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  • Guard and Reserve

    I agree with alot of others on The Fray. We have tons of Guard and Reserve doing an outstanding job right now. Working in Kuwait as a contractor for the Army I see the convoys rolling in and out everyday to up north.ALOT of them are these folks and serving our active duty troops just fine. I hear this alot. However, on the flip side, I don't ...
    Posted to War Stories by krobby on May 7, 2008

  • Cannot Fix U.S. Military Without Fixing U.S. Society and Eco

    I wonder what the ''military brat'' elected U.S. Senator from Virginia, a Democrat named James or Jim, thinks about your comprehensive and exhaustive prescription for improvements to our U.S. Military. Only a military officer who has been elected to public office, it seems, is entitled to offer an opinion, since remember: our national military ...
    Posted to Fixing It by MichaelBernard1 on March 31, 2008

  • Who sets DoD "requirements" ?

    To the Editor, Washington Post Who sets “requirements” for the Department of Defense? On Tuesday, February 19th the Post ran an AP story based on a February 5th interview with Air Force Maj. General Selva in which he is quoted as saying ''We have never rolled off of the requirement to field 381 F-22s,''. [Aging Air Force Wants Big Bucks Fix] The ...
    Posted to War Stories by gporter on February 22, 2008

  • F-35 JSF is not a replacement for F-22

    F-35 is designed to replace mainly F-16 and is smaller and lighter aircraft that has multiple roles and will be deployed by all 3 branches of military that has fighters - Navy, Marine, Air Force (hence the name joint strike fighter). F-22 is a large aircraft that is designed to replace USAF F-15. It's main function/asset is superior air-to-air ...
    Posted to War Stories by ichen9 on February 14, 2008

  • 'Lost' Nukes Expose Gaps in US Command and Control

    On August 30, 2007, six advanced cruise missiles (ACMs) armed with nuclear warheads were mounted under the wings of a B-52H at Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota and flown to Barksdale AFB in Louisiana, apparently without the authorization or knowledge of the nuclear arsenal command structure. This was first reported by the Military Times ...
    Posted to The Spectator by earthmoon on September 6, 2007

  • Stationed in the where?

    Those of us ''stationed in the rapidly disappearing arctic'' have internet connections, thank you very much. Welcome to the 21st century. :)
    Posted to Shopping by katoninetales on August 21, 2007

  • Re: A Draft? But we are cutting people out!

    Rubma:The other point I forgot to bring up about downsizing and how it relates to your comments concerning the ''kicking out'' of those who are perfectly willing to serve. In the Navy, those that are currently targeted for ''kicking out'' are those that can't maintain body fat and physical readiness standards, high year tenures, and those in ...
    Posted to War Stories by Ghostmoon701 on August 17, 2007

  • A Draft? But we are cutting people out!

    I find it very strange that we are evening talking about a draft. The Air Force is in the process of cutting 40,000 airmen out of the service as we speak. A portion (less then half) of the 40,000 have retired or taken a voluntary separation. The rest, men and women who want to continue to serve their country are being cut. It is called the RiF. ...
    Posted to War Stories by Ghostmoon701 on August 15, 2007