TaiidanTomcat

both parties have completely embraced trickle down. In the same manner that the post Vietnam democrat aversion to military spending vs social programs has largely gone away. some of the biggest pro military warhawks don't have R after their names now. Most of the big name generals are not R's either. Theyre not averse to little things like the constitution getting in the way of decades of learned authoritarian rule either so that's nice. Even Saint Bernie loves him some MIC. in some blue states (including mine), MIC is the only job maker they have. VT is actually offering taxbrea

They deadlined cannons in Syria A small Marine artillery battalion fired more rounds than any artillery battalion since Vietnam. “They fired more rounds in five months in Raqqa, Syria, than any other Marine artillery battalion, or any Marine or Army battalion, since the Vietnam war,” said Army Sgt. Major. John Wayne Troxell, the senior enlisted adviser to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. It’s an explosive revelation that sheds light on the immense level of lethal force brought to Raqqa and northern Syria in support of U.S. counter-ISIS operations.

Bill Sweetman kept trying to slander the USMC's plan for the F-35B as being enamored with Guadalcanal, little did he know in 2020 the plan would be for dozens of Guadalcanals . There seems to be a small reserve group that is going to be kept, but it looks like it will be borrowing tanks. The USMC said flat out you can transfer with the tanks. at least a few Marines are going to the Army by choice. as for arty. HIMARs. HIMARs. and HIMARs. going to do a total flip. where the USMC had 1 small unit of HIMARs and the rest was "real artillery" there will soon be just

I like it, but may not be everyone's cup of tea.

Generally enjoy 2 seaters more... However Hot: NOT HOT:

Shipping is included in the price to anywhere in CONUS. If international make sure to get in touch with me. Paypal preferred (friends and family works best, and if you have money in the paypal or an attached bank account there is no fee for either of us) but USPS MO works too. PM if interested. I really want to avoid EBAY and I'm trying to price these to move, but Ive also been out of the model buying game for sometime (SWMBO, KIDS, life etc) 1/32 Trumpy Mig-23 MLD Flogger $97

https://www.stripes.com/news/pacific/state-department-oks-sale-of-f-35-stealth-fighters-to-japan-worth-more-than-23-billion-1.636990 Hide your Battleships, folks

“Briefly stated, the Gell-Mann Amnesia effect is as follows. You open the newspaper to an article on some subject you know well. In Murray’s case, physics. In mine, show business. You read the article and see the journalist has absolutely no understanding of either the facts or the issues. Often, the article is so wrong it actually presents the story backward—reversing cause and effect. I call these the “wet streets cause rain” stories. Paper’s full of them. In any case, you read with exasperation or amusement the multiple errors in a story, and then turn the page to national or internati

That's not fair, because you can say that about every Rogoaway article. Its like how every Star Trek episode could have the synopsis "a mysterious alien force threatens the Enterprise" or Breaking Bad: "Events spiral out of control for Jesse and Walt as they try to stay one step ahead" like betting on an all black roulette wheel, or unopposed election

Moai is going to win. There isn't enough F-35 debate left to fill over 100 more pages.

I'm honoring them by living exactly like they did, just trying to survive to see June 7th.

It more complicated than that of course. This is how hard you want to attack and sell out to hit a magical number, vs other considerations. Or just good old fashion lying about readiness numbers. One thing that hasn't changed in 10 years of this thread is shoddy reports Here is a little more context, than "oh we give up!" https://www.defensenews.com/smr/hidden-troubles-f35/2020/05/22/the-inside-story-of-two-supersonic-flights-that-changed-how-america-operates-the-f-35/ All aircraft have limits and th

Correct And as for you saying "this comes from the Corps itself" yes and no. It comes from the commandant who was a former Pacific forces commander... so its kind of like the "why if I had my way!" List but then he got promoted to boss and now he can have his way. Theres nothing wrong with a Pacific boss looking at the biggest kid on the block and tailoring his force, but now hes got the whole world to be ready for and is still going whole hog on his old Pacific plans. I can promise you if the CMC fell off the earth tomorrow a lot of these plans would be "adjusted." T

