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I wouldn't go so far as to make that assumption...... I didn't actually say we closed the place.....

herman, overall - well said. I differ on a key point where you consider Murtha a good Marine of 38 years. He was a reservist for most of that so while your statement is true, it is somewhat overstated in that most of that has been as a Congressman without regular drill. My issue with him is that, absent any court of inquiry, he took the political stage and pronounced them guilty of murder "in cold blood". As a Marine Reserve Colonel, he should know better. I will also point out that my comment about Congressmen and Senators further up did not focus on any particular one, though Murtha certainly in my opinion is among those. I will also tell you that my active duty Marine son and his brothers in arms were all very much angered by Murtha's comments condemning men without benefit of even the courtesy and legal requirement of a pre-trial inquiry. The pronouncement of verdict and sentence without trial is not one of those values that we took an oath to uphold. Quite the contrary. It seems that only we are held to any standard. I can live with upholding standards of conduct that others are not held to, I do and have. Murtha and his cronies failed that crucial test of honor and integrity, and have utterly failed to live up to their oaths. out

End of an Era as the operations center move out

"some strange handling characteristics" HA! That's putting it mildly!! The really short fuselauge compared to the wingspan gives it some real fun rudder characteristics in certain circumstances. Coming over the ramp it catches the "burble" which makes the final real "colorful" at times. "esp single engine" fortuneatly it does fly pretty well on single engine - else I'd not now be here!!

I've had the Taurus 9mm for a couple of decades. Very convenient after we adopted the Berreta 92 as these are almost identical, so it was real easy to get qualified on the range.

concur. We always got ours done right. after flying with the SAC guys at Offutt for several years to read of these problems is real mind-warping to say the least. I read one report where they failed their re-inspection because - a security guard used an unauthorized cell phone to play a video game while on watch instead of paying attention to his post. SAY WHAT?!!!!!!! therein lies the failure of leadership there through that entire chain of command starting with and including the NCO in charge right on through the entire chain of officers above them. the SECDEF announced a board to review over a hundred GO's and Col's concerning various aspects of this and overhaul the systemic problems with the USAF revealed by the initial investigations. a lot more heads are going to roll. I suspect something like the old SAC will get resurected before this is done. on the postitive side - promotion opportunities will be opening up eventually!!

converted transports for AEW work certainly make a much more comfortable plane for that than that carrier based tube!!

as long as there are more bullets than lawyers it could be a good thing!

there are a "grunch" of scripted carrier missions that you can download from the mission section here.

resulting in the immediate admission of false accusations and resignation by various Congressional representatives and Senators. right.........................

speaking from personal experience, yes, in a lot of ways it was. Just watched the press conference by the Secdef. This is focused on all of the nuclear handling problems that have come up. For all of us who have ever been involved in the handling and control of nuclear weapons, the language used to describe this situation is earth-shattering and appalling. It is almost beyond comprehension that the situation has deteriorated to the level described. on a more positive note - promotion opportunities within the USAF will be opening up soon...................

Nice looking plane

"there's no imaginable way they could get worse!" wanna bet?

wow!!!! Really nice!!

ah! can you still launch and recover aircraft?

you guys are making Taurus for the world market and you need permission to buy one?!! wow.....

