Veterans...Get the hell in here now!
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I wish he had run for Prez - would have gotten my vote all day long over the witch and the clown.
ttystikk
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He's a general, which means he was smart enough to stay away.
When our best don't want the job, it bodes ill for our future.
doublejj
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Navy to Honor First Female Fighter Pilot with Female-Piloted Flyover at Funeral.....
https://news.usni.org/2019/01/30/navy-honor-first-female-fighter-pilot-female-piloted-flyover-funeral
https://news.usni.org/2019/01/30/navy-honor-first-female-fighter-pilot-female-piloted-flyover-funeral
She is Bad Ass.
RIP Captain.
RIP Captain.
ttystikk
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It will be the very first all female Honor flight. A fitting tribute to a pioneer.Navy to Honor First Female Fighter Pilot with Female-Piloted Flyover at Funeral.....
https://news.usni.org/2019/01/30/navy-honor-first-female-fighter-pilot-female-piloted-flyover-funeral
The guys best check their six; I have a sneaking suspicion that women just might make better fighter pilots than men.
doublejj
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Judge Orders Pentagon To Stop Discriminating Against Naturalized Citizen Soldiers
https://www.npr.org/2019/02/02/690846720/judge-orders-pentagon-to-stop-discriminating-against-naturalized-citizen-soldier....
A federal judge in Seattle has ordered the Defense Department to stop discriminating against naturalized citizens who volunteered to serve in the U.S. Army under a program to attract certain immigrants with specialized skills.
U.S. District Judge Thomas Zilly ruled Thursday that the Pentagon may not require soldiers who are naturalized citizensto undergo "continuous monitoring," or security checks every two years, when such scrutiny is not applied to U.S.-born soldiers
https://www.npr.org/2019/02/02/690846720/judge-orders-pentagon-to-stop-discriminating-against-naturalized-citizen-soldier....
A federal judge in Seattle has ordered the Defense Department to stop discriminating against naturalized citizens who volunteered to serve in the U.S. Army under a program to attract certain immigrants with specialized skills.
U.S. District Judge Thomas Zilly ruled Thursday that the Pentagon may not require soldiers who are naturalized citizensto undergo "continuous monitoring," or security checks every two years, when such scrutiny is not applied to U.S.-born soldiers
ttystikk
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And while we're at it, how about granting the long promised citizenship to soldiers who volunteered serve our country, instead of deporting them?Judge Orders Pentagon To Stop Discriminating Against Naturalized Citizen Soldiers
https://www.npr.org/2019/02/02/690846720/judge-orders-pentagon-to-stop-discriminating-against-naturalized-citizen-soldier....
A federal judge in Seattle has ordered the Defense Department to stop discriminating against naturalized citizens who volunteered to serve in the U.S. Army under a program to attract certain immigrants with specialized skills.
U.S. District Judge Thomas Zilly ruled Thursday that the Pentagon may not require soldiers who are naturalized citizensto undergo "continuous monitoring," or security checks every two years, when such scrutiny is not applied to U.S.-born soldiers
doublejj
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US Special Ops suicides triple in 2018
Washington (CNN)Suicides among active duty military personnel assigned to US Special Operations Command tripled in 2018, in a disturbing and as yet unexplained spike, CNN has learned.
Special Operations units saw 22 deaths by suicide in 2018, almost triple the eight cases seen in 2017, according to figures provided to CNN by the command.
SOCOM, as it's known, is the unified combatant command charged with overseeing the various Special Operations component of the Army, Marine Corps, Navy and Air Force that take on counterterrorism and other specialized missions.....
https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/02/politics/socom-military-suicide-spike-2018/index.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+rss/cnn_latest+(RSS:+CNN+-+Most+Recent)
Washington (CNN)Suicides among active duty military personnel assigned to US Special Operations Command tripled in 2018, in a disturbing and as yet unexplained spike, CNN has learned.
Special Operations units saw 22 deaths by suicide in 2018, almost triple the eight cases seen in 2017, according to figures provided to CNN by the command.
SOCOM, as it's known, is the unified combatant command charged with overseeing the various Special Operations component of the Army, Marine Corps, Navy and Air Force that take on counterterrorism and other specialized missions.....
https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/02/politics/socom-military-suicide-spike-2018/index.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+rss/cnn_latest+(RSS:+CNN+-+Most+Recent)
ttystikk
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These people are casualties of an endless war, fought in the dark. They must be honored as such and we need to listen to what they're trying to tell us.
BarnBuster
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Retired Maj. Gen. John Admire (right) handshakes retired Maj. Edward F. Wright (left) at Portland, Ore., Feb. 1, 2019. Wright was awarded the medal for his actions on Aug. 21, 1967. (Andy O. Martinez/U.S. Marine Corps)
Retired Maj. Edward Wright, who served with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, was presented with the Silver Star 51 years after his heroic actions during the Vietnam War. The Lima Company platoon leader is credited with leading a 30-man reaction force against North Vietnamese fighters on Aug. 21, 1967, to save an Army convoy and other Marines after his own company commander's team was ambushed.
"Lieutenant Wright expeditiously organized his platoon and led them on a rapid two-mile combat march to the ambush site," the Silver Star citation states. "Recognizing contact with the enemy was imminent, he tactically deployed his force into concealed positions moments before the enemy unleashed a ferocious attack with automatic weapons, rockets and grenades."
Despite the enemy fire, Wright and his men forged ahead. He tenaciously assaulted, the citation states, clearing enemy positions as he advanced toward hand-to-hand combat.
