Did anyone notice during the POTUS greet of these military men, that this military guy (circled) made it obvious to stare at POTUS, but never extended his hand for handshake?
Agreed, this one though seemed particularly offended. As stoic as the other were, this one in particular was noticeable.
Hmm, Another thought I had, was would Air Force have done the Nancy Pelosi flight to Afganistan that was canceled?
These wars have made a lot of money for many individuals in Government…hence the train stops and shutdown of the money railroad.
Thanks, see what I can dig up..
8 Bits of Need-to-Know Intel About Air Force Chief of Staff Nominee David Goldfein
The first thing to know about David Goldfein is that he’s the Jewish general whom Obama nominated to serve as chief of staff of the U.S. Air Force. But there’s more.
1) Goldfein, who was born in 1959, was one of only two pilots who was shot down during a 1999 air campaign against Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic. He was forced to parachute into an open field in Serbia just after midnight, when his aircraft was hit by a missile. The general landed in a deep gorge and fell down face-first, “riding it like Indiana Jones down to the bottom,” he said. Luckily, the general was brought to safety by a search-and-rescue team.
2) The general has his own way of thanking the rescue crew. Every year, he sends the team a bottle of “single malt, good quality” Scotch, which they finish off together when Goldfein comes for a visit.
3) Goldfein is a third generation veteran. His grandfather served in the Navy during World War II and his father served for 33 years in the Air Force, including during the Vietnam War. His brother Stephen Goldfein also served in the Air Force
4) His undergraduate degree is in philosophy from the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs.
5) After two female airmen came under fire for being awarded Bronze Star awards for their non-combat service, Goldfein came to their defense. “No one Air Force Specialty Code is any more important than the next in this theater — it takes the entire team working together to get the job done,” he wrote in a letter defending the women.
6) Goldfein is married to his high school sweetheart, Dawn, who has been active in the Officers’ Spouses’ Club across the world. Together they have two daughters, one whom currently works in the Air Force and the other as a teacher.
7) Norton Schwartz served as Air Force chief of staff in 2008-2012, the first Jewish person to do so. The son of a typewriter salesman, Schwartz said he was “proud to be identified as Jewish as well as an American military leader.”
8) Jeremy Boorda served as chief of naval operations, the most senior officer in the U.S. Navy in 1994-1996. While the admiral was of Jewish heritage, he raised his children in his wife’s Christian faith. Boorda tragically took his own life, reportedly as a result of an investigation into him having worn service ribbons that he was not authorized to wear.
Read more: https://forward.com/news/national/339532/8-bits-of-need-to-know-intel-about-air-force-chief-of-staff-nominee-david-g/
Must be all about you then, tell me is your story of how you were shot down real or fabricated!
Red Air Rising
The Air Force is about to create a whole new industry: private adversary air (ADAIR). As soon as February, the service will award a 10-year, up to $6 billion contract to multiple companies, changing the way fighter pilots train today—and possibly forever. While the new contractor aggressors complement, rather than replace, USAF’s two in-house aggressor squadrons, the deals could pave the way for a permanent change in approach if the program proves successful. Using private “Red Air” contractors to supplement military training is not new. Both the Air Force and Navy have done so sparingly in the past. But USAF’s new initiative is unprecedented in scale and scope, covering adversary training at 21 bases across the United States and more than just over 50,000 hours of flight time—about 40,000-plus hours for adversary air at 12 fighter bases and nearly 10,000 hours to help train joint terminal attack controllers at nine Army bases. USAF will award an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract, opening the door for contracts serving specific bases over the next decade.
“Think of the IDIQ as a license to hunt,” said Russ Quinn, chief commercial officer at Top Aces, one of four companies vying for a piece of the contract. “For us, it’s a license … to bring the airplanes into the country. That’s important for us: If you’re a named winner in the IDIQ, you now have the capability to compete for work.”
The Air Force won’t say who submitted proposals in October or even how many it received, but Air Force Magazine spoke with representatives from four firms that said they submitted bids: Top Aces, Draken International, Tactical Air Support, and Airborne Tactical Advantage Company. Once the IDIQ contract is awarded, the selected companies can begin to compete for task orders to support individual bases, each of which has a unique set of requirements. USAF is looking for multiple kinds of capability, from category A, which calls for a very basic platform, to category C, which will mimic near-peer adversaries and provide training to USAF’s fifth generation F-35 and F-22 fighters. The contract will also include categories E and F, which covers close air support for JTAC training. The Air Force expects companies to have aircraft flying within 12 months of award, or likely the first quarter of 2020.
