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

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

"Using Slave Labor is Never a Good Idea"

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An interesting and illuminating convergence of my interests and hobbies occurred this week... Today, I was visiting X-Ray Delta One'...

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Thursday, October 17, 2013

DD-1000 Update: Wow! Indeed

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Great pics HERE . (Note: Still working on next installment of the CAS Series, but this couldn't wait) The USS Zumwalt now looks like ...

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Monday, September 30, 2013

CUDA Update: More Revelations

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More Possibilities I missed this AFA Symposium news in the wake of all the buzz and tears being shed over the possible retirement of the A...

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Friday, September 27, 2013

Debunking Close Air Support Myths, 2nd Edition: Part 7

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Sourcing ‘AF Hates A-10’ Nonsense We tackled the ‘big’ myths in a while back Parts 1-6 . This post, at the root of things, is about the li...

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Tuesday, September 24, 2013

South Korea Passes on Dead Parrot

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Decides Not to Buy F-15 'Silent Eagle' H/T F-16.net In the competition to procure a new South Korean fighter to replace their r...

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Thursday, September 19, 2013

And Now For Something Completely Different Part 2

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Today's Stop: National Museum of Naval Aviation As a change of pace, and to allow me time to do some research on a major project I hav...

Monday, September 09, 2013

Elitists Lament: Their Kind Do Not Serve (Awwwww)

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Andrew Bacevich and Maj. Gen. Anthony Cucolo Call for Compulsory Service That means 'The Draft' boyo's Hat tip Instapundi...

Thursday, September 05, 2013

And Now For Something Completely Different Part 1

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As a change of pace, and to allow me time to do some research on a major project I have going right now, I thought we'd get away from th...

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Wednesday, August 28, 2013

F-35 Critics: Same Sh*t, Different Century

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Stop Me if You’ve Heard This One Before (Update with the missing bits filled in and additional content after the original post below) Fi...

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Thursday, August 22, 2013

F-35 Cost Estimates Drop; AvWeek Makes Motorboat Sounds

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But...But...But...But... Tonight, I was curious as to how Aviation Week's ARES Blog would cover the news that F-35 Sustainment cost es...

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SMSgt Mac: 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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