This is bad. My Kuwaiti F-18 source said one shot was BVR (beyond visual range) and the other 2 were WVR. This video is allegedly a WVR (within visual range) shot by the Kuwaiti F-18 against one of the Strike Eagles. Meaning he could see them. That close you should be able to

In truth this is *supposed* to be the largest shipowner conference in North America. Once it was. Just five or six years ago maritime companies used to buy out every billboard along I-95. Every hotel within 20 miles sold out months in advance. Now it’s a ghost town. I booked a

No other military on the planet could fight their way into enemy territory, rescue a downed airman, and fight their way out No man left behind So that others may live God bless our CSAR and SOF personnel 🇺🇸

To the Sandy’s!

🚨“WE GOT HIM! My fellow Americans, over the past several hours, the United States Military pulled off one of the most daring Search and Rescue Operations in U.S. History, for one of our incredible Crew Office Members, who also happens to be a highly respected Colonel, and who I

GOD BLESS OUR TROOPS AND GOD BLESS THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

3- Whoever 'leaked' to the NYT (w obvious full permission) skipped the 1st pickup. that sucks. USAF CSAR got that guy in 6 hours. No CIA, no Devgru, no darkness, just 2 crews, a sat hit and a foot race. straight Lt. Spiers-shit. CSAR lives. youtube.com/watch?v=76XTG6…

This morning, all over the world, people are gathering in the quiet light of sunrise to celebrate something that may be the most incredible story ever told. Two thousand years ago, a man was beaten, crucified, and buried in a tomb. The world thought it was over. His friends

For all the folks in the room new to CSAR, here’s a good breakdown of what folks in the news are talking about

.The Joint Staff 🇺🇸 Chairman Gen. Dan Caine: "This was an incredibly dangerous mission, an incredibly dangerous undertaking, but a filled promise made to every American warfighter — that you will not be left behind. We will always come find you, and we will always bring you home."

An expansion on yesterday's discussion... Walking into the active duty fighter squadron yesterday, I noticed that every CSAR-qualified pilot had adorned their left shoulder with their SANDY patch. It's a simple patch (with a misquote that's managed to propagate for the life of

𝐀 𝐁𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐒𝐇 𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒 𝐇𝐎𝐒𝐓 𝐉𝐔𝐒𝐓 𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐃 𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐌𝐏’𝐒 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐆𝐘 𝐁𝐄𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐍 𝐀𝐍𝐘𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐈𝐍 𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐍 𝐌𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐀 — 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐇𝐄’𝐒 𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐑𝐈𝐅𝐈𝐄𝐃 𝐎𝐅 𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐈𝐓 𝐌𝐄𝐀𝐍𝐒 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐄𝐔𝐑𝐎𝐏𝐄 GB News’ Alex Armstrong laid

From earlier this morning, Joint Chiefs Chairman Dan Caine’s update on the two airmen rescued in Iran... “We’ve had — the Secretary and I have had the profound honor of speaking directly with many of the warfighters on that mission, from the downed crew that that were picked up

With 12 of the 15 minutes remaining, let’s address the elephant in the room. For those outside these communities, the nuances aren’t always obvious. Many assume CSAR is SOF, or that it should be. But there’s a reason it isn’t. It’s been tried… repeatedly. The

The final 6-9 min of the 15 min of fame for CSAR. The national dialogue is moving on, so here is the last of the series. The Daytime Rescue of DUDE 44A: The Most Consequential Event in Recent CSAR History The daytime rescue of DUDE 44A was the most consequential single event in

Pope Leo XIV For too long, warriors have been told they must choose between strength and spirit. Between defending the innocent and walking with God. That is a lie. The sacraments showed me something I could not have reasoned my way to: we are all one. God’s children - every last one of us.

nationalinterest.org/feature/the-re… Great article. One of the things that's always struck me in the debate over the A-10 is the sheer tonnage of opinions proffered by "experts" who have absolutely NO experience with the Hog herself... not even tangentially. This article isn't one of