Far East Cynic

Always in command

Never in control-an E-2 NFO. Courtesy of Steeljaw Scribe is an neat little educational video about the smaller, much much more capable version, of the AWACS. The largest aircraft to fly on and off of the carrier today. These guys do with 5 people what it takes the Air Force

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Cheat and retreat…………

If at first you do not succeed, try, try, again. Spurred by the Chinese the Six Party talks have tentatively inked a deal to stop DPRK nuclear production. The key word is tentative, because the deal still has to get the approval of the respective governments-especially those who will have

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You may feel some slight discomfort…….

When being raped by a Bengal Tiger: Click on the image to see it better! H/T to Big Hominid! Subscribe in a reader

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Why the Pelosi aircraft thing matters……….

A couple of days ago (maybe more, the last few days have been a blur….) Tony Snow came out and defended Nancy Pelosi’s request to live above her means. Dear Tony, you are wrong. This really matters. Here is why. The Air Force has, as a part of its assigned

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Drinking and living……..

Will get you in trouble. I don’t have time to write a long post on this, but the link will take you to some good words on the subject. Every time the military tries to cross over into what should properly be a person’s private life, it fails miserably to

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For the record…..

I am not the father of Anna Nicole Smith’s baby. Given the media frenzy of the last two days though, it would seem that there are plenty of men lining up to throw their “hat in the ring” for the privledge. Zsa Zsa Gabor’s husband? I’ve been very busy with

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Good news and bad news……

The bad news is that Anna Nicole Smith is dead. The subsequent conspiracy theories and law suits over money will keep the media occupied for days. The good news (its not really good news…..) is that if you are a NASA astronaut, under indictment for attempted murder-at least your mug

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Stephen Colbert agrees with Lex about the F-14

Seems that Stephen Colbert has a similar opinion to Lex about the Tomcat: Where’s the tanker? Subscribe in a reader

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Comms restricted.

I am back in the US for a little while with restricted internet access……..I have to use the library. Will post when able. Interesting day going from Seoul to US. I’ll blog about my Kansai airport adventure when I am not sticking money in an hotel internet terminal. Subscribe in

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This is why

People should be able to visit 4FoW…………… Certainly it has less complications than this. Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. Guess it all comes back to advice an old mentor gave me once: “Boys, there are plenty of fish in the river. That’s why you never, ever, sleep

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