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Hostage Hell

Hostage Hell

| March 22, 2025 | 17 Comments

  Interesting article about a recently freed Israeli hostage, Tal Shoham. Captured in the initial Hamas attacks, he was held until last month in Hamas tunnels. Shoham said he and three others were kept in a 120-square-foot tunnel shaft for more than 200 days, nearly half of the total 505 days he was held captive […]

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Daily FGS

Daily FGS

| March 22, 2025 | 8 Comments

Ruger MK Series Standard Pistol San Bernardino County Homeowner Shoots, Kills Burglar A homeowner in San Bernardino County, California, fatally shot one burglar and injured another after multiple intruders broke into his home last week. The homeowner called 911 at 9:18 pm, reporting three men allegedly breaking into his home. He feared for his life […]

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Weekend Open Thread

Weekend Open Thread

| March 21, 2025 | 68 Comments

One of the things that one could notice from the leftists is the expectation that when they get their way, regardless of whether it was honest or fraudulent, that we are simply to accept the results. However, when they don’t get their way, it’s like having a spoiled brat having a constant tantrum. I’ve posted […]

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Judge temporarily blocks Trump’s military transgender ban

Judge temporarily blocks Trump’s military transgender ban

| March 21, 2025 | 42 Comments

Ana Reyes, a U.S. District Judge appointed by Joe Biden, placed a temporary halt to President Donald Trump’s EO regarding transgender service members. The judge’s intent was to halt action on the EO while this case is litigated in court. Reyes argued that the need to ensure military readiness is at times used as a […]

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Valor Friday

Valor Friday

| March 21, 2025 | 3 Comments

Ralph Talbot was born in 1897 in Massachusettes, and would use natural gifts for both academics and athletics to eventually attend Yale. There he received some basic military officer training as part of the school’s artillery corps. These programs to train Ivy League men in the ways of military officership were the immediate predecessor to […]

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Recycling old AF stuff

Recycling old AF stuff

| March 21, 2025 | 25 Comments

  This adds a bit to AW1Ed’s column of deploying assets on our southern flank. The Air Force is finding some love for assets many of you probably thought had gone away. U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin has confirmed that U-2 Dragon Lady spy planes have been flying missions around the […]

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Daily FGS

Daily FGS

| March 21, 2025 | 14 Comments

Smith & Wesson M&P 15-22 3 alleged Tesla attackers could face up to 20 years for Molotov cocktails Story by Aysha Bagchi Three individuals are facing “serious charges” for allegedly using Molotov cocktails to set Tesla cars and charging stations on fire, the Justice Department announced Thursday. “The days of committing crimes without consequence have […]

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Wait until Fortune Magazine hears what E-1s do for their pay

Wait until Fortune Magazine hears what E-1s do for their pay

| March 20, 2025 | 33 Comments

Fortune Magazine published a piece about the two NASA astronauts who were stuck on the International Space Station for nine months. The Boeing Starliner they’d ridden to the ISS on its first manned shakedown cruise left them stuck up there. While SpaceX had the capacity to retrieve them (as NASA has no manned spacecraft of […]

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