My made up theory was that the Iranians jammed and spoofed the boat’s GPS and tricked them into sailing into Iranian waters where the refueling boat couldn’t rendezvous with them.

We used B-29s over Korea.

Think of college football players as unpaid interns for the NFL. If they do a good job (while they are getting a $50,000 scholarship) they might get hired.

Only part of the strait is Iran’s territory.

It’s not about risk, it’s about superior performance.

If half the country drove an electric car drivers would crap their pants at the governments attempts to find new revenue streams to replace the lost gas taxes.

Is it the price of gasoline or the total price of ownership of the car that is more important?

When I was at Ramstein, Germany in the early 80’s I was a supervisor of a tow crew that tested premade slabs of concrete for the runway in case parts were destroyed in an attack. Basically we just towed an F-4 back and forth over a slab that was dropped in place of one that was removed.

If China does not own the islands, do they own the airstrips on them? If they don’t own the airstrips, can any country land on them without China’s permission? B-52 flyby’s are nice, but wouldn’t a C-130 on the runway or an Arleigh Burke class destroyer docked there be even better?

Its all fun and games until 3D printers start printing themselves with no human interaction.

I spent 90 days TDY in Zaragoza, Spain in the summer of 1984 and built a bunch of those darts for F-4E’s. The pilots said they were having a hard time seeing them so I painted them up with orange spray paint. The zebra stripes were nice, but the pilots loved the Soviet hammer and sickle.

While you’re at it, throw in a B-1 missile truck. Just for shits and giggles.

A B-1 with an A-10 in each bomb bay?

Its called “Glock leg” and it occurs when the pistol is holstered and a shirt is in the way. The trigger is depressed (along with the “safety”) by the shirt getting caught between the holster and the pistol.

Titless WAF’s

I can’t speak for the other branches, but Special Operations for the Air Force would be any of the fine folks from Air Force Special Operations Command. That Combat Controller who is calling in shards of hot death upon the enemies’ heads, the Pararescue Jumper who is parachuting behind enemy lines to snatch a pilot…

“I should have held out for a Dodge Omni.”

There was shirt like this back in the mid-80’s when Stealth was a popular rumor. A recent arrival to our squadron (the 4450th) whose clearance hadn’t come through and hadn’t yet been briefed*, wore that shirt to a picnic on base. He supposedly got briefed on the spot and was sent home to change.

I was in the 4450th from 1984 to 1986. When Smith said “When you sign a paper stating that you can be put to death for revealing government secrets, you tend to follow instructions” he wasn’t kidding. During my debrief when leaving the squadron I was told “You can get the death penalty if you say anything, but so far…

The F-35 has two internal weapons bay that could be used for capacitors or batteries, then replace the 25mm gun with the laser.