wow! --------------------------------------------------------------- Air Force Chief Moseley Resigns; Wynne May be Next June 5, 2008 -- Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. T. Michael Moseley has resigned, Inside the Air Force has learned. Top-level Pentagon officials gave Moseley the option to resign or be fired during a meeting this morning, according to a military official. Air Force Secretary Michael Wynne also could resign later today, this official said. The news comes as the Pentagon is readying to release a report on an Air Force gaffe in which the service mistakenly shipped four ballistic missile detonators -- instead of helicopter batteries -- to Taiwan. The incident occurred three years ago, but was discovered in March. In August 2007, six nuclear-tipped cruise missiles were accidentally flown across the United States from Minot Air Force Base, ND, to Barksdale AFB, LA, on board an Air Force B-52 bomber. Air Force officials discovered the aircraft’s highly dangerous cargo only after the bomber landed at Barksdale that same day. This week, word surfaced that Minot failed a high-profile nuclear inspection. -- Marcus Weisgerber June 5, 2008 Inside Washington Publishers ________________ U.S. Air Force secretary, chief to be asked to resign STAFF REPORT Federal Times.com, June 05, 2008 U.S. Air Force Secretary Michael W. Wynne and Chief of Staff Gen. T Michael Moseley are expected to be asked to resign today, Defense News has learned. The stunning development follows a series of high-profile scandals and disagreements between Air Force leadership and Defense Secretary Robert Gates during the past year, during which both the Pentagon and Congressional leadership have increasingly expressed frustration about the Air Force’s top bosses. The last straw appears to be a report on nuclear weapons handling by Navy Adm. Kirkland Donald, director of naval nuclear propulsion. The critical report convinced Gates that changes must be made. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen recalled Moseley to Washington for an early morning meeting today. Moseley had been hosting a four-star conclave of top Air Force leaders at the thrice-yearly Corona leadership conference at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Following that meeting Moseley returned to Corona with Air Force public affairs chief Brig. Gen. Darren McDew. Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England is en route to Wright-Patterson, sources said. He is expected to meet with Wynne and ask for his resignation. It is not clear how quickly these changes could take effect. Navy Capt. John Kirby, Mullen’s spokesman, declined to comment but did not deny the story. It is not yet known who will succeed both men, but Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Duncan McNabb will likely become acting chief of staff. Sources said other senior officers could also be relieved.

it would be a combination of hardware, software, links, sensors, stealth technologies, and most importantly; how it is all integrated. the processors would be the least important factors. You are probably running a better processor on your flight sim.....

"No one is coming here for nation bashing, so no one should go there. A reminder." absolutely concur and why I pointed out that the US is not blameless in this either. this is a general, overall situation. my point is that the F-22 technology is not going to be exported anytime soon to anyone. (which is something that I personally don't actually agree with). When it does get it exported, as I am sure it someday will be, it will definitely not include "something". I would like to see it "exported" to the USN!!

"Just what US-origin technology do you think the Israelis sold to China? You've been reading too many editorials by people who don't know any better - and who tend to believe that anything that Israel develops for itself must automaticly belong to the US." enjoy...... http://209.85.173.104/search?q=cache:i03YI...;cd=8&gl=us Isreal is not the only offender. Every country, including the US, has re-exported technology received from someone else. This has become a critical issue and a current (in my opinion to a level of over-reaction) issue with respect to sensitive technology. I do not see the F-22 being exported anytime soon because of this until a thorough analysis and export variant engineering and development that protects key, sensitive technologies is done. that is not going to happen soon. I don't see either party in the current election cycle pushing to short-circuit that.

"china has a more potent weapon than the F-22 or ICBMs: They own America, its economy and a gigantic proportion of our debt. We're dangerously reliant on them for nearly EVERYTHING. " grossly overstated. But a valid point and growing concern. Which is, however, a double edged sword. THEY are equally dependent on US. Which is a point of stabilization. Generally, countries that depend upon each other for various things tend not to get into conflict with each other - pending of course some miscalculation or idiocy of their incompetent political class.......

HA!! good point.....

that was our own classified rocket technology that Clinton committed treason by illegally selling to China in exchange for campaign contributions in violation of export laws, campaign finance laws, national security laws, etc..(which enabled China to correct significant problems in their space launch vehicles - that are also their primary ICBM force targetting the US, Asia and Europe....) That wasn't technology that we imported and re-exported over the objections of the originators which is why a general crackdown on export releasibility has been going on. an entirely different set of circumstances! and I did say that all of us have had this problem.

that's a pretty good idea, actually. someone could do that and build anti-carrier missions for example. I'll take a hack at that and see how it works over the next week. of course, making a carrier that isn't unsinkable does seem somewhat sacriligious.......

well..................... perhaps not first in line.