Fighter pilots from two Aviano-based F-16 squadrons got a unique opportunity to exchange flights with pilots in the Bulgarian Air Force — which flies MiG-21s and MiG-29s.
The exercise was cut short when a MiG-29 crashed Read more
US Marine Sgt Gary Stein, who will be discharged for his Facebook comments about the President, has expressed regret. While maintaining he’s being used as an example and treated unfairly, he also says he wished he’d phrased things differently: Read more
The US Army post at Fort Knox had apparently invited Ted Nugent, along with Styx and REO Speedwagon, to an event to be held on June 23rd. Following Ted Nugent’s recent foray into the spotlight for his comments at an NRA convention, his invite has been cancelled.
The reasoning for the cancellation:
A spokesman for Fort Knox told TheBlaze.com that having Nugent perform “would be a conflict of interest since the military has the obligation to be apolitical.”
The article, printed on MSNBC, notes that such a statement is tortured:
Such a claim, though, seems dubious Read more
If you can forgive the crassness of the meme, the video itself is pretty good — and entirely accurate:
Five different fighter squadrons at Kunsan Air Base, Korea, recently loaded every available aircraft in its go-to-war configuration and then conducted an “elephant walk” — taxiing slowly down the runway in a mass formation and back to parking.
In theory, the elephant walk tests every part of a unit’s ability to go to war — including loading live weapons — except actually launching/flying. It proves that, if called upon, a unit can generate (almost) every aircraft in its combat configuration on a specific timeline. While it might seem odd to taxi around the field, even Read more
Air Force Space Command, the division in charge of US Air Force nuclear missile operations, has declared that its space and missile operators can no longer wear flight suits.
Air Force Space Command said Friday that its men and women who aren’t assigned to flying operations will not be allowed to wear flight suits or Air Force leather jackets after Oct. 1.
So goes the story, once upon a time silo sitters had a unique uniform for Read more
One of the recurring questions during the recent controversies over military hazing has been what, precisely, is hazing? While some may think it should be obvious, the nature of the military environment — and the need to explicitly enforce a regulation — make it far less so. Now,
The new Marine Corps policy now defines hazing as “any conduct whereby a military member or members, regardless of service or rank, without proper authority causes another military member or members to suffer or be exposed to any activity which is cruel, abusive, humiliating, oppressive, demeaning or harmful.”
The Patriot Perspective makes some interesting distinctions:
Exposing a Marine to “cruel, abusive, humiliating, oppressive, demeaning or harmful” acts with the purpose of making a correction means that a Marine might be saved from being kicked out, from poor Read more
The US Air Force announced that it would continue its Aviator Continuation Pay, more popularly known as the pilot bonus, in fiscal 2012. This year, certain career fields can even get 50% up front, as opposed to equal yearly payments previously offered.
“Our goal this year is to influence retention in very specific mission areas based on forecasted shortages,” [Lt. Col. Gerard] Ryan said. “While the program is open to all initial eligible pilots, this year’s program further incentivizes our critical shortages in RPA Read more