The following are some of the nose art found on Tennessee Air National Guard 134th Air Refueling Wing’s KC-135 Stratotankers.
Snoopy RC-135S Cobra Ball Nose Art
“The ball represents the Earth, the purple part with the star is the missile coming up from the earth and the snake, which represents the aircraft, is protecting the Earth.”-Rick Brown, retired U.S. Air Force
Jerrica Skipper, from Mississippi, designed The Ball. U.S. Air Force photo by Delanie Stafford, 23JAN2018.
“healthcare is a tapeworm”: ObamaCare ACA death spiral, March 2018
Incomplete (tip-o-the-iceberg) list of healthcare related layoffs, shutdowns and crimes in March 2018:
“In 2016, the United States spent nearly twice as much as 10 high-income countries on medical care and performed less well on many population health outcomes. Contrary to some explanations for high spending, social spending and health care utilization in the United States did not differ substantially […] Continue Reading…
America Spread Thin: West Asia, March 2018
West Asia, or as the U.S. Department of Defense calls it Southwest Asia. Iran, Iraq and Turkey are sometimes considered part of West Asia and sometimes Central Asia. I consider Iraq and Turkey part of West Asia and Iran is part of Central Asia.
U.S. Army’s Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry […] Continue Reading…
Idaho militia preps firefighters for climate change disasters!
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“It’s easier to train a fire fighter that has swift water training to ride on the hoist than it is to train an Army hoist operator to become swift water qualified.”-Mike Barbero, Boise firefighter and Army National Guard pilot
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America Spread Thin: Europe, March 2018
23MAR2018, Oregon Air National Guard’s 142nd Fighter Wing and the Massachusetts Air National Guard’s 131st Fighter Squadron deployed to various locations across Europe, as part of the NATO anti-Russia mission known as Operation Atlantic Resolve.
Official Atlantic Resolve video, Bulgaria:
U.S. Army, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, conduct tactical training in Novo Selo, Bulgaria:
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“too big for our needs.” Selling out Online!: Sears Kmart death spiral, April 2018
“Employment terminations including your own are expected to commence on July 8, 2018”-Sears Holdings
Amazingly, despite years of store shutdowns, the typically ignorant Sears employee expressed shock when they got the layoff notice!
Citrus County Chronicle: A year after Kmart shutdown “Foot traffic inside the mall declined drastically and never really recovered.”
CNBC: Sears’ head of real estate […] Continue Reading…
NATO Turkey joins Russia? Where’s western outrage over Turkey going nuclear?
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Not only has Turkey given up on its attempt to join the European Union (EU) but it’s looking more and more like Turkey is about to get the hell outta NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization).
On 04APR2018 Iran, Russia and Turkey held a tripartite […] Continue Reading…
“a reflection of the changing demographics”: Dumbing Down U.S.A., March 2018
“The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.”-George Orwell (aka Eric Arthur Blair)
Disappearing Students Syndrome (DSS): A phrase created by me to describe a phenomenon taking place across the United States, affecting both privately and publicly funded schools, from Kindergarten all the way through University levels.
Incomplete (Tip-o-the-Iceberg) list […] Continue Reading…
Gun Ban Fail: More drive by shootings hit anti-gun London! ‘Sheeple’ beg for police state stop & search ops!
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“All you have done is blame everyone and everything else. You are the mayor and you control the budget. 12 people dead in 19 days in London!”-unnamed Social Media post
Just days after the British empire’s anti-gun United Kingdom city of London beat out […] Continue Reading…