you can't imagine calling crew rest deployed, than your imagination is small. Pushing it up to support a TIC or strike? Good on you, until you pass your own limits and make mistakes; then you're doing more harm than good. There's a balance between dogmatically following rules and habitually blowing them off. I've been fortunate enough to have leadership who recognized that and taught me judgement. Hope you guys are the same.
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Safety of Flight/Crew Rest
Fozzy, here's how I remember the difference: FDP is the one we sometimes violate. CDD is the one we always violate. Have fun out there!
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Does Flight in CZTE Area = AFTO 781 Combat Time?
Yup, concur. Conversely, we're also engaging and killing the enemy in places where we aren't authorized CZTE. The whole system is a mess.
- Gun Talk
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Booze Talk
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Iraq in state of emergency - Mosul overrun by militants; government flees;
Unsat, but standard.
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C-130H Total Force Integration
I was just trying to update your post, hope it didn't come off wrong.
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C-130H Total Force Integration
Nope. MC12 or RPA maybe, but not these.
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Iraq in state of emergency - Mosul overrun by militants; government flees;
Maybe you should read my post again since I did not say anything you are attributing to me. I don't know whether or not we have had a net positive affect based on the wars. I certainly didn't say anything about our "homeland" and responding to somebody with quotation marks about something they didn't say is a foul. We have had the wrong strategy, based on a faulty understanding of the nature of our enemy which has lead us astray. That said, I do genuinely believe the named objectives we're fighting are terrible people and I would rather spend my time hunting them than flying for the airlines.
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Gun Talk
I don't know man. I'm so accustomed to black it feels weird buying a different color. That said, their execution of FDE combined with black rails looks pretty cool. I'll let you know & post some picks if I grab it up. Cheers.
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Iraq in state of emergency - Mosul overrun by militants; government flees;
Speak for yourself. While I've also been frustrated with the execution of the wars, I still view killing jihadis before they behead civilians as a valid use of my time and worthy of my best effort.
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Gun Talk
I might execute your suggestion now that I'm seeing prices in the 1650$ range! The fit/finish seem nice and the mag change isn't as awkward as I thought it would be; but my impressions come from handling not actually shooting.
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SGT Bowe Bergdahl Freed
Do you think the activities in those locations would continue unabated without SOFAs in nearby countries?
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Gun Talk
Any thoughts on the IWI Tavor? Purpose would be range fun and maybe a class.
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SGT Bowe Bergdahl Freed
What do the quotes around drones mean? And what makes you think we'd send assets into a location without a SOFA?
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What's wrong with the Air Force?
All that said, thoughts on making bomber dudes into fighter guys and MAF guys to bombers for their backfill? This whole shortage/overage issue seems like a surmountable obstacle.
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U-28/PC-12/NSA
I don't get it.
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Deployed again....from my deployment?
Thank you for the explanation. I've been on a 1:1 dwell for just shy of 10 years, so my numbers are definitely incorrect. Will attempt to get records fixed when I return from current deployment.