In some units, this is the case with mission planning systems. The contractors that are hired to update map data, patch systems, and keep the networks running are lazy and incompetent. Some are excellent, but for every good one there are three that are there to pad their load master retirement.
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just means that whatever fluid is in there corresponds to some MIL-STD fluid out there on gsaadvantage.gov. Which is to say its cheap and meets requirements.

Just drove an AWD JDM one of these with a Skyactiv D in Hokkaido. Sick car. Hauled 4 americans and all our shit around the snow covered back roads like a champ.

I live in Japan, and these are extremely popular. I have 96 Jimny, pretty sure it has the exact same motor. They’re great little jeeplets. I’d buy one in a heart beat if I could bring it back to the states, or if they were for sale in the states. 

the FUCKS really slaps

My Dad always had trucks. Since I’ve been alive he’s had 3, I’m 30. A commanche, a ‘94 Cheyenne 1500 (no options, v6), and an ‘01 Sierra 2500HD. He drove all of them past 200K, and the Sierra is approaching 300K. 

Some companies and services wont reimburse you for pre-purchasing fuel if traveling for work, so look out for that too. 

Good on this guy. It’s awesome when people give something back. 

This is hilarious.

I mean I dont know if I’d call them as competent as our pilots...Their jets are certainly newer though.

The winner is who stops the other from achieving their objective. If you worked on 105s you probably haven’t been in a Flag in a while. Let me tell ya, they are sweet jets. The difficulty will be in sustaining them and rapid sortie generation over time, I think. 

I’d assess there are two reasons they didn’t get offered F-35s, none of which have anything to do with China’s economic pressure. 1.) Putting F-35s in Taiwan would be like letting Turkey stay in the program. The PRC would have a lot more exposure to crack the jet’s secrets. 2.) Its too expensive still. 

Because the F-35 may as well be a spaceship compared to the F-16. We have the money so we’re better off getting F-35s. 

I’d love to get footage from someone we rescued. It’d be awesome to see their perspective. 

I currently live in Japan and have a 2000 Altezza Gita (wagon). Its survived only God knows how many military families using it as a 2/3 year rental. It has the only 1G 2.0 I-6 and a 4 speed auto, but it’s still a solid car and fast for around here. I’d bring it back to the States with me if I could. They are…

Dude should have built cars for Mad Max, that thing is incredible. 

You don’t need something that big. Many laser exist in the IR band which are capable of blinding people without their knowledge. The lights just sort of go out. 

To resurrect this...I drove one today. Honestly it was more comfortable on the interstate than the Volvo S60 I drove a hour earlier. It wasn’t fast, but it wasnt slow. And one year in to selling these they are starting to finally try and move them. The number of people staring at it on the test drive was pretty high.…

The engines in many helicopters are mostly unaffected by sand until you do subsequent landings. In ours turbine air is tapped to spin the air, inertia throws the dust away from the intakes. The type of sand matters. Iraqi moondust versus heavier sand on beaches.

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