Air Force
Random Saturday stuff
The Air Force, the Air Force… honestly, I’m not trying to pick on them but they just keep doing things. The latest is that they leaked confidential records of Republican politicians who are former service members: Much of the records appear to have been requested by and turned over to an opposition research firm that […]
Air Force selling out Army
Far be it from me to stir up an inter-service brouhaha, but in this case the headline wrote itself. Pesky damn headlines. The Air Force’s deepest, most unrequited long-desired dream – dumping the A-10s the Army depends on – is finally starting to come true. We all knew the Ar Force insisted that the F-35 […]
US Air Force to reverse adverse actions related to COVID-19 vaccine exemption request
Actions taken against Airmen who had requested exemptions from the COVID-19 vaccination will be reversed. Airmen who have had negative entries placed in their records will have these negative entries removed. Impacted Airmen will not need to take any action to initiate this process, the Air Force will automatically initiate this process. From the Dayton […]
An individual, associated with the Democrats, fraudulently obtains veteran records
Don Bacon, Republican representative from Nebraska, was one of 11 Congress personnel whose military records were released without the veterans’ authorization. According to Bacon, someone working for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) had Bacon’s personal identifiable information. This person used that information to fraudulently obtain Bacon’s military records. The records obtained required the veteran’s […]
AF grounds -135 fleet over minor flaw
yeah, seems the tail, aka the “vertical stabilizer” for we earth-bound types, can literally fall off the airplane. Not something I am guessing you want to have happen in mid-flight, eh? Did I say ‘Minor flaw’? I lied. Air Force Materiel Command, which does logistics support for the service, said in a press release […]
Remote control of U.S. Air Force drone wingmen
The Air Force is considering the idea of having remote controlled drone wingmen flying adjacent to manned fighter aircraft. Instead of being controlled by the fighter pilots, these drones would be partially guided by airmen riding a KC-46 Pegasus, E-7 Wedgetail, or other similar aircraft. The U.S. Air Force is considering this concept for a […]
Car sized object shot down from Alaskan airspace
The object was floating/flying at approximately 40,000 feet. This object presented a potential threat to commercial aviation, and was found near Alaska’s border with Canada. They deployed F-22 fighters to shoot it down, all occurring in US airspace. From the Military Times: The object was the size of a small car and was traveling near […]
The U.S. launches an unarmed ICBM
The US carried out a test that had been planned across multiple Air Force agencies. Taking off from Vandenberg Space Force Base, the ICBM transited about 4,200 miles, ending its trajectory at the Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands. The show of accuracy occurs in the aftermath of North Korea’s showcasing its Hwasong-17 ICBM launchers. From Fox […]
Recent Comments