Seems notable to,likewise I don't have social media accounts either and didn't know we could post them on those sites
Pentagon clears 80 percent of F-35 jets to fly after faulty fuel tubes grounded entire fleet
After grounding its entire fleet of F-35 fighter jets, the Pentagon has just cleared most F-35s to resume operations.
The F-35 Joint Program Office at the Pentagon confirmed that approximately 80 percent of “single-seat, single-engine jets” have resumed operations after fleet-wide inspections to assess the aircrafts’ fuel tubes, NBC News reported Monday.
F-35 Program office says that 80 percent of the grounded fifth-gen joint strike fighters have been cleared for flight and “All U.S. services and international partners have resumed flying with their cleared aircraft.” #F35 pic.twitter.com/Z6IyV0FCky
— Patrick Tucker (@DefTechPat) October 15, 2018
Jets found to have no fuel tube issues were cleared to fly, while those who presented fuel tube problems underwent maintenance for replacement of the fuel tube.
https://americanmilitarynews.com/2018/10/pentagon-clears-80-percent-of-f-35-jets-to-fly-after-faulty-fuel-tubes-grounded-entire-fleet/
At least 17 Afghan soldiers killed in Taliban attacks
This article was originally published by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and is reprinted with permission.
Taliban fighters have attacked two checkpoints in Afghanistan’s western province of Farah, killing at least 17 Afghan soldiers and abducting 11 others, officials say.
Ghausuddin Noorzai, the district chief in Posht Rod, said that another four soldiers were wounded in the attack, which began late on October 13 and continued into the morning of October 14.
He said the attackers seized weapons and ammunition.
Defense ministry spokesman Ghafoor Ahmad Jawed said reinforcements were sent to the area, adding that the Taliban has “also suffered huge losses.”
https://americanmilitarynews.com/2018/10/at-least-17-afghan-soldiers-killed-in-taliban-attacks/
(PHOTOS) Belgian mechanic accidentally blows up F-16 with another F-16 cannon
A mechanic in the Belgian Air Component accidentally fired the cannon of an F-16 fighter jet during servicing and destroyed another jet.
The cannon blast destroyed an F-16, and damaged a second F-16 nearby, as well as injuring two mechanics who suffered hearing loss as a result of the blast, Reuters reported Friday.
https://americanmilitarynews.com/2018/10/photos-belgian-mechanic-accidentally-blows-up-f-16-with-another-f-16-cannon/
October 15, 2018
The CIA had a policy of ignoring declassification requirements
Uncovered memos outline not only the Agency’s lack of a declassification review program, but an internal policy of claiming some CIA records as exempt from declassification entirely
While a number of declassification programs and requirements have historically been in place at the Central Intelligence Agency, its responses to these programs has been mixed at best. One study in the CIA’s declassified archives is extremely optimistic, stating up front that it assumes the Agency would fully implement the intent of the declassification programs. In a stark contrast, another memo revealed that “for many years,” the CIA had no continuing declassification review program - and other policies and guidelines declared that the Agency’s records were simply exempt from declassification.
https://www.muckrock.com/news/archives/2018/oct/15/cia-25xempt1/
At the least we should get some kind of explanation, FKing stinks to high heaven