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

Thursday, January 12, 2017

Drone Swarm Testing

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The applications and ramifications are numerous, mind-boggling. For the paranoid, it probably has the added bonus of being scary as h*ll. ...
Saturday, November 26, 2016

The Cuban Communist Despot Has Died

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Finally . I join my Cuban friends in their celebration with a little something I've been saving just for this occasion: A fine America...
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Friday, November 18, 2016

"Pentagon Top Tester" Tests Nothing, But He Sure Can Whine

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It's as if his phony-baloney job depends on it Ah! The DOT&E memo leaked last month to Anthony “SlowTony” Cappacio by ‘someone...
Monday, July 11, 2016

What I've Been Doing

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Is what I'll be doing for a little while longer. No deadline considerations, just quality ones. I've had a few enquiries as to w...
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Friday, July 01, 2016

F-16 and F-35 parallels: Boy Reporter Gets Few Facts Right, Story Wrong

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Hat Tip: 'tbarlow' @ F-16.net This is just too funny and too easy to debunk for me to pass up. I just gotta  point out the stupid ...
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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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