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Don't ya think the big boys are already working on the LRS-B? AF has said they want IOC by 2025, that means it/they are most likely already flying. Might just be a glimpse in the light for Putin.

Whatever it is, I hope it's manned.

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When I bingo the flight out (and let's be honest, I ALWAYS bingo the flight out), I never have trouble losing altitude on the RTB.... Unless of course I'm trying to pee and I'm wearing the poopy suit and the new g-suit.

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I don't want to know what you searched to find that.

And.......welcome back!

I Googled "Pictures of MATMACWC's Mom", and that what came up...sts.

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I Googled "Pictures of MATMACWC's Mom", and that what came up...sts.

My mom is at least a buck fifty more than that woman.

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WTFO!

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Subject: Pandhandling by Military Members (crackdown by SAPD)
Professionals,
The ###SFS Operations Section received official word from SAPD that
pandhandling (soliciting money) on street corners is not permitted unless a
valid permit is on file. SAPD will be cracking down on panhandlers and they
don't want military personnel to get caught up in the sweep. Getting a
permit from the city is very expensive and must be bonded for $1M. Please
pass the word that if any military entity is out soliciting for their
private organizations they will and can be arrested and cited. If you have
any questions, feel free to contact Officer @@@@@ @@@@@ at ###-####.
Please pass to our Army and Navy brethren...
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WTFO!

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Subject: Pandhandling by Military Members (crackdown by SAPD)
Professionals,
The ###SFS Operations Section received official word from SAPD that
pandhandling (soliciting money) on street corners is not permitted unless a
valid permit is on file. SAPD will be cracking down on panhandlers and they
don't want military personnel to get caught up in the sweep. Getting a
permit from the city is very expensive and must be bonded for $1M. Please
pass the word that if any military entity is out soliciting for their
private organizations they will and can be arrested and cited. If you have
any questions, feel free to contact Officer @@@@@ @@@@@ at ###-####.
Please pass to our Army and Navy brethren...

The only thing I can think of is maybe the Firemen did a "Fill the Boot" fundraiser without getting a permit.

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I think it will be, but it may also have the ability to be remotely piloted. I don't see the DoD having a jet with a nuclear mission being unmanned.

Manned, but can be flown as a UAV...where have I seen this concept before?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnExr0eA2Lk

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Manned, but can be flown as a UAV...where have I seen this concept before?

A little Ron Swanson logic can be applied here.

"Don't half-ass two things son. Whole-ass one thing"

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Manned, but can be flown as a UAV...where have I seen this concept before?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnExr0eA2Lk

When is this coming to theaters!? I'll be the first in line. Biel, so hot right now, Biel.

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This is pretty old, so it's probably been posted before. I honestly don't know which thread is the best place for it....

ETA: Fast forward to 3:25 for the good stuff. But you'll miss the second funniest part... "Chicken Yale! Chicken Yale!"

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This is pretty old, so it's probably been posted before. I honestly don't know which thread is the best place for it....

ETA: Fast forward to 3:25 for the good stuff. But you'll miss the second funniest part... "Chicken Yale! Chicken Yale!"

That video is why we are failing as a country.

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Yawn....

(Article found at https://tinyurl.com/l772duc, shortened from military.com)

All-Female Crew Breaks Longest Flight Record

Last weekend, a Global Hawk from Grand Forks Air Force Base flew back and forth over North Dakota for 34.3 hours without stopping.

The base said this week that that was the longest flight by a military aircraft without aerial refueling and it was the longest flight by an all-female crew.

Lt. Col. Amanda Brandt, commander of the 348th Reconnaissance Squadron stationed at the base, said she was inspired by Women's History Month and the growing number of women joining her unit.

"When I came into the Air Force 17 years ago, there were only two pilots in my wing," she said, so it would've been impossible to have an all-female flight.

In fact, it took a crew of more than 50 women, including six pilots, to pull off what's been dubbed the "Flight of the Lady Hawk."

The old record for an all-female crew was 18 hours, but members had to be pulled from different squadrons because there weren't enough women in one single squadron, according to Brandt. The old record for a crew of any gender was 33.1 hours, which was also made in a Global Hawk, a large unmanned reconnaissance aircraft.

Brandt said the advertised endurance of a Global Hawk is about 28 hours, but her crew landed Saturday with "plenty of gas left in the tank." They wanted to encourage other all-female crews to attempt to break their record, she said.

North Dakota skies

While crews at the Grand Forks base fly missions around the globe, Brandt said the record-breaking mission was done in North Dakota to avoid any potential problems during an actual mission in support of troops on the ground.

Flying in commercial air space poses a small challenge of its own, though.

Between one end of the state and another are four zones, and moving from one to the other normally would require pilots to switch from one set of air-traffic controllers to another, according to Brandt. Having the Global Hawk turn constantly within one zone would consume too much fuel, but flying it straight would require a lot of handoffs.

But Brandt said the Federal Aviation Administration was more than happy to accommodate the record-breaking flight by not requiring the hand-off, and the agency went as far as putting female controllers on duty during the flight.

Though the Global Hawk normally flies high above the altitude that commercial jets usually fly at, Brandt said it was still important for the FAA to keep an eye on the aircraft to ensure there is no possible conflict with the jets.

It took a crew of more than 50 to make the Flight of the Lady Hawk possible because that's normally how a Global Hawk operates.

According to Brandt, a single pilot could push a button to make it take off and another to make it land, but its capabilities are so great that more crew members are needed to take advantage. For example, it flies for so long that multiple shifts are needed, in this case six eight-hour shifts. It also has various sensors that require specially trained operators.

Women aviators

Brandt said she's heartened to see more women entering the aviation field. The field of unmanned aircraft in particular is family-friendly because it allows women, as well as men, to conduct missions around the globe and still go home to read their children to sleep at night.

She said the point of the Flight of the Lady Hawk wasn't really to break records but to celebrate women in aviation. "I'm happy to say it's not earth-shattering news. It's becoming the norm," she said, referring to how common it is now to see women in aviation.

She looks forward to the day her 4-year-old daughter, named Amelia after Amelia Earhart, and other girls can be the first person to do something and not just the first woman.

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^Fraud, waste, and abuse. They "flew" a Global Hawk back and forth over North Dakota for 34.3 hours just to do it. I'm sure it was a riveting time in the MCE, watching a robot fly a pre-planned track to waste hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars. $23,800 per hour is what the AF is advertising these days... that's $816,340 of waste.

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And not a single fuck was given that day....I want to submit an EO complaint that they created a crew of all females intentionally leaving males out of this historic moment. I am sure the intel they collected over North Dakota is making waves on operations in Afghanistan. Who in the fuck keeps track of all these stupid "records" set by female Airmen?

Interesting fact.... All female aircrews will eventually have their periods sync up. The women will sync to the menstrual cycle of the highest ranking female in the group. This isn't sexism...it is science.

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