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Aesquire
| Posted on Sunday, March 07, 2010 - 05:33 pm: |
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/artic le/2010/02/27/AR2010022703754_pf.html The U.S. Air Force became it's own service in 1947. Before that, it was the Army Air Corp. The Air Force has 4 main responsibilities IMHO. 1. Air superiority. without that, bad guys bomb you, shoot down your supplies, and you can't bomb them & shoot down their supplies. 2.Support of ground troops. bombing the bad guys across the road from the U.S. soldier in the ditch getting shot at. It's a major force multiplier. Ask France. 3.Reconnaissance. knowing where the bad guys are & what they are doing is often more important than turning them into blown up bad guys. 4.Stragegic bombardment. Hitting C3 sites, bridges, military bases & formations, etc. Many missions can be done today by remote control better & safer. I still think that a human in the loop is a "good thing" when it comes to shooting people...I saw the Terminator. I still think humans have a good place in the cockpit on the scene, as the field of view of a drone, while godlike in presentation, lack omniscience in practice. The Navy has a like role, plus the over riding task of keeping their air bases from being sunk. Seems like we need new medals. |
Ft_bstrd
| Posted on Sunday, March 07, 2010 - 05:59 pm: |
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Todays XBOX masters are tomorrow's warriors. |
Ducxl
| Posted on Sunday, March 07, 2010 - 06:20 pm: |
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I read the link.I wonder what would happen IF our enemy could knock out our satellites used to help control our REMOTELY operated drones. Boots on the ground/eyes in the air.We'll never remove the human element(edit):from WAR. Kudos to the skilled gamer tho,bravo (Message edited by Ducxl on March 07, 2010) |
Froggy
| Posted on Sunday, March 07, 2010 - 06:42 pm: |
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So I do have a future (Message edited by froggy on March 07, 2010) |
Cityxslicker
| Posted on Sunday, March 07, 2010 - 08:07 pm: |
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water boarding a cartoon is just not the same. |
Aesquire
| Posted on Sunday, March 07, 2010 - 09:29 pm: |
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http://www.eugeneleeslover.com/VIDEOS/X-47B_UCAS.h tml Cityxslicker, true, but somehow porno persists. |
Xl1200r
| Posted on Sunday, March 07, 2010 - 10:13 pm: |
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So I do have a future I don't know if Farmville transitions well... |
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