Several initial topics for tomorrow that to me anyway bring up the general theme of old school vs. new school thinking.

But first, the login info. Please use only THIS login info:

With that, here we go………..

Starting with how & when to introduce naval aviators to… landing on a boat. The War Zone covered latest developments with the US Navy replacement to the T-45, and then Ward “Mooch” Carroll & Kevin “Hoser” Miller weigned in as per below in a 25~ discussion well worth your time IMHO:

Yes, the USAF process to push forward with replacing the Idaho Air National Guard’s A-10s with F-16s that have less hardpoints, less range, and less ability to get low for starters has hit a key benchmark. Namely the EIS to park the F-16s at Gowen Field has started scoping a bit late. The below Boise news video is from two years ago but covers the same general issues:

This is after Idaho beat back an effort to get F-35s to replace A-10s due to jet noise… considering I know Boise has been well exposed to F-16 sounds there is hope for the A-10:

Figure this might be a fun subject to discuss…. here’s Helen Seymour discussing the differences:

There’s more at The Aircrew Debrief if this is your cup of tea…

I’ve been relying on Max Afterburner on YouTube to give his viewers a daily brief on developments. Apparently the USS Gerald Ford is being sent to the Persian Gulf. I’d like to save this until last ok?

There’s other sources out there I pay attention to - from Dan Senor’s “Call Me Back” to Ward Carroll and such. Figure we should close out with this… unless there’s a good news story somewhere.

If this isn’t enough for you, RampCheck has a 6:30 PM Pacific show.