The crew of an Air Force special operations CV-22 Osprey survived a hard landing in New Mexico because of quick thinking by the pilots and crew when the plane suffered a major engine failure. A board investigating the mishap noted that the crew had just completed a safety stand down focused on the exact type of engine failure the crew suddenly faced during the flight.
The failure, the board found, was caused when a steel gear inside the plane’s transmission cracked in midflight, a failure that investigators linked to a dozen other Osprey mishaps in recent years.
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Ryan had an hour-long conversation with Afshon Ostovar, a leading expert on the Iranian regime and its brutal security services. Afshon breaks down everything you need to know to understand the protest movement taking to the streets across Iran, openly calling for the end of this authoritarian regime. How does the regime operate its repressive apparatus? What of Reza Pahlavi, the son of the ousted shah who is waiting in the wings? What are the scenarios under which we could see the regime fall apart? How did we get here? Afshon answers these questions and more.
Sometimes you just feel a little under the weather and are looking for that extra day off.
You wouldn’t be the first person to have that feeling. Everyone experiences it, and you’re no different. When you’re in the military, though, you can’t just call out of duty and binge-watch your favorite show all day. It doesn’t work that way, my friend.
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You have to come up with an excuse, but not just any excuse will do. We’re here to help, though. Take if from a “doc” who’s heard every lame explanation in the book.
On Dec. 17, the State Department announced approval for a major arms sales package to Taiwan. The package authorizes $11 billion worth of weapons and equipment sales to Taiwan, including High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, howitzers, Altius drone systems, and two missile systems. The sales are unlikely to face significant opposition in Congress. So, much now depends on Taiwan’s own defense budget and its ability to buy the weapons. China condemned the potential sales, responding by sanctioning several U.S.
The Providers Warrior Restaurant at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, recently received a grade of “F after a Jan. 6 food service inspection, a spokesperson for the 82nd Airborne Division confirmed. The official attributed the failing grade to a “mislabeled item in a time-sensitive area,” adding that subsequent corrections and improvements by chow hall staff have since earned an upgrade to a “C.”
“Inspectors identified a procedural issue regarding the documentation of food temperatures,” Maj. Joseph Bush told Task & Purpose.
Soldiers will travel less for training and do more virtually, Army leaders said Tuesday.
The Army is planning to have soldiers “train differently” with more remote learning and other more innovative courses that use augmented reality and virtual reality, called AR and VR, respectively. The programs would work in lieu of having soldiers travel to schoolhouses and training centers across the United States, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George said on Tuesday at a virtual town hall at Fort Drum, New York.
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We like to think that the hardest parts of this life are the deployments or the moving trucks. But the real enemy, the one that doesn’t respect your quality of life or your need for sleep, is the bureaucracy.
It’s the silent, paper-cut-inducing third wheel in your marriage. It is the stack of documents you must produce to prove you or your family exist IRL, that you are married, and that yes, you are allowed to buy a genuine Casio watch on this installation.
Twin pilots met in the sky over the Pacific.
On a Dec. 4 training flight in Japan, Air Force Capt. Jordan Wesemann was at the controls of his KC-135 tanker aircraft as his twin brother, Capt. Jared Wesemann, maneuvered his F-35 fighter jet up to refuel.
It was the first time the two brothers had connected — literally in this case — during an operational flight in their careers as Air Force pilots.
Francis P. Sempa, RealClearWorld In the late 19th century, the United States benefitted from the historical/geopolitical writings of U.S. Navy Captain Alfred Thayer Mahan.