History, Politics And Current Affairs

jemhouston wrote: ↑Sun Sep 28, 2025 1:56 pm

Just remember CV 80 is the new Enterprise!

it fries my mind when I start thinking about the vastness of the universe, and then start thinking of the ending of MIB II comparing sizes thinking we could be a particle in an atom from a larger universe.

We knew it was coming, it's still a bummer. I been a Sabbath/Ozzy fan since I first heard them in the early 70s. I saw Sabbath a couple times after Ozzy left and Ozzy once shortly after Randy Rhoads died.

A bouncing baby boy...bounce check good! Glad he'll be ok.

Johnnie Lyle wrote: ↑Thu Jul 03, 2025 6:12 am Point of order.

Why not, Minot was not a name for the installation.

It was the tourist bureau ad campaign slogan.

maybe so but we tacked the response to it and the whole thing stuck.

I'll start. Seymour Johnson AFB: Surgemore Johnson, Shady J, the Plantation, or See My Johnson, Langley AFB the Laughing Academy, Pentagon, Disneyland on the Potomac, Altus AFB: It's not the end of the world but you can see it from there, Asshole AFB, Kadena: The Rock

Johnnie Lyle wrote: ↑Tue Jul 01, 2025 4:12 am Why not? Minot!

The whole place - civilian or military - is just that weird.

"Freezin's the reason"

love it fortunately I left the coffee on my desk for this

Poohbah wrote: ↑Wed Apr 16, 2025 3:38 am TurboTax is the worst video game ever.

yeah

ping

On Sunday 23 Feb 2025 Mike and I visited the Marine Corps Museum at Quantico. They had the first flag on display with the second one. I was astonished by the condition of the first flag. Granted it wasn't up very long but they had to carry it up and down that hill.

Share https://www.twz.com/air/massive-wwii-b-29-bomber-base-fully-reclaimed-for-future-pacific-fight Satellite imagery shows the extent of the massive amount of work that has been done in the past year to restore more than 20 million square feet of runways and other World War II-era infrastructure a...

This one isn't about training, but rations, and has some specific components where hopefully some of the Amis, Britischers and the Continentals might be able to assist: 1.) When did the US Army switch over from providing free chow to the men to having them pay for it, even if indirectly? 2.) Was th...

I went to basic in 1981, due to prior ROTC training I went thru basic in a fortnight. I then went to Sheppard AFB for aircraft maintenance training for a month...this was basically idiot level training. I then went to a type specific base to learn the aircraft I was to be assigned to this training w...

they're still playing football?...I thought the season ended in early January when the Bears beat Green Bay.

Happy New Year guys, Hope it's a better interesting than last year.

Not enough room for one. What I've read of the attack plan the torpedo planes were to spread their attack a bit more than they did. With the exception of the Arizona/Vestal all the exposed battle ships were hit by at least 1 torpedo.

Merry Christmas to all.

love HLC but his history is a little off timelines but essentially correct. I'm of mixed emotions regarding Japan...loved my time on Okinawa, the people there are great, as a people Japanese are worth befriending, but historically their military and methods of fighting leave a great deal to reconsid...

The idea of securing the sea lanes to China seems like an argument open to attack. I'm not saying China trade wasn't the reason, but there must have been arguments against it. So I guess what I need to know about is the 1898 Treaty of Paris and the debate leading up to February 6, 1899, when the U....