Posted on 10/15/2009 5:26:52 PM PDT by ErnstStavroBlofeld
I hate to tell everyone this but if what I have seen in the Air Force, leadership is SERIOUSLY LACKING!
Not sure why it matters..Obama is working on putting China and Russia in charge of our nukes anyway.
Oddly enough, Colonel Ayres was replaced by a Brigadier General named Jack Ripper.
Precious bodily fluids alert...
No, it was a GIANT METAL INSECT!.
Seriously, the mission of nuclear deterrance in the USAF was taken over by the fighter mafia. All old SAC weenies know fighter pilots have big egos and little brains.
No, Brig. Gen. Jack D. Ripper, JR. I think his old man had some kind of an accident in the bathroom back in the 60’s.
parsy, who don’t care it if hairlips everybody on Bear Creek
***...replaced by a Brigadier General named Jack Ripper.***
Ever notice how much Jack D Ripper looked like General Curtis LeMay?
“his unit failed a safety inspection, trucks carrying missile parts crashed and officers under him fell asleep with launch codes in hand.”
Scary. I suspect the relieved commander’s replacement is going to keep the men rather *busy* in the coming days. Maybe they’ll find out just how many toothbrushes it takes to scrub an ICBM? ;)
Big mistake to merge the old TAC and SAC into Air Combat Command back in the mid-90’s. Hopefully, the new Global Strike Command will help resolve some of these problems.
Don’t count on it.
good. those things are dangerous. that’s the whole idea. besides the obvious loss of life if a fire or other accident happened, the politics of this country are fragmented enough that an accident might lead to political destruction of the nuke program. the iww would love to use such a catastrophe for their own ends.
It matters because if there is a nuclear incident serious enough, world pressure will strip us of our major deterrent to attack by adversary nuclear armed countries....North Korea for one.
Where do they send you if you screw up at Minot? An Alaska DEW site?
/johnny
Ping.
Just WOW. I can’t believe that THREE fell asleep at ONCE, with classified docs in their hands! LOL. Were thay all on DRUGS?
No worries, I'm sure the Russkies and ChiComs aren't taking any notice.
Does anybody wonder what 'discipline' the Chinese would have for their commanders if this happened? Hmmmmm?
Let's just be done with this farce - email the launch codes to the ChiComs with a CC to the Russkies. THis movie is getting BORING and long.
No worries, I'm sure the Russkies and ChiComs aren't taking any notice.
Does anybody wonder what 'discipline' the Chinese would have for their commanders if this happened? Hmmmmm?
Let's just be done with this farce - email the launch codes to the ChiComs with a CC to the Russkies. This movie is getting BORING and long.
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