Sorry about the ad! One of Andy Rooneys' pieces on Memorial day and the cost of wars. Powerful stuff I thought. Andy Rooney was my kind of curmudgeon. ;o)
posted by moodonia
1 decade 3 years 3 months 1 week ago • 1,601 views • 2:36
present arms
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that's the command given, to salute, in the US military.
1 decade 3 years 3 months 1 week ago • 1,601 views • 2:36
Colbert shaves Woody Harrelson's head in support of the troops while the two do a pitch perfect 2 part harmony to the national anthem. Bad. Ass.
posted by Selektaa 1 decade 5 years 3 months ago • 4,073 views
Complete with dramatic 70s military music
posted by maatc
1 decade 5 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 2,676 views
Based on the story found here http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/04/12/sunday/main2677251.shtml Everyone should see this movie. It still amazes me how much Americans embrace, honor and respect our... continue reading
posted by Hive13
1 decade 6 years 2 weeks ago • 1,228 views
This Marine gives us his opinion of the type of "fun" being in Iraq is.
posted by MarineGunrock 1 decade 6 years 1 month 1 week ago • 4,826 views
Filmed at the 2008 Left Forum, 3/16/2008 at Cooper Union, New York City on a panel titled: Lessons of the Iraq Occupation. Jeremy Scahill writes for the Nation, and is the author of Blackwater: The Rise... continue reading
posted by Kulpims T'dna
(kulpims) 1 decade 6 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 2,053 views
Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II is the short takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL) variant of the aircraft. Similar in size to the A variant, the B sacrifices some fuel volume for a vertical flight... continue reading
posted by Kulpims T'dna (kulpims) 1 decade 6 years 4 months ago • 6,623 views
The real problem with US foreign policy - it's us.
posted by 12707 1 decade 6 years 4 months 1 week ago • 1,133 views
just because i thought kulpims might enjoy a little deja-vu.
posted by my15minutes 1 decade 6 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 1,773 views
To me this is still one of the coolest looking planes on the planet. In this video you get to see this Cold War spy plane do a low fly-by. It is a marvel of engineering and a thing of beauty, IMHO.
posted by CaptWillard 1 decade 6 years 10 months 1 week ago • 10,303 views • 19 secs
USMC 2nd Force Recon, practicing the high-art of the HALO/HAHO/Jump Here seen footage as Marines what like to jump from planes and perform other feats of lo-hangin' ballsacktitude, hone and otherwise... continue reading
posted by choggie
1 decade 6 years 4 months 4 weeks ago • 1,479 views
The US Marine Raiders were the first force formed for the specific tasks of raiding and guerilla warfare. They focused on high quality training, and a unique ethos in their operation as a team. The term... continue reading
posted by BoneyD 1 decade 6 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 2,104 views
Nicole Malachowski (ne. Ellingwood), callsign "FiFi" (b. 1974), is a United States Air Force Major and the first woman pilot selected to fly as part of the Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, better... continue reading
posted by Kulpims T'dna (kulpims) 1 decade 6 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 3,163 views
Quick flypast by a very impressive plane at the Bray airshow, east coast of Ireland in late July 2008. It was a warm sunny day and this particularly moved me as I was snorkelling out off the mountain at... continue reading
posted by moodonia 1 decade 6 years 6 months 1 week ago • 1,837 views
All kinds of deadly ordnance dropped from B-52
posted by Kulpims T'dna (kulpims) 1 decade 6 years 5 months ago • 2,120 views
From Wikipedia: The F-22 is claimed by multiple sources to be the world’s most effective air superiority fighter. The US Air Force states that the F-22 cannot be matched by any known or projected fighter... continue reading
posted by kronosposeidon 1 decade 6 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 3,423 views
From Strategic Air Command 1955. The B36 was for a long time the worlds biggest bomber, with 10 engines, it was probably the loudest too...
posted by moodonia 1 decade 7 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 9,168 views
The great scene where Yeager crashes the NF-104. The plane was adapted with a rocket motor to propel it to an altitude over 100,000 ft. At that altitude the atmosphere is too thin for traditional flight... continue reading
posted by snoozedoctor 1 decade 6 years 7 months 4 weeks ago • 2,041 views
I was there one year to see them in action. Mindblowing. A long series of I-can't-believe-it's-not-photoshopped moments.
posted by calvados 1 decade 6 years 11 months ago • 2,445 views
A nice parking job with a heavy machine.
posted by wingnut 1 decade 7 years 8 months 4 weeks ago • 3,035 views • 1:00