http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080722/...force_shake_up

Air Force must regain public's trust, nominees say
By PAULINE JELINEK, Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON - The two men nominated to replace the ousted Air Force leadership said Tuesday they'll work to restore trust and confidence in the beleaguered service, under fire for poor handling of its nuclear duties and other missteps.

Told ya.

SecDef Gates vs USAirForce

And what'd I get for it? You calling me a USAF brass hater

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"When I'm in command, every mission is a suicide mission!" -Capt. Zapp Branigan
The United Church of the Latter Day Tangential Tarts

"You seem to have a problem with the Officer Corps. and not the actual topic at hand, crewing UAV's"

Technically, that's what I said.......Ted.

heheh heres some good news.. well, funny anyway


Thank you, Air Force for using your anti-terror funds to defeat Al Qaeda in style! -Stephen Colbert, The Colbert Report

http://www.comedycentral.com/colbert...videoId=177448

and for the record, USAF has already denied using GWOT funds for these pods.

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"When I'm in command, every mission is a suicide mission!" -Capt. Zapp Branigan
The United Church of the Latter Day Tangential Tarts

Air Force Officer Dead; Likely a Suicide
By Sharon Weinberger, July 29, 2008

The Air Force's bad year just got a whole lot worse. A general who spent nearly two years as the executive officer to the recently ousted Air force chief of staff has died in an apparent suicide at his home in Alaska, AP reports:

Brig. Gen. Thomas L. Tinsley suffered a gunshot wound to his chest late Sunday night and was pronounced dead within a half hour, said Col. Richard Walberg, who assumed command at Elmendorf Air Force Base after Tinsley's death.



Tinsley, the commander at Alaska's Elmendorf Air Force Base, previously worked at the Pentagon under General T. Michael "Buzz" Mosely, who along with Air Force Secretary Michael Wynne, was recently forced to resign.

The suicide is a serious blow to the service, which yesterday saw two more resignations of senior Air Force officials. There was also another suicide last year. Charles Riechers, a former top Air Force acquisition official, committed suicide last year after a sadly flawed newspaper article asserted that he had been given a "no work contract."

The Air Force's misfortunes actually extend back several years, beginning with initial Air Force tanker lease deal with Boeing. Since that time, a number of scandals ranging from nuclear bungling to acquisition mismanagement (and the occasional hyped non-scandal) have led to the departure of a series of senior service officials.

With a decapitated leadership and a dwindling senior acquisition work force, the Air Force is no doubt in for more tough times.
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"When I'm in command, every mission is a suicide mission!" -Capt. Zapp Branigan
The United Church of the Latter Day Tangential Tarts

I hate officers; and it really p*ssed me off when I had to salute them

LOL