Grrr…

I’m calling BS on the ‘no boots on the ground s**t…

As of today, 1600 boots ARE on the ground in Iraq.  And two US military died last weekend in a bombing in Kabul, but where’s the reporting on that?  One of them was apparently a Navy Reservist on active duty.

And the news tonight said they DO NOT have SOFA in place for these folks.  It’s time the administration STOPS playing games.  If you’re putting people in harms way, don’t tie their damn hands, and stick them on an island with no support…

Whether they like it or not, it IS going to take boots on the ground to stop ISIS, since they let them know ‘somebody’ is coming and they’ve all dispersed into the cities/towns…

And I’m gonna stop before I start cussing…

In other news, anybody got a spare TACNUC handy?

I’ve got the ‘perfect’ test site…

spammer

I am getting really tired of these scumbags… And they are false reporting as being from Japan, unless you really dig for them…

TBT, since everybody ELSE is doing it…

Back in the day…

And we bitched when the price went up…  The day before beer had been .35 cents!

Beer machineBeer machines in the barracks… The ‘brand selection’ depended on which base…

On Midway Is. beer was .25 and cokes were .35…

Needless to say the beer machines got emptied first!!!

 

Posted in TBT

Why was this overlooked???

Does anybody remember seeing ANY coverage of this, anywhere???

I don’t…

h/t Ripper

Taxi, oh taxi…

Looks like NASA finally got their act(s) together…

Boeing and Space X each got a contract today for the next iteration of the ‘space taxi’ for six missions each…

The interesting part?  They have to be ready to fly by the end of 2017!

Considering the Russians are charging us $71M per trip, sooner the better.  OBTW, the price was $52M until the last shuttle flight, then there was a MAJOR price jump.  One wonders why???

Seven passengers, reusable, and commercial NOT government.  It’s called the Commercial Crew Program…

HERE’s a short video from Space.com.

Why ask why???

How important does a person have to be before he is considered assassinated instead of just murdered?

Once you’re in heaven, do you get stuck wearing the clothes you were buried in for eternity?

Why does a round pizza come in a square box?

What disease did cured ham actually have?

How is it that we put man on the moon before we figured out it would be a good idea to put wheels on luggage?

Why is it that people say they ‘slept like a baby’ when babies wake up like every two hours?

Why are you IN a movie, but you’re ON TV?

Why do people pay to go up tall buildings and then put money in binoculars to look at things on the ground?

Why do doctors leave the room while you change? They’re going to see you naked anyway…

Why is ‘bra’ singular and ‘panties’ plural?

Why do toasters always have a setting that burns the toast to a horrible crisp, which no decent human being would eat?

If Jimmy cracks corn and no one cares, why is there a stupid song about him?

Why does Goofy stand erect while Pluto remains on all fours? They’re both dogs!

If corn oil is made from corn, and vegetable oil is made from vegetables, what is baby oil made from?

Do the Alphabet song and Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star have the same tune?

Why did you just try singing the two songs above?

Did you ever notice that when you blow in a dog’s face, he gets mad at you, but when you take him for a car ride, he sticks his head out the window?

Why, Why, Why

do we press harder on a remote control when we know the batteries are getting dead?

Why do banks charge a fee on ‘insufficient funds’ when they know there is not enough money?

Why does someone believe you when you say there are four billion stars, but check when you say the paint is wet?

Why do they use sterilized needles for death by lethal injection?

Why doesn’t Tarzan have a beard?

Why does Superman stop bullets with his chest, but ducks when you throw a revolver at him?

Why do Kamikaze pilots wear helmets?

If people evolved from apes, why are there still apes?

Why is it that no matter what color bubble bath you use the bubbles are always white?
Is there ever a day that mattresses are not on sale?

Why do people constantly return to the refrigerator with hopes that something new to eat will have materialized?

Why do people keep running over a thread a dozen times with their vacuum cleaner, then reach down, pick it up, examine it, then put it down to give the vacuum one more chance?

Why is it that no plastic bag will open from the end on your first try?

How do those dead bugs get into those enclosed light fixtures?

Why is it that whenever you attempt to catch something that’s falling off the table you always manage to knock something else over?

In winter why do we try to keep the house as warm as it was in summer when we complained about the heat?

How come you never hear father-in-law jokes?

The Grey Man update…

It’s a (proof) BOOK!

Payback uprightMaking the last slog through the editing/corrections.  I know I’m not going to catch everything, but I’ll do my best for y’all…

Hoping to have it out the end of the month.

Thank you for your patience!!!

WWII Poster

And it’s back to the Marines!

WWII Marine poster JM FlaggThis is another one by J.M. Flagg, link HERE.  Interestingly this was done in 1942, but still shows the WWI helmet, and that looks a lot like an 03A3 with an M1905 on it…

Can’t tell much from the ammo pouches either…

Another thing with this one, is that it was printed for Milwaukee, with a specific Recruiting Station address on it.

 

Kilted To Kick Cancer…

I don’t have any nicky-neat pictures of me in a kilt (nor would you want to see that), but having said that…

September is our time to try to raise a few bucks for prostate and testicular cancer, and we’re half way through the month already.

This year, Kilted to Kick Cancer is now officially a 501(c)3 so we’re asking that the donations go there.

This is the ONLY month I’ll bother you for donations, but even if you don’t donate, PLEASE get checked… This hits one in six males…

Don’t be ‘that’ guy… A finger wave is a small price for keeping your ass (and the rest of you) alive…

If you’d like to donate to my team go HERE, then select Team OldNFO.

Thank you to all those who’ve already donated, it IS appreciated, and the person you save may be me…

For anyone that donates $50, I’ll send you signed copies of both my books (Book 2 Payback should be out in Oct).

On my last physical my PSA was ‘elevated’ enough to get the Doc’s attention, and I’m taking meds, and getting checked twice a year.

Vignette…

Twelve humanoid shapes shambled across the dark concrete in a line, other than the occasional mutter nothing is heard…

Footsteps sound on a metal ladder as one of the shapes climbs into darkness, and with a clank a darker spot appears in the early morning darkness…

Mumbled cursing can be faintly heard, followed by a dim light occasionally escaping from what appear to be windows…

A sibilant whine sounds momentarily, then a clicking like small sticks being broken, closely followed by a rising whine destroying the peace of the early morning…

Finally with a chunk and a coughing sound the whine stabilizes to s shrill scream…

A light suddenly glows dimly in the darkness, closely followed by bright red and green lights.

The other eleven shapes now climb the metal ladder, one by one entering the darkness until the last one disappears…

IMG_1798The interior lights come on and resolve the shapes into twelve aviators burdened by flight gear, helmets, and the ancillary paraphernalia accompanying a twelve hour flight…

And another day starts, which won’t end until fourteen hours later…

Just another day in Naval Aviation…

Never Forget…

Captain Larry Getzfred, Captain Jack Punches (USN Ret), AW1 Joseph Pycior died in the NCC.  AAR is HERE.

Nuff said…