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Murphy's Law: Unwanted Hogs To The Rescue Again | |
2014-12-16 | |
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... in Iraq and the Levant) in Iraq and Syria. Many older ISIL members (who fought in Iraq before the A-10s were withdrawn) are not happy with this news while the soldiers and faceless myrmidons fighting ISIL are much encouraged. | |
Posted by:trailing wife |
#12 Indiana ANG Hopefully a few women among the pilots. That would untwist a few turbans (if one could find any of the fabric left after a run). |
Posted by: Mullah Richard 2014-12-16 16:20 |
#11 at least ten of them from a reserve unit Indiana ANG. |
Posted by: Pappy 2014-12-16 12:46 |
#10 Take the Hogs away from the Air Force along with the manpower and resources, and in return give them all the medevac aviation assets from the Army Medical Corps, so we can get them armed to do their missions in combat environments. |
Posted by: Procopius2k 2014-12-16 07:55 |
#9 The Army has been trying to replace the M2 for |
Posted by: Procopius2k 2014-12-16 07:51 |
#8 But there's no Purely a maintenance decision. |
Posted by: ed in texas 2014-12-16 07:47 |
#7 You could easily order Morton's best cut and a couple of Ballantine's for the cost of just one flare. A very pricey video. |
Posted by: Besoeker 2014-12-16 05:15 |
#6 Don't think it was 'homework', mate; more like many years in the military. |
Posted by: Raj 2014-12-16 01:51 |
#5 Thanks Besoeker. You've done your homework very well. |
Posted by: Ebbomosh Hupemp2664 2014-12-16 01:45 |
#4 |
Posted by: Ebbomosh Hupemp2664 2014-12-16 01:43 |
#3 Thanks Ebbo. The white flares seen in #2 are countermeasure decoys designed to divert man-portable (MANPAD) air defense missiles. The ground mounted units seen igniting in the video are 'simulated MANPAD's' or anti-aircraft systems which trigger the attacking aircraft's countermeasure flare release. |
Posted by: Besoeker 2014-12-16 01:36 |
#2 |
Posted by: Ebbomosh Hupemp2664 2014-12-16 01:21 |
#1 It's gotta suck to see one of them coming to get you. |
Posted by: Super Hose 2014-12-16 00:12 |