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http://www.airforcemag.com/MagazineArchive/Pages/2019/January%202019/Red-Air-Rising.aspx
Wonder if this just got the boot!
Interesting to note..Maxine hasn't had a Tweet since..November 5th. So no thank you to her to base, no Happy Thanksgiving, no Merry Christmas, No Happy New Year!
Indeed, Black Caucus Queen, hasn't been seen!
Hmm, I didn't see or realize she had more than one.
I think she really believed it..she probably still does dillusion knows no bounds.
Nationwide Injunctions Menace Rule of Law and Democracy Itself, Senior DOJ Official Says
The historically unprecedented, recent tendency of unelected federal judges to issue sweeping nationwide injunctions against the Trump administration, in which they impose their own policy preferences on the nation, is becoming a threat to the rule of law and democratic governance, a senior U.S. Department of Justice official told a Heritage Foundation audience. The statement came from Beth Williams, assistant attorney general in the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Policy, during a Heritage panel discussion titled, “The Legitimacy of Nationwide Injunctions” that took place on Feb. 4. According to a Department of Justice (DOJ) review, an average of 1.5 such injunctions were issued each year against the administrations of Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush. Under Barack Obama, the average rose to 2.5, Williams said. Twenty injunctions, representing an eightfold increase over the Obama-era average, were issued against Donald Trump’s administration during its first year. “We are now at 30, matching the total number of injunctions against the first 42 presidents combined,” she said.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/nationwide-injunctions-menace-rule-of-law-and-democracy-itself-senior-doj-official-says_2791491.html
Senator Blocks Bill to Guarantee Care for Babies That Survive Abortion
Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) has blocked a bill that would expand protections for children that are born alive after an abortion. The bill was presented on Feb. 4 by Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.), who emphasized its necessity in light of a recent statement by Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam in which he appeared to endorse abortion even after birth, in a Jan. 30 radio interview.
“The infant would be delivered. The infant would be kept comfortable. The infant would be resuscitated if that’s what the mother and the family desired,” he said. “And then a discussion would ensue between the physicians and the mother.” While rare, unborn children have been known to survive late-term abortion procedures where birth is induced. Sasse’s bill requires such children to receive the same care expected for any other newborns by on-scene health care practitioners. Upon such care, the medical practitioners would need to ensure the child is “immediately transported and admitted to a hospital.” The bill prescribes up to five years in prison to violators, but that charge would not apply to the mother. It gives the mother the right to sue health care practitioners for violations of the statute.
Sasse called for the bill to pass by unanimous consent, saying it “prohibits exactly the kind of infanticide that Governor Northam was endorsing.” “That’s it. That’s what the legislation is about,” he said. “It’s based on the simple idea that every baby deserves a fighting chance. It’s a simple idea that every human being is an image bearer, even the weakest and the most marginalized among us are no less human, and every one of us has a moral obligation to defend the defenseless.”
But Murray objected, saying there are already laws prohibiting infanticide. “This is a gross misinterpretation of the actual language of the bill that is being asked to be considered and, therefore, I object,” she said. Senate rules allow a bill to pass expeditiously, without a roll call vote, but only if no senator objects.
It was by unanimous consent that the Senate passed the Born-Alive Infants Protection Act of 2002 that codified that an infant, even if born prematurely or after an abortion procedure, is considered a person and alive upon clearing the birth canal if it “breathes or has a beating heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord, or definite movement of voluntary muscles.” While Murray is correct in saying that infanticide is illegal under U.S. law, that doesn’t mean abortion providers are necessarily required to provide it immediate care. “They say leaving newborn infants to die is already illegal. It isn’t. As of 2014, only 26 states had laws creating a specific affirmative duty for physicians to provide medical care to infants born in botched abortions,” wrote Alexandra DeSanctis in a Feb. 4 article for the right-leaning National Review. In fact, she wrote that New York recently removed the requirement after relaxing abortion restrictions. Both Sasse and Senate Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) suggested Sasse’s bill, the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, will be brought to the floor again, perhaps for a roll call vote. Murray’s spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/senator-blocks-bill-to-guarantee-care-for-babies-that-survive-abortion_2791501.html