Has the Air Force moved to "Plan B" to kill the A-10?

Here We Go Again: USAF Aims To Standup Dedicated F-16 CAS Squadron At Nellis AFB
The service tried to kill the A-10 this way 25 years ago—and it failed miserably.
thedrive.com|By Tyler Rogoway

Too soon?

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The new Clinton defense. Nice job Director Comey.

Troops using 'Clinton defense' in classified information cases
Military lawyers are citing the FBI's handling of Hillary Clinton to argue for leniency.
thehill.com

Army greens. ‪#‎DailyDM‬

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Air Force blues. ‪#‎DailyDM‬

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Something we discussed just yesterday. Media bias is alive and well in America.

A tale of two Louisiana disasters and media bias
OPINION | Media bashed Bush's response, silent on Obama's lack of response.
thehill.com

Why is the Ayatollah smiling? Because he and his allies came out the big winners in the nuke deal.

Why the Ayatollah Thinks He Won
The U.S. hoped that the nuclear deal would boost Iran’s moderates, but after more than a year, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and his allies seem to be the big winners
wsj.com/articles/why-t…|By Jay Solomon

It's not just academia. It applies everywhere annoying people send annoying email.

How to Email Your Professor (without being annoying AF)
Every semester, I see the tweets and Facebook posts. My professor friends, they are annoyed. Their students do not know how to write emails…
medium.com|By Laura Portwood-Stacer

My war stories tend to involve people drinking chemlite fluid, dropping my pistol in a barrel of poo, and assorted inane memories. Time to get writing...

War Stories
New books by Luke Mogelson, Harry Parker, Whitney Terrell and Odie Lindsey.
nytimes.com|By Benjamin Busch

"That guy" dies. If you're old enough to remember 70s TV, you'll remember Bob Newhart's favorite patient.

Jack Riley, ‘Bob Newhart Show’ Regular and Voice of Stu Pickles on ‘Rugrats,’ Dies at 80
Jack Riley, a regular actor on “The Bob Newhart Show” and the voice of Stu Pickles on the popular animated show “Rugrats,” has died. He was 80. He died of pneumonia at a hos…
variety.com|By Lamarco McClendon

The next the you know, they'll tell us the motor sergeant hides excess parts in the motor pool.

U.S. Army fudged its accounts by trillions of dollars, auditor finds
The United States Army’s finances are so jumbled it had to make trillions of dollars of improper accounting adjustments to create an illusion that its books are balanced.
reuters.com|By Scot J. Paltrow

It's time to get that GoFundMe page started and blow the dust off my Blu-ray copy of Fury.

This Museum Can Sell You A Real D-Day Sherman Tank
The Normandy museum is selling its entire collection after failing to attract enough visitors.
www.bloomberg.com

Who says you can't teach an old dog new tricks? @GenChuckYeager breaks the Twitter barrier.

General Chuck Yeager Is An Ace On Twitter
The pilot who broke the sound barrier answers questions on politics, UFOs, and his legacy
popsci.com|By Kelsey D. Atherton

"We feel like the military health system can best take care of our patients," she added. "We want to be there for our patients, so that recapture effort is ongoing and very robust right now."
How would you rephrase this comment?

Moving Patients Back to Military Hospitals Top Priority: Official
Shifting military family members back into military hospitals and clinics for health care is a top priority, the head of the Defense Health Agency said.
military.com

This....Kudos to the folks at TAPS and those mentors making it happen. Pardon me while I go for a nice long walk to remember how blessed/lucky I and my family are....

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Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) in Arlington, Virginia.
Yesterday at 11:33am

"These brave boys, they're coming of age without their dads. They worry who they can talk to about guy stuff. Dad would be here to teach them how to tie a tie,... how to talk to their crush, how to deal with maturing emotions. At TAPS we adapt when there's a need and at this Good Grief Camp our military mentors didn't even hesitate to buy supplies and set up shop when these sons of fallen heroes wondered, 'Who will teach us how to shave?'"

‪#‎FacesofTAPS‬ ‪#‎WorldPhotoDay‬

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The FEC is sick and tired of 'Deez Nuts'
Best headline so far this election season.

The FEC is sick and tired of 'Deez Nuts'
The FEC is vowing to crack down on "unlawfully false or fictitious" political candidates.
thehill.com

So... there's a precedent for the statuesque Trump. In Australia.

Provocative Melbourne street artist censors 'near-naked' Clinton
A Melbourne street artist responds to a council ban on his offensive Hillary Clinton mural by painting her in a niqab.
abc.net.au

Was the NSA "hack" actually an inside job? An award certificate might hold the answer... and the retribution.

Former NSA Staffers: Rogue Insider Could Be Behind NSA Data Dump
Who’s really behind one of the most shocking data dumps ever? Another theory emerges.
motherboard.vice.com

@IAVA to host CINC forum. Let's do this right and open it up so we can all Feel The Johnson.

IAVA To Host Hillary Clinton And Donald Trump For First-Ever Commander-in-Chief Forum » Iraq And Afghanistan Veterans Of America (IAVA)
Joint Candidate Event to Highlight National Security, Military and Veterans Issues, Live in Primetime on NBC and MSNBC on Wednesday, September 7, 2016 AUGUST 18, 2016 – Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) will host both major party presidential nominees, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump,...
iava.org