Politics

[375 Ruger Fan]

A little sabre rattling to help keep everyone in line. A bomber and a boomer......

 

[Wheels]

Except for tens of thousands of Hamas supporters in western countries ...

Including some US Senators and Congressmen.

 

[bowjijohn]

Boomer is a US expression

The RN has always called SSBNs ‘bombers’

 

[Red Leg]

A little sabre rattling to help keep everyone in line. A bomber and a boomer......

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Boomer is a US expression

The RN has always called SSBNs ‘bombers’

Technically, this one is no longer a boomer. It and three others were converted to Special Ops / cruise missile platforms. Each carries 150 or so Tomahawk cruise missiles With a variety of conventional warheads. Because we aren’t going to carry out a preemptive nuclear strike on Iran, they shoul worry about this version of the Ohio a lot more.

 

[375 Ruger Fan]

Technically, this one is no longer a boomer. It and three others were converted to Special Ops / cruise missile platforms. Each carries 150 or so Tomahawk cruise missiles With a variety of conventional warheads. Because we aren’t going to carry out a preemptive nuclear strike on Iran, they shoul worry about this version of the Ohio a lot more.

Great, now the Navy has transgender submarines.

I think the US Air Force still refers to the B-1 as a bomber, even though they might be loaded with cruise missiles. And the good old KC-135 is still a tanker (not to be confused with a tank) and the air crews are still proud to be known for the ability to "Pass Gas."

 

[PHOENIX PHIL]

Technically, this one is no longer a boomer. It and three others were converted to Special Ops / cruise missile platforms. Each carries 150 or so Tomahawk cruise missiles With a variety of conventional warheads. Because we aren’t going to carry out a preemptive nuclear strike on Iran, they shoul worry about this version of the Ohio a lot more.

So kind of a Los Angeles class fast attack boat in an Ohio class body?

 

[USN]

The Navy men with their dolphin pins might disagree with trans submarines. Maybe find a Chief and ask if his sub is one of the transgender ones.

 

[PHOENIX PHIL]

The Navy men with their dolphin pins might disagree with trans submarines. Maybe find a Chief and ask if his sub is one of the transgender ones.

Please take video if you do.

 

[375 Ruger Fan]

The Navy men with their dolphin pins might disagree with trans submarines. Maybe find a Chief and ask if his sub is one of the transgender ones.

Or I can ask a SIL who is a USNA grad and served on one. Might make for an interesting discussion during Thanksgiving.

 

[USN]

Or I can ask a SIL who is a USNA grad and served on one. Might make for an interesting discussion during Thanksgiving.

Yes please ask. And thanks for her service!

 

[USN]

Feamale O’s since around 2010 and enlisted later including one all female crew on a boomer.

 

[WAB]

Interesting work between Poland and the UK on air defense. It strikes me that Ukraine could make some money selling the drone targeting technology they’ve developed. That’s some impressive ‘patch’ work!

 

[Ray B]

I wonder how the media & public will respond to the Ukraine/Russia war after this administration changes in 2025 and support for Ukraine doesn't have the baggage of the Biden family's corruption tied to it.

 

[375 Ruger Fan]

Yes please ask. And thanks for her service!

SIL = son in law. I'll pass on your thanks to Him.

 

[Ray B]

following Ruger 375 Fan's post; can anyone imagine future U S aircraft Carriers called either "USS Joe Biden", or USS Donald Trump" ??

SIL = son in law. I'll pass on your thanks to Him.

I made the same mistake- I thought SIL stood for sister in law.

 

[ActionBob]

Off recent discussions but still political... A neighbor had his shed broken into yesterday and we actually saw the car with a young brown haired woman in it. Thought it was a family member until we saw the door busted out of the frame.

We called the owner and asked him to please call the sheriff. I met a deputy to explain what we saw and was trying to encourage increased patrols as we've never had any issues. This is at our Minnesota place. Nothing apparent was stolen, probably because we and a contractor doing road maintenance interrupted them...

But the big take away to me was I asked the deputy if maybe they were scoping this shed out to cook meth... He replied that doesn't happen anymore.... He went on to explain that there is so much meth and other drugs coming across the border now that it has gotten so cheap that locals don't cook it anymore as the ingredients are more expensive than they can buy the product for! And the consequences of being caught cooking are much more severe that buying/using so nobody does that anymore.

I guess Capitalism is at work in the illegal drug trade. Disgusting how porous the border is and that the cartels are running drugs all the way up to Northern Minnesota. Of course the main reaction by the POS Democrap governor here was to legalize Marijuana....

 

[Wheels]

Off recent discussions but still political... A neighbor had his shed broken into yesterday and we actually saw the car with a young brown haired woman in it. Thought it was a family member until we saw the door busted out of the frame.

We called the owner and asked him to please call the sheriff. I met a deputy to explain what we saw and was trying to encourage increased patrols as we've never had any issues. This is at our Minnesota place. Nothing apparent was stolen, probably because we and a contractor doing road maintenance interrupted them...

But the big take away to me was I asked the deputy if maybe they were scoping this shed out to cook meth... He replied that doesn't happen anymore.... He went on to explain that there is so much meth and other drugs coming across the border now that it has gotten so cheap that locals don't cook it anymore as the ingredients are more expensive than they can buy the product for! And the consequences of being caught cooking are much more severe that buying/using so nobody does that anymore.

I guess Capitalism is at work in the illegal drug trade. Disgusting how porous the border is and that the cartels are running drugs all the way up to Northern Minnesota. Of course the main reaction by the POS Democrap governor here was to legalize Marijuana....

Not sure if I should laugh or put a mad emoji to your post.

 

[USN]

SIL = son in law. I'll pass on your thanks to Him.

My apologies, thought sister n law

 

[PARA45]

My apologies, thought sister n law

I don't believe you are the only one. I am guilty as well. Oops!

 

[PARA45]

Off recent discussions but still political... A neighbor had his shed broken into yesterday and we actually saw the car with a young brown haired woman in it. Thought it was a family member until we saw the door busted out of the frame.

We called the owner and asked him to please call the sheriff. I met a deputy to explain what we saw and was trying to encourage increased patrols as we've never had any issues. This is at our Minnesota place. Nothing apparent was stolen, probably because we and a contractor doing road maintenance interrupted them...

But the big take away to me was I asked the deputy if maybe they were scoping this shed out to cook meth... He replied that doesn't happen anymore.... He went on to explain that there is so much meth and other drugs coming across the border now that it has gotten so cheap that locals don't cook it anymore as the ingredients are more expensive than they can buy the product for! And the consequences of being caught cooking are much more severe that buying/using so nobody does that anymore.

I guess Capitalism is at work in the illegal drug trade. Disgusting how porous the border is and that the cartels are running drugs all the way up to Northern Minnesota. Of course the main reaction by the POS Democrap governor here was to legalize Marijuana....

Meanwhile our illustrious pres is pushing to ban menthol cigarettes, to prevent the next generation from smoking cigarettes, but we are legalizing pot. Just brilliant.