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Remember? Marine Mech’s A-4 Joyride
A-4M Skyhawk Pretty impressive, if not exactly career enhancing. At least in the Marines- read on. That Time a Marine Mechanic Took a Joyride in a Stolen A4M Skyhawk By Blake Stilwell How much could a Marine Corps fighter cost? That was probably one of the questions running through 21-year-old Lance Cpl. Howard Foote’s mind […]
Honorary Air Assault Wings
One wonders why the folks who wrote the book on Air Assault weren’t awarded the wings as a matter of course. Poetrooper sends, and approves. Honorary Air Assault Wings for Vietnam Era Vets! 50 years after the Vietnam War ended the U.S. Army has recognized the contributions of combat veterans of the 101st Airborne and […]
Coast Guard’s Greatest Recsue
SS Pendleton Nearly seventy years ago SS Pendleton, a T2-SE-A1 class oil tanker came to grief bound for Boston, Massachusetts. She encountered a powerful Nor’easter storm generating waves up to 70 feet in height, and basically broke in half. Most of the crew was able to evacuate to the stern section, which amazingly still had […]
Texas’ Wind Power Cut By Half- Winter Storm
Winter storms have halved the output of Texas’ wind turbines over the weekend; the winter weather leaving between 2.5 and 3.5 million people without power. Rotating power outages were initiated by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) early Monday, with thousands going without electricity for periods of time as temperatures fell into the teens […]
Anthropogenic Global Warming Caused By…
…Doing Nothing. They really have become a mockery- it has passed the point-and-laugh stage and is now just low comedy. Here we were told the heating planet was cause by man’s activity, and now it’s caused by his inactivity? David sends. Study: Pandemic’s cleaner air added heat to warming planet BY SETH BORENSTEIN Earth spiked […]
Houston Firefighters- Merry Christmas, It’s a Girl!
The crew of HFD Engine 5 delivered a healthy baby girl at a couple’s home while waiting for an ambulance. New born and already the impatient type! Mom-to-be was in labor waiting for a ride to her C-Section appointment, but her daughter had other plans. She arrived 2222L, Christmas Eve at home. All are doing […]
Look, Up In The Sky
BUFF and Friends. Not so subtle reminder to the Mad Mullahs. Report: U.S. Deploys B-52 Bombers to Middle East to Deter Iran By GABRIELLE REYES The U.S. military reportedly deployed two B-52H bombers to the Middle East on Thursday as part of an effort to deter Iran from potential attacks in the region, a senior […]
Musk’s Starship Rocket Go Out With A Boom
Coming from the Test community, one of the hardest points to get across is that failure is always an option. Mine were no where near as spectacular, though. Poetrooper sends. Today’s explosive trial of the SpaceX Starship prototype was considered a success according to the company’s rapid development through testing model. BY BRETT TINGLEY Revolutionary […]
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