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This is making the rounds. It looks to me like it's Photoshop blending of several photos.
The thing that suggests that to me is the part of the photo which includes the cockpit shows a pilot in there in a position which would suggest an aircraft in flight. A pilot wouldn't assume that posture if the aircraft were parked on an apron.
If a pilot were in a cockpit on the apron there would be crew persons on the ground around the aircraft as well. The canopy would likely be open.
That's VOA. VOA has a reputation for the best quality propaganda of them all.This is the original article.
F-16 під час навчань перевершив очікування українських пілотів. Інтерв'ю з льотчиком ПС ЗСУ Фантомом
Українські пілоти, які проходять у США та ЄС підготовку на західних винищувачах четвертого покоління F-16, "дуже вражені" цим літаком. При цьому перенавчання має свої виклики, адже цей винищувач дуже відрізняється від радянських Су-27 та МіГ-29, на яких зараз літає українська винищувальна...www.holosameryky.com
Where do you think billions of our tax dollars went?Explain to me again how we are paying for this war?
To American industries and the jobs created by the additional orders.Where do you think billions of our tax dollars went?
Aid to Ukraine sits ~2.5% of the military spending. Most of that goes to domestic manufacture of replacement gear the US will keep if I understand properly.Where do you think billions of our tax dollars went?
EGLSShin, our tax dollars didn't go for that, we created that money, increased the amount of money floating around out there.Where do you think billions of our tax dollars went?
The US military literally loses more money between the couch cushions than we send to UkraineAid to Ukraine sits ~2.5% of the military spending. Most of that goes to domestic manufacture of replacement gear the US will keep if I understand properly.
I am not sure there's much to worry about there. Especially as the US military budget fails audit.
That is more concerning to me.
‘This was not a surprise’: Pentagon again fails annual audit of $3.8 trillion in military assets
The Pentagon has again failed its independent annual audit, mainly because defense officials could not provide auditors with enough information to form a full accounting evaluation, according to the Defense Department’s yearly financial report released Wednesday.www.stripes.com
Considering my job and what I know about how DOD finance works...there more to the story than what is covered in this article. I'll just say they're a work in progress. This isn't a new problem and will continue to be for a few more years. They'll get it done eventually. It's like steering an oil tanker. You ain't gonna get it to turn on a dime at speed.Aid to Ukraine sits ~2.5% of the military spending. Most of that goes to domestic manufacture of replacement gear the US will keep if I understand properly.
I am not sure there's much to worry about there. Especially as the US military budget fails audit.
That is more concerning to me.
‘This was not a surprise’: Pentagon again fails annual audit of $3.8 trillion in military assets
The Pentagon has again failed its independent annual audit, mainly because defense officials could not provide auditors with enough information to form a full accounting evaluation, according to the Defense Department’s yearly financial report released Wednesday.www.stripes.com
I chuckled that because it caused me a half hour of looking back in time. I wasn't able to locate a memory of a couch appearing in a memory during my military time.The US military literally loses more money between the couch cushions than we send to Ukraine
When I was at the Skunk Works, the visitors area and a couple of the IT rooms had couches.I chuckled that because it caused me a half hour of looking back in time. I wasn't able to locate a memory of a couch appearing in a memory during my military time.
I do remember some pretty comfy naugahyde arm chairs I got some sleep in, but no couches graced my rest at all.
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