I always thought it was kind of cool.
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No flights this weekend, so your host was free to indulge hisself, like. Played an early morning round o’ golf at MCAS Miramary, and shot an asymmetric 48/38. Because you care to know. This has become something of a habit with me of late, fierce struggles on the front nine followed by relatively smooth [...] A couple of weeks back, the US recognized the Libyan rebel force as the legitimate government of that nation. Yesterday, our legitimate allies murdered their own commanding general, in a move that is bound to further roil the progress of whatever it is we are NATO is trying to accomplish there: The leadership of [...] Mustafa Kemal Ataturk established the modern Turkish state out of the ashes of the Ottoman Empire. The “six arrows” of his ideology included republicanism, nationalism, populism, revolutionism, statism and – significantly – secularism, the banishment of faith-based interference in the laws and actions of the state, and vice-versa. The Turkish army has been the [...] After years of claiming that they didn’t need an special operations forces because “all Marines are elite” (especially force recon), Our Beloved Corps is getting on the SOF train: The Marines long resisted the idea of carving out an elite unit from their “first to fight” force, but they finally stood up a special [...] Another Rutan design that – while clever – never achieved any commercial success. The pilot flies from the right seat. There is a control stick on the left, but no rudder pedals. And the performance is impressive. The Boomerang can cruise faster than a similar-sized twin while using about half the fuel. Max speed [...] The power of the PRC’s new carrier will not be on her flight deck or engines, but in her symbolism, according to Foreign Policy: It would be a mistake to overstate the strategic consequences of China’s starter carrier. It will not fundamentally alter military balances in the Asia-Pacific region, nor does it threaten U.S. [...] Who said that Hollywood was out of new ideas? Babes and battleships? It’s full of awesome. I was getting some cash at the ATM in Liberty Station here in San Diego earlier in the week. Noted six young men in non-military clothing, t-shirts and baggy shorts. Sailors, I thought – it’s a Navy town. Short haircuts, but not buzzed. Obviously superb athletes, with limbs and legs formed for functional tasks [...] A little aviation wisdom: If you find that you’re digging a hole for yourself, deselect afterburner. |
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