Air Force
Woke Wars Veteran Named AF Undersecretary
Matthew Lohmeier Anti-‘woke’ former officer confirmed as Air Force undersecretary Stephen Losey Matthew Lohmeier, the former Space Force lieutenant colonel who was relieved of command after publicly blasting the military’s diversity programs and alleged Marxist ideology, was confirmed by the Senate on Thursday as the Air Force’s next undersecretary. The 52-46 vote to approve Lohmeier […]
Bad day to refuel
Inflight refueling of F22 Raptors went badly wrong on July 8. A KC-46A Pegasus refueling tanker was forced to conduct an emergency landing July 8 after its refueling boom was shredded in a mishap off the East Coast. The unofficial Facebook page Air Force amn/nco/snco posted photos of the KC-46 Friday, which showed extensive […]
Happy 70th!
Although there are ships like the Constitution which have officially been on the books since the 1700s, effectively most major weapons systems (as opposed to single weapons like the legendary Ma Deuce) last a few decades and then they are gone. The M-1 tank? Been in common use since 1982 or so, but has been […]
Sad Memorial Day in Grapevine
The combination of idiot on jet ski vs. ‘normal’ boater turned lethal Sunday, killing a U.S. Air Force Preparatory School student home in Ft. Worth, TX on leave. Ava Moore, 18, was killed when a watercraft with two female occupants struck her as she was kayaking on Grapevine Lake on the evening of Sunday, […]
The dumbassery of a 747
Hopefully life won’t overtake this – I am traveling this weekend so writing is taking place early. We’ll see if what I do Tuesday lasts till Friday! Oh, Lord, everyone is making noise about Qatar’s gift of a luxo 747 to serve as Air Force One. Trump is hailing it as a wonderful gift: “So […]
Valor Friday
Today I present something a bit different. If you haven’t discovered the YouTube Yarnhub channel, you’re missing out. They do 3D animated military history videos that are overall very good. A recent video highlighted the actions of Andrew Mynarski. He was a Royal Canadian Air Force airman who was mortally wounded when his Lancaster bomber […]
B-2’s on The Footprint of Freedom
‘Spirit’ Stealth Bomber B-2 Bombers Arrive on Diego Garcia in Unusual Show of Force By Unshin Lee Harpley B-2 Spirit bombers have landed on Diego Garcia, a tiny island in the Indian Ocean that serves as a strategic hub for operations everywhere from the Middle East to Africa to the Indo-Pacific, a spokesperson for Air […]
Valor Friday
The humble looking enlisted man you see before you with a CIB has a distinctive little ribbon just below that among his fruit salad. Even without the photo being in color, the brilliant light blue ribbon with its five white stars stands out among the other awards on display. Bill Crawford was a young private […]
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