gdp's Comments

OP FOR : 9/11, 2015

Sat, 12 Sep 2015 03:00:11 +0000

Yeah, well, we enlisted swine are pessimistic by nature.

OP FOR : 9/11, 2015

Fri, 11 Sep 2015 23:51:42 +0000

Personally, I think you're giving "the vast majority of our political leadership" way too much credit.

OP FOR : Don't Worry, Europe-- We'll Keep Defending You

Sat, 22 Aug 2015 23:46:07 +0000

And two civilians - one U.S., one Brit.

OP FOR : Don't Worry, Europe-- We'll Keep Defending You

Sat, 22 Aug 2015 00:15:18 +0000

Hey, they're Marines. You expected anything less? Semper Fi

OP FOR : Gun-Day Monday: Malfeasance and Misfeasance

Tue, 4 Aug 2015 04:01:21 +0000

What's going on is that the United States government has been taken over by the enemies of the United States. Think France in the middle of the last century. I only see one way out...

OP FOR : The F-35 and the death of Dog-fighting

Thu, 30 Jul 2015 23:53:42 +0000

So? Look at the so-called F-117; no weapons at all, just a bomb bay, but it's still called an "F".

OP FOR : Who shall guard our Guardians?

Sun, 26 Jul 2015 12:28:49 +0000

Uh, sorry John, but no. 1. The "brass" know that recruiting centers are targets, given that several have already been attacked. 2. The "brass" refuse to provide any defense for these targets, either by arming the recruiters or by stationing security (military or civilian) on site. 3. The "brass" object when Americans take it on themselves to provide security for the recruiters. In fact, they explicitly identify these Americans as threats to the recruiters, despite absolutely no evidence to support this conclusion. One has to wonder just whose side the "brass" is on. But what do I know? I am just a prior-service enlisted swine (USAF/ANG E-6) and former civilian security officer (8 years).

OP FOR : Okay So It Not Military--But for JPP and I This is Important 611 at Manassas VA

Mon, 8 Jun 2015 02:03:34 +0000

Dave, you have no poetry in your soul. Read: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N&W_J_class_(194...

OP FOR : Okay So It Not Military--But for JPP and I This is Important 611 at Manassas VA

Sun, 7 Jun 2015 00:20:52 +0000

There are few things more majestic than a steam locomotive at full bore.

OP FOR : Firearms Friday: Ammunition Trends

Fri, 22 May 2015 12:42:31 +0000

Friends from around the country (I love blogs!) confirm that .22 is still scarce, and expen$ive when it can be found. On the scattergun front, I checked my local Academy a couple of weeks ago. Shotgun ammo was thin generally, with only 1 (one!) 100-round box of 20g target ammo on the shelf, and only a very few 25-round boxes. Likewise little hunting ammo, and practically no specialty (#3 Buck, slug, flechette) ammo. I, too, can neither confirm nor deny reports that scattergun shooters are/have been stockpiling ammunition.

OP FOR : Best War Movies of All Time

Sun, 26 Apr 2015 12:46:25 +0000

They included Pearl Harbor (2001). They have got to be kidding.

OP FOR : The Amazing B-17 Flying Fortress

Fri, 14 Nov 2014 01:06:26 +0000

The B-17 Flying Fortress was one hell of an airplane. If you get the chance, dig up a copy of Martin Caidin's "Flying Forts" or "Black Thursday". Another good one is "Everything But The Flak", about restoring three B-17s for use in filming the Steve McQueen movie "The War Lover". Also check out Jay Zeamer's Medal of Honor mission in the south Pacific. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Zeamer,_Jr.#Meda... (also described in the "Dogfights" episode 'Long Odds', season 1, episode 10)

OP FOR : Operation Eagle Claw: 24/25 April 1980

Fri, 25 Apr 2014 13:41:06 +0000

Yeah, I'm still around. Been tied up with things in the Real World™ - broken computer, broken car, broken country...

OP FOR : Operation Eagle Claw: 24/25 April 1980

Fri, 25 Apr 2014 12:37:00 +0000

I remember it. The C-130 that was lost at Desert One had been one of mine when I was an active-duty USAF Life Support Tech with the 7th Airborne Command and Control Squadron (TAC), then based at Keesler AFB, MS ('75-'79).

OP FOR : Sidewheel Aircraft Carriers

Wed, 28 Aug 2013 00:03:58 +0000

Lots of photos there I've not seen before, and U. S. carrier history has been a hobby of mine for years*. Sable and Wolverine were also the only coal-fired carriers in the U.S. Navy. Even our first carrier, CV-1 USS Langley (commissioned 1921), was oil-fired. In fact, in her previous incarnation as AC-3 USS Jupiter, she was the first turbo-electric ship in the U.S. Navy. * Hopelessly out of date website: http://home.grandecom.net/~cvproj/carrier.htm

OP FOR : I D I O T

Fri, 23 Aug 2013 00:04:14 +0000

I invite the Colonel to haul an SB-3614 Tactical Telephone Switchboard out of a truck and set it up. Then she can help lay out the 70-100lb reels of 36-pair cable. After that, she can help erect a GRA-4 antenna. Only after all that is done can she help set up the sleeping tents... BTDT Rusty Bill, AFSC 30770 Tactical Telecommunications Systems Control Supervisor (a.k.a. Tech Control)

OP FOR : Thirty-Five Years

Thu, 22 Aug 2013 01:47:09 +0000

Bah. Go with something recyclable - noose, sword, sledgehammer...

OP FOR : PMag Availability Update

Fri, 26 Jul 2013 23:37:32 +0000

I don't use 'em, but I'll pass the intel on to those who do. Oxidized William

OP FOR : Back Up

Tue, 23 Jul 2013 03:01:02 +0000

Some friends over at Grouchy Conservative Pundits have recently found some at Midway and Cabella's in the $15-$20 range...

OP FOR : Back Up

Mon, 22 Jul 2013 21:23:51 +0000

As of 1622 Central, AIM is out of stock on the PMags...