Real Estate, location, location, location...It’s a one of kind sorta location, but because where it’s at, there are some really rich folks who would love to own it, just because they could. That’s not even mentioning the mineral rights. I’m sure the Air Force could probably cut back on just a few helmets for the F-35…

It’s actually a whole problem in any orgization...Its the top down thinking and never bottom up! The people who actually build, use and operate equipment, have a better understanding of what they need and the equipment can do! Its really the sad state of human thinking, that I’m higher paid, so I must know more than…

Smart, street savy and war proven. Now has to become politcally proven, that is a whole new fight, but he is smart and savy, he will be a great asset in his new position! People see the head cover and the beard, they don’t look to see the mind, and that’s thier mistake!

Things you dont think about...Servicing the ejection seat...Kinda nice to know it works, if the spare parts don’t..

This is such a great story, told so well in the these photos. Imagine the stories he couldn’t show us!

I heard it from one of the guys thats was on paddles that day, in the same squadron. He said the CO/pilot, wanted to have the crew chief court martialed for disobeying a direct order, that’s when the Air Boss got involved. I wasn’t there, just relaying what the pilot told me. He told me, the CO was shifted out of that…

Great shot!
I’m sure any pilot that has done a mid air refuleing is thinking...Yep, looks just like that under there.

When I heard this, after it was first released and heard the fox-1 call, the first thing I thought of is, that lead’s career is toast. There was a clear call for a weapons hold, there was never a call for weapons free that I could tell! When he put that master arm on, he might as well have handed in his wings. I also…

As Jimmy Stewart said, We got 6 turnin and 4 burnin!

The Iowa class did put out a lot of firepower...and it could give as good as it got!

I am sure they were tired of seeing all the really cool fighter jets videos here and wanted some footage of them here on FA!

“This is the military industrial complex following the money.” Or is the other way around?

These things depending on what it it is loaded with, generate between 150 to 175 mph winds beneath it...Think of a class 5 hurricane or as I like to think of it, as an F-1 to F4 tornado! I’ve been on a Frigate when these came overhead to pick us up...It lowered the ass end almost 2 feet! Gotta think about that when…

I think these are tremendous photos, but staged for the photographer...I didn’t see a single bottle of vodka anywhere, and you can’t build anything in Russia without them!

All this is doing, is doing the same thing we get out of all of it. Real, tactical experience for troops and future military leaders...

Remember, sometimes the target, is targeting you back!

OK, Is this a size of the pilot issue...or a helmet on the pilot issue...not really clear...Hmmm...Lets put a $400,000 helmet on and check...

The one huge issue nobody is really talking about. If everything worked perfectly as designed on the F-35...Would anybody, be willing to use it...Because it will cost too damn…

I thnk that was about a 9.8 on an Olpimic scale, for the over 25 tons diving completion, the splash was a little off, as was the driver, who afterwards, was sent to the showers to clean out his shorts...

This is where tactical meets the dollar...The real problem, the money! It goes to those who don’t fight or have to! There is more money spent on lobbing (think about that, we pay the companies with our tax dollars and they lobby and send that money to the campaigns coffers or who ever happens to be in power, to get…

Yep, A warship, built by the French, to Russian standards, maned by Egyptian sailors...Nothing to see here, no pointing and laughing, move along!