Elements Of Power

Commentary and discussion on world events from the perspective that all goings-on can be related to one of the six elements of National Power: Military, Economic, Cultural, Demographic, Organizational, & Geographical. All Elements are interrelated and rarely can one be discussed without also discussing its impact on the others

Sunday, November 20, 2011

AR Project: Lower Complete

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I got a great deal on a mil-spec  UTG Pro 6-position collapsible stock , and buffer tube assembly. My initial thinking was that it would ...

Poser Update: DT is aware of the problem

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A DT/Military.com rep has contacted me: they're doing what they can. The person responsible for managing the 'back-end' of the ...
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Friday, November 11, 2011

Of Imposters and Living Life

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Well, yesterday an impostor using my handle trashed the Marine Corps at Defense Tech  in the opening comment. I made a couple of comments in...
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Monday, October 24, 2011

DT, Winslow Wheeler and 'Manufacturing' Problems

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Defense Tech is 'moderating' a comment of mine I tried to post on this thread . The last time they did this my comment disappeared i...
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Saturday, October 22, 2011

AR Project: It Has Begun

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As I've noted elsewhere, I've never been a huge fan of the AR-15/M-16 family of rifles. Not because of the issues (largely mythical ...
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Tuesday, October 18, 2011

F-35B: an 'Audacious Display'

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Dave Majumdar with Defense News reports : "In an audacious display of confidence, the U.S. Marine Corps and the Joint Strike Fighter (...
Sunday, October 16, 2011

Lucky

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Or: How I flew on C-130B 57-0526 to the very end and lived to tell the tale. Going through the web looking for planes I flew on, tested, o...
Friday, October 14, 2011

Occupy Fort Worth A Total Bust So Far

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Or: 'Dude! If you are bald or gray ditch the ponytail - you're creeping out the children! First - I'm not going to dive into ...
Sunday, October 09, 2011

Same Old Scum Protest....UAVs?

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This time at the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum. They're pretty much the same sh**head losers that pop up at all the anti-this-or-...
Tuesday, October 04, 2011

F-35B Performed First At-Sea Takeoff Today

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After slacking off all night. (Just kidding!) Today,the aviation world is abuzz  over the F-35 landing on the USS WASP yesterday. Solom...
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Saturday, October 01, 2011

Dead Terrorists & Stupid Politicians: Anwar al-Awlaki Edition

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Updated and Bumped! News reports today  have now added a third significant 'kill' to the list of 'al-Qaida' operatives: On...
Thursday, September 29, 2011

F-35 to Begin Sea Trials Next Week

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Defense News Reports : "They start on 3rd October, and should last only two weeks," said Lt. Gen. Terry Robling, the Marine's...

Centennial of Naval Aviation #2

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Historic U.S. Navy PN-9 Seaplane, Circa 1925 Bumped: Find a new comment from a Grandson of the designer. Here are some crops of another n...
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Monday, September 26, 2011

DDG-1000: US Surface Stealth News

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I was wondering why there hadn't been any actual DDG-1000 "Zumwalt" photos on the web even though there were discussions about...

UAV as Satellite Backup

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 Without passing any judgement on the technical approach, the idea of having an unmanned high flyer communications network in case our spa...
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I am a '3rd Generation Aerospace' Professional and a retired Air Force Senior NCO. I maintained and tested airborne precision guided weapons the first half of my Air Force career [including AIMVAL/ACEVAL, TASVAL79, AIM-9L FOT&E--IYAAYAS!] and flight tested RPVs, Drones and Cruise Missiles [XBQM-106A, Pave Tiger/Panther, CALCM, ACM and 'others'] the second half. Since my AF retirement I have worked on many aircraft, UAV and weapons programs. I have worked systems, flight, and laboratory test programs about half the time, and have worked R&M Engineering, Depot Operations, and Operations Analysis (Combat and Logistics) the other half, I am now the Lead Engineer xx x xxxxxxxxxxxx xxxx xxxx (doing 'stuff') on yet another major weapon systems program and still involved in a wide range of Aerospace Engineering and Military Operations Research activities for multiple programs.
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