Husky
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Husky replied to the discussion What is Alert? in the forum Air Force 10 months ago
It’s also a huge resource generator for the unit. An alert mission will usually add 10 pilots and dozens of maintainers.
Why might this matter to you? Well (all else being equal) units with an ACA mission can keep more folks full-time and may feel a bit busier day to day.
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Husky started the discussion Back that Moose up! in the forum Air Force 10 months ago
The C-17 is a crazy machine. The demo in person is amazing, the video doesn’t do it justice. But minute 6:00 when then land in like 18 ft and then throw it into reverse. Bonkers.
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Husky started the discussion What is Alert? in the forum Air Force 10 months ago
Alert (Airspace Contol Alert (ACA)) is a big part of the ANG mission. Being on status is something we take seriously but isn’t always as much fun as BFM over the ocean or a low-level through the mountains. This video ends up being mostly about CAP but has some interesting context, especially for DC.
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Husky started the discussion F-16 vs OV-10 in the forum General Discussion 10 months ago
This has to be one of the strangest dogfights and can’t even start to unpack everything that’s going on. But it’s crazy they caught it on camera. Appears to be a successful gun snap at…
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Husky replied to the discussion South Dakota Guard UPT Application in the forum Air Force 10 months ago
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Good luck again to all the folks applying to SD! An interesting fact is that the unit has an alert detachment in CA.. Here’s a great photo of one of their jets raging in the sierras. (credits in the link)
https://www.flickr.com/photos/mbt-photography/51947359125/in/photostream/lightbox/
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Husky started the discussion Next Metal in the forum Air Force 10 months ago
This is arguably the most consequential thing in the fighter force right now. New jets are parked which means either transitions get delayed or units end up without metal for a while.
It’s definitely a question to ask any unit you visit. What are they hearing about jet deliveries/next jet? Remember you are interviewing them too.
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airandspaceforces.com
Top Lawmakers Want to Slash F-35 Production, Put Funds Toward Test Capacity
The House Armed Services Committee proposed a cut of 20 F-35s from the fiscal 2025 budget request, angered by chronic delays to the program.
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Husky started the discussion The Missile knows in the forum General Discussion 10 months ago
My AMRAAM academics at Luke:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bZe5J8SVCYQ
Me “Wow I should have worked harder in school”
The old hat “just shoot them all and BFM whatever spits out”
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Husky replied to the discussion South Dakota Guard UPT Application in the forum Air Force 10 months ago
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Good luck everyone on those SD apps. Go Lobos!
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Husky replied to the discussion Conversation starters in the forum General Discussion 10 months ago
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We certainly have always had plenty of volunteers to fly. The (USAF) pilot shortage you hear about sometimes is actually this super wonky programmatic problem.
Just one opinion. I think fighter pilot billets (the number of pilots we need) are stable for the next decade. But production will struggle a bit until the T-7a arrives in force.
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Husky started the discussion Keep that 20mm! in the forum Air Force 10 months ago
No laser for now. We’ll have to keep working on that gun mech.
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The Self-Protect High-Energy Laser Demonstrator, or SHiELD, was envisioned as a laser weapon mounted on fighter jets such as the F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II that would neutralize incoming missiles.
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