So why has it taken our country 51 years to recognize this mans actions?
That's pretty much UnSat in my book!
That's pretty much UnSat in my book!
doublejj
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so many actions like this went un-recognized in Vietnam. The war that nobody wants to remember.
ttystikk
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I remember. I was there.
BarnBuster
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I was lucky to run across a link to the full historical documentary “They Shall Not Grow Old” on a Reddit channel. I live streamed it and did not download. Some members mentioned they got a message from Malwarebytes, but I didn’t have any notifications or problems with my AV software. The quality is very very good, I was surprised.
The voices in the background as narrators are all WW1 veterans from the grave as it were, their comments being spliced into film as required. They were studio recorded in typical fine BBC fashion in 1964 when they were making the documentary series “The Great War”. The other voices and sound effects were masterfully added into the film. In instances where you can see men talking, the producers employed lip readers to actually figure out what the men were saying.
ALL of the film footage and stills are from the 1914-18 era and culled from 600 hours of archived Imperial War Museum film. NONE of the images are by re-enactors or staged. Please sit thru the first 23 minutes of the film. It is typical early 20th century, scratchy monochrome film. The transformation happens at min 24. You will not be disappointed in the breathtaking haunting 3D effect and will have to keep reminding yourself that these were IRL images. The lingering eye contact you make with the men is eerie. This is no half ass colorization of B&W footage either. Truly an outstanding technical achievement. bb.
https://nofile.io/f/Q02KHjMmhsX/tsngo-HD.mp4
The voices in the background as narrators are all WW1 veterans from the grave as it were, their comments being spliced into film as required. They were studio recorded in typical fine BBC fashion in 1964 when they were making the documentary series “The Great War”. The other voices and sound effects were masterfully added into the film. In instances where you can see men talking, the producers employed lip readers to actually figure out what the men were saying.
ALL of the film footage and stills are from the 1914-18 era and culled from 600 hours of archived Imperial War Museum film. NONE of the images are by re-enactors or staged. Please sit thru the first 23 minutes of the film. It is typical early 20th century, scratchy monochrome film. The transformation happens at min 24. You will not be disappointed in the breathtaking haunting 3D effect and will have to keep reminding yourself that these were IRL images. The lingering eye contact you make with the men is eerie. This is no half ass colorization of B&W footage either. Truly an outstanding technical achievement. bb.
https://nofile.io/f/Q02KHjMmhsX/tsngo-HD.mp4
BarnBuster
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Hornet is best known for her role in the famous Doolittle raid on Japan in April 1942. The air attack was conceived in the wake of Pearl Harbor, according to the Naval History and Heritage Command, and was the first raid on the Japanese homeland by U.S. planes. While none of the 16 B-25 bombers launched from Hornet made it to their designated landing strip in China, the raid was an important boost to U.S. morale.
Hornet was sunk during the brutal battle of the Santa Cruz Islands that raged from Oct. 25 to Oct. 27, 1943. After enduring relentless attacks from Japanese bombers and torpedo planes, Hornet’s crew was forced to abandon ship, Allen’s organization noted. Attempts to scuttle the carrier by the U.S. Navy were unsuccessful and it took four torpedoes launch by two Japanese destroyers to finally sink Hornet in the late evening of Oct. 26. Out of her crew of almost 2,200, 111 sailors lost their lives in the battle
https://www.foxnews.com/science/wreck-of-wwii-aircraft-carrier-uss-hornet-discovered-in-the-south-pacific
https://news.usni.org/2019/02/12/41053
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BarnBuster
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Dang, she screwed the pooch hard for this to happen after only two weeks 
“Col. Derek O’Malley, 20th Fighter Wing commander, relieved Capt. Zoe Kotnik from command Feb. 11 due to a loss of confidence in her ability to lead and command the Air Combat Command F-16 Viper demonstration team,” said Col. Allen Herritage, director of public affairs at ACC, in a statement.
https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2019/02/12/first-female-viper-demo-team-pilot-relieved-after-two-weeks/
https://theaviationist.com/2019/02/12/usafs-first-female-f-16-demo-pilot-relieved-of-command-after-only-two-weeks/
“Col. Derek O’Malley, 20th Fighter Wing commander, relieved Capt. Zoe Kotnik from command Feb. 11 due to a loss of confidence in her ability to lead and command the Air Combat Command F-16 Viper demonstration team,” said Col. Allen Herritage, director of public affairs at ACC, in a statement.
https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2019/02/12/first-female-viper-demo-team-pilot-relieved-after-two-weeks/
https://theaviationist.com/2019/02/12/usafs-first-female-f-16-demo-pilot-relieved-of-command-after-only-two-weeks/
Career ending.Dang, she screwed the pooch hard for this to happen after only two weeks
“Col. Derek O’Malley, 20th Fighter Wing commander, relieved Capt. Zoe Kotnik from command Feb. 11 due to a loss of confidence in her ability to lead and command the Air Combat Command F-16 Viper demonstration team,” said Col. Allen Herritage, director of public affairs at ACC, in a statement.
https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2019/02/12/first-female-viper-demo-team-pilot-relieved-after-two-weeks/
https://theaviationist.com/2019/02/12/usafs-first-female-f-16-demo-pilot-relieved-of-command-after-only-two-weeks/
Singlemalt
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Too bad too. She (or a male with equal experience) was too inexperienced. That duty is akin to precision stunt/test pilot, not fighter pilot.