Do you think we can afford more than two days ?Originally Posted by Gunny
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Do you think we can afford more than two days ?
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The Marine Corps will "do something" to get ahead of being told to. SOP. Stay ahead of the politicians and get out of negative publicity.
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I heard one of the major flaws of this jet is ability to be hacked. I'm thinking it was hacked and was told to eject the pilot.
Latest I heard was a debris field was found. Wonder if it is true or just a narrative to hide the fact that they have no idea where that plane is.
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Zelensky Upset To Hear One Of His Jets Ruined
https://babylonbee.com/news/zelensky...is-jets-ruinedNEW YORK, NY — As Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in the U.S. to petition the U.N. for additional funds for the ongoing war with Russia, he was angered to learn one of his F-35s had been carelessly ruined by the American military.
"I mean…what gives, you guys?" Zelensky asked American military leaders. "That was one of your - I mean my - best planes! You owe me 80 million dollars now. Pay up, and add an additional 33 trillion for the inconvenience. For the war, you know?"
The jet was abandoned over the southern part of the U.S. Monday after the pilot detected an issue with the transponder. Zelensky reminded the U.S. government he had graciously allowed the Marines to use his plane only on condition that they not crash it into the ground.
"We're deeply sorry to have offended President Zelensky…we're doing everything in our power to smooth things over with our Commander in Chief, who is um…President Biden…of course. Not Zelensky," General Eric Smith, the acting commandant of the Marine Corps, told reporters. "We deeply apologize to our dear leader…um…President Biden…yes…and ask him to please forgive our incompetence."
The Ukrainian leader said he'd accept the apology in the form of many suitcases of unmarked U.S. currency delivered directly to his residence in Kyiv.
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Holy crap, this is gold! 1:50 for epic reporting!
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I was first thinking that the plane would have flown past the camera during the weather report and then over the weather map behind the guy. I was sad nobody thought of doing that to spice up a boring weather day.
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Bad Luck: Military Announces Lost F-35 Was Carrying Epstein Client List
Ah memories
https://babylonbee.com/news/bad-luck...in-client-list
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“When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle.” Edumnd Burke
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3 Ospreys Made Forced Landings in Japan
“When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle.” Edumnd Burke
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Do they need to scrap those things?
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I do not know. The Osprey is after my time. We used CH-46's as troop transports ship to shore and back.
What I gather from this is if they hard clutch it shreds the gears and some electronics. Not sure what "hard clutching" is to a VTOL. Thinking along the lines of hard clutching in a vehicle, I can only think jamming it in gear. Only they are in the air when they do it.
Appears to be a regular performance issue.
What I can tell you as a Marine is: they'll jury rig those things anyway they possibly can to make them work. "Thrifty" is an understatement concerning the Corps. Tight-ass bastards is more like it. The Corps' early reputation was based on taking Army and Navy castoffs and making them work and it's no myth
“When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle.” Edumnd Burke
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