“Let me get this straight, you’ve LOST a submarine?”

The question I want to ask those involved is why does the US need an early warning system of such complexity and expense against what is practically a non-existent threat?

I think everyone always forgets the Thunderbirds once flew F-105s. Probably because the aircraft flew apart in flight and killed people.

having an early warning buoy could be an alternative solution. Already happens for earthquakes/tsunamis.

Soon after the blimp escape, this appeared on a light post in my neighborhood (I’m not all that far away from Aberdeen)

I know right, one minute I’m sitting here reading, 5 hours later I missed dinner and haven’t scrolled down at all.

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Tyler, do not associate my magic school bus with a Toyota Camry. That’s an insult. You can’t fit 30+ dudes equipped to kill in a Camry.

And here’s the same team doing their laundry.

This is what happens when you twerk too hard.

In Europe, especially the UK, the story of Malta is well known and remembered. The reason I think it is not well known in the US (at least among the general public) or mentioned alongside other great moments of the war, is the fact that very few Americans took part in it. All I can remember are the two Spitfire…

Well in a perfect world.... ;)

Another factor is that the Russians build far more for export than the US does. We build something for the US military, and then later strip it down for an export version. Maybe. If we can interest anyone in a deal that comes with zero technology transfer and leaves them beholden to us for maintenance. The Russians…

I thought the whole point of starting the development and obvious payment of a 6th Generation fighter so far out from it’s need was exactly the point. Get the damn thing working correctly before its really needed, that way we aren’t playing catch up to Russia and China when they unveil theirs. Also by being the first…

Man, you should check out Stalin’s insanely ambitious post-WWII plans for the Soviet Navy... battleships, battlecruisers and aircraft carriers to challenge the US and UK. All canceled after he died, of course.

P-38 compressibility issues were a brand new concern that hadn’t been dealt with ever before, though...

The oddest part about LockMart getting to where they are now, is that they didn’t really acquire a lot of companies, the way Boeing did. Lockheed was doing a little bit of everything, a lot of nothing, then just kinda... exploded, bought GD’s aerospace business, merged with Martin Marietta, etc.

wWII scandals are what made Truman. He ran the committee that chased them down. He even went after the Manhattan project but didn't know what it was and was told to stand down on it.

And that way we can keep the Art History majors in reserve for the eventual counterattack.

Finally a use for them!