Oh?? I've heard that one before. Never gets old. That's the magic phrase before we get involved in 2 more. So close! Theres already people saying the next big show is going to be central and south America. Would really hate to get smoked by some cartel guys for lack of armor. Mexican Marines got wiped out fairly recently by sicarios in fact. Luckily we would never get trapped in such a silly predicament! The big mentality shift and the danger, is that the Marines who have always prided themselves on practically and realism are g

Short On Pilots, Marines Debate Size Of F-35 Fleet “Our continued inability to build and sustain an adequate inventory of F-35 pilots leads me to conclude that we must be pragmatic regarding our ability to support" the program," Gen. David Berger says in a blunt new 10-year force design plan. By PAUL MCLEARY on March 27, 2020 at 1:50 PM WASHINGTON: The Marine Corps’ inability to recruit enough pilots has led the commandant to question the F-35’s place in the already budget-constrained Corps’ future plans, a potentially huge shift for the service that first fielded the Joint Strike Fighter a

Marines have been a tradition "middle" capable of fighting in big wars along with the big boys while also laying claims to being "small war" specialists. Which works because "big army" doesnt like those much traditionally, And we've had far more "small wars" than super power struggles the last 70 years. No shortage of light units get viciously exposed by relative light armor or even trucks with HMGs mounted. Not meant as a criticism to the other services but the CMC has seemingly succumbed to the "but your little real war interferes with my grand hypothetical war plan

Surely theyll have plenty to spare as they slug it out with the Chinese themselves Did you watch this too?? Yeah it's pretty crazy that even in dirt-i-stan the deuce and a halves and Humvees need armor, cant leave the fob without it, but surely that's a crazy outdated concept? It's a gambit and it's a big one and I think it's actually so far afield that the next CMC will be "recentering" a lot. The hemorrhaging of people and gear in exchange for UAV and other not yet invented vaporware is spellbinding. Lastly t

not just the Marines, no. is this supposed to be serious?

The CMC has confused a theater strategy for a service wide force structure. The USMC has prided itself on being "America's 911 force" and force in readiness jack of all trades from full on invasions to disaster relief and everything in between. This basically makes the USMC a 1 dimensional cold war force, with the binary logic that if it's not good for China, its not worth having. So all those other inconcenvient wars we have to "bother with" with the last 70s Years, from the Koreas to the Afghanistans are just going to have dial 911 for someone else. Which basically makes the USM

There's no amount of funding for the CDC that can make for a responsible society. its up to the individual as it always should be, citizens need to be better prepared from the start. if everyone prepped you wouldn't see the run on guns and food and TP. You need to be your own master, in charge of your own welfare not relying on DC budget battles to break your way. The CDC budget could be quadrupled and it still may not have mattered in terms of if people have enough food on hand, or even basic survival preparations. Its "shameful" people are relying on DC bureaucrats to save them

I can't stress this enough and this is what a lot of people are missing "are you afraid of the corona virus?! what a loser!" No I'm worried about catching ANYTHING at a time when our medical system is already severely stressed and having to go seek help at the highly infectious area. I don't even want one of my kids to need stitches. So theres nothing wrong with playing it overly cautious right now because people still have not caught on as the gripe about toilet paper; YOU ARE OPERATING WITHOUT A SAFETY NET RIGHT NOW.

its not media hype in healthcare world I can tell you that.

This is peak supply and demand. Its all fun and games until its not. Whether you think its justified or unjustified. If there is a run on something due to even the perception of scarcity it does indeed become scarce. in which case you experience a shortage. once the run on TP began, you were faced with either playing along and making a rush yourself, or taking a risk that it will return, or you're set for possible weeks or months of shut down or quarantine.. not my first panic. Sometimes you get to feel stupid, and other times very relieved.

No chance, not just because I have a large stash (though I am selling what I can) its that I'm a ridiculously